Frontstretch NASCAR Power Rankings: Top 15 After the 2011 Auto Club 400 at Fontana
Fontana looked like another Kyle Busch display of dominance Sunday, back-to-back sweeps seemingly a mere formality for about the first 350 miles.
Fontana looked like another Kyle Busch display of dominance Sunday, back-to-back sweeps seemingly a mere formality for about the first 350 miles.
You could make an argument that each of the emerging favorites to contend for this year’s 2011 NASCAR Cup title ran inside the top 10 for most of Sunday.
If the drivers are only going to actually race for the final 10 to 20 laps anyway, maybe Fontana should try a 200-mile race distance next year?
Bakersfield’s Kevin Harvick came out of nowhere, leading just one lap – the last one – to take the checkers in Sunday’s Auto Club 400.
This week, here’s a sneak peek at what they all were thinking following the Auto Club 400 out in Fontana, Calif.
As often happens at Fontana, there was no real villain, because for the first 190 laps, there wasn’t much close racing.
All the statistics pointed to Kyle Busch last week, and this week they all point to Jimmie Johnson.
After the standings were thrown into the mixer that is Bristol, read on to see how this week’s Power Rankings have shaken out for your Frontstretch experts.
Estimates that 120,000 fans were in the stands at Bristol Motor Speedway this past Sunday (March 20) were gross exaggerations.
I can guarantee you that this week you’ll see a preponderance of “Kyle Busch can be the 2011 Sprint Cup Champ” articles following his sweep in Thunder Valley.