Suite16 NASCAR Rankings-Michigan 2
Suite 16 NASCAR Rankings after the GFS Marketplace 400 at Michigan
Each week, Suite 101 ranks the top 16 NASCAR Nextel Cup drivers based on results and performance.
1. (2) 17-Matt Kenseth: Matt Kenseth could be the Nextel Cup championship favorite as we head into the Chase for the Championship.
2. (1) 48-Jimmie Johnson: Two straight finishes outside of the top ten is very un-Jimmie Johnson-like.
3. (3) 29-Kevin Harvick: I would like to see a Kevin Harvick vs. Kurt Busch duel to the finish at Bristol.
4. (4) 20-Tony Stewart: Or a Tony Stewart vs. Carl Edwards and/or Clint Bowyer.
5. (7) 24-Jeff Gordon: Or a Jeff Gordon vs. Matt Kenseth
6. (5) 31-Jeff Burton: Expect Jeff Burton to recover at Bristol.
7. (6) 5-Kyle Busch: Even the lucky dog rule couldn't save Kyle Busch at Michigan.
8. (8) 11-Denny Hamlin: If Denny Hamlin can survive Bristol, his chances of qualifying for the NASCAR Nextel Cup Chase for The Championship will increase.
9. (9) 6-Mark Martin: Mark Martin hasn't been really good, or really bad over the past couple of months. Maybe he's saving his stuff for the Chase for the Championship.
10. (10) 8-Dale Earnhardt Jr: Nice guys finish last, or first if you wreck the guy in front of you.
11. (12) 9-Kasey Kahne: Kasey Kahne avoided a third consecutive last lap calamity en route to his fourth place finish at Michigan.
12. (14) 16-Greg Biffle: This team just isn't as strong as they were in the first half of the season.
13. (11) 2-Kurt Busch: Kurt Busch is watching his Chase for the Championship chanced dwindle right before his very eyes.
14. (13) 99-Carl Edwards: I think Carl Edwards' cage was more than just rattled.
15. (15) 07-Clint Bowyer: After blowing an engine with 2 laps to go while running in third position, I just couldn't drop Clint Bowyer out of the top sixteen.
16. (NR) 41-Reed Sorenson: Like last season, the #41 team gets better as the season progresses.
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