Weekend of daggers

An annoying weekend: Team USA loses in a disappointing performance at the World Cup and the biggest douche in NASCAR wins for a second consecutive week.

Kudos to Todd for the team win to tighten up the standings even more.

Up next: CokeZero 400 at Daytona on Saturday night (7:45 p.m., TNT), a standard $7/14 event.

Shake & Bake (Todd), 58/1st

Kurt Busch (2) - 3

Clint Bowyer (33) - 7

Marcos Ambrose (47) - 13

Greg Biffle (16) - 16

Elliott Sadler (19) - 19

Cheating Cheaters (Brad), 66/2nd

Jimmie Johnson (48) - 1

Joey Logano (20) - 9

Jeff Burton (31) - 12

Matt Kenseth (17) - 17

Scott Speed (82) - 27

Smoke Bombs (Matt), 79/3rd

Tony Stewart (14) - 2

Ryan Newman (39) - 6

Jamie McMurray (1) - 18

Carl Edwards (99) - 25

Paul Menard (98) - 28

Paper Chasers (Joe), 85/4th

Kevin Harvick (29) - 5

Kyle Busch (18) 11

David Reutimann (00) - 15

Reed Sorenson (83) - 24

Bobby Labonte (7) - 30

Redneck Tribe Motorsports (Chad), 88/5th

Jeff Gordon (24) - 4

Dale Earnhardt Jr . (88) - 8

David Ragan (6) - 20

Martin Truex Jr. (56) - 22

Juan Pablo Montoya (42) - 34

Racin' Kahne (Quang) 107/6th

A.J. Allmendinger (43) - 10

Denny Hamlin (11) - 14

Mark Martin (5) - 21

Brad Keselowski (12) - 26

Kasey Kahne (9) - 36

Money race -- Ind/Team/Total (Net)
1. Redneck Tribe -- $0/$84/$84 (-$61)
2. Cheatin' Cheaters -- $35/$42/$77 (-$68)

3. Paper Chasers -- $21/$46/$67 (-$78)

4. Racin' Kahne -- $35/$28/$63 (-$82)
5. Shake & Bake -- $22/$35/$57 (-$88)
6. Smoke Bombs -- $17/$14/$31 (-$114)

Whine country winner

Joe's road-ringer grab paid off in a huge way Sunday, as the Paper Chasers used strong finishes from Boris Said (8th) and Jan Magnussen (12th) to edge Matt's Smoke Bombs for the $14 team title at Sonoma, Calif.

Jimmie Johnson gets his standard one-line mention with the race win for the Cheatin' Cheaters.

Up next: Lenox Industrial Tools 301 at New Hampshire on Sunday (1:15 p.m., TNT), a standard $7/$14 event.

Paper Chasers (Joe), 82/1st

Kevin Harvick (29) - 3

Boris Said (26) - 8

Jan Magnussen (09) - 12

David Reutimann (00) - 20

Kyle Busch (18) - 39

Smoke Bombs (Matt), 91/2nd

Tony Stewart (14) - 9

Jamie McMurray (1) - 15

Ryan Newman (39) - 16

Paul Menard (98) - 22

Carl Edwards (99) - 29

Redneck Tribe Motorsports (Chad), 93/T-3rd

Jeff Gordon (24) - 5

Juan Pablo Montoya (42) - 10

Dale Earnhardt Jr . (88) -11

David Ragan (6) - 25

Martin Truex Jr. (56) - 42

Shake & Bake (Todd), 93/T-3rd

Marcos Ambrose (47) - 6

Greg Biffle (16) - 7

Elliott Sadler (19) - 17

Clint Bowyer (33) - 31

Kurt Busch (2) - 32

Racin' Kahne (Quang) 100/5th

Kasey Kahne (9) - 4

A.J. Allmendinger (43) - 13

Mark Martin (5) - 14

Denny Hamlin (11) - 34

Brad Keselowski (12) - 35

Cheating Cheaters (Brad), 109/6th

Jimmie Johnson (48) - 1

Scott Speed (82) - 18

Jeff Burton (31) - 27

Matt Kenseth (17) - 30

Joey Logano (20) - 33

Money race -- Ind/Team/Total (Net)
1. Redneck Tribe -- $0/$84/$84 (-$61)
2. Cheatin' Cheaters -- $28/$42/$70 (-$75)

3. Paper Chasers -- $21/$46/$67 (-$78)

4. Racin' Kahne -- $35/$28/$63 (-$82)
5. Shake & Bake -- $22/$21/$43 (-$102)
6. Smoke Bombs -- $17/$14/$31 (-$114)

Quang rocketing up the standings

Quang's Racin' Kahne swept the individual and team honors (thanks to a 1-2 finish from Denny Hamlin and his team namesake) Sunday at Michigan to shoot from fifth to second in the money standings.

