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ATLANTA - Week 4 of 36 - By: Mark Aumann
Who's UpBiggest Gain this week: #99 Carl Edwards: 9-th to 1-st
New This Week : #19 Elliott Sadler
Who's DownBiggest Drop this week: #48 Jimmie Johnson: 5-th to 14-th
Dropped Out : #83 Brian Vickers
Rank 1 PREVIOUS : 9 CHANGE : +8 Carl Edwards #99
Q. How many Roush Fenway crewmen does it take to screw down an oil case lid? A. It doesn't matter, because it's all Toyota's fault.
Rank 2 PREVIOUS : 4 CHANGE : +2 Kevin Harvick #29
Weird stat of the week: Since a win and a third-place finish in his rookie season, Kevin has placed no better than 15th at Atlanta in the 12 races since.
Rank 3 PREVIOUS : 1 CHANGE : -2 Kyle Busch #18
Busch clash: Kyle has led six more laps than Carl Edwards this season -- and has no wins to show for it.
Rank 4 PREVIOUS : 12 CHANGE : +8 Greg Biffle #16
Junior finished second but it was Greg who was more amped with how well his car ran.
Rank 5 PREVIOUS : 10 CHANGE : +5 Kasey Kahne #9
Not sure what made Kasey sicker over the weekend: the flu or having to watch his own funky dance moves.
Rank 6 PREVIOUS : 11 CHANGE : +5 Jeff Burton #31
Weird stat of the week, part II: In 2006, Jeff started in the top five in both Atlanta races and wound up outside of the top 10. In 2007, Jeff started outside of the top 10 in both Atlanta races and wound up in the top five.
Rank 7 PREVIOUS : 8 CHANGE : +1 Ryan Newman #12
Shock and awe?: When asked what would have helped his car Sunday, Ryan said, "Aw, shocks."
Rank 8 PREVIOUS : 15 CHANGE : +7 Dale Earnhardt Jr. #88
Quote of the week: Junior on why he spun the tires on the next-to-last restart: "I've been out of the game so long. Hell, man, I ain't had a whole lot of practice at that stuff."
Rank 9 PREVIOUS : 6 CHANGE : -3 Matt Kenseth #17
Having a smoke-free day up to that point, Matt wound up having to light up the tires after he was hit by the Nicorette car.
Rank 10 PREVIOUS : 2 CHANGE : -8 Tony Stewart #20
That's not what the blackjack dealers mean when they ask if you'd like to hit or stay.
Rank 11 PREVIOUS : 3 CHANGE : -8 Kurt Busch #2
Kurt got out of the car feeling a little bit like the ball after a spin on the roulette wheel.
Rank 12 PREVIOUS : 13 CHANGE : +1 Martin Truex Jr. #1
It's hard to tell if Martin's more excited about being eighth in the points or that the Eagles signed Asante Samuel.
Rank 13 PREVIOUS : - NR - Elliott Sadler #19
Elliott hasn't had this much fun since he was named an honorary member of the Geek Squad.
Rank 14 PREVIOUS : 5 CHANGE : -9 Jimmie Johnson #48
Chad must have left the setup notes back at the all-you-can-eat breakfast buffet.
Rank 15 PREVIOUS : 7 CHANGE : -8 Jeff Gordon #24
Jeff may have finished 35th in the race but he won the gold medal in the "radiator toss for distance" event.