NASCAR Truck Series Power Rankings after 2018 Texas Roadhouse 200

With his win in the Texas Roadhouse 200, Johnny Sauter clinched a berth in the 2018 NASCAR Truck Series Championship 4. How did everyone else fare?

Johnny Sauter is set to compete for his second NASCAR Truck Series championship. With his victory in the 2018 Texas Roadhouse 200 at Martinsville Speedway, he clinched a berth in the Championship 4. My championship prediction is holding true!

A total of only 200 laps at Martinsville Speedway equaled a short race. Sauter won the race after winning the first two stages. Six caution flag periods led to plenty of racing, and Sauter led 148 of the race’s laps. Because Martinsville Speedway is a 0.526-mile short track, the race only lasted about an hour and a half. Also, a total of 23 drivers finished on the lead lap, so the playoff drivers certainly faced plenty of battles.

Sauter automatically clinched his berth in the Championship 4 with this win, but that does not significantly change the playoff picture. He entered the 2018 Texas Roadhouse 200 as the points leader, so five drivers are set to battle for two more races for the remaining three Championship 4 berths.

Here is how the playoff drivers finished in the Texas Roadhouse 200.

For further information about the Truck Series playoff picture, read this Beyond the Flag article.

Here is an update of the Truck Series driver power rankings following the Texas Roadhouse 200. First, here are the 20 drivers in the top 30 in the championship standings who are not in this week’s power rankings.

NOTE: “LW” means last week and “NR” means not ranked.

• Austin Hill, #02, Young’s Motorsports, Chevrolet
• Cody Coughlin, #2, GMS Racing, Chevrolet
• Austin Wayne Self, #22, Niece Motorsports, Chevrolet
• Dalton Sargeant, #25, GMS Racing, Chevrolet
• Jordan Anderson, #3, Jordan Anderson Racing, Chevrolet
• Justin Fontaine, #45, Niece Motorsports, Chevrolet
• Wendell Chavous, #49, Premium Motorsports, Chevrolet
• Jennifer Jo Cobb, #10, Jennifer Jo Cobb Racing, Chevrolet
• Jesse Little, #97, JJL Motorsports, Ford
• Joe Nemechek, #87, NEMCO Motorsports, Chevrolet
• Norm Benning, #6, Norm Benning Racing, Chevrolet
• Korbin Forrister, #7, All Out Motorsports, Toyota
• Parker Kligerman, #75, Henderson Motorsports, Chevrolet
• Josh Reaume, #33, Reaume Brothers Racing, Chevrolet
• Harrison Burton, #51, Kyle Busch Motorsports, Toyota
• Bo Le Mastus, #54, DGR-Crosley, Toyota
• Timothy Peters, #23, GMS Racing, Chevrolet
• David Gilliland, #51, Kyle Busch Motorsports, Toyota
• Spencer Davis, #51, Kyle Busch Motorsports, Toyota
• Robby Lyons, #33, Reaume Brothers Racing, Chevrolet