2013 Sprint Cup Cheatsheet: Driver Projections

This season's projections has a familiar driver in the top-ranked spot.

Updated on December 31, 2012 3:16PM EST

2013 Sprint Cup Cheatsheet: Driver Projections

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Updated on December 31, 2012 3:16PM EST

DRIVER	WINS	POLES	TOP 5s	TOP 10s
1. Jimmie Johnson	5	2	16	23
2. Brad Keselowski	4	1	12	21
3. Kyle Busch	4	2	14	22
4. Denny Hamlin	5	2	13	18
5. Jeff Gordon	2	2	14	18
6. Carl Edwards	1	3	11	19
7. Matt Kenseth	2	1	12	16
8. Kasey Kahne	2	4	9	18
9. Dale Earnhardt Jr.	1	1	10	16
10. Clint Bowyer	1	0	8	16
11. Tony Stewart	3	1	9	17
12. Joey Logano	1	2	7	15
13. Greg Biffle	0	2	5	12
14. Kevin Harvick	1	0	3	10
15. Ryan Newman	1	2	5	14
16. Martin Truex Jr.	0	1	4	13
17. Kurt Busch	1	1	5	12
18. Marcos Ambrose	1	1	4	10
19. Paul Menard	0	0	2	9
20. Mark Martin	1	2	4	11
21. Aric Almirola	0	2	2	8
22. Ricky Stenhouse Jr.	0	0	2	7
23. Jamie McMurray	0	1	1	4
24. Jeff Burton	0	0	1	5
25. Juan Pablo Montoya	0	2	1	4
26. Bobby Labonte	0	0	0	2
27. A.J. Allmendinger	0	0	0	3
28. Danica Patrick	0	0	0	2
29. Travis Kvapil	0	0	1	1
30. David Ragan	0	0	1	2
31. David Gilliland	0	0	0	1
32. Casey Mears	0	0	0	0
33. Trevor Bayne	0	0	1	3
34. Brian Vickers	0	1	2	4
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DRIVER	WINS	POLES	TOP 5s	TOP 10s
1. Jimmie Johnson	5	2	16	23
2. Brad Keselowski	4	1	12	21
3. Kyle Busch	4	2	14	22
4. Denny Hamlin	5	2	13	18
5. Jeff Gordon	2	2	14	18
6. Carl Edwards	1	3	11	19
7. Matt Kenseth	2	1	12	16
8. Kasey Kahne	2	4	9	18
9. Dale Earnhardt Jr.	1	1	10	16
10. Clint Bowyer	1	0	8	16
11. Tony Stewart	3	1	9	17
12. Joey Logano	1	2	7	15
13. Greg Biffle	0	2	5	12
14. Kevin Harvick	1	0	3	10
15. Ryan Newman	1	2	5	14
16. Martin Truex Jr.	0	1	4	13
17. Kurt Busch	1	1	5	12
18. Marcos Ambrose	1	1	4	10
19. Paul Menard	0	0	2	9
20. Mark Martin	1	2	4	11
21. Aric Almirola	0	2	2	8
22. Ricky Stenhouse Jr.	0	0	2	7
23. Jamie McMurray	0	1	1	4
24. Jeff Burton	0	0	1	5
25. Juan Pablo Montoya	0	2	1	4
26. Bobby Labonte	0	0	0	2
27. A.J. Allmendinger	0	0	0	3
28. Danica Patrick	0	0	0	2
29. Travis Kvapil	0	0	1	1
30. David Ragan	0	0	1	2
31. David Gilliland	0	0	0	1
32. Casey Mears	0	0	0	0
33. Trevor Bayne	0	0	1	3
34. Brian Vickers	0	1	2	4
35. Landon Cassill	0	0	0	0
36. David Stremme	0	0	0	1
37. Elliott Sadler	0	0	0	1
38. Dave Blaney	0	0	0	0
39. Sam Hornish Jr.	0	0	1	1
40. J.J. Yeley	0	0	0	0
41. David Reutimann	0	0	0	0
42. Michael McDowell	0	0	0	0
43. Ken Schrader	0	0	0	0
44. Josh Wise	0	0	0	0
45. Michael Waltrip	0	0	0	1
46. Scott Speed	0	0	0	0
47. Joe Nemechek	0	0	0	0
48. Mike Bliss	0	0	0	0

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