BACK TO GALLERIES

NASCAR.com staff playoff and championship picks

By | Published: February 22, 2017 13

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BACK TO GALLERIES

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Zack Albert

Playoff field: AJ Allmendinger, Clint Bowyer, Kurt Busch, Kyle Busch, Dale Earnhardt Jr., Chase Elliott, Denny Hamlin, Kevin Harvick, Jimmie Johnson, Erik Jones, Matt Kenseth, Brad Keselowski, Kyle Larson, Joey Logano, Daniel Suarez, Martin Truex Jr.
Championship 4: Hamlin, Harvick, Johnson, Keselowski
Champion: Hamlin

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Kenny Bruce

Playoff field: Ryan Blaney, Clint Bowyer, Kurt Busch, Kyle Busch, Austin Dillon, Dale Earnhardt Jr., Chase Elliott, Denny Hamlin, Kevin Harvick, Jimmie Johnson, Matt Kenseth, Brad Keselowski, Kyle Larson, Joey Logano, Ryan Newman, Martin Truex Jr.
Championship 4: Kyle Busch, Harvick, Logano, TruexChampion: Logano

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Holly Cain

Playoff field: Ryan Blaney, Clint Bowyer, Kyle Busch, Dale Earnhardt Jr., Chase Elliott, Denny Hamlin, Kevin Harvick, Jimmie Johnson, Kasey Kahne, Matt Kenseth, Brad Keselowski, Kyle Larson, Joey Logano, Jamie McMurray, Ryan Newman, Martin Truex Jr.
Championship 4: Harvick, Johnson, Logano, Kyle Busch
Champion: Johnson

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Pat DeCola

Playoff field: Clint Bowyer, Kurt Busch, Kyle Busch, Austin Dillon, Dale Earnhardt Jr., Chase Elliott, Denny Hamlin, Kevin Harvick, Jimmie Johnson, Erik Jones, Matt Kenseth, Brad Keselowski, Kyle Larson, Joey Logano, Daniel Suarez, Martin Truex Jr.
Championship 4: Hamlin, Harvick, Johnson, Keselowski
Champion: Hamlin

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RJ Kraft

Playoff field: AJ Allmendinger, Ryan Blaney, Clint Bowyer, Kyle Busch, Austin Dillon, Dale Earnhardt Jr., Chase Elliott, Denny Hamlin, Kevin Harvick, Jimmie Johnson, Matt Kenseth, Brad Keselowski, Kyle Larson, Joey Logano, Daniel Suarez, Martin Truex Jr.
Championship 4: Kyle Busch, Elliott, Harvick, Keselowski
Champion: Keselowski

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Maggie MacKenzie

Playoff field: Clint Bowyer, Kurt Busch, Kyle Busch, Austin Dillon, Dale Earnhardt Jr., Chase Elliott, Denny Hamlin, Kevin Harvick, Jimmie Johnson, Matt Kenseth, Brad Keselowski, Kyle Larson, Joey Logano, Jamie McMurray, Daniel Suarez, Martin Truex Jr.
Championship 4: Kyle Busch, Hamlin, Harvick, Keselowski
Champion: Hamlin

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Jonathan Merryman

Playoff field: Ryan Blaney, Clint Bowyer, Kyle Busch, Austin Dillon, Dale Earnhardt Jr., Chase Elliott, Denny Hamlin, Kevin Harvick, Jimmie Johnson, Erik Jones, Matt Kenseth, Brad Keselowski, Kyle Larson, Joey Logano, Ryan Newman, Daniel Suarez
Championship 4: Kyle Busch, Harvick, Keselowski, Logano
Champion: Harvick

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Brad Norman

Playoff field: Trevor Bayne, Ryan Blaney, Clint Bowyer, Kyle Busch, Dale Earnhardt Jr., Chase Elliott, Denny Hamlin, Kevin Harvick, Jimmie Johnson, Matt Kenseth, Brad Keselowski, Kyle Larson, Joey Logano, Jamie McMurray, Daniel Suarez, Martin Truex Jr.
Championship 4: Kyle Busch, Hamlin, Keselowski, Logano
Champion: Keselowski

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Jessica Ruffin

Playoff field: Ryan Blaney, Clint Bowyer, Kurt Busch, Kyle Busch, Austin Dillon, Dale Earnhardt Jr., Chase Elliott, Denny Hamlin, Kevin Harvick, Jimmie Johnson, Matt Kenseth, Brad Keselowski, Kyle Larson, Joey Logano, Daniel Suarez, Martin Truex Jr.
Championship 4: Harvick, Johnson, Keselowski, Truex Jr.
Champion: Keselowski

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Kathy Sheldon

Playoff field: Clint Bowyer, Kurt Busch, Kyle Busch, Austin Dillon, Ty Dillon, Dale Earnhardt Jr., Chase Elliott, Denny Hamlin, Kevin Harvick, Jimmie Johnson, Matt Kenseth, Brad Keselowski, Kyle Larson, Joey Logano, Daniel Suarez, Martin Truex Jr.
Championship 4: Hamlin, Harvick, Kenseth, Truex Jr.
Champion: Truex Jr.

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George Winkler

Playoff field: Clint Bowyer, Kurt Busch, Kyle Busch, Austin Dillon, Dale Earnhardt Jr., Chase Elliott, Kevin Harvick, Denny Hamlin, Jimmie Johnson, Erik Jones, Matt Kenseth, Brad Keselowski, Kyle Larson, Joey Logano, Daniel Suarez, Martin Truex Jr.
Championship 4: Kyle Busch, Harvick, Johnson, Logano
Champion: Logano

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On every ballot: Clint Bowyer, Kyle Busch, Dale Earnhardt Jr., Chase Elliott, Denny Hamlin, Kevin Harvick, Jimmie Johnson, Matt Kenseth, Brad Keselowski, Kyle Larson, Joey Logano
On a majority of ballots: Ryan Blaney (6), Kurt Busch (7), Austin Dillon (8), Daniel Suarez (9), Martin Truex Jr. (10)
Also receiving votes: AJ Allmendinger (2), Trevor Bayne (1), Ty Dillon (1), Erik Jones (4), Kasey Kahne (1), Jamie McMurray (3), Ryan Newman (3)

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Championship 4 selections (in order of votes)

Kevin Harvick (10), Brad Keselowski (7), Kyle Busch (7), Denny Hamlin (5), Jimmie Johnson (5), Joey Logano (5), Martin Truex Jr. (3), Chase Elliott (1), Matt Kenseth (1)

Championship picks

Denny Hamlin (3), Brad Keselowski (3), Joey Logano (2), Kevin Harvick (1), Jimmie Johnson (1), Martin Truex Jr. (1)