Friday, January 30, 2015
2015 Nascar Power Rankings (Offseason)
By Kate Roswell
2015 Power Rankings
1. Kevin Harvick - Harvick grabs the top spot as the defending champ. Weather he back up his stellar 2014 season is debatable.
2. Jimmie Johnson- Johnson been racing at a high level for long time , its hard to imagine he won't be back in serious title contention in 2015.
3. Jeff Gordon- Gordon will take part in his final season for the championship. While many want to see Gordon win it all & set out in the sunset. Kinda feel like he may come up short. That been the common theme since 2002 season started ironically.
4. Brad Keselowski - Keselowski won 6 times in 2014. He unlikely to repeat that feat. Keselowski also have became the most hated driver in our sport recently. Move over Kyle Busch!
5. Joey Logano - Logano had his breakout season in 2014. Now he could be primed for a 2015 championship. Hard to believe Joey only 24 years old.
6. Matt Kenseth - Kenseth had one of the better 2014 seasons. Never the fastest , but always a threat. Kenseth have built his career on being consistent. Will likely continue this upcoming season.
7. Kyle Busch - Busch had an down year. Good news is he probably won't stay down. Like many other have said , ''He's too talented.'' Got to believe he will easily bounce back.
8. Dale Jr - Dale had a great 2014 season. Quite possibly best season since early in his career. Can he take last season success and apply it to this upcoming season? We will find out.
9. Carl Edwards - Edwards could be ranked a litte higher. But I would rather see how he does at JGR first. I am optimism about success for Edwards though.
10. Denny Hamlin- Hamlin have the most to prove in the JGR stable. Hamlin was in the championship race , but many people overlooked him. He should be ranked a little higher. But want to give him an higher ceiling to start the season off.
11. Kyle Larson - Larson could have had one of the best rookie seasons in years. How he does from here will be very interesting!
12. Ryan Newman - Newman finished second in the championship standings , but made to championship race by consistency. Can he do it again?
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