Kyle Larson stays atop the NASCAR Cup Series energy rankings, because of his dominating efficiency at Kansas Speedway.
As soon as once more, these behind him proceed to jockey for place. These drivers landed of their spots partly primarily based on velocity and partly primarily based on simply the power to get to the end and earn consequence.
The rankings will take per week off because the NASCAR All-Star Race is that this weekend at North Wilkesboro (N.C.) Speedway after which return after the Coca-Cola 600 on Memorial Day weekend.
Dropped out: Ross Chastain (Final Week: 6)
On the verge: Chris Buescher, Kyle Busch, Ross Chastain, Austin Cindric, Ryan Preece, Bubba Wallace
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10. Chase Briscoe (Final Week: Not Ranked)
A fourth-place end offers him three finishes of fourth within the final seven races (and 4 prime 10s within the final seven races). Definitely, the Joe Gibbs Racing driver must earn extra stage factors (he has earned factors in simply three levels) and be extra constant, however he has had his moments.
9. Tyler Reddick (LW: 9)
A Seventeenth-place end at Kansas was disappointing for Reddick. He’s nonetheless sixth within the Cup standings, however 4 consecutive finishes exterior the highest 10 present this group goes within the mistaken route.
8. Chase Elliott (LW: 7)
A sluggish pit cease ruined a probably stable day for Elliott, who led 29 laps at Kansas and completed second in each levels. The Fifteenth-place end needed to harm badly for the Hendrick driver.
7. Joey Logano (LW: 10)
Logano adopted up his win at Texas and completed ninth at Kansas. Now he heads to the All-Star race, the place the Penske driver is the defending winner.
6. Denny Hamlin (LW: 4)
A bitter clutch ended Hamlin’s day early at Kansas, per week after an engine failure ended his race early at Texas. He is obtained to hope the mechanical gremlins are performed for some time.
5. Alex Bowman (LW: 8)
Bowman was sixth within the first stage and seventh within the second stage after which fifth within the race at Kansas. He nonetheless had his share of frustrations however overcame them for a stable end.
4. William Byron (LW: 2)
A flat tire put Byron a lap down at Kansas and he completed twenty fourth. The Kansas race was one for him to overlook, as he misplaced the factors result in his Hendrick teammate Larson.
3. Christopher Bell (LW: 5)
Bell ran prime 5 a lot of the day at Kansas. He completed third within the first stage, fifth within the second stage after which completed second within the race. This was his sixth prime 5 of the season and eighth prime 10. The JGR driver was actually by no means a risk to win, however he was there if Larson had hassle.
2. Ryan Blaney (LW: 3)
Blaney additionally ran prime 5 a lot of the race and wound up third at Kansas for his fifth prime 5 of the season and sixth prime 10. For a driver with 4 DNFs to be seventh within the standings is a testomony to simply how nicely the Penske driver has run this 12 months.
1. Kyle Larson (LW: 1)
Larson led 221 of the 267 laps at Kansas, as he swept each levels and earned the purpose for the quickest lap for an ideal 61-point day. It was the Hendrick driver’s third win of the 12 months.
Bob Pockrass covers NASCAR and INDYCAR for FOX Sports activities. He has spent many years masking motorsports, together with over 30 Daytona 500s, with stints at ESPN, Sporting Information, NASCAR Scene journal and The (Daytona Seashore) Information-Journal. Comply with him on Twitter @bobpockrass.
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