Power Rankings after Atlanta
Back to back victories at Bristol and now Atlanta Motor Speedway move Denny Hamlin 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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| 1 |
Denny Hamlin |
5 | 4 | 1/12 |
Talk about peaking at the right time: Three weeks ago, Joe Gibbs Racing seemed in complete disarray. And now, Hamlin is the championship favorite. My, how things change.
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Dale Earnhardt Jr. |
1 | - | 1/13 |
Junior was a lap down for much of the night at Atlanta but used the wave-around to rally back and finish a solid seventh, a truly impressive effort on his part.
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Brad Keselowski |
3 | 1 | 1/21 |
By finishing third on a night when he was nowhere near the fastest car, Keselowski made chicken salad out of chicken … well, you know.
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Greg Biffle |
2 | 1 | 1/12 |
The points leader was super fast at times during practice but, honestly, was not very good in the race, finishing 15th. Inexplicably, he still leads the points.
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Martin Truex Jr. |
0 | 1 | 3/13 |
A heartbreaking loss for Truex, who had the race in the bag until a late-race caution cost him the victory.
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Jimmie Johnson |
3 | 5 | 1/20 |
A rare driver error by Johnson caused a late-race crash. Realistically, he had no better than a 10th-place car.
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Matt Kenseth |
1 | 1 | 1/13 |
A so-so finish for Kenseth, who ran ninth but was never a factor in the outcome of the race.
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Kevin Harvick |
0 | 3 | 1/13 |
For the first time in 13 races, Harvick actually led a lap. In fact, he led 101, four less than Hamlin.
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Kyle Busch |
1 | 3 | 3/17 |
For the second race in a row, Busch finished sixth. But he helped his Chase chances a whole lot.
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Clint Bowyer |
1 | 3 | 3/19 |
First a blown engine in practice, then a dead battery in the race for Bowyer. Not a good weekend.
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Tony Stewart |
3 | 1 | 1/15 |
He won the pole, finished 22nd and clinched a Chase spot, something of a mixed weekend for the defending champion.
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Kasey Kahne |
2 | 3 | 2/22 |
Surprisingly, Kahne was woefully uncompetitive at Atlanta, finishing 23rd after battling handling woes all night.
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| 13 |
Jeff Gordon |
1 | - | 2/21 |
The four-time champ was kicking himself for not putting the bumper to Hamlin on the last lap of the race with a Chase berth on the line.
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Marcos Ambrose |
1 | 1 | 14/21 |
After a 17th-place finish, Ambrose needs to win at Richmond or else miss the Chase.
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Ryan Newman |
1 | 1 | 6/22 |
Crashed out again, Newman needs to win at Richmond, too.
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Paul Menard |
0 | 3 | 7/20 |
Almost Menardi Gras, as the Richard Childress Racing driver finished eighth.
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Joey Logano |
1 | 1 | 8/20 |
The odd man out at Joe Gibbs Racing puked all weekend but finished 18th.
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Carl Edwards |
0 | 1 | 4/19 |
After Atlanta, Edwards’ Chase aspirations are dead.
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| 19 |
Brian Vickers |
0 | 1 | 7/21 |
He didn’t race this weekend. He’s still better than some guys who did.
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Jamie McMurray |
0 | - | 14/20 |
When McMurray crashed with five laps to go, it changed the outcome of the race.
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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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