Power Ranking the NASCAR Sprint Cup Drivers Ahead of the 2016 Season

As the green flag for the 58th Daytona 500 draws closer this Sunday at 1 p.m. ET, this has already started out as a season of significant change. The Sprint Cup Series has a new low downforce aero package, along with a new measure to potentially make sure green-white-checker finishes end up under green flag conditions. And then there’s the biggest change of all, arguably the biggest change in the sport’s history since its formation in 1948: the new charter system that provides a measure of tangible equity for team owners. Thursday will be the Can-Am Duels, which will round out the qualifying lineup for the Great American Race. Which leads to another change: For the first time in nearly two decades, the starting field for a Sprin...

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