LONG POND — Sixteen races into the season, and Chevrolet has just one win in the Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series (MENCS). Even more surprising is that win hasn’t come from heralded Hendrick Motorsports, but instead from Austin Dillon, who won the Daytona 500 to open the season.

Pocono Raceway (2.5 miles), one of the biggest tracks on the MENCS circuit, features the series’ longest front stretch. The track is a good gauge of horsepower, which is something Chevrolet has struggled with this season. It’s easy to see at the moment that Chevy is behind both Toyota and Ford.

The proof is in the results so far in 2018. As noted, Chevy has just one win as a manufacturer, and boasts just one top 10 driver in the point standings in Kyle Larson, who ranks ninth. Toyota driver Kyle Busch has four wins on the season and leads the points, and Ford driver Kevin Harvick leads everyone with five wins, and ranks second in the standings. Six Ford drivers rank in the top 10 in the point standings.

There’s also no better indicator of Chevrolet’s struggles than looking at Jimmie Johnson’s tough 2017. He ranks 12th in the standings, and has just two top five finishes.

He came home eighth on Sunday, and was never in contention for the win.

There was a time not so long ago where Pocono Raceway was ruled by Chevrolet and Hendrick motorsports. From August 2012 to June 2015, Chevrolet won six straight races at the “Tricky Triangle.” Five straight of those wins came from Hendrick Motorsports, with the sixth coming from Martin Truex Jr. before he switched over to Toyota.

Chevrolet’s top running car at Pocono on Sunday was Kyle Larson, who ran in the top 10 throughout the afternoon, but couldn’t get the surge he needed from his car to get to the lead. Larson finished strong on the day, coming home with a second-place finish, but it was evident the horsepower from Larson’s Chevrolet just wasn’t on par with the top-running Toyota and Ford cars.

“I felt like my car today was kind of as good as it’s been all year. I feel like the Hendrick guys have definitely gotten better, as well as RCR guys. But I feel like I’ve kind of just been a step behind the 18, the 78 and the 4,” said Larson.

“I definitely felt like the 4 had the most power down the straightaways today, the little bit I was in front of him there at the end. I felt like even when I get a good exit off of three, he would close on me a lot, compared to the 18 and the 78 a little bit, but the 4 was definitely really fast.”

Although Chevrolet brought home a second-place finish at Pocono with Larson, Sunday’s results proved that it still has a long way to go in figuring out the new Camaro model it introduced this season. Chevrolet placed three cars in the top 10 with Larson, Johnson placing eighth and Chase Elliott finishing 10th.

The MENCS is off to Michigan next week, where horsepower is once again key. Chevrolet does have a chance to get back on track with Larson, as he’s won the last three races there.

“I’m excited to go there off of three wins in a row. You know, for whatever reason, we’ve been fast there,” said Larson. “Hopefully, we can go and have our car as competitive as it was the first two times, and try and get a fourth win.”