Power Rankings after Talladega
Brad Keselowski came up huge at Talladega Superspeedway, dodging mayhem to win the Aaron’s 499, his second NASCAR Sprint Cup victory of the season. But it’s Greg Biffle who moves back to the No. 1 slot after scoring his sixth top-five in 10 races.
Here are this week’s 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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Greg Biffle |
1 | 1 | 1/12 |
Had Biffle been able to stay on Matt Kenseth’s bumper at the end, it would have been a Roush Fenway 1-2. But it wasn’t. Still, fifth isn’t bad.
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Dale Earnhardt Jr. |
0 | 1 | 1/13 |
Junior led some laps, wowed the Alabama crowd and put on a great show. But at money time, working with David Ragan and Trevor Bayne didn’t get it done.
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Matt Kenseth |
1 | 1 | 1/13 |
The Daytona 500 winner led the most laps and had the best car, but had to settle for third when he and Biffle couldn’t stay hooked up.
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Kyle Busch |
2 | 5 | 3/17 |
He won last week in Richmond and finished second at Talladega. Look out drivers, Kyle Busch is coming at you like a spider monkey.
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Brad Keselowski |
1 | 8 | 1/21 |
Now that he has two race victories, Keselowski is a virtual lock to make the Chase for the Sprint Cup. And he’ll do some damage when he gets there.
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Denny Hamlin |
2 | - | 1/12 |
Finishing 23rd at Talladega means Hamlin stays where he is in the power rankings. Still, with two victories he’s in great shape.
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Tony Stewart |
2 | 2 | 1/15 |
For a time, it looked like Stewart had a great shot at victory or at least a solid top five. He finished 24th. You’ll have that at Talladega.
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Jimmie Johnson |
0 | 5 | 1/20 |
A broken oil-pump belt meant Johnson is now 0-for-restrictor-plate tracks this season. Could this be the first time in his career he misses the Chase? Nah.
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Kevin Harvick |
0 | 1 | 1/13 |
Usually a threat to win at every plate track, Harvick got crashed out and finished 25th. Not his fault, but still not good.
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Martin Truex Jr. |
0 | 3 | 3/13 |
A second consecutive poor outing for Truex, who finished a season’s worst 28th after finishing 25th at Richmond.
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Clint Bowyer |
0 | - | 3/19 |
After finishing first or second in the three prior Talladega races, Bowyer finished sixth on Sunday. Most everyone else would have been happy.
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Carl Edwards |
0 | 4 | 4/19 |
Don’t look now, but Cousin Carl is outside the top 10 in points, while teammates Biffle and Kenseth are 1-2. Awkward.
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Ryan Newman |
1 | 1 | 6/22 |
It was a brutal day for Newman, who suffered the same fate as Jimmie Johnson, losing an oil-pump belt.
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Jamie McMurray |
0 | 6 | 14/20 |
An 11th-place run was McMurray’s fourth consecutive top-15 finish.
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Kasey Kahne |
0 | 3 | 2/22 |
After a wretched start to the season, Kahne posted his fourth straight top 10 and second straight top five.
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Paul Menard |
0 | 1 | 7/20 |
All in all, a decent outing for Menard, who ended the race 17th.
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Joey Logano |
0 | 1 | 8/20 |
Like so many others, Logano’s day ended with both disappointment and a torn-up race car.
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Juan Pablo Montoya |
0 | 1 | 17/23 |
See Joey Logano, above.
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Jeff Burton |
0 | - | 4/21 |
A 10th-place run was Burton’s best result since Bristol.
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Mark Martin |
0 | 6 | 10/20 |
The ageless one didn’t even compete at Talladega. And he’s still better than most of those who did.
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NASCAR Standings
| RK | Driver |
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| 1 | Jimmie Johnson |
| 2 | Carl Edwards |
| 3 | Clint Bowyer |
| 4 | Kevin Harvick |
| 5 | Matt Kenseth |
| 6 | Kyle Busch |
| 7 | Dale Earnhardt Jr. |
| 8 | Greg Biffle |
| 9 | Brad Keselowski |
| 10 | Tony Stewart |
| 11 | Paul Menard |
| 12 | Kasey Kahne |
| 13 | Martin Truex Jr. |
| 14 | Joey Logano |
| 15 | Aric Almirola |
| 16 | Jeff Gordon |
| 17 | Jeff Burton |
| 18 | Ryan Newman |
| 19 | Ricky Stenhouse Jr. |
| 20 | Kurt Busch |
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