NASCAR Cup Series Team Power Rankings after 2018 Bass Pro Shops NRA Night Race
By Asher Fair
With 24 of the 36 races on the 2018 NASCAR Cup Series schedule in the books, how do the sport’s 15 full-time teams stack up against one another?
Stewart-Haas Racing’s Kurt Busch earned his first victory of the 36-race 2018 NASCAR Cup Series season in the season’s 24th race, the Bass Pro Shops NRA Night Race, at Bristol Motor Speedway. In doing so, he brought Stewart-Haas Racing’s win total to 10 so far this season.
With Busch’s victory, Stewart-Haas Racing now lead Joe Gibbs Racing by three victories through 24 races this season, and there is no way that they can be passed for the lead in the wins category before the regular season comes to an end since just two races remain in it.
Also with Busch’s victory, Stewart-Haas Racing became the first team to have three of their drivers win at least one race this season. Kevin Harvick and Clint Bowyer had already won seven and two races, respectively, for the team so far this season.
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Stewart-Haas Racing were already one of only two teams that have had two of their drivers win at least one race this season, and they were and still are the only team that have had two drivers win multiple races this season.
Joe Gibbs Racing are the only other team that have had more than one of their drivers win a race so far this season. Two of their drivers have won at least one race, but only Kyle Busch has won more than one race for the team in 2018. Busch has earned six victories so far this year while Erik Jones has earned one.
Aside of Stewart-Haas Racing and Joe Gibbs Racing, Furniture Row Racing are the only other team that have earned multiple victories this season, and Martin Truex Jr. has earned the team all four of their victories so far in 2018. He is the team’s lone driver.
How did Stewart-Haas Racing’s 10th victory of the season 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 after the Bass Pro Shops NRA Night Race.
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 | 3 | +2 |
| 2 | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 1 | -1 |
| 3 | Furniture Row Racing | Toyota | 2 | -1 |
| 4 | Hendrick Motorsports | Chevrolet | 5 | +1 |
| 5 | Team Penske | Ford | 4 | -1 |
| 6 | Chip Ganassi Racing | Chevrolet | 6 | 0 |
| 7 | Richard Childress Racing | Chevrolet | 7 | 0 |
| 8 | Roush Fenway Racing | Ford | 9 | +1 |
| 9 | Wood Brothers Racing | Ford | 8 | -1 |
| 10 | JTG Daugherty Racing | Chevrolet | 10 | 0 |
| 11 | Leavine Family Racing | Chevrolet | 13 | +2 |
| 12 | Front Row Motorsports | Ford | 11 | -1 |
| 13 | Richard Petty Motorsports | Chevrolet | 12 | -1 |
| 14 | Germain Racing | Chevrolet | 14 | 0 |
| 15 | Go Fas Racing | Ford | 15 | 0 |
Biggest Movers
Up: Stewart-Haas Racing, Leavine Family Racing (+2)
Down: Joe Gibbs Racing, Furniture Row Racing, Team Penske, Wood Brothers Racing, Front Row Motorsports, Richard Petty Motorsports (-2)
Non-formulated NASCAR Cup Series Team Power Rankings
| Rank | Team | Manufacturer | Last Rank | Trend |
| 1 | Stewart-Haas Racing | Ford | 1 | 0 |
| 2 | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 2 | 0 |
| 3 | Furniture Row Racing | Toyota | 3 | 0 |
| 4 | Team Penske | Ford | 4 | 0 |
| 5 | Hendrick Motorsports | Chevrolet | 5 | 0 |
| 6 | Chip Ganassi Racing | Chevrolet | 6 | 0 |
| 7 | Richard Childress Racing | Chevrolet | 7 | 0 |
| 8 | Roush Fenway Racing | Ford | 9 | +1 |
| 9 | Wood Brothers Racing | Ford | 8 | -1 |
| 10 | JTG Daugherty Racing | Chevrolet | 10 | 0 |
| 11 | Leavine Family Racing | Chevrolet | 13 | +2 |
| 12 | Front Row Motorsports | Ford | 12 | 0 |
| 13 | Richard Petty Motorsports | Chevrolet | 11 | -2 |
| 14 | Germain Racing | Chevrolet | 14 | 0 |
| 15 | Go Fas Racing | Ford | 15 | 0 |
Biggest Movers
Up: Leavine Family Racing (+2)
Down: Richard Petty Motorsports (-2)
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The Bojangles’ Southern 500 at Darlington Raceway in Darlington, South Carolina is the next race on the 2018 NASCAR Cup Series schedule, and it is the penultimate race of the regular season. It is scheduled to take place on Sunday, September 2, and it is set to be broadcast live on NBC Sports Network starting at 6:00 p.m. ET.