Welcome to our ninth 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!
How we roll:
Each driver can be picked only twice each week. We can’t pick the same driver two weeks in a row. And if anyone is daring enough to pick from a pool of higher-risk drivers…well, he or she reaps some serious bonus points!
Prediction Scoring
+5 – Win
+3 – 2nd-5th
+1 – 6th-10th
0 – 11th-20th
-1 – 21st-30th
-2 – 31st-36th
-3 – 37th-40th
*High-risk bonus: Win: +3; 2nd-5th: +2; 6th-10th: +1
High-Risk Drivers—Dover II
Chris Buescher
Austin Dillon
Trevor Bayne
Casey Mears
Danica Patrick
AJ Allmendinger
This week’s predictions: Citizen Soldier 400
Amy Henderson, Senior Editor: I’m going with Jimmie Johnson… because Dover.
Dan Greene, Webmaster: Kyle Busch.
Tony Lumbis, Financial Manager: Kyle Larson gets the one that got away in the Spring.
Jeff Wolfe, Senior Writer: Martin Truex, Jr. to win at his home track.
Mark Howell, Senior Writer: Bad Brad Keselowski for the win.
Clayton Caldwell, Contributor: I’ll take Johnson as well, please!
Jeff Meyer, Retiree: Chase Elliott, please.
Sean Fesko, Staff Writer: Kevin Harvick.
Vito Pugliese, Senior Writer: Joey Logano.
Zach Catanzareti, Staff Writer: I’ll take Jeff Gordon. His best race this year was the sister track of Bristol.
Danny Peters, Senior Writer: Kevin Harvick.
Huston Ladner, Senior Editor: KyBu.
Bryan Gable, Staff Writer: Chase Elliott.
Corey Brewer, Contributor: Matt Kenseth.
Joseph Wolkin, Assistant Editor: Larson as well.
Bad Boy Off Road 400
| Writer | Pick | Finishing Position | Points |
| Clayton Caldwell | Kevin Harvick. | 1st | 5 |
| Sean Fesko | Matt Kenseth | 2nd | 3 |
| Corey Brewer | Matt Kenseth | 2nd | 3 |
| Mark Howell | Kyle Busch | 3rd | 3 |
| Bryan Gable | Kyle Busch | 3rd` | 3 |
| Dustin Albino | Brad Keselowski | 4th | 3 |
| Mike Neff | Kurt Busch | 5th | 3 |
| Tony Lumbis | Carl Edwards | 5th | 3 |
| Jeff Meyer | Carl Edwards | 5th | 3 |
| Dan Greene | Martin Truex, Jr. | 7th | 1 |
| Huston Ladner | Kasey Kahne | 9th | 1 |
| Jeff Wolfe | Kyle Larson | 10th | 1 |
| Vito Pugliese | Joey Logano | 11th | 0 |
| Amy Henderson | Denny Hamlin | 15th | 0 |
| Danny Peters | Denny Hamlin | 15th | 0 |
| Joseph Wolkin | Jamie McMurray | 19th | 0 |
| Zach Catanzareti | Paul Menard* | 25th | -1 |
Standings
| Writer | Points | Behind | Starts | Wins | Top 5 | Top 10 |
| Tony Lumbis | 47 | — | 27 | 3 | 12 | 16 |
| Clayton Caldwell | 47 | — | 27 | 5 | 10 | 17 |
| Bryan Gable | 36 | -11 | 25 | 2 | 11 | 17 |
| Dustin Albino | 36 | -11 | 25 | 4 | 9 | 16 |
| Jeff Meyer | 34 | -13 | 25 | 1 | 11 | 14 |
| Jeff Wolfe | 32 | -15 | 28 | 3 | 11 | 16 |
| Vito Pugliese | 31 | -16 | 28 | 3 | 8 | 17 |
| Danny Peters | 30 | -17 | 24 | 3 | 9 | 15 |
| Dan Greene | 29 | -18 | 28 | 1 | 7 | 16 |
| Sean Fesko | 20 | -27 | 27 | 2 | 7 | 11 |
| Huston Ladner | 19 | -28 | 24 | 0 | 5 | 12 |
| Amy Henderson | 17 | -30 | 28 | 3 | 8 | 14 |
| Mark Howell | 17 | -30 | 24 | 2 | 8 | 10 |
| Corey Brewer | 17 | -30 | 14 | 1 | 6 | 10 |
| Jason Schultz | 16 | -31 | 16 | 1 | 5 | 9 |
| Zach Catanzareti | 13 | -34 | 26 | 1 | 4 | 7 |
| Aaron Bearden | 11 | -36 | 12 | 0 | 4 | 11 |
| John Douglas | 11 | -36 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 3 |
| Mike Neff | 8 | -39 | 10 | 0 | 4 | 6 |
| Phil Allaway | 5 | -42 | 12 | 1 | 3 | 4 |
| Jerry Jordan | 4 | -43 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Tom Bowles | 3 | -44 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Joseph Wolkin | 3 | -44 | 28 | 1 | 4 | 9 |
| Summer Bedgood | 1 | -46 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Matt Stallknecht | -1 | -48 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Kevin Rutherford | -2 | -49 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Greg Davis | -3 | -50 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Michael Finley | -8 | -55 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
The Frontstretch Staff is made up of a group of talented men and women spread out all over the United States and Canada. Residing in 15 states throughout the country, plus Ontario, and widely ranging in age, the staff showcases a wide variety of diverse opinions that will keep you coming back for more week in and week out.
I’m going with Jeff Gordon for his 94th win