SiriusXM NASCAR Radio Power Rankings – September 12
Check out this week’s rankings from Pete Pistone.
Pete Pistone will unveil “Power Rankings” each week of the NASCAR season. Check out this week’s edition of the NASCAR “Power Rankings” below, and listen to SiriusXM NASCAR Radio (Ch. 90) on the SiriusXM app and web player now.
1. TYLER REDDICK
A series-leading 19th top-10 finish for Reddick in Atlanta as the regular season points champion kicked off the Playoffs with a solid outing. Reddick finished sixth for top-10 finish number 12 in the last 14 races of the season.
Last Week: 1st
2. CHRISTOPHER BELL
Crew chief Adam Stevens was back at the track after being away nursing injuries and Bell kept his strong performances of late rolling in Atlanta. He finished third and the Joe Gibbs Racing driver now has three straight top-five finishes.
Last Week: 3rd
3. KYLE LARSON
A violent crash on lap 55 was the latest example of Larson’s well-documented struggles on super speedways. The Hendrick Motorsports driver was credited with a 37th-place finish and has not been inside the top 10 at a Superspeedway since Talladega in April of 2022.
Last Week: 2nd
4. JOEY LOGANO
The heavy lifting in the opening round of the Playoffs is over for Logano who moves on to the Round of 12 after taking his second win of the season. Logano now has back-to-back top-10 finishes turning around a string of late regular-season disappointments.
Last Week: 8th
5. RYAN BLANEY
An assist to his Penske teammate Joey Logano to help him win in Atlanta was the key moment for Blaney. The defending series championed 33 laps and was able to finish third as well.
Last Week: 5th
6. DENNY HAMLIN
An analytics followed outing for Hamlin saw his set out to score 20 points and come back with 13 when Hamlin looked like he was just trying to stay out of harms way. He started last after a plug with issue in qualifying and posted a 24th-place Atlanta finish.
Last Week: 4th
7. WILLIAM BYRON
A good points night in Atlanta for the Hendrick Motorsports driver that saw Byron take the checkered flag ninth on Sunday. He has picked up points in the last eight stages including both in the ATL.
Last Week: 7th
8. KYLE BUSCH
The Richard Childress Racing driver has put four consecutive top-10 performances on the board after his seventh at Atlanta. Busch also led 24 laps and at times looked very much like he was going to end his winless drought.
Last Week: 10th
9. CHASE ELLIOTT
A top-10 for Elliott in Atlanta on a day he wasn’t as competitive as many predicted. He does continue to score top-10 finishes and Sunday was Elliott’s fourth in the last seven races but he’s still looking to kick it up a notch or two as the Playoffs roll on.
Last Week: 6th
10. DANIEL SUAREZ
A runner-up finish on Sunday gave Suarez an average finish of 1.5 for the season at Atlanta Motor Speedway. Suarez has very quietly been consistent in the last several weeks with four top-10 finishes in the last six races.
Last Week: NR
Dropped Out: Brad Keselowski
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