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Kasey Kahne ....................... 447 10. Jeff Gordon........................ 434 11. Kurt Busch......................... 426 12. Paul Menard ...................... 421 13. Denny Hamlin .................... 412 14. Carl Edwards ..................... 401 15. Aric Almirola ...................... 401 16. Ryan Newman ................... 400 17. Clint Bowyer ...................... 388 18. Kyle Larson........................ 361 19. Danica Patrick ................... 357 20. Greg Biffle.......................... 351 21. Casey Mears ..................... 339 22. AJ Allmendinger ................ 321 23. Austin Dillon....................... 314 24. David Ragan ...................... 299 25. Sam Hornish Jr . ................. 273 26. Tony Stewart...................... 269 27. Trevor Bayne...................... 263 28. Ricky Stenhouse Jr . ........... 262 What does Junior’s engagement do to the fan base? ROB’S RAMBLINGS: As long as he doesn’t take her name when they marry, he should be fine. KEN’S CALL: Nothing at all. His fan base wasn’t built on matinee-idol looks, you know. How long before Tony Stewart follows Junior’s lead? ROB’S RAMBLINGS: Don’t want to say he’s no spring chicken, but if the firesuit fits ... May be time to step up his game. KEN’S CALL: If he waits any longer, he’ll be do- ing Singles Night at The Villages. Who do you like at Sonoma? ROB’S RAMBLINGS: Sorry, Jeff, I’m jumping ship. Defending win- ner Carl Edwards has finished in the top three in three of his past four starts here. KEN’S CALL: I’m sticking with AJ All- mendinger, which will take away one more “points place” in the Chase standings. Associated Press file/RONDA CHURCHILL Time to panic? Junior Earnhardt has hinted at retirement after getting engaged to Amy Reimann. Who’s riding higher, Amy or Erik? Flip a coin. Both are coming off the biggest weeks of their lives (call it a hunch). The immediate headlines for both indicate great things for the near and long term — Amy Reimann officially became engaged to NAS- CAR’s leading man, Dale Earnhardt Jr.; Erik Jones, at 19, confirmed his “future star” label by sweeping the Trucks and Xfinity Series races at Iowa and Chicagoland Speedway. In the aftermath, it’s hugs for Amy and backslaps for Erik. What’s it all mean? For Erik Jones, this validates the faith Kyle Busch had in him when Jones was hired (at age 17, by the way) to drive Kyle’s Truck Series en- try. He’s in the Joe Gibbs stable and is certainly pointed toward the Cup Series. Problem is, there’s no room in the main barn at Gibbs, where the show ponies are Busch, Denny Ham- lin, Carl Edwards and Matt Kenseth. Then again, those things can change once the shadows start to grow long on existing contracts. And for Amy? The engagement, while a long time coming, was no surprise. The bigger news, perhaps, was Junior actually talking retirement last week, suggest- ing he might be looking for the exit within a few years. No one pushed the big panic button in NASCAR’s marketing department, but they ner- vously cleared their throats and eye- balled it. Whether marriage changes Junior’s mind about the advantages of work weekends, we’ll see. SPRINT CUP: Toyota-Save Mart 350 SITE: Sonoma Raceway TV SCHEDULE: Friday, practice (Fox Sports 2, 3 p.m. and 6:30 p.m.). Satur- day, qualifying (Fox Sports 1, 2 p.m.). Sunday, race (Fox Sports 1, 3 p.m.) ARCA: Herr’s Chase The Taste 200 SITE: Winchester (Ind.) Speedway TV SCHEDULE: Sunday, race (CBS Sports Network, 2 p.m.) GIL MARTIN “SLUGGER” LABBE GIL MARTIN VS. “SLUGGER” LABBE: Rich- ard Childress taps Labbe to replace Martin as crew chief for the struggling Austin Dillon. KEN WILLIS’ TAKE: “No outward hostility here, because these moves are typical when a big-money team is struggling.” WINNER: AJ Allmendinger. REST OF TOP 5: Kevin Harvick, Jeff Gordon, Kasey Kahne, Kurt Busch. FIRST ONE OUT: Boris Said. DARK HORSE: Dale Earnhardt Jr. DON’T BE SURPRISED IF: Yes, Junior is a dark horse at a road course, but also look for Tony Stewart to finally make his presence known. 3 THINGS WE LEARNED DURING THE OFF-WEEK 3 THINGS TO WATCH FOR AT SONOMA WILLIS’ SONOMA PICKS Associated Press/NAM Y. HUH What’s next for Erik Jones after sweeping the Trucks and Xfinity races last weekend? NASCAR fans are anxious to find out. 1. Junior a romantic? Florence, Paris, Santorini, Venice ... there’s lots of ro- mantic places in Europe. But Germany? We’ll still give Dale Earnhardt Jr. some major romance points, though. He went all the way to Europe on a family roots fact-finding mission, found a little chapel and asked Amy Reimann to marry him. She said yes. 2. Dillon gets a makeover Starting this weekend, Austin Dillon will drive under new crew chief Richard “Slugger” Labbe. A former Xfinity Series and Trucks Series champion, Dillon is 23rd in the Sprint Cup Series points standings. His best finish this season is 10th at Bristol. We’ll see how this shake-up helps with his Chase chances dwindling. 3. Jones’ sweet sweep Trucks and Xfinity success doesn’t always mean Cup success, but you have to be thinking, “What’s up with this Erik Jones guy?” After sweep- ing wins in both — and at dif- ferent tracks — last weekend, and becoming the youngest to do so, expectations for Jones are already soaring. — Rob Ullery [email protected] NASCAR via Getty Images/JEFF GROSS Might want to keep an eye on Clint Bowyer, who is no stranger to success at Sonoma Raceway. 1. Track made for Tony We keep waiting for Tony Stewart to re-emerge as one of the marquee drivers, and there’s no better place than Sonoma to make that move. He owns two wins, five top-5s and nine top-10s. 2. Don’t be surprised if ... This is the track where drivers you might not choose in the office pool can wind up in Victory Lane. Clint Bowyer and Ryan Newman are among the leaders in driver ratings here. 3. Parity streak Dating back to 2001, Jeff Gordon is the lone two-time winner at Sonoma. Is this the week he breaks the skid in his farewell season? — Rob Ullery [email protected] JIMMIE JOHNSON Not related to Dustin Johnson KEVIN HARVICK Sonoma actually five hours from Bakersfield MARTIN TRUEX JR. And 44 hours from New Jersey KURT BUSCH Newest member of S. Nevada Hall of Fame JOEY LOGANO Will likely get carded at the winery JUNIOR EARNHARDT Will next big news involve a Junior Jr.? BRAD KESELOWSKI Will finish sixth at Sonoma MATT KENSETH Ross Kenseth’s dad JAMIE MCMURRAY Can he finish seventh for fourth straight race? PAUL MENARD A surprising fifth- place last year at Sonoma WEEKLY DRIVER RANKINGS — BASED ON BEHAVIOR AND PERFORMANCE Ken Willis has been cover- ing NASCAR for The Daytona Beach News-Journal for more than 30 years. Reach him at [email protected]
