NASCAR Cup Series Driver Power Rankings after 2018 Bojangles’ Southern 500
By Asher Fair
Non-formulated NASCAR Cup Series Driver Power Rankings
| Rank | Driver | Car, Team, Manufacturer | Last Rank | Trend |
| 1 | Kevin Harvick | #4, Stewart-Haas Racing, Ford | 1 | 0 |
| 2 | Kyle Busch | #18, Joe Gibbs Racing, Toyota | 2 | 0 |
| 3 | Martin Truex Jr. | #78, Furniture Row Racing, Toyota | 4 | +1 |
| 4 | Brad Keselowski | #2, Team Penske, Ford | 10 | +6 |
| 5 | Joey Logano | #22, Team Penske, Ford | 7 | +2 |
| 6 | Kyle Larson | #42, Chip Ganassi Racing, Chevrolet | 6 | 0 |
| 7 | Kurt Busch | #41, Stewart-Haas Racing, Ford | 3 | -4 |
| 8 | Chase Elliott | #9, Hendrick Motorsports, Chevrolet | 5 | -3 |
| 9 | Clint Bowyer | #14, Stewart-Haas Racing, Ford | 8 | -1 |
| 10 | Ryan Blaney | #12, Team Penske, Ford | 9 | -1 |
| 11 | Denny Hamlin | #11, Joe Gibbs Racing, Toyota | 11 | 0 |
| 12 | Erik Jones | #20, Joe Gibbs Racing, Toyota | 12 | 0 |
| 13 | Aric Almirola | #10, Stewart-Haas Racing, Ford | 13 | 0 |
| 14 | Jimmie Johnson | #48, Hendrick Motorsports, Chevrolet | 14 | 0 |
| 15 | Alex Bowman | #88, Hendrick Motorsports, Chevrolet | 15 | 0 |
| 16 | Ricky Stenhouse Jr. | #17, Roush Fenway Racing, Ford | 19 | +3 |
| 17 | Austin Dillon | #3, Richard Childress Racing, Chevrolet | 17 | 0 |
| 18 | Ryan Newman | #31, Richard Childress Racing, Chevrolet | 16 | -2 |
| 19 | Paul Menard | #21, Wood Brothers Racing, Ford | 20 | +1 |
| 20 | Daniel Suarez | #19, Joe Gibbs Racing, Toyota | 18 | -2 |
| 21 | Jamie McMurray | #1, Chip Ganassi Racing, Chevrolet | 22 | +1 |
| 22 | William Byron | #24, Hendrick Motorsports, Chevrolet | 21 | -1 |
| 23 | Chris Buescher | #37, JTG Daugherty Racing, Chevrolet | 23 | 0 |
| 24 | A.J. Allmendinger | #47, JTG Daugherty Racing, Chevrolet | 26 | +2 |
| 25 | David Ragan | #38, Front Row Motorsports, Ford | 25 | 0 |
| 26 | Michael McDowell | #34, Front Row Motorsports, Ford | 28 | +2 |
| 27 | Kasey Kahne | #95, Leavine Family Racing, Chevrolet | 24 | -3 |
| 28 | Darrell Wallace Jr. | #43, Richard Petty Motorsports, Chevrolet | 27 | -1 |
| 29 | Ty Dillon | #13, Germain Racing, Chevrolet | 29 | 0 |
| 30 | Matt DiBenedetto | #32, Go Fas Racing, Ford | 30 | 0 |
Biggest Movers
Up: Brad Keselowski (+6)
Down: Kurt Busch (-4)
Formulated rankings predictions for after next race
The calculation used to calculate the formulated NASCAR Cup Series Driver Power Rankings predicts that after this weekend’s race, the Big Machine Vodka 400, at Indianapolis Motor Speedway, here is how the formulated set of rankings will look.
| Rankings Predictions |
| 1st – Kevin Harvick (-) |
| 2nd – Chase Elliott (+2) |
| 3rd – Kurt Busch (-) |
| 4th – Kyle Busch (-2) |
| 5th – Kyle Larson (+1) |
| 6th – Erik Jones (+1) |
| 7th – Denny Hamlin (+1) |
| 8th – Joey Logano (+2) |
| 9th – Brad Keselowski (+3) |
| 10th – Martin Truex Jr. (-5) |
| 11th – Ryan Blaney (-2) |
| 12th – Clint Bowyer (-1) |
| 13th – Aric Almirola (+1) |
| 14th – Alex Bowman (-1) |
| 15th – Austin Dillon (+1) |
| 16th – Daniel Suarez (-1) |
| 17th – Ryan Newman (-) |
| 18th – Ricky Stenhouse Jr. (-) |
| 19th – Jamie McMurray (+1) |
| 20th – Jimmie Johnson (-1) |
| 21st – Chris Buescher (+2) |
| 22nd – Paul Menard (-1) |
| 23rd – William Byron (-1) |
| 24th – David Ragan (+1) |
| 25th – Kasey Kahne (+2) |
| 26th – A.J. Allmendinger (-3) |
| 27th – Michael McDowell (-1) |
| 28th – Darrell Wallace Jr. (-) |
| 29th – Ty Dillon (-) |
| 30th – Matt DiBenedetto (-) |