NASCAR: Five Drivers Most Likely To Win A Championship In 2017

Nov 20, 2016; Homestead, FL, USA; NASCAR Sprint Cup Series driver Kyle Busch (18), NASCAR Sprint Cup Series driver Jimmie Johnson (48), NASCAR Sprint Cup Series driver Carl Edwards (19), NASCAR Sprint Cup Series driver Joey Logano (22) before the Ford Ecoboost 400 at Homestead-Miami Speedway. Mandatory Credit: Mark J. Rebilas-USA TODAY Sports /

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NASCAR fans, drivers, teams, owners, sponsors and everyone in between all want the same thing when going into a new season and that’s a championship.

NASCAR is a little different than other sports in that the 40 cars on the track each weekend do not all have the same chance of winning a race or contending for a title. Sure, each car technically has 1/40 chance of winning the race but we all know that’s not the reality of the situation.

Much like when the NASCAR Chase begins, each driver in the Chase has a 1/16 chance of winning a championship. Again, those are the mathematical odds but they are not the realistic odds. Drivers like Tony Stewart, Chris Buescher, Austin Dillon and Jamie McMurray all made the Chase in 2016 but nobody actually thought they were going to win a title.

When 2017 begins there will be about 10 drivers with a real chance of winning a championship. Of those 10 I will give you the five that are most likely to get the job done this season.

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