Power Rankings after Pocono
Props to Joey Logano for a dominant victory in the Pocono 400 on Sunday, but it’s Jimmie Johnson who remains atop the FOXSports.com/SPEED.com Power Rankings for a second consecutive 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 | - | 1/20 |
The five-time champion rebounded from two pit-road speeding penalties and nearly wrecking in Turn 1 to post his third top-five finish in the last four points races.
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Matt Kenseth |
1 | - | 1/13 |
Best in class among the Blue Oval Boys at Pocono, Kenseth finished seventh and moved to the top of the points for the first time since Daytona.
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Dale Earnhardt Jr. |
0 | - | 1/13 |
The No. 88 team played it safe on pit strategy, the end result being another top 10, but still no victory.
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Denny Hamlin |
2 | 2 | 1/12 |
Once upon a time, Hamlin owned Pocono, but a fifth-place finish was still pretty good.
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| 5 |
Greg Biffle |
1 | 1 | 1/12 |
The Biff lost a cylinder and ended the race 24th, his third finish outside the top 10 in four races.
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Tony Stewart |
2 | 4 | 1/15 |
After a couple of rough finishes, Smoke rebounded with a third-place finish behind Logano and Mark Martin.
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| 7 |
Kevin Harvick |
0 | 2 | 1/13 |
One week after finishing second at Dover, Harvick slipped to 15th at Pocono.
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Martin Truex Jr. |
0 | 1 | 3/13 |
Caught in an early crash not of his making, Truex struggled to finish 20th.
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| 9 |
Brad Keselowski |
2 | - | 1/21 |
All told, a pretty rough day for Keselowski, who finished 18th. But he moved into the top 10 in points.
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| 10 |
Clint Bowyer |
0 | 1 | 3/19 |
A quiet, efficient outing for Bowyer, who finished sixth in his Michael Waltrip Racing Toyota.
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Kyle Busch |
1 | 3 | 3/17 |
Wow. Consecutive engine failures for Busch while his teammates finished first and fifth. Not good.
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Ryan Newman |
1 | - | 6/22 |
By virtue of his 12th-place finish, Newman holds onto the second wild-card spot.
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Joey Logano |
2 | 4 | 8/20 |
Props to Logano for winning his second career Cup race. Good timing, given that it’s his contract year.
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| 14 |
Carl Edwards |
0 | - | 4/19 |
An 11th-place run for Edwards, who now has gone nine consecutive races without a top five.
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Kasey Kahne |
1 | 2 | 2/22 |
A blown tire ended Kahne’s string of seven consecutive top-10 finishes.
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| 16 |
Paul Menard |
0 | - | 7/20 |
Best in class among the Richard Childress Racing drivers, Menard finished ninth at Pocono.
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Mark Martin |
0 | 3 | 10/20 |
Old guys rule. Martin’s second-place finish was his best of the season.
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Marcos Ambrose |
0 | - | 14/21 |
The RPM driver was fast early and had a decent 13th-place finish.
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Jeff Burton |
0 | - | 4/21 |
Still looking for speed, Burton finished 15th.
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Aric Almirola |
0 | 5 | 15/20 |
After a great finish in Dover, 28th at Pocono was a huge disappointment for Almirola.
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NASCAR Standings
| RK | Driver |
|---|---|
| 1 | Jimmie Johnson |
| 2 | Carl Edwards |
| 3 | Matt Kenseth |
| 4 | Dale Earnhardt Jr. |
| 5 | Clint Bowyer |
| 6 | Brad Keselowski |
| 7 | Kasey Kahne |
| 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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