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.
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.
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.
This week, here’s a sneak peek at what they all were thinking following the Dickies 500 at Texas Motor Speedway.
Talladega wasn’t a NASCAR race, it was a NASCAR show.
Our pollsters were left scratching their heads and putting the pieces together the best they could after a typical Talladega finish.
What Denny Hamlin did not count on is that a remark made by ESPN analyst Bob Griese the previous day would trump his win and the Chase for coverage.
As the NASCAR Sprint Cup season winds down, there has been little in the way of earth-shattering developments or anything garnering more than passing interest.
10. “All them other rednecks took him snipe hunting and he was late for the start.”
Although he didn’t win on Sunday, Jimmie Johnson continued his death grip on the top spot in the Power Rankings with his second-place finish at Martinsville.
I’ll admit that it’s been a tough week for ESPN.
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