AFTER MICHIGAN RANKINGS

Jeff Gordon, Denny Hamlin stay on top of rankings

Stewart jumps two spots to third; Edwards rises four notches

Monday, Jun. 18, 2007

That's Racin' ranks the top 40 teams in the NASCAR Nextel Cup series following the Citizens Bank 400 at Michigan International Speedway in Brooklyn, Mich. (Rankings based on team performance and potential. Each team's previous ranking is in parentheses:)

1. (1) Jeff Gordon -- car No. 24

Among your Sonoma favorites as long as his daughter's delivery doesn't interfere.

2. (2) Denny Hamlin -- car No. 11

This team's rotten luck on pit road has to change sometime soon, doesn't it?

3. (5) Tony Stewart -- car No. 20

Hasn't won yet -- that could change at Sonoma -- but Chase makes that no big deal.

4. (3) Jimmie Johnson -- car No. 48

How do you miss making it on fuel by 14 miles? Did somebody forget to carry a "2?"

5. (4) Matt Kenseth -- car No. 17

Got his first did not finish of the season at Michigan, but it sure wasn't his fault.

6. (6) Martin Truex Jr. -- car No. 1

Just looks like a different race team since breaking through with a victory at Dover.

7. (11) Carl Edwards -- car No. 99

We know that the fans love it, but the celebratory back flip still makes us nervous.

8. (8) Kevin Harvick -- car No. 29

Workmanlike run leads to seventh at Michigan. Team still has only two top fives.

9. (9) Kyle Busch -- car No. 5

There are worse ways to display skill to potential employers than driving this car.

10. (7) Jeff Burton -- car No. 31

This team needs to right its ship and get it pointed back in the correct direction.

11. (14) Dale Earnhardt Jr. -- car No. 8

12. (12) Clint Bowyer -- car No. 07

13. (16) Casey Mears -- car No. 25

14. (10) Mark Martin/Regan Smith -- car No. 01

15. (13) Ryan Newman -- car No. 12

16. (15) Kurt Busch -- car No. 2

17. (18) Jamie McMurray -- car No. 26

18. (17) J.J. Yeley -- car No. 18

19. (20) Bobby Labonte -- car No. 43

20. (19) Greg Biffle -- car No. 16

21. (21) Kasey Kahne -- car No. 9

22. (24) Reed Sorenson -- car No. 41

23. (28) Robby Gordon -- car No. 7

24. (27) David Ragan -- car No. 6

25. (29) Sterling Marlin -- car No. 14

26. (22) Juan Pablo Montoya -- car No. 42

27. (23) Tony Raines -- car No. 96

28. (26) Elliott Sadler -- car No. 19

29. (25) David Stremme -- car No. 40

30. (31) Ricky Rudd -- car No. 88

31. (38) Bill Elliott/Ken Schrader -- car No. 21

32. (30) Jeff Green -- car No. 66

33. (33) Brian Vickers -- car No. 83

34. (34) Joe Nemechek -- car No. 13

35. (37) David Gilliland -- car No. 38

36. (39) Dave Blaney -- car No. 22

37. (32) Kyle Petty/John Andretti -- car No. 45

38. (40) Paul Menard -- car No. 15

39. (35) Scott Riggs -- car No. 10

40. (36) Johnny Sauter -- car No. 70

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