IndyCar: Team Road and Street Course Power Rankings after Detroit Race #2
By Asher Fair
How do the 10 full-time IndyCar teams stack up against one another now that the sixth road or street course race of the 2018 season is in the books?
Six of the 11 road or street course races on the 2018 IndyCar schedule are now in the books following the second race of the Chevrolet Dual in Detroit on the 14-turn, 2.35-mile temporary street circuit on the streets of Belle Isle in Detroit, Michigan.
Six different drivers have won the six road and street course races that have been held so far this season. Andretti Autosport’s Ryan Hunter-Reay became the most recent driver to join that list following his win in the second race on Belle Isle in his #28 Honda.
Those six different drivers represent four different teams. Andretti Autosport had already won a street course race earlier this season on the streets of Long Beach, California back in April with Alexander Rossi in his #27 Honda.
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As a result of Hunter-Reay’s victory, Andretti Autosport moved into a first place tie with Team Penske for the most wins in road or street course races so far this season. Both of Andretti Autosport’s wins have come in street course races, and both of Team Penske’s wins have come in road course races.
Team Penske’s Josef Newgarden and Will Power won at Barber Motorsports Park and the Indianapolis Motor Speedway road course in their #1 Chevrolet and #12 Chevrolet back in April and May, respectively.
Honda drivers won the other two road or street course races, which were both street course races, that have been contested so far in the 2018 season. Dale Coyne Racing’s Sebastien Bourdais won the season opener on the streets of St. Petersburg, Florida back in March in his #18 Honda, and Chip Ganassi Racing’s Scott Dixon won the first race of the Chevrolet Dual in Detroit in his #9 Honda.
How did the action from the streets of Belle Isle affect the IndyCar Team Road and Street Course Power Rankings? Here are the formulated IndyCar Team Road and Street Course Power Rankings and the non-formulated IndyCar Team Road and Street Course Power Rankings following the second race of the 2018 Chevrolet Dual in Detroit.
To see how the formulated IndyCar Team Road and Street Course Power Rankings are calculated, click here.
Formulated IndyCar Team Road and Street Course Power Rankings
| Rank | Team | Manufacturer | Last Rank | Trend |
| 1 | Chip Ganassi Racing | Honda | 1 | 0 |
| 2 | Andretti Autosport | Honda | 2 | 0 |
| 3 | Team Penske | Chevrolet | 4 | +1 |
| 4 | Schmidt Peterson Motorsports | Honda | 5 | +1 |
| 5 | Dale Coyne Racing | Honda | 3 | -2 |
| 6 | Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing | Honda | 6 | 0 |
| 7 | A.J. Foyt Enterprises | Chevrolet | 7 | 0 |
| 8 | Carlin Motorsport | Chevrolet | 10 | +2 |
| 9 | Ed Carpenter Racing | Chevrolet | 8 | -1 |
| 10 | Harding Racing | Chevrolet | 9 | -1 |
Biggest Movers
Up: Carlin Motorsport (+2)
Down: Dale Coyne Racing (-2)
Non-formulated IndyCar Team Road and Street Course Power Rankings
| Rank | Team | Manufacturer | Last Rank | Trend |
| 1 | Andretti Autosport | Honda | 1 | 0 |
| 2 | Chip Ganassi Racing | Honda | 2 | 0 |
| 3 | Team Penske | Chevrolet | 3 | 0 |
| 4 | Schmidt Peterson Motorsports | Honda | 5 | +1 |
| 5 | Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing | Honda | 6 | +1 |
| 6 | Dale Coyne Racing | Honda | 4 | -2 |
| 7 | A.J. Foyt Enterprises | Chevrolet | 7 | 0 |
| 8 | Carlin Motorsport | Chevrolet | 10 | +2 |
| 9 | Ed Carpenter Racing | Chevrolet | 8 | -1 |
| 10 | Harding Racing | Chevrolet | 9 | -1 |
Biggest Movers
Up: Carlin Motorsport (+2)
Down: Dale Coyne Racing (-2)
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The next road or street course race on the 2018 IndyCar schedule is the Kohler Grand Prix, which is scheduled to take place on Sunday, June 24. It is set to be broadcast live from Road America in Elkhart Lake, Wisconsin on NBC Sports Network starting at 12:30 p.m. ET.