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Atlanta’s Down, Three Remaining


that can happen in four races. Look at what happened to Sterling Marlin last season as he seemed to have a strong hold on the Cup Championship. An injury to McMurray at this point, especially at Atlanta, could easily give the rookie award to Biffle. Be sure to check regularly at Jayski's and check back here for more rookie developments!

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Jeff Gordon won the rain delayed event, the 64th win of his career and the 18th time he's accomplished back to back wins. NASCAR's web site made a big deal about him beating Tony Stewart, claiming that Gordon won the "duel" between the two. Stewart never caught Gordon, how could there have been a duel? A duel a back and forth, and Gordon clearly dominated the end of the race with Stewart trying to play catch-up, but to no avail. Jimmie Johnson followed Gordon and Stewart across the finish line, along with Bill Elliott, Bobby Labonte, Dale Earnhardt Jr., Jeremy Mayfield, Kurt Busch, Jimmy Spencer, and Joe Nemechek. The top ten starters and how they finished:

  1. Ryan Newman -- No. 12 Dodge - finished 29th
  2. Bobby Labonte -- No. 18 Chevy - finished 5th
  3. Dale Earnhardt Jr. -- No. 8 Chevy - finished 6th
  4. Brian Vickers -- No. 25 Chevy -- finished 43rd
  5. Bill Elliott -- No. 9 Dodge - finished 4th
  6. Elliott Sadler -- No. 38 Ford - finished 17th
  7. Todd Bodine -- No. 154 Ford - finished 42nd
  8. Joe Nemechek -- No. 01 Pontiac - finished 10th
  9. Jimmie Johnson -- No. 48 Chevy - finished 3rd
  10. Kevin Harvick -- No. 29 Chevy - finished 20th
Matt Kenseth bolstered his lead with his 11th place finish. He is now listed with 4678 points, 258 points ahead of Dale Earnhardt Jr., who moved up one spot into the second position. Kevin Harvick got pinned against the wall by Dave Blaney, damaging his car, and taking him out of contention for a win or top finish, which relegated him back one spot to the third position listed with a -262. Jimmie Johnson moved up one spot to fourth and is now listed with a -266, just four points behind Harvick. Jeff Gordon moved up one spot to round out the top five in driver's points, now listed with a -296. Positions six thru ten are: -2 Ryan Newman, -349; Tony Stewart, -527; Bobby Labonte, -678; +1 Bill Elliott,
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