NASCAR Draft Kit: 2022 Driver Projections

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

January 5, 2022

NASCAR Draft Kit: 2022 Driver Projections

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Mark Taylor

January 5, 2022

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The following are our driver projections for the 2022 season.

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RANK	DRIVER	WINS	LAPS LED	TOP 5	TOP 10
1	Kyle Larson	7	2,113	18	26
2	Kyle Busch	5	1,602	17	25
3	Denny Hamlin	2	953	16	24
4	Kevin Harvick	4	1,487	14	23
5	Martin Truex Jr.	4	899	13	21
6	Chase Elliott	3	977	13	20
7	Joey Logano	2	659	12	21
8	William Byron	2	529	13	19
9	Ryan Blaney	1	383	11	20
10	Alex Bowman	2	361	9	17
11	Christopher Bell	2	277	8	17
12	Brad Keselowski	0	138	7	14
13	Kurt Busch	1	224	6	14
14	Tyler Reddick	0	89	5	14
15	Aric Almirola	0	66	3	10
16	Cole Custer	0	51	2	8
17	Austin Dillon	0	39	2	8
18	Chase Briscoe	1	62	3	8
19	Austin Cindric	0	42	1	7
20	Chris Buescher	0	71	1	7
21	Bubba Wallace	0	77	2	6
22	Erik Jones	0	22	0	6
23	Harrison Burton	0	18	0	4
24	Ricky Stenhouse Jr.	0	35	1	3
25	Michael McDowell	0	22	1	4
26	Ross Chastain	0	12	1	2
27	Daniel Suarez	0	36	1	3
28	Ty Dillon	0	7	0	2
29	Justin Haley	0	18	0	2
30	Todd Gilliland	0	5	0	1
31	Corey Lajoie	0	6	0	1
32	AJ Allmendinger	0	11	0	2
33	Josh Bilicki	0	1	0	1
34	Cody Ware	0	0	0	0
35	James Davison	0	1	0	0
36	B.J. McLeod	0	1	0	0
37	Garrett Smithley	0	7	0	0
38	Daniel Hemric	0	0	0	0
39	Noah Gragson	0	0	0	0
40	Matt DiBenedetto	0	0	0	0

The following are our driver projections for the 2022 season.

Click column headings to sort.

RANK	DRIVER	WINS	LAPS LED	TOP 5	TOP 10
1	Kyle Larson	7	2,113	18	26
2	Kyle Busch	5	1,602	17	25
3	Denny Hamlin	2	953	16	24
4	Kevin Harvick	4	1,487	14	23
5	Martin Truex Jr.	4	899	13	21
6	Chase Elliott	3	977	13	20
7	Joey Logano	2	659	12	21
8	William Byron	2	529	13	19
9	Ryan Blaney	1	383	11	20
10	Alex Bowman	2	361	9	17
11	Christopher Bell	2	277	8	17
12	Brad Keselowski	0	138	7	14
13	Kurt Busch	1	224	6	14
14	Tyler Reddick	0	89	5	14
15	Aric Almirola	0	66	3	10
16	Cole Custer	0	51	2	8
17	Austin Dillon	0	39	2	8
18	Chase Briscoe	1	62	3	8
19	Austin Cindric	0	42	1	7
20	Chris Buescher	0	71	1	7
21	Bubba Wallace	0	77	2	6
22	Erik Jones	0	22	0	6
23	Harrison Burton	0	18	0	4
24	Ricky Stenhouse Jr.	0	35	1	3
25	Michael McDowell	0	22	1	4
26	Ross Chastain	0	12	1	2
27	Daniel Suarez	0	36	1	3
28	Ty Dillon	0	7	0	2
29	Justin Haley	0	18	0	2
30	Todd Gilliland	0	5	0	1
31	Corey Lajoie	0	6	0	1
32	AJ Allmendinger	0	11	0	2
33	Josh Bilicki	0	1	0	1
34	Cody Ware	0	0	0	0
35	James Davison	0	1	0	0
36	B.J. McLeod	0	1	0	0
37	Garrett Smithley	0	7	0	0
38	Daniel Hemric	0	0	0	0
39	Noah Gragson	0	0	0	0
40	Matt DiBenedetto	0	0	0	0

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Taylor is RotoWire's senior NASCAR writer. A nine-time FSWA finalist, Taylor was named the Racing Writer of the Year in 2008, 2009, 2010, 2016 and 2017. He is also a military historian, focused specifically on World War II and the U.S. Navy's efforts in the Pacific.