Denny Hamlin came up short in his quest to win at Talladega and fell from his spot atop the power rankings. Here's this week's new top 10.

There's a familiar face at No. 1 after a strong showing at Talladega on Sunday. Here's the latest NASCAR power rankings entering Texas.

The pack saw 67 lead changes through 23 different drivers, and Larson - who started all the way down in 25th - pushed his way through to finish on the podium in a display of dominant racing. Winning Stage 1,

Track: Texas Motor Speedway. Race distance: 167 laps, 250.5 miles. Last year: Kyle Busch took the lead with 8 to go holding off a challenging Corey Heim for his record-tying sixth win at the Motor Speedway. Last race: Tyler Ankrum broke his 130-race winless streak at Rockingham in a fuel-saving push to the finish line.

Austin Cindric got a much-needed win and Ryan Preece got a much-needed second that wasn't seconded. And some other news from the past week in racin'.

If there’s beef between teammates Austin Cindric and Joey Logano — and none other than Major League Baseball Hall of Famer Chipper Jones is convinced there is — then Team Penske has some work to do to smooth things over.

As Austin Cindric wore Talladega’s traditional winner’s wreath all around the track, he didn’t seem bothered by any potential beef with Joey Logano, NASCAR’s only active three-time Cup Series