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"Gosh, when have they heard that before""After his win in Dover, people were quick to anoint Jimmie Johnson the king. I'm sure, with a victory in Kansas, Johnson would likely have been the subject of a headline reading 'Kansas City Royal.'""But I put a stop to that, at least until Johnson's or Martin's next victory I expect the empire to strike back soon." 6. Kurt Busch Busch started 39th on Sunday in Kansas, facing an uphill battle to make up ground on his Chase competitors. "Well, we 'unloaded slow.' And believe me, I know what it's like to get 'unloaded' upon.""Finishing 11th and still losing ground to most of my Chase competitors Now that's a slap in the face." 7. Jeff Gordon Gordon took four tires on his final pit stop, and carved his way through the field, nearly catching Tony Stewart for the win. But Gordon ran out of time, settling for a runner-up finish that offered him hope in a Chase bereft of it so far. He moved up one spot in the point standings to seventh, 103 out of first."I think I could have caught Tony given five more laps," Gordon said, "or seven more Whoppers on Tony's part.""Although I only improved one spot in the standings, it's great to close the distance between myself and my Hendrick teammates, Mark Martin and Jimmie Johnson.

However, in light of recent developments involving inspections and NASCAR's watchful eye, I prefer to keep my distance from Mark and Jimmie." 8. Greg Biffle While crew chief Greg Erwin called for two tires, Biffle insisted on four, and the decision cost him a chance at the win in Kansas. Now, my chances for the Cup are right where they were before the race slim to none In other words, they were sustained." 9. He did rally to finish 10th, and moved up one spot to 10th in the point standings, 165 out of first."There were a lot of people in the stands whom I wanted to impress," said Edwards. "But there's only so much you can do with a toothy grin.""But we showed promise. And NASCAR did too, promising to keep a keen set of eyes on the cars of Mark Martin and Jimmie Johnson.

But is this simply the equivalent of a phantom 'debris caution,' meant to bunch the field or at least give the backmarkers hope Probably.""I, of all people, know what it's like to be targeted by NASCAR just because my car is faster than the others. 5 cars, it's a good time for the rest of you to cheat and make up some ground.' So, while NASCAR has one eye on Martin and Johnson, their other eye is winking at the other 10 Chasers." 10. Kasey Kahne After a 38th to start the Chase, Kahne has now reeled off two consecutive top-10 finishes after a sixth in Kansas. Kahne is 11th in the point standings, a distant 190 out of first."Rightly so," Kahne said, "the Chase is not the biggest story for Richard Petty Motorsports.

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