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Sports Central February 23, 2005 Jeffrey Boswell |
NASCAR Top 10 Power Rankings: Week 1 Second-ranked Jimmie Johnson, who's finished second in the points for the last two years, has nowhere left to go but up. But Jeff Gordon is still clearly the best driver in NASCAR. Behind them is a string of drivers ready to move into the passing lane. |
Sports Central July 20, 2006 Jeffrey Boswell |
NASCAR Top 10 Power Rankings: Week 19 Jimmie Johnson records 15th top-10 of the year, increases point lead... Matt Kenseth hangs tough to 2nd place in points... Jeff Burton moves to third in points with 13th consecutive top-15 finish... etc. |
Sports Central July 1, 2005 Jeffrey Boswell |
NASCAR Top 10 Power Rankings: Week 16 Greg Biffle's weekend in Sonoma a huge success... Jimmie Johnson's 49-point lead replaced by 22-point deficit... Tony Stewart cashes in first win of the year... Ryan Newman finishes better than he qualified -- again... "Hot Carl" Edwards cools off... etc. |
Sports Central April 7, 2006 Jeffrey Boswell |
NASCAR Top 10 Power Rankings: Week 6 Jimmie Johnson caps successful weekend in Martinsville... Matt Kenseth hits the wall, drops to third in points... Tony Stewart gets his first victory since Watkins Glen last year... Mark Martin moves up to second in point... etc. |
Sports Central September 14, 2006 Jeffrey Boswell |
NASCAR Top 10 Power Rankings: Week 26 The Chase begins with Matt Kenseth on top... Kevin Harvick a clear Chase favorite... Jimmie Johnson looking for first Nextel Cup championship... etc. |
Sports Central November 21, 2007 Jeffrey Boswell |
NASCAR Top 10 Power Rankings: Week 36 Jimmie Johnson easily wins second Nextel Cup title... fourth place finish gives Jeff Gordon a NASCAR record... Clint Bowyer goes out with a whimper... etc. |
Sports Central August 24, 2006 Jeffrey Boswell |
NASCAR Top 10 Power Rankings: Week 23 Jimmie Johnson tags the wall... Matt Kenseth wins third time this year... Kevin Harvick suffers early spin... Jeff Gordon unable to catch Matt Kenseth, but bumps up points... etc. |
Sports Central May 4, 2005 Jeffrey Boswell |
NASCAR Top 10 Power Rankings: Week 9 1. Jimmy Johnson... 2. Jeff Gordon... 3. Kurt Busch... etc. |
Sports Central July 13, 2006 Jeffrey Boswell |
NASCAR Top 10 Power Rankings: Week 18 Jeff Gordon "bumps" Jimmie Johnson back into points lead... Jeff Gordon "bumps" Matt Kenseth out of lead... Jeff Gordon wins his second of the last three races with controversial "pass" of Matt Kenseth... |
Sports Central April 7, 2005 Jeffrey Boswell |
NASCAR Top 10 Power Rankings: Week 5 A tongue-in-cheek look at NASCAR drivers. |
Sports Central August 17, 2006 Jeffrey Boswell |
NASCAR Top 10 Power Rankings: Week 22 Jimmie Johnson struggles to a 17th-place finish... Kevin Harvick collects first Nextel Cup road-course win... Matt Kenseth suffers a bad luck trifecta... etc. |
Sports Central May 19, 2005 Jeffrey Boswell |
NASCAR Top 10 Power Rankings: Week 11 The author ranks the ton ten NASCAR drivers: 1. Jimmie Johnson, 2. Greg Biffle, 3. Jeff Gordon, etc. |
Sports Central June 23, 2005 Jeffrey Boswell |
NASCAR Top 10 Power Rankings: Week 15 Jeff Gordon is the NASCAR career leader in road course victories (8), with four of those coming at Sonoma. But if Gordon can't turn things around at Infineon Raceway, then his Chase hopes may be fruitless. |
Sports Central August 10, 2006 Jeffrey Boswell |
