The point standings at the halfway mark. Who are you surprised with?

[Joe Fan]

Pos./Driver/Points/Starts/Wins/Top 5/Top 10
1 Dale Jarrett 2515 18 3 8 10
1 Jeff Gordon 2515 18 3 11 11
3 Ricky Rudd 2497 18 1 7 13
4 Rusty Wallace 2308 18 1 4 8
5 Sterling Marlin 2297 18 0 5 10
6 Tony Stewart 2266 18 2 6 9
7 Kevin Harvick * 2172 17 2 3 7
8 Dale Earnhardt, Jr 2140 18 1 4 7
9 Johnny Benson 2138 18 0 2 7
10 Bobby Labonte 2107 18 0 4 8
11 Matt Kenseth 2076 18 0 0 4
12 Mark Martin 2065 18 0 3 8
13 Steve Park 2001 18 1 5 7
14 Jimmy Spencer 1968 18 0 1 6
15 Jeff Burton 1963 18 1 2 7
16 Elliott Sadler 1940 18 1 2 2
17 Bobby Hamilton 1904 18 1 2 5
18 Ward Burton 1872 18 0 2 4
19 Bill Elliott 1866 18 0 1 3
20 Ken Schrader 1775 18 0 0 4
21 Jerry Nadeau 1774 18 0 1 4
22 Kurt Busch * 1736 18 0 2 4
23 Jeremy Mayfield 1681 18 0 4 6
24 Dave Blaney 1671 18 0 0 3
25 Michael Waltrip 1649 18 1 2 2
26 Terry Labonte 1635 18 0 1 2
27 Robert Pressley 1630 17 0 1 2
28 Mike Skinner 1601 18 0 0 1
29 Ricky Craven 1558 18 0 2 2
30 Brett Bodine 1512 18 0 0 1
31 John Andretti 1438 17 0 1 2
32 Stacy Compton 1381 17 0 0 1
33 Todd Bodine 1372 17 0 1 1
34 Casey Atwood * 1310 17 0 0 0
35 Ron Hornaday * 1274 17 0 0 1
36 Joe Nemechek 1263 13 0 0 1
37 Jason Leffler * 1256 15 0 0 0
38 Mike Wallace 1142 13 0 0 3
39 Buckshot Jones 1003 15 0 0 0
40 Hut Stricklin 970 11 0 0 1
41 Kevin Lepage 960 12 0 0 0
42 Andy Houston * 824 12 0 0 0
43 Kyle Petty 758 11 0 0 0
44 Kenny Wallace 755 12 0 0 0
45 Robby Gordon 610 7 0 1 1
46 Rick Mast 490 7 0 0 0

*Rookie

[Joe Fan]

Jimmy Spencer seems to be doing much better than I expected and what about poor Terry Labonte? What has happened to him? Bobby Labonte and Jeff Burton are having poor seasons by their standards so far as well.

[Emfa]

Gordon & Jarrett equal first on 2515 points! I didn't expect that.

On the upside: Marlin and Harvick (what a fantastic rookie season!).

On the downside: all Rousch drivers, Kyle Petty and Joe Nemechek. (Maybe Mayfield too - he shouldn't be 23rd.)

[Speedworx]

I am surprise the Joe Gibbs cars are so far down the points standings.

[Preacher]

On the high side, I am surprised by Marlin and Harvick. I never expected either to do that well. On the low side, I am surprised by both Labontes, both Burtons and Mark Martin. I did not expect them to struggle like this -- comparatively speaking.

[Preacher]

I also agree on Spencer and Mayfield. Jimmy seems to be coming around. I cannot figure out Jeremy. I think he is potentially one of the best -- but he is still struggling.

[Joe Fan]

Welcome aboard Preacher! I hope that we can attract more quality posters like yourself here.

Back to the topic, none of Jack Roush teams are having great years overall. Actually, Kurt Busch is doing a surprisingly great job for a rookie considering the year Roush in having and the history of that car.

As far as Joe Gibbs, I don't know what the problem has been for the #18 car but if you look at Tony Stewart, he would be right in the championship hunt if it weren't for the Daytona penalty and getting taken out by Sterling Marlin.

[Preacher]

Thank you! Anyway, I agree! With a couple of breaks, Stewart is right in the hunt. I'm baffled as to why Bobby L. is doing so-so.