NASCAR Power Rankings of Cup drivers who are winless in 2023

Ten races remain until the Cup playoffs begin, putting the focus on those who need a victory to secure a playoff spot.

Dr. Diandra examined the best chance for several Cup drivers to win a race before the playoffs begin. You can read those here and here.

With the NASCAR Cup Series off last weekend, the NBC Sports NASCAR Power Rankings features the top 10 winless drivers in Cup heading into Sunday’s race at Nashville Superspeedway (7 p.m. ET on NBC).

1. Ross Chastain — He has seven top 10s in the first 16 races of the season. Chastain has led 348 laps, most among drivers without a victory this season. His 131 stage points ranks second overall in Cup and first among drivers without a victory this year.

2. Kevin Harvick — He has finished 11th or better in each of the last five points races. Harvick has run in the top 15 in 77.1% of the laps run this season, the highest percentage among drivers without a win.

3. Chris Buescher — His fourth-place finish at Sonoma marked his fifth top 10 in the last seven points races. He’s gone from 16th to 11th in the points during that streak. Buescher’s seven top 10s through the first 16 races are the most by a Roush driver since Carl Edwards had eight in the same span in 2014.

4. Brad Keselowski — He has six top 10s this year. Keselowski’s 83 stage points rank behind only Chastain (131) and Harvick (104) among drivers without a victory this year.

5. Bubba Wallace — He has five top 10s this season. Four of those finishes are top fives. He has started in the top 10 only three times this year but finished in the top 10 in each of those races. He also has scored 13 of his 36 stage points in those three races.

6. Alex Bowman — Started the year with six top 10s in the first seven races. Does