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NASCAR Driver Power Rankings: Brad Keselowski makes hay at Talladega

By Asher Fair

TALLADEGA, AL - OCTOBER 15: Brad Keselowski, driver of the #2 Miller Lite Ford, and Joey Logano, driver of the #22 Shell Pennzoil Ford, lead a pack of cars during the Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series Alabama 500 at Talladega Superspeedway on October 15, 2017 in Talladega, Alabama. (Photo by Brian Lawdermilk/Getty Images)
TALLADEGA, AL - OCTOBER 15: Brad Keselowski, driver of the #2 Miller Lite Ford, and Joey Logano, driver of the #22 Shell Pennzoil Ford, lead a pack of cars during the Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series Alabama 500 at Talladega Superspeedway on October 15, 2017 in Talladega, Alabama. (Photo by Brian Lawdermilk/Getty Images) /
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TALLADEGA, AL – OCTOBER 15: Brad Keselowski, driver of the #2 Miller Lite Ford, and Joey Logano, driver of the #22 Shell Pennzoil Ford (Photo by Brian Lawdermilk/Getty Images)
TALLADEGA, AL – OCTOBER 15: Brad Keselowski, driver of the #2 Miller Lite Ford, and Joey Logano, driver of the #22 Shell Pennzoil Ford (Photo by Brian Lawdermilk/Getty Images) /

Following the 31st race of the NASCAR Cup Series season at Talladega, which Round of 12 playoff drivers are looking solid and which aren’t looking that great?

With 31 of 36 races in the books now in the 2017 NASCAR Cup Series season, of which five have been playoff races, there are only five more playoff races until the 2017 champion will be crowned at Homestead-Miami Speedway.

Which Round of 12 drivers look the good and which don’t as the series heads to the 32nd of 36 races of the season, the sixth of 10 playoff races of the season and the third of three races in the Round of 12 at Kansas?

Here are the updated NASCAR Cup Series driver power rankings following the action from Talladega, the fifth of 10 venues in the 2017 playoffs that marked the halfway point of this year’s playoffs.

Which drivers rank where after Brad Keselowski and Team Penske’s thrilling victory at the track in a wreck-filled race?

NOTE:  The “Last Race” category includes each driver’s rankings in the previous edition of the NASCAR driver power rankings, which were the rankings after the Charlotte race.

Non-Round of 12 Playoff Drivers (Not Ranked)

  • Ryan Newman, #31, Richard Childress Racing, Chevrolet
  • Austin Dillon, #3, Richard Childress Racing, Chevrolet
  • Kurt Busch, #41, Stewart-Haas Racing, Ford
  • Kasey Kahne, #5, Hendrick Motorsports, Chevrolet
  • 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
  • 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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