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NASCAR Cup Series Driver Power Rankings after 2018 Brickyard 400

By Asher Fair

INDIANAPOLIS, IN - SEPTEMBER 10: Kyle Busch, driver of the #18 M&M's Caramel Toyota, leads the field at the start of the Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series Big Machine Vodka 400 at the Brickyard at Indianapolis Motor Speedway on September 10, 2018 in Indianapolis, Indiana. (Photo by Brian Lawdermilk/Getty Images)
INDIANAPOLIS, IN - SEPTEMBER 10: Kyle Busch, driver of the #18 M&M's Caramel Toyota, leads the field at the start of the Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series Big Machine Vodka 400 at the Brickyard at Indianapolis Motor Speedway on September 10, 2018 in Indianapolis, Indiana. (Photo by Brian Lawdermilk/Getty Images) /
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INDIANAPOLIS, IN – SEPTEMBER 10: Kevin Harvick, driver of the #4 Jimmy John’s New 9-Grain Wheat Sub Ford (Photo by Brian Lawdermilk/Getty Images)
INDIANAPOLIS, IN – SEPTEMBER 10: Kevin Harvick, driver of the #4 Jimmy John’s New 9-Grain Wheat Sub Ford (Photo by Brian Lawdermilk/Getty Images) /

#4 through #1

CHASE ELLIOTT. #4. . No. 9. Hendrick Motorsports, Chevrolet

Last Rank 4th (-)
Races 26
Top 10 finishes 14
Top 5 finishes 8
Podium finishes 5
Wins 1
Average finish 12.27
Average finish in last five races 6.60
Most recent finish 15th
Points in most recent race 33
Stage wins 3
Stage points 158
Playoff points 8
Standings position 11th
Points 770

No. 41. Stewart-Haas Racing, Ford. KURT BUSCH. #3.

Last Rank 3rd (-)
Races 26
Top 10 finishes 17
Top 5 finishes 4
Podium finishes 3
Wins 1
Average finish 11.54
Average finish in last five races 5.60
Most recent finish 6th
Points in most recent race 46
Stage wins 2
Stage points 208
Playoff points 7
Standings position 4th
Points 881

#2. . No. 18. Joe Gibbs Racing, Toyota. KYLE BUSCH

Last Rank 2nd (-)
Races 26
Top 10 finishes 21
Top 5 finishes 17
Podium finishes 14
Wins 6
Average finish 7.58
Average finish in last five races 8.20
Most recent finish 8th
Points in most recent race 35
Stage wins 5
Stage points 278
Playoff points 35
Standings position 1st
Points 1073

KEVIN HARVICK. #1. . No. 4. Stewart-Haas Racing, Ford

Last Rank 1st (-)
Races 26
Top 10 finishes 22
Top 5 finishes 19
Podium finishes 11
Wins 7
Average finish 7.81
Average finish in last five races 5.80
Most recent finish 4th
Points in most recent race 33
Stage wins 12
Stage points 262
Playoff points 40
Standings position 2nd
Points 1032

Biggest Movers
Up: Brad Keselowski (+7)
Down: Martin Truex Jr. (-7)

Because of the fact that the playoff point totals, standings positions and point totals used to calculate these formulated NASCAR Cup Series Driver Power Rankings are based on regular season statistics that have changed following the conclusion of the Big Machine Vodka 400 at the Brickyard, there are two formulated sets of NASCAR Cup Series Driver Power Rankings included in this article.

Here is the formulated set of rankings that includes the updated playoff point totals, standings positions and point totals for each driver ahead of the playoffs. The changes reflected in the “Last Rank” category are the changes from the formulated set of rankings already presented in this article to the updated formulated set of rankings presented on the several slides of it.

To see how the formulated NASCAR Cup Series Driver Power Rankings are calculated, click here.

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