NASCAR.com staff playoff projection
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Total points: 12
Ballots appeared on: 3/15
High vote: Eighth
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Total points: 17
Ballots appeared on: 8/15
High vote: 14th
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Total points: 21
Ballots appeared on: 5/15
High vote: 10th
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16. Christopher Bell
Total points: 22
Ballots appeared on: 7/15
High vote: 8th
Low vote: 16th
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15. Alex Bowman
Total points: 39
Ballots appeared on: 8/15
High vote: 9th
Low vote: 14th
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14. Clint Bowyer
Total points: 51
Ballots appeared on: 11/15
High vote: 6th
Low vote: 16th
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13. Kurt Busch
Total points: 61
Ballots appeared on: 12/15
High vote: 10th
Low vote: 14th
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12. Erik Jones
Total points: 67
Ballots appeared on: 11/15
High vote: 6th
Low vote: 15th
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11. Jimmie Johnson
Total points: 101
Ballots appeared on: 15/15
High vote: 1st (1)
Low vote: 16th
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10. William Byron
Total points: 105
Ballots appeared on: 14/15
High vote: 5th
Low vote: 14th
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9. Brad Keselowski
Total points: 108
Ballots appeared on: 13/15
High vote: 5th
Low vote: 13th
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8. Kyle Larson
Total points: 117
Ballots appeared on: 14/15
High vote: 3rd
Low vote: 13th
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7. Ryan Blaney
Total points: 124
Ballots appeared on: 14/15
High vote: 2nd
Low vote: 14th
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6. Joey Logano
Total points: 153
Ballots appeared on: 14/15
High vote: 3rd
Low vote: 9th
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5. Chase Elliott
Total points: 166
Ballots appeared on: 15/15
High vote: 3rd
Low vote: 9th
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4. Martin Truex Jr.
Total points: 192
Ballots appeared on: 15/15
High vote: 1st (2)
Low vote: 8th
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3. Kevin Harvick
Total points: 201
Ballots appeared on: 15/15
High vote: 1st (1)
Low vote: 8th
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2. Denny Hamlin
Total points: 207
Ballots appeared on: 15/15
High vote: 1st (1)
Low vote: 7th
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1. Kyle Busch
Total points: 227
Ballots appeared on: 15/15
High vote: 1st (10)
Low vote: 5th
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Read on to see the cumulative NASCAR.com 16-driver field projection, plus three drivers just on the outside looking in.