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'.

A look at the winners and losers from Sunday’s race at Talladega Superspeedway: Austin Cindric — He snapped a 30-race winless streak with his victory Sunday at Talladega.