07/03/2026
⚡ STS Racing Power Rankings (Post-Bristol)
1. Zachary Brandvold (➡️ Holding Steady)
•Championship Position: Tied 1st (348 PTS)
•The Verdict: Brandvold might have been snakebitten by the late-race strategy cycle at Bristol, but his season-long metrics remain overwhelmingly dominant. He commands the front of the field with an elite, field-leading 115.4 Average Rating, a 3.8 Average Running Position (ARP), and a league-high 141 laps led. He remains the gold standard of raw speed right now.
2. Dan Adkins (📈 +1)
•Championship Position: Tied 1st (348 PTS)
•The Verdict: The absolute model of championship-caliber ex*****on. Adkins holds the best average finish in the entire league at 3.8 and possesses a stellar 75% Top-5 rate. Combine that with having the cleanest wheel in the field (a razor-thin 6.25 incidents per start) and a relentless 46 Quality Passes in the top 10, and he is arguably the toughest driver to beat on any given night.
3. Jordan Martin11 (📈 +1)
•Championship Position: Tied 5th (325 PTS)
•The Verdict: Martin's raw pace has been unmatched all season. He officially holds the benchmark for the most Fastest Laps of the year with a blistering 58 clocked. A strong 3rd-place recovery at Bristol perfectly highlights his high ceiling. Carrying a strong 106.5 Average Rating and a 7.5 ARP, he is a constant threat to win, heavily outperforming his current grid-locked position in the standings.
4. Keaton Cox (🚀 Wild Card Jump)
•Championship Position: 3rd (333 PTS)
•The Verdict: Cox enters the elite conversation after a clutch, heavy-hitting performance to grab the checkered flag at Bristol. He has displayed massive forward passing efficiency this season, sporting a +7.8 Average Change from his starting spots. With 60 laps led and 2 Top-5 finishes, he is peaking at the perfect time to strike the point leaders.
5. Lucas Edwards6 (📉 -2)
•Championship Position: Tied 5th (325 PTS)
•The Verdict: Edwards drops a couple of spots purely because he has one fewer start than the drivers above him, but his efficiency is undeniable. He holds the highest win percentage in the league at 33% and a pristine 100% Top-10 rate across his 3 starts. He pairs that raw speed with incredible traffic navigation, boasting a massive 41 Quality Passes.
6. Cean Frye (📉 -2)
•Championship Position: 4th (326 PTS)
•The Verdict: Frye is a quiet assassin out on the track. He keeps himself deep in the title hunt by maximizing late-race situations, leading the league with 17 Closing Passes. His stellar 5.5 Average Finish and perfect 100% Top-10 record keep him anchored as a tier-1 threat, despite a slightly higher incident count than the top three.
7. Cameron Gilmore (➡️ Holding Steady)
•Championship Position: 7th (312 PTS)
•The Verdict: Gilmore continues to build an incredibly solid foundation. Backed by a strong 8.5 Average Finish, 41 laps led, and 45 Quality Passes on the top 10, he remains a model of upper-tier consistency that keeps him well clear of the mid-pack.
8. Tylor Cook (📈 +1)
•Championship Position: 8th (306 PTS)
•The Verdict: Cook is the definition of a workhorse. He is the absolute master of working through heavy traffic, logging a staggering, field-leading 99 Total Passes over four races. With 58 laps led and a highly respectable 9.3 Average Finish, he is knocking on the door of a breakout performance.
9. Matthew Stern (📥 New Entry)
•Championship Position: Tied 9th (300 PTS)
•The Verdict: Stern quietly edges his way into the rankings. While he hasn't cracked a Top-5 finish yet, he is one of the few drivers with a Pole Position under his belt this season. He keeps his truck in one piece, managing a solid 10.8 Average Finish to stay inside the top 10 bubble.
10. Benjamin Dube (📉 -1)
•Championship Position: Tied 9th (300 PTS)
•The Verdict: Dube hangs onto the final spot in the rankings by a thread after a brutal outing at Bristol. Despite a clean season baseline with a flat 10.0 Average Finish through his first three starts, his terminal damage metrics from the last race have hurt his momentum, forcing him into a defensive posture to protect his top 10 status.
📉 Dropped Out:
Ross Campoli (Pushed out due to Cook's and Stern's superior top-end passing and qualifying baselines).
Blaine Curry (Possesses elite raw pace with a 1.1 ARP and 2 poles, but back-to-back terminal DNFs giving him a 14.7 Average Position have crushed his mathematical ranking profile).
🎖️ Honorable Mentions
Ryan White-Dejarnatt (The Edge of Glory)
•Championship Position: 11th (298 PTS)
•The Verdict: Ryan is the ultimate statistical enigma in the league right now. On pure speed and front-running capability, he belongs in the top five. He has led an incredible 65 laps this season and boasts a stellar 6.5 Average Running Position (ARP), matching championship leader Dan Adkins. However, he is held back by the second-highest incident count in the upper tier, sitting at 58 total incidents (14.50 per start). If he can bring his 11.0 Average Finish in line with his top-tier raw pace, he will skyrocket into the power rankings.
Ross Campoli (The Quiet Contender)
•Championship Position: 13th (296 PTS)
•The Verdict: Campoli is sitting just 4 points outside the top 10 bubble in the official standings and is building momentum after a gritty P8 finish at Bristol. He holds a solid season-long 9.7 Average Position and has shown an ability to manage mid-pack chaos better than most. While his 11.3 Average Finish and 14.0 incident-per-start average keep him just on the outside looking in for now, another single digit finishing result will easily push him onto the main leaderboard
