If small teams ruled the world: Week 3
Small-teamer of the week at Vegas: Travis Kvapil (Yates), who finished eighth in the Yates Racing machine. (Will a top 10 translate into some sponsorship? Eh, probably not.)
Small-teamers in the top 20 in points: Three. In addition to Kvapil, Mayfield (Haas CNC) was 16th and B. Labonte (Petty) was 17th.
Small-teamers on the bubble: A.J. Allmendinger. He's 0-fer-3 in making races. Now Red Cow's thinking of parking him.
The Small Team standings after the jump ...
Rank/Last week/Driver (overall) ... points ... behind
1. (1) Brian Vickers (13) ... 348 ... leader
2. (2) Bobby Labonte (15) ... 330 ... -18
3. (4) David Gilliland (21) ... 285 ... -63
4. (8) Travis Kvapil (27) ... 270 ... -78
5. (3) Scott Riggs (28) ... 260 ... -88
6. (7) Jeremy Mayfield (29) ... 255 ... -93
7. (5) J.J. Yeley (31) ... 246 ... -102
8. (9) Dave Blaney (35) ... 212 ... -136
9. (6) Robby Gordon (37) ... 193 ... -155
10. (10) Kyle Petty (40) ... 177 ... -171