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  • Who's Up

Biggest Gain this week:

Clint Bowyer: 7th to 3rd

New This Week :
Martin Truex Jr.
Kasey Kahne

  • Who's Down

Biggest Drop this week:

Jimmie Johnson: 5th to 11th

Dropped Out :
Juan Montoya
Brian Vickers

  • Rank

    PREVIOUS : 2
    CHANGE : +1

  • 1

  • Kyle Busch

    In one weekend, Kyle supplanted Ulysses S. Grant as "the most-hated person in the history of Richmond."

  • Rank

    PREVIOUS : 1
    CHANGE : -1

  • 2

  • Jeff Burton

    Jeff got a piece of the "big one" but not enough damage to keep him from continuing to be the only driver to complete every lap this season.

  • Rank

    PREVIOUS : 7
    CHANGE : +4

  • 3

  • Clint Bowyer

    When Kyle Busch collected Dale Earnhardt Jr., Clint gladly accepted this week's "look what fell into my lap" award.

  • Rank

    PREVIOUS : 3
    CHANGE : -1

  • 4

  • Denny Hamlin

    After dominating the entire race, Denny appeared as deflated as his right-front tire at the end of the evening.

  • Rank

    PREVIOUS : 4
    CHANGE : -1

  • 5

  • Dale Earnhardt Jr.

    Junior's beard made him look scholarly and comtemplative, even if he was really only thinking about where he might wreck Kyle later this season.

  • Rank

    PREVIOUS : 6
    CHANGE : 0

  • 6

  • Carl Edwards

    Mirrors, then smoke: DLP might stand for Digital Light Processing, but in Carl's case, he was hoping it meant "don't lift, please."

  • Rank

    PREVIOUS : 8
    CHANGE : +1

  • 7

  • Ryan Newman

    Statue of limitation?: After running sixth, Ryan said, "The cars aren't made to be a mobile race car." So is that why Denny Hamlin stopped on the track?

  • Rank

    PREVIOUS : 10
    CHANGE : +2

  • 8

  • Kevin Harvick

    Kevin wound up eighth, but he seemed anything but Happy about it: "It was a decent points night for us, but we want to be running up front and contending for wins."

  • Rank

    PREVIOUS : 12
    CHANGE : +3

  • 9

  • Tony Stewart

    When the alternator quit working, Tony had "none of the driver comforts we're used to," which meant the beer in the in-car refrigerator must not have stayed cold.

  • Rank

    PREVIOUS : 11
    CHANGE : +1

  • 10

  • Jeff Gordon

    With all due apologes to Emile Hirsch, Jeff was born to play the role of Speed Racer. I'm just trying to figure out whom I'd cast as Racer X.

  • Rank

    PREVIOUS : 5
    CHANGE : -6

  • 11

  • Jimmie Johnson

    When J.J. Yeley wrecked, Jimmie got a first-hand look at what smoke looks like in high-definition, wide-screen mode.

  • Rank

    PREVIOUS : 9
    CHANGE : -3

  • 12

  • Greg Biffle

    Those are the brakes, or lack thereof: "I had no brakes. I just got back off the gas, coasted in the corner and that's all I could do."

  • Rank

    PREVIOUS : NR

  • 13

  • Martin Truex Jr.

    With the way his luck has gone recently, Martin was as surprised as anybody to get stuck in the post-race traffic jam.

  • Rank

    PREVIOUS : NR

  • 14

  • Kasey Kahne

    Overtime pay: Kasey's first top-10 finish since Bristol, which was also a green-white-checkered finish.

  • Rank

    PREVIOUS : 14
    CHANGE : -1

  • 15

  • David Ragan

    David has scored more points in the last three races than Kevin Harvick, Carl Edwards, Tony Stewart, Ryan Newman and Kasey Kahne.

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