Power Rankings after Richmond
Kyle Busch had a dramatic victory in the Capital City 400 at Richmond International Raceway Saturday night, but for the first time, race runner-up Dale Earnhardt Jr. moves to the top of the field.
Here are this week’s FOXSports.com/SPEED.com Power Rankings:
+5
-4
FOX SPORTS NASCAR POWER RANKINGS
| RK | DRIVER | WINS | CHANGE | HIGH/LOW | COMMENTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Dale Earnhardt Jr. |
0 | 5 | 1/13 |
With his fourth top-three finish in nine races this year, Earnhardt served notice that he’s for real. NASCAR’s most popular driver has it all going on right now.
Team:
Home
|
Stats
|
News
|
Gear
|
| 2 |
Greg Biffle |
1 | 1 | 1/12 |
For the first time all season, the points leader appeared well and truly lost for virtually the entire weekend, qualifying 28th and finishing 18th. That was Biffle’s worst result of the year.
Team:
Home
|
Stats
|
News
|
Gear
|
| 3 |
Jimmie Johnson |
0 | 1 | 1/20 |
A pit-road tire penalty cost Johnson a shot at victory, but he rallied to finish sixth. He’s close to breaking through with a victory and when he does, look out.
Team:
Home
|
Stats
|
News
|
Gear
|
| 4 |
Matt Kenseth |
1 | 1 | 1/13 |
The quiet one’s streak of three consecutive top-five finishes ended with an 11th-place run at Richmond, which was still respectable.
Team:
Home
|
Stats
|
News
|
Gear
|
| 5 |
Tony Stewart |
2 | 3 | 1/15 |
A bad pit stop during a late-race debris caution cost Stewart his third victory of the season, and it’s only April. Still the man to beat.
Team:
Home
|
Stats
|
News
|
Gear
|
| 6 |
Denny Hamlin |
2 | 4 | 1/12 |
A fourth-place run is nothing to be ashamed of, but Richmond is Hamlin’s home track and he wasn’t even the best driver on his own team.
Team:
Home
|
Stats
|
News
|
Gear
|
| 7 |
Martin Truex Jr. |
0 | 4 | 3/13 |
Coming into Richmond, Truex had finished eighth or better in five consecutive races. Saturday night, he ended the evening in 25th. Go figure.
Team:
Home
|
Stats
|
News
|
Gear
|
| 8 |
Carl Edwards |
0 | 1 | 4/19 |
An unforced error cost Edwards the race. You have to wonder what was going through his head when he jumped the restart lined up next to Stewart late in the race. Ghosts of 2011?
Team:
Home
|
Stats
|
News
|
Gear
|
| 9 |
Kyle Busch |
2 | 2 | 3/17 |
Any pro athlete will tell you that occasionally it’s better to be lucky than good. Saturday night at Richmond, Kyle Busch was both as he won his first race of the year.
Team:
Home
|
Stats
|
News
|
Gear
|
| 10 |
Kevin Harvick |
0 | 3 | 1/13 |
Richmond is a great track for Harvick. So how come he finished 19th Saturday night?
Team:
Home
|
Stats
|
News
|
Gear
|
| 11 |
Clint Bowyer |
0 | 1 | 3/19 |
Best in class among the Michael Waltrip Racing Toyotas, Bowyer finished seventh, one spot ahead of teammate Mark Martin.
Team:
Home
|
Stats
|
News
|
Gear
|
| 12 |
Ryan Newman |
1 | 2 | 6/22 |
When your boss finished third and should have won, it’s hard to feel good about finishing 15th, as Newman did.
Team:
Home
|
Stats
|
News
|
Gear
|
| 13 |
Brad Keselowski |
1 | 1 | 1/21 |
NASCAR’s reigning king of social media came home ninth, a solid if unspectacular result.
Team:
Home
|
Stats
|
News
|
Gear
|
| 14 |
Mark Martin |
0 | - | 10/20 |
The ageless one took the pole at Richmond and finished eighth. Despite missing two races, he’s top 20 in points.
Team:
Home
|
Stats
|
News
|
Gear
|
| 15 |
Paul Menard |
0 | 3 | 7/20 |
A 13th-place finish was Menard’s best since a 10th at Bristol.
Team:
Home
|
Stats
|
News
|
Gear
|
| 16 |
Joey Logano |
0 | 3 | 8/20 |
JoLo wasn’t just behind his JGR teammates Kyle Busch and Denny Hamlin, he was way behind.
Team:
Home
|
Stats
|
News
|
Gear
|
| 17 |
Juan Pablo Montoya |
0 | 2 | 17/23 |
For the second week in a row, Montoya finished 12th, as his season is improving.
Team:
Home
|
Stats
|
News
|
Gear
|
| 18 |
Kasey Kahne |
0 | 1 | 2/22 |
For the third consecutive race, Kahne finished eighth or better, coming home a season’s-best fifth. He still hasn’t led a lap all year.
Team:
Home
|
Stats
|
News
|
Gear
|
| 19 |
Jeff Gordon |
0 | 3 | 2/21 |
Fast car, bad finish. Deja vu all over again for Original Four-Time.
Team:
Home
|
Stats
|
News
|
Gear
|
| 20 |
Jamie McMurray |
0 | - | 14/20 |
Three consecutive 14th-place finishes for Jamie Mac.
Team:
Home
|
Stats
|
News
|
Gear
|
Advertisement
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 |
Please note by clicking on "Post comment" you acknowledge that you have read the Terms of Use and the comment you are posting is in compliance with such terms. Be Polite. Inappropriate posts may be removed by the moderator.