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 /
Nov 12, 2016; Avondale, AZ, USA; The crews of Sprint Cup Series driver Matt Kenseth (20) and driver Denny Hamlin (11) work on their cars during practice for the Can-Am 500 at Phoenix International Raceway. Mandatory Credit: Jerome Miron-USA TODAY Sports /
Biggest Disappointment Of 2017 Will Be?
Christopher Olmstead: Sorry Clint Bowyer fans, but he is not going to have a great season. Bowyer has awful last season and he wasn’t all that good the season before that. Stewart won in the No. 14 in 2016 but struggled for the majority of the season outside of a solid eight-race stretch. I don’t foresee the No. 14 team or Bowyer being all that much better this season.
Alex Herbst: After having a breakout season in 2016, Austin Dillon will take a step back in the new format. While his teammates at RCR may be ready to move back into victory lane, Dillon will struggle to keep up the pace he laid down last season.
Matt Lovisa: Kasey Kahne will disappoint again in 2017, after he missed the playoffs last season. Kahne has good equipment with Hendrick Motorsports and was even outperformed by Alex Bowman in a substation role during the last few races of the season. This is a big year for Kahne and it doesn’t look like the #5 has had the speed to get it back on track.
Michael Guadalupe: Clint Bowyer. He’s in a solid ride now but I think Bowyer will disappoint.
Dhruva Byrapatna: Clint Bowyer. While Bowyer may be ready to put his disastrous stint at HScott Motorsports behind him, the fact of the matter is that the Kansas native simply isn’t a very good driver. With the Stewart-Haas team adjusting to their switch to Ford, don’t expect anything more than a first-round Chase exit from their newest driver.
Kayla Gipson: With this driver I don’t think he’ll win a race. Dale Earnhardt Jr. have been out of the race car for a while, he’ll be a little rusty. Even though he won’t win a race and won’t make it very far in the playoffs, he will make the playoffs on points
Dominic Lee: After making The Chase in 2016 and showing very good speed, I don’t think Austin Dillon can live up to his 2016 performance.
