1) Jimmie Johnson (Previous Position: 1^st) - Winning his third championship in a row put him at the top of my rankings for the final time in 2008.  He battled back from his poor 30^th starting spot to lead some laps, having to pit late put him back in 15^th spot.

2) Carl Edwards (Previous Position: 2^nd) - He won the final race of the season, but did not win the championship. He was the most dominate car at the track, but did struggle a bit while in traffic.

3) Kevin Harvick (Previous Position: 3^rd) - In the end he wound up finishing the race in second place. He was a top of the line car for most of the race and proper pit strategy helped him out big time.

4) Clint Bowyer (Previous Position: 5^th) - Bowyer was not special all day, but with some proper pit strategy was able finish the race in fifth spot.

5) Greg Biffle (Previous Position:  4^th) - Getting a pit road penalty hurt his chances of a great finish.  Was able to battle back with an 18^th place finish though.

6) David Ragan (Previous Position: 8^th) - Poor gas mileage killed a top three finish for this driver.  He was solid all day long, but in the end finished in 24^th spot

7) Denny Hamlin (Previous Position: 10^th) - Hamlin was up front for a part of the race, but never could keep it.  He wound up getting a thirteenth place finish.

8) Matt Kenseth (Previous Position: 9^th) - Another driver that was doing really well, but gas problems caused him to finish 25^th.

9) Jeff Burton (Previous Position: 6^th) - Burton was not special all day long and then he spun his car out causing him to finish 40^th.

10) Dale Earnhardt Jr. (Previous Position: 7^th) - At one point in the race he was moving up the field nicely, then wound with car problems late in the race putting him in 41^st spot.

Biggest gainer: Denny Hamlin - 3

Biggest losers: Jeff Burton and Dale Earnhardt Jr. - 3

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