Below are RotoWire's driver projections for the 2026 NASCAR season.
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| RANK | DRIVER | WINS | POLES | LAPS LED | TOP 5 | TOP 10 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kyle Larson | 5 | 2 | 1,250 | 15 | 22 |
| 2 | Christopher Bell | 3 | 2 | 1,025 | 15 | 21 |
| 3 | Ryan Blaney | 4 | 2 | 878 | 14 | 20 |
| 4 | Denny Hamlin | 4 | 5 | 936 | 13 | 19 |
| 5 | William Byron | 3 | 3 | 1,015 | 12 | 19 |
| 6 | Chase Briscoe | 4 | 6 | 928 | 15 | 19 |
| 7 | Chase Elliott | 2 | 1 | 511 | 11 | 18 |
| 8 | Joey Logano | 1 | 2 | 378 | 7 | 15 |
| 9 | Alex Bowman | 1 | 1 | 145 | 6 | 16 |
| 10 | Tyler Reddick | 1 | 2 | 355 | 8 | 15 |
| 11 | Chris Buescher | 1 | 1 | 226 | 6 | 14 |
| 12 | Ross Chastain | 1 | 0 | 121 | 5 | 13 |
| 13 | Bubba Wallace | 0 | 0 | 198 | 5 | 12 |
| 14 | Shane van Gisbergen | 4 | 3 | 254 | 5 | 10 |
| 15 | Ryan Preece | 1 | 1 | 147 | 4 | 12 |
| 16 | Brad Keselowski | 0 | 0 | 113 | 4 | 12 |
| 17 | Ty Gibbs | 0 | 0 | 139 | 3 | 10 |
| 18 | Kyle Busch | 0 | 1 | 108 | 3 | 10 |
| 19 | Connor Zilisch | 1 | 1 | 178 | 4 | 10 |
| 20 | Austin Cindric | 0 | 0 | 208 | 3 | 9 |
| 21 | Josh Berry | 0 | 0 | 139 | 3 | 7 |
| 22 | Carson Hocevar | 0 | 1 | 104 | 2 | 8 |
| 23 | Michael McDowell | 0 | 1 | 63 | 2 | 7 |
| 24 | John H Nemechek | 0 | 0 | 33 | 2 | 6 |
| 25 | Austin Dillon | 0 | 0 | 96 | 2 | 5 |
| 26 | AJ Allmendinger | 0 | 1 | 48 | 2 | 5 |
| 27 | Daniel Suarez | 0 | 0 | 96 | 2 | 4 |
| 28 | Ricky Stenhouse Jr. | 0 | 0 | 28 | 2 | 4 |
| 29 | Todd Gilliland | 0 | 0 | 35 | 1 | 3 |
| 30 | Zane Smith | 0 | 0 | 25 | 1 | 3 |
| 31 | Erik Jones | 0 | 0 | 15 | 1 | 3 |
| 32 | Cole Custer | 0 | 0 | 16 | 1 | 2 |
| 33 | Noah Gragson | 0 | 0 | 12 | 1 | 2 |
| 34 | Ty Dillon | 0 | 0 | 21 | 0 | 2 |
| 35 | Riley Herbst | 0 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 1 |
| 36 | Cody Ware | 0 | 0 | 15 | 0 | 0 |
| 37 | J.J. Yeley | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 38 | Austin Hill | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 39 | Corey Heim | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 40 | B.J. McLeod | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
Below are RotoWire's driver projections for the 2026 NASCAR season.
Click column headings to sort.
| RANK | DRIVER | WINS | POLES | LAPS LED | TOP 5 | TOP 10 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kyle Larson | 5 | 2 | 1,250 | 15 | 22 |
| 2 | Christopher Bell | 3 | 2 | 1,025 | 15 | 21 |
| 3 | Ryan Blaney | 4 | 2 | 878 | 14 | 20 |
| 4 | Denny Hamlin | 4 | 5 | 936 | 13 | 19 |
| 5 | William Byron | 3 | 3 | 1,015 | 12 | 19 |
| 6 | Chase Briscoe | 4 | 6 | 928 | 15 | 19 |
| 7 | Chase Elliott | 2 | 1 | 511 | 11 | 18 |
| 8 | Joey Logano | 1 | 2 | 378 | 7 | 15 |
| 9 | Alex Bowman | 1 | 1 | 145 | 6 | 16 |
| 10 | Tyler Reddick | 1 | 2 | 355 | 8 | 15 |
| 11 | Chris Buescher | 1 | 1 | 226 | 6 | 14 |
| 12 | Ross Chastain | 1 | 0 | 121 | 5 | 13 |
| 13 | Bubba Wallace | 0 | 0 | 198 | 5 | 12 |
| 14 | Shane van Gisbergen | 4 | 3 | 254 | 5 | 10 |
| 15 | Ryan Preece | 1 | 1 | 147 | 4 | 12 |
| 16 | Brad Keselowski | 0 | 0 | 113 | 4 | 12 |
| 17 | Ty Gibbs | 0 | 0 | 139 | 3 | 10 |
| 18 | Kyle Busch | 0 | 1 | 108 | 3 | 10 |
| 19 | Connor Zilisch | 1 | 1 | 178 | 4 | 10 |
| 20 | Austin Cindric | 0 | 0 | 208 | 3 | 9 |
| 21 | Josh Berry | 0 | 0 | 139 | 3 | 7 |
| 22 | Carson Hocevar | 0 | 1 | 104 | 2 | 8 |
| 23 | Michael McDowell | 0 | 1 | 63 | 2 | 7 |
| 24 | John H Nemechek | 0 | 0 | 33 | 2 | 6 |
| 25 | Austin Dillon | 0 | 0 | 96 | 2 | 5 |
| 26 | AJ Allmendinger | 0 | 1 | 48 | 2 | 5 |
| 27 | Daniel Suarez | 0 | 0 | 96 | 2 | 4 |
| 28 | Ricky Stenhouse Jr. | 0 | 0 | 28 | 2 | 4 |
| 29 | Todd Gilliland | 0 | 0 | 35 | 1 | 3 |
| 30 | Zane Smith | 0 | 0 | 25 | 1 | 3 |
| 31 | Erik Jones | 0 | 0 | 15 | 1 | 3 |
| 32 | Cole Custer | 0 | 0 | 16 | 1 | 2 |
| 33 | Noah Gragson | 0 | 0 | 12 | 1 | 2 |
| 34 | Ty Dillon | 0 | 0 | 21 | 0 | 2 |
| 35 | Riley Herbst | 0 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 1 |
| 36 | Cody Ware | 0 | 0 | 15 | 0 | 0 |
| 37 | J.J. Yeley | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 38 | Austin Hill | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 39 | Corey Heim | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 40 | B.J. McLeod | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 |















