NASCAR Cup Series: Team Power Rankings after 2018 AAA 400 Drive for Autism at Dover
By Asher Fair
Kevin Harvick delivered Stewart-Haas Racing their fifth victory of the 2018 NASCAR Cup Series season at Dover. How did that race affect the team power rankings?
For the fifth time in 11 races so far in the 2018 NASCAR Cup Series season, a Stewart-Haas Racing driver took the checkered flag in front of the rest of the field before making his way to victory lane.
In the 2018 AAA 400 Drive for Autism at the four-turn, 1.0-mile high-banked Dover International Speedway oval in Dover, Delaware, Kevin Harvick was the Stewart-Haas Racing driver who did so in his #4 Ford.
The win was Harvick’s fourth of the 2018 season and the team’s fifth, as Clint Bowyer won the STP 500 at Martinsville Speedway in h is #14 Ford earlier this season in late March.
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Only one other team have more than one victory so far this season, and that team is Joe Gibbs Racing. They have won three races, all with Kyle Busch in his #18 Toyota. Richard Childress Racing, Furniture Row Racing and Team Penske all have one win each so far this season.
How did what happened throughout the 2018 AAA 400 Drive for Autism affect the NASCAR Cup Series Team Power Rankings? Here are the formulated NASCAR Cup Series Team Power Rankings and the non-formulated NASCAR Cup Series Team Power Rankings following that race at Dover International Speedway.
To see how the formulated NASCAR Cup Series Team Power Rankings are calculated, click here.
Formulated NASCAR Cup Series Team Power Rankings
| Rank | Team | Manufacturer | Last Rank | Trend |
| 1 | Stewart-Haas Racing | Ford | 3 | +2 |
| 2 | Team Penske | Ford | 2 | 0 |
| 3 | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 1 | -2 |
| 4 | Furniture Row Racing | Toyota | 4 | 0 |
| 5 | Hendrick Motorsports | Chevrolet | 5 | 0 |
| 6 | Chip Ganassi Racing | Chevrolet | 6 | 0 |
| 7 | Roush Fenway Racing | Ford | 10 | +3 |
| 8 | Richard Childress Racing | Chevrolet | 7 | -1 |
| 9 | Richard Petty Motorsports | Chevrolet | 9 | 0 |
| 10 | Wood Brothers Racing | Ford | 8 | -2 |
| 11 | JTG Daugherty Racing | Chevrolet | 11 | 0 |
| 12 | Germain Racing | Chevrolet | 12 | 0 |
| 13 | Front Row Motorsports | Ford | 13 | 0 |
| 14 | Leavine Family Racing | Chevrolet | 15 | 1 |
| 15 | Go Fas Racing | Ford | 14 | -1 |
| 16 | BK Racing | Toyota | 16 | 0 |
Biggest Movers
Up: Roush Fenway Racing (+3)
Down: Joe Gibbs Racing, Wood Brothers Racing (-2)
Non-formulated NASCAR Cup Series Team Power Rankings
| Rank | Team | Manufacturer | Last Rank | Trend |
| 1 | Stewart-Haas Racing | Ford | 2 | +1 |
| 2 | Team Penske | Ford | 1 | -1 |
| 3 | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 3 | 0 |
| 4 | Furniture Row Racing | Toyota | 4 | 0 |
| 5 | Hendrick Motorsports | Chevrolet | 5 | 0 |
| 6 | Chip Ganassi Racing | Chevrolet | 6 | 0 |
| 7 | Roush Fenway Racing | Ford | 8 | +1 |
| 8 | Richard Childress Racing | Chevrolet | 7 | -1 |
| 9 | Wood Brothers Racing | Ford | 9 | 0 |
| 10 | Richard Petty Motorsports | Chevrolet | 10 | 0 |
| 11 | JTG Daugherty Racing | Chevrolet | 11 | 0 |
| 12 | Leavine Family Racing | Chevrolet | 14 | +2 |
| 13 | Front Row Motorsports | Ford | 12 | -1 |
| 14 | Germain Racing | Chevrolet | 13 | -1 |
| 15 | Go Fas Racing | Ford | 15 | 0 |
| 16 | BK Racing | Toyota | 16 | 0 |
Biggest Movers
Up: Leavine Family Racing (+2)
Down: Team Penske, Richard Childress Racing, Front Row Motorsports, Germain Racing (-1)
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The 12th race of the 36-race 2018 NASCAR Cup Series season is set to take place this Saturday, May 12. That race, the KC Masterpiece 400, is set to be broadcast live from Kansas Speedway in Kansas City, Kansas starting at 8:00 pm ET on that date.