NASCAR: Way-too-early 2018 Driver Power Rankings

By Asher Fair | Nov 27, 2017

HOMESTEAD, FL - NOVEMBER 19: Martin Truex Jr., driver of the #78 Bass Pro Shops/Tracker Boats Toyota, and Kyle Busch, driver of the #18 M&M's Caramel Toyota, race during the Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series Championship Ford EcoBoost 400 at Homestead-Miami Speedway on November 19, 2017 in Homestead, Florida. (Photo by Chris Trotman/Getty Images) /

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MARTINSVILLE, VA – OCTOBER 29: Jamie McMurray, driver of the #1 McDonald’s Chevrolet, leads Kurt Busch, driver of the #41 State Water Heaters Ford (Photo by Jared C. Tilton/Getty Images) /

Unranked

Aric Almirola, #10, Stewart-Haas Racing, Ford
Austin Dillon, #3, Richard Childress Racing, Chevrolet
Ryan Newman, #31, Richard Childress Racing, Chevrolet
Paul Menard, #21, Wood Brothers Racing, Ford
Darrell Wallace Jr., #43, Richard Petty Motorsports, Ford
Ty Dillon, #13, Germain Racing, Chevrolet
Chris Buescher, #37, JTG Daugherty Racing, Chevrolet
AJ Allmendinger, #47, JTG Daugherty Racing, Chevrolet
Kasey Kahne, #95, Leavine Family Racing, Chevrolet
Matt DiBenedetto, #32, Go FAS Racing, Ford
Ray Black Jr., #51, Rick Ware Racing, Chevrolet
Jeffrey Earnhardt, #33, Circle Sport – The Motorsports Group, Chevrolet
Kurt Busch, #41, Stewart-Haas Racing, Ford*
Cole Whitt, #72, TriStar Motorsports, Chevrolet/Ford*
Corey Lajoie, #83, BK Racing, Toyota*
Reed Sorenson, #15, Premium Motorsports, Chevrolet/Toyota*
Gray Gaulding, #23, BK Racing, Toyota*
David Ragan*
Michael McDowell*
Landon Cassill*

*=not 100% confirmed

Five that just missed the cut

Jamie McMurray, #1, Chip Ganassi Racing, Chevrolet
Ricky Stenhouse Jr., #17, Roush Fenway Racing, Ford
Clint Bowyer, #14, Stewart-Haas Racing, Ford
Daniel Suarez, #19, Joe Gibbs Racing, Toyota
Trevor Bayne, #6, Roush Fenway Racing, Ford

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