2017 NASCAR Pit Road Week 21: Pocono

Weekly Review and Power Rankings

Overton's 400

By Richard Tix

The Week 21 NASCAR Power Rankings after Kyle Busch's win at Pocono.

Pit Road Power Rankings: Week 21 (Week 20)

1. Martin Truex Jr (LW-1)- Rowdy in inching closer, but the number one spot is still Truex's to lose. He was strong again at Pocono after finishing third and leading 31 laps.
2. Kyle Busch (LW-3)- With the win-less monkey is finally off his back, will Rowdy start to really roll?
3. Kevin Harvick (LW-4)- It might be overlooked but Harvick is putting up some consistent runs right now and could get hot at the right time.
4. Brad Keselowski (LW-7)- For all the struggles he has gone thru, BK still is tied for the most top tens (14) and has the most top fives (11) all season (plus two wins).
5. Kyle Larson (LW-2)- I think the regular season points Championship is now gone (-85 behind Truex). The battle was fun while it lasted, now eyes on the bigger prize.
6. Denny Hamlin (LW-9)- Hamlin just keeps sticking around. Another fourth place finish at Pocono gives him a win and three top fives in his last four.
7. Matt Kenseth (LW-8)- Three straight top tens are nice, but Kenseth needs a win to get off the bubble hot seat.
8. Jimmie Johnson (LW-5)- Seeing this many poor finishes and crashes next to JJ's name is weird. Bad luck has a bunch to do with it, but will it turn around?
9. Chase Elliott (LW-6)- These guys can be fast at any given moment, well, except when that moment is closing a race during the third stage.
10. Daniel Suarez (LW-NR)-Speaking of closing, Suarez typically finds himself mid-pack until he learns a few things and eventually gets to the top ten. He now has three straight 7th or better finishes.
11. Clint Bowyer (LW-12)- Bowyer is in a win or go home situation unless Kenseth starts putting up 30+ finishes every week. Even then, nothing is guaranteed without a trip back to VL.
12. Kasey Kahne (LW-NR)- It was great to see Kahne win two weeks ago and it was just as nice to see him follow it up with a decent run at Pocono on Sunday. 

Dropped Out: Jamie McMurray (LW-10) and Joey Logano (LW-11)

Just Missed: Ryan Newman