NASCAR Draft Kit: 2019 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 3, 2019 5:29PM EST

NASCAR Draft Kit: 2019 Driver Projections

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Mark Taylor

Updated on January 3, 2019 5:29PM EST

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The following are our driver projections for the 2019 season.

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RANK	DRIVER	WINS	POLES	TOP 5	TOP 10
1.	Kyle Busch	7	4	23	29
2.	Kevin Harvick	6	4	22	28
3.	Martin Truex Jr.	4	4	20	21
4.	Joey Logano	3	1	13	26
5.	Brad Keselowski	3	1	11	21
6.	Chase Elliott	3	2	12	20
7.	Kyle Larson	2	3	12	19
8.	Ryan Blaney	2	3	6	22
9.	Denny Hamlin	1	4	10	17
10.	Kurt Busch	1	1	4	17
11.	Erik Jones	1	3	8	16
12.	Clint Bowyer	1	1	9	16
13.	Aric Almirola	1	1	9	18
14.	Jimmie Johnson	0	1	2	11
15.	Alex Bowman	1	1	2	8
16.	Austin Dillon	0	1	3	11
17.	Daniel Suarez	0	1	0	9
18.	William Byron	0	0	3	5
19.	Ryan Newman	0	0	1	7
20.	Ricky Stenhouse Jr.	0	0	2	8
21.	Paul Menard	0	0	3	9
22.	Chris Buescher	0	0	1	5
23.	Daniel Hemric	0	0	0	4
24.	Darrell Wallace Jr.	0	0	2	2
25.	Ryan Preece	0	0	0	1
26.	Matt DiBenedetto	0	0	0	2
27.	David Ragan	0	0	1	3
28.	Ty Dillon	0	0	0	1
29.	Michael McDowell	0	0	0	1
30.	Corey Lajoie	0	0	1	1
31.	Matt Tifft	0	0	0	0
32.	Landon Cassill	0	0	0	1
33.	Ross Chastain	0	0	0	1
34.	Cody Ware	0	0	0	0
35.	Tanner Berryhill	0	0	0	0
36.	Jeffrey Earnhardt	0	0	0	0
37.	Harrison Rhodes	0	0	0	0
38.	Timmy Hill	0	0	0	0
39.	Tyler Reddick	0	0	0	0
40.	Kyle Weatherman	0	0	0	0

The following are our driver projections for the 2019 season.

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RANK	DRIVER	WINS	POLES	TOP 5	TOP 10
1.	Kyle Busch	7	4	23	29
2.	Kevin Harvick	6	4	22	28
3.	Martin Truex Jr.	4	4	20	21
4.	Joey Logano	3	1	13	26
5.	Brad Keselowski	3	1	11	21
6.	Chase Elliott	3	2	12	20
7.	Kyle Larson	2	3	12	19
8.	Ryan Blaney	2	3	6	22
9.	Denny Hamlin	1	4	10	17
10.	Kurt Busch	1	1	4	17
11.	Erik Jones	1	3	8	16
12.	Clint Bowyer	1	1	9	16
13.	Aric Almirola	1	1	9	18
14.	Jimmie Johnson	0	1	2	11
15.	Alex Bowman	1	1	2	8
16.	Austin Dillon	0	1	3	11
17.	Daniel Suarez	0	1	0	9
18.	William Byron	0	0	3	5
19.	Ryan Newman	0	0	1	7
20.	Ricky Stenhouse Jr.	0	0	2	8
21.	Paul Menard	0	0	3	9
22.	Chris Buescher	0	0	1	5
23.	Daniel Hemric	0	0	0	4
24.	Darrell Wallace Jr.	0	0	2	2
25.	Ryan Preece	0	0	0	1
26.	Matt DiBenedetto	0	0	0	2
27.	David Ragan	0	0	1	3
28.	Ty Dillon	0	0	0	1
29.	Michael McDowell	0	0	0	1
30.	Corey Lajoie	0	0	1	1
31.	Matt Tifft	0	0	0	0
32.	Landon Cassill	0	0	0	1
33.	Ross Chastain	0	0	0	1
34.	Cody Ware	0	0	0	0
35.	Tanner Berryhill	0	0	0	0
36.	Jeffrey Earnhardt	0	0	0	0
37.	Harrison Rhodes	0	0	0	0
38.	Timmy Hill	0	0	0	0
39.	Tyler Reddick	0	0	0	0
40.	Kyle Weatherman	0	0	0	0

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