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The following are our driver projections for the 2018 season.
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| RANK | DRIVER | WINS | POLES | TOP 5 | TOP 10 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Martin Truex Jr. | 6 | 3 | 18 | 25 |
| 2. | Kyle Busch | 4 | 6 | 16 | 23 |
| 3. | Kevin Harvick | 3 | 4 | 16 | 25 |
| 4. | Kyle Larson | 4 | 3 | 15 | 21 |
| 5. | Brad Keselowski | 3 | 3 | 15 | 20 |
| 6. | Joey Logano | 3 | 2 | 13 | 20 |
| 7. | Chase Elliott | 2 | 3 | 12 | 20 |
| 8. | Denny Hamlin | 2 | 2 | 11 | 19 |
| 9. | Jimmie Johnson | 2 | 1 | 8 | 17 |
| 10. | Kurt Busch | 2 | 2 | 9 | 18 |
| 11. | Ryan Blaney | 1 | 2 | 8 | 16 |
| 12. | Clint Bowyer | 1 | 1 | 4 | 15 |
| 13. | Erik Jones | 1 | 1 | 4 | 14 |
| 14. | Daniel Suarez | 1 | 0 | 4 | 13 |
| 15. | Jamie McMurray | 0 | 0 | 3 | 13 |
| 16. | Alex Bowman | 1 | 1 | 3 | 12 |
| 17. | Ricky Stenhouse Jr. | 0 | 1 | 3 | 10 |
| 18. | Ryan Newman | 0 | 0 | 3 | 10 |
| 19. | Aric Almirola | 0 | 0 | 2 | 10 |
| 20. | William Byron | 0 | 0 | 2 | 9 |
| 21. | Austin Dillon | 0 | 1 | 2 | 6 |
| 22. | Darrell Wallace Jr. | 0 | 0 | 2 | 5 |
| 23. | Trevor Bayne | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 |
| 24. | A.J. Allmendinger | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 25. | Paul Menard | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 26. | Chris Buescher | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 27. | Kasey Kahne | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 28. | Ty Dillon | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 29. | Michael McDowell | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 30. | David Ragan | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 31. | Matt DiBenedetto | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 32. | Brennan Poole | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
The following are our driver projections for the 2018 season.
Click column headings to sort.
| RANK | DRIVER | WINS | POLES | TOP 5 | TOP 10 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Martin Truex Jr. | 6 | 3 | 18 | 25 |
| 2. | Kyle Busch | 4 | 6 | 16 | 23 |
| 3. | Kevin Harvick | 3 | 4 | 16 | 25 |
| 4. | Kyle Larson | 4 | 3 | 15 | 21 |
| 5. | Brad Keselowski | 3 | 3 | 15 | 20 |
| 6. | Joey Logano | 3 | 2 | 13 | 20 |
| 7. | Chase Elliott | 2 | 3 | 12 | 20 |
| 8. | Denny Hamlin | 2 | 2 | 11 | 19 |
| 9. | Jimmie Johnson | 2 | 1 | 8 | 17 |
| 10. | Kurt Busch | 2 | 2 | 9 | 18 |
| 11. | Ryan Blaney | 1 | 2 | 8 | 16 |
| 12. | Clint Bowyer | 1 | 1 | 4 | 15 |
| 13. | Erik Jones | 1 | 1 | 4 | 14 |
| 14. | Daniel Suarez | 1 | 0 | 4 | 13 |
| 15. | Jamie McMurray | 0 | 0 | 3 | 13 |
| 16. | Alex Bowman | 1 | 1 | 3 | 12 |
| 17. | Ricky Stenhouse Jr. | 0 | 1 | 3 | 10 |
| 18. | Ryan Newman | 0 | 0 | 3 | 10 |
| 19. | Aric Almirola | 0 | 0 | 2 | 10 |
| 20. | William Byron | 0 | 0 | 2 | 9 |
| 21. | Austin Dillon | 0 | 1 | 2 | 6 |
| 22. | Darrell Wallace Jr. | 0 | 0 | 2 | 5 |
| 23. | Trevor Bayne | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 |
| 24. | A.J. Allmendinger | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 25. | Paul Menard | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 26. | Chris Buescher | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 27. | Kasey Kahne | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 28. | Ty Dillon | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 29. | Michael McDowell | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 30. | David Ragan | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 31. | Matt DiBenedetto | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 32. | Brennan Poole | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 33. | Cole Whitt | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 34. | Ray Black Jr. | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 35. | Landon Cassill | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 36. | Gray Gaulding | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 37. | Reed Sorenson | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 38. | Corey Lajoie | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 39. | D.J. Kennington | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 40. | Timmy Hill | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
