NASCAR Power Rankings Week 36
A second-place finish at Phoenix moved Carl Edwards into the top spot in the FOXSports.com/SPEED.com Power Rankings.
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FOX SPORTS NASCAR POWER RANKINGS
| RK | DRIVER | WINS | CHANGE | HIGH/LOW | COMMENTS |
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Carl Edwards |
1 | 1 | 1/11 |
Tony Stewart dominated early, but Edwards rallied strong to finish second, holding on to a three-point lead in the standings heading into the season finale next week.
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Tony Stewart |
4 | 1 | 1/13 |
It certainly was a good day for Stewart, whose third-place finish leaves him in great championship shape with one race to go.
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Kasey Kahne |
2 | 1 | 3/24 |
Huzzah! Kahne ended an 81-race winless string with a Red Bull Racing team that’s one week from being shut down. An amazing, gutty effort.
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Kevin Harvick |
4 | 1 | 1/20 |
Not a great day for Harvick, who finished 19th, but it’s still been a good year.
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Matt Kenseth |
3 | 2 | 2/26 |
Unbelievably, Kenseth got drilled into the wall by Brian Vickers again.
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Jimmie Johnson |
2 | 1 | 1/15 |
The man who owned Phoenix ran a disappointing 14th. A disappointing Chase for Five-Time.
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Kyle Busch |
4 | 13 | 1/20 |
After the Texas debacle, Busch rallied from a 34th-place start to run third before his engine blew.
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Brad Keselowski |
3 | - | 1/26 |
The youngster of the Chase crowd ran up front for a time but ended the day 18th.
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Jeff Gordon |
3 | 3 | 1/17 |
A sad, sad Chase for Gordon keeps heading south. Phoenix was another huge disappointment.
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Dale Earnhardt Jr. |
0 | 1 | 2/12 |
Junior Nation went home disappointed again, as Earnhardt finished 24th.
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Ryan Newman |
1 | 1 | 3/18 |
A second top-five finish for Stewart-Haas made for a good day for Newman and Co.
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Denny Hamlin |
1 | 1 | 7/20 |
The second half of the Chase has been much better for Hamlin than the first.
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Kurt Busch |
2 | 3 | 2/14 |
The elder Busch led late, then ran out of gas and got a speeding penalty on pit road. Doh!
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Jeff Burton |
0 | - | 8/29 |
Fourth place was a nice finish for Burton, who continues to finish his season well.
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A J Allmendinger |
0 | - | 7/20 |
A great run for the ‘Dinger, who finished sixth at Phoenix.
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Clint Bowyer |
1 | - | 4/25 |
The lame duck at Richard Childress Racing soldiered on for a 10th-place finish.
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Greg Biffle |
0 | 4 | 7/26 |
The Biff finished 13th, which sounds OK, but he was fourth among the Fords.
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Marcos Ambrose |
1 | - | 17/24 |
Another top-10 run for the improving Aussie driver.
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Martin Truex Jr. |
0 | 2 | 9/23 |
The Michael Waltrip Racing driver finished 20th, right about where he sits in the Power Rankings.
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David Ragan |
1 | 1 | 13/23 |
A wreck on Lap 2 made for a long day for Ragan.
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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 |