Confusion Solution

1. Jeremy Mayfield -- #19 Dodge -- finished 8th
2. Ryan Newman -- #12 Dodge -- finished 24th
3. Brian Vickers* -- #25 Chevy -- finished 23rd
4. Rusty Wallace -- #2 Dodge -- finished 13th
5. Brendan Gaughan* -- #77 Dodge -- finished 27th
6. Elliott Sadler -- #38 Ford -- finished 18th
7. Mark Martin -- #6 Ford - finished 1st
8. Michael Waltrip -- #15 Chevy - finished 6th
9. Jamie McMurray -- #42 Dodge -- finished 15th
10. Tony Stewart -- #20 Chevy - finished 2nd

The top three positions in the driver's point's standings remained the same. Dale Earnhardt Jr. led second place driver Jimmie Johnson by 98 points, with third place driver Matt Kenseth showing a deficit of -179. Tony Stewart moved up one spot to fourth listed with a -196, while Jeff Gordon dropped down one spot to round out the top five with a -254.

The Dover race was laced with a lot of unnecessary caution laps because of some indecision on the race officials who were trying to sort out the field after a caution period was brought out during green flag pit stops. NASCAR claimed to have solved this problem and stated in a press release the following week that from then on, the competitors would be lined up on the field according to electronic loops scattered around the track that would ascertain their positions when a caution flag was thrown.

The Pocono race turned out to be another Jimmie Johnson show. Johnson clearly had the car to beat, and those who thought they were up to the task fell short. Following Johnson across the finish line under caution were Jeremy Mayfield, Bobby Labonte, Jeff Gordon, Kurt Busch, Dale Earnhardt Jr., Terry Labonte, Robby Gordon, Jamie McMurray, and Kevin Harvick. The top ten starters and how they finished:

1. Kasey Kahne* -- #9 Dodge -- finished 15th
2. Brian Vickers* -- #25 Chevy - finished 14th
3. Joe Nemechek -- #01 Chevy -- finished 19th
4. Mark Martin -- #6 Ford -- finished 36th
5. Jimmie Johnson -- #48 Chevy - finished 1st
6. Jeff Gordon -- #24 Chevy -- finished 4th
7. Jeremy Mayfield -- #19 Dodge - finished 2nd
8. Tony Stewart -- #20 Chevy - finished 27th
9. Greg Biffle -- #16 Ford - finished 12th
10. Dale Jarrett -- #88 Ford - finished 26th

The driver's point's standings didn't change much at the top with Dale Earnhardt Jr. still holding a slim

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