Matt Kenseth and his team turned in a stellar performance Saturday night in Texas. The 2003 NASCAR Sprint Cup champion led the most laps and made his return to Victory Lane look easy.

VICTORY LANE
Matt Kenseth – Dominated this race and his crew was consistently adding time during green flag stops
Darian Grubb and Steve Addington – Love that they took a chance with gas mileage, it was their drivers only chance of winning.
Fox Coverage – Showing the viewer how NASCAR determines speeding on pit road before Tony Stewart sped coming in and then showing them the speed when he did.

THE GARAGE
Toyota – Top finish was 15th and ZERO laps led
Joe Gibbs Racing – After winning the last 2 races at Texas could not finish higher than 15th in the first scheduled night race at Texas

Storyline that we will remember: Matt Kenseth dominating with 169 laps led.

Storyline that we will forget: Dale Earnhardt Jr. finishes 9th.

Quote of the Week:  "I guess if I was from Kansas or something I might have to do that. But we don't do that where I am from, do we Clint?” - Edwards talking about getting out of the car and getting at Clint Bowyer

Tweet of the Week: @Tbayne21- “Not sure if it’s a spider bite or a tick bite. But either way I'm in a hospital bed with a needle in my arm!” -  Trevor Bayne hopefully will get healthy soon so it does not affect his run at Talladega where Wood Brothers Racing is sure to have a fast car.

Power Rankings
(Rankings will be based off of who is running the best, with an emphasis on the last several races but having respect for the duration of the 36 race schedule. Last Week’s Rankings can be found in parenthesis.)
1. (2)Carl Edwards – 5 top ten’s and 0 DNF’s, Leader of the Sprint Cup Standings.
2. (1)Kyle Busch – Only driver besides Edwards with 4 top fives but has one DNF.
3. (9) Matt Kenseth – Tied for 3rd in the points, has a win though.
4.  (6) Jimmie Johnson – Tied for 3rd in the points but no win.
5. (4)Ryan Newman – 7th in points but he has been consistent all season.
6. (5) Kevin Harvick – 2 Wins, and 9th in the points.
7. (3)Kurt Busch – 5th in the points, has not had the best car since Daytona.
8.  (10) Dale Earnhardt Jr. – Another top 10 and has now climbed to 6th in the points.
9. (7) Juan Pablo Montoya- Chase is well in reach, needs a win though.
10. (8)Jeff Gordon – Still in the chase through the wild card spot though.
11. (NR) – Tony Stewart - Grubb took a chance and it paid off with a 12th place finish even though they ran out of gas on the last lap.
12. (NR) – Paul Menard – In the chase as of right now and needs to string together some top 10 finishes.

Driver of the Week: Matt Kenseth – 169 laps led and a win by close to 8 seconds.

Stat of the Week: 39 points – Is how many points Denny Hamlin is behind in making the Chase.

Prediction for Talladega: Winner: Dale Earnhardt Jr.

Strong Finish: Jeff Burton

Question of the Week: Will Denny Hamlin make the Chase?

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