NASCAR Cup Series Team Power Rankings after 2018 Bank of America Roval 400
By Asher Fair
With the first round of the 2018 NASCAR Cup Series playoffs in the books, how do the sport’s 15 full-time teams stack up against one another?
Not including the last five race NASCAR Cup Series races, including the final two races of the 26-race regular season and the three races in the opening round of the 2018 playoffs, the round of 16, Team Penske have earned one victory this season.
Including these five races, Team Penske have earned five victories this season.
After Brad Keselowski’s three-race winning streak was ended last week with Kyle Busch’s victory in the race at Richmond Raceway, Team Penske’s Ryan Blaney responded by earning his first victory of the season in the Bank of America Roval 400 at the Charlotte Motor Speedway roval.
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Blaney’s victory in the 110-lap race around the 17-turn, 2.28-mile (3.669-kilometer) Charlotte Motor Speedway roval in Concord, North Carolina moved Team Penske to third place on the wins list this season behind only Stewart-Haas Racing and Joe Gibbs Racing. Stewart-Haas Racing have earned 10 victories this season while Joe Gibbs Racing have earned eight.
Team Penske entered this race tied for third place on the wins list with Furniture Row Racing. Furniture Row Racing earned their fourth victory of the season with Martin Truex Jr.’s victory in the race at Kentucky Speedway back in mid-July, but they have not earned any victories since.
How did Team Penske’s fifth 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 heading into the round of 12.
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 | Team Penske | Ford | 1 | 0 |
| 2 | Furniture Row Racing | Toyota | 5 | +3 |
| 3 | Stewart-Haas Racing | Ford | 4 | +1 |
| 4 | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 3 | -1 |
| 5 | Chip Ganassi Racing | Chevrolet | 2 | -3 |
| 6 | Hendrick Motorsports | Chevrolet | 6 | 0 |
| 7 | Richard Childress Racing | Chevrolet | 7 | 0 |
| 8 | Wood Brothers Racing | Ford | 8 | 0 |
| 9 | Roush Fenway Racing | Ford | 9 | 0 |
| 10 | JTG Daugherty Racing | Chevrolet | 10 | 0 |
| 11 | Front Row Motorsports | Ford | 11 | 0 |
| 12 | Leavine Family Racing | Chevrolet | 12 | 0 |
| 13 | Germain Racing | Chevrolet | 13 | 0 |
| 14 | Richard Petty Motorsports | Chevrolet | 14 | 0 |
| 15 | Go Fas Racing | Ford | 15 | 0 |
Biggest Movers
Up: Furniture Row Racing (+3)
Down: Chip Ganassi Racing (-3)
Because of the fact that the playoff point totals, standings positions and point totals used to calculate these formulated NASCAR Cup Series Team Power Rankings have changed following the conclusion of the Bank of America Roval 400 since this race was the final race of the round of 16 and the round of 12 is set to begin, there are two formulated sets of NASCAR Cup Series Team Power Rankings included in this article as opposed to only the usual one.
Here is the second formulated set of rankings. Included in the calculation used to determine these rankings are the updated playoff point totals, standings positions and overall point totals for each driver ahead of the round of 12. The changes reflected in the “Last Rank” category are the changes from the formulated set of rankings provided above to the updated formulated set of rankings provided below.
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 | Team Penske | Ford | 1 | 0 |
| 2 | Stewart-Haas Racing | Ford | 3 | +1 |
| 3 | Furniture Row Racing | Toyota | 2 | -1 |
| 4 | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 4 | 0 |
| 5 | Chip Ganassi Racing | Chevrolet | 5 | 0 |
| 6 | Hendrick Motorsports | Chevrolet | 6 | 0 |
| 7 | Richard Childress Racing | Chevrolet | 7 | 0 |
| 8 | Wood Brothers Racing | Ford | 8 | 0 |
| 9 | Roush Fenway Racing | Ford | 9 | 0 |
| 10 | JTG Daugherty Racing | Chevrolet | 10 | 0 |
| 11 | Front Row Motorsports | Ford | 11 | 0 |
| 12 | Leavine Family Racing | Chevrolet | 12 | 0 |
| 13 | Germain Racing | Chevrolet | 13 | 0 |
| 14 | Richard Petty Motorsports | Chevrolet | 14 | 0 |
| 15 | Go Fas Racing | Ford | 15 | 0 |
Biggest Movers
Up: Stewart-Haas Racing (+1)
Down: Furniture Row Racing (-1)
Non-formulated NASCAR Cup Series Team Power Rankings
| Rank | Team | Manufacturer | Last Rank | Trend |
| 1 | Stewart-Haas Racing | Ford | 2 | +1 |
| 2 | Team Penske | Ford | 3 | +1 |
| 3 | Furniture Row Racing | Toyota | 1 | -2 |
| 4 | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 4 | 0 |
| 5 | Chip Ganassi Racing | Chevrolet | 5 | 0 |
| 6 | Hendrick Motorsports | Chevrolet | 6 | 0 |
| 7 | Richard Childress Racing | Chevrolet | 7 | 0 |
| 8 | Wood Brothers Racing | Ford | 8 | 0 |
| 9 | Roush Fenway Racing | Ford | 9 | 0 |
| 10 | JTG Daugherty Racing | Chevrolet | 10 | 0 |
| 11 | Front Row Motorsports | Ford | 11 | 0 |
| 12 | Leavine Family Racing | Chevrolet | 12 | 0 |
| 13 | Germain Racing | Chevrolet | 14 | +1 |
| 14 | Richard Petty Motorsports | Chevrolet | 13 | -1 |
| 15 | Go Fas Racing | Ford | 15 | 0 |
Biggest Movers
Up: Stewart-Haas Racing, Team Penske, Germain Racing (+1)
Down: Furniture Row Racing (-2)
Formulated rankings predictions for after next race
The calculation used to calculate the formulated NASCAR Cup Series Team Power Rankings predicts that after the Gander Outdoors 400 at Dover International Speedway this Sunday, this is how the formulated set of rankings will look.
| Formulated Rankings Predictions |
| 1st – Team Penske (-) |
| 2nd – Stewart-Haas Racing (-) |
| 3rd – Furniture Row Racing (-) |
| 4th – Joe Gibbs Racing (-) |
| 5th – Chip Ganassi Racing (-) |
| 6th – Hendrick Motorsports (-) |
| 7th – Richard Childress Racing (-) |
| 8th – Wood Brothers Racing (-) |
| 9th – JTG Daugherty Racing (+1) |
| 10th – Roush Fenway Racing (-1) |
| 11th – Front Row Motorsports (-) |
| 12th – Germain Racing (+1) |
| 13th – Leavine Family Racing (-1) |
| 14th – Go Fas Racing (+1) |
| 15th – Richard Petty Motorsports (-1) |
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The Gander Outdoors 400 is scheduled to open up the second round of the 2018 NASCAR Cup Series playoffs, the round of 12. This race is set to be broadcast live on NBC Sports Network from Dover International Speedway in Dover, Delaware beginning at 2:00 p.m. ET on Sunday, October 7.