NASCAR power rankings: The best Cup drivers heading to Sonoma road course

The NASCAR Cup Series heads west this weekend for a race at Sonoma Raceway in Sonoma, Calif. The Toyota/Save Mart 350 is 4 p.m. Sunday on Fox. Below are The Charlotte Observer’s NASCAR power rankings for the week of May 31. This list is updated each week. ——— HONORABLE MENTION— Denny Hamlin (-1) finished seventh at Charlotte on Sunday for his 11th top-10 finish in 15 races this year. Hamlin continues to lead the series in points (633), but he hasn’t cracked the top three since a 32nd-place finish at Talladega. — Martin Truex Jr. (-3) drops out of the top three from first after a string of disa…

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