NASCAR Sprint Cup Power Rankings: Who’s the Team to Beat in 2011?

Power rankings in NASCAR Sprint Cup can be boring if the same team is at the top every year. As NASCAR goes on its annual vacation for a couple of months, many teams went back to their shops and focused on 2011 hours after the checkered flag fell in Homestead. There was a glimmer of hope for the Roush Fenway camp after Carl Edwards dominated the last two races. Edwards set the tone for the upcoming 2011 NASCAR Sprint Cup campaign by winning Phoenix and Homestead while making it look easy. Edwards has been off the map since his amazing 2008 season. With Edwards climbing the ladder among NASCAR Sprint Cup drivers in the power rankings, others were crashing to the basement. Kurt Busch suffered several setbacks after making this year's Chase, a...

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