Frontstretch NASCAR Power Rankings: Top 15 After the 2012 Southern 500 at Darlington
Was Jimmie Johnson’s win enough to volt him to the top of our Power Rankings? Keep reading to find out.
Was Jimmie Johnson’s win enough to volt him to the top of our Power Rankings? Keep reading to find out.
If points racing can make a Darlington race this bland we’re in for a very, very long summer.
Jimmie Johnson was counting the laps. Chad Knaus was counting fuel drops. Team owner Rick Hendrick was waiting to count one more win for his team.
This is Greg Biffle’s 11th pole in 341 career Cup starts. Biffle has won two poles in 2012.
The next five points races – Darlington, Charlotte, Dover, Pocono and Michigan – are critical for those teams whose goal is to make the Chase.
After a season-high number of engine failures at Talladega, is it time for NASCAR to make some rules changes?
It was a wild weekend in Talladega and just about every car left the track with some damage. However, it wasn’t just cars that were damaged on Sunday, as poor results in the race damaged the egos of many of today’s frontrunners. Crapshoot or not, Talladega still counts for the same amount of points as any other race and several of the competitors will be happy to cross it off their list until October.
Now, without further delay, here is Who’s Hot and Who’s Not not after Talladega.
3.4 – Clint Bowyer’s average finish in the last five Talladega races. In his eight Talladega starts prior, his best effort had been a fifth.
Just another silly, contrived and violent plate race … racing that appeals to the least common denominators amongst us.