Each week of the Sprint Cup season, ESPN The Magazine's Ryan McGee ranks the top 20 drivers in the series. Don't agree with McGee's list? Let him -- and the whole world -- know in the Conversation section at the bottom of the page. But remember, make your mama proud.

New this week
Kevin Harvick and Bobby Labonte.

Dropped out
Casey Mears and Joey Logano.

Biggest mover
Kasey Kahne jumps six spots, from 11th to fifth.

Biggest losers
Greg Biffle falls five spots, from eighth to 13th.

Also considered
David Gilliland, A.J. Allmendinger, Robby Gordon, Lloyd Seay and Jim Hurtubise.

2009 NASCAR Sprint Cup Power Rankings - Week 27
	RK(LW)	DRIVER	TOP 10s	COMMENT
	1 (2)	Jeff Gordon	17	The Artist Formerly Known as Wonder Boy managed to have his ATL roller coaster headed uphill at the end of the race, finishing eighth. So, is this the Drive for Five or simply Coming Up Short, Part VIII?
	2 (3)	Tony Stewart	18	Smoke was headed for a third consecutive blah race, but salvaged an 11th-place finish after spending most of the night a lap down. Still though, do you really have a lot of Chase confidence in the 14?
	3 (1)	Jimmie Johnson	15	I got ripped for putting him at No. 1 (David Newton, where you at?) and I'll get ripped for dropping him. But to appreciate JJ's true greatness, see my big feature in Thursday's issue of ESPN The Mag (plug, plug).
	4 (4)	Denny Hamlin	13	Hambone had his tricked-out custom-built Lexus stolen out of his driveway the same week he showed off that ride on an episode of "CMT Cribs." Coincidence? I think not.
	5 (11)	Kasey Kahne	10	With all the attention we pay to Kasey's dreamy blue eyes, who knew that the team's secret weapon was to put those Clark Kent spectacles on crew chief Kenny Francis?
	6 (5)	Kurt Busch	13	Wait? Dude has been cruising along in the top five in points all season long and now he's seventh in the points standings and only 76 points from being bounced from the Chase? Seriously? Seriously.
	7 (6)	Carl Edwards	11	In other news, John Force dislocated his shoulder painting by numbers and Michael Schumacher pulled a hammy playing contract bridge.
	8 (9)	Juan Pablo Montoya	12	Don't assume that the former Monaco GP winner doesn't know how to get around Richmond. He finished 10th there back in May. Bring on the Plaza del Toros! (That's bullring, dummy.)
	9 (10)	Mark Martin	13	The World's Fastest Wrinkle takes his oh-for-life Cup quest to Richmond, where he owns 26 top-10 finishes, but the only win came when George Bush was president. George Bush Sr.
	10 (7)	Ryan Newman	11	How tight is the battle for the Chase? Newman finished ninth at Atlanta and dropped two points positions to ninth. "That doesn't seem fair," the no-necked racer said. No, it doesn't.
	11 (12)	Matt Kenseth	9	We left the Wisconsin Kid's title hopes for dead at midseason, midmonth, and midrace at Atlanta. Yet here he still sits, squarely on the bubble. He's still one of only two guys to make every Chase. So far.
	12 (14)	Brian Vickers	12	The good news? Over the past eight races, The Sheriff has posted an average finish of seventh. The bad news? In 10 career Richmond starts, he's posted an average finish of 27.8.
	13 (8)	Greg Biffle	12	Nice job saving a 10th-place finish from a potentially disastrous night. Would you like us to go through your most recent statistics at Richmond? No? I didn't think so.
	14 (13)	Kyle Busch	8	The cheer that went up as he brushed the wall during the closing laps was only slightly louder than the one that went up when Kasey Kahne won the race.
	15 (17)	David Reutimann	8	The return of The Reut! Thanks for showing back up, dude. Is it just me or does the team of Reutimann, Truex, and Ambrose seem like a very nice little lineup for the twin towers of Mikey and Daugherty?
	16 (15)	Clint Bowyer	10	Sure, your Chase chances are done, Clint, but look on the bright side. At least you didn't bring out the caution flag that cost your teammate the win. I'm sorry, what's that you say? Oh.
	17 (16)	Marcos Ambrose	7	Hey mate, were you even in Atlanta? Crikey!
	18 (19)	Dale Earnhardt Jr.	5	You think that Talladega is Little E's best track. And you're right. But what's his second best track? Richmond, where he owns three wins and an average finish of 11.9 in 20 starts.
	19	Kevin Harvick	4	Note to all you little aspiring race car drivers out there. If you're ever mired in a depressing slump, just reissue a press release stating something everyone already knows. It works. Ask Happy and RC.
	20	Bobby Labonte	1	Yes, this is ceremonial. But dude got booted from his ride because of cash, then got into the slothful 71 car, ran it in the top 15 all night, and finished 18th, its second-best finish of the year.