Power Rankings: Rumble in Phoenix
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After a quick venture to Texas, NASCAR's best go back to short-track racing this weekend at Phoenix International Speedway (Saturday, 8 p.m. ET on FOX).
Well, let's call this "short-ish track racing."
On paper, PIR may be a 1-mile venue, but it behaves like a hybrid track with features that resemble both small and large tracks.
"The reason it's unique is because it has superspeedway straightaways and short track corners," said NASCAR Sprint Cup Series championship leader Jeff Burton. "It's a fun race track to compete on. It has multiple grooves. You don't have to run right on the bottom, you can run on top or in the middle. It's a neat racetrack with short track characteristics and higher speeds."
That said, tempers can flare at this track, and retribution could be delivered for accidents that have taken place this weekend or in week's past, creating quite a bit of buzz for Saturday night's race under the lights.
Who will do best this weekend? Here's a look at the top performers so far this year.
Power Rankings after the Sprint Cup race at Texas Motor Speedway
1. Kyle Busch — 112.0 driver rating (No. 1 last week):
2. Carl Edwards — 111.2 driver rating (No. 2 last week):
3. Dale Earnhardt Jr. — 104.8 driver rating (No. 4 last week):
4. Tony Stewart — 100.6 driver rating (No. 5 last week):
5. Jimmie Johnson — 100.5 driver rating (No. 8 last week):
6. Jeff Burton — 98.7 driver rating (No. 7 last week):
7. Kevin Harvick — 96.9 driver rating (No. 6 last week):
8. Jeff Gordon — 96.3 driver rating (No. 3 last week):
9. Denny Hamlin — 96.0 driver rating (No. 10 last week):
10. Matt Kenseth — 93.2 driver rating (Outside of top 10 last week):
Dropped out: Greg Biffle
To check out where all the Sprint Cup drivers rank, read the complete list here.
Driver Rating - Season Leaders
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