Pit Road Week 25

Atlanta Motor Speedway Summer Race 2013

Well again I have been busy and Nascar Behind the Wall has gotten behind so I will start this article off with an appology to anyone who has been coming here to read preview and reviews each and every week. My Bristol Review was an unfinished product and this week I didn't have a Hot Lanta Preview. Well this week I missed the race while being out of town on a family camping trip so I will only add in my Power Rankings and leave alone the rising and falling drivers (other than to mention BK is just about dead in the water when it comes to his bid at being a repeat Champion). Take a look at the full race results here.

Pit Road Week 25 Power Rankings

1. Joey Logano (LW-2)- Come on National Media, JoLo has averaged a 5th place finish over his last 6 races. All of those races were top 10's, and the last 3 have been top 5's (1st, 5th, and 2nd). I seem to remember a resent Penske driver getting hot around the same time last year. Now Ill step back, I don;t know that Joey can win it, but he is making a push to be a contender.
2. Kyle Busch (LW-4)- Well Kyle won at Hot Lanta and also won at the Glenn a few races ago, but will he make a change in his late season dud's he has been known for? If he figures it out this year he will be a title contender.
3. Jimmie Johnson (LW-3)- I ask again this week what is going on? Will this be out of the #48 teams system come Chase time? Is there a chip in the armor?
4. Matt Kenseth (LW-5)- One week after a win at Bristol Kenseth falls to a 12th place finish. It wasn't a bad finish but he is looking for a hot streak heading into the Chase.
5. Clint Bowyer (LW-6)- Bowyer had some more bad luck this season and just when it looked like he could finally win a race in 2013. Clint can contend come Chase time, but he will need to find some wins along the way.
6. Kasey Kahne (LW-1)- And the Kasey Kahne rollercoaster continues. Another rough outing for Kahne after a good outing the week before.
7. Kevin Harvick (LW-9)- Another week and another top 10, Harvick finished 9th Sunday night.
8. Dale Earnhardt Jr (LW-8)- Two top tens in a row for Jr, this week he finished 8th but doesn't seem like a contender to get a win anytime soon.
9. Carl Edwards (LW-7)- Carl lead a bunch of laps but finished 18th Sunday night. He will look for some more speed come Chase time.
10. Juan Pablo Montoya (LW-10)- Did this firing start a fire under him or what? Ever since the Glen he has finishes of 11th, 3rd and 7th. 
11. Kurt Busch (LW-NR)- Kurt was fast like normal, but came up short and finished 4th. He is inching his way towards getting into the Chase but one misstep may leave him like his brother last year (out of the Chase but running well).
12. Greg Biffle (LW-11)- The Biff has been the king of midiocrity this season and once again he finished that wat in Atlanta (15th). I don't see him as much of a title contender this season.

Dropped Out: Brad Keselowski

Just Missed: Martin Truex Jr, Brian Vickers, Jeff Gordon, Ryan Newman, and Jamie McMurray

Lot of guys on the edge of getting in this week. This was the last Power Rankings where anyone could get there name in, starting next week it will only be drivers who are in the Chase. Also starting next week the rankings will start all over, a clean slate, like it is the beginning of the season.