Juan Pablo Montoya

The boys of NASCAR went short-track racing in Martinsville this week. Who won the grandfather clock and who had time run out on them this week? As always, we’ve got you covered! Kevin Harvick became the first multi-win driver this season, going back-to-back with his triumph at Martinsville. He moves up three spots in the rankings to third. Kyle Busch takes the lead in the rankings this week. Our biggest winner is Jeff Gordon, up 5 spots. The big loser is Martin Truex Jr., down 8 after his horrific crash. New this week are David Ragan, Denny Hamlin, and Jamie McMurray. [...]

The boys of NASCAR were in California this week. Yay. Who took victory and who…ah heck, let’s just get to it. Carl Edwards holds the No. 1 spot, simply because he’s better than everybody. Yeah, I said it. Auto Club winner Kevin Harvick moves up five spots, as he and Matt Kenseth are this week’s big movers in the rankings. Our big loser is Tony Stewart, down four spots. New this week are Clint Bowyer and Brian Vickers. They replace Bobby Labonte and Denny Hamlin. So without further adieu, let’s get to this week’s SCS Power Rankings: 1. Carl Edwards(Last [...]

The boys of NASCAR were in Thunder Valley this weekend for the one and only Jeff Byrd 500 at Bristol. After winning his fourth Bristol Cup race in his past five starts, Kyle Busch jumped three spots in the rankings to third. Carl Edwards assumes the top spot this week. Our biggest movers this week were Paul Menard, Jimmie Johnson, Kevin Harvick, and Bobby Labonte, all up four spots. Our losers this week were AJ Allmendinger and Denny Hamlin, down 7 spots after an early accident. New this week are Roush-Fenway teammates Matt Kenseth and Greg Biffle. They jump in at [...]

The boys of NASCAR were in Las Vegas this weekend. One driver came up aces, while several others were a bust. Carl Edwards, this week’s winner, climbs one spot in this week’s SCS Power Rankings to second. Tony Stewart assumes the top spot after taking over the points lead in Vegas. Our big mover this week is Paul Menard, up 10 spots after a 12th place effort in Vegas moved him up to sixth in the standings. Our big loser is Phoenix winner Jeff Gordon, down 8 spots after crashing out in Vegas. New this week are Martin Truex Jr., Marcos Ambrose, and [...]

The boys of NASCAR were in the desert this weekend. Some guys(well, one to be exact) got their thirst for victory quenched while others continued on a long, dry spell. Our biggest movers this week are AJ Allmendinger and Phoenix winner Jeff Gordon, each up seven spots. The big loser was Regan Smith, down eight spots after an early accident. New to the rankings this week are Ryan Newman and Kasey Kahne. They enter at the expense of Greg Biffle and last week’s winner Trevor Bayne. Bayne falling out of the rankings has nothing to do with his driving ability [...]

After a wild and crazy Daytona 500, 20-year old Trevor Bayne came across the stripe as the youngest winner of the Great American Race. So naturally, he takes the No. 1 spot in the rankings this week. Since Bayne isn’t running a full-time Cup schedule, he likely won’t stay there long. But he does have a week to enjoy it at least. Carl Edwards takes the number two spot, while Kurt Busch takes third. Several drivers took big hits this week, including Kevin Harvick and Greg Biffle, who each lost 11 spots. Several drivers also fell out of the rankings, [...]

The 2011 NASCAR season is upon us. And with it, I introduce to you the first ever Stock Car Spin NASCAR Power Rankings! My weekly rankings will consist of 20 drivers. The order does not go by points, but rather by who’s hot and who’s cold. So without further adeu, I give you the inaugural Stock Car Spin NASCAR preseason Power Rankings: 1. Jimmie Johnson: 5-time defending champ, Johnson starts the season at the top of the rankings. Daytona isn’t his track, so don’t expect him to stay here. At least…until we get to Phoenix. 2. Carl Edwards: Cousin Carl [...]

After 24 hours of racing at Daytona, one name stood above all others. And it’s one that, by now, we are quite familiar with. Chip Ganassi. Team Ganassi’s cars finished first and second in the Rolex 24 at Daytona. Scott Pruett drove the #01 car to the checkers, as he celebrated yet another victory in the famous endurance race. Memo Rojas, Indycar driver Graham Rahal, and Grand Am newcomer Joey Hand joined Pruett in Victory Lane as the winners. Also standing on the podium were second-place finishers from the #02 Ganassi car. The runners-up were NASCAR stars Jamie McMurray and [...]

Several NASCAR drivers will be competing in the Rolex 24 at Daytona Grand Am race once again this year. With qualifying concluded for tomorrow’s race(3:00 Eastern time on Speed), the field for the Rolex 24 has been locked. Among the NASCAR drivers participating in the Daytona Prototype(DP) division are 5-time defending NASCAR Sprint Cup Series champion Jimmie Johnson(#99 Chevrolet-Riley), defending Daytona 500 winner Jamie McMurray and his Earnhardt-Ganassi Racing teammate Juan Pablo Montoya(#02 BMW-Riley), Richard Petty Motorsports driver AJ Allmendinger and NASCAR Nationwide Series driver Michael McDowell(#6 Ford-Dallara), and former Roush development driver Colin Braun(#8 Ford-Riley). NASCAR drivers participating in the Grand Touring(GT) division [...]

Two words to remember come Speedweeks: Penske Racing. In the final session of testing at Daytona, Penske teammates Brad Keselowski and Kurt Busch worked together in the draft and put up what were by far the fastest speeds of the week. Keselowski topped the charts in the final session with a time of 45.316 seconds; over 198.5 miles per hour. Busch ran a time of 45.322; also over the 198.5 mph mark. The Penske teammates were the only drivers to top 198 mph. The Joe Gibbs Racing teammates of Kyle Busch, Denny Hamlin, and Joey Logano rounded out the top [...]