NASCAR Cup Series Team Power Rankings after 2019 Quaker State 400

With the first race of the second half of the 2019 NASCAR Cup Series season, the Quaker State 400, in the books, how do the NASCAR Cup Series Team Power Rankings look?

Chip Ganassi Racing’s Kurt Busch earned his first victory of the 2019 NASCAR Cup Series season by winning the first race of the second half of the 36-race season, the Quaker State 400, at Kentucky Speedway.

Busch’s victory in this 267-lap race around the four-turn, 1.5-mile (2.414-kilometer) Kentucky Speedway oval in Sparta, Kentucky was Chip Ganassi’s first victory of the season. In fact, it was their first victory since Kyle Larson won the race at Richmond Raceway in September of 2017.

Chip Ganassi Racing are now one of five teams that have won at least one race this season. Busch passed Joe Gibbs Racing’s Kyle Busch for the victory on the race’s final lap, preventing Joe Gibbs Racing from earning their series-high 11th victory of the season.

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Team Penske still sit comfortably in second place on the season’s wins list behind Joe Gibbs Racing with five victories. Team Penske’s Joey Logano took the lead late from Kyle Busch, but following the restart, he was swallowed up by several drivers and ended up finishing all the way back in seventh place.

Aside of these three teams, only two other teams have won any races this year. Hendrick Motorsports have won two races while Spire Motorsports won a race in shocking fashion, even for a huge underdog. Hendrick Motorsports and Spire Motorsports won the last two races heading into the Quaker State 400, meaning that after Chevrolet had earned just one victory in the last 20 races going back to last season, they have now earned three consecutive victories.

How did the action from Kentucky Speedway affect the NASCAR Cup Series Team Power Rankings? Here are the formulated NASCAR Cup Series Team Power Rankings and the non-formulated NASCAR Cup Series Team Power Rankings following the 2019 Quaker State 400.

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

Formulated NASCAR Cup Series Team Power Rankings

Rank – Team, Manufacturer – [Last Rank (Trend)]
1st – Joe Gibbs Racing, Toyota – [1st (0)]
2nd – Chip Ganassi Racing, Chevrolet – [3rd (+1)]
3rd – Team Penske, Ford – [2nd (-1)]
4th – Hendrick Motorsports, Chevrolet – [4th (0)]
5th – Stewart-Haas Racing, Ford – [5th (0)]
6th – Roush Fenway Racing, Ford – [6th (0)]
7th – Wood Brothers Racing, Ford – [7th (0)]
8th – JTG Daugherty Racing, Chevrolet – [10th (+2)]
9th – Leavine Family Racing, Toyota – [8th (-1)]
10th – Richard Childress Racing, Chevrolet – [9th (-1)]
11th – Germain Racing, Chevrolet – [11th (0)]
12th – Richard Petty Motorsports, Chevrolet – [12th (0)]
13th – Go Fas Racing, Ford – [13th (0)]
14th – Front Row Motorsports, Ford – [14th (0)]

Biggest Movers
Up: JTG Daugherty Racing (+2)
Down: Team Penske, Leavine Family Racing, Richard Childress Racing (-1)

Non-formulated NASCAR Cup Series Team Power Rankings

Rank – Team, Manufacturer – [Last Rank (Trend)]
1st – Joe Gibbs Racing, Toyota – [2nd (+1)]
2nd – Team Penske, Ford – [1st (-1)]
3rd – Chip Ganassi Racing, Chevrolet – [4th (+1)]
4th – Hendrick Motorsports, Chevrolet – [3rd (-1)]
5th – Stewart-Haas Racing, Ford – [5th (0)]
6th – Roush Fenway Racing, Ford – [6th (0)]
7th – Wood Brothers Racing, Ford – [7th (0)]
8th – JTG Daugherty Racing, Chevrolet – [10th (+2)]
9th – Richard Childress Racing, Chevrolet – [8th (-1)]
10th – Leavine Family Racing, Toyota – [11th (+1)]
11th – Germain Racing, Chevrolet – [9th (-2)]
12th – Richard Petty Motorsports, Chevrolet – [13th (+1)]
13th – Front Row Motorsports, Ford – [14th (1)]
14th – Go Fas Racing, Ford – [12th (-2)]

Biggest Movers
Up: JTG Daugherty Racing (+2)
Down: Germain Racing, Go Fas Racing (-2)

The Foxwoods Resort Casino 301 is the next race on the 2019 NASCAR Cup Series schedule. This race is scheduled to take place on Sunday, July 21, and it is set to be broadcast live on NBC Sports Network from New Hampshire Motor Speedway in Loudon, New Hampshire beginning at 3:00 p.m. ET.