Power Rankings after Indianapolis
With a fourth-place finish in the Brickyard 400, Dale Earnhardt Jr. holds on to the top spot in the FOXSports.com/SPEED.com Power Rankings for this week. In addition, Earnhardt moved to the top of the NASCAR Sprint Cup points standings for the first time since 2004.
This week’s list:
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FOX SPORTS NASCAR POWER RANKINGS
| RK | DRIVER | WINS | CHANGE | HIGH/LOW | COMMENTS |
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| 1 |
Dale Earnhardt Jr. |
1 | - | 1/13 |
What are championships made of? Perhaps what Junior did at the Brickyard — finishing fourth in a car that was barely top 10 in terms of speed, and at one of your weakest tracks. Great run for Earnhardt, who has been very consistent.
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Jimmie Johnson |
4 | 4 | 1/20 |
Four Brickyard 400 victories moves Johnson into a tie with Jeff Gordon for the all-time lead. It’s looking like a sixth title is very much a possibility for Johnson this year.
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Denny Hamlin |
2 | 1 | 1/12 |
The pole winner, Hamlin had the dominant car early before losing track position and finishing sixth. Speedy lately but not sealing the deal.
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Matt Kenseth |
1 | 2 | 1/13 |
It was a horrible day for the former points leader, who got wrecked by Joey Logano and finished 35th.
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Greg Biffle |
1 | - | 1/12 |
For the second time in three years, Biffle finished third in the Brickyard 400.
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Brad Keselowski |
3 | 3 | 1/21 |
At one point, it looked as though Keselowski might sweep the weekend, but he faded late and finished ninth.
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Tony Stewart |
3 | - | 1/15 |
Slow all weekend, the three-time champ did well to finish 10th — not what he wanted back home in Indiana.
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Martin Truex Jr. |
0 | 2 | 3/13 |
Another top-10 finish for Truex, who is having the best year of his career.
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Kyle Busch |
1 | 3 | 3/17 |
Better than anyone not named Johnson, Busch finished second and gave himself some breathing room in the wild-card race.
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Kevin Harvick |
0 | 2 | 1/13 |
Like his buddy Stewart, Harvick wasn’t very good all weekend long, struggling to finish 13th.
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Clint Bowyer |
1 | 2 | 3/19 |
After a crash, Bowyer recovered to finish 15th, not bad under the circumstances.
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Kasey Kahne |
2 | 1 | 2/22 |
The worst finisher among the four Hendrick Chevrolets, Kahne was erratic and came home 12th. Still leads the wild-card standings.
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Ryan Newman |
1 | - | 6/22 |
Seventh place was better than the boss did, but Newman might not be back next year at SHR.
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Jeff Gordon |
0 | 2 | 2/21 |
Original Four-Time now has finished fifth or sixth in five of the past six races. And he won’t make the Chase.
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Paul Menard |
0 | 2 | 7/20 |
Alas, no repeat for 2011 Brickyard winner Menard, who finished 14th.
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Carl Edwards |
0 | 1 | 4/19 |
Engine problems and a 29th-place finish mean you can stick a fork in Edwards’ title hopes. They’re done.
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Joey Logano |
1 | 3 | 8/20 |
Thirty-third for Logano, after causing a wreck that took out Kenseth.
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Jamie McMurray |
0 | 1 | 14/20 |
His 2010 Brickyard victory has to feel like a long time ago.
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Marcos Ambrose |
0 | 1 | 14/21 |
A respectable 20th-place finish for Ambrose..
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Juan Pablo Montoya |
0 | - | 17/23 |
The Colombia native finished 21st, one position ahead of his teammate.
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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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