NASCAR Cup Series Driver Power Rankings after 2018 1000Bulbs.com 500

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TALLADEGA, AL – OCTOBER 13: Joey Logano, driver of the #22 Shell Pennzoil Ford (Photo by Jared C. Tilton/Getty Images) /

Formulated rankings predictions for after next race

The calculation used to calculate the formulated NASCAR Cup Series Driver Power Rankings predicts that after the Hollywood Casino 400, which is this Sunday’s race, this is how the formulated set of rankings will look.

Rank – Driver (Trend)
1st – Joey Logano (-)
2nd – Kevin Harvick (+3)
3rd – Aric Almirola (-)
4th – Kurt Busch (+2)
5th – Chase Elliott (+5)
6th – Denny Hamlin (+6)
7th – Clint Bowyer (+1)
8th – Kyle Busch (-6)
9th – Martin Truex Jr. (-5)
10th – Kyle Larson (-3)
11th – Ryan Blaney (-2)
12th – Erik Jones (+2)
13th – Alex Bowman (-)
14th – Brad Keselowski (-3)
15th – Jimmie Johnson (-)
16th – Austin Dillon (-)
17th – Daniel Suarez (-)
18th – Ryan Newman (-)
19th – Ricky Stenhouse Jr. (+1)
20th – Paul Menard (-1)
21st – Jamie McMurray (+1)
22nd – A.J. Allmendinger (-1)
23rd – Chris Buescher (-)
24th – William Byron (-)
25th – David Ragan (-)
26th – Ty Dillon (+1)
27th – Michael McDowell (-1)
28th – Darrell Wallace Jr. (-)
29th – Matt DiBenedetto (-)

Biggest Movers
Up: Denny Hamlin (+6)
Down: Kyle Busch (-6)

Conclusion

Aric Almirola’s victory in the 1000Bulbs.com 500 at Talladega Superspeedway made him the 12th driver to win at least one race this season. Of the 12 drivers who have done so, two have won seven races while one has won four races, one has won three races and two have won two races.

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Almirola joined five other drivers who have won exactly one race so far this season. Those five drivers are Austin Dillon, Joey Logano, Erik Jones, Kurt Busch and Ryan Blaney. Of these six drivers, only Dillon and Jones have been eliminated from championship contention.

Almirola, meanwhile, is locked into the third round of the playoffs, the round of 8, as a result of his victory. Logano and Busch are two of the other seven drivers who currently sit above the round of 8 cut line heading into the final race of the round of 12 at Kansas Speedway. Blaney is one of the four drivers who are currently below it. Chase Elliott is the only driver aside of Almirola to clinch a berth in the round of 8, as he won the opening race of the round of 12 at Dover International Speedway. He has earned two victories so far this season.

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The NASCAR Cup Series playoffs are scheduled to continue on Sunday, October 21 with the third and final race of the round of 12, the Hollywood Casino 400. This race is set to be broadcast live from Kansas Speedway in Kansas City, Kansas beginning at 2:00 p.m. ET on NBC.

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