May 1, 2016; Talladega, AL, USA; NASCAR Sprint Cup Series drivers during the GEICO 500 at Talladega Superspeedway. Mandatory Credit: Marvin Gentry-USA TODAY Sports /
Sep 10, 2016; Richmond, VA, USA; Sprint Cup Series driver Jimmie Johnson (48) takes a selfie with driver Chase Elliott (24) after the Federated Auto Parts 400 at Richmond International Raceway. Mandatory Credit: Amber Searls-USA TODAY Sports /
How Many Different Race Winners In 2017 (regular season)?
Christopher Olmstead: The 2017 season will see 15 different race winners before the start of the playoffs and that number will hold true throughout the playoffs as well as there will not be any new winners over the last 10 races of the season.
Alex Herbst: I don’t expect any more than thirteen winners in 2017. Any of the four at Hendrick Motorsports can win, and I expect three out of four at Joe Gibbs Racing to win as well. Add into that Martin Truex Jr., Kyle Larson, Kevin Harvick, and the two Penske boys and you hit eleven drivers. Perhaps the one surprise winner that could bring us to twelve would be Ryan Blaney or Austin Dillon.
Matt Lovisa: In 2014 there were 13, 2015 saw 10 different winners and 2016 had 14 different winners during the regular season. So it is safe to say that between 10-14 different winners could occur. I will go with 12 different winners for the regular season
Michael Guadalupe: We will have 12 different race winners during the regular season. The same drivers we always see win races, plus a first time winner
Dhruva Byrapatna: 10. The 2016 NASCAR season was one of the strangest on record, with drivers such as Chris Buescher recording unlikely wins. Don’t expect to see that continue in 2017.
Kayla Gipson: Even though there will be more opportunities to win, drivers won’t be used to this new format. Last season we had 13, I’ll go less and say we’re only have 11
Dominic Lee: I believe we will see one or two more than last year. Jimmie Johnson, Kyle Busch, Matt Kenseth, Denny Hamlin, Kevin Harvick, Kurt Busch, Clint Bowyer, Chase Elliott, Kyle Larson, Martin Truex Jr., Dale Earnhardt Jr.,Brad Keselowski, Joey Logano, all pick up victories with a few surprises thrown in like A.J. Allmendinger, Erik Jones and Daniel Suarez.
