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Canuckus Maximus
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current week/previous week
1/1http://www.nascar.com/drivers/dps/kharvick00/cup/ Kevin HarvickFact: One career short-track victory -- at Bristol on April 3, 2005 -- and DeLana wore her hat during the national anthem that day, too.
2/4http://www.nascar.com/drivers/dps/jgordon00/cup/ Jeff GordonFiction: Turned down role as Jean Girrard in Talladega Nights; leg-shaving scene hit too close to home.
3/9 http://www.nascar.com/drivers/dps/mkenseth00/cup/Matt KensethFact: Won the Cup race at Michigan, but no one noticed in wake of the Edwards/Earnhardt Jr. finish in Busch race.
4/2http://www.nascar.com/drivers/dps/kbusch01/cup/ Kyle BuschFiction: Now wary of pinning back his ears in offseason, rejects three episode arc on Nip/Tuck.
5/3http://www.nascar.com/drivers/dps/jjohnson00/cup/ Jimmie JohnsonFact: Back-to-back sub-top-10 finishes since Bristol-Fontana-Richmond stretch in Fall 2005.
6/7http://www.nascar.com/drivers/dps/dhamlin00/cup/ Denny HamlinFiction: Plans for rookie of the year party canceled at Scores in NYC; Reed Sorenson too young.
7/12http://www.nascar.com/drivers/dps/mmartin00/cup/ Mark MartinFact: After 661 starts, now only 116,204 laps behind Richard Petty for all-time lead.
8/8http://www.nascar.com/drivers/dps/tstewart00/cup/ Tony StewartFiction: Baskin Robbins offers 20 Smoke-related desserts in attempt to sway defending Cup champ to switch from DQ.
9/11http://www.nascar.com/drivers/dps/dearnhar01/cup/ Dale Earnhardt Jr.Fact: Boo birds do exist! Scientists marvel, saying the Irish Hills discovery tops finding a Dodo.
10/5 http://www.nascar.com/drivers/dps/kbusch00/cup/Kurt BuschFiction: Blames Rusty Wallace for recent tailspin, since Ryan Newman hasn't used that excuse in about a month.
11/6http://www.nascar.com/drivers/dps/jburton00/cup/ Jeff BurtonFact: Average finish of 22.75 in four races that he's started from the pole this year. That's Ryan Newman-esque.
12/10http://www.nascar.com/drivers/dps/cedwards00/cup/ Carl EdwardsFiction: Mom washed out his mouth with soap after profanity-laced tirade with Junior in Victory Lane.
13/13http://www.nascar.com/drivers/dps/rnewman00/cup/ Ryan NewmanFact: Has two poles at Bristol. ... Nope, didn't win either of those races.
14/14 http://www.nascar.com/drivers/dps/jmcmurra00/cup/Jamie McMurrayFiction: Gunning for Ganier Fructis sponsor dollars if he can pass Brian Vickers in the standings.
15/15http://www.nascar.com/drivers/dps/kkahne00/cup/ Kasey KahneFact: Fourth-place finish at Michigan his first top-10 since Loudon, when Jeremy Mayfield was still driving.
16/19http://www.nascar.com/drivers/dps/esadler00/cup/ Elliott SadlerFiction: Signed with Evernham so he could be Kasey Kahne's wingman at North Carolina PTA meetings.
17/18http://www.nascar.com/drivers/dps/rgordon00/cup/ Robby GordonFact: Knows that 'bookkeeper' is the only English word with three consecutive repeated letters in which omission of the medial hyphen is a practical option (i.e. hoof-footed or sweet-toothed).
18/16http://www.nascar.com/drivers/dps/gbiffle00/cup/ Greg BiffleFiction: Believes he has a shot at Blimpies sponsorship, too -- if Tony Stewart doesn't eat it first.
19/17 http://www.nascar.com/drivers/dps/bvickers00/cup/Brian VickersFact: Ten consecutive top-20 finishes is a career best.
20/20 http://www.nascar.com/drivers/dps/cbowyer00/cup/Clint BowyerFiction: Cracked the seal on a bottle of Single Barrel Jack three laps too early at Michigan. He only took it out of the wooden box.
21/23http://www.nascar.com/drivers/dps/rsorenso00/cup/ Reed SorensonFact: Most consistent driver at Bristol -- average start: 22nd; average finish: 22nd.
22/25http://www.nascar.com/drivers/dps/mtruex01/cup/ Martin Truex Jr.Fiction: After finishing 30th at Michigan, accuses DEI of giving Robby Gordon better engine.
23/NR http://www.nascar.com/drivers/dps/sriggs00/cup/Scott RiggsFact: Hasn't finished outside the top 25 since Daytona in July, not that anyone named Ray Evernham, Kasey Kahne, Elliott Sadler, Jeremy Mayfield or "Your Honor" would notice.
24/22 http://www.nascar.com/drivers/dps/blabonte00/cup/Bobby LabonteFiction: Refutes report that No. 43 is not his average finishing position. Says reporter got him confused with Tom Hubert.
