NASCAR Power Rankings Week 2
A storybook ending to a storybook Speedweeks, with Trevor Bayne winning the Daytona 500 one day after his 20th birthday — giving Wood Brothers Racing its first NASCAR Sprint Cup victory in a decade and first Daytona 500 victory since 1976.
Here’s the Daytona Speedweeks edition of the FOXsports.com Power Rankings, Powered by SPEED.com. These will change radically next week in Phoenix, but right now reflect a wild and unpredictable Daytona 500.
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FOX SPORTS NASCAR POWER RANKINGS
| RK | DRIVER | WINS | CHANGE | HIGH/LOW | COMMENTS |
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Trevor Bayne |
0 | - | 1/31 |
Of course he won’t stay here, and he didn’t even earn any points. But to win the Daytona 500 in only your second career Cup start is unbelievable. And he’s the youngest Daytona 500 winner in history.
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Kurt Busch |
0 | 1 | 2/14 |
He won the Budweiser Shootout and his Gatorade Duel before finishing fifth in the 500. Great way to start the season.
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Carl Edwards |
0 | 8 | 1/11 |
By finishing second in the Daytona 500, Edwards was the best of the four Roush Fenway Racing Fords.
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Tony Stewart |
0 | 9 | 1/13 |
On Saturday, Stewart won his sixth Nationwide Series race at Daytona and was in contention until the end of the 500.
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Regan Smith |
0 | - | 5/27 |
Smith was brilliant in Speedweeks, pushing Kurt Busch to victory in his Duel and earning the first top-10 finish for both himself and Furniture Row Racing.
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Bobby Labonte |
0 | - | 6/28 |
The 2000 Sprint Cup champion finished fourth in his first drive with JTG Daugherty Racing.
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Juan Pablo Montoya |
0 | 11 | 5/25 |
Of the cars in the field with Earnhardt Childress Racing engines, Montoya had the best finish at sixth.
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David Gilliland |
0 | - | 8/29 |
The Southern California driver came in third at Daytona, the best finish to date for Front Row Motorsports.
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Jeff Gordon |
0 | 8 | 1/17 |
Not his fault he got knocked out of the Daytona 500, but it was his fault he wrecked in the Gatorade Duel.
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Kyle Busch |
0 | 4 | 1/20 |
Hardly a great Speedweeks for Busch, but he did rank best in class of the Gibbs cars.
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Clint Bowyer |
0 | 5 | 4/25 |
Bowyer was the fastest of the three Richard Childress Racing cars when he got wadded up late in the race.
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Dale Earnhardt Jr. |
0 | 10 | 2/12 |
Another late-race crash victim, Junior showed some speed for the first time in forever.
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Mark Martin |
0 | 2 | 8/22 |
The ageless one had a strong run at Daytona, finishing the 500 with a top 10. Good, but not great.
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Jamie McMurray |
0 | 10 | 4/30 |
One of three drivers to suffer problems with his ECR engine, McMurray limped home 18th.
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Jimmie Johnson |
0 | 3 | 1/15 |
Johnson was a total non-factor in the Shootout, qualifying and the 500. He ought to fare better soon.
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Kevin Harvick |
0 | 7 | 1/20 |
A not-so-Happy Harvick made it less than 30 minutes before suffering epic fail under the hood.
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Denny Hamlin |
0 | 7 | 7/20 |
A frustrating and erratic run for Hamlin, who couldn’t seem to race well with his teammates.
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Ryan Newman |
0 | 13 | 3/18 |
The Purdue engineering grad led the most laps but got crashed out of the 500.
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Greg Biffle |
0 | 12 | 7/26 |
The Biff’s day ended when he tried to mow the lawn in the Daytona infield. Not a good start to the season.
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Jeff Burton |
0 | 12 | 8/29 |
Fast car, engine failure. That seemed to be a common theme with RCR on Sunday.
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NASCAR Standings
| RK | Driver |
|---|---|
| 1 | Greg Biffle |
| 2 | Matt Kenseth |
| 3 | Dale Earnhardt Jr. |
| 4 | Denny Hamlin |
| 5 | Jimmie Johnson |
| 6 | Martin Truex Jr. |
| 7 | Tony Stewart |
| 8 | Kevin Harvick |
| 9 | Kyle Busch |
| 10 | Carl Edwards |
| 11 | Clint Bowyer |
| 12 | Brad Keselowski |
| 13 | Paul Menard |
| 14 | Ryan Newman |
| 15 | Joey Logano |
| 16 | Kasey Kahne |
| 17 | Jeff Burton |
| 18 | Marcos Ambrose |
| 19 | Juan Pablo Montoya |
| 20 | Jamie McMurray |