Martin Truex Jr.

Welcome to Power Rankings. As always, Power Rankings are far from a scientific formula. In fact, it's the perfect blend of analytics and bias against your favorite driver. Direct all your complaints to us at nickbromberg@yahoo.com and we'll try to have some fun. 1. Kyle Larson (LW: 3): When a guy gets his second win of the season and it vaults him to the top of the points standings there's no excuse to not have him at No. 1 in Power Rankings. He said he didn't have the race's fastest car either. That honor went to Martin Truex Jr. "Seemed like whenever [Truex] wanted to get the lead, he hit a nitro button and would cruise up to the lead, then check out," Larson said. "He was the class of the field. "I thought [Kyle Busch] was next best. [Matt Kenseth] was better than I was on the long run. I thought we were probably a third‑ or fourth‑place car. To come out a winner, it makes it that much more exciting, I guess. I guess it would be disappointing if I finished outside the top 10 or ... ...

Larson is now the Cup Series points leader. (Getty) Kyle Larson took the lead away from Kyle Busch on a restart with 15 laps to go and held off all challengers on two ensuing restarts to get his second win of the season at Michigan on Sunday. Larson beat Chase Elliott to the finish line just like he did in 2016. Larson sprinted away from Elliott in August at the two-mile track to get the first win of his career. After Martin Truex Jr. won the first two stages of the race, Busch had the lead with 50 laps to go following a caution for Ryan Sieg's spin. But Busch's 1.5-second lead over Larson was erased with over 20 laps to go because of a debris caution. [Full race results from Michigan] The low line on starts and restarts had been horrible all day. But Larson side-drafted Busch perfectly on the restart after the debris caution and swiped the lead heading into turn 1. "Ryan Blaney gave me a heck of a push," Larson said of the restart that got him the lead. "So, I've really got to thank ... ...

Truex held a 1.4-second lead and led 32 laps en route to his 10th stage win of 2017. Kyle Busch was second followed by Kyle Larson, Matt Kenseth, Clint Bowyer, Kevin Harvick, Denny Hamlin, Kurt Busch, Chase Elliott and Brad Keselowski.Larson was the first driver off ...

A four-tire stop during the competition caution enabled the No. 78 to pass polesitter Kyle Larson on Lap 35 and lead the final 26 of 60 laps. Truex had a 3.2-second lead over Larson as the first segment ended."Our Toyota has been pretty sporty so far, we'll just keep after ithopefully, keep this thing up front all day," Truex said.Kyle Busch, Denny Hamlin, Matt Kenseth, Clint ...

Just past half-way in final practice, Keselowski set shot to the top of the board with a lap of 197.401mph at Michigan International Speedway. The driver of the No. 2 Team Penske Ford completed 30 laps after five different runs. Keselowski rolls off 12th on Sunday.Kyle Busch was second followed by polesitter Kyle Larson, Joey Logano, Erik Jones, Daniel Suarez, Martin Truex Jr., Clint ...

Truex's single-lap speed was 198.385mph topped the speed chart on Saturday morning. Kyle Busch was second quick followed by Jimmie Johnson, Ryan Blaney, Kevin Harvick, Brad Keselowski, Kyle Larson, Erik Jones, Joey Logano and Dale Earnhardt Jr."Here, like anywhere else this year, it seems like you need to just find a way to balance it - short run speed with the long run speed," Truex ...

Larson will start first for the fourth time this season. (Getty) Kyle Larson is starting Sunday's race at Michigan where he ended the most recent race at the track. In first. Larson posted the fastest lap in the third round of qualifying Friday to take the top spot for the race ahead of Martin Truex Jr. and Clint Bowyer. Bowyer had grabbed the pole from Kyle Busch, but Truex then usurped him from the top spot. Larson was the final car to make an attempt in the last round and he then beat Truex. It's Larson's second pole of the season and the fourth time he'll start first in 2017. His two other top starting efforts came because qualifying was rained out. Here's the whole starting lineup. The 37 cars entered into Sunday's race is the fewest the Cup Series has seen all season. Landon Cassill didn't turn a lap in qualifying because he crashed in practice. 1. Kyle Larson 2. Martin Truex Jr. 3. Clint Bowyer 4. Kyle Busch 5. Denny Hamlin 6. Ryan Blaney 7. Joey Logano 8. Jamie McMurray 9. Matt ... ...

Initially, the Monster Energy Cup Series was chasing Martin Truex Jr. at Michigan International Speedway in first practice on Friday - but Kyle Larson was able to top the No. 78 car with less than 10 minutes left in the session.Larson's lap of 200.798mph was the first to join Truex in exceeding the 200-mile-per-hour mark. With five minutes to go, Kyle Busch joined the 200-plus club ...