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NASCAR Playoff Driver Power Rankings: Martin Truex Jr. leads

By Asher Fair

JOLIET, IL - SEPTEMBER 17: Chase Elliott, driver of the #24 NAPA Brakes Chevrolet (Photo by Sean Gardner/Getty Images)
JOLIET, IL - SEPTEMBER 17: Chase Elliott, driver of the #24 NAPA Brakes Chevrolet (Photo by Sean Gardner/Getty Images) /
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JOLIET, IL – SEPTEMBER 17: Martin Truex Jr., driver of the #78 Furniture Row/Denver Mattress Toyota (Photo by Jonathan Daniel/Getty Images)
JOLIET, IL – SEPTEMBER 17: Martin Truex Jr., driver of the #78 Furniture Row/Denver Mattress Toyota (Photo by Jonathan Daniel/Getty Images) /

#4 through #1

Hendrick Motorsports, Chevrolet. CHASE ELLIOTT. #4. [Last Race: 11th (+7)] — Chase Elliott opened up the playoffs at Chicagoland with a 2nd place finish, a finish that tied his career-high and is his new career-high on a non-2-mile oval track. That result can be a great confidence booster for the second-year driver.. No. 24

#3. [Last Race: 6th (+3)] — Kevin Harvick drove a great race at Chicagoland to open up the playoffs en route to a 3rd place finish as the top Ford driver. The 2014 Cup Series champion is off to a great start in this year’s playoffs in attempt to win his second career title.. No. 4. Stewart-Haas Racing, Ford. KEVIN HARVICK

Chip Ganassi Racing, Chevrolet. KYLE LARSON. #2. [Last Race: 2nd (-)] — Kyle Larson opened up the playoffs with a solid 5th place finish, which was good enough to help him stay in 2nd place in the standings. With four wins so far this season, he trails only the driver who is ranked #1 in these rankings in that category.. No. 42

Furniture Row Racing, Toyota. MARTIN TRUEX JR.. #1. [Last Race: 1st (-)] — Martin Truex Jr. kicked off the playoffs at Chicagoland by doing what he does best, and that is winning. He claimed his fifth win of the season to take sole possession of the wins lead, and he continued building his leads in the standings and playoff points.. No. 78

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The NASCAR Cup Series gets back into racing action on Sunday, September 24th at New Hampshire in the second race of the 2017 playoffs.

Can Martin Truex Jr. hang on to his lead in these rankings as the playoffs really get going like he has for so long in the regular season, or will we see a surprise driver jump the the #1 spot? Anything can happen.

Which drivers will jump in these rankings? Which drivers will plummet out of their current solid spots? Stay tuned to find out following the action from New Hampshire this Sunday.

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