The NASCAR season has a way of feeling like it just happened, you know? It feels as though Kyle Busch crossed the finish line at Homestead yesterday, Jeff Gordon won at Martinsville (again) and Kevin Harvick finished second (again).
The season is a grind, and it will be on us like a restrictor plate at Daytona. No time like the present to launch into some bold predictions for the upcoming year.
Gone are Gordon and Michael Waltrip Racing. Busch is the defending champion. Tony Stewart will retire. Chase Elliott’s a full-timer.
There’s only so much a NASCAR fan can take.
Read on for a buffet of bold predictions for the 2016 NASCAR Sprint Cup season.Begin Slideshow

In 2015, Casey Mears and Germain Racing inched closer to a spot among the top 20 in the final point standings. Similar progress in 2016 would put them right where the team feels it belongs.

After a tough 2015 season, JTG Daugherty Racing made some changes as it looks to get back in the Chase for the NASCAR Sprint Cup with driver AJ Allmendinger.

Premium Motorsports announced it has signed Cole Whitt to drive the No. 98 car in the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series.

There’s a new look to HScott Motorsports this year with veteran driver Clint Bowyer joining the organization.

Entering its eighth season of Sprint Cup competition in 2016, Tommy Baldwin Racing is at a crossroads as the team made some changes, including a new face behind the wheel of its No. 7 Chevrolets.

It will be a season of transition for Hendrick Motorsports and the organization is looking forward to it.

BK Racing is looking to take its next step in the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series in 2016 after hiring a new driver and purchasing some assets from Michael Waltrip Racing.

Pennzoil unveiled its new paint scheme for Joey Logano's No. 22 Ford for the 2016 Sprint Cup Series season.

Ryan Blaney is prepared to take Wood Brothers Racing into its first full season in eight years, behind the wheel of the famed No. 21 Ford.

Front Row Motorsports heads into the 2016 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series season with a new driver lineup and new technical alliance with Roush Fenway Racing.

Daytona International Speedway’s $400 million DAYTONA Rising project officially opens this weekend with the running of the Rolex 24.

Now in the second year of its throwback campaign, Darlington Raceway is excited to announce it will once again commemorate the sport’s rich history with a retro-style ticket that will be issued for its events on September 2-4, 2016.

Leavine Family Racing has joined forces with Circle Sport Racing to run the full Sprint Cup schedule with drivers Michael McDowell and Ty Dillon.

NASCAR officials and Sprint Cup team owners continue to move closer to a charter system in time for the 2016 season.

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There’s an old saying in NASCAR that the first win is always the hardest.
Once a driver visits Sprint Cup Victory Lane for the first time, typically the second time is not as difficult—in many cases, it doesn’t take as long to attain as the first one did.
As we prepare for the 2016 season, there are eight drivers in particular still seeking their first career Sprint Cup wins.
Some have been at it for two or three years, while others are attempting to do so in their first full seasons in NASCAR’s premier series.
Let’s look at each driver and the track most likely to provide him or her that first-time winning experience.Begin Slideshow

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