Frontstretch NASCAR Power Rankings: Top 15 After the 2009 Ford 400 at Homestead
As expected Sunday, Jimmie Johnson finished what he started and came home with his fourth consecutive championship.
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Frontstretch NASCAR Power Rankings: Top 15 After the 2009 Checker Auto Parts 500 at Phoenix
As the season winds down to its final weekend, Jimmie Johnson’s firm grip atop our poll mirrors his 108-point lead in the Sprint Cup standings.
Frontstretch NASCAR Power Rankings: Top 15 After the 2009 Dickies 500 at Texas
Not only did Jimmie Johnson maintain his first-place position in unanimous fashion, he maintains a rather healthy points lead in our Power Rankings after Texas.
Frontstretch NASCAR Power Rankings: Top 15 After the 2009 Pepsi 500 at Fontana
After scoring another victory at his home track, Jimmie Johnson put a major stranglehold on the top spot following Chase race number four at Fontana.
Frontstretch NASCAR Power Rankings: Top 15 After the 2009 Sylvania 300 at Loudon
The first Chase race is finally behind us, with Mark Martin earning his season-high fifth win of the season in Loudon, N.H.
Frontstretch NASCAR Power Rankings: Top 15 After the 2009 Chevy Rock & Roll 400 at Richmond
The final weekend in the race for the Chase saw plenty of playoff-worthy drivers put their best foot forward at Richmond. Brian Vickers slipped in, Kyle Busch fell just short… and there were a slew of others in between who made it clear they’ll spend this fall fighting for a season championship. The shuffling of …
Frontstretch NASCAR Power Rankings: Top 15 After the 2009 Pep Boys Auto 500 at Atlanta
The aged surface of Atlanta Motor Speedway offered up multi-groove racing from the drop of the green flag that also yielded some bizarre events, with Jimmie Johnson and Carl Edwards both having freak problems that knocked them out of contention. Tony Stewart also had another off weekend, which cost him some of his first-place votes …
Frontstretch NASCAR Power Rankings: Top 15 After the 2009 Sharpie 500 at Bristol
The new banking at Bristol, along with the new car, has bred a new form of racing at the old bullring. Single-file bump-and-runs have been replaced by side-by-side competition, with wrecks at the finish line replaced by the type of winning maneuvers you’d be more likely to see at a track like Atlanta or even …
Frontstretch NASCAR Power Rankings: Top 15 After the 2009 CARFAX 400 at Michigan
A fuel-mileage race at Michigan? Who would have guessed it? Seriously, as expected Sunday’s 400-mile affair in the Irish Hills left us counting drops of Sunoco gasoline to see who was going to make it to the finish line first. And just like any stock car event decided by fuel strategy, those final few laps …