NASCAR Top 10 Power Rankings: Week 21 Jimmie Johnson blows a tire, but not the win... Matt Kenseth maintains a solid with... Kevin Harvick finishes third after leading by 18 laps... Jeff Gordon falls out of contention early... etc. |
Sports Central September 13, 2007 Jeffrey Boswell |
NASCAR Top 10 Power Rankings: Week 26 Jimmie Johnson enters the Chase as No. 1 seed... Jeff Gordon succumbs to Jimmie Johnson's late race surge... Denny Hamlin could easily take the first win of the Chase... etc. |
Sports Central July 20, 2005 Jeffrey Boswell |
NASCAR Top 10 Power Rankings: Week 19 Jimmie Johnson may have held on to his points lead in New Hampshire, but now he has not one, but two competitors in hot pursuit for that lead -- Greg Biffle and Tony Stewart. Meanwhile, Dale Earnhardt, Jr. is slowly chipping away at the point barrier to qualify for the Chase. |
Sports Central May 4, 2006 Jeffrey Boswell |
NASCAR Top 10 Power Rankings: Week 9 Jimmie Johnson avoids two big crashes, wins season-opener in Daytona... Tony Stewart collects second runner-up result... Dale Earnhardt, Jr. flies under dad's colors, blows engine, finishes 31st... |
Sports Central August 11, 2005 Jeffrey Boswell |
NASCAR Top 10 Power Rankings: Week 21 Tony Stewart wins the Brickyard 400, wrests the points lead from Jimmie Johnson, and now holds a 75-point lead after trailing by 66 heading in to Indy. Could life get better for him? Yes -- with the upcoming race at Watkins Glen. |
Sports Central April 28, 2005 Jeffrey Boswell |
NASCAR Top 10 Power Rankings: Week 8 Humorous, fictional quotes from NASCAR personalities. |
Sports Central June 1, 2006 Jeffrey Boswell |
NASCAR Top 10 Power Rankings: Week 12 Jimmie Johnson's five-race winning streak in Charlotte ends... Matt Kenseth keeps pace in the points race with a fifth-place finish... Kasey Kahne tops off a quality weekend with a convincing win... Tony Stewart has a nightmarish weekend... etc. |
Sports Central April 13, 2006 Jeffrey Boswell |
NASCAR Top 10 Power Rankings: Week 7 Jimmie Johnson falls two laps down, recovers, scrambles to 11th-place... Tony Stewart records his best ever Texas finish... Kasey Kahne gets his second pole-to-checkered win of the season... Kevin Harvick collects his third-straight finish in the top 10... etc. |
Sports Central March 16, 2005 Jeffrey Boswell |
NASCAR Top 10 Power Rankings: Week 3 Kurt Busch is "Mr. Consistency"... Jimmie Johnson briefly visits First Place... Jeff Gordon and Ryan Newman bump, grind and feud... Greg Biffle's a solid cup contender... etc. |
Sports Central July 28, 2006 Jeffrey Boswell |
NASCAR Top 10 Power Rankings: Week 20 Jimmie Johnson takes commanding points lead... Jeff Burton a virtual lock for the Chase... Kevin Harvick collects third-straight top-five finish... Jeff Gordon shrewdly overcomes setback... Tony Stewart provides the drama in an otherwise boring race... etc. |
Sports Central February 21, 2008 Jeffrey Boswell |
NASCAR Top 10 Power Rankings: Week 1 Ryan Newman rockets past Tony Stewart on the final lap... Kurt Busch rallies from a starting position of 43rd... Jimmie Johnson has a lackluster start in his quest to win three-straight Cup titles... etc. |
Sports Central November 15, 2006 Jeffrey Boswell |
NASCAR Top 10 Power Rankings: Week 35 Jimmie Johnson holds a commanding point lead... Matt Kenseth lost more ground to Johnson... Denny Hamlin remain barely alive in the championship hunt... Dale Earnhardt, Jr. the lowest-ranked competitor with a mathematical shot at the title... |
