IndyCar: Driver Power Rankings after 2018 Indianapolis 500

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INDIANAPOLIS, IN – MAY 28: Will Power of Australia, driver of the #12 Verizon Team Penske Chevrolet (Photo by Chris Graythen/Getty Images) /

Non-formulated IndyCar Driver Power Rankings

Rank	Driver	Car, Team, Engine	Last Rank	Trend
1	Will Power	#12, Team Penske, Chevrolet	3	+2
2	Alexander Rossi	#27, Andretti Autosport, Honda	1	-1
3	Scott Dixon	#9, Chip Ganassi Racing, Honda	4	+1
4	Josef Newgarden	#1, Team Penske, Chevrolet	2	-2
5	Ryan Hunter-Reay	#28, Andretti Autosport, Honda	9	+4
6	Robert Wickens	#6, Schmidt Peterson Motorsports, Honda	5	-1
7	Graham Rahal	#15, Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing, Honda	8	+1
8	Simon Pagenaud	#22, Team Penske, Chevrolet	11	+3
9	Sebastien Bourdais	#18, Dale Coyne Racing, Honda	6	-3
10	James Hinchcliffe	#5, Schmidt Peterson Motorsports, Honda	7	-3
11	Marco Andretti	#98, Andretti Herta Autosport, Honda	10	-1
12	Matheus Leist	#4, A.J. Foyt Enterprises, Chevrolet	20	+8
13	Gabby Chaves	#88, Harding Racing, Chevrolet	17	+4
14	Spencer Pigot	#21, Ed Carpenter Racing, Chevrolet	15	+1
15	Tony Kanaan	#14, A.J. Foyt Enterprises, Chevrolet	13	-2
16	Takuma Sato	#30, Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing, Honda	12	-4
17	Zach Veach	#26, Andretti Autosport, Honda	16	-1
18	Ed Jones	#10, Chip Ganassi Racing, Honda	14	-4
19	Charlie Kimball	#23, Carlin Motorsport, Chevrolet	19	0
20	Max Chilton	#59, Carlin Motorsport, Chevrolet	18	-2

Biggest Movers
Up: Matheus Leist (+8)
Down: Takuma Sato, Ed Jones (-4)

Conclusion

The Indianapolis 500 was the sixth race of the 2018 IndyCar season, which means that for the first time after a race so far this season, each driver’s average overall finish and average finish in the last five races are not guaranteed to be equal to one another, and they will never be guaranteed to be equal to one another at any point throughout the remainder of the 17-race season.

There were certainly a lot of changes in both sets of rankings following the Indy 500, which may have had something to do with the fact that each driver’s average overall finish and average finish in the last five races are no longer guaranteed to be equal to one another.

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However, it also may have had a lot to do with the fact that double points were awarded in the Indy 500, which really shook up the championship standings, a key factor in the calculation for the formulated IndyCar Driver Power Rankings and a key factor in general for the non-formulated IndyCar Driver Power Rankings.

As the season progresses with races that do not award double points to all finishers, the pictures set forth by both sets of these rankings should become clearer. That said, each driver’s average overall finish and average finish in the last five races are no longer guaranteed to be equal to one another, so if a bad result replaces a great result or a great result replaces a bad result in the calculation for a driver’s average finish in the last five races, the formulated IndyCar Driver Power Rankings could be shaken up.

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