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 2007 POWER RANKINGS AFTER CALIFORNIA

 

 

MARK MARTIN

2007 POWER RANKINGS LEADER

 

The 2nd race of the 2007 season is history, the Auto Club 500 at California, and we got to see Matt Kenseth roll to a win. Some familiar names again mad their way to the top of the leader board such as Jeff Gordon, Jimmie Johnson, Jeff Burton and Tony Stewart. Mark Martin continued to look pretty good in his Hendrick powered cars while Dale Earnhardt Jr. continued to struggle out of the gate so far in the 2007 Nextel Cup season. 

 

After the 2nd race of the season, Mark Martin has taken the lead in the 2007 power rankings and also the Nextel Cup point standings. Martin finished 5th at California, his 2nd Top 5 of the season. Jeff Burton moved into 2nd place with his 2nd straight Top 5 finish and Matt Kenseth jumped all the way up to a 2nd place tie after his win in the Auto Club 500. Jeff Gordon climbed to 3rd, while Kevin Harvick fell to 4th after his 17th place finish at California. Last years power rankings winner, Jimmie Johnson, got back on track at California, finishing 3rd and jumped into 5th place in this weeks Power Rankings.

 

David Ragan fell one spot to 6th while Mike Wallace and Clint Bowyer are tied in the 7th spot. Joe Nemechek and Kurt Busch are tied for 8th while there is a three way tie for ninth between David Gilliland, Kyle Busch and Tony Stewart. Elliott Sadler and JJ Yeley round out the Top 10 this week after the Auto Club 500 at California. The 2007 power rankings for the 2007 season are listed below.

 

The Power Rankings after the Auto Club 500 at California are as follows:

Rank Previous Driver Points Bonus Penalties Previous Total
1 2 Mark Martin 50 15 0 95 160
2 3 Jeff Burton 55 15 0 75 145
2 13 Matt Kenseth 100 35 0 10 145
3 10 Jeff Gordon 80 25 0 30 135
4 1 Kevin Harvick 0 15 0 115 130
5 15 Jimmie Johnson 65 25 0 -5 85
6 5 David Ragan 0 10 0 60 70
7 4 Mike Wallace 0 0 0 65 65
7 13 Clint Bowyer 40 15 0 10 65
8 9 Joe Nemechek 15 10 0 35 60
8 12 Kurt Busch 35 10 0 15 60
9 6 David Gilliland 0 5 -5 55 55
9 12 Kyle Busch 25 15 0 15 55
9 13 Tony Stewart 30 15 0 10 55
10 7 Elliott Sadler 0 5 -5 50 50
10 11 J.J. Yeley 15 10 0 25 50
11 8 Kasey Kahne 0 10 -10 45 45
12 13 Greg Biffle 15 15 0 10 40
13 11 David Stremme 0 10 -5 25 30
14 11 Boris Said 0 0 0 25 25
14 11 Robby Gordon 0 5 -5 25 25
14 14 Denny Hamlin 15 10 0 0 25
14 14 Ryan Newman 15 10 0 0 25
14 11 Reed Sorenson 0 5 -10 25 20
15 13 Johnny Sauter 0 5 -5 10 10
16 13 Carl Edwards 0 5 -5 10 10
16 13 Casey Mears 0 5 -5 10 10
16 13 Bobby Labonte 0 5 -5 10 10
16 13 Juan Montoya 0 5 -5 10 10
16 13 Dale Jarrett 0 5 -5 10 10
16 13 Ricky Rudd 0 5 -5 10 10
16 16 Brian Vickers 20 10 0 -20 10
16 13 Sterling Marlin 0 5 -10 10 5
17 14 Kyle Petty 0 10 -5 0 5
18 14 Tony Raines 0 5 -5 0 0
18 14 Jeff Green 0 5 -5 0 0
19 14 Martin Truex Jr. 0 5 -10 0 -5
19 14 Scott Riggs 0 5 -10 0 -5
19 14 Dave Blaney 0 5 -10 0 -5
19 15 Jamie McMurray 0 5 -5 -5 -5
19 15 David Reutimann 0 5 -5 -5 -5
19 NR John Andretti 0 5 -10 0 -5
20 15 Dale Earnhardt Jr. 0 5 -10 -5 -10
20 15 Ken Schrader 0 5 -10 -5 -10
21 14 Michael Waltrip 0 0 -20 0 -20
21 16 Mike Skinner 0 0 0 -20 -20
21 16 Regan Smith 0 0 0 -20 -20
21 16 Paul Menard 0 5 -5 -20 -20
21 16 Bill Elliott 0 0 0 -20 -20
21 16 Frank Kimmel 0 0 0 -20 -20
21 16 Eric McClure 0 0 0 -20 -20
21 16 Stanton Barrett 0 0 0 -20 -20
21 16 Kirk Shelmerdine 0 0 0 -20 -20
21 16 Derrike Cope 0 0 0 -20 -20
21 16 James Hylton 0 0 0 -20 -20
22 16 Jeremy Mayfield 0 0 -20 -20 -40
22 16 Ward Burton 0 0 -20 -20 -40
22 16 A.J. Allmendinger 0 0 -20 -20 -40
22 16 Kevin Lepage 0 0 -20 -20 -40
22 16 Kenny Wallace 0 0 -20 -20 -40
22 16 Mike Bliss 0 0 -20 -20 -40
22 16 Brandon Whitt 0 0 -20 -20 -40

Team power ratings are based on a different rating system then is used by Nascar. Points are awarded based on a driver's performance on the track and awards points for only Top performances. A top 15, pole or leading the most laps is considered a strong performance and are awarded points based on finish. No points are awarded for anything other then a Top 15 finish and negative points are awarded for drivers that do not finish on the lead lap, fail to finish the race or fail to qualify for the race.

SCORING

1st Place :        100 Points 7th Place :           35 Points
2nd Place :         80 Points 8th Place :           30 Points
3rd Place:           65 Points 9th Place:            25 Points
4th Place :          55 Points 10th Place :         20 Points
5th Place :          50 Points 11th thru 15th :    15 points
6th Place :          40 Points Pole :                  10 Points
Lap Leader :        20 Points 2nd Lap Leader :  10 Points
Led Lap :              5 Points Not on Lead Lap:   -5 Points
Failed to Finish :   -5 Points Failed to Qualify :  -20 Points
Qualified for Race: 5 Points Finished on Lead Lap : 5 Points

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