NASCAR Draft Kit: 2017 Driver Projections

NASCAR Draft Kit: 2017 Driver Projections

This article is part of our NASCAR Draft Kit series.


The following are our driver projections for the 2016 season.

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RANKDRIVERWINSPOLESTOP 5TOP 10
1. Joey Logano532026
2. Kevin Harvick421925
3. Kyle Busch531623
4. Jimmie Johnson411219
5. Brad Keselowski331420
6. Martin Truex Jr.341019
7. Matt Kenseth221017
8. Chase Elliott121016
9. Denny Hamlin22918
10. Kurt Busch23818
11. Kyle Larson12915
12. Dale Earnhardt Jr.10614
13. Clint Bowyer11514
14. Kasey Kahne00413
15. Austin Dillon12514
16. Daniel Suarez12514
17. Erik Jones01411
18. Ryan Blaney01210
19. Ryan Newman00210
20. Jamie McMurray0019
21. A.J. Allmendinger0126
22. Paul Menard0015
23. Ricky Stenhouse Jr.0015
24. Aric Almirola0014
25. Ty Dillon0013
26. Chris Buescher0013
27. Greg Biffle0001
28. Danica Patrick0001
29. Trevor Bayne0012
30. Michael McDowell0012
31. Landon Cassill0001
32. David Ragan0001
33. Matt DiBenedetto0001
34. Casey Mears0000
35. Reed Sorenson0000
36. Cole Whitt0000
37. Joey Gase0000
38. Josh Wise0000
39. Alex Bowman0000
40. Gray Gaulding0000

The following are our driver projections for the 2016 season.

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RANKDRIVERWINSPOLESTOP 5TOP 10
1. Joey Logano532026
2. Kevin Harvick421925
3. Kyle Busch531623
4. Jimmie Johnson411219
5. Brad Keselowski331420
6. Martin Truex Jr.341019
7. Matt Kenseth221017
8. Chase Elliott121016
9. Denny Hamlin22918
10. Kurt Busch23818
11. Kyle Larson12915
12. Dale Earnhardt Jr.10614
13. Clint Bowyer11514
14. Kasey Kahne00413
15. Austin Dillon12514
16. Daniel Suarez12514
17. Erik Jones01411
18. Ryan Blaney01210
19. Ryan Newman00210
20. Jamie McMurray0019
21. A.J. Allmendinger0126
22. Paul Menard0015
23. Ricky Stenhouse Jr.0015
24. Aric Almirola0014
25. Ty Dillon0013
26. Chris Buescher0013
27. Greg Biffle0001
28. Danica Patrick0001
29. Trevor Bayne0012
30. Michael McDowell0012
31. Landon Cassill0001
32. David Ragan0001
33. Matt DiBenedetto0001
34. Casey Mears0000
35. Reed Sorenson0000
36. Cole Whitt0000
37. Joey Gase0000
38. Josh Wise0000
39. Alex Bowman0000
40. Gray Gaulding0000
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