10. Carl Edwards (unranked) -- Remember that brief moment in early September when Edwards actually led the point standings? Now he's struggling to stay in the
10. Jamie McMurray (unranked) -- Though he's not in the Chase, McMurray cracks the Power Rankings not only because he won at Talladega, but also because he has
10. Brad Keselowski (unranked) -- We're going outside the Chase to give the final spot in the Power Rankings to Keselowski instead of Dale Earnhardt Jr.,
10. Carl Edwards (unranked) -- His fifth-place finish at Kansas would have meant something had he not wound up 35th the week before at Dover. That race buried
10. Kasey Kahne (6th) -- Kahne didn't have a bad race at Chicago, finishing 12th. His problem is that nine Chase drivers finished better than that. Still, he
10. Dale Earnhardt Jr. (9th) -- Earnhardt gets the nod for this spot over fellow Chase competitor Greg Biffle. As for Clint Bowyer, no matter how you spin his
10. Jeff Gordon (unranked) -- You could make a case for several drivers landing this final spot in the Power Rankings, including Carl Edwards, who is fourth in