NASCAR Power Rankings End of Season
What might have been the greatest season in NASCAR history ended with one of the greatest drives in history.
So where does everyone rank at the end of the year? Here are our final Power Rankings of 2011:
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FOX SPORTS NASCAR POWER RANKINGS
| RK | DRIVER | WINS | CHANGE | HIGH/LOW | COMMENTS |
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| 1 |
Tony Stewart |
0 | 1 | 1/13 |
The only man to ever win the NASCAR Winston Cup, Nextel Cup and Sprint Cup titles drove the race of his life at Homestead to seal the deal. Unbelievable.
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Carl Edwards |
0 | 1 | 1/11 |
After the race, Edwards said it best: “It just wasn’t meant to be.” Still an amazing Chase performance, with a record average finish of 4.9.
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Kevin Harvick |
0 | 1 | 1/20 |
An eighth-place finish locked up Harvick’s second consecutive third-place points finish.
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Kasey Kahne |
0 | 1 | 3/24 |
Midway through the race, Kahne’s car was horrible, yet he rallied to finish seventh. He will be tough next year.
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Brad Keselowski |
0 | 3 | 1/26 |
This was Keselowski’s breakout season, as he became one of the sport’s rising stars.
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Matt Kenseth |
0 | 1 | 2/26 |
A fourth-place finish at Homestead was great, but Kenseth hurt himself with mistakes in the Chase.
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Jimmie Johnson |
0 | 1 | 1/15 |
The worst statistical year of Jimmie Johnson’s career was still better than most drivers’ best.
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Jeff Gordon |
0 | 1 | 1/17 |
Although his Chase was disappointing, Gordon won three times this season and had 13 top fives.
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Dale Earnhardt Jr. |
0 | 1 | 2/12 |
While he still didn’t win this year, Earnhardt had his best points season since 2006.
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Denny Hamlin |
0 | 2 | 7/20 |
Another top 10 helped Hamlin end an under-performing Chase on a high note.
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| 11 |
Ryan Newman |
0 | - | 3/18 |
He didn’t win, but the boss did and Newman was solid all season, making for an SHR home run.
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Kurt Busch |
0 | 1 | 2/14 |
Eight finishes of 13th or worse in the Chase, and an average finish of 19.1. Wow.
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Kyle Busch |
0 | 6 | 1/20 |
Getting parked at Texas meant the younger Busch had no shot at a top-10 points finish.
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| 14 |
Clint Bowyer |
0 | 2 | 4/25 |
An excellent sixth-place finish for Bowyer in his final run with Richard Childress Racing.
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A J Allmendinger |
0 | - | 7/20 |
A good season, as the ‘Dinger finished 15th in points and in the final race.
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Jeff Burton |
0 | 2 | 8/29 |
A 10th-place finish allowed Burton to close out the season strongly.
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Martin Truex Jr. |
0 | 2 | 9/23 |
Third place for Truex in a great run at one of his favorite tracks.
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Greg Biffle |
0 | 1 | 7/26 |
One of three Ford drivers to suffer an engine failure, Biffle had an early night.
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Marcos Ambrose |
0 | 1 | 17/24 |
An engine failure killed Ambrose’s hopes of a good run, too.
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David Ragan |
0 | - | 13/23 |
See Biffle and Ambrose above.
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NASCAR Standings
| RK | Driver |
|---|---|
| 1 | Tony Stewart |
| 2 | Carl Edwards |
| 3 | Kevin Harvick |
| 4 | Matt Kenseth |
| 5 | Brad Keselowski |
| 6 | Jimmie Johnson |
| 7 | Dale Earnhardt Jr. |
| 8 | Jeff Gordon |
| 9 | Denny Hamlin |
| 10 | Ryan Newman |
| 11 | Kurt Busch |
| 12 | Kyle Busch |
| 13 | Clint Bowyer |
| 14 | Kasey Kahne |
| 15 | A J Allmendinger |
| 16 | Greg Biffle |
| 17 | Paul Menard |
| 18 | Martin Truex Jr. |
| 19 | Marcos Ambrose |
| 20 | Jeff Burton |