Power Rankings after Sonoma
Matt Kenseth didn’t have a great run on the Sonoma road course, but the problems of his rivals were enough to move him to the top of 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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Matt Kenseth |
1 | 1 | 1/13 |
Next year at this time, expect Kenseth to be driving for Joe Gibbs Racing. Right now, he’s on top of the points.
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Dale Earnhardt Jr. |
1 | 1 | 1/13 |
After the Michigan victory, a letdown was inevitable, especially since Junior isn’t much of a road racer.
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Jimmie Johnson |
2 | - | 1/20 |
I still think Johnson bags championship No. 6 this year, as he has no real weaknesses in his game at the moment.
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Tony Stewart |
2 | 1 | 1/15 |
It’s summer now, and Smoke is starting to heat up, as he usually does. His competitors need to be very worried.
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Greg Biffle |
1 | 1 | 1/12 |
Not much of a road racer, Biffle did well to finish seventh. Nice run overall.
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Clint Bowyer |
1 | 2 | 3/19 |
Huzzah! Bowyer became the 12th different winner in 16 races with a superlative drive. He is only the second Michael Waltrip Racing driver to win a Cup race.
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Kevin Harvick |
0 | - | 1/13 |
Still a step behind the frontrunners, Harvick finished 16th at Sonoma.
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Denny Hamlin |
2 | 2 | 1/12 |
Brutal day for Hamlin, as his 35th-place finish shows.
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Martin Truex Jr. |
0 | - | 3/13 |
Although he finished 22nd, Truex was faster than that all weekend.
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Brad Keselowski |
2 | - | 1/21 |
Twelfth-place wasn’t a bad finish for Keselowski, who remains a championship threat.
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Kyle Busch |
1 | 2 | 3/17 |
Still the lead-dog in the wild-card race, even though he didn’t finish especially well in Sonoma.
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Ryan Newman |
1 | - | 6/22 |
By coming home 18th, one spot behind Busch, Newman holds on to the second wild-card spot.
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Carl Edwards |
0 | 2 | 4/19 |
If the NASCAR regular season ended today, last year’s championship runner-up wouldn’t make the Chase for the Sprint Cup.
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Joey Logano |
1 | - | 8/20 |
A good 10th-place finish for JoLo, but will Kenseth’s predicted arrival make him the odd man out at Joe Gibbs Racing?
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Marcos Ambrose |
0 | 2 | 14/21 |
Eighth place was good, but Ambrose was looking to win.
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Paul Menard |
0 | 1 | 7/20 |
Eh. Twentieth place meant Menardigras is on hold for at least one more week.
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Kasey Kahne |
1 | 1 | 2/22 |
Three weeks in a row outside the top 10 is not a good omen for Kahne’s Chase hopes.
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Jamie McMurray |
0 | - | 14/20 |
A top-20 finish wasn’t a lot to cheer for, but not bad, either.
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Kurt Busch |
0 | - | 15/19 |
Let’s make this real simple: Busch drove his ass off and put on a hell of a show.
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Brian Vickers |
0 | - | 7/21 |
Unreal performance from a part-time driver.
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NASCAR Standings
| RK | Driver |
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| 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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