Casey Mears replaces Greg Biffle in the top 16.
1. (1) 24-Jeff Gordon: It is official! The stars are perfectly aligned for Jeff Gordon this year.
2. (2) 48-Jimmie Johnson: A lot of Jimmie Johnson’s good fortunes appear to have rubbed off on Jeff Gordon.
3. (3) 11-Denny Hamlin: Same old song and dance for Denny Hamlin. He has the fastest car, but a Hendrick Motorsports driver takes the grand prize.
4. (4) 17-Matt Kenseth: When a ninth place finish is considered disappointing, you are having a pretty darn good year.
5. (6) 20-Tony Stewart: It is hard to believe that we are nearing the half-way point of the 2007 season, and Tony Stewart is still winless.
6. (5) 31-Jeff Burton: Jeff Burton has struggled since AT&T replaced Cingular Wireless on the hood.
7. (7) 99-Carl Edwards: Right now, Carl Edwards is the Jeff Gordon of the NASCAR Busch Series.
8. (10) 1-Martin Truex Jr: Suddenly, Martin Truex Jr is emerging as a championship threat.
9. (8) 29-Kevin Harvick: Still, Kevin Harvick has never led a lap at Pocono. Good thing he most likely does not read this, because he has to be getting tired of hearing that.
10. (9) 07-Clint Bowyer: Clint Bowyer is the only driver in the top 12 in the Nextel Cup standings without a top five.
11. (11) 01-Mark Martin: Little did we know that part-time driver Mark Martin would be ahead of Dale Earnhardt Jr, Kurt Busch, and Kasey Kahne at this point in the season.
12. (15) 12-Ryan Newman: Now if that would have been Juan Pablo Montoya, Ryan Newman would have lightly tapped him, and blamed it on the wet surface.
13. (12) 8-Dale Earnhardt Jr: For the first time since the Steve Park era, Dale Earnhardt Jr is being outperformed by a DEI teammate.
14. (14) 5-Kyle Busch: Kyle Busch has got to be wondering why the Hendrick luck has not really helped him that much in comparison to his teammates.
15. (13) 2-Kurt Busch: Just two weeks ago, Kurt Busch was a comfy 7th place in the Nextel Cup championship standings.
16. (NR) 25-Casey Mears: Casey Mears has a long way to go in order to get into the Chase for the Championship, nevertheless, the 25 team has come a long way since February.
Past Suite 16 Rankings
UAW Daimler Chrysler 400, at Las Vegas
Goody's Orange Cool 500, at Martinsville
Subway Fresh Fit 500, at Phoenix
Crown Royal/Jim Stewart 400, at Richmond
Dodge Avenger 500, at Darlington
