NASCAR Cup Series: Early 2020 power rankings

By Asher Fair | Feb 1, 2020

HOMESTEAD, FLORIDA - NOVEMBER 17: Kevin Harvick, driver of the #4 Busch Light Ford, and Denny Hamlin, driver of the #11 FedEx Express Toyota, lead the field at the start of the Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series Ford EcoBoost 400 at Homestead Speedway on November 17, 2019 in Homestead, Florida. (Photo by Brian Lawdermilk/Getty Images) /

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AVONDALE, ARIZONA – NOVEMBER 09: Kurt Busch, driver of the #1 Monster Energy Chevrolet, talks with Brad Keselowski, driver of the #2 Miller Lite Ford (Photo by Matt Sullivan/Getty Images) /

#10 and #9

#10. . No. 1. Chip Ganassi Racing, Chevrolet. KURT BUSCH

Kurt Busch had a great first season driving for Chip Ganassi Racing, but any hope of a second championship was cut short by a disastrous round of 16 in which he failed to finish higher than 18th place and ended up eliminated. Fortunately for him, he signed a multi-year contract extension to remain with Chip Ganassi Racing behind the wheel of the #1 Chevrolet amid mounting speculation that he might retire, and after the success he had throughout the year, he shouldn’t be counted out to make at least one more deep playoff run before he eventually does hang up his helmet.

. No. 2. Team Penske, Ford. BRAD KESELOWSKI. #9

Brad Keselowski is the epitome of “hot and cold” driver in the Cup Series field. He won three races in the 2017 season; two were in a five-race span. He won three more races in the 2018 season; all three were in a row. He won three more races in the 2019 season; all three were in an 11-race span. The problem for him is that he keeps getting hot at the wrong time and hasn’t made it out of the round of 12 since his Championship 4 appearance back in 2017. Could he walk away with his second championship in any given year? Absolutely. Is he in the best position to do it? Absolutely not.

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