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: Hollywood Casino 400
Amy Henderson, Senior Editor: I’ll go with Jeff Gordon for No. 93.
Mark Howell, Senior Writer: The letter for this week is “K”, as in “Kansas” and “Kenseth”. Matt‘s my pick for this weekend’s race.
Toni Montgomery, Senior Editor: Give me Brad Keselowski. That’ll work.
Matt McLaughlin, Senior Writer: Kenseth desperately needs a good finish and I reckon he’ll get one, maybe even a win. You ever hear about my late friend the eternal optometrist? He was just sure he could beat that train to the crossing.
Joseph Wolkin, Assistant Editor: I’m going with Ryan Blaney.
Jeff Wolfe, Senior Writer: HARVICK.
Zach Catanzareti, Contributor: Denny’s Denny Hamlin.
Aaron Bearden, Assistant Editor: I don’t feel like trying this week. Give me Harvick.
Huston Ladner, Senior Editor: Brad Kes.
Danny Peters, Senior Writer: No. 20 for me please.
Jerry Jordan, Contributor: Because he has a “stellar record of performance” at Kansas Speedway, I am picking Kyle Busch for the win. It can’t be any worse than the person who picked Harvick at Dover.
Mike Neff, Short Track Coordinator: Need a rebound. Give me Kenseth for the rebound as well.
Clayton Caldwell, Contributor: No. 20.
Matt Stallknecht, Senior Editor: I’ll take the No. 78.
Sean Fesko, Contributor: Kurt Busch.
Vito Pugliese: Keselowski.
Results: Bank of America 500
Writer | Pick | Finishing Position | Points |
Jeff Wolfe | Kevin Harvick | 2nd | 3 |
Danny Peters | Kevin Harvick | 2nd | 3 |
Greg Davis | Kevin Harvick | 2nd | 3 |
Zach Catanzareti | Denny Hamlin | 4th | 3 |
Jerry Jordan | Kurt Busch | 5th | 3 |
Phil Allaway | Carl Edwards | 6th | 1 |
Mark Howell | Jeff Gordon | 8th | 1 |
Mike Neff | Kyle Busch | 20th | 0 |
Amy Henderson | Jimmie Johnson | 39th | -2 |
Matt Stallknecht | Matt Kenseth | 42nd | -3 |
Matt McLaughlin | Matt Kenseth | 42nd | -3 |
Joseph Wolkin | Matt Kenseth | 42nd | -3 |
Aaron Bearden | Matt Kenseth | 42nd | -3 |
Huston Ladner | Matt Kenseth | 42nd | -3 |
Toni Montgomery | Kasey Kahne | 43rd | -3 |
Standings
Writer | Points | Behind | Starts | Wins | Top 5 | Top 10 |
Matt Stallknecht | 62 | — | 30 | 9 | 16 | 22 |
Jeff Wolfe | 44 | -18 | 28 | 5 | 15 | 20 |
Aaron Bearden | 43 | -19 | 29 | 3 | 14 | 21 |
Mike Neff | 43 | -19 | 27 | 6 | 12 | 16 |
Huston Ladner | 38 | -24 | 27 | 2 | 11 | 19 |
Matt McLaughlin | 31 | -31 | 29 | 3 | 10 | 15 |
Amy Henderson | 24 | -38 | 30 | 4 | 8 | 15 |
Vito Pugliese | 23 | -39 | 24 | 2 | 10 | 14 |
Zach Catanzareti | 23 | -39 | 26 | 0 | 8 | 15 |
Mark Howell | 22 | -40 | 30 | 1 | 8 | 14 |
Danny Peters | 22 | -40 | 26 | 2 | 9 | 14 |
Brett Winningham | 19 | -43 | 14 | 2 | 5 | 7 |
Toni Montgomery | 18 | -44 | 30 | 3 | 9 | 14 |
Sean Fesko | 18 | -44 | 25 | 1 | 2 | 14 |
Tom Bowles | 15 | -47 | 19 | 3 | 5 | 10 |
Tony Lumbis | 15 | -47 | 29 | 1 | 6 | 13 |
Joseph Wolkin | 10 | -52 | 29 | 2 | 7 | 11 |
Phil Allaway | 8 | -54 | 13 | 1 | 2 | 5 |
Jeff Meyer | 5 | -57 | 17 | 2 | 2 | 6 |
Jerry Jordan | 5 | -57 | 14 | 0 | 3 | 6 |
S.D. Grady | 4 | -58 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 4 |
David Ifeguni | 3 | -59 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
Greg Davis | 2 | -60 | 26 | 1 | 4 | 11 |
Clayton Caldwell | 0 | -62 | 13 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
Dan Greene | -1 | -63 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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