One regular season race remains on the 2018 NASCAR Cup Series schedule. How do the sport’s 15 full-time teams stack up against one another?
Brad Keselowski delivered Team Penske their second victory of the 36-race 2018 NASCAR Cup Series season by winning the season’s 25th race, the Bojangles’ Southern 500, at Darlington Raceway.
Team Penske’s other victory so far this season was earned by Joey Logano in the race at Talladega Superspeedway back at the end of April. Ryan Blaney, the team’s third and newest driver, has not yet won a race this year.
As a result of Keselowski’s victory, Team Penske became just the fourth team to win multiple races this season, and they became just the third team to have more the one of their drivers win at least one race this year.
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Stewart-Haas Racing, Joe Gibbs Racing and Furniture Row Racing have earned 10, seven and four victories, respectively, so far this season. Stewart-Haas Racing’s victories have been earned by three of their drivers while Joe Gibbs Racing’s victories have been earned by two of theirs.
All four of Furniture Row Racing’s victories so far this season have been earned by one driver, as they are a one-car team.
How did Team Penske’s second 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 following the action from the Bojangles’ Southern 500.
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 | 1 | 0 |
| 2 | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 2 | 0 |
| 3 | Furniture Row Racing | Toyota | 3 | 0 |
| 4 | Team Penske | Ford | 5 | +1 |
| 5 | Hendrick Motorsports | Chevrolet | 4 | -1 |
| 6 | Chip Ganassi Racing | Chevrolet | 6 | 0 |
| 7 | Richard Childress Racing | Chevrolet | 7 | 0 |
| 8 | Roush Fenway Racing | Ford | 8 | 0 |
| 9 | Wood Brothers Racing | Ford | 9 | 0 |
| 10 | JTG Daugherty Racing | Chevrolet | 10 | 0 |
| 11 | Front Row Motorsports | Ford | 12 | +1 |
| 12 | Leavine Family Racing | Chevrolet | 11 | -1 |
| 13 | Richard Petty Motorsports | Chevrolet | 13 | 0 |
| 14 | Germain Racing | Chevrolet | 14 | 0 |
| 15 | Go Fas Racing | Ford | 15 | 0 |
Biggest Movers
Up: Team Penske, Front Row Motorsports (+1)
Down: Hendrick Motorsports, Leavine Family Racing (-1)
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 | Chip Ganassi Racing | Chevrolet | 6 | +1 |
| 6 | Hendrick Motorsports | Chevrolet | 5 | -1 |
| 7 | Roush Fenway Racing | Ford | 8 | +1 |
| 8 | Richard Childress Racing | Chevrolet | 7 | -1 |
| 9 | Wood Brothers Racing | Ford | 9 | 0 |
| 10 | JTG Daugherty Racing | Chevrolet | 10 | 0 |
| 11 | Front Row Motorsports | Ford | 12 | +1 |
| 12 | Leavine Family Racing | Chevrolet | 11 | -1 |
| 13 | Richard Petty Motorsports | Chevrolet | 13 | 0 |
| 14 | Germain Racing | Chevrolet | 14 | 0 |
| 15 | Go Fas Racing | Ford | 15 | 0 |
Biggest Movers
Up: Chip Ganassi Racing, Roush Fenway Racing, Front Row Motorsports (+1)
Down: Hendrick Motorsports, Richard Childress Racing, Leavine Family Racing (-1)
Formulated rankings predictions for after next race
The calculation used to calculate the formulated NASCAR Cup Series Team 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.
| Formulated Rankings Predictions |
| 1st – Stewart-Haas Racing (-) |
| 2nd – Joe Gibbs Racing (-) |
| 3rd – Team Penske (+1) |
| 4th – Chip Ganassi Racing (+2) |
| 5th – Furniture Row Racing (-2) |
| 6th – Hendrick Motorsports (-1) |
| 7th – Richard Childress Racing (-) |
| 8th – Roush Fenway Racing (-) |
| 9th – Wood Brothers Racing (-) |
| 10th – JTG Daugherty Racing (-) |
| 11th – Leavine Family Racing (+1) |
| 12th – Front Row Motorsports (-1) |
| 13th – Richard Petty Motorsports (-) |
| 14th – Germain Racing (-) |
| 15th – Go Fas Racing (-) |
The next race on the 2018 NASCAR Cup Series schedule is the final race of the regular season. That race, the Big Machine Vodka 400 at the Brickyard, also known as the Brickyard 400, is scheduled to take place on Sunday, September 9, and it is set to be broadcast live on NBC Sports Network beginning at 2:00 p.m. ET.