IndyCar: Driver Power Rankings after 2018 Kohler Grand Prix
By Asher Fair
Non-formulated IndyCar Driver Power Rankings
| Rank | Driver | Car, Team, Engine | Last Rank | Trend |
| 1 | Scott Dixon | #9, Chip Ganassi Racing, Honda | 1 | 0 |
| 2 | Josef Newgarden | #1, Team Penske, Chevrolet | 5 | +3 |
| 3 | Ryan Hunter-Reay | #28, Andretti Autosport, Honda | 3 | 0 |
| 4 | Alexander Rossi | #27, Andretti Autosport, Honda | 2 | -2 |
| 5 | Will Power | #12, Team Penske, Chevrolet | 4 | -1 |
| 6 | Robert Wickens | #6, Schmidt Peterson Motorsports, Honda | 10 | +4 |
| 7 | Graham Rahal | #15, Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing, Honda | 8 | +1 |
| 8 | Simon Pagenaud | #22, Team Penske, Chevrolet | 6 | -2 |
| 9 | James Hinchcliffe | #5, Schmidt Peterson Motorsports, Honda | 7 | -2 |
| 10 | Sebastien Bourdais | #18, Dale Coyne Racing, Honda | 9 | -1 |
| 11 | Marco Andretti | #98, Andretti Herta Autosport, Honda | 11 | 0 |
| 12 | Takuma Sato | #30, Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing, Honda | 13 | +1 |
| 13 | Ed Jones | #10, Chip Ganassi Racing, Honda | 12 | -1 |
| 14 | Spencer Pigot | #21, Ed Carpenter Racing, Chevrolet | 15 | +1 |
| 15 | Tony Kanaan | #14, A.J. Foyt Enterprises, Chevrolet | 16 | +1 |
| 16 | Zach Veach | #26, Andretti Autosport, Honda | 17 | +1 |
| 17 | Matheus Leist | #4, A.J. Foyt Enterprises, Chevrolet | 19 | +2 |
| 18 | Charlie Kimball | #23, Carlin Motorsport, Chevrolet | 14 | -4 |
| 19 | Gabby Chaves | #88, Harding Racing, Chevrolet | 18 | -1 |
| 20 | Max Chilton | #59, Carlin Motorsport, Chevrolet | 20 | 0 |
Biggest Movers
Up: Robert Wickens (+4)
Down: Charlie Kimball (-4)
Conclusion
While Chevrolet drivers have now won as many races as Honda drivers so far this season, as Chevrolet drivers and Honda drivers have combined to win five races each, Honda drivers have still made up the majority of the key forces to be reckoned with.
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Even in the five races that have been won by Chevrolet drivers, Honda drivers have dominated the top five finishing positions. Of the 25 top five finishing positions in the five races that have been won by Chevrolet drivers so far this season, Honda drivers have taken 19 of them.
The only race during which a Chevrolet driver won and another Chevrolet driver finished in the top five was the Indianapolis 500. In that race, Will Power won in his #12 Team Penske Chevrolet, while part-time driver Ed Carpenter finished in second place in his #20 Ed Carpenter Racing Chevrolet.
There have not yet been any races so far this season that have featured two full-time Chevrolet drivers finishing in the top five, and the Indy 500 has been the only race in 2018 that has featured two full-time Chevrolet drivers in the top six, as Simon Pagenaud finished in sixth place in his #22 Team Penske Chevrolet.
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Iowa Speedway in Newton, Iowa is scheduled to host the next race on the 2018 IndyCar schedule, That race is the Iowa Corn 300, and it is scheduled to be broadcast live on NBC Sports Network at 2:00 p.m. ET on Sunday, July 8,