LOUDON, NH - SEPTEMBER 24: Kyle Busch, driver of the #18 M&M's Caramel Toyota, leads a pack of cars during the Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series ISM Connect 300 at New Hampshire Motor Speedway on September 24, 2017 in Loudon, New Hampshire. (Photo by Jeff Zelevansky/Getty Images) /
LOUDON, NH – SEPTEMBER 24: Kyle Busch, driver of the #18 M&M’s Caramel Toyota (Photo by Jeff Zelevansky/Getty Images) /
After the 28th race of the season and second race of the playoffs at New Hampshire, which drivers are where in the NASCAR Cup Series driver power rankings?
With 28 races down, of which two have been playoff races, there are just eight more races until the 2017 NASCAR Cup Series champion will be crowned. Which drivers look the best as we head into the third race of the 2017 NASCAR Cup Series playoffs at Dover?
Here are the updated NASCAR Cup Series driver power rankings following the action from New Hampshire of the 2017 playoffs. Which drivers rank where after Kyle Busch’s victory?
NOTE: The “Last Race” category includes each driver’s rankings in the previous edition of the NASCAR driver power rankings.
Non-Playoff Drivers (Not Ranked)
Erik Jones, #77, Furniture Row Racing, Toyota
Clint Bowyer, #14, Stewart-Haas Racing, Ford
Daniel Suarez, #19, Joe Gibbs Racing, Toyota
Joey Logano, #22, Team Penske, Ford
Trevor Bayne, #6, Roush Fenway Racing, Ford
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