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Powerless Five

By: 
Mike
THE POWERLESS FIVE
The Powerless Five bids adieu to whipping boy Michael Waltrip this week. Don't worry, I'm sure Mikey will buy his way back into the rankings with a slew of 30-plus finishes. But for now, there's just too much incompetence from other drivers to reserve a spot for Waltrip.

Name Rank LW

Gene Haas 5 1
Between making bail and getting a top-20 finish, it's been a good week for Haas…too bad the feds still want to throw him in jail and Jeff Green is still his driver.

Scott Wimmer 4 2
Wimmer gets dumped at Infineon for road course ringer P.J. Jones, who finishes 36th. So maybe the No. 4 team's problems are less that Wimmer sucks and more that the car is basically a shopping cart with a lawn mower engine.

Kasey Kahne's Versatility 3 —
On intermediate tracks, Kahne drives like a championship contender. On a road course, superspeedway, or short track, Kahne drives like drunk mental patient who forgot to release the parking break.

Robby Gordon 2 —
Robby pretty much has two chances for a big payday: the two road courses. After that 40th-place finish, Robby was seen selling his plasma at the blood center to pay for his tire budget this week.

David Stremme 1 —
Here's something I never thought I'd write: Ganassi would be better off with Sterling Marlin.