Power Rankings after Texas
For the second week in a row, Jimmie Johnson scores maximum points by leading the most laps and winning the race. And for the second week in a row, he leads the FOXSports.com / SPEED.com Power Rankings.
The new list, following Sunday’s AAA Texas 500 at Texas Motor Speedway:
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FOX SPORTS NASCAR POWER RANKINGS
| RK | DRIVER | WINS | CHANGE | HIGH/LOW | COMMENTS |
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| 1 |
Jimmie Johnson |
6 | - | 1/20 |
In a duel for the ages, the five-time champion passed Brad Keselowski during a green-white-checkered finish to put the No. 48 Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet in Victory Lane.
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Brad Keselowski |
5 | - | 1/21 |
Strategy, gambling, pure all-out driving — Keselowski put on a masterful display, but came up just short. But at just seven points behind Johnson, he’s still very much in the game.
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| 3 |
Clint Bowyer |
3 | - | 3/19 |
Ordinarily, a sixth-place finish wouldn’t be too bad. But with Johnson and Keselowski finishing 1-2, Bowyer is now realistically out of contention for a championship.
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| 4 |
Matt Kenseth |
3 | 3 | 1/13 |
The 2003 Cup champion got off to a slow start at Texas, but rallied to finish fourth to score his third top-five of the Chase to go along with victories at Talladega and Kansas.
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Kyle Busch |
1 | 7 | 3/17 |
Don’t look now, but Busch has scored top-five finishes in four out of the last five races. Pity he’s not one of the drivers actually battling for a championship.
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Kasey Kahne |
2 | 2 | 2/22 |
A late crash dropped Kahne to 25th, but even had he finished in the top 10 he’d still be out of title contention. Still, a strong first year with Hendrick Motorsports.
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| 7 |
Jeff Gordon |
1 | 2 | 2/21 |
At various times in the race, Gordon looked good, but late contact left him 14th and out of touch with the front-runners. Still in the top half of the Chase, though.
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Tony Stewart |
3 | 2 | 1/15 |
The three-time and defending series champion finished fifth at Texas, matching his best result of the Chase. No fourth title this year, though.
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Denny Hamlin |
5 | 3 | 1/12 |
This should have been a race where Hamlin contended for the win. Instead, he finished a disappointing 20th.
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Greg Biffle |
2 | 1 | 1/12 |
A 10th-place finish for Biffle was OK, but somewhat disappointing given that he qualified on the outside of Row 1.
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| 11 |
Martin Truex Jr. |
0 | 3 | 3/13 |
Unlucky 13th-place finish for Truex on Sunday.
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| 12 |
Dale Earnhardt Jr. |
1 | 1 | 1/13 |
An excellent seventh-place finish was Earnhardt’s best result since Atlanta. He’s on his way back.
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| 13 |
Kevin Harvick |
0 | 2 | 1/13 |
Believe it or not, Harvick’s ninth-place finish was his first top-10 of the Chase. Been a tough year for all the Richard Childress Racing teams.
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| 14 |
Ryan Newman |
1 | 2 | 6/22 |
A decent afternoon for Newman, who finished 12th in his second race back with new/old crew chief Matt Borland.
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| 15 |
Carl Edwards |
0 | 2 | 4/19 |
For the third week in a row, Edwards finished outside the top 10. One of the real disappointments of 2012 has been the performance of the No. 99 car.
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Joey Logano |
1 | 3 | 8/20 |
Just two races left at Joe Gibbs Racing for Logano after his 11th-place run at Texas.
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Aric Almirola |
0 | 1 | 15/20 |
Decent day for Almirola, who earned his third top-15 finish in his last four races.
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Paul Menard |
0 | 3 | 7/20 |
Certainly, Menard was hoping for a better result than 27th place, but that’s what he got.
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Jeff Burton |
0 | - | 4/21 |
Nineteenth for Burton, who next year with be reunited with crew chief Luke Lambert.
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Jamie McMurray |
0 | - | 14/20 |
Maybe a switch to Hendrick engines in 2013 will help Earnhardt Ganassi Racing with Felix Sabates. They need something.
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NASCAR Standings
| RK | Driver |
|---|---|
| 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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