NASCAR Cup * Power Rankings

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STATISTICS
2009/2008 DRIVER RANK/POINTS COMPARISON
As of Race # 19
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DRIVER 2009 RANK 2008 RANK +/- 2009 POINTS 2008 POINTS +/-
Mark Martin 11 28 17 2296 1683 613
Kurt Busch 4 18 14 2526 2038 488
David Reutimann 14 27 13 2219 1717 502
A.J. Allmendinger 27 40 13 1770 851 919
Juan Montoya 9 20 11 2321 1863 458
Tony Stewart 1 10 9 2884 2305 579
Ryan Newman 7 16 9 2385 2094 291
Denny Hamlin 5 12 7 2457 2283 174
Jeff Gordon 2 6 4 2709 2384 325
Reed Sorenson 28 32 4 1759 1496 263
Sam Hornish Jr. 29 33 4 1754 1422 332
Kasey Kahne 8 11 3 2336 2295 41
Jamie McMurray 19 22 3 1960 1823 137
Jimmie Johnson 3 5 2 2672 2494 178
Casey Mears 22 24 2 1887 1782 105
Elliott Sadler 23 23 - 1881 1794 87
Michael Waltrip 31 30 -1 1584 1563 21
Carl Edwards 6 4 -2 2438 2509 -71
Clint Bowyer 15 13 -2 2169 2256 -87
Brian Vickers 16 14 -2 2149 2188 -39
Joe Nemechek 40 38 -2 718 1107 -389
Matt Kenseth 12 8 -4 2295 2317 -22
Regan Smith 38 34 -4 943 1421 -478
Robby Gordon 34 29 -5 1529 1572 -43
Greg Biffle 13 7 -6 2285 2318 -33
Martin Truex Jr. 24 17 -7 1820 2050 -230
Bobby Labonte 26 19 -7 1779 1905 -126
Paul Menard 33 26 -7 1562 1727 -165
Kyle Busch 10 1 -9 2298 2881 -583
Dave Blaney 41 31 -10 656 1563 -907
David Gilliland 37 25 -12 1064 1772 -708
Jeff Burton 17 3 -14 2113 2590 -477
David Ragan 30 15 -15 1708 2185 -477
Kevin Harvick 25 9 -16 1789 2308 -519
Dale Earnhardt Jr. 21 2 -19 1928 2619 -691

Overview
This is a comparison of how drivers are performing in 2009 compared to 2008 after race No. 19. To be eligible a driver must have raced in 50 percent of the races this year and last as of race No. 19.