Race 8 - Phoenix Int'l Raceway (Subway Fresh Fit 500)

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http://www.nascar.com/2008/news/feat...gs/08/phoenix/
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2008 Power Rankings - PHOENIX - Week 8 of 36
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Who's Up - Biggest Gain this week: Carl Edwards: 6th to 2nd
New This Week : David Ragan + David Gilliland
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Who's Down - Biggest Drop this week: Greg Biffle: 5th to 12th
Dropped Out : Jeff Gordon + Martin Truex Jr.
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Rank 1 PREVIOUS : 1 CHANGE : 0 Jeff Burton # 31
Rank 2 PREVIOUS : 6 CHANGE : +4 Carl Edwards # 99
Rank 3 PREVIOUS : 2 CHANGE : -1 Kevin Harvick # 29
Rank 4 PREVIOUS : 3 CHANGE : -1 Dale Earnhardt Jr. # 88
Rank 5 PREVIOUS : 4 CHANGE : -1 Tony Stewart # 20
Rank 6 PREVIOUS : 7 CHANGE : +1 Kyle Busch # 18
Rank 7 PREVIOUS : 9 CHANGE : +2 Denny Hamlin # 11
Rank 8 PREVIOUS : 12 CHANGE : +4 Jimmie Johnson # 48
Rank 9 PREVIOUS : 13 CHANGE : +4 Matt Kenseth # 17
Rank 10 PREVIOUS : 11 CHANGE : +1 Clint Bowyer # 07
Rank 11 PREVIOUS : 14 CHANGE : +3 Ryan Newman # 12
Rank 12 PREVIOUS : 5 CHANGE : -7 Greg Biffle # 16
Rank 13 PREVIOUS : 10 CHANGE : -3 Kasey Kahne # 9
Rank 14 PREVIOUS : * NR * David Ragan # 6
Rank 15 PREVIOUS : * NR * David Gilliland # 38
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Eyes wide open: The setting sun used to be so bad at Phoenix, David Gilliland said it was "like driving without seeing." Now I know what meant when he said he was so familiar with the place, he could drive it with his eyes closed.
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Points in the last five races:
Jeff Gordon: 562 \ Kasey Kahne: 580 \ David Ragan: 594
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You know it's not your day when the wheels come loose and the engine gets tight.
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Give me your lunch money, kid: "When you're the first one on old tires and everybody's got new tires behind you, they're going to eat your lunch."
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In addition to not uttering a negative comment about the new car, Kyle Busch is refusing to answer questions about global warming, the Democratic primaries and his favorite color of M&M's. :crazy: