NASCAR Cup Series Driver Power Rankings after 2018 Bass Pro Shops NRA Night Race
By Asher Fair
Formulated rankings predictions for after next race
The calculation used to determine the formulated NASCAR Cup Series Driver Power Rankings predicts that after the next Cup Series race, the Bojangles’ Southern 500, at Darlington Raceway, here is how the formulated set of rankings will look.
| Rankings Predictions |
| 1st – Kyle Busch (+1) |
| 2nd – Kevin Harvick (-1) |
| 3rd – Chase Elliott (-) |
| 4th – Kurt Busch (-) |
| 5th – Erik Jones (+4) |
| 6th – Clint Bowyer (+1) |
| 7th – Denny Hamlin (+3) |
| 8th – Ryan Blaney (-2) |
| 9th – Alex Bowman (+3) |
| 10th – Kyle Larson (-2) |
| 11th – Martin Truex Jr. (-6) |
| 12th – Daniel Suarez (+3) |
| 13th – Joey Logano (-2) |
| 14th – Aric Almirola (-) |
| 15th – Ryan Newman (+2) |
| 16th – Brad Keselowski (-3) |
| 17th – Austin Dillon (+1) |
| 18th – Jimmie Johnson (-2) |
| 19th – Ricky Stenhouse Jr. (-) |
| 20th – William Byron (-) |
| 21st – Jamie McMurray (-) |
| 22nd – Paul Menard (-) |
| 23rd – Chris Buescher (-) |
| 24th – David Ragan (+2) |
| 25th – A.J. Allmendinger (-1) |
| 26th – Kasey Kahne (-1) |
| 27th – Michael McDowell (-) |
| 28th – Darrell Wallace Jr. (-) |
| 29th – Ty Dillon (-) |
| 30th – Matt DiBenedetto (-) |
Will this be how the formulated set of rankings looks after that race, which is scheduled to take place on Sunday, September 2? If so, it would mean that Kyle Busch would reinherit the top position in these rankings from Kevin Harvick after losing it to Harvick as a result of the Bass Pro Shops NRA Night Race at Bristol Motor Speedway.