From the August, 2006 issue of Stock Car Insider
Who's Not?
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| Kasey Kahne was riding high after winning at Michigan International Speedway in the 3M Performance 400 presented by Post-it Picture Paper where he captured his 4th win of the season. That win pushed Kasey up to 3rd in points with over a 200 point cushion between him and 10th place. What a difference a month and a half's worth of races makes. In the 6 races following Michigan, Kasey has an average finish of 26th. An average finish that low in NASCAR's Nextel Cup Series only guarantees one thing, that you won't be racing for the championship at the end of the season. The recent string of bad finishes has moved the driver once locked for the Chase to the dreaded 11th place finisher who gets nothing more than a good spectator seat in December at the awards banquet. Can Kasey rebound and overcome the 34 point deficit between him and 10th place driver Dale Earnhardt Jr? Only Kasey knows the answer to that. But given the fact that he ranks 8th for current drivers at Watkins Glen compared to 15th place ranking for Dale Earnhardt Jr, I would say Kasey's future is in his hands.
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