NASCAR Power Rankings: Ty Gibbs, Chase Briscoe Gain Spots

Week Twelve - 2026 StatChat Power Rankings After Watkins Glen

By Adam CarabineThe StatChat Power Rankings return in 2026! 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. Let's look at the Top 10: Ty Gibbs – This week: 10 – Last week: 10It was a solid day at the track for Ty Gibbs at Watkins Glen. Unfortunately, no one was a match for SVG and his road course prowess, but Gibbs led a bunch of l…

NASCAR Power Rankings: Ty Gibbs, Chase Briscoe Gain Spots

With only four road-course races this year — and one of those being a street course — performance from the Watkins Glen race Sunday isn’t a great predictor of how a team is doing overall. But momentum, arguably, in racing is real. And so it should mean something. Here are my power rankings going into the All-Star race this weekend at Dover. I won’t update the power rankings after the All-Star race since it’s an exhibition. The next update will c…