Indianapolis Motor Speedway·Stages 50 / 100 / 160·L: D-5284 / R: D-5296·Eight signals blended into one ranked list — lower Overall is a stronger model lean.
NASCAR Cup Series power rankings for the Brickyard 400 at Indianapolis Motor Speedway. Each driver's score blends their career history at Indianapolis, recent form across the last 8 races, performance with the current tire combo, and pit-crew speed into a single number. Track type: intermediate · 2.5 mi · 50 / 100 / 160 laps.
Each driver's score blends their career history at this track, recent form across the last 8 races, performance with the current tire combo, and pit-crew speed. Components are weighted by sample size — drivers with thin track history rely more on the recent-form and tire-combo signals.
It's the gap between a driver's average rating at this track and their career rating across all NASCAR Cup Series races. Positive means they tend to score above their career baseline here; negative means they tend to score below it.
Each Monday once the prior race is in the books. After practice and qualifying ship, the simulator and head-to-head tools pick up the new starting positions automatically.
