Lowe's power rankings
Well now...Jimmie Johnson didn't rule the roost at "his house," aka Lowe's Motor Speedway.
For the first time since his debut season of 2001, he (gasp) actually finished outside the top 10.
Jeff Gordon, meanwhile, is starting to show some serious championship mettle.
Do the power rankings reflect this? We'll see in a few moments, after this brief message from Lowe's...let's build a championship season together.
Here are the latest power rankings after the Bank of America 500 at Lowe's Motor Speedway.
1. Jeff Gordon: Second straight win makes his fifth Nextel/Winston Cup championship a very real possibility.
2. Jimmie Johnson: Defending champ can't lose any more ground.
3. Clint Bowyer: His average finish is fifth in the first half of the Chase, and that's what's keeping him in the mix.
4. Tony Stewart: Tops among the rest of the Chase field.
5. Carl Edwards: At least he'll have the Busch Series title to fall back on.
6. Kyle Busch: He's leaving Hendrick Motorsports on an up note for 2008.
7. Martin Truex, Jr.: DEI is in good hands with his impressive season.
8. Kurt Busch: Ran into too much Gordon and Johnson when the Chase started.
9. Denny Hamlin: Should be part of an interesting mix with Stewart and Kyle Busch in 2008.
10. Kevin Harvick: From Daytona 500 champ to second-tier Chaser.
11. Matt Kenseth: Mr. Consistency couldn't catch any breaks.
12. Jeff Burton: He'll be back in the mix in 2008.
Martinsville track fact: The Paper Clip oval made Jimmie Johnson its champ in April and Jeff Gordon is the defending champ from last fall's race.
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