NASCAR: Pre-Season Top-25 Power Rankings

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Jul 2, 2016; Daytona Beach, FL, USA; NASCAR Sprint Cup Series driver Brad Keselowski (2), driver Kyle Larson (42), driver Joey Logano (22), driver Kyle Busch (18), and driver Kyle Larson (42) cross the restart line with three laps to go during the Coke Zero 400 at Daytona International Speedway. Mandatory Credit: Reinhold Matay-USA TODAY Sports /

Is it ever really too early to have some NASCAR Power Rankings? With the Clash at Daytona right around the corner and the Daytona 500 after that, there is no time better than the present.

Each and every week Beyond The Flag will bring you our weekly NASCAR Power Rankings. The rankings will rank the top-25 drivers in the Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series on a week-by-week basis. The “Way Too Early NASCAR Power Rankings” will serve as a baseline for the 2017 season. When the season is over and the final rankings are out, you should compare them to the baseline to see our perspective on the type of season that your favorite driver had.

Each week the biggest factor in the weekly NASCAR Power Rankings will be their most recent performance. If a driver is No. 10 heading into a week and the finish 35th that weekend, it’s safe to assume they might lose a couple of spots. Conversely, if a driver is No. 10 and they win, it’s safe to assume they might gain a couple of spots.

The rankings will also be impacted on why a driver finished where they finished as well as the direction in which they are trending. If the 24th-ranked driver on the list has been trending upwards for a month and then lays an egg, we might not boot him off of the rankings right away. Then again, if said driver lays a couple of eggs, it will be time for them to go.

So, now it’s onto the rankings!

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