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IndyCar Driver Road/Street Power Rankings after 2018 Grand Prix of Portland

By Asher Fair

FORT WORTH, TX - JUNE 09: Tony Kanaan, driver of the #14 ABC Supply AJ Foyt Racing Chevrolet, leads a pack of cars during the Verizon IndyCar Series DXC Technology 600 at Texas Motor Speedway on June 9, 2018 in Fort Worth, Texas. (Photo by Robert Laberge/Getty Images)
FORT WORTH, TX - JUNE 09: Tony Kanaan, driver of the #14 ABC Supply AJ Foyt Racing Chevrolet, leads a pack of cars during the Verizon IndyCar Series DXC Technology 600 at Texas Motor Speedway on June 9, 2018 in Fort Worth, Texas. (Photo by Robert Laberge/Getty Images) /
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FORT WORTH, TX – JUNE 09: Scott Dixon, driver of the #9 PNC Bank Chip Ganassi Racing Honda (Photo by Robert Laberge/Getty Images)
FORT WORTH, TX – JUNE 09: Scott Dixon, driver of the #9 PNC Bank Chip Ganassi Racing Honda (Photo by Robert Laberge/Getty Images) /

Conclusion

Even with 10 road or street course races having been contested so far this season, there was still a ton of movement in both the formulated IndyCar Driver Road and Street Course Power Rankings and the non-formulated IndyCar Driver Road and Street Course Power Rankings following the Grand Prix of Portland.

In the formulated set of rankings, two drivers, both of whom were involved in the massive first-lap pileup, lost at least four positions. Marco Andretti, who finished in 25th place, lost five positions, falling from seventh to 12th, and Ed Jones, who finished in 24th, lost four positions, falling from 10th to 14th.

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In contrast, two drivers, both of whom finished the race on the podium, moved up five positions. Sebastien Bourdais, who finished in third place, moved up from 12th to seventh after one of his most eventful weekends of the season, and Takuma Sato, who won the race, moved up from 14th to ninth.

In the non-formulated set of rankings, Sato moved up six positions from 14th to eighth. One other driver, Ryan Hunter-Reay, who finished the race in second place, moved up at least four positions in these rankings. He moved up from sixth to second.

In contrast, Graham Rahal, who was also involved in the first-lap pileup and finished in 23rd place, was one of two drivers who lost at least three positions. He fell from eighth to 11th. The other driver who fell at least three positions was Zach Veach. After finishing in 19th, he fell four positions from 13th to 17th.

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Sonoma Raceway is set to host the 11th and final road or street course race on the 2018 IndyCar schedule. That race, the IndyCar Grand Prix of Sonoma, is set to be broadcast live on NBC Sports Network beginning at 6:30 p.m. ET on Sunday, September 16.