NASCAR Team Power Rankings: Furniture Row Racing picks up momentum
By Asher Fair
Which teams look better than others after the 32nd race and sixth playoff race of the 2017 NASCAR Cup Series season at Kansas, and which are falling behind?
With the 32nd of 36 races in the 2017 NASCAR Cup Series season, the sixth of 10 races in this year’s playoffs and the final race in this year’s Round of 12 in the books at Kansas, just four races remain on this season’s schedule before the 2017 champion will be crowned at Homestead-Miami Speedway.
The seventh of 10 playoff races of the season and first of three Round of 8 races is set to take place next Sunday at Martinsville. Which teams are up and which teams are down in these rankings following Martin Truex Jr. and Furniture Row Racing’s victory at Kansas?
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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 Kansas.
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 Talladega race.
Also note the following:
- Only teams’ Round of 8 playoff drivers are factored into these rankings.
- All teams with at least one Round of 8 playoff driver are included.
Non-Round of 8 Playoff Teams (Not Ranked)
- Chip Ganassi Racing, Chevrolet (-3)
- Roush Fenway Racing, Ford
- Richard Childress Racing, Chevrolet
- 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 8 Team Power Rankings
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The next NASCAR Cup Series race will be the 33rd of 36 races this season and the seventh of 10 in the playoffs. The race will be the first of three races in the Round of 8. That race will be held next Sunday, October 29th, 2017 at Martinsville Speedway at 3:00 PM ET and will be broadcast live on NBC Sports Network.