Power Rankings after Pocono
Jimmie Johnson made a rare mistake Sunday in the rain-shortened Pennsylvania 400, and though it cost him a victory, he still moves back atop 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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Jimmie Johnson |
3 | 1 | 1/20 |
The five-time champion inexplicably got loose on the last restart but still had the dominant car. His gaffe cost him what should have been a certain victory, but he still looks like the man to beat in the Chase for the Sprint Cup.
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Dale Earnhardt Jr. |
1 | 1 | 1/13 |
Junior’s streak of consecutive lead-lap finishes ended with a broken transmission, though he still leads the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series points standings.
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Matt Kenseth |
1 | 1 | 1/13 |
Best in class among the non-Hendrick cars, Kenseth was the innocent victim of Johnson’s miscue and got wrecked going for the victory.
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Brad Keselowski |
3 | 2 | 1/21 |
Using strategy to advance from his 31st starting spot, Keselowski had a great fourth-place finish.
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Tony Stewart |
3 | 2 | 1/15 |
Bog slow for most of the weekend, Stewart somehow managed a top-five finish.
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Martin Truex Jr. |
0 | 2 | 3/13 |
Wow! Truex’s third-place run was his first top-five finish since Darlington.
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Greg Biffle |
1 | 2 | 1/12 |
Biffle was near the front at the end but got shuffled way back in the Johnson-Kenseth contact.
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Denny Hamlin |
2 | 5 | 1/12 |
A hugely disappointing weekend for the four-time Pocono winner and expectant father, who was not competitive after the early laps.
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Clint Bowyer |
1 | 2 | 3/19 |
Still under the radar, Bowyer punched out another top-10 finish with a good run at Pocono.
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| 10 |
Kevin Harvick |
0 | - | 1/13 |
Meh. A 16th-place finish for Harvick, as the Richard Childress Racing squad is struggling mightily.
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Kasey Kahne |
2 | 1 | 2/22 |
The wild-card leader finished second despite having a flat tire during the final caution period.
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Jeff Gordon |
2 | 2 | 2/21 |
The stunning victory by Gordon moves him into the second wild-card slot, at least for the moment.
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Ryan Newman |
1 | - | 6/22 |
Sixth place wasn’t too bad for Newman, who is tied with Gordon in points but trails in the wild-card standings on a tiebreaker.
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Kyle Busch |
1 | 5 | 3/17 |
Another horrible race for Busch, who finished 33rd after a brake rotor exploded early.
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Paul Menard |
0 | - | 7/20 |
Pocono is one of Menard’s favorite tracks, and his 11th-place finish was a good result for him.
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Carl Edwards |
0 | - | 4/19 |
Seventh place for Edwards, but he continues to fall farther and farther behind in the Chase.
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Joey Logano |
1 | - | 8/20 |
By finishing 13th, Logano was the best of the Joe Gibbs Racing Toyotas.
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Marcos Ambrose |
0 | 1 | 14/21 |
A nice 10th-place run for Ambrose, who continues to improve.
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Jamie McMurray |
0 | 1 | 14/20 |
The former Daytona 500 and Brickyard 400 winner finished 17th.
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Juan Pablo Montoya |
0 | - | 17/23 |
Finishing 20th was disappointing, considering Montoya started on the pole.
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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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