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NASCAR Team Power Rankings: Joe Gibbs Racing still on top

By Asher Fair

DOVER, DE - OCTOBER 01: Martin Truex Jr., driver of the #78 Furniture Row/Denver Mattress Toyota, and Kyle Busch, driver of the #18 M&M's Caramel Toyota, take the green flag to start the Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series Apache Warrior 400 presented by Lucas Oil at Dover International Speedway on October 1, 2017 in Dover, Delaware. (Photo by Brian Lawdermilk/Getty Images)
DOVER, DE - OCTOBER 01: Martin Truex Jr., driver of the #78 Furniture Row/Denver Mattress Toyota, and Kyle Busch, driver of the #18 M&M's Caramel Toyota, take the green flag to start the Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series Apache Warrior 400 presented by Lucas Oil at Dover International Speedway on October 1, 2017 in Dover, Delaware. (Photo by Brian Lawdermilk/Getty Images) /
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Which teams look solid after the 29th race and third playoff race of the 2017 NASCAR Cup Series season at Dover, and which don’t?

With the third race of the 2017 NASCAR Cup Series playoffs in the books at Dover, just seven races remain on this season’s schedule. The fourth playoff race and first race of the Round of 12 takes place next Sunday at Charlotte.

Which teams are up and which teams are down in these rankings following Kyle Busch and Joe Gibbs Racing’s last-second victory at Dover?

NOTE:  

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The “Last week” category includes the finishing positions for each of a team’s drivers in the latest NASCAR race, which was at Dover.

The “Last rank” category includes each team’s ranking in the previous edition of the NASCAR team power rankings, which were the rankings after the New Hampshire race.

Also note the following: 

  • Only teams’ Round of 12 playoff drivers are factored into these rankings.
  • All teams with at least one Round of 12 playoff driver are included.

Non-Round of 12 Playoff Teams (Not Ranked)

  • Richard Childress Racing, Chevrolet (-2)
  • 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
  • BK Racing, Toyota
  • TriStar Motorsports, Chevrolet/Ford
  • Premium Motorsports, Chevrolet/Toyota

Round of 12 Team Power Rankings

Next: Kyle Busch hunts down Chase Elliott, steals win at Dover

The next NASCAR Cup Series race will be the 30th race of the season, the fourth race of the playoffs and the first race of the Round of 12. That race will take place next Sunday, October 8th, 2017 at Charlotte Motor Speedway at 2:00 PM ET and will be broadcast live on NBC.

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