Bob Pockrass
FOX Motorsports Insider
The drivers who completed second and third at Autodromo Hermanos Rodriguez moved up in these energy rankings.
The winner? Properly, that was Shane van Gisbergen however he might want to put a number of strong finishes collectively earlier than he cracks this checklist.
Winner Shane van Gisbergen forward of the NASCAR Cup Collection race in Mexico Metropolis
Christopher Bell (second) and Chase Elliott (third) ought to be ok with their performances heading into this weekend at Pocono.
Listed below are the ability rankings following the Cup debut in Mexico Metropolis:
van Gisbergen takes the middle of the rostrum in Mexico after his huge win
Dropped out: Tyler Reddick (Final Week: 9)
On the verge: Alex Bowman, Kyle Busch, Ty Gibbs, Joey Logano, Ryan Preece, Tyler Reddick
10. Chase Briscoe (LW: Not Ranked)
Briscoe didn’t win a fourth consecutive pole. However he’ll take the end from Sunday, as he positioned seventh in Mexico Metropolis. The Joe Gibbs Racing driver was concerned in an early incident and rallying for that consequence was an excellent signal that his group stays resilient.
9. Ross Chastain (LW: 6)
Chastain took the stage factors within the first stage by ending third. Nevertheless, he ended up with a Sixteenth-place end on a day when his Trackhouse Racing teammate van Gisbergen received.
8. Bubba Wallace (LW: 8)
Wallace has persistently improved on street programs. The 23XI Racing driver didn’t qualify nicely (twenty fifth) however he introduced house a decent Twelfth-place end.
7. Chris Buescher (LW: 7)
Buescher is among the extra underrated road-course drivers within the collection. He completed seventh within the second stage and after dropping the monitor place to pit, drove his RFK Racing automotive to Twelfth on the end.
6. Chase Elliott (LW: 10)
Fairly a strong day for the Hendrick Motorsports driver, as he completed third in Mexico Metropolis. He began Twelfth, obtained the automotive higher through the weekend and survived a number of the beating and banging on the restarts.
Shane Van Gisbergen and extra post-race interviews from Viva Mexico 250
5. Denny Hamlin (LW: 2)
Hamlin didn’t race at Mexico Metropolis after the start of his son earlier within the week. He’s anticipated to return at Pocono.
4. Ryan Blaney (LW: 4)
Blaney didn’t have a profitable automotive so he took the stage factors. He completed second within the opening stage and fourth within the second stage. That — mixed with a 14th-place end — gave the Penske driver the fifth-highest level complete on the day.
3. Kyle Larson (LW: 3)
Larson was an harmless bystander in getting collected in a wreck on Lap 7. He ended up thirty sixth, making the journey to Mexico a irritating one for the championship contender.
2. Christopher Bell (LW: 5)
Bell completed second within the second stage behind van Gisbergen, and that’s additionally the place they ended up on the end of the race. The JGR driver will carry momentum into Pocono.
1. William Byron (LW: 1)
Byron’s ninth-place end wasn’t nice, however it was higher than most of the different prime drivers on this checklist. The Hendrick driver ought to be a risk for the win at Pocono.
Bob Pockrass covers NASCAR and INDYCAR for FOX Sports activities. He has spent many years overlaying motorsports, together with over 30 Daytona 500s, with stints at ESPN, Sporting Information, NASCAR Scene journal and The (Daytona Seashore) Information-Journal. Comply with him on Twitter @bobpockrass.
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