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NASCAR Power Rankings: Kyle Larson heats up, Denny Hamlin cools off

By Asher Fair

DARLINGTON, SOUTH CAROLINA - SEPTEMBER 01: William Byron, driver of the #24 HendrickAutoguard/CityChvrltThrwbck Chev, leads the field to start the Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series Bojangles' Southern 500 at Darlington Raceway on September 01, 2019 in Darlington, South Carolina. (Photo by Sean Gardner/Getty Images)
DARLINGTON, SOUTH CAROLINA - SEPTEMBER 01: William Byron, driver of the #24 HendrickAutoguard/CityChvrltThrwbck Chev, leads the field to start the Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series Bojangles' Southern 500 at Darlington Raceway on September 01, 2019 in Darlington, South Carolina. (Photo by Sean Gardner/Getty Images) /
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DARLINGTON, SOUTH CAROLINA – AUGUST 30: Kyle Busch, driver of the #18 Snickers Throwback Toyota (Photo by Sean Gardner/Getty Images)
DARLINGTON, SOUTH CAROLINA – AUGUST 30: Kyle Busch, driver of the #18 Snickers Throwback Toyota (Photo by Sean Gardner/Getty Images) /

#5 through #1

No. 2. Team Penske, Ford. BRAD KESELOWSKI. #5.

Last Rank: 4th (-1)
Races: 25
Top 10 finishes: 14
Top 5 finishes: 9
Podium finishes: 7
Wins: 3
Average finish: 11.52
Average finish in last five races: 8.80
Most recent finish: 5th
Points in most recent race: 38
Standings position: 6th
Points: 832

#4. . No. 42. Chip Ganassi Racing, Chevrolet. KYLE LARSON

Last Rank: 9th (+5)
Races: 25
Top 10 finishes: 12
Top 5 finishes: 6
Podium finishes: 4
Wins: 0
Average finish: 14.52
Average finish in last five races: 4.80
Most recent finish: 2nd
Points in most recent race: 49
Standings position: 9th
Points: 714

MARTIN TRUEX JR.. #3. . No. 19. Joe Gibbs Racing, Toyota

Last Rank: 3rd (-)
Races: 25
Top 10 finishes: 15
Top 5 finishes: 10
Podium finishes: 9
Wins: 4
Average finish: 10.64
Average finish in last five races: 7.40
Most recent finish: 15th
Points in most recent race: 24
Standings position: 5th
Points: 862

Joe Gibbs Racing, Toyota. DENNY HAMLIN. #2. . No. 11

Last Rank: 1st (-1)
Races: 25
Top 10 finishes: 16
Top 5 finishes: 13
Podium finishes: 7
Wins: 4
Average finish: 9.84
Average finish in last five races: 7.20
Most recent finish: 29th
Points in most recent race: 22
Standings position: 3rd
Points: 877

KYLE BUSCH. #1. . No. 18. Joe Gibbs Racing, Toyota

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Last Rank: 2nd (+1)
Races: 25
Top 10 finishes: 21
Top 5 finishes: 13
Podium finishes: 11
Wins: 4
Average finish: 7.00
Average finish in last five races: 6.60
Most recent finish: 3rd
Points in most recent race: 51
Standings position: 1st
Points: 983

Biggest Movers
Up: Kyle Larson (+5)
Down: Ryan Blaney (-3)

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The next race on the 2019 NASCAR Cup Series schedule is the 26th and final race of the regular season. This race, the Big Machine Vodka 400 at the Brickyard, is scheduled to take place on Sunday, September 8. NBC is set to broadcast this race live from Indianapolis Motor Speedway in Speedway, Indiana beginning at 2:00 p.m. ET.

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