NASCAR: The 20 Biggest Questions Heading Into The 2017 Season

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Nov 5, 2016; Fort Worth, TX, USA; Sprint Cup Series driver Kasey Kahne (5) during practice for the AAA Texas 500 at Texas Motor Speedway. Mandatory Credit: Jerome Miron-USA TODAY Sports /

Will Kasey Kahne Have A Comeback?

Don’t call it a comeback, or at least that’s what they say.

At the end of the 2016 season Kasey Kahne finally began to make some noise in his No. 5 HMS machine. This came after a pretty disappointing 2016 campaign that saw Kahne miss the Chase for the second year in a row.

The question here is whether or not Kahne can carry the success of his last 10 races over into the 2017 season.

The answer, in my opinion at least, is that he can. Kahne is part of HMS and I find it hard to believe that any HMS team is going to struggle for three consecutive seasons. For those wondering, the definition of struggling in this case would be not winning a race and missing the Chase. Consecutive non-Chase appearances should have Kahne and the No. 5 team fired up and ready to go for 2017 and that fire should produce results this season.

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