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: Toyota Owners’ 400
Amy Henderson, Senior Editor: I’ll take hometown boy Denny Hamlin.
Jeff Wolfe, Senior Writer: Going out on a limb here and saying… Kevin Harvick.
Matt Stallknecht, Senior Editor: Dale Earnhardt Jr.
Mark Howell, Senior Writer: Hamlin will again prove that JGR’s short-track program is the real deal. He’s my pick for Richmond.
Joseph Wolkin, Senior Writer: I’m going with Jamie McMurray.
Sean Fesko, Contributing Writer: Let’s take McMurray this week. He’s been strong on the flat tracks in 2015.
Jeff Meyer, Senior Writer: Carl Edwards again.
Tony Lumbis, Financial Manager: Edwards shows the same short-track strength he had at Bristol and this time, closes the deal.
Zach Catanzareti, Contributing Writer: Harvick returns to Richmond victory lane.
Toni Montgomery, Senior Editor: I will go with Junior. I don’t want to jinx him, but hey, Kurt Busch muddled through the curse of me, so…
Huston Ladner, Senior Editor: Jimmie Johnson.
Mike Neff, Short Track Coordinator: Kyle Larson won at Millbridge Speedway Wednesday night. I think he rides that momentum to a win at Richmond.
Matt McLaughlin, Senior Writer: Busch makes like Aerosmith and gets Back in the Saddle again. Insert your own air guitar solo here.
Brett Winningham, Contributing Writer: Johnson.
Aaron Bearden, Contributing Writer: I’m going to go with my boy Brad Keselowski.
Food City 500
| Writer | Pick | Finishing Position | Points |
| Tom Bowles | Matt Kenseth | 1st | 5 |
| Huston Ladner | Matt Kenseth | 1st | 5 |
| S.D. Grady | Jeff Gordon | 3rd | 3 |
| Brett Winningham | Jeff Gordon | 3rd | 3 |
| Sean Fesko | Ricky Stenhouse Jr. | 4th | 3 |
| Toni Montgomery | Kurt Busch | 15th | 0 |
| Mike Neff | Kurt Busch | 15th | 0 |
| Mark Howell | Dale Earnhardt Jr. | 16th | 0 |
| Joseph Wolkin | Carl Edwards | 24th | -1 |
| Greg Davis | Carl Edwards | 24th | -1 |
| Vito Pugliese | Carl Edwards | 24th | -1 |
| Jeff Meyer | Carl Edwards | 24th | -1 |
| Matt Stallknecht | Brad Keselowski | 35th | -2 |
| Tony Lumbis | Brad Keselowski | 35th | -2 |
| Matt McLaughlin | Brad Keselowski | 35th | -2 |
| Danny Peters | Brad Keselowski | 35th | -2 |
| Amy Henderson | Kasey Kahne | 37th | -2 |
| Jeff Wolfe | Kevin Harvick | 38th | -2 |
| Zach Catanzareti | Joey Logano | 40th | -2 |
Standings
| Â Writer | Points | Behind | Starts | Wins | Top 5 | Top 10 |
| Matt Stallknecht | 21 | — | 8 | 4 | 5 | 6 |
| Mike Neff | 16 | -5 | 8 | 1 | 5 | 6 |
| Jeff Wolfe | 15 | -6 | 8 | 2 | 5 | 6 |
| Sean Fesko | 13 | -8 | 7 | 1 | 4 | 5 |
| Huston Ladner | 12 | -9 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 5 |
| Danny Peters | 11 | -10 | 8 | 2 | 4 | 5 |
| Tom Bowles | 11 | -10 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
| Brett Winningham | 8 | -13 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 4 |
| Jeff Meyer | 6 | -15 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 4 |
| Vito Pugliese | 6 | -15 | 8 | 0 | 3 | 5 |
| Matt McLaughlin | 6 | -15 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 3 |
| Amy Henderson | 4 | -17 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 |
| S.D. Grady | 4 | -17 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 4 |
| Joseph Wolkin | 3 | -18 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| David Ifeguni | 3 | -18 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Phil Allaway | 2 | -19 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Mark Howell | 2 | -19 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| Toni Montgomery | 1 | -20 | 8 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| Zach Catanzaretti | 1 | -20 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| Tony Lumbis | -1 | -22 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| Greg Davis | -2 | -23 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Aaron Bearden | -2 | -23 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| Clayton Caldwell | -3 | -24 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 |