| The NASCAR Sprint Cup Series has finished the 14th | | | | without a win this year. |
| race of the year with Kasey Kahne winning in | | | | The hard charger in points this weekend was Denny |
| Pocono. The point's standings are getting exciting | | | | Hamlin, up four positions and race winner Kasey |
| with Kyle Busch still on top. Although Kyle Busch had | | | | Kahne up three positions. Hamlin is now in fifth |
| a dismal race in Pocono he is still leading the Series | | | | position with Kahne in ninth position. |
| point's standings. Busch entered the race on top of | | | | Of the key twelve positions in the chase, three |
| the points and did everything he could to finish at the | | | | drivers lost positions, Greg Biffle and Jeff Gordon |
| bottom of the race. And that's exactly what he did | | | | each lost two positions. Clint Bowyer lost three |
| by finishing the Pocono 500 in dead last, 43rd. | | | | positions and Tony Stewart went down one and is |
| Busch's lead has been reduced to only 21 points | | | | now in twelfth place. |
| ahead of the series second place driver Jeff Burton. | | | | Stewart needs to be careful. There appears to be so |
| The top four positions in the series remain unchanged | | | | much talk about what will happen to Stewart next |
| with Dale Earnhardt Jr. in third and Carl Edwards still in | | | | year, it appears that perhaps he has lost focus for |
| fourth. Each of these four drivers have placed in the | | | | 2008. But before we go too far with that thought, |
| top 10 in ten of the fourteen races for 2008. | | | | we need to remember that it is a Stewart tradition |
| Consistency is very important to be one of the | | | | to be a hard charger in the later part of the season. |
| leaders for the Sprint Cup and these top four are | | | | This weekend will produce an exciting race in |
| proving that being at the front is what matters most. | | | | Michigan. How will the point's battle shape up? Will |
| Kyle Busch leads all drivers in wins with four so far | | | | there be any major changes with the top |
| this year. Edwards has three wins this year securing | | | | contenders? Can Kahne continue his winning ways or |
| the third position in points. Jeff Burton has one win. | | | | will this be the weekend for someone new to be the |
| Dale Earnhardt Jr. is the only driver of the four | | | | hard charger? |