Four different teams have won at least one NASCAR Cup Series race so far in the 2018 season. How does that factor into the team power rankings?
As a result of Kyle Busch’s win in the seventh of 36 races in the 2018 NASCAR Cup Series, a total of four different teams have now been represented by the five different race winners so far this season.
Busch delivered Joe Gibbs Racing their first win of the 2018 season in his #18 Toyota for the team by winning the 334-lap O’Reilly Auto Parts 500 at the four-turn, 1.5-mile D-shaped Texas Motor Speedway oval in Fort Worth, Texas.
With Joe Gibbs Racing now having joined the ranks of Stewart-Haas Racing, Richard Childress Racing and Furniture Row Racing in terms of teams that have won at least one race so far this season, how have the NASCAR Team Power Rankings been affected?
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Perhaps the most interesting team to assess so far this season is Team Penske. While none of their three drivers have won a race in yet in the 2018 season, you could make a case that they have been the best all-around team in pretty much every race and quite possible throughout the entire season as a whole as well.
Where do they factor into these rankings relative to the four teams that have won at least one race so far this season having not yet won a race but having still been extremely solid as a whole?
To see how these rankings are calculated, click here.
Here are the formulated NASCAR Cup Series Team Power Rankings and the non-formulated NASCAR Cup Series Team Power Rankings following the 2018 O’Reilly Auto Parts 500 at Texas Motor Speedway.
NASCAR Cup Series Team Power Rankings
| Rank | Team | Manufacturer | Last Rank | Trend |
| 1 | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 2 | +1 |
| 2 | Team Penske | Ford | 3 | +1 |
| 3 | Furniture Row Racing | Toyota | 1 | -2 |
| 4 | Stewart-Haas Racing | Ford | 4 | 0 |
| 5 | Chip Ganassi Racing | Chevrolet | 5 | 0 |
| 6 | Hendrick Motorsports | Chevrolet | 7 | +1 |
| 7 | Richard Childress Racing | Chevrolet | 6 | -1 |
| 8 | Wood Brothers Racing | Ford | 8 | 0 |
| 9 | Richard Petty Motorsports | Chevrolet | 10 | +1 |
| 10 | JTG Daugherty Racing | Chevrolet | 9 | -1 |
| 11 | Roush Fenway Racing | Ford | 11 | 0 |
| 12 | Leavine Family Racing | Chevrolet | 12 | 0 |
| 13 | Front Row Motorsports | Ford | 13 | 0 |
| 14 | Germain Racing | Chevrolet | 14 | 0 |
| 15 | Go Fas Racing | Ford | 15 | 0 |
| 16 | BK Racing | Toyota | 16 | 0 |
Biggest Movers
Up: Joe Gibbs Racing, Team Penske, Hendrick Motorsports, Richard Petty Motorsports (+1)
Down: Furniture Row Racing (-2)
Non-formulated NASCAR Cup Series Team Power Rankings
| Rank | Team | Manufacturer | Last Rank | Trend |
| 1 | Team Penske | Ford | 2 | +1 |
| 2 | Stewart-Haas Racing | Ford | 3 | +1 |
| 3 | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 4 | +1 |
| 4 | Furniture Row Racing | Toyota | 1 | -3 |
| 5 | Chip Ganassi Racing | Chevrolet | 8 | +3 |
| 6 | Hendrick Motorsports | Chevrolet | 7 | +1 |
| 7 | Wood Brothers Racing | Ford | 6 | -1 |
| 8 | Richard Childress Racing | Chevrolet | 5 | -3 |
| 9 | Richard Petty Motorsports | Chevrolet | 10 | +1 |
| 10 | JTG Daugherty Racing | Chevrolet | 9 | -1 |
| 11 | Roush Fenway Racing | Ford | 11 | 0 |
| 12 | Front Row Motorsports | Ford | 12 | 0 |
| 13 | Leavine Family Racing | Chevrolet | 13 | 0 |
| 14 | Germain Racing | Chevrolet | 14 | 0 |
| 15 | Go Fas Racing | Ford | 15 | 0 |
| 16 | BK Racing | Toyota | 16 | 0 |
Biggest Movers
Up: Chip Ganassi Racing (+3)
Down: Furniture Row Racing, Richard Childress Racing (-3)
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Be sure not to miss the next NASCAR Cup Series race, which is set to take place next Sunday, April 15th. That race, which is the Food City 500, is set to take place at Bristol Motor Speedway in Bristol, Tennessee, and it is set to be broadcast live at 2:00 pm ET on Fox on that date.