TEXAS
- Week 34 of 36
- By: Mark Aumann
Who's Up
Biggest Gain this week:
Kasey Kahne: 11th to 4th
New This Week :
Joey Logano
Who's Down
Biggest Drop this week:
Ryan Newman: 10th to 15th
Dropped Out :
Kevin Harvick
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Rank
PREVIOUS : 1
CHANGE : 0
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1
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Jimmie Johnson
All the moaning about Jimmie's good fortune at Talladega reminds me of an Elvis Presley song: "Don't be cruel to a car that's fueled."
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Rank
PREVIOUS : 2
CHANGE : 0
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2
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Jeff Gordon
This may be the quote of the year: "I guess I'm kind of glad we ran out [of gas] when we did because we were at least able to get back out there and destroy our car."
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Rank
PREVIOUS : 3
CHANGE : 0
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3
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Mark Martin
Having wrecked earlier this season at Talladega and Daytona, Mark was certain he was going to turn over a new leaf Sunday. Well, he at least got the "turn over" part right.
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Rank
PREVIOUS : 11
CHANGE : +7
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4
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Kasey Kahne
With finishes of 34th, third, 32nd and second in his last four races, Kasey is racing's version of bipolar disorder.
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Rank
PREVIOUS : 4
CHANGE : -1
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5
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Juan Montoya
Maybe it was a premonition when Juan's book club chose to read "When Bad Things Happen to Good People" last week.
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Rank
PREVIOUS : 5
CHANGE : -1
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6
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Tony Stewart
Carl Edwards came into the Talladega media center Saturday morning wearing a Jared Fogle Halloween costume, and at least one person had to be told Carl wasn't impersonating Tony.
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Rank
PREVIOUS : 7
CHANGE : 0
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7
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Kyle Busch
Since Bristol, Kyle's maxim seems to be "success on Saturday, setbacks on Sunday."
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Rank
PREVIOUS : 6
CHANGE : -2
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8
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Denny Hamlin
Yes, Denny blew up early at Talladega. But unlike half the field, the crew could put the No. 11 on the hauler in one piece.
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Rank
PREVIOUS : 12
CHANGE : +3
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9
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Greg Biffle
Greg was anything but bored Sunday. Losing a tire on pit road, dodging the last-lap craziness and worrying about running out of fuel will do that.
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Rank
PREVIOUS : 15
CHANGE : +5
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10
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Jamie McMurray
Brad Keselowski hadn't led a lap until his win at Talladega in the spring. Jamie had led only one lap all season before he took home the trophy Sunday.
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Rank
PREVIOUS : 8
CHANGE : -3
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11
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Kurt Busch
Even before the big wrecks started, Kurt's car looked like a fun house mirror.
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Rank
PREVIOUS : 9
CHANGE : -3
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12
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Matt Kenseth
Matt had great horsepower with the new FR9 engine, but he didn't really understand until that last caution what the instruction manual meant by "your mileage may vary."
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Rank
PREVIOUS : 13
CHANGE : 0
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13
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Clint Bowyer
Until I watched Clint's crew at Talladega, I never realized BB&T actually stood for "beat, bang and thrash."
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Rank
PREVIOUS : NR
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14
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Joey Logano
How much has Joey improved on restrictor-plate tracks in 2009? In the Daytona 500, he finished last. At Talladega, he finished third.
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Rank
PREVIOUS : 10
CHANGE : -5
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15
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Ryan Newman
If God hadn't meant for man to fly, he wouldn't have given him Sprint Cup cars with wings.
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