NASCAR Draft Kit: 2018 Driver Projections

Mark Taylor projects wins, poles and more for all of NASCAR's Monster Energy Cup drivers for this season. Check out the sortable rankings now.

Updated on January 10, 2018 3:08PM EST

NASCAR Draft Kit: 2018 Driver Projections

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Mark Taylor

Updated on January 10, 2018 3:08PM EST

NASCAR Draft Kit

The following are our driver projections for the 2018 season.

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RANK	DRIVER	WINS	POLES	TOP 5	TOP 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.

Click column headings to sort.

RANK	DRIVER	WINS	POLES	TOP 5	TOP 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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