Who's Up

Who's Down

Biggest Gain This Week:

Carl Edwards: 10th to 6th

Biggest Drop This Week:

Kyle Busch: 4th to 7th

• David Reutimann

Rank: 1st

• Tony Stewart #14
• Last Week: 2
  Change: +1
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Tony Stewart- Pole Victory (sort of)

Tony Stewart started from the pole at Pocono (before one to go) in his backup car and went on to become the first owner driver to win a race since Ricky Rudd won at Martinsville in 1998. The win also propelled Stewart to #1 in the Power Rankings.

Rank: 2nd

• Mark Martin #5
• Last Week: 1
  Change: -1
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Mark Martin- 4 wins at Michigan

On Sunday Mark Martin will be competing in his 47th race at Michigan. Over 46 races Martin has an average finish of 13.1, 4 wins, and 28 top tens. What will happen in race 47 at Michigan for Martin? My guess is a solid top ten.

Rank: 3rd

• Jimmie Johnson #48
• Last Week: 3
  Change: 0
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Jimmie Johnson- Ran out of gas at the end

Johnson had a winning car at Pocono but a penalty for pitting under caution hurt the 48 team. Johnson was able to move up to the front of the pack again but his Impala SS didn't have enough gas. In 14 races at Michigan Johnson only has 2 top fives.

Rank: 4th

• Ryan Newman #39
• Last Week: 6
  Change: +2
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Ryan Newman- Recovered from early Pocono problems

Ryan Newman was very successful at Michigan early in his career. In fact the first top 5 of Newman's career happened at Michigan in the June race during his pre-rookie 2001 season. Newman has 2 career wins at Michigan.

Rank: 5th

• Jeff Gordon #24
• Last Week: 5
  Change: 0
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Jeff Gordon- 899 laps led at Michigan

Gordon has been very successful at Michigan over the course of his career. In 32 races Gordon has 2 wins, 15 top fives, 20 top tens and 5 poles. The bad news is that in 2008 Gordon's best finish was 18th.

Rank: 6th

• Carl Edwards #99
• Last Week: 10
  Change: +4
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Carl Edwards- Getting closer to a victory

The 99 team is starting to get hot and at Michigan they will be entering the weekend as the car to beat. In 9 career Michigan races Edwards has an average finish of 6.6, 2 wins, 5 top fives, and 8 top tens.

Rank: 7th

• Kyle Busch #18
• Last Week: 4
  Change: -3
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Kyle Busch- Finished 2nd at Michigan last year

NASCAR rockstar wannabe Kyle Busch had a 15th place car at best at Pocono. With his 22nd place finish Kyle fell 3 spots in the points standings down to 9th. Over the last 4 races Kyle's average finish is 21.5.

Rank: 8th

• Greg Biffle #16
• Last Week: 8
  Change: 0
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Greg Biffle- Successful at Michigan in the past

Michigan is a Roush Fenway track and Ford is getting closer to victory lane all the time. If the weather in Michigan (changes every 5 minutes) warms up and the track gets slick Greg Biffle might just be the car to beat.

Rank: 9th

• Matt Kenseth #17
• Last Week: 9
  Change: 0
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Matt Kenseth- 9.1 finish average at Michigan

In February Kenseth won at Michigan's sister track California. What will this early season win translate into Sunday? Kenseth will be a contender for the checkered flag and anything less then a top 5 will be a disappointment.

Rank: 10th

• Kurt Busch #2
• Last Week: 7
  Change: -3
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Kurt Busch- When will the Blue Deuce get win #2?

The keys to victory at Michigan are 1) Horsepower 2) Fuel Mileage. Kurt's Dodge has the horsepower to win but Dodges for whatever reason never have the fuel mileage edge in NASCAR. Kurt does have 2 career wins at Michigan so expect a rebound Sunday.

Rank: 11th

• Kasey Kahne #9
• Last Week: 11
  Change: 0
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Kasey Kahne- Fast but not enough gas

At Pocono the 9 car was fast, but they didn't have enough gas. At Michigan the 9 car will be fast again (thanks to R6 engine) and Kahne will continue his charge for a Chase appearance. Kahne has 1 career victory at MIS.

Rank: 12th

• David Reutimann #00
• Last Week: NR
  Change: N/A
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David Reutimann- 3rd place finish at Pocono

Fuel mileage races always are full of surprises at the end. The surprise finish of the race for me was Reutimann's 3rd place finish. While other drivers were idling the 00 had plenty of fuel for the race to the finish line.