NASCAR Cup * Power Rankings

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2009 NASCAR Cup Power Rankings
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INDIANAPOLIS - Week 20 of 36 (By: Mark Aumann)

Who's Up - Biggest Gain this week:
#5 Mark Martin: 15th to 4th
New This Week :#83 Brian Vickers + #00 David Reutimann

Who's Down - Biggest Drop this week:
#47 Marcos Ambrose: 8th to 15th
Dropped Out : #17 Matt Kenseth + #16 Greg Biffle


Tony Stewart #14 CHEVY
Tony is quickly becoming as much a fixture at Indianapolis Motor Speedway as breaded pork tenderloin sandwiches.


Jeff Gordon #24 CHEVY
Since Jeff hosts a bowling tournament every year at Indy, it's easy for him to keep his mind out of the gutter.


Jimmie Johnson #48 CHEVY
Jimmie's going to announce plans for his 2009 charity golf tournament this weekend, including a putting contest and media golf cart roof ride-along.


Mark Martin #5 CHEVY
Everybody needs to get off Mark's case about turning 50.
Heck, if Hershel McGriff can still be competitive at 81, that means Mark can retire and unretire at least a dozen more times.


Denny Hamlin #11 TOYOTA
After Denny finished 38th with fuel pump problems at Pocono, he's posted 4 top-5 finishes in the past 5 races.


Kasey Kahne #9 DODGE
The Brickyard seems to be all or nothing for Kasey.
He's finished in the top 10 three times, and 36th and 40th in the other two races.


Kurt Busch #2 DODGE
After yet another encounter with Jimmie Johnson, Kurt has to be asking himself, "Why do we keep bumping into each other like this?"


Carl Edwards #99 FORD
Carl hasn't had the chance to break out the backflip after a Cup win this season.
Perhaps adding a degree of difficulty -- like kissing the bricks -- might impress the judges.
That or switching signature move coaches.


Ryan Newman #39 CHEVY
Purdue's band loves to show off its Big Bass Drum at Indy every May.
Boilermaker alum Ryan would like nothing more than to beat the competition the same way Sunday.


Juan Montoya #42 CHEVY
Juan's supposedly carrying a paint scheme that matches his Indy 500-winning car.
It's a good thing it's not the Formula One paint scheme, or he might be tempted to take off backwards through the infield.


Brian Vickers #83 TOYOTA
Red Bull may give you wings, but it also apparently makes for a very loose car in the closing laps, as Brian found out at Chicagoland.


Kyle Busch #18 TOYOTA
Smashing a perfectly good guitar: Kyle has one top-10 and an average finish of 18.5 in 6 Cup races since his Nashville trophy bash.


David Reutimann #00 TOYOTA
Owner Michael Waltrip recently called David the backbone of his entire organization.
Maybe that night school chiropractic degree program is finally paying off.


Joey Logano #20 TOYOTA
After Joey wound up spinning Sam Hornish Jr., I'm guessing he'll probably have to wait more than six weeks for that Mobil 1 rebate check.


Marcos Ambrose #47 TOYOTA
Hey, if Mark Webber can hoist the Australian flag by winning the German Grand Prix, the least Marcos can do is second the motion at Indy this weekend.

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