The second race of the 2018 IndyCar season is in the books. Which teams rank where in the latest edition of team power rankings?
The second race of the 17-race 2018 IndyCar season was the Desert Diamond West Valley Casino Phoenix Grand Prix, and it was held at ISM Raceway in Avondale, Arizona. Josef Newgarden won the 250-lap race in his #2 Chevrolet for Team Penske following an exciting finish.
However, Newgarden’s win is the only top 6 finish for a Chevrolet driver through two races so far this season. Honda drivers have taken 11 of the 12 top 6 positions so far this season.
In fact, just like his win at Phoenix, Newgarden’s 7th place finish in the season opener, the Grand Prix of St. Petersburg, was the top finish among Chevrolet drivers. As a whole, Chevrolet teams, including Team Penske, have really not had great starts to the 2018 season.
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That said, the win at Phoenix for Newgarden and Team Penske at Phoenix certainly helped their case in the IndyCar Team Power Rankings. Several Honda teams were helped by their results in the race at Phoenix as well, as Honda drivers took every position inside the top 6 aside of 1st place.
Here are the IndyCar Team Power Rankings and the non-formulated IndyCar Team Power Rankings following the second race of the 2018 season, the Desert Diamond West Valley Casino Phoenix Grand Prix at ISM Raceway.
To see how the formulated rankings are calculated, click here.
IndyCar Team Power Rankings
| Rank | Team | Manufacturer | Last Rank | Trend |
| 1 | Andretti Autosport | Honda | 3 | +2 |
| 2 | Team Penske | Chevrolet | 6 | +4 |
| 3 | Schmidt Peterson Motorsports | Honda | 4 | +1 |
| 4 | Dale Coyne Racing | Honda | 1 | -3 |
| 5 | Chip Ganassi Racing | Honda | 5 | 0 |
| 6 | Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing | Honda | 2 | -4 |
| 7 | A.J. Foyt Enterprises | Chevrolet | 7 | 0 |
| 8 | Harding Racing | Chevrolet | 8 | 0 |
| 9 | Ed Carpenter Racing | Chevrolet | 9 | 0 |
| 10 | Carlin Motorsport | Chevrolet | 10 | 0 |
Biggest Movers
Up: Team Penske (+4)
Down: Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing (-4)
Non-formulated IndyCar Team Power Rankings
| Rank | Team | Manufacturer | Last Rank | Trend |
| 1 | Andretti Autosport | Honda | 1 | 0 |
| 2 | Schmidt Peterson Motorsports | Honda | 2 | 0 |
| 3 | Dale Coyne Racing | Honda | 3 | 0 |
| 4 | Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing | Honda | 4 | 0 |
| 5 | Team Penske | Chevrolet | 6 | 1 |
| 6 | Chip Ganassi Racing | Honda | 5 | -1 |
| 7 | A.J. Foyt Enterprises | Chevrolet | 7 | 0 |
| 8 | Ed Carpenter Racing | Chevrolet | 8 | 0 |
| 9 | Harding Racing | Chevrolet | 9 | 0 |
| 10 | Carlin Motorsport | Chevrolet | 10 | 0 |
Biggest Movers
Up: Team Penske (+1)
Down: Chip Ganassi Racing (-1)
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Be sure not to miss the Toyota Grand Prix of Long Beach, which is the next race on the IndyCar schedule. That race is scheduled to be broadcast live from the streets of Long Beach, California on NBC Sports Network next Sunday, April 15th starting at 4:00 pm ET.