2013 NASCAR Predictions

BWardboy88 wrote:I really only mostly follow the Sprint Cup, so I guess I'll go with that one.

NASCAR Sprint Cup Series

First-time winners: Aric Almirola. Not even close.
Most wins in a season: Tony Stewart. NOWHEHRE CLOSE HERE EITHER.
Upset of the year: Danica Patrick winning a race. Her only chance was the Daytona 500 and that didn't go well. Neither did the rest of her year.
Disappointments: Matt Kenseth, I don't think his move to JGR will be the best. ABOUT THAT?!
Best race of 2013: Talladega Don't know which Talladega Race I meant, honestly.
Worst race of 2013: Texas Don't know which Texas race I meant, probably the Spring Race.
Retirees at season end: Bobby Labonte Think I may have called it.
Driver of the year: Dale Earnhardt Jr. Really don't know, he had so much bad luck.
Reject of the year: Joey Logano Not too sure about this, apart from the Fontana Carnage he's been pretty clean this year.
Most likely to lose ride in the middle of the season: Ricky Stenhouse Jr. Oh I wish, he was terrible this year.
Champion: Dale Earnhardt Jr. If he didn't have so much bad luck he probably would've been, or at least a major contender.
Runner-up: Brad Keselowski Not even close here.

Magus978 wrote:NASCAR Sprint Cup Series

First-time winners: Some reject (Daytona 500), Ricky Stenhouse Jr. (somewhere else) Yeah, no.
Most wins in a season: Jimmie Johnson (5) Nope.
Upset of the year: Swan Racing steals top 10 at Talladegu Nope.
Disappointments: Danica Patrick (instead of running 30th every week, she runs 31st) Like you expected any better!
Best race of 2013: Watkins Glen Not too sure about that one...
Worst race of 2013: cookiecutterlol Nailed it.
Retirees at season end: Boobie Laboobie Doubtful, I see him finding a home in Trucks.
Driver of the year: Clint Bowyer Nah.
Reject of the year: Kyle Busch The guy above should have been said award winner.
Most likely to lose ride in the middle of the season: Some backmarker's funding dries up. Didn't happen.
Champion: Clint Bowyer LOLno
Runner-up: Brad Keselowski Didn't even make the Chase.

Nationwide Series

First-time winners: Johanna Long Nope.
Most wins in a season: Various Cuppies (at least 20) Yep. They won more than 20
Upset of the year: Brian Scott doesn't crash and wins a race. That was an impossible scenario.
Disappointments: Cuppies continue their stranglehold on the series. I win.
Best race of 2013: Daytona Not sure, they were all pretty mediocre.
Worst race of 2013: Everywhere else See above.
Retirees at season end: Morgan Shepherd (he can't do this forever) Think this is happening.
Driver of the year: Austin Dillon Champion with ZERO wins. Wake up, NA$CAR.
Reject of the year: Travis Pastrana Wasn't too big a reject.
Most likely to lose ride in the middle of the season: Some loser I wasn't paying attention...
Champion: Austin Dillon See Driver of the Year.
Runner-up: Elliott Sadler *laughs hysterically*

Rykia_RKXK wrote:Sprint Cup

First-time winners: Aric Almirola
Nope.
Most wins in a season: Kasey Kahne (no bias here, nope)
Nope.
Upset of the year: Swan Racing being competitive, a good race on a cookie cutter (I can dream)
Nope (other than when PK was in the car), there were a few.
Disappointments: DANICADANICADANICA, Joey LOLgano (as usual), Jeff Burton (Sadly), Bobby Labonte (Sadly)
Yep, surprisingly no, yep, yep.
Best race of 2013: Sonoma, Watkins Glen
I don't remember much of the season. Sonoma sticks out though.
Worst race of 2013: Auto Club, most other cookie cutters
Nope, to an extent.
Retirees at season end: Bobby Labonte
Yep, didn't think there would be more though.
Driver of the year: Kasey Kahne
Nope, though I maintain he was better than his points position shows.
Reject of the year: Parsons Racing, TriStar Racing, Joey Lolgano, the Falk team.
Yep, didn't even run, not at all, kind of.
Most likely to lose ride in the middle of the season: Idk.
Didn't think Stremme would lose his ride.
Champion: Kasey Kahne
lolnope.
Runner-up: Brad Keselowski
lolnope.
Rookie of the Year: Ricky Stenhouse, Jr.
Yep.

Baxter wrote:NASCAR Sprint Cup Series

First-time winners: Aric Almirola, Ricky Stenhouse, Jr.
Nope
Most wins in a season: Clint Bowyer
Not Even 1!
Upset of the year: Ricky Stenhouse Jr wins, Success out of many underdog drivers.
No, but did improve.
Disappointments: Joey Logano
Not really, but he was a real idiot!
Best race of 2013: Daytona 500, Dover
Nah.
Worst race of 2013: Texas, Auto Club
Texas yes, Auto Club no, except for Hamlin's accident
Retirees at season end: Terry Labonte, Ken Schrader
Ken Schrader's retirement has been announced, and I don't think Terry will return.
Driver of the year: Kasey Kahne
Struggled.
Reject of the year: Danica: good driver, but she should have stayed in n-wide another year.
Absolutely.
Most likely to lose ride in the middle of the season: no one
Yep
Champion: Matt Kenseth
Close, but not quite.
Runner-up: Kasey Kahne
No.
Rookie of the Year: Ricky Stenhouse, Jr.
Who else would it be?

NASCAR Nationwide Series:

First-time winners: Brian Scott, Michael Annett, Ryan Blaney and/or Ryan Truex, Michael McDowell
Blaney.
Most wins in a season: Cryle Kyle Busch
Gag.
Upset of the year: Upset winner at the Daytona night race, a canadian wins at Trois-Rivieres
Trois Rivieres didn't even happen, and Kenseth won at Daytona. I think the upset was Koch's good finish at Miami.
Disappointments: idk
CUP DRIVERS
Best race of 2013: Watkins Glen, Iowa
Not really.
Worst race of 2013: Texas, Michigan
Yes
Retirees at season end: Jeff Green (Finally)
I don't think so.
Driver of the year: Bayne gets a lot of wins.
1
Reject of the year: None
I don't know.
Most likely to lose ride in the middle of the season: idk
Alex Bowman
Champion: Regan Smith
No
Runner-up: Trevor Bayne
No
Rookie of the Year: James Buescher
Didn't even run.

NASCAR Camping World Truck Series:

First-time winners: Jason White, Miguel Paludo, Max Gresham, and probably more.
No, no, and no. There were a bunch though.
Most wins in a season: Timothy Peters
Nooooooooooo
Upset of the year: Chris Buescher will drive for Mittler Bros
No.
Disappointments: Todd Bodine driving for JDR (Left RHR for sponsor issues)
Didn't run for either team, but did lose a ride.
Best race of 2013: Mosport, Phoenix, Daytona, Dover
All pretty good.
Worst race of 2013: the Eldora Crash Festival
Gee was I wrong.
Retirees at season end: Norm Benning
Doubt it.
Driver of the year: Nelson Piquet, Jr.
No.
Reject of the year: hard to tell
Don't know.
Most likely to lose ride in the middle of the season: John Wrecks Weekly Wes Townley
Bodine and Hornaday.
Champion: Timothy Peters
No.
Runner-up: Nelson Piquet, Jr.
Didn't even run!
Rookie of the year: Chris Buescher or Max Gresham
Way off.