While Cup teams will not compete again until August 11 at Richmond Raceway, now is a good moment to assess where the teams stand after 22 races. Here’s the NBC Sports NASCAR Power Rankings for Cup teams: 1. Hendrick Motorsports (Preseason #1)— This season, the organisation has won nine of 22 point races (40.9 percent). Hendrick vehicles have led 1,192 of the 5,824 laps completed this year (20.5%). Hendrick Motorsports has not gone more than three points races without a victory this season. This year, the organisation also has six poles. Kyle Larson, William Byron, Chase Elliott, and Alex Bowman have all won this season. Key wins include the Daytona 500 (Byron) and the Brickyard 400 (Larson). One of two teams will have.
2. Joe Gibbs Racing (3) – Has six wins this season. Christopher Bell and Denny Hamlin have three victories each. Bell won both the Coca-Cola 600 and the Phoenix race in March. This season, the organisation has led 2,180 of 5,824 laps, a series high (37.4%). JGR has won the most stages in the series, with 20. 3. Team Penske (2) – Despite a slow start, Team Penske is on the rise. Team Penske has won four of the last eight points races, including Austin Cindric at World Wide Technology Raceway, Joey Logano at Nashville, and Ryan Blaney at Iowa and Pocono. at addition, Logano and Team Penske won the All-Star Race at North Wilkesboro in May. Joins Hendrick Motorsports as the only organisation where all of its drivers have won at least.
4., RFK Racing (4) — Brad Keselowski has won, and Chris Buescher is in the playoffs with four races remaining in the regular season. Buescher has been close to winning this season. Kyle Larson edged him by.001 seconds at Kansas, the closest finish in series history. Keselowski and Buescher have 12 top-five finishes this season. 5. 23xi Racing (5) — Tyler Reddick is in the playoffs after winning, but teammate Bubba Wallace is the first driver outside the playoffs with four races remaining in the regular season. Reddick is one of the most popular drivers in the series. He has eight top-10 finishes in the last nine events.
6. Trackhouse Racing (6) – Daniel Suarez won in Atlanta, securing a playoff spot. Ross Chastain remains winless but is in playoff contention. This club has faced numerous challenges this season. Suarez’s eighth-place finish in Indianapolis marks Trackhouse Racing’s best result in the last six races. In the previous 13 races, the organisation has only achieved one higher finish. 7. Front Row Motorsports (10) – Michael McDowell has six of the team’s top ten finishes this season. Todd Gilliland recorded nine consecutive top-20 results before a crash halted his streak at Pocono, where he finished 34th. Gilliland followed up by finishing sixth in Indianapolis.
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