Welcome to our eighth year of staff predictions! Each week, our experts attempt to tell you who the winner of each Cup race will be. Take a look to see who your favorite writers think will win it all (or at least score some points) this week!
Think you can out-prognosticate our staff? Leave your picks in the comments and see how they stack up!
Prediction Scoring
+5 – Win
+3 – Top 5
+1 – Top 10
0 – 11th-20th
-1 – 21st-30th
-2 – 31st-40th
-3 – 41st-43rd
This week’s predictions:
Tom Bowles, Editor-In-Chief: Kyle Larson.
Amy Henderson, Senior Editor: It’s hard to vote against Kevin Harvick… so I’m not going to. Happy for the W.
Jeff Wolfe, Senior Writer: HAR VICK (no relation to Michael).
Matt Stallknecht, Senior Editor: I’ll take Dale Jr. for the victory.
Mark Howell, Senior Writer: Harvick.
Joseph Wolkin, Senior Writer: I’m going with Paul Menard.
Tony Lumbis, Financial Manager: Joey Logano.
Toni Montgomery, Senior Editor: Jimmie Johnson.
Huston Ladner, Senior Editor: Matt Kenseth.
Matt McLaughlin, Senior Writer: Nose thoroughly pinched in hand I have to go with Johnson this week. Michigan is an aerodynamic track. Chad knows all the tricks. Hell he invented all the tricks. Maybe we ought to be trying to pick what the TV ratings will be?
Aaron Bearden, Assistant Editor: I’ll throw a bone to JR Nation and pick Dale. He’s been money at Michigan in recent years, and if he wins I can finally yell a well-earned “Dale Yeah!”
Greg Davis, Senior Writer: Earnhardt Jr. for his second victory on the season.
Sean Fesko, Contributing Writer: Harvick’s finished second the last four races here. It’s time to head to victory lane.
Vito Pugliese, Senior Writer: No. 41 all day long.
Mike Neff, Short Track Coordinator: I think the No. 4 of Harvick heads back to Victory Lane.
Danny Peters, Senior Writer: Harvick for me, please.
Jerry Jordan, Contributing Writer: Jeff Gordon.
Results: FedEx 400
Writer | Pick | Finishing Position | Points |
Jeff Wolfe | Martin Truex Jr. | 1st | 5 |
Amy Henderson | Kevin Harvick | 2nd | 3 |
Huston Ladner | Jimmie Johnson | 3rd | 3 |
Zach Catanzareti | Joey Logano | 4th | 3 |
Aaron Bearden | Kurt Busch | 5th | 3 |
Matt Stallknecht | Dale Earnhardt Jr. | 11th | 0 |
Toni Montgomery | Dale Earnhardt Jr. | 11th | 0 |
Matt McLaughlin | Dale Earnhardt Jr. | 11th | 0 |
Mike Neff | Dale Earnhardt Jr. | 11th | 0 |
Mark Howell | Kasey Kahne | 13th | 0 |
Tom Bowles | Jeff Gordon | 14th | 0 |
Tony Lumbis | Jeff Gordon | 14th | 0 |
Brett Winningham | Jeff Gordon | 14th | 0 |
Sean Fesko | Jeff Gordon | 14th | 0 |
Vito Pugliese | Jeff Gordon | 14th | 0 |
Danny Peters | Jeff Gordon | 14th | 0 |
Jeff Meyer | Carl Edwards | 15th | 0 |
Greg Davis | Carl Edwards | 15th | 0 |
Joseph Wolkin | Brad Keselowski | 17th | 0 |
Clayton Caldwell | Ryan Newman | 39th | -2 |
Standings
Writer | Points | Behind | Starts | Wins | Top 5 | Top 10 |
Matt Stallknecht | 34 | — | 14 | 6 | 7 | 10 |
Jeff Wolfe | 34 | — | 13 | 4 | 9 | 12 |
Mike Neff | 32 | -2 | 14 | 4 | 8 | 10 |
Sean Fesko | 21 | -13 | 12 | 1 | 6 | 9 |
Brett Winningham | 20 | -14 | 12 | 2 | 5 | 7 |
Tom Bowles | 18 | -16 | 10 | 3 | 4 | 6 |
Matt McLaughlin | 18 | -16 | 13 | 2 | 6 | 6 |
Huston Ladner | 18 | -16 | 13 | 2 | 5 | 8 |
Danny Peters | 14 | -20 | 12 | 2 | 5 | 7 |
Joseph Wolkin | 14 | -20 | 14 | 2 | 5 | 6 |
Amy Henderson | 14 | -20 | 14 | 4 | 5 | 7 |
Vito Pugliese | 12 | -22 | 11 | 1 | 4 | 6 |
Aaron Bearden | 12 | -22 | 13 | 1 | 5 | 8 |
Zach Catanzareti | 11 | -23 | 13 | 0 | 4 | 8 |
Jeff Meyer | 9 | -25 | 14 | 2 | 2 | 5 |
Mark Howell | 9 | -25 | 14 | 0 | 3 | 7 |
Clayton Caldwell | 6 | -28 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 |
Tony Lumbis | 4 | -30 | 14 | 0 | 2 | 6 |
S.D. Grady | 4 | -30 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 4 |
Phil Allaway | 4 | -30 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
David Ifeguni | 3 | -31 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
Toni Montgomery | 3 | -31 | 14 | 1 | 4 | 4 |
Greg Davis | 0 | -34 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
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