NASCAR Power Rankings Week 13
Posted May 20, 2013 08:17 AM EDTFive-time became Four-Time on Saturday night, as Jimmie Johnson became the only driver in NASCAR history to win the Sprint All-Star Race for the fourth time, fighting off the Busch brothers for a historic victory at Charlotte Motor Speedway.
That triumph moves Johnson atop the FOXSports.com/SPEED.com Power Rankings for this week.
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FOX SPORTS NASCAR POWER RANKINGS
| RK | DRIVER | WINS | CHANGE | HIGH/LOW | COMMENTS |
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| 1 |
Jimmie Johnson |
2 | 1 | 1/7 |
What a night for Johnson, who wins his second consecutive All-Star race and breaks a tie with the late Dale Earnhardt and Jeff Gordon for most event victories. Yeah, he’s that good.
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Matt Kenseth |
3 | 1 | 1/9 |
An uncharacteristically poor outing for Kenseth, who finished ninth and never was a factor all night long.
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Kyle Busch |
2 | 1 | 1/16 |
For the second week in a row, Busch should have won but didn’t. This time, he got beat on pit road during the last stop. Still, a disturbing trend.
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Dale Earnhardt Jr. |
0 | 1 | 1/14 |
There was no repeat of his rookie season, when Junior won the All-Star race. That said, seventh wasn’t too bad.
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Carl Edwards |
1 | 2 | 2/19 |
Fast early, Edwards looked like a potential winner but got bitten by bad pit strategy.
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Kasey Kahne |
1 | 3 | 2/15 |
It’s impressive how well Kahne runs when he’s not getting stuffed into the wall. He hoped for better than fourth.
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Denny Hamlin |
0 | 1 | 5/19 |
Although he did not figure in the final outcome, Hamlin got better at the end of the race and finished sixth.
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Kevin Harvick |
1 | 1 | 4/15 |
The former All-Star winner found no magic on Saturday night, finishing midpack.
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Clint Bowyer |
0 | 3 | 5/15 |
Second after 40 laps, Bowyer faded badly and ended the night in 18th.
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Kurt Busch |
0 | 5 | 10/19 |
Don’t look now, but Busch has greatly raised the performance of Furniture Row Racing. Could be a wild-card threat.
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Joey Logano |
0 | - | 10/18 |
Whoa, where did Logano come from? Second place was best in class for everyone not named Johnson.
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Jeff Gordon |
0 | - | 5/18 |
The three-time All-Star winner struggled much of the night, never running up front.
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Greg Biffle |
0 | 3 | 5/13 |
Tough night for Biffle, who bounced off the wall and finished 15th.
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Brad Keselowski |
0 | 3 | 1/14 |
Wow. Keselowski was out with a mechanical failure practically before the race began.
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Ryan Newman |
0 | 1 | 7/18 |
Although he was best in class among the Stewart-Haas Racing cars, 13th wasn’t a good finish for Newman.
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Jamie McMurray |
0 | 2 | 11/18 |
By winning the Sprint Showdown, McMurray raced his way into the big race, where he finished eighth. Good night.
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Ricky Stenhouse Jr. |
0 | 2 | 17/20 |
Runner-up in the Sprint Showdown moved Stenhouse into the main event, but once there, he struggled.
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Aric Almirola |
0 | 5 | 8/20 |
He didn’t make the All-Star race, but Almirola is still having a great season.
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Paul Menard |
0 | 5 | 9/19 |
Like Almirola, Menard didn’t advance beyond the Showdown.
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Martin Truex Jr. |
0 | 3 | 14/20 |
See Menard above.
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NASCAR Standings
| RK | Driver |
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| 1 | Jimmie Johnson |
| 2 | Carl Edwards |
| 3 | Matt Kenseth |
| 4 | Dale Earnhardt Jr. |
| 5 | Clint Bowyer |
| 6 | Kasey Kahne |
| 7 | Brad Keselowski |
| 8 | Kyle Busch |
| 9 | Aric Almirola |
| 10 | Kevin Harvick |
| 11 | Paul Menard |
| 12 | Jeff Gordon |
| 13 | Greg Biffle |
| 14 | Martin Truex Jr. |
| 15 | Jamie McMurray |
| 16 | Ricky Stenhouse Jr. |
| 17 | Ryan Newman |
| 18 | Kurt Busch |
| 19 | Joey Logano |
| 20 | Jeff Burton |
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