NASCAR Cup Series Driver Power Rankings after 2018 Hollywood Casino 400

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KANSAS CITY, KS – OCTOBER 19: Joey Logano, driver of the #22 Shell Pennzoil Ford (Photo by Matt Sullivan/Getty Images) /

#4 through #1

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

Last Rank: 10th (+6)
Races: 32
Top 10 finishes: 18
Top 5 finishes: 11
Podium finishes: 7
Wins: 3
Average finish: 12.44
Average finish in last five races: 8.60
Most recent finish: 1st
Points in most recent race: 48
Stage wins: 3
Stage points: 213
Playoff points: 18
Standings position: 6th
Points: 3114

Joe Gibbs Racing, Toyota. KYLE BUSCH. #3. . No. 18

Last Rank: 2nd (-1)
Races: 32
Top 10 finishes: 25
Top 5 finishes: 19
Podium finishes: 16
Wins: 7
Average finish: 8.53
Average finish in last five races: 13.80
Most recent finish: 2nd
Points in most recent race: 48
Stage wins: 5
Stage points: 316
Playoff points: 55
Standings position: 2nd
Points: 3159

KEVIN HARVICK. #2. . No. 4. Stewart-Haas Racing, Ford

Last Rank: 5th (+3)
Races: 32
Top 10 finishes: 25
Top 5 finishes: 20
Podium finishes: 12
Wins: 7
Average finish: 9.34
Average finish in last five races: 11.40
Most recent finish: 12th
Points in most recent race: 44
Stage wins: 16
Stage points: 346
Playoff points: 54
Standings position: 1st
Points: 3172

. No. 22. Team Penske, Ford. JOEY LOGANO. #1

Last Rank: 1st (-)
Races: 32
Top 10 finishes: 23
Top 5 finishes: 10
Podium finishes: 4
Wins: 1
Average finish: 10.69
Average finish in last five races: 8.00
Most recent finish: 8th
Points in most recent race: 47
Stage wins: 4
Stage points: 228
Playoff points: 15
Standings position: 3rd
Points: 3151

Biggest Movers
Up: Chase Elliott (+6)
Down: Aric Almirola (-3)

The Hollywood Casino 400 was the final race of the round of 12, meaning that the point totals of the 12 round of 12 drivers, including the eight who advanced to the round of 8 and the four who did not, were changed after the race ended.

Several variables involved in the calculation for the formulated NASCAR Cup Series Team Power Rankings changed as a result of this change, which naturally affected these rankings. Here are the updated formulated NASCAR Cup Series Team Power Rankings with these changes having been applied.

NOTE: The changes reflected in the “Last Rank” category are the changes from the formulated NASCAR Cup Series Driver Power Rankings shown on the last several slides to the updated formulated NASCAR Cup Series Driver Power Rankings shown on the next several slides.

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

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