NASCAR Cup * Power Rankings

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2009 NASCAR Cup Power Rankings
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NEW HAMPSHIRE - Week 17 of 36 (By: Mark Aumann)

Who's Up - Biggest Gain this week:
#9 Kasey Kahne: 16th to 4th
New This Week :#9 Kasey Kahne + #47 Marcos Ambrose

Who's Down - Biggest Drop this week:
#5 Mark Martin: 3rd to 8th
Dropped Out : #83 Brian Vickers + #31 Jeff Burton


Tony Stewart
Let's play good news, bad news this week:
Good news: Tony's virtually assured of a spot in the Chase.
Bad news: Tony could be 20 points behind after Richmond. =)


Jimmie Johnson
Good news: Jimmie rallied after a pit-road speeding penalty to finish fourth.
Bad news: Miller Lite (#2) won't be sponsoring his golf tournament next winter.


Jeff Gordon
Good news: Jeff's back wasn't hurting him at Sonoma.
Bad news: Jeff's car was more of a pain on Sunday.


Kasey Kahne
Good news: Kasey got to celebrate a win with Richard Petty.
Bad news: Richard wouldn't let him wear the cowboy hat. =)


Carl Edwards
Good news: Carl won his first race of the season. =)
Bad news: It was in Wisconsin instead of California.


Denny Hamlin
Good news: With five top-10s in six starts, Loudon may be Denny's best track.
Bad news: He hasn't led a lap there since his 2007 win. =)


Ryan Newman
Good news: Despite finishing 17th, Ryan's a solid sixth in the standings.
Bad news: With Daytona and Indy looming, Ryan needs a rebound at Loudon.


Mark Martin
Good news: Mark's bad luck stayed away for 112 laps.
Bad news: The race ended up going 113 laps. =)


Juan Montoya
Good news: Another sixth-place finish for Juan.
Bad news: He never got to show what he could do with the lead.


Marcos Ambrose
Good news: By his own admission, Marcos felt like he "passed 200 cars."
Bad news: Unfortunately, they were the same 25 cars on every restart. =)


Greg Biffle
Good news: Greg's car somehow made it to the finish line. =)
Bad news: The guys in the body shop will be working overtime.


Kurt Busch
Good news: Kurt somehow salvaged a 15th-place finish.
Bad news: He might not use his Lowe's (#48) credit card any time soon.


Kyle Busch
Good news: Kyle has led laps in 10 of 16 races this season. =)
Bad news: That win at Richmond seems like a long time ago.


David Reutimann
Good news: The Franchise is only 40 points out of a Chase berth.
Bad news: Getting spun out at Sonoma didn't help matters any.


Matt Kenseth
Good news: There's only one more road course on the schedule.
Bad news: There's still one more road course on the schedule. =)

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