NASCAR Draft Kit: 2017 Driver Projections

Mark Taylor projects wins, poles and more for all of NASCAR's Monster Energy Cup drivers for this season.

Updated on January 11, 2017 3:34PM EST

NASCAR Draft Kit: 2017 Driver Projections

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Mark Taylor

Updated on January 11, 2017 3:34PM EST

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The following are our driver projections for the 2016 season.

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RANK	DRIVER	WINS	POLES	TOP 5	TOP 10
1.	Joey Logano	5	3	20	26
2.	Kevin Harvick	4	2	19	25
3.	Kyle Busch	5	3	16	23
4.	Jimmie Johnson	4	1	12	19
5.	Brad Keselowski	3	3	14	20
6.	Martin Truex Jr.	3	4	10	19
7.	Matt Kenseth	2	2	10	17
8.	Chase Elliott	1	2	10	16
9.	Denny Hamlin	2	2	9	18
10.	Kurt Busch	2	3	8	18
11.	Kyle Larson	1	2	9	15
12.	Dale Earnhardt Jr.	1	0	6	14
13.	Clint Bowyer	1	1	5	14
14.	Kasey Kahne	0	0	4	13
15.	Austin Dillon	1	2	5	14
16.	Daniel Suarez	1	2	5	14
17.	Erik Jones	0	1	4	11
18.	Ryan Blaney	0	1	2	10
19.	Ryan Newman	0	0	2	10
20.	Jamie McMurray	0	0	1	9
21.	A.J. Allmendinger	0	1	2	6
22.	Paul Menard	0	0	1	5
23.	Ricky Stenhouse Jr.	0	0	1	5
24.	Aric Almirola	0	0	1	4
25.	Ty Dillon	0	0	1	3
26.	Chris Buescher	0	0	1	3
27.	Greg Biffle	0	0	0	1
28.	Danica Patrick	0	0	0	1
29.	Trevor Bayne	0	0	1	2
30.	Michael McDowell	0	0	1	2
31.	Landon Cassill	0	0	0	1
32.	David Ragan	0	0	0	1
33.	Matt DiBenedetto	0	0	0	1
34.	Casey Mears	0	0	0	0
35.	Reed Sorenson	0	0	0	0
36.	Cole Whitt	0	0	0	0
37.	Joey Gase	0	0	0	0
38.	Josh Wise	0	0	0	0
39.	Alex Bowman	0	0	0	0
40.	Gray Gaulding	0	0	0	0

The following are our driver projections for the 2016 season.

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RANK	DRIVER	WINS	POLES	TOP 5	TOP 10
1.	Joey Logano	5	3	20	26
2.	Kevin Harvick	4	2	19	25
3.	Kyle Busch	5	3	16	23
4.	Jimmie Johnson	4	1	12	19
5.	Brad Keselowski	3	3	14	20
6.	Martin Truex Jr.	3	4	10	19
7.	Matt Kenseth	2	2	10	17
8.	Chase Elliott	1	2	10	16
9.	Denny Hamlin	2	2	9	18
10.	Kurt Busch	2	3	8	18
11.	Kyle Larson	1	2	9	15
12.	Dale Earnhardt Jr.	1	0	6	14
13.	Clint Bowyer	1	1	5	14
14.	Kasey Kahne	0	0	4	13
15.	Austin Dillon	1	2	5	14
16.	Daniel Suarez	1	2	5	14
17.	Erik Jones	0	1	4	11
18.	Ryan Blaney	0	1	2	10
19.	Ryan Newman	0	0	2	10
20.	Jamie McMurray	0	0	1	9
21.	A.J. Allmendinger	0	1	2	6
22.	Paul Menard	0	0	1	5
23.	Ricky Stenhouse Jr.	0	0	1	5
24.	Aric Almirola	0	0	1	4
25.	Ty Dillon	0	0	1	3
26.	Chris Buescher	0	0	1	3
27.	Greg Biffle	0	0	0	1
28.	Danica Patrick	0	0	0	1
29.	Trevor Bayne	0	0	1	2
30.	Michael McDowell	0	0	1	2
31.	Landon Cassill	0	0	0	1
32.	David Ragan	0	0	0	1
33.	Matt DiBenedetto	0	0	0	1
34.	Casey Mears	0	0	0	0
35.	Reed Sorenson	0	0	0	0
36.	Cole Whitt	0	0	0	0
37.	Joey Gase	0	0	0	0
38.	Josh Wise	0	0	0	0
39.	Alex Bowman	0	0	0	0
40.	Gray Gaulding	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.