A Look At NASCAR’s 16 Cup Series Title Contenders

September 13, 2018 Jacob Seelman 0 2906

Kevin Harvick (4) battles his teammate Aric Almirola at New Hampshire Motor Speedway. (HHP/Alan Marler Photo)

14. Aric Almirola – 2,001 points

Aric Almirola has been this year’s breakout driver, flourishing since joining Stewart-Haas Racing and already setting single-season career-highs in top-10 finishes (10) and laps led (115). If he can feed off the speed his teammates have had throughout the regular season, Almirola is poised to be one of the deep-seeded drivers that could make a Cinderella run through the playoffs.

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Jacob Seelman

Jacob Seelman, 24, is the founder and managing editor of 77 Sports Media and a major contributing writer for SPEED SPORT Magazine. He is studying Broadcast Journalism at Winthrop University in Rock Hill, S.C. and also serves as the full-time tour announcer for the Must See Racing Sprint Car Series.