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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Nov 20, 2016; Homestead, FL, USA; NASCAR Sprint Cup Series driver Kevin Harvick (4) makes a pit stop during the Ford Ecoboost 400 at Homestead-Miami Speedway. Mandatory Credit: Peter Casey-USA TODAY Sports /

No. 3 – Kevin Harvick

Moving from Chevy to Ford will be much of the talk surrounding SHR at the start of the 2017 season, especially if they struggle. In a Chevy Kevin Harvick has lit the NASCAR world on fire since joining SHR back in 2014.

Harvick won the championship in 2014 and finished second in the standings in 2015. 2016 saw Harvick and his team take a step back as they had some in-season struggles and a poor showing in the Chase which resulted in them finishing eighth.

Over the last three seasons Harvick is averaging four wins, 18 top-five’s and 25 top-10’s. Keep in mind there are 36 races in a season an in each of the last two seasons, Harvick has only finished outside of the top-10 15 times.

The move to Ford is going to be some extra motivation for Harvick. The loss of Stewart to retirement will also make Harvick the pseudo veteran leader on that team even though Kurt Busch and Clint Bowyer aren’t spring chicks by any means.

All-in-all 2017 is adding up to be a challenge for Harvick and a chance for him to prove others wrong. This all sounds very 2014ish to me and we all know how that ended.

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