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Learn what drivers are throttling up & which are slowing down heading into the new season with our 2026 NASCAR Cup Series power rankings!
Where does Trackhouse Racing’s rookie Connor Zilisch land? Is this the year that Joe Gibbs Racing’s Ty Gibbs gets over the hump? Plus, who’s the king of the hill to begin the circuit?
NASCAR betting analysts Elliot Hicks & Seth Woolcock reveal their consensus top 25 drivers on “The Backroad.”
⏰ Time Stamps:
00:00:00 Introduction
00:02:15 IBT Racing Family Promo
00:04:06 PropDecks NFL Playoffs Contest Promo
00:07:12 RIP Greg Biffle & Dennis Hamlin
00:09:14 Horizon Forecast: 2026 NASCAR Cup Series Power Rankings
00:10:07 Other Receiving Votes (John Hunter Nemechek & Austin Dillon)
00:13:17 No. 25: Daniel Suárez
00:17:42 No. 24: Erik Jones
00:19:38 Side Bar: Patrick Staropoli to Big Machine Racing
00:21:32 No. 23: Michael McDowell
00:24:57 No. 22: Josh Berry
00:28:00 No. 21: Kyle Busch
00:32:06 No. 20: Brad Keselowski
00:36:10 No. 19: Carson Hocevar
00:40:01 No. 18: Ty Gibbs
00:43:54 No. 17: Austin Cindric
00:46:07 No. 16: Connor Zilisch
00:51:15 No. 15: Ryan Preece
00:54:40 No. 14: Alex Bowman
00:57:37 No. 13: Chris Buescher
00:59:41 No. 12: Tyler Reddick
01:02:18 No. 11: Ross Chastain
01:05:23 Wanna Parlay Promo
01:06:45 No. 10: Shane van Gisbergen
01:09:35 No: 9. Bubba Wallace
01:11:26 No. 8: Chase Elliott
01:13:27 No: 7: Joey Logano
01:15:40 No: 6: Christopher Bell
01:18:05 No: 5: Chase Briscoe
01:20:02 No: 4: William Byron
01:21:48 No: 3: Denny Hamlin
01:24:52 No: 2: Kyle Larson
01:28:23 No. 1: Ryan Blaney
01:31:08 Plugs + Outro
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