My 2023 NASCAR Cup Series Regular Season Predictions
By Zane Miller It’s been a while since the last time I did a preseason predictions list, as the last time I did so was in 2019. This time around, however, will just be for the regular season races, as I’ll be predicting the playoff races later on as part of the playoff predictions article. Daytona 500- Daytona #9 Chase Elliott Pala Casino 400- Auto Club #19 Martin Truex Jr. Pennzoil 400- Las Vegas #11 Denny Hamlin Ruoff Mortgage 500- Phoenix #9 Chase Elliott Ambetter Health 400- Atlanta #14 Chase Briscoe EchoPark Automotive Grand Prix- COTA #5 Kyle Larson Toyota Owners 400- Richmond #11 Denny Hamlin Food City Dirt Race- Bristol #20 Christopher Bell Martinsville 500- Martinsville #19 Martin Truex Jr. GEICO 500- Talladega #16 AJ Allmendinger Dover 400- Dover #11 Denny Hamlin Advent Health 400- Kansas #41 Ryan Preece Goodyear 400- Darlington #24 William Byron Coca-Cola 600- Charlotte #48 Alex Bowman Enjoy Illinois 300- WWT Raceway #9 Chase Elliott Toyota/Save Mart 350- Sonoma #5 Kyle Larson Ally 400- Nashville #12 Ryan Blaney Chicago Street Course race #22 Joey Logano Quaker State 400- Atlanta #1 Ross Chastain Crayon 301- New Hampshire #1 Ross Chastain M&M’s Fan Appreciation 400- Pocono #48 Alex Bowman Richmond 400- Richmond #24 William Byron FireKeepers Casino 400- Michigan #12 Ryan Blaney Verizon 200- Indianapolis RC #22 Joey Logano GoBowling at the Glen- Watkins Glen #45 Tyler Reddick Coke Zero Sugar 400- Daytona #4 Kevin Harvick Playoff Point Standings #9 Chase Elliott (3 wins) #11 Denny Hamlin (3 wins) #5 Kyle Larson (2 wins) #22 Joey Logano (2 wins) #1 Ross Chastain (2 wins) #19 Martin Truex Jr. (2 wins) #12 Ryan Blaney (2 wins) #48 Alex Bowman (2 wins) #24 William Byron (2 wins) #20 Christopher Bell (1 win) #14 Chase Briscoe (1 win) #4 Kevin Harvick (1 win) #45 Tyler Reddick (1 win) #41 Ryan Preece (1 win) #16 AJ Allmendinger (1 win) #99 Daniel Suarez- in on points Stay tuned for late August/early September, when I take a look at how my predictions actually turned out!