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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 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 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 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 June 2, 2005 Jeffrey Boswell |
NASCAR Top 10 Power Rankings: Week 12 Johnson maintains points lead with resounding victory in the Coca-Cola 600... Greg Biffle keeps within striking distance of points lead... Ryan Newman's pole-winning ways continue... Jeremy Mayfield scores second top-five this season... etc. |
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 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 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 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 August 18, 2005 Jeffrey Boswell |
NASCAR Top 10 Power Rankings: Week 22 The words "dominant performance" are becoming synonymous with Tony Stewart's accomplishments. In his last eight races, he's scored 1,371 out of maximum 1,440 points, and ensured that the Chase for the Nextel Cup will be a 10-man race. |
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 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 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 April 7, 2005 Jeffrey Boswell |
NASCAR Top 10 Power Rankings: Week 5 A tongue-in-cheek look at NASCAR drivers. |
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 April 20, 2005 Jeffrey Boswell |
NASCAR Top 10 Power Rankings: Week 7 Jimmie Johnson now owns a streak of 13 consecutive top-10s over two seasons. You have to believe that the streak will continue in Phoenix, where Johnson finished sixth in 2004, and second a year earlier. |
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 April 28, 2005 Jeffrey Boswell |
NASCAR Top 10 Power Rankings: Week 8 Humorous, fictional quotes from NASCAR personalities. |
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 May 18, 2006 Jeffrey Boswell |
NASCAR Top 10 Power Rankings: Week 11 Jimmie Johnson charges to the front... Tony Stewart riding a hot streak... Matt Kenseth comes out blazing... Dale Earnhardt, Jr. fights flu, finishes fifth... Jeff Gordon bounces back... etc. |
Sports Central October 29, 2005 Jeffrey Boswell |
NASCAR Top 10 Power Rankings: Week 32 Tony Stewart reclaims first place in points... Jimmie Johnson's third-place finish keeps him in contention... Mark Martin forced to start in a backup car... Kurt Busch finally dug himself out of 10th-place... Jeremy Mayfield drives to his worst finish of the Chase... etc. |
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 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 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 September 23, 2005 Jeffrey Boswell |
NASCAR Top 10 Power Rankings: Week 27 Tony Stewart off and running towards second Cup championship... Ryan Newman may have finally found his groove... Matt Kenseth continues to rise up the point standings... Rusty Wallace still in the hunt for the Chase... Jimmie Johnson recent best not good enough... 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 September 30, 2005 Jeffrey Boswell |
NASCAR Top 10 Power Rankings: Week 28 Jimmie Johnson silences critics... Ryan Newman backs up round one victory... Tony Stewart's, Matt Kenseth's top-10 strings snap... etc. |
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 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 November 4, 2005 Jeffrey Boswell |
NASCAR Top 10 Power Rankings: Week 33 Tony Stewart extends points lead with ninth-place finish in Atlanta... Greg Biffle shaves just eight points off Stewart's lead with seventh place finish... Mark Martin rebounds with a third place in Atlanta... Rusty Wallace's championship hopes take brutal hit in Atlanta... etc. |
Sports Central October 1, 2008 Jeffrey Boswell |
NASCAR Top 10 Power Rankings: Week 29 Jimmie Johnson holds off kamikaze pass to win Camping World RV 400... Carl Edwards loses to Jimmie Johnson and drops by 10 points... Greg Biffle holds steady at third... Kevin Harvick unable to gain ground on Chase leaders... 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 February 23, 2005 Jeffrey Boswell |
NASCAR Top 10 Power Rankings Jeff Gordon --- Gordon is clearly the best driver in NASCAR, as his mastery in the closing laps at Daytona attests. |
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 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 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 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 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 June 7, 2007 Jeffrey Boswell |
NASCAR Top 10 Power Rankings: Week 13 Gordon charges to the front and finished ninth... Jimmie Johnson suffers two mishaps, misses win... Martin Truex, Jr. dominates in his first Nextel Cup win... 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 February 23, 2006 Jeffrey Boswell |
NASCAR Top 10 Power Rankings: Week 1 1. Jimmie Johnson... 2. Tony Stewart... 3. Casey Mears... etc. |
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 September 2, 2009 Jeffrey Boswell |
NASCAR Chase For the Cup Preview Former Atlanta Falcon Michael Vick to issue the starting command at the Pep Boys 500... A veritable free-for-all at Richmond... Kurt Busch and Jimmie Johnson renew their feud at Loudon... An angry Johnson sweeps the weekend at Dover... 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 June 20, 2007 Jeffrey Boswell |
NASCAR Top 10 Power Rankings: Week 15 Jeff Gordon overcomes race-long handling issues... Jimmie Johnson runs out of gas... Denny Hamlin plays the role of middle man... Matt Kenseth sucked in to a multi-car crash... etc. |
Sports Central March 6, 2008 Jeffrey Boswell |
NASCAR Top 10 Power Rankings: Week 3 Carl Edwards sweeps NASCAR's West Coast swing... Kyle Busch loses a win on a late tire deflation... Dale Earnhardt, Jr. handicapped by a lengthy red flag... etc. |
Sports Central November 18, 2009 Jeffrey Boswell |
NASCAR Top 10 Power Rankings: Week 35 Jimmie Johnson takes fourth victory of the Chase... Mark Martin is the only driver with a mathematical chance to overtake Johnson... Jeff Gordon out of contention to win the Sprint Cup... etc. |
Sports Central November 12, 2008 Jeffrey Boswell |
NASCAR Top 10 Power Rankings: Week 35 Jimmie Johnson all but secures his third straight Sprint Cup championship... Carl Edwards needed another off-race from Jimmie Johnson... Kevin Harvick records his sixth top-10 finish of the Chase... Jeff Gordon still winless on the year... 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 November 5, 2008 Jeffrey Boswell |
NASCAR Top 10 Power Rankings: Week 34 Jimmie Johnson has a 106 point lead in the Cup standings... Carl Edwards gets his second straight win, cuts Johnson's points lead... Clint Bowyer powers to claim his sixth top-five finish of the year... etc. |