Here are this week's power rankings for the upcoming race at Martinsville, as the Sprint Cup Series gets ready to resume racing after the Easter off-week.

1. Kyle Busch

He runs up front every week and contends for the win. He would have had another good run at Bristol hadn't it been for a power steering failure while leading the race. He'll be looking to rebound at Martinsville, where he'll have to be patient if he wants to finish up front.

2. Dale Earnhardt Jr.

He has been as consistent as anyone this year, and aside from the Fontana crash has a worst finish of 9th. Martinsville bids well for Jr., where he has enjoyed much success in prior years, including a stretch where he finished in the top-5 in 5 consecutive races.

3. Carl Edwards

Short track racing just isn't what Carl Edwards is known for. He had a sub-par run at Bristol, finishing 16th, and that will likely be the same at Martinsville. In 7 starts, he has no top-10's at the Virginia track.

4. Greg Biffle

Greg Biffle has the best average finish among active drivers at Bristol, but Martinsville is the exact opposite for the Biff, where he has an average finish of 24th.

5. Jeff Burton

Burton's patience allowed him to avoid the incident that took the chances of Tony Stewart winning and the slowing car of Denny Hamlin on the final restart to get his first win since Texas last spring. More patience out of Burton could see him looking for three in a row at Texas.

6. Kevin Harvick

Harvick was right behind Burton last week at Bristol last week, and he knows how to get around Martinsvile. In the past four races, he has three top-10's.

7. Matt Kenseth

He had another solid top-10 at Bristol last week, but he may struggle next week at Martinsville, where in 16 starts he has mustered just 5 top-10's. However, two of those top-10's came last year in the first races run by the COT at the paperclip track, when he finished 10th and 5th.

8. Jeff Gordon

Gordon struggled to stay on the lead lap all day at Bristol, managing only an 11th place finish there, but Martinsville is where he should rebound. One of his favorite tracks, Gordon has won there seven times, and has a streak of ten consecutive top-10's. Perhaps even more impressive than that is the fact Gordon has never failed to finish a race in 30 starts at Martinsville.

9. Tony Stewart

Stewart was a victim of typical short track racing at Bristol, going from contending for the win to finishing 14th in an instant. However, he too should rebound at Martinsville, where in the past five races he has four top-10's, with the other being a 13th place showing.

10. Denny Hamlin

He could-a, would-a, should-a won at Bristol. However, he has to put that all behind him as he goes to Martinsville looking to win in front of fellow Virgina natives. In five starts he has one DNF overshadowed by four finishes of 8th or better, including his first start there.

Other notable drivers:

11. Kasey Kahne- He had another consistent run at Bristol, but he struggles at Martinsville, where he has failed to finish in the top-15 in half of his starts.

12. Jimmie Johnson- A flat tire late at Bristol cost him a good finish. He's won the past three races at Martinsville, but if he's going to win a fourth strait he'll have to avoid more bad luck.

13. Clint Bowyer- He completed the RCR 1-2-3 finish at Bristol, and he'll look to continue to improve at Martinsville. He got his first top-ten at the track in his last start there last fall.

14. Martin Truex Jr.- He's quietly finishing in the top-15 each race, which is allowing him to stay in the top-12. However his best finish at Martinsville is only 19th.

15. Aric Almirola & David Gilliland- Both drivers impressed as Almirola earned his first top-10 finish in his career and Gilliland earned his first top-10 in a non-restrictor plate race. Both Gilliland and Almirola are on the entry list for Martinsville.