Power Rankings after Auto Club
With his resounding victory in the Auto Club 400, Tony Stewart takes over the top spot in this week’s FOXSports.com/SPEED.com Power Rankings.
Here are this week’s 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 |
Tony Stewart |
2 | 10 | 1/15 |
Seven victories in the last 15 NASCAR Sprint Cup races for the reigning and three-time champion. As stout as stout gets.
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Greg Biffle |
0 | 1 | 1/12 |
Although he missed on the setup a little bit, Biffle finished a respectable sixth, the fourth time in six races he’s finished that high.
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Kevin Harvick |
0 | - | 1/13 |
The closer couldn’t repeat his 2011 victory at ACS, but finished a strong fourth.
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Dale Earnhardt Jr. |
0 | 5 | 1/13 |
Another impressive run for Junior, who is finally showing some fire in his belly this year.
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Matt Kenseth |
1 | 3 | 1/13 |
A pit-road penalty cost Kenseth dearly, as he ended the day way back in 16th place.
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Martin Truex Jr. |
0 | 2 | 3/13 |
An eighth-place finish meant Truex has scored three top-10s in the last four races.
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| 7 |
Jimmie Johnson |
0 | 2 | 1/20 |
The No. 48 Hendrick Chevy started puking oil during the race’s only caution, but Johnson nursed it home to a 10th-place finish.
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| 8 |
Denny Hamlin |
1 | - | 1/12 |
He qualified on the pole and topped both Saturday practices, but Hamlin was not much of a factor in the race, costing himself eight spots with a late-race pit stop.
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Kyle Busch |
0 | 8 | 3/17 |
After a slow start to the season, Rowdy finally looked the part, with a strong runner-up finish in his JGR Toyota.
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Clint Bowyer |
0 | - | 3/19 |
He didn’t run as well as he did in Bristol, but Bowyer brought home the No. 15 in the top 15 for the fourth time in five races.
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| 11 |
Ryan Newman |
0 | 3 | 6/22 |
A seventh-place finish for The Rocketman was another good result and moved Newman into the top 10 in points.
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Mark Martin |
0 | - | 10/20 |
Despite sitting out Bristol, Martin is 17th in points after finishing 12th at ACS. Impressive.
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Carl Edwards |
0 | 3 | 4/19 |
Although he finished fifth on Sunday, Edwards was never much of a factor in the race.
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Paul Menard |
0 | 1 | 7/20 |
It was not a great race for Menard, who finished 19th when the checkered flag fell.
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Brad Keselowski |
0 | 9 | 1/21 |
One of many drivers bitten by pit-road penalties, Keselowski finished 18th at a track where he has struggled.
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Joey Logano |
0 | 4 | 8/20 |
While his teammates ran up front all weekend, Logano didn’t, finishing a hugely disappointing 24th.
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Jeff Burton |
0 | 2 | 4/21 |
Without question, Burton was looking for something better than a 22nd-place finish. He didn’t get it.
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Juan Pablo Montoya |
0 | 1 | 17/23 |
Seventeenth in the race, 18th in points. At least no jet dryers were harmed in Montoya’s finish.
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Kurt Busch |
0 | - | 15/19 |
The first top-10 of the year for Busch and Phoenix Racing was cause for celebration.
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Kasey Kahne |
0 | - | 2/22 |
Finally, a trauma-free weekend for Kahne, who cruised to a 14th-place finish.
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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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