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July 4 , 2007

Jeff Gordon Still on Top After Magic Mile
RaceTalkRadio.com NASCAR Top 20
By Dennis Michelsen
Denny Hamlin finally got his first win of the 2007 season but runner up Jeff Gordon remains on top of the RaceTalkRadio NASCAR Top 20. After slowly dropping down the poll over the last ten weeks, Kasey Kahne finally dropped off the rankings. This leaves Evernham Motorsports as the only top team without a single representative on the Casite NASCAR Top 20. Hendrick Motorsports continues to dominate the rankings with three drivers in the top 10 and all four of their drivers in the top 20.

Top Five (Presented by www.dreamfactoryinc.org)
Jeff Gordon has a comfortable lead on top of the Casite NASCAR Top 20 after week 17. Gordon's eighteen first place votes are more than the rest of the NASCAR field combined. Jimmie Johnson posted another top five finish at New Hampshire International Speedway and is second on our poll again this week. Tony Stewart continues to hold on to third place despite being winless in 2007. Look for Smoke to start his usual torrid summer run this week at Daytona. Stewart's teammate Denny Hamlin got his first win of the season this week and jumps up to fourth. The super consistent Matt Kenseth slips one spot to round out our top five.

Sixth Through Tenth (Presented by www.fatheadz.com)
Jeff Burton started the season strong but has leveled off. Burton was never in contention for the win on Sunday but once again finished the day in the top ten and is sixth in this week's Casite NASCAR Top 20. Kevin Harvick remains in seventh this week after posting another top ten. Richard Childress Racing has gotten off to a strong start in Car of Tomorrow races. Carl Edwards moves up one spot to eighth place this week. Edwards might have been a contender for the win if his pit crew didn't drop the car off the jack! Kyle Busch and Dale Earnhardt Jr round out the top ten after week seventeen.

Final Laps (Presented by www.casite.com)
Kasey Kahne's season has been the most disappointing of any driver in 2007. Starting the season with hopes of winning the championship, Kahne is mired in twenty-sixth place in the point's standings. After winning more races than anyone else last season Kahne has only posted one top ten all season and this week gets booted from the Casite NASCAR Top 20. Taking over his spot is JJ Yeley returning to the Top 20 in twentieth position. Ryan Newman is our rising star this week with Greg Biffle sliding down two spots.

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