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NASCAR: Driver Power Rankings After Second Pocono Race

By Asher Fair

LONG POND, PA - JULY 30: Kyle Busch, driver of the #18 M&M's Caramel Toyota, leads a pack of cars during the Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series Overton's 400 at Pocono Raceway on July 30, 2017 in Long Pond, Pennsylvania. (Photo by Jonathan Ferrey/Getty Images)
LONG POND, PA - JULY 30: Kyle Busch, driver of the #18 M&M's Caramel Toyota, leads a pack of cars during the Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series Overton's 400 at Pocono Raceway on July 30, 2017 in Long Pond, Pennsylvania. (Photo by Jonathan Ferrey/Getty Images) /
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LONG POND, PA – JULY 30: Kyle Busch, driver of the #18 M&M’s Caramel Toyota, leads a pack of cars during the Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series Overton’s 400 at Pocono Raceway on July 30, 2017 in Long Pond, Pennsylvania. (Photo by Jonathan Ferrey/Getty Images)
LONG POND, PA – JULY 30: Kyle Busch, driver of the #18 M&M’s Caramel Toyota, leads a pack of cars during the Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series Overton’s 400 at Pocono Raceway on July 30, 2017 in Long Pond, Pennsylvania. (Photo by Jonathan Ferrey/Getty Images) /

After the 21st of 36 races this season, how do the Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series driver power rankings look? Who is trending upwards after the second Pocono race, and who is falling?

With 21 races down, there are still five races for NASCAR drivers to lock up a spot for themselves in the playoffs. Which drivers have the best chance of doing so with the new playoff format?

NOTE:  The “Last Race” category includes each driver’s rankings in the previous edition of the NASCAR driver power rankings.

Not Ranked

  • Joey Logano, #22, Team Penske, Ford (-2)
  • Kasey Kahne, #5, Hendrick Motorsports, Chevrolet (-1)
  • Ryan Blaney, #21, Wood Brothers Racing, Ford
  • Ricky Stenhouse Jr., #17, Roush Fenway Racing, Ford
  • Ryan Newman, #31, Richard Childress Racing, Chevrolet
  • Austin Dillon, #3, Richard Childress Racing, Chevrolet
  • Trevor Bayne, #6, Roush Fenway Racing, Ford
  • Kurt Busch, #41, Stewart-Haas Racing, Ford
  • Erik Jones, #77, Furniture Row Racing, Toyota
  • Ty Dillon, #13, Germain Racing, Chevrolet
  • Aric Almirola, #43, Richard Petty Motorsports, Ford
  • Paul Menard, #27, Richard Childress Racing, Chevrolet
  • Dale Earnhardt Jr., #88, Hendrick Motorsports, Chevrolet
  • Chris Buescher, #37, JTG Daugherty Racing, Chevrolet
  • David Ragan, #38, Front Row Motorsports, Ford
  • Michael McDowell, #95, Leavine Family Racing, Chevrolet
  • Cole Whitt, #72, TriStar Motorsports, Chevrolet/Ford
  • AJ Allmendinger, #47, JTG Daugherty Racing, Chevrolet
  • Landon Cassill, #34, Front Row Motorsports, Ford
  • Matt DiBenedetto, #32, Go FAS Racing, Ford
  • Danica Patrick, #10, Stewart-Haas Racing, Ford
  • Corey Lajoie, #83, BK Racing, Toyota
  • Reed Sorenson, #15, Premium Motorsports, Chevrolet/Toyota
  • Gray Gaulding, #23, BK Racing, Toyota
  • Jeffrey Earnhardt, #33, Circle Sport/TMG, Chevrolet
  • Michael Waltrip, #15, Premium Motorsports, Chevrolet/Toyota
  • Derrike Cope, #55, Premium Motorsports, Chevrolet/Toyota
  • DJ Kennington, #96, Gaunt Brothers Racing, Toyota
  • Cody Ware, #55, Premium Motorsports, Chevrolet/Toyota
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