TC Daily Pit Stop: NASCAR Power Rankings Following the Bass Pro Shops Night Race at Bristol

TC Daily Pit Stop: Monday, September 15, 2025

NASCAR Power Rankings: How All 36 Cup Drivers Rank After Bristol

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It was a wild weekend at Bristol Motor Speedway, with the sudden onset of rapid tire deterioration in the Bass Pro Shops Night Race and the pressure to advance to the 'Round of 12' in the NASCAR Cup Series Playoffs.

Christopher Bell went to Victory Lane after a late-race decision to put on new Goodyear tires, and blasted to the lead ahead of Carson Hocevar and Zane Smith.

Using an average of rankings between Racing America On SI's Toby Christie, Joseph Srigley, and Zach Evans, here's where all 36 full-time NASCAR Cup Series drivers stand heading into this weekend's event at New Hampshire Motor Speedway.

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