Who's Up

Who's Down

Biggest Gain This Week:

Mark Martin: 3rd to 1st

Biggest Drop This Week:

Kasey Kahne: 7th to 10th

Rank: 1st

• Mark Martin #5
• Last Week: 3
  Change: +2
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Mark Martin- 5 Wins, 15 Top Tens

Not only did Mark Martin get his first career win at Loudon but he also extended his contract last week. Will this be his year? Someone will win it. Did you know that Martin first announced his "Salute to you tour" in 2004.

Rank: 2nd

• Jimmie Johnson #48
• Last Week: 2
  Change: 0
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Jimmie Johnson- 3 Wins, 16 Top Tens

Johnson dominated the Dover race earlier this year but there are no guarantee's in NASCAR. It will be difficult for the 48 team to duplicate their previous dominate performance.

Rank: 3rd

• Jeff Gordon #24
• Last Week: 1
  Change: -2
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Jeff Gordon- 1 Win, 18 Top Tens

I don't really know what happened to this team Sunday. They were the fastest team on the track at the start of the race then all of a sudden they were junk. As a result of his bad day Gordon now sits 10th in the point standings.

Rank: 4th

• Kurt Busch #22
• Last Week: 4
  Change: 0
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Kurt Busch- 1 Win, 15 Top Tens

This team will try their hardest having their crew chief Pat Tryson there part time but I don't really think this is a sustainable strategy. I expect this problem to grow over the course of the remaining 9 races.

Rank: 5th

• Denny Hamlin #11
• Last Week: 6
  Change: +1
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Denny Hamlin- 2 Wins, 15 Top Tens

Hamlin was definitely the most aggressive driver on the track at New Hampshire. He was running into other cars frequently and he even ran over a guy on pit road. If his high aggression level continues trouble will certainly find him on the track.

Rank: 6th

• Tony Stewart #14
• Last Week: 5
  Change: -1
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Tony Stewart- 3 Wins, 18 Top Tens

There have been a lot of people saying this team is testing but I'm going to hold my ground on this one and say they're simply making mistakes. In order for Stewart to win the championship he really needed to score more points here.

Rank: 7th

• Juan Pablo Montoya #42
• Last Week: 9
  Change: +2
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Juan Pablo Montoya- 3 Top Fives, 13 Top Tens

The 42 is truly a top team in the series. The main thing people hold against him is his lackluster history. This year is vastly different from years in the past. If you haven't thrown out the history book on him yet, do it now.

Rank: 8th

• Brian Vickers #83
• Last Week: 8
  Change: 0
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Brian Vickers- 1 Win, 13 Top Tens

Not too many teams made a mistake at Loudon but this team did. I honestly don't trust this pit crew at all. Fun Fact: Did you know that Brian Vickers best finish in the last 10 races in 2008 was 11th and his team was caught cheating after that race.

Rank: 9th

• Greg Biffle #16
• Last Week: 11
  Change: +2
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Greg Biffle- 8 Top Fives, 13 Top Tens

Biffle is the only Roush car that is showing a heart beat now but in order to win the championship teams need to do a lot more then that. Anything less then a top 5 for Biffle at Dover will be considered a failure.

Rank: 10th

• Kasey Kahne #4
• Last Week: 7
  Change: -3
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Kasey Kahne- 2 Wins, 10 Top Tens

Can you stick a fork in this team yet? I say hold off for now but their championship chances are greatly reduced. At least he won't have to worry about the R6 motor next year.

Rank: 11th

• Ryan Newman #39
• Last Week: 12
  Change: +1
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Ryan Newman- 5 Top Fives, 13 Top Tens

I bet you didn't know this but Newman now has 4 consecutive top tens in a row. Ryan Newman once owned Dover and even won here without power steering. A good day for this team is crucial for their championship aspirations.

Rank: 12th

• Carl Edwards #99
• Last Week: 10
  Change: -2
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Carl Edwards- 7 Top Fives, 11 Top Tens

One race into the Chase and this team is already 113 points behind Mark Martin. If there performance is flat at Dover then it will be time to stick a fork in them for the year.