NASCAR Power Poll
1. (1) Tony Stewart
Nine-straight top-10’s and a commanding lead in the points, now if Stewart could just stop wrecking cars in practice, then all would be right in the 14’s world.

2. (2) Jimmie Johnson
If there is any doubt as to who the favorite is come the Chase for the Championship, just go back and look at what this team did at Pocono. They put on a clinic on how you never, ever quit until the checkered flag flies. Hopefully, Kyle Busch and Dale Earnhardt Jr. were taking notes.

3. (3) Jeff Gordon
Another top-10 finish is nice, his seventh in the last eight races. However, if I am to believe that Gordon is a legitimate contender for this year’s championship, I’m going to have to see this team win another race before the Chase begins.

4. (4) Mark Martin
The thing that was holding this team back was inconsistency, but that problem seems to have been solved with three-straight top-10s. Look for Martin to be in contention for win number five this weekend at the Glen, a track where in 19 career starts, he has three wins and only three finishes outside the top-10.

5. (7) Denny Hamlin
This team needed to win at Pocono for a variety reasons and it did, which says a lot about the makeup of this team. Now the question becomes, can this team breakout like I think it has the potential to, and become a contender for this year’s title?

6. (5) Kasey Kahne
Give Kahne all the credit in the world for the season he and his team are having. He’s accomplished a lot without the amount of resources that the guy’s above him have.

7. (8) Juan Pablo Montoya
With the way this team has ran the last two-weeks, anything less than a top-five at Watkins Glen will be considered a disappointment.

8. (9) Kurt Busch
Needed a good run at Pocono and got it, which shows the mettle of this team. Don’t be surprised if Busch is your winner Sunday in New York, he’s sneaky fast on the road courses.

9. (6) Carl Edwards
Yes, Edwards will make the Chase, but for a team that won nine times last year and was considered one of the favorites to win this years title, this year has been a disappointment on the level of Dale Earnhardt Jr. and Kevin Harvick.

10. (NR) Brian Vickers
Did you know that Vickers with 10 top-10s on the year has more than both Matt Kenseth (8) and Greg Biffle (9)? So why is Vickers not above them in the points? Well, when you have a pit crew that makes the Keystone Cops look coordinated, that’s why your not higher in the standings and still on the outside looking in when it comes to the Chase.
Posted: 8/6/2009 6:05:32 PM
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