Power Rankings after Daytona
Matt Kenseth reclaims 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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| 1 |
Matt Kenseth |
1 | 1 | 1/13 |
The Daytona 500 winner nearly made it a sweep at the 2.5-mile track, finishing third on Saturday night.
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Dale Earnhardt Jr. |
1 | 1 | 1/13 |
Fast all night but wrecked late, Earnhardt still acquitted himself well.
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Tony Stewart |
4 | 6 | 1/15 |
By winning at Daytona, Stewart joins Brad Keselowski as the only two three-time Sprint Cup winners this season.
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Brad Keselowski |
3 | - | 1/21 |
Wrecked on pit road and on track, Keselowski somehow made chicken salad out of you-know-what to finish eighth.
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Jimmie Johnson |
2 | 2 | 1/20 |
The five-time champion now has three DNFs in three restrictor-plate races this season.
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Greg Biffle |
1 | - | 1/12 |
Like Earnhardt, Biffle had one of the fastest cars, only to see it get torn up in the end.
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Denny Hamlin |
2 | 2 | 1/12 |
You have to believe Hamlin’s sore back didn’t improve after several hard hits in the race.
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Kevin Harvick |
0 | 1 | 1/13 |
Forget the 23rd-place finish. Congrats to Kevin and DeLana Harvick on the birth of their first son.
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Martin Truex Jr. |
0 | 1 | 3/13 |
Still hanging in the top 10 in points. Truex was one of many, many good cars wrecked.
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Clint Bowyer |
1 | 2 | 3/19 |
A DNF for Bowyer, who wadded up his car in the same crash that got teammate Truex.
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Kyle Busch |
1 | - | 3/17 |
Still the first wild-card, Busch is by no means a lock to make the Chase for the Sprint Cup.
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Joey Logano |
1 | 3 | 8/20 |
By virtue of his fourth-place finish, Logano moves into the lead in the close, three-way battle for the second wild-card slot.
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Ryan Newman |
1 | 1 | 6/22 |
By finishing fifth, Newman is breathing down Logano’s neck right now.
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Kasey Kahne |
1 | 2 | 2/22 |
After finishing seventh, Kahne is just three points behind Logano for the final wild-card spot.
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Carl Edwards |
0 | 2 | 4/19 |
Now 31 points out of 10th place, Edwards stands a very real chance of missing the Chase entirely. Still, a good sixth-place run.
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Jeff Gordon |
0 | 2 | 2/21 |
Gordon’s car looked like it raced at Martinsville, but he came out of Daytona with a hard-fought 12th.
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Kurt Busch |
0 | 2 | 15/19 |
Despite an avoidable crash Saturday, Busch won the Nationwide race on Friday night. Huzzah!
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Paul Menard |
0 | 2 | 7/20 |
Respectable night for Menard, who finished 14th.
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Jamie McMurray |
0 | 1 | 14/20 |
A top-15 finish for McMurray as he continues to improve.
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Marcos Ambrose |
0 | 3 | 14/21 |
Not a good night for the Aussie, as he was one of eight accident DNFs on the night.
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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 | Kasey Kahne |
| 7 | Brad Keselowski |
| 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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