Up next: Toyota Savemart 350, Sonoma, Calif. on Sunday (3:19 p.m., TNT), a standard $7/$14 event.

Racin' Kahne (Quang), 57/1st

Denny Hamlin (11) - 1

Kasey Kahne (9) - 2

A.J. Allmendinger (43) - 11

Mark Martin (5) - 16

Brad Keselowski (12) - 27

Cheating Cheaters (Brad), 66/2nd
Jimmie Johnson (48) - 6
Jeff Burton (31) - 8
Joey Logano (20) - 10
Matt Kenseth (17) - 14
Scott Speed (82) - 28

Shake & Bake (Todd), 70/3rd
Kurt Busch (2) - 3
Greg Biffle (16) - 9
Marcos Ambrose (47) - 15

Elliott Sadler (19) - 21

Clint Bowyer (33) - 22

Redneck Tribe Motorsports (Chad), 75/4th

Jeff Gordon (24) - 4

Dale Earnhardt Jr . (88) - 7

Juan Pablo Montoya (42) - 13
Martin Truex Jr. (56) - 17
David Ragan (6) - 34

Smoke Bombs (Matt), 98/5th
Tony Stewart (14) - 5
Carl Edwards (99) - 12

Jamie McMurray (1) - 24

Paul Menard (98) - 25

Ryan Newman (39) - 32

Paper Chasers (Joe), 119/6th
David Reutimann (00) - 18

Kevin Harvick (29) - 19

Kyle Busch (18) - 20
Sam Hornish Jr. (77) - 26
Casey Mears (83) - 36

Money race -- Ind/Team/Total (Net)
1. Redneck Tribe -- $0/$84/$84 (-$61)
T2. Cheatin' Cheaters -- $21/$42/$63 (-$82)

T2. Racin' Kahne -- $35/$28/$63 (-$82)
4. Paper Chasers -- $21/$32/$53 (-$92)
5. Shake & Bake -- $22/$21/$43 (-$102)
6. Smoke Bombs -- $17/$14/$31 (-$114)

Chasers chasing us!

Remember Joe's early season rash of second-place finishes? No more. The Paper Chasers won their second consecutive team race Sunday at Pocono, and has surged from last to third in the money standings in two weeks.

The result proved that when Sam Hornish Jr. keeps his car in one piece, the Chasers are a tough team to beat. Although the team race likely tipped on Chasers driver Kevin Harvick's spinout of Joey Logano. The second-place Cheatin' Cheaters had Logano and finished just seven points out of the win.

In the individual race, Denny Hamlin winning at Pocono is becoming like Jimmie Johnson's track record in Charlotte. (Yawn.) The win delivered $7 more to Quang.

Up next: Heluva Good Sour Cream Dips 400 at Michigan on Sunday (1 p.m., TNT), a standard $7/$14 event.

Paper Chasers (Joe), 55/1st
Kyle Busch (18) - 2
Kevin Harvick (29) - 4
Sam Hornish Jr. (77) - 11
David Reutimann (00) - 15
Casey Mears (83) - 23

Cheating Cheaters (Brad), 62/2nd
Jimmie Johnson (48) - 5
Jeff Burton (31) - 7
Joey Logano (20) - 13
Matt Kenseth (17) - 17
Scott Speed (82) - 20

Smoke Bombs (Matt), 81/3rd
Tony Stewart (14) - 3
Carl Edwards (99) - 12
Ryan Newman (39) - 14

Paul Menard (98) - 16
Jamie McMurray (1) - 36

Racin' Kahne (Quang), 88/4th
Denny Hamlin (11) - 1
A.J. Allmendinger (43) - 10
Brad Keselowski (12) - 21
Kasey Kahne (9) - 27
Mark Martin (5) - 29

Shake & Bake (Todd), 104/5th
Kurt Busch (2) - 6
Clint Bowyer (33) - 9
Greg Biffle (16) - 28
Marcos Ambrose (47) - 30

Elliott Sadler (19) - 31

Redneck Tribe Motorsports (Chad), 110/6th

Juan Pablo Montoya (42) - 8

Dale Earnhardt Jr . (88) - 19
Martin Truex Jr. (56) - 25
David Ragan (6) - 26
Jeff Gordon (24) - 32

Money race -- Ind/Team/Total (Net)
1. Redneck Tribe -- $0/$84/$84 (-$61)
2. Cheatin' Cheaters -- $21/$42/$63 (-$82)
3. Paper Chasers -- $21/$32/$53 (-$92)
4. Shake & Bake -- $22/$21/$43 (-$102)
5. Racin' Kahne -- $28/$14/$42 (-$103)
6. Smoke Bombs -- $17/$14/$31 (-$114)