NASCAR Draft Kit: 2018 Driver Projections

NASCAR Draft Kit: 2018 Driver Projections

This article is part of our NASCAR Draft Kit series.

The following are our driver projections for the 2018 season.

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RANKDRIVERWINSPOLESTOP 5TOP 10
1. Martin Truex Jr. 6 3 18 25
2. Kyle Busch 4 6 16 23
3. Kevin Harvick 3 4 16 25
4. Kyle Larson 4 3 15 21
5. Brad Keselowski 3 3 15 20
6. Joey Logano 3 2 13 20
7. Chase Elliott 2 3 12 20
8. Denny Hamlin 2 2 11 19
9. Jimmie Johnson 2 1 8 17
10. Kurt Busch 2 2 9 18
11. Ryan Blaney 1 2 8 16
12. Clint Bowyer 1 1 4 15
13. Erik Jones 1 1 4 14
14. Daniel Suarez 1 0 4 13
15. Jamie McMurray 0 0 3 13
16. Alex Bowman 1 1 3 12
17. Ricky Stenhouse Jr. 0 1 3 10
18. Ryan Newman 0 0 3 10
19. Aric Almirola 0 0 2 10
20. William Byron 0 0 2 9
21. Austin Dillon 0 1 2 6
22. Darrell Wallace Jr. 0 0 2 5
23. Trevor Bayne 0 0 2 4
24. A.J. Allmendinger 0 0 1 3
25. Paul Menard 0 0 1 2
26. Chris Buescher 0 0 0 2
27. Kasey Kahne 0 0 1 2
28. Ty Dillon 0 0 0 1
29. Michael McDowell 0 0 1 1
30. David Ragan 0 0 1 1
31. Matt DiBenedetto 0 0 0 1
32. Brennan Poole 0 0 0 1
The following are our driver projections for the 2018 season.

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RANKDRIVERWINSPOLESTOP 5TOP 10
1. Martin Truex Jr. 6 3 18 25
2. Kyle Busch 4 6 16 23
3. Kevin Harvick 3 4 16 25
4. Kyle Larson 4 3 15 21
5. Brad Keselowski 3 3 15 20
6. Joey Logano 3 2 13 20
7. Chase Elliott 2 3 12 20
8. Denny Hamlin 2 2 11 19
9. Jimmie Johnson 2 1 8 17
10. Kurt Busch 2 2 9 18
11. Ryan Blaney 1 2 8 16
12. Clint Bowyer 1 1 4 15
13. Erik Jones 1 1 4 14
14. Daniel Suarez 1 0 4 13
15. Jamie McMurray 0 0 3 13
16. Alex Bowman 1 1 3 12
17. Ricky Stenhouse Jr. 0 1 3 10
18. Ryan Newman 0 0 3 10
19. Aric Almirola 0 0 2 10
20. William Byron 0 0 2 9
21. Austin Dillon 0 1 2 6
22. Darrell Wallace Jr. 0 0 2 5
23. Trevor Bayne 0 0 2 4
24. A.J. Allmendinger 0 0 1 3
25. Paul Menard 0 0 1 2
26. Chris Buescher 0 0 0 2
27. Kasey Kahne 0 0 1 2
28. Ty Dillon 0 0 0 1
29. Michael McDowell 0 0 1 1
30. David Ragan 0 0 1 1
31. Matt DiBenedetto 0 0 0 1
32. Brennan Poole 0 0 0 1
33. Cole Whitt 0 0 0 1
34. Ray Black Jr. 0 0 0 0
35. Landon Cassill 0 0 0 0
36. Gray Gaulding 0 0 0 0
37. Reed Sorenson 0 0 0 0
38. Corey Lajoie 0 0 0 0
39. D.J. Kennington 0 0 0 0
40. Timmy Hill 0 0 0 0
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