Kevin Harvick delivered Stewart-Haas Racing their sixth victory of the 2018 NASCAR Cup Series season at Kansas. What effect did that have on the team power rankings?
For the sixth time in 12 races so far in the 2018 NASCAR Cup Series season, a Stewart-Haas Racing driver made his way to victory lane. For the fifth time in those six races, that driver was Kevin Harvick in his #4 Ford.
Harvick started from the pole position in the KC Masterpiece 400 at the four-turn, 1.5-mile Kansas Speedway, but while Chip Ganassi Racing’s Kyle Larson led more laps than he did, he pulled through to deliver Stewart-Haas Racing their sixth win of the season, thus making their win percentage 50% in 2018.
Clint Bowyer delivered Stewart-Haas Racing their other victory in the 2018 season thus far, as he gave them their fourth win of the season back toward the end of March at Martinsville Speedway in the STP 500.
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The team’s other two drivers, Kurt Busch and Aric Almirola, have had solid seasons, but they have not yet been to victory lane in 2018.
Stewart-Haas Racing’s win total of six is twice as high as the team with the next highest win total. That team, Joe Gibbs Racing, have won three races so far this season. Only three other teams aside of these two teams have won one race in 2018.
How did Harvick’s victory and the rest of the action at Kansas Speedway 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 the 2018 KC Masterpiece 400.
Keep in mind that because of the fact that Trevor Bayne is no longer a full-time driver, he is not factored into the calculation for Roush Fenway Racing’s rank in these rankings.
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 | 1 | 0 |
| 2 | Team Penske | Ford | 2 | 0 |
| 3 | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 3 | 0 |
| 4 | Furniture Row Racing | Toyota | 4 | 0 |
| 5 | Chip Ganassi Racing | Chevrolet | 6 | +1 |
| 6 | Hendrick Motorsports | Chevrolet | 5 | -1 |
| 7 | Roush Fenway Racing | Ford | 7 | 0 |
| 8 | Wood Brothers Racing | Ford | 10 | +2 |
| 9 | Richard Childress Racing | Chevrolet | 8 | -1 |
| 10 | Richard Petty Motorsports | Chevrolet | 9 | -1 |
| 11 | Front Row Motorsports | Ford | 13 | +2 |
| 12 | JTG Daugherty Racing | Chevrolet | 11 | -1 |
| 13 | Leavine Family Racing | Chevrolet | 14 | 1 |
| 14 | Go Fas Racing | Ford | 15 | 1 |
| 15 | Germain Racing | Chevrolet | 12 | -3 |
| 16 | BK Racing | Toyota | 16 | 0 |
Biggest Movers
Up: Wood Brothers Racing, Front Row Motorsports (+2)
Down: Germain Racing (-3)
Non-formulated NASCAR Cup Series Team Power Rankings
| Rank | Team | Manufacturer | Last Rank | Trend |
| 1 | Stewart-Haas Racing | Ford | 1 | 0 |
| 2 | Team Penske | Ford | 2 | 0 |
| 3 | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 3 | 0 |
| 4 | Furniture Row Racing | Toyota | 4 | 0 |
| 5 | Chip Ganassi Racing | Chevrolet | 6 | +1 |
| 6 | Hendrick Motorsports | Chevrolet | 5 | -1 |
| 7 | Wood Brothers Racing | Ford | 9 | +2 |
| 8 | Roush Fenway Racing | Ford | 7 | -1 |
| 9 | Richard Childress Racing | Chevrolet | 8 | -1 |
| 10 | Richard Petty Motorsports | Chevrolet | 10 | 0 |
| 11 | JTG Daugherty Racing | Chevrolet | 11 | 0 |
| 12 | Front Row Motorsports | Ford | 13 | +1 |
| 13 | Leavine Family Racing | Chevrolet | 12 | -1 |
| 14 | Go Fas Racing | Ford | 15 | +1 |
| 15 | Germain Racing | Chevrolet | 14 | -1 |
| 16 | BK Racing | Toyota | 16 | 0 |
Biggest Movers
Up: Wood Brothers Racing (+2)
Down: Hendrick Motorsports, Roush Fenway Racing, Richard Childress Racing, Leavine Family Racing, Germain Racing (-1)
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Tune in to Fox Sports 1 at 6:00 p.m. ET this Saturday, May 19 to watch the Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series All-Star Open, and stay tuned to Fox Sports 1 for the Monster Energy NASCAR All-Star race at 8:00 p.m. ET. The next points race is the Coca-Cola 600, which is scheduled to be broadcast live at 6:00 p.m. ET on Fox on Sunday, May 27. All three of these races are set to take place at Charlotte Motor Speedway in Concord, North Carolina.