NASCAR Team Power Rankings: Chip Ganassi Racing on top after Richmond

RICHMOND, VA - SEPTEMBER 09: Matt Kenseth, driver of the #20 Hurricane Harvey Relief Toyota, leads Denny Hamlin, driver of the #11 FedEx Express Toyota, at the start of the Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series Federated Auto Parts 400 at Richmond Raceway on September 9, 2017 in Richmond, Virginia. (Photo by Sarah Crabill/Getty Images)
RICHMOND, VA - SEPTEMBER 09: Matt Kenseth, driver of the #20 Hurricane Harvey Relief Toyota, leads Denny Hamlin, driver of the #11 FedEx Express Toyota, at the start of the Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series Federated Auto Parts 400 at Richmond Raceway on September 9, 2017 in Richmond, Virginia. (Photo by Sarah Crabill/Getty Images)

Which teams look good following the 26th race of the 2017 NASCAR Cup Series season at Richmond, and which still have lots of work to do?

With the Federated Auto Parts 400 at Richmond, the final race of the regular season, in the books, there are no more races before the 2017 NASCAR Cup Series playoffs begin. They will begin next Sunday with the Tales of the Turtles 400 at Chicagoland.

Which teams are up and which teams are down in these rankings following Kyle Larson and Chip Ganassi Racing’s victory at Richmond?

NOTE:  The “Last week” category includes the finishing positions for each of a team’s drivers in the latest NASCAR race. The “Last rank” category includes each team’s ranking in the previous edition of the NASCAR team power rankings.

Not Ranked

Wood Brothers Racing, Ford

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Team Penske, Ford

Circle Sport – The Motorsports Group, Chevrolet

Germain Racing, Chevrolet

JTG Daugherty Racing, Chevrolet

Leavine Family Racing, Chevrolet

Front Row Motorsports, Ford

Go FAS Racing, Ford

Richard Petty Motorsports, Ford

Roush Fenway Racing, Ford

BK Racing, Toyota

TriStar Motorsports, Chevrolet/Ford

Premium Motorsports, Chevrolet/Toyota

Honorable Mention

#5 through #1

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