2014 Sprint Cup Cheatsheet: Driver Projections

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Updated on January 14, 2014 6:51PM EST

2014 Sprint Cup Cheatsheet: Driver Projections

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Mark Taylor

Updated on January 14, 2014 6:51PM EST

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

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

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