NASCAR: The 2016 Big Prediction Page

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Name A Driver Who Will Miss The Chase After Making It In 2015

  • Christopher Olmstead – Clint Bowyer, it’s going to be a struggle for him this season.
  • Jason Higgins – Paul Menard. He made it through the first 26 races of 2015 with only one disaster finish (35th or worse). I don’t expect that to happen in 2016.
  • Joseph Shelton – Paul Menard.
  • Mike Hutton – Jamie McMurray was a Chase participant in ’15 who won’t repeat in ’16. And then he’ll cry in the dark at Richmond when he realizes it.
  • Cole Mentzel – Paul Menard. He had a solid season in 2015, but there were too many other drivers, like Kasey Kahne, who simply had down years. I don’t see Menard beating the others out again.
  • Martin Feigen – More than one will miss but Menard has no shot.

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