NASCAR Cup Series Driver Power Rankings after 2019 Digital Ally 400

KANSAS CITY, KS - MAY 11: Kyle Busch, driver of the #18 M and M's Red Nose Day Toyota, leads a pack of cars during the Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series Digital Ally 400 at Kansas Speedway on May 11, 2019 in Kansas City, Kansas. (Photo by Jonathan Ferrey/Getty Images)
KANSAS CITY, KS - MAY 11: Kyle Busch, driver of the #18 M and M's Red Nose Day Toyota, leads a pack of cars during the Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series Digital Ally 400 at Kansas Speedway on May 11, 2019 in Kansas City, Kansas. (Photo by Jonathan Ferrey/Getty Images) /
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KANSAS CITY, KS – MAY 11: Brad Keselowski, driver of the #2 Wurth Ford (Photo by Brian Lawdermilk/Getty Images)
KANSAS CITY, KS – MAY 11: Brad Keselowski, driver of the #2 Wurth Ford (Photo by Brian Lawdermilk/Getty Images) /

What did Brad Keselowski’s third victory of the 2019 NASCAR Cup Series season do to the NASCAR Cup Series Driver Power Rankings?

Team Penske’s Brad Keselowski earned his third victory of the 2019 NASCAR Cup Series season by winning the 36-race season’s 12th race, the Digital Ally 400, at Kansas Speedway. He also won the race’s at Atlanta Motor Speedway and Martinsville Speedway earlier this season.

Keselowski’s victory in the 271-lap race, which was scheduled to be a 267-lap race but was extended by four laps as a result of a late caution flag period, around the four-turn, 1.5-mile (2.414-kilometer) Kansas Speedway oval in Kansas City, Kansas made him the second driver to win three races so far this season.

Joe Gibbs Racing’s Kyle Busch is the other driver who has won three races so far this season, as he won the races at ISM Raceway, Auto Club Speedway and Bristol Motor Speedway.

Four other drivers have been to victory lane so far in 2019, with two of them doing so twice and two of them doing so once. Joe Gibbs Racing teammate Denny Hamlin and Martin Truex Jr. have each won two races so far this season while Team Penske’s Joey Logano and Hendrick Motorsports’ Chase Elliott have each won one.

How did the action from Kansas Speedway affect the NASCAR Cup Series Driver Power Rankings? Here are the non-formulated NASCAR Cup Series Driver Power Rankings following Keselowski’s third victory of the 2019 season.

Non-formulated NASCAR Cup Series Driver Power Rankings

Rank – Driver – Car, Team, Manufacturer – [Last Rank (Trend)]
1st – Joey Logano – #22, Team Penske, Ford – [1st (0)]
2nd – Kyle Busch – #18, Joe Gibbs Racing, Toyota – [2nd (0)]
3rd – Brad Keselowski – #2, Team Penske, Ford – [6th (+3)]
4th – Chase Elliott – #9, Hendrick Motorsports, Chevrolet – [5th (+1)]
5th – Kevin Harvick – #4, Stewart-Haas Racing, Ford – [4th (-1)]
6th – Kurt Busch – #1, Chip Ganassi Racing, Chevrolet – [8th (+2)]
7th – Martin Truex Jr. – #19, Joe Gibbs Racing, Toyota – [3rd (-4)]
8th – Denny Hamlin – #11, Joe Gibbs Racing, Toyota – [7th (-1)]
9th – Clint Bowyer – #14, Stewart-Haas Racing, Ford – [10th (+1)]
10th – Alex Bowman – #88, Hendrick Motorsports, Chevrolet – [11th (+1)]
11th – Aric Almirola – #10, Stewart-Haas Racing, Ford – [12th (1)]
12th – Ryan Blaney – #12, Team Penske, Ford – [9th (-3)]
13th – Erik Jones – #20, Joe Gibbs Racing, Toyota – [15th (+2)]
14th – Kyle Larson – #42, Chip Ganassi Racing, Chevrolet – [14th (0)]
15th – Daniel Suarez – #41, Stewart-Haas Racing, Ford – [13th (-2)]
16th – Jimmie Johnson – #48, Hendrick Motorsports, Chevrolet – [17th (+1)]
17th – Austin Dillon – #3, Richard Childress Racing, Chevrolet – [20th (+3)]
18th – William Byron – #24, Hendrick Motorsports, Chevrolet – [16th (-2)]
19th – Ricky Stenhouse Jr. – #17, Roush Fenway Racing, Ford – [22nd (+3)]
20th – Ryan Newman – #6, Roush Fenway Racing, Ford – [18th (-2)]
21st – Paul Menard – #21, Wood Brothers Racing, Ford – [19th (-2)]
22nd – Chris Buescher – #37, JTG Daugherty Racing, Chevrolet – [23rd (+1)]
23rd – Ty Dillon – #13, Germain Racing, Chevrolet – [21st (-2)]
24th – Daniel Hemric – #8, Richard Childress Racing, Chevrolet – [26th (+2)]
25th – Ryan Preece – #47, JTG Daugherty Racing, Chevrolet – [25th (0)]
26th – Matt DiBenedetto – #95, Leavine Family Racing, Toyota – [24th (-2)]
27th – Corey LaJoie – #32, Go Fas Racing, Ford – [30th (+3)]
28th – David Ragan – #38, Front Row Motorsports, Ford – [27th (-1)]
29th – Michael McDowell – #34, Front Row Motorsports, Ford – [28th (-1)]
30th – Darrell Wallace Jr. – #43, Richard Petty Motorsports, Chevrolet – [29th (-1)]
31st – Matt Tifft – #36, Front Row Motorsports, Ford – [31st (0)]

Biggest Movers
Up: Brad Keselowski, Austin Dillon, Ricky Stenhouse Jr., Corey LaJoie (+3)
Down: Martin Truex Jr. (-4)

Here are the formulated NASCAR Cup Series Driver Power Rankings following the 2019 season’s 12th race. To see how the formulated NASCAR Cup Series Driver Power Rankings are calculated, click here.