NASCAR Sprint Cup Rankings, What’s Your Take?

 

NASCAR Sprint Cup Rankings, What’s Your Take?

May 15, 2008

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“I’m here to race; I’m here to win. If I do, it just makes ‘em more upset and crying on their way home. You go out every weekend thinking you’re the best, and you have to know you have the best guys working on your stuff. So you’ve got to go out and make the best of it each weekend.” –Kyle Busch

(Last Week’s Rankings in Parenthesis)

1. Kyle Busch (1): Budget for burnout blown engines continues to grow.

2. Jeff Burton (2): Second in points and virtually invisible.

3. Dale Earnhardt Jr. (4): He wins this year when points aren’t on the line.

4. Denny Hamlin (3): Would’ve had easier time passing on a merry-go-round.

5. Carl Edwards (6): They’re running his Claritin commercial during chick flicks.

6. Clint Bowyer (5): Jack driver always has a “shot.”

7. Tony Stewart (7): A Sadler apology and 50 cents will buy a stamp.

8. Jimmie Johnson (9): Not bad at Darlington with piecemeal car.

9. Kevin Harvick (8): Remember when Stewart missed Chase in ‘06? Seems familiar.

10. Jeff Gordon (13): Don’t call it a comeback, he’s been here for years.

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