NASCAR: Driver Power Rankings After Second Pocono Race

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LONG POND, PA – JULY 30: Denny Hamlin drives the #11 FedEx Ground Toyota during the Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series Overton’s 400 at Pocono Raceway on July 30, 2017 in Long Pond, Pennsylvania. (Photo by Jonathan Ferrey/Getty Images) /

#6 and #5

Team Penske, Ford. BRAD KESELOWSKI. #6. [Last Race: 5th (-1)] — Ordinarily, a 5th place finish would bump Brad Keselowski up in these rankings, especially since it followed two other top 9 finishes, including a 2nd place effort at Indianapolis. He only drops because the next driver on this list, who he is tied in the championship standings and nearly tied with in these rankings, beat him by one position at Pocono. Make no mistake about it; Keselowski is still one of the hottest drivers in the Cup Series right now.. No. 2

#5. [Last Race: 6th (+1)] — Denny Hamlin bounced back from his late wreck at Indianapolis with a 4th place finish at Pocono to cement himself as one of the hottest drivers in the field. He has now finished in the top 4 in five of the past seven races, including his first win of the season at New Hampshire to lock himself into the playoffs. Joe Gibbs Racing as a whole is heating up, and we’re seeing that echoed through Hamlin’s driving.. No. 11. Joe Gibbs Racing, Toyota. DENNY HAMLIN

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