by John Wiedemann
10/1/2007
The Monster Mile took a big bite out of some of the Chase for the Nextel Cup contenders. COT run at Talladega is up next. The RacingNation.com Power Rankings tell you who we think is burning up the track heading into Alabama. Feel free to let us know your thoughts, send us an email.
RacingNation.com Power Rankings Jeff Gordon Is Gordon going to top five it all the way to the title? Jimmie Johnson Great run from the back of the pack. How many teams would kill for a Hendrick backup car? Clint Bowyer Let’s see what Bowyer does with RCR power at ‘dega. A good run solidifies his shot at the championship. Tony Stewart Where there is smoke Hindsight is 20/20. Kyle Busch A bad run and Kyle is giving up? We’re not even at the halfway point. Carl Edwards Carl’s results are flipping more than he does. Last week’s 25 point penalty doesn’t help either. Kevin Harvick For once, other Chasers had a bad day while Harvick gets it turned around. Kurt Busch Good recovery to finish 11th. Needs to be at the front of the pack to have a chance for the cup. Martin Truex Jr. Another bad race in the chase. Not a good trend. Matt Kenseth Second week in a row that Matt has a great weekend ripped away. Jeff Burton If you are going to get penalized, pull that fender all the way out and make it worth it. Denny Hamlin Long way to go and a short time to get there. Greg Biffle Where has this guy been all year? It’s about time. Dale Earnhardt Jr. Another top 10. Always a favorite at the restrictor plate tracks, Jr might finally get that last DEI win. Casey Mears Jumps ahead of Newman to battle Junior and Biffle for thirteenth. Cool. Point Standings After Dover Jimmie Johnson 5506 Jeff Gordon 5500 Clint Bowyer 5492 Tony Stewart 5389 Kevin Harvick 5380 Kyle Busch 5370 Carl Edwards 5364 Martin Truex Jr. 5348 Kurt Busch 5329 Jeff Burton 5320 Matt Kenseth 5287 Denny Hamlin 5258 ——- Chase Cut Off ——- Dale Earnhardt Jr. 3373 Greg Biffle 3209 Casey Mears 3155 Ryan Newman 3146 Jamie McMurray 2898 Bobby Labonte 2872 J.J. Yeley 2825 Juan Pablo Montoya 2786