CHARLOTTE, N.C. — NASCAR is superspeedway racing at Talladega this weekend for the Geico 500. The 10th race of the Cup season is 2 p.m. Sunday on Fox. Below are The Charlotte Observer’s NASCAR power rankings for the week of April 19. This list will be updated each week. ——— HONORABLE MENTION— Ryan Blaney (-2 spots from last week) dropped from the top-three in Power Rankings after two 11th-place finishes in a row, at Martinsville and Richmond. Blaney led 157 laps at Martinsville, but was forced to the back of the field late in the race due to pit road penalty. At Richmond last weekend, Blaney f…
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