If small teams ruled the world ...
Brian Vickers opens up a lead on the rest of the field after a wild 'Dega race that saw Brian Vickers get a top 5 and four (!) other Small Teamers (Kvapil, R. Gordon, Gilliland, Riggs) crack the top 20. One of those running well was *not* Bobby Labonte, who got caught up in that late wreck and got dropped to 34. David Gilliland (15th) passes him for second in the Small Team Standings.
In the real world, Vickers climbed three spots to 16th and has a weak, but still possible, shot at the Chase.
The Small Team Standings after nine races is after the jump:
Rank. Driver ... Pts ... Beh (Last wk)
1. Brian Vickers ... 994 ... Ldr (1)
2. David Gilliland ... 940 ... -54 (3)
3. Bobby Labonte ... 895 ... -99 (2)
4. Travis Kvapil ... 893 ... -101 (4)
5. Robby Gordon ... 797 ... -197 (6)
6. Scott Riggs ... 788 ... -206 (5)
7. J.J. Yeley ... 551 ... -443 (7)
8. Dave Blaney ... 546 ... -448 (8)
9. Jeremy Mayfield ... 490 ... -504 (9)
10. Mike Skinner ... 423 ... -571 (10)
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