Horsepower Rankings: Michigan

1. Carl Edwards  No crazy rear end housing tricks or oil reservoir cover shenanigans (that we know of) and the 99 is still a top-10 car in nine of the last 10 races.

2. Dale Earnhardt Jr.  Is everyone satisfied now?

3. Kasey Kahne  Kahne Kept A Rollin’. Make it three wins and a runner-up in the last four. 

4. Kyle Busch  Just because we haven’t seen it over the last two weeks doesn’t mean it isn’t there. Yes, he’s still every bit as dangerous.

5. Jeff Burton  For those keeping score that’s 21 top-15 finishes in a row for Burton dating back to last October at Charlotte.

6. Matt Kenseth  Officially a threat once again, Kenseth earned his fifth consecutive finish of seventh or better with a third-place showing at Michigan.

7. Jimmie Johnson  Team Lowe’s is right where it needs to be after a third-straight top-10 finish. Can’t afford the annual late summer slide this year, though.

8. Greg Biffle  If these guys didn’t shoot themselves in the foot every other week I swear they’d be champions by now.

9. Denny Hamlin  No longer on his Spring tear, Hamlin hangin’ in at sixth in the point standings.

10. Jeff Gordon  A good run on the road this weekend would go a long way here.

11. Tony Stewart  Tony rebounds with a fifth-place showing at Michigan following a pitiful month’s worth of outings.

12. David Ragan  Fitting in well with the Roush philosophies. That’s doesn’t necessarily mean much for the Sonoma trip, but he’s making his money on the intermediates.

13. Brian Vickers  Suddenly looks like a sexy darkhorse pick to make the Chase, but he can ill afford any bad luck.

14. Mark Martin  Burned in a fuel mileage duel once again. Top 5 to 25th hurts, but doesn’t that just seem to sum up Martin’s career?

15. Kevin Harvick  Hanging around but not making much noise. Where’s the fire, guys?

Just off the lead pack: Martin Truex Jr., Travis Kvapil, Elliott Sadler, Jamie McMurray, Clint Bowyer.

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