Weekly Review and Power Rankings
STP 500
By Richard Tix
This week's intro will be short and simple. It's been one heck of a week here on the NBTW side of things and the rest of the week isn't looking much better so to get things out this week everything might be a little shorter and a little sweeter.
Martinsville was one heck of a race. If you didn't enjoy the race on Sunday you may never enjoy a race, ever (or you only enjoy races where your driver does well). It had bumping, passing, and a fight for the lead late. I can only imagine one way that Sunday could have been better and that is if the late BK vs Rowdy battle happened with 10 to go instead of 50-60 to go. That's it...
NASCAR now heads to Texas, but don't work folks, we get back to short track racing right after that!
Martinsville was one heck of a race. If you didn't enjoy the race on Sunday you may never enjoy a race, ever (or you only enjoy races where your driver does well). It had bumping, passing, and a fight for the lead late. I can only imagine one way that Sunday could have been better and that is if the late BK vs Rowdy battle happened with 10 to go instead of 50-60 to go. That's it...
NASCAR now heads to Texas, but don't work folks, we get back to short track racing right after that!
Pit Road Power Rankings: Week 6 (Week 5)
- Brad Keselowski (LW-2)- What a day for the No. 2. Fast early, speeding penalty, and then a fight for the win. This team has taken to stage racing very well.
- Kyle Larson (LW-1)- Alright, a hiccup is bound to happen. Larson had some short speed but once that was done he was stuck in traffic.
- Chase Elliott (LW-3)- Another solid day and a big step at a Martinsville track that has eaten him up before. They're the class of HMS right now.
- Kyle Busch (LW-5)- Strong car, but BK was better on this Sunday. Fun battle for the lead, though.
- Joey Logano (LW-6)- Same as his teammate, strong car, fought through adversity, quality finish.
- Martin Truex Jr (LW-4)- The 78 was strong once again. The finish wasn't what they wanted, but they have been fast.
- Clint Bowyer (LW-12)- A top ten after his first top five in a long time. How about this: throw out Daytona and he hasn't finished worse than 13th yet.
- Ryan Newman (LW-NR)- Decent top ten run on a forgettable day.
- Kevin Harvick (LW-7)- The early season struggles are weird, but I fully expect a bounce back soon.
- Jamie McMurray (LW-8)- What a strange call to not come in. It's a shame because this team was fast early.
- Denny Hamlin (LW-11)- Another Martinsville wheel hop.. That is all.
- Erik Jones (LW-NR)- Nice run for a rookie here at Martinsville. He has five top fives in six races including 8th and back to back 12th place finishes in his last three.
Dropped Out: Daniel Suarez (LW-10) and Ryan Blaney (LW-9)
Just Missed: Austin Dillon, Jimmie Johnson, A.J. Allmendinger, and Matt Kenseth
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