NASCAR Power Rankings Week 3
Kyle Busch came up just short of a historic triple at Phoenix International Raceway this weekend, but he accomplished enough to move himself to the top of the FOXsports.com Power Rankings, Powered by SPEED.com.
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FOX SPORTS NASCAR POWER RANKINGS
| RK | DRIVER | WINS | CHANGE | HIGH/LOW | COMMENTS |
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| 1 |
Kyle Busch |
0 | 9 | 1/20 |
Yeah, he finished second in the Sprint Cup race at Phoenix, but he had an amazing weekend, winning twice and leading the Cup standings.
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Jeff Gordon |
2 | 7 | 1/17 |
It was an emotional Gordon who broke a 66-race winless streak to capture the Subway Fresh Fit 500 at Phoenix International Raceway.
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Tony Stewart |
0 | 1 | 1/13 |
The co-owner/driver of the Stewart-Haas Racing No. 14 is a notoriously slow starter. Not this year, so look out.
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Kurt Busch |
0 | 2 | 2/14 |
So far this season, Busch has won twice in non-points races and has been strong in those that count. He’s stout.
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Jimmie Johnson |
0 | 10 | 1/15 |
Bad news for the competition — Johnson remembered how good he is at Phoenix, as he finished third.
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Trevor Bayne |
1 | 5 | 1/31 |
Yes, Bayne’s Phoenix weekend was awful from start to finish. He’s still a huge story, though.
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A J Allmendinger |
0 | - | 7/20 |
The ‘Dinger, tied for third in points after two races? Did we forget to take our meds today? No, it’s true!
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Mark Martin |
0 | 5 | 8/22 |
Twice in two weeks, Martin has recovered from crashes to post decent finishes. Could well make the Chase.
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Carl Edwards |
0 | 6 | 1/11 |
Wow. Edwards had a rocket at Phoenix and was taken out by Kyle Busch early in the race.
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Kevin Harvick |
0 | 6 | 1/20 |
After the debacle in Daytona, Happy recovered with a solid fourth-place finish at one of his favorite tracks.
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Dale Earnhardt Jr. |
0 | 1 | 2/12 |
Junior. Top-10 finish. Hell, yeah, for the Earnhardt Nation, who may have something to cheer this year.
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Ryan Newman |
0 | 6 | 3/18 |
The Purdue engineer couldn’t repeat his victory from last year, but fifth was a good finish.
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Juan Pablo Montoya |
0 | 6 | 5/25 |
A 19th-place finish in Phoenix wasn’t what Montoya was hoping for.
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Bobby Labonte |
0 | 8 | 6/28 |
New team, new season, new attitude, as Labonte is seventh in points two races in.
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David Gilliland |
0 | 7 | 8/29 |
You can’t argue with 10th place in points for Gilliland, while driving for a small team.
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Paul Menard |
0 | - | 6/23 |
Amazing what happens when you put a decent driver in top equipment for the first time.
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Denny Hamlin |
0 | - | 7/20 |
It hasn’t been a great start to the season for Hamlin, for whom big things were expected this season.
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Kasey Kahne |
0 | 6 | 3/24 |
A good run for Kahne in the Red Bull Toyota, as he finished sixth at Phoenix.
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Martin Truex Jr. |
0 | - | 9/23 |
Maybe, just maybe, Truex and Michael Waltrip Racing are starting to jell.
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Brad Keselowski |
0 | 3 | 1/26 |
Still a long way to go for the Blue Deuce, but Keselowski is improving.
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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 |