Well, this week Danica has a chance to finish higher than she starts...
She starts 33rd, after qualifying about .7 seconds off the pole speed. New Hampshire is known for frequent long green runs, so she very well could be a lap down inside the first 35 laps or so.
Jimmy Johnson got caught cheating again, so his outside pole starting position was forfeited and he will start from the rear. As Danica is starting from the inside row, she will still start 33rd.
The ice queen has moved up to 25th in the points. Not because of her driving skills, but because the teams around her in the points have run different drivers this season. An example of this would be Denny Hamlin is 5 points behind Danica, but he missed 4 races. The #11 car is 87 points ahead of her though with 2 different drivers filling in for Denny in the other races.
In car owner points, the #10 car is in 28th place. The 55 car is in 18th place, 130 points ahead of Danica, but also has had 3 different drivers this season. The 51 car is a similar situation with 5 different drivers this season and is 41 points ahead of Danica.