NASCAR power rankings: Kurt and Kyle Busch highlight list of best drivers

NASCAR heads to New Hampshire Motor Speedway this weekend for the Foxwoods Resort Casino 301. The race is at 3 p.m. July 18 on NBCSN. Below are The Charlotte Observer’s NASCAR power rankings for the week of July 12. This list is updated each week. ——— Honorable mention— Kurt Busch (previously unranked) breaks into our Power Rankings with a dominant win last Sunday at Atlanta Motor Speedway. Busch led 144 of 260 laps and won the race, passing brother Kyle Busch with 25 laps remaining, for his first victory this season. He secured a playoff berth and earned his third top-five finish this season….

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