Analysis: Winless drivers who could score victory in final 10 regular-season races

Ten races remain in the 2023 NASCAR Cup Series regular season and there are still a handful of superstars who remain winless entering the summer. 

Which winless drivers are likeliest to break through before the postseason? Scroll through the gallery to see who could be victorious from Nashville to Daytona with stats courtesy of Racing Insights. 

RACE: Ally 400 (at Nashville Superspeedway) 

WINLESS DRIVER LIKELIEST TO SCORE VICTORY: Chase Elliott 

He took the checkered flag under the lights last year in Nashville and it wouldn't be a surprise if Elliott goes back-to-back to kick off NASCAR's summer stretch. 

Elliott will need a win sooner rather than later with 84 points to make up as he sits 27th in points. 

RACE: Grant Park 220 (at Chicago Street Course) 

WINLESS DRIVER LIKLIEST TO SCORE VICTORY: Ross Chastain

Little to nothing is known about how NASCAR's street circuit debut will play out but if there's anyone who could make a rousing statement in a new venture, look out for the Melon Man. 

Chastain was the first driver to win a road-course race in the Next Gen era at Circuit of The Americas and while COTA is no street circuit, close-quarter racing around the narrow streets of downtown Chicago will play into Chastain's hands as someone who's not afraid to ruffle a few feathers. 

RACE: Quaker State 400 available at Walmart (at Atlanta Motor Speedway) 

WINLESS DRIVER LIKELIEST TO SCORE VICTORY: Brad Keselowski

Keselowski came just short of scoring his first victory as co-owner of RFK Racing at Atlanta in the spring but the whole organization has become a formidable contender this season with both Keselowski and Chris Buescher inside the top 16 in points. 

Keselowski is one of the greats on drafting tracks and after leading 47 laps in the spring on the 1.5-mile oval, expect him to finally break through under the lights in July. 

RACE: Crayon 301 (at New Hampshire Motor Speedway)

WINLESS DRIVER LIKELIEST TO SCORE VICTORY: Kevin Harvick 

There are few drivers better than Harvick in the Granite State and the 47-year-old veteran is having himself a fantastic final campaign in the Cup Series. He currently sits fifth in points and has a comfortable advantage above the playoff cutline. 

Don't expect Harvick to be in a must-win situation to reach the playoffs but New Hampshire, where he sits tied with Jeff Burton for most wins with four, appears to be the ideal spot for Harvick to nab his first victory in his swan-song season. 

RACE: Pocono 400 (at Pocono Raceway) 

WINLESS DRIVER LIKELIEST TO SCORE VICTORY: Daniel Suárez 

Maybe a bold pick for the "Tricky Triangle" but Suárez has been sneakily good at the triangular track. He scored a top-five finish at the track last season and three top-10 results prior. 

Suárez currently sits three points outside the playoff standings and needs a massive swing of positive momentum to get his season on the right track. I like him as a surprise at Pocono. 

RACE: NASCAR Cup Series race at Richmond Raceway

WINLESS DRIVER LIKELIEST TO SCORE VICTORY: Alex Bowman

To start the season, it looked as though Bowman was a lock for the postseason and a contender for the Cup title. But after a points penalty and a back injury that sat the 30-year-old out for a month, Bowman now sits just three points above the playoff cutline without a win. 

Where can Bowman cement his playoff status? Enter Richmond at the end of July. The Virginia short track has become one of his most consistent tracks with four top-10 finishes, including a 2021 victory, in his last six starts at the track. 

RACE: FireKeepers Casino 400 (at Michigan International Speedway) 

WINLESS DRIVER LIKELIEST TO SCORE VICTORY: Bubba Wallace

From superspeedways to 1.5-mile ovals and now, two-mile Michigan. Wallace scored his first Cup Series pole in the Irish Hills last summer and was one better final restart than Kevin Harvick away from making the playoffs last year. 

Instead, 2023 will be the year Wallace gets redemption at Michigan and will make his maiden postseason run in his sixth full-time season. 

RACE: Verizon 200 at the Brickyard (at Indianapolis Motor Speedway road course)

WINLESS DRIVER LIKELIEST TO SCORE VICTORY: AJ Allmendinger

The site of Kaulig Racing's first Cup Series triumph, Allmendinger will return to Victory Lane at the Brickyard to earn the team its first playoff berth.

In five starts on the Indy road course across Xfinity and Cup, Allmendinger owns two wins and an average finish of third on the course.

His worst finish at the track in those starts? Seventh. 

RACE: GO BOWLING AT THE GLEN (at Watkins Glen International)

WINLESS DRIVER LIKELIEST TO SCORE VICTORY: Michael McDowell 

Following his seventh-place showing at Sonoma Raceway, I'm sold that McDowell and the No. 34 Front Row Motorsports team found an edge that will have them competing for a win at every road-course event left this season. Won't say for certain that a debuting street course will be their best chance but Watkins Glen certainly will where McDowell led 14 laps en route to a sixth-place finish last year. 

RACE: COKE ZERO SUGAR 400 (at Daytona International Speedway)

WINLESS DRIVER LIKELIEST TO SCORE VICTORY: Chris Buescher

Last year's regular-season finale at Daytona was filled with drama as just one spot remained to get into the 2022 postseason. Not sure that will be the case this August but one thing that will be a lock is Chris Buescher in contention for a win at the superspeedway.

His two top fives at the Daytona 500 and at Talladega this year show he's ready to finally score that elusive win he's been so close to getting at these types of tracks and whether he's already on the right side of the playoff cutline or needed the win to get in, it will be a huge shot in the arm for the No. 17 RFK Racing team to make a surprise playoff run.