Welcome to our tenth 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 writer picks the drivers they they think will win the first two stages and the overall race. We can’t pick the same driver two weeks in a row or more than four times in a season. The first two stages pay one bonus point, with three bonus points if someone can get all three winners correct. Overall race points remain the same:
Prediction Scoring
+5 – Win
+3 – 2nd-5th
+1 – 6th-10th
0 – 11th-20th
-1 – 21st-30th
-2 – 31st-36th
-3 – 37th-40th
This week’s predictions: Food City 500
Amy Henderson: Stage 1: Kyle Larson, Stage 2: Kyle Busch, Race Winner: Kyle Busch
Corey Brewer: Stage 1: Chase Elliott, Stage 2: Kyle Busch, Race Winner: Erik Jones
Dan Greene: Stage 1: Chase Elliott, Stage 2: Clint Bowyer, Race Winner: Ryan Blaney
Mark Howell: Stage 1: Kyle Busch, Stage 2: Kevin Harvick, Race Winner: Kyle Busch
Dustin Albino: Stage 1: Brad Keselowski Stage 2: Joey Logano Race winner: Matt Kenseth
Clayton Caldwell: Stage 1: Brad Keselowski, Stage 2: Brad Keselowski, Winner: Kyle Busch
Huston Ladner: Chase Elliott, Stage 2: Joey Logano, Race Winner: Clint Bowyer
Frank Velat: Stage 1: Kyle Larson, Stage 2: Kyle Busch, Race winner: Kyle Busch
Michael Massie: Stage 1: Brad Keselowski, Stage 2: Kyle Busch, Race Winner: Ryan Blaney
Vito Pugliese: Stage 1: Ryan Blaney, Stage 2: Kyle Busch, Race Winner: Kyle Busch
Bryan Gable: Stage 1: Kyle Larson, Stage 2: Kyle Busch, Race Winner: Joey Logano
Joseph Wolkin: Stage 1: Brad Keselowski Stage 2: Chase Elliott Race Winner: Matt Kenseth
Greg Davis: Stage 1: Kyle Larson, Stage 2: Brad Kesolowski, Race Winner: Brad Kesolowski
Jeff Wolfe: Stage 1: Kyle Larson, Stage 2: Joey Logano, Race Winner: Denny Hamlin
Davey Segal: Stage 1: Kyle Larson, Stage 2: Kyle Busch, Race Winner: Kyle Busch
Matteo Marcheschi: Stage 1: Kyle Larson, Stage 2: Kyle Busch, Race Winner: Jimmie Johnson
Michael Finley: Stage 1: Kevin Harvick, Stage 2: Brad Keselowski, Race winner: David Ragan (thanks to a rain-out)
Results: O’Reilly Auto Parts 500
| Writer | Stage 1 | Stage 2 | Race Winner | Winner Pick Finish | Points | |
| John Douglas | Kyle Larson | Brad Keselowski | Kyle Larson | 2nd | 3 | |
| Dan Greene | Kevin Harvick | Martin Truex, Jr. | Kevin Harvck | 4th | 3 | |
| Corey Brewer | Kevin Harvick | Joey Logano | Kevin Harvick | 4th | 3 | |
| Frank Velat | Kevin Harvick | Brad Keselowski | Kevin Harvick | 4th | 3 | |
| Greg Davis | Kevin Harvick | Kevin Harvick | Kevin Harvick | 4th | 3 | |
| Vito Pugliese | Kevin Harvick | Ryan Blaney | Brad Keselowski | 6th | 2 | |
| Amy Henderson | Joey Logano | Jimmie Johnson | Brad Keselowski | 6th | 1 | |
| Clayton Caldwell | Kevin Harvick | Kevin Harvick | Brad Keselowski | 6th | 1 | |
| Davey Segal | Kevin Harvick | Joey Logano | Brad Keselowski | 6th | 1 | |
| Dustin Albino | Kevin Harvick | Joey Logano | Marti Truex, Jr. | 8th | 1 | |
| Mark Howell | Kevin Harvick | Brad Keselowski | Clint Bowyer | 11th | 0 | |
| Huston Ladner | Kevin Harvick | Ryan Blaney | Kyle Busch | 15h | 1 | |
| Jeff Wolfe | Ryan Blaney | Joey Logano | Kyle Busch | 15th | 1 | |
| Michael Massie | Kevin Harvick | Joey Logano | Kyle Busch | 15th | 0 | |
| Matteo Marcheschi | Kevin Harvick | Kevin Harvick | Kyle Busch | 15th | 0 | |
Standings
| Writer | Points | Behind | Starts | Wins | Top 5 | Top 10 |
| Mark Howell | 16 | — | 7 | 0 | 5 | 5 |
| Clayton Caldwell | 16 | — | 7 | 1 | 2 | 5 |
| Corey Brewer | 15 | -1 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 6 |
| Dustin Albino | 14 | -2 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 5 |
| Amy Henderson | 13 | -3 | 7 | 0 | 4 | 5 |
| Jeff Wolfe | 12 | -4 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 3 |
| Frank Velat | 12 | -4 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 4 |
| John Douglas | 11 | -5 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| Michael Massie | 10 | -6 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 4 |
| Davey Segal | 10 | -6 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 5 |
| Huston Ladner | 9 | -7 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| Vito Pugliese | 8 | -8 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Bryan Gable | 7 | -9 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| Dan Greene | 5 | -11 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| Michael Finley | 4 | -12 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Greg Davis | 4 | -12 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| Joseph Wolkin | 1 | -15 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Phil Allaway | 0 | -16 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Tom Bowles | 0 | -16 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Matteo Marcheschi | 0 | -16 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Zach Catanzareti | -1 | -17 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Danny Peters | -3 | -19 | 1 | 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.