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: Windows 10 400
Amy Henderson, Senior Editor: Just to be different, I’m going with Austin Dillon.
Matt Stallknecht, Senior Editor: Kevin Harvick.
Mark Howell, Senior Writer: Martin Truex Jr. will complete the sweep.
Tony Lumbis, Financial Manager: Brad Keselowski.
Toni Montgomery, Senior Editor: I’ll take Carl Edwards this week.
Huston Ladner, Senior Editor: JoLo (Joey Logano).
Matt McLaughlin, Senior Writer: Please put me down for Keselowski. A Ford hasn’t won since Fontana the fifth race of the season and it’s time. As long as Keselowski isn’t preoccupied writing a possible Oscar speech for his work in Sharknado 3, that is.
Aaron Bearden, Assistant Editor: #BradK
Greg Davis, Senior Writer: Harvick.
Jerry Jordan, Contributing Writer: I talked to the Magic 8-Ball and it told me to pick Kurt Busch.
Danny Peters, Senior Writer: I’m going for a Truex sweep.
Vito Pugliese, Senior Writer: Harvick.
Zach Catanzareti, Contributing Writer: Truex goes for two.
Sean Fesko, Contributing Writer: Kyle Busch.
Mike Neff, Senior Editor: I know I should continue to ride the Kyle Busch bandwagon but I’m going to hitch my wagon to Harvick this week.
Joseph Wolkin, Assistant Editor: Denny Hamlin.
Jeff Wolfe, Senior Writer: Well… Kyle Busch, I guess.
Clayton Caldwell, Contributing Writer: Harvick.
Results: Jeff Kyle 400 at the Brickyard
Writer | Pick | Finishing Position | Points |
Mark Howell | Kyle Busch | 1st | 5 |
Toni Montgomery | Kyle Busch | 1st | 5 |
Mike Neff | Kyle Busch | 1st | 5 |
Vito Pugliese | Joey Logano | 2nd | 3 |
Joseph Wolkin | Kevin Harvck | 3rd | 3 |
Jeff Wolfe | Kevin Harvick | 3rd | 3 |
Matt Stallknecht | Denny Hamlin | 5th | 3 |
Huston Ladner | Matt Kenseth | 7th | 1 |
Zach Catanzareti | Kurt Busch | 8th | 1 |
Tony Lumbis | Ryan Newman | 11th | 0 |
Amy Henderson | Jimmie Johnson | 15th | 0 |
Danny Peters | Jimmie Johnson | 15th | 0 |
Sean Fesko | Jimmie Johnson | 15th | 0 |
Phil Allaway | Jamie McMurray | 16th | 0 |
Aaron Bearden | Dale Earnhardt Jr. | 22nd | -1 |
Jerry Jordan | Tony Stewart | 28th | -1 |
Dan Greene | Tony Stewart | 28th | -1 |
Tom Bowles | Jeff Gordon | 42nd | -3 |
Matt McLaughlin | Jeff Gordon | 42nd | -3 |
Greg Davis | Jeff Gordon | 42nd | -3 |
Standings
Writer | Points | Behind | Starts | Wins | Top 5 | Top 10 |
Matt Stallknecht | 49 | — | 20 | 7 | 12 | 15 |
Jeff Wolfe | 45 | -4 | 18 | 5 | 12 | 16 |
Mike Neff | 44 | -5 | 18 | 6 | 11 | 13 |
Huston Ladner | 30 | -19 | 19 | 2 | 8 | 14 |
Aaron Bearden | 28 | -21 | 19 | 3 | 9 | 13 |
Matt McLaughlin | 22 | -27 | 19 | 3 | 7 | 9 |
Vito Pugliese | 22 | -27 | 16 | 2 | 7 | 10 |
Sean Fesko | 22 | -27 | 17 | 1 | 2 | 11 |
Brett Winningham | 20 | -29 | 13 | 2 | 5 | 7 |
Mark Howell | 19 | -30 | 20 | 1 | 6 | 10 |
Tom Bowles | 19 | -30 | 15 | 3 | 5 | 8 |
Amy Henderson | 18 | -31 | 20 | 4 | 6 | 10 |
Danny Peters | 18 | -31 | 18 | 2 | 7 | 10 |
Joseph Wolkin | 14 | -35 | 19 | 2 | 6 | 8 |
Zach Catanzareti | 10 | -39 | 17 | 0 | 4 | 9 |
Clayton Caldwell | 9 | -40 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
Phil Allaway | 9 | -40 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
Toni Montgomery | 8 | -41 | 20 | 3 | 6 | 7 |
Greg Davis | 6 | -43 | 19 | 1 | 3 | 9 |
Tony Lumbis | 6 | -43 | 20 | 0 | 3 | 8 |
Jeff Meyer | 4 | -45 | 16 | 2 | 2 | 5 |
S.D. Grady | 4 | -45 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 4 |
David Ifeguni | 3 | -46 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
Jerry Jordan | 0 | -49 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
Dan Greene | -1 | -50 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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