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DAYTONA = Week 18 of 36 = By: Mark Aumann
Who's Up - Biggest Gain this week:
#2 Kurt Busch: 12th to 4th
New This Week :
#20 Joey Logano
Who's Down - Biggest Drop this week:
#39 Ryan Newman: 7th to 14th
Dropped Out :
#47 Marcos Ambrose
Tony Stewart
With five consecutive top-10 finishes -- and 12 in his past 14 starts -- Tony's most definitely "taking care of business."
Jeff Gordon
Jeff was all in favor of double-file restarts, but he didn't realize that meant he'd have to start next to the same guy all afternoon.
Jimmie Johnson
It may have been more coincidence than anything, but wasn't it fascinating that after Kurt Busch took the brunt of the bump at Sonoma, Jimmie wound up on the short end of things one week later?
Kurt Busch
Between Kurt and Jeff Gordon and the approaching rain, that was some of the best racing we've seen all season ... for second place.
#5 Mark Martin
The bad news: Mark's never won a Cup race at Daytona.
The good news: He can still see the post-race fireworks from his back deck.
#20 Joey Logano
I know he's still learning, but somebody needs to tell Joey that you do the celebratory spin after you win the race, not during.
#00 David Reutimann
If the rumors are true and Martin Truex Jr. will be David's teammate next season, it looks like they've found a new pitcher for the company softball team.
Kyle Busch
Kyle apologized for kicking off that eight-car, chain-reaction accident. But in honor of Michael Jackson, he could have blamed it on the boogie.
Kasey Kahne
Interesting that all of Kasey's top-10 finishes have come in pairs this season. Perhaps he can make it three-of-a-kind at Daytona.
Carl Edwards
We're nearing the halfway point and Carl is still winless. Perhaps a return to Daytona will be just the ticket, since he came within inches of winning there last July.
Denny Hamlin
It was a wild weekend for Denny's Joe Gibbs teammates, with one winning and the other touching off a huge wreck. But it could be worse. Imagine sitting between Scott Speed and Brian Vickers at this week's team meeting.
Greg Biffle
You know, if the team paints the scrape marks on the car before the race, maybe Greg will quit trying to add them on his own.
#42 Juan Montoya
Maybe it's better if Juan doesn't lead a lap. The last three times he's been in the lead -- Talladega, Dover and New Hampshire -- he's finished outside of the top 10.
Ryan Newman
Not-so-noble gas: Ryan's rain gamble turned out to be an "ether-or" statement not necessarily substantiated in logic.
Matt Kenseth
Stay thirsty, my friends: It's a little-known fact that Matt was a finalist for the title of "the most interesting man in the world," but he was way too modest to accept.