Who's Up

Who's Down

Biggest Gain This Week:

Mark Martin: 3rd to 1st

Biggest Drop This Week:

Jeff Gordon: 1st to 5th

• Carl Edwards
• Kasey Kahne

Rank: 1st

• Mark Martin #5
• Last Week: 3
  Change: +2
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Mark Martin- New #1 in Power Rankings

Mark Martin might not make history for being the oldest driver to win a race, but he is the oldest driver to ever be in first place in my Power Rankings. At Pocono Martin finishes in the top ten 70% of the time.

Rank: 2nd

• Tony Stewart #14
• Last Week: 4
  Change: +2
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Tony Stewart- New #1 in the Point Standings

Tony Stewart had about a 10th place car at Dover and through pit strategy he wheeled the 14 to a 2nd place finish. The 14 hasn't been the fastest this year, but they have been consistent and Stewart collected his series high 9th top ten at Dover.

Rank: 3rd

• Jimmie Johnson #48
• Last Week: 5
  Change: +2
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Jimmie Johnson- Had a 150 Driver rating at Dover

Johnson had the field covered at Dover and lead 298 laps out of 400. When this team is hot there is no stopping them. Expect a good run out of this team at Pocono where Johnson has a career average finish of 9.2.

Rank: 4th

• Kyle Busch #18
• Last Week: 2
  Change: -2
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Kyle Busch- Should of never mentioned 200 wins

Dover was a perfect example of what I said about Kyle last week. Kyle doomed himself by saying he wanted to win 200 races. Will he ever win again (not with his recent luck)? Last year at Pocono Kyle finished 36th & 43rd.

Rank: 5th

• Jeff Gordon #24
• Last Week: 1
  Change: -4
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Jeff Gordon- Did he even try to race at Dover?

Gordon started in the back and finished there at Dover. Gordon was caught on pit row during caution and never recovered. If his back pains are still a problem then I would suggest maybe the 24 team should get a Kenseth winning robot to sub.

Rank: 6th

• Ryan Newman #39
• Last Week: 6
  Change: 0
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Ryan Newman- Hello Newman

Being a Ryan Newman fan (like his name) I really hope he isn't fooling us with his recent strong performances this year. He does however have 4 top 5's and 5 top 10's over the last 6 races.

Rank: 7th

• Kurt Busch #22
• Last Week: 7
  Change: 0
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Kurt Busch- 2 career wins at Pocono

Kurt Busch will be a top contender at Pocono this weekend. He's had the ability to stink up this race in the past and on Sunday it might just happen again.

Rank: 8th

• Greg Biffle #16
• Last Week: 8
  Change: 0
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Greg Biffle- Getting momentum

Over the last 6 races only Ryan Newman and Tony Stewart have accumulated more points then Biffle. From a fantasy racing perspective I would steer clear of him this weekend because he only has 1 top ten over the last 6 races at Pocono.

Rank: 9th

• Matt Kenseth #17
• Last Week: 9
  Change: 0
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Matt Kenseth- Pocono Sleeper

Matt Kenseth might not be the first person who comes to your mind at Pocono but over the last 6 races he does have an average finish of 10th. More importantly he collects a top ten finish every other race at Pocono and he's due for another top ten.

Rank: 10th

• Carl Edwards #99
• Last Week: NR
  Change: N/A
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Carl Edwards- Last Pocono winner

Carl Edwards had a good run at Dover but as I've mentioned in previous Power Rankings (not at onpitrow.com) the magic just isn't there for the 99 team in 2009. His performance however was good enough for him to make a Power Rankings appearance.

Rank: 11th

• Kasey Kahne #4
• Last Week: NR
  Change: N/A
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Kasey Kahne- New R6 engine might be the answer

Pocono is a track that is all about horsepower and accelerating off the turns. The new R6 motor is geared for acceleration. This week Kahne is testing at Indy so he might just learn something for Pocono there.

Rank: 12th

• Denny Hamlin #11
• Last Week: 10
  Change: -2
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Denny Hamlin- Pocono medicine on the way

Denny Hamlin might not be the best driver on the Intermediate tracks but he's a master on the short and flat ones. His numbers at Pocono are almost unrivaled. In the first 5 races of his career (6 total) his average finish was 2.8.