NASCAR Sprint Cup Series Championship Standings - Kahne is the Hard Charger

The NASCAR Sprint Cup Series has finished the 14thwithout a win this year.
race of the year with Kasey Kahne winning inThe hard charger in points this weekend was Denny
Pocono. The point's standings are getting excitingHamlin, up four positions and race winner Kasey
with Kyle Busch still on top. Although Kyle Busch hadKahne up three positions. Hamlin is now in fifth
a dismal race in Pocono he is still leading the Seriesposition with Kahne in ninth position.
point's standings. Busch entered the race on top ofOf the key twelve positions in the chase, three
the points and did everything he could to finish at thedrivers lost positions, Greg Biffle and Jeff Gordon
bottom of the race. And that's exactly what he dideach 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 pointsnow 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 unchangedmuch talk about what will happen to Stewart next
with Dale Earnhardt Jr. in third and Carl Edwards still inyear, it appears that perhaps he has lost focus for
fourth. Each of these four drivers have placed in the2008. 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 theto be a hard charger in the later part of the season.
leaders for the Sprint Cup and these top four areThis 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 farthere be any major changes with the top
this year. Edwards has three wins this year securingcontenders? 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 fourhard charger?