Week Thirty-Two - 2025 StatChat Power Rankings After the Charlotte Roval
- Adam Carabine
- Oct 9
- 5 min read
By Adam Carabine
With the Cup Series playoffs in full swing, Power Rankings will now follow only the 16 playoff drivers (even after they’re eliminated) for the rest of this season.
While finishing position is important, it’s not always indicative of the full picture. StatChat rankings are determined using a large number of statistical inputs, with an emphasis placed on the most recent 5 races.
Josh Berry – This week: 34 – Last week: 35 – Eliminated
Luck was certainly more on Josh Berry’s side this past week at the Charlotte Roval, where he finished P16. Not necessarily known for his prowess on the lefts and rights, that’s a solid finish for Berry on a road course.
Austin Cindric – This week: 28 – Last week: 22 – Eliminated
Coming into the Charlotte Roval, Austin Cindric needed to win to get to the next round. Unfortunately, pretty much anything bad that could have happened, happened to the driver of the 2 – including at one point a broken toe-link care of Carson Hocevar.
Austin Dillon – This week: 24 – Last week: 28 – Eliminated
RCR in general had a rough weekend at the Charlotte Roval. Dillon’s teammate Kyle Busch was involved in an incident before they’d even made it through a few corners. Austin was also less-than-fortunate, and finished P31.
Alex Bowman – This week: 19 – Last week: 18 – Eliminated
It was neither a great day nor a terrible day for Bowman at the Charlotte Roval. P18 finish, on the lead lap – not bad. But a pass differential of -32, second-worst of any driver in the field undoes some of that good will.
Ross Chastain – This week: 15 – Last week: 14 – Eliminated
Bonus style points for Chastain, perhaps, but despite crossing the finish line in reverse, he wasn’t able to make it to the next round of the playoffs, and he also wound up falling in the Power Rankings. He wound up P21 after divebombing the final corner, taking himself and Denny Hamlin out in the process.
Bubba Wallace – This week: 11 – Last week: 9 – Eliminated
Wallace may lament what could have been the week prior to the Charlotte Roval, when his team owner and fellow competitor, Denny Hamlin, took him out on the final corner. That put him nearly into must-win territory for the Roval, a place that hasn’t exactly been kind to him. A valiant effort gave him a P15 finish, but he is eliminated from the playoffs.
Tyler Reddick – This week: 10 – Last week: 10 – Eliminated
When Tyler Reddick won the pole this past weekend (over SVG, no less) at the Charlotte Roval, there was more than just a glimmer of hope for his playoff chances. Unfortunately, the strategy call to save an extra set of tires never paid off, and while he finished 10th, it wasn’t enough to move to the next round.
SVG – This week: 9 – Last week: 25 – Eliminated
What can be said about this road course beast? SVG gets it done at the Roval with majorly beat up tires, and makes it look easy. He’s still eliminated from the playoffs, but he is this week’s biggest mover, jumping back into the Top 10 of the Power Rankings.
Chase Elliott – This week: 8 – Last week: 7
It was a solid enough day for Chase Elliott, and he was never really in any danger of not making it through to the next round. The Charlotte Roval has been kind to Elliott, and this week, while he finished P8, he also scored points in both stages and had the most Quality Passes of any driver.
William Byron – This week: 7 – Last week: 8
Byron struggled early at the Charlotte Roval this past week, though he had enough of a cushion to not really have to worry too much about his playoff hopes. He rebounded with some good strategy and some solid tune-ups to his car, finishing P11.
Chase Briscoe – This week: 6 – Last week: 1
Briscoe was reportedly feeling very under the weather in the car at Charlotte, asking for anti-nausea medication during a pit stop. However, he worked through it and finished in the Top 15, securing his spot in the Round of 8.
Joey Logano – This week: 5 – Last week: 5
Logano spent the entire race at the Charlotte Roval on the edge, not sure whether he was going to transfer into the next round. In the end, he made it, but just barely. He didn’t have a strong car most of the day, but luckily a few errors by Ross Chastain helped him make it through.
Denny Hamlin – This week: 4 – Last week: 3
Denny was shaping up to have a halfway decent finish until Ross Chastain came out of nowhere and spun him around at the last corner. The two of them both slid across the finish line in reverse, and after the race, Denny was choked that his team didn’t warn him about the points situation. Regardless, he moves onto the next round, and is the highest seeded driver before Vegas next weekend.
Kyle Larson – This week: 3 – Last week: 6
A P2 finish at the Charlotte Roval for Kyle Larson will surely bump him up the Power Rankings standings. It was an unnecessary P2 for Larson, as he had clinched the next round of the playoffs by scoring points at the end of Stage 1, but he went hard for the win, ultimately falling short of SVG.
Christopher Bell – This week: 2 – Last week: 4
Another solid run for Christopher Bell at the Charlotte Roval, who won at that track two years ago! He finished P3, scored stage points, and had an average running position of 5th all day. Certainly enough to rocket him farther up the standings in the Power Rankings.
Ryan Blaney – This week: 1 – Last week: 2
Blaney was already sitting pretty heading into the Charlotte Roval, having earned his way into the next round with a win at New Hampshire, but he still had a solid day. He won Stage 2, earning an extra playoff point for good measure, and finished P13. He, along with everyone else, head to Las Vegas this weekend for the start of the Round of 8.
Biggest Movers
Austin Cindric – This week: 28 – Last week: 22
Falls 6 places
Carson Hocevar – This week: 18 – Last week: 12
Falls 6 places
Brad Keselowski – This week: 17 – Last week: 11
Falls 6 places
SVG – This Week: 9 – Last Weekend: 25
Gains 16 places
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