Suite 16 Rankings- Samsung 500
Top 16 NASCAR Nextel Cup Drivers after Texas
Every week Suite 101 ranks the top 16 NASCAR Nextel Cup drivers based on results and performance.
Ryan Newman falls out while Greg Biffle and David Stremme re-enter the Suite 16 NASCAR Nextel Cup rankings. Jimmie Johnson holds on to the top spot.
1. (1) 48-Jimmie Johnson: It is hard to put a guy with three wins after seven races anywhere but the number one spot.
2. (2) 24-Jeff Gordon: Jeff Gordon is performing remarkably; however, he just cannot seem to close the deal.
3. (3) 17-Matt Kenseth: Only two drivers have been even comparable to the Hendrick Motorsports duo of Jeff Gordon and Jimmie Johnson- Jeff Burton and Matt Kenseth.
4. (4) 31-Jeff Burton: Jeff Burton has taken Mark Martin’s place as the sentimental favorite to win the NASCAR Nextel Cup championship.
5. (7) 11-Denny Hamlin: Sophomore slump! What sophomore slump?
6. (5) 20-Tony Stewart: Juan Pablo Montoya now has a target on his back.
7. (6) 5-Kyle Busch: It is an unwritten rule- do not leave the track if your crew is still working on your car.
8. (10) 07-Clint Bowyer: Clint Bowyer finished much better than he ran. He finished 16th so he apparently did not run that well.
9. (12) 26-Jamie McMurray: So far, Jamie McMurray is the most improved driver in NASCAR, closely followed by David Stremme.
10. (11) 99-Carl Edwards: At this pace, Carl Edwards will have the NASCAR Busch Series title clinched before the season’s halfway mark.
11. (8) 29-Kevin Harvick: Kevin Harvick has to be glad that Phoenix is next on the schedule. He won both races at the 1-mile oval in 2006, and he is in dire need of a good finish.
12. (9) 8-Dale Earnhardt Jr: Dale Earnhardt Jr in a Hendrick Motorsports car? I wonder how Junior nation feels about that.
13. (13) 01-Mark Martin: The 01 car has not ran this well since…never.
14. (14) 2-Kurt Busch: If Sunday was any indication, Kurt Busch and Penske Racing have their intermediate programs figured out.
15. (15) 42-Juan Pablo Montoya: Add Tony Stewart to Juan Pablo Montoya’s growing list of enemies.
16. (NR) 40-David Stremme: Finally, David Stremme has a top ten in Nextel Cup.
Tie: 16-Greg Biffle: Is it just me, or does Greg Biffle have a different sponsor every other race?
Past Suite 16 NASCAR Nextel Cup Rankings
UAW Daimler Chrysler 400, at Las Vegas
Goody's Orange Cool 500, at Martinsville
So fans, tell me who you think should be number one in the Suite 101 Auto Racing Discussion Forum.
