Can Clint Bowyer's life get any better?

In the span of three weeks, the second-year driver of the No. 07 Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet has qualified for the championship deciding Chase for the Nextel Cup, won his first career Cup race, and worked hard to finish 12th and stay in the title hunt.

This weekend things are only going to get better as Bowyer heads to his homestate, Kansas, for the running of the LifeLock 400.

While he is only seventh in this week's Power Rankings, he could surprise the world as he qualified sixth and finished ninth in his rookie visit to the 1.5-mile Kansas track.

What do you think?  Can Clint Bowyer continue his string of surprising runs and contend for a victory - and possibly the championship lead - this weekend? Who will win this year's championship?

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Alright, let's face facts, it would not have been fun to be Kurt Busch at New Hampshire International Speedway.

Sure, the driver of the No. 2 Dodge was one of the hottest drivers going into the Chase, but now all that matters is how you perform in the 10 Chase races - and Kurt did not do well last weekend.  As a result, he fell to 12th in this week's Power Rankings.

Is he out of championship contention?  Jimmie Johnson finished 39th last year at Loudon and went on to win the championship - so Busch can obviously fight back.  However, he cannot falter anymore, especially not this weekend at Dover.

What do you think?  Can Kurt Busch fight back from his dissapointing NHIS performance to put himself back in championship contention?  Who will win this year's championship?

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No matter what you read or hear in the next few days, nobody can can say who will win the Chase for the Nextel Cup this year.

At least, not until after it begins this season.

It is extremely difficult for a driver to bounce back after a slow start to the Chase - and no driver knows this better than Jeff Burton, the elder statesmen of the sport.

This week, he is ranked 10th in the Power Rankings, but he could jump up the rankings with a good performance at New Hampshire, where he has four wins, seven top fives and 12 top 10s in 25 career starts.

What do you think?  Can Burton perform as well as he has in the past at NHIS this weekend?  Will he be a contender or just a pretender in this year's Chase?  Who will win this year's championship?

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What a strange season the 2007 campaign has been for Kevin Harvick.

After starting the season with a victory at Daytona International Speedway, Happy has experienced a roller-coaster of results, scoring three top fives and nine top 10s in the next 24 races. In that same span, he also has six finishes of 25th or worse. As a result, he is one of two drivers (Kurt Busch being the other) that could lose their spot in the Chase for the Nextel Cup to Dale Earnhardt Jr. on Saturday.

Can Harvick recapture his Daytona 500 winning form? Is there any chance he blows up and misses out on the Chase? Should he be fifth in the Power Rankings?

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Carl Edwards already has the Busch Series title locked up.

After a win at Bristol this past week, Edwards, who is ranked No. 2 in this week's Power Rankings, took a big step toward adding a Chase title to his resume.

What do you think? Can Edwards make history and win both the Busch and Nextel Cup titles in the same season? Is it even fair to pose that question? Does he have what it takes at such a young age to pull it off?

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