NASCAR Cup Series Driver Power Rankings after 2019 Gander RV 400
By Asher Fair
How did Martin Truex Jr.’s second victory of the 2019 NASCAR Cup Series season affect the NASCAR Cup Series Driver Power Rankings?
Joe Gibbs Racing’s Martin Truex Jr. became the fourth driver to win multiple races through the first 11 races of the 36-race 2019 NASCAR Cup Series season by winning the season’s 11th race, the Gander RV 400, at Dover International Speedway.
Following Truex Jr.’s victory in this 400-lap race around the four-turn, 1.0-mile (1.609-kilometer) high-banked Dover International Speedway oval in Dover, Delaware, which was his second victory in the last three races, he is tied with two other drivers and trails only one on the wins list so far this season.
Joe Gibbs Racing’s Kyle Busch is still the only driver who has won three races so far this season. He has been able to say that after each of the last four races. Meanwhile, Joe Gibbs Racing’s Denny Hamlin and Team Penske’s Brad Keselowski have each won two races so far in 2019. Team Penske’s Joey Logano and Hendrick Motorsports’ Chase Elliott have each won one.
How did Truex Jr.’s second victory of the season affect the NASCAR Cup Series Driver Power Rankings? Here are the non-formulated NASCAR Cup Series Driver Power Rankings with 11 of the season’s 36 races having been completed.
Non-formulated NASCAR Cup Series Driver Power Rankings
Rank – Driver – Car, Team, Manufacturer – [Last Rank (Trend)]
1st – Joey Logano – #22, Team Penske, Ford – [2nd (+1)]
2nd – Kyle Busch – #18, Joe Gibbs Racing, Toyota – [1st (-1)]
3rd – Martin Truex Jr. – #19, Joe Gibbs Racing, Toyota – [8th (+5)]
4th – Kevin Harvick – #4, Stewart-Haas Racing, Ford – [5th (+1)]
5th – Chase Elliott – #9, Hendrick Motorsports, Chevrolet – [3rd (-2)]
6th – Brad Keselowski – #2, Team Penske, Ford – [7th (+1)]
7th – Denny Hamlin – #11, Joe Gibbs Racing, Toyota – [4th (-3)]
8th – Kurt Busch – #1, Chip Ganassi Racing, Chevrolet – [6th (-2)]
9th – Ryan Blaney – #12, Team Penske, Ford – [9th (0)]
10th – Clint Bowyer – #14, Stewart-Haas Racing, Ford – [11th (+1)]
11th – Alex Bowman – #88, Hendrick Motorsports, Chevrolet – [14th (+3)]
12th – Aric Almirola – #10, Stewart-Haas Racing, Ford – [10th (-2)]
13th – Daniel Suarez – #41, Stewart-Haas Racing, Ford – [13th (0)]
14th – Kyle Larson – #42, Chip Ganassi Racing, Chevrolet – [21st (+7)]
15th – Erik Jones – #20, Joe Gibbs Racing, Toyota – [17th (+2)]
16th – William Byron – #24, Hendrick Motorsports, Chevrolet – [19th (+3)]
17th – Jimmie Johnson – #48, Hendrick Motorsports, Chevrolet – [18th (+1)]
18th – Ryan Newman – #6, Roush Fenway Racing, Ford – [12th (-6)]
19th – Paul Menard – #21, Wood Brothers Racing, Ford – [16th (-3)]
20th – Austin Dillon – #3, Richard Childress Racing, Chevrolet – [15th (-5)]
21st – Ty Dillon – #13, Germain Racing, Chevrolet – [22nd (+1)]
22nd – Ricky Stenhouse Jr. – #17, Roush Fenway Racing, Ford – [20th (-2)]
23rd – Chris Buescher – #37, JTG Daugherty Racing, Chevrolet – [24th (+1)]
24th – Matt DiBenedetto – #95, Leavine Family Racing, Toyota – [26th (+2)]
25th – Ryan Preece – #47, JTG Daugherty Racing, Chevrolet – [23rd (-2)]
26th – Daniel Hemric – #8, Richard Childress Racing, Chevrolet – [25th (-1)]
27th – David Ragan – #38, Front Row Motorsports, Ford – [27th (0)]
28th – Michael McDowell – #34, Front Row Motorsports, Ford – [30th (+2)]
29th – Darrell Wallace Jr. – #43, Richard Petty Motorsports, Chevrolet – [29th (0)]
30th – Corey LaJoie – #32, Go Fas Racing, Ford – [28th (-2)]
31st – Matt Tifft – #36, Front Row Motorsports, Ford – [31st (0)]
Biggest Movers
Up: Kyle Larson (+7)
Down: Ryan Newman (-6)
Here are the formulated NASCAR Cup Series Driver Power Rankings following the action from Dover International Speedway. To see how the formulated NASCAR Cup Series Driver Power Rankings are calculated, click here.