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NASCAR Team Power Rankings: Joe Gibbs Racing asserts themselves as a force to be reckoned with

By Asher Fair

MARTINSVILLE, VA - OCTOBER 29: Kyle Busch, driver of the #18 M&M's Halloween Toyota, leads Martin Truex Jr., driver of the #78 Furniture Row/Denver Mattress Toyota, on the last lap of the Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series First Data 500 at Martinsville Speedway on October 29, 2017 in Martinsville, Virginia. (Photo by Sarah Crabill/Getty Images)
MARTINSVILLE, VA - OCTOBER 29: Kyle Busch, driver of the #18 M&M's Halloween Toyota, leads Martin Truex Jr., driver of the #78 Furniture Row/Denver Mattress Toyota, on the last lap of the Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series First Data 500 at Martinsville Speedway on October 29, 2017 in Martinsville, Virginia. (Photo by Sarah Crabill/Getty Images) /
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Which teams rank where in the NASCAR Cup Series team power rankings following the 33rd race and seventh playoff race of the 2017 season at Martinsville?

With the 33rd race of the 36-race 2017 NASCAR Cup Series season, the seventh race of the 10-race 2017 playoffs and the opening race of the third of four rounds in the 2017 playoffs, the Round of 8, in the books at Martinsville, just two races remain before the championship finale at Homestead-Miami Speedway, and three races remain until the 2017 champion will be crowned at the track.

The eighth of 10 playoff races of the season and second of three Round of 8 races is set to take place next Sunday at Texas. Which teams are up and which teams are down in these rankings following Kyle Busch and Joe Gibbs Racing’s exciting victory at Martinsville?

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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 Martinsville.

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 Kansas 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
  • 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 34th race of the the 36-race 2017 season and the eighth of the 10-race 2017 playoffs. The race will be the second race of the three-race Round of 8, the third of four rounds in the playoffs. That race will be held next Sunday, November 5th, 2017 at Texas Motor Speedway at 2:00 PM ET and will be broadcast live on NBC Sports Network.

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