NASCAR Power Rankings: Top 20 Sprint Cup Drivers Coming Out of Charlotte

What a terrible day Sunday was to be driving a car sponsored by the National Guard.J.R. Hildebrand (in IndyCar) and Dale Earnhardt Jr. (in NASCAR) nearly swept the Indianapolis 500 and Coca-Cola 600 in Guard-backed cars, only for both of them to lose their respective races coming out of Turn 4. Hildebrand wrecked, and Earnhardt Jr. ran out of fuel.Instead, Dan Wheldon won at Indianapolis, and Kevin Harvick—the closer, as it were—inherited yet another victory with a last-lap pass, even though he openly admitted in Victory Lane that he hates Charlotte Motor Speedway.Don't feel bad for Junior, though.Even as some folks argue the spin behind the leaders wasn't waved, a caution to try and benefit the sport's most popular driver (and ...

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