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NASCAR: The Biggest Questions Facing Every Driver In 2017

By Christopher Olmstead

Oct 23, 2016; Talladega, AL, USA; NASCAR Sprint Cup Series driver Kyle Larson (42) and Kurt Busch (41) and Joey Logano (22) and Martin Truex Jr. (78) race four wide during the Alabama 500 at Talladega Superspeedway. Mandatory Credit: Marvin Gentry-USA TODAY Sports
Oct 23, 2016; Talladega, AL, USA; NASCAR Sprint Cup Series driver Kyle Larson (42) and Kurt Busch (41) and Joey Logano (22) and Martin Truex Jr. (78) race four wide during the Alabama 500 at Talladega Superspeedway. Mandatory Credit: Marvin Gentry-USA TODAY Sports /
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Jamie McMurray

McMurray is in a contract season in 2017, which means that his question will be based around whether or not he can do enough to save his ride with Chip Ganassi Racing. Larson is on the rise and a part of this two-car stable that isn’t going anywhere.

If McMurray falters in 2017 there is reason to believe that the team might move on from him.

Larson needs to be paired with a teammate that can match his own star. Larson won in 2016 and seems poised to win again in 2017. McMurray doesn’t need to win to keep pace but he does need to make the playoffs. If McMurray makes the playoffs in 2017 that should be enough to get him an extension in 2018.

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