Sports Central March 24, 2005 Jeffrey Boswell |
NASCAR Top 10 Power Rankings: Week 4 Jimmie Johnson's second-place finish in Atlanta, coupled with Kurt Busch's tire-troubled 32nd place result, allowed him to reclaim the top shelf in this week's power rankings. meanwhile, Mark Martin's fourth place in Atlanta moved him up four spots to number five in the Cup standings. |
Sports Central May 10, 2007 Jeffrey Boswell |
NASCAR Top 10 Power Rankings: Week 10 Jeff Gordon wins fourth-straight pole, but not third consecutive win... Jimmie Johnson pulls away for fourth season win... Denny Hamlin has yet to see the victory lane this year... etc. |
Sports Central June 9, 2006 Jeffrey Boswell |
Nascar Top 10 Power Rankings: Week 13 Jimmie Johnson grinds out a sixth-pace finish... Matt Kenseth surges to his second win of the year... Dale Earnhardt, Jr. records his sixth top-10 result of the year... Kasey Kahne has his best finish ever in Dover... etc. |
Sports Central September 7, 2006 Jeffrey Boswell |
NASCAR Top 10 Power Rankings: Week 25 Matt Kenseth edges Jimmie Johnson, assumes points lead... Kevin Harvick holds a solid but distant third... Dale Earnhardt, Jr. improves his standing... Three-way tie for tenth spot... etc. |
Sports Central September 8, 2005 Jeffrey Boswell |
NASCAR Top 10 Power Rankings: Week 25 Tony Stewart posts his eleventh straight top-10 with a fifth in California, leading 56 laps in doing so... Greg Biffle reclaims the number two spot in the points, passing Jimmie Johnson... etc. |
Sports Central September 15, 2005 Jeffrey Boswell |
NASCAR Top 10 Power Rankings: Week 26 Tony Stewart keeps on rolling, with 12-straight top-10s... Greg Biffle is primed for a run at the title... Matt Kenseth left no doubt as to his inclusion in the Chase... Kurt Busch is peaking at exactly the right time... etc. |
Sports Central February 23, 2006 Jeffrey Boswell |
NASCAR Top 10 Power Rankings: Week 1 1. Jimmie Johnson... 2. Tony Stewart... 3. Casey Mears... etc. |
Sports Central September 30, 2009 Jeffrey Boswell |
NASCAR Top 10 Power Rankings: Week 28 Jimmie Johnson completes season sweep at Dover... Mark Martin finishes second in Dover, still leads the points... Juan Montoya moves up one spot in standings... etc. |
Sports Central May 3, 2007 Jeffrey Boswell |
NASCAR Top 10 Power Rankings: Week 9 Jeff Gordon dominates Talladega... Jimmie Johnson wreck ends his chance for a win... Matt Kenseth lost out in the last laps... Jeff Burton caught by Johnson's accident... Denny Hamlin takes fifth... etc. |
Sports Central November 8, 2007 Jeffrey Boswell |
NASCAR Top 10 Power Rankings: Week 34 Jimmie Johnson captures third-straight win in the Chase... Jeff Gordon's points lead evaporates... Kyle Busch leads, falls short... etc. |
Sports Central March 2, 2006 Jeffrey Boswell |
NASCAR Top 10 Power Rankings: Week 2 Jimmie Johnson maintains his points lead... Matt Kenseth reaches number two in points... Casey Mears collects second straight top-10 finish... Dale Earnhardt, Jr. drives to highest finish by beer-sponsored car... etc. |
Sports Central September 1, 2005 Jeffrey Boswell |
NASCAR Top 10 Power Rankings: Week 24 Knowing his sizable points lead will evaporate in a few weeks, per Chase rules, Tony Stewart wants to stay hot and leave no doubt that he is the favorite for the title. |
