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NASCAR Cup Series: Early 2020 power rankings

By Asher Fair

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)
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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DAYTONA BEACH, FL – FEBRUARY 15: Ricky Stenhouse Jr., driver of the #17 Fastenal Ford, races Ty Dillon, driver of the #13 GEICO Chevrolet (Photo by Robert Laberge/Getty Images)
DAYTONA BEACH, FL – FEBRUARY 15: Ricky Stenhouse Jr., driver of the #17 Fastenal Ford, races Ty Dillon, driver of the #13 GEICO Chevrolet (Photo by Robert Laberge/Getty Images) /

#26 and #25

#26. . No. 47. JTG Daugherty Racing, Chevrolet. RICKY STENHOUSE JR.

Despite the fact that he was “under contract” with Roush Fenway Racing through the 2021 season, Ricky Stenhouse Jr. was released by the team, and he effectively completed a driver swap by replacing Chris Buescher, the former JTG Daugherty Racing driver who is set to replace him behind the wheel of the #17 Ford. After qualifying for the playoffs with the first two wins of his career in 2017, Stenhouse hasn’t been back to victory lane nor the playoffs, and his results have progressively gotten worse. JTG Daugherty Racing haven’t been as competitive as Roush Fenway Racing, so his outlook isn’t exactly promising.

TY DILLON. #25. . No. 13. Germain Racing, Chevrolet

Ty Dillon’s 2019 season highlighted the fact that his upside really isn’t much higher than a 24th or 25th place finish in the championship standings driving for Germain Racing, and that even led to a retirement rumor that he ultimately denounced. On a positive note, he won two stages, something nobody could have expected, and he built upon what has become perennial success in superspeedway races, recording the second best average finish (9.25) in the series with three top 10 finishes in four events. But other than those results, he finished no higher than 11th throughout the whole season.

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