25/21http://www.nascar.com/drivers/dps/jyeley00/cup/ J.J. YeleyFact: Getting an early jump on 30 (his birthday is Oct. 5) with three consecutive thirtysomething finishes
current week/previous week
1/1http://www.nascar.com/drivers/dps/kharvick00/cup/ Kevin HarvickFact: One career short-track victory -- at Bristol on April 3, 2005 -- and DeLana wore her hat during the national anthem that day, too.
2/4http://www.nascar.com/drivers/dps/jgordon00/cup/ Jeff GordonFiction: Turned down role as Jean Girrard in Talladega Nights; leg-shaving scene hit too close to home.
3/9 http://www.nascar.com/drivers/dps/mkenseth00/cup/Matt KensethFact: Won the Cup race at Michigan, but no one noticed in wake of the Edwards/Earnhardt Jr. finish in Busch race.
4/2http://www.nascar.com/drivers/dps/kbusch01/cup/ Kyle BuschFiction: Now wary of pinning back his ears in offseason, rejects three episode arc on Nip/Tuck.
5/3http://www.nascar.com/drivers/dps/jjohnson00/cup/ Jimmie JohnsonFact: Back-to-back sub-top-10 finishes since Bristol-Fontana-Richmond stretch in Fall 2005.
6/7http://www.nascar.com/drivers/dps/dhamlin00/cup/ Denny HamlinFiction: Plans for rookie of the year party canceled at Scores in NYC; Reed Sorenson too young.
7/12http://www.nascar.com/drivers/dps/mmartin00/cup/ Mark MartinFact: After 661 starts, now only 116,204 laps behind Richard Petty for all-time lead.
8/8http://www.nascar.com/drivers/dps/tstewart00/cup/ Tony StewartFiction: Baskin Robbins offers 20 Smoke-related desserts in attempt to sway defending Cup champ to switch from DQ.
9/11http://www.nascar.com/drivers/dps/dearnhar01/cup/ Dale Earnhardt Jr.Fact: Boo birds do exist! Scientists marvel, saying the Irish Hills discovery tops finding a Dodo.
10/5 http://www.nascar.com/drivers/dps/kbusch00/cup/Kurt BuschFiction: Blames Rusty Wallace for recent tailspin, since Ryan Newman hasn't used that excuse in about a month.
11/6http://www.nascar.com/drivers/dps/jburton00/cup/ Jeff BurtonFact: Average finish of 22.75 in four races that he's started from the pole this year. That's Ryan Newman-esque.
12/10http://www.nascar.com/drivers/dps/cedwards00/cup/ Carl EdwardsFiction: Mom washed out his mouth with soap after profanity-laced tirade with Junior in Victory Lane.
13/13http://www.nascar.com/drivers/dps/rnewman00/cup/ Ryan NewmanFact: Has two poles at Bristol. ... Nope, didn't win either of those races.
14/14 http://www.nascar.com/drivers/dps/jmcmurra00/cup/Jamie McMurrayFiction: Gunning for Ganier Fructis sponsor dollars if he can pass Brian Vickers in the standings.
15/15http://www.nascar.com/drivers/dps/kkahne00/cup/ Kasey KahneFact: Fourth-place finish at Michigan his first top-10 since Loudon, when Jeremy Mayfield was still driving.
16/19http://www.nascar.com/drivers/dps/esadler00/cup/ Elliott SadlerFiction: Signed with Evernham so he could be Kasey Kahne's wingman at North Carolina PTA meetings.
17/18http://www.nascar.com/drivers/dps/rgordon00/cup/ Robby GordonFact: Knows that 'bookkeeper' is the only English word with three consecutive repeated letters in which omission of the medial hyphen is a practical option (i.e. hoof-footed or sweet-toothed).
18/16http://www.nascar.com/drivers/dps/gbiffle00/cup/ Greg BiffleFiction: Believes he has a shot at Blimpies sponsorship, too -- if Tony Stewart doesn't eat it first.
19/17 http://www.nascar.com/drivers/dps/bvickers00/cup/Brian VickersFact: Ten consecutive top-20 finishes is a career best.
20/20 http://www.nascar.com/drivers/dps/cbowyer00/cup/Clint BowyerFiction: Cracked the seal on a bottle of Single Barrel Jack three laps too early at Michigan. He only took it out of the wooden box.
21/23http://www.nascar.com/drivers/dps/rsorenso00/cup/ Reed SorensonFact: Most consistent driver at Bristol -- average start: 22nd; average finish: 22nd.
22/25http://www.nascar.com/drivers/dps/mtruex01/cup/ Martin Truex Jr.Fiction: After finishing 30th at Michigan, accuses DEI of giving Robby Gordon better engine.
23/NR http://www.nascar.com/drivers/dps/sriggs00/cup/Scott RiggsFact: Hasn't finished outside the top 25 since Daytona in July, not that anyone named Ray Evernham, Kasey Kahne, Elliott Sadler, Jeremy Mayfield or "Your Honor" would notice.
24/22 http://www.nascar.com/drivers/dps/blabonte00/cup/Bobby LabonteFiction: Refutes report that No. 43 is not his average finishing position. Says reporter got him confused with Tom Hubert.
25/21http://www.nascar.com/drivers/dps/jyeley00/cup/ J.J. YeleyFact: Getting an early jump on 30 (his birthday is Oct. 5) with three consecutive thirtysomething finishes