Sports Central March 3, 2005 Jeffrey Boswell |
NASCAR Top 10 Power Rankings: Week 2 The top current drivers in auto racing and how they feel about it. |
Sports Central October 10, 2007 Jeffrey Boswell |
NASCAR Top 10 Power Rankings: Week 30 Jeff Gordon completes Talladega sweep... Clint Bowyer avoids the troubles that plagued his teammates... Tony Stewart finds out who his friends are... etc. |
Sports Central August 25, 2005 Jeffrey Boswell |
NASCAR Top 10 Power Rankings: Week 23 This has to be the first time in history that hot dog wrappers have been blamed for a car's problems. But hot dog wrappers and general debris on the track were the bane of many racer's unfortunate finishes. |
Sports Central July 14, 2005 Jeffrey Boswell |
NASCAR Top 10 Power Rankings: Week 18 The final caution at the the USG Sheetrock 400 forced all that chose to pit into a tough dilemma: change four tires and sacrifice track position; or change two tires, gain track position. Throwing caution to the wind, pole-sitter Jimmie Johnson's took the shortcut and it paid off. |
Sports Central June 15, 2006 Jeffrey Boswell |
NASCAR Top 10 Power Rankings: Week 14 Jimmie Johnson logs series-leading top-10 finish, loses ground... Matt Kenseth finishes fifth in Pocono 500, trims 26 points off lead... Tony Stewart and injured shoulder produce a gutsy third-place finish in Pocono... Mark Martin's final caution decision backfires... etc. |
Sports Central March 16, 2006 Jeffrey Boswell |
NASCAR Top 10 Power Rankings: Week 3 Jimmie Johnson is the King of Las Vegas after a dramatic last turn pass... Matt Kenseth unable to hold off Johnson... Casey Mears has a top-10 finish in each of the three races this year... Kasey Kahne collects his second consecutive fourth-place finish... etc. |
Sports Central May 12, 2006 Jeffrey Boswell |
NASCAR Top 10 Power Rankings: Week 10 Jimmie Johnson falters after early green-flag pit stop... Tony Stewart charges to a sixth-place finish... Questionable call costs Kevin Harvick a win... Dale Earnhrdt, Jr. gets first win in 20 starts... etc. |
Sports Central August 15, 2007 Jeffrey Boswell |
NASCAR Top 10 Power Rankings: Week 22 Jeff Gordon hands Stewart the win on a silver (non-restrictor) plate... Denny Hamlin benefits from Gordon's spin... Tony Stewart wins as Gordon spins... Jimmie Johnson scores his second-straight third-place finish... etc. |
Sports Central October 25, 2006 Jeffrey Boswell |
NASCAR Top 10 Power Rankings: Week 32 1. Matt Kenseth... 2. Jimmie Johnson... 3. Kevin Harvick... 4. Denny Hamlin... etc. |
Sports Central August 23, 2007 Jeffrey Boswell |
NASCAR Top 10 Power Rankings: Week 23 Jeff Gordon gets spun out of a sure top-10... Denny Hamlin scores his 10th top-five finish of the year... Tony Stewart finishes a solid 10th, but is unable to challenge for the win... etc. |
Sports Central June 22, 2006 Jeffrey Boswell |
NASCAR Top 10 Power Rankings: Week 15 Jimmie Johnson races in the rain, recovers 26 points... Matt Kenseth survives spin, pit lane accident, keeps a solid second place... Kasey Kahne wins the pole, hammers the wall, takes home fourth win of the year... etc. |
Sports Central July 7, 2005 Jeffrey Boswell |
NASCAR Top 10 Power Rankings: Week 17 Notes and fictional quotes provide a current status of ten racers leading the NASCAR circuit. |
Sports Central March 1, 2007 Jeffrey Boswell |
NASCAR Top 10 Power Rankings: Week 2 Ten fictional quotes from NASCAR personalities. |