NASCAR: The Biggest Questions Facing Every Driver In 2017

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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Nov 5, 2016; Fort Worth, TX, USA; Sprint Cup Series driver Ricky Stenhouse Jr. (17) during practice for the AAA Texas 500 at Texas Motor Speedway. Mandatory Credit: Jerome Miron-USA TODAY Sports
Nov 5, 2016; Fort Worth, TX, USA; Sprint Cup Series driver Ricky Stenhouse Jr. (17) during practice for the AAA Texas 500 at Texas Motor Speedway. Mandatory Credit: Jerome Miron-USA TODAY Sports /

Ricky Stenhouse Jr.

This might sound familiar because the question for Stenhouse Jr. is also whether or not he can become the face of RFR in 2017.

Now that Greg Biffle is gone only Bayne and Ricky Stenhouse Jr. are left in a two-car stable at RFR. Neither of them is the face of the team but both of them have the chance to become the face of the team in 2017. The question is whether or not Stenhouse can improve his on-track performance enough to become that face.

If Stenhouse wants to become the face of RFR he will need to find consistency in 2017. He will need to find consistency from the time they unload at the beginning of the weekend until the time the race ends at the end of the weekend. Stenhouse doesn’t need to win to become the face of the team, he just needs to be consistent.