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: Toyota Owners 400
Amy Henderson: Stage 1: Matt Kenseth, Stage 2: Erik Jones, Race Winner: Martin Truex, Jr.
Corey Brewer: Stage 1: Matt Kenseth, Stage 2: Kevin Harvick, Race Winner: Matt Kenseth
Dan Greene: Stage 1: Matt Kenseth, Stage 2:  Clint Bowyer, Race Winner:  Kyle Busch
Mark Howell: Stage 1: Â Clint Bowyer, Stage 2: Â Martin Truex, Jr., Race Winner: Â Kevin Harvick
Dustin Albino: Stage 1: Matt Kenseth Stage 2: Martin Truex Jr. Race Winner: Clint Bowyer
Clayton Caldwell: Stage 1: Matt Kenseth, Stage 2: Joey Logano, Winner: Ryan Blaney
Frank Velat: Stage 1: Matt Kenseth, Stage 2:Â Martin Truex, Jr, Race Winner: Kyle Busch
Michael Massie: Stage 1: Martin Truex Jr., Stage 2: Kevin Harvick, Race Winner: Clint Bowyer
Vito Pugliese: Stage 1: Kyle Larson, Stage 2: Martin Truex, Jr., Race Winner: Denny Hamlin
Bryan Gable: Stage 1: Martin Truex Jr., Stage 2: Clint Bowyer, Race Winner: Martin Truex, Jr.
Joseph Wolkin: Stage 1: Matt Kenseth, Stage 2: Chase Elliott, Race Winner: Chase Elliott
Jeff Wolfe: Stage 1: Matt Kenneth, Stage 2: Kyle Busch, Race Winner: Ryan BlaneyÂ
Davey Segal: Stage 1: Kevin Harvick, Stage 2: Jimmie Johnson, Race Winner: Chase Elliott
Matteo Marcheschi: Stage 1: Matt Kenseth Stage 2: Ryan Blaney Race Winner: Clint Bowyer
John Douglas: Â Stage 1: Martin Truex Jr., Stage 2: Kyle Larson, Winner: Denny Hamlin
Results: Food City 500
| Writer | Stage 1 | Stage 2 | Race Winner | Winner Pick Finish | Points | |
| Matteo Marcheschi | Kyle Larson | Kyle Busch | Jimmie Johnson | 1st | 6 | |
| Huston Ladner | Chase Elliott | Joey Logano | Clint Bowyer | 2nd | 3 | |
| Joseph Wolkin | Brad Keselowski | Chase Elliott | Matt Kenseth | 4th | 3 | |
| Dustin Albino | Brad Keselowski | Joey Logano | Matt Kenseth | 4th | 3 | |
| Bryan Gable | Kyle Larson | Kyle Busch | Joey Logano | 5th | 4 | |
| Jeff Wolfe | Kyle Larson | Joey Logano | Denny Hamlin | 10th | 2 | |
| Corey Brewer | Chase Elliott | Kyle Busch | Erik Jones | 17th | 0 | |
| Michael Finley | Kevin Harvick | Brad Keselowski | David Ragan | 23rd | -1 | |
| Dan Greene | Chase Elliott | Clint Bowyer | Ryan Blaney | 33rd | -2 | |
| Michael Massie | Brad Keselowski | Kyle Busch | Ryan Blaney | 33rd | -2 | |
| Greg Davis | Kyle Larson | Brad Keselowski | Brad Keselowski | 34th | -1 | |
| Amy Henderson | Kyle Larson | Kyle Busch | Kyle Busch | 35th | -1 | |
| Frank Velat | Kyle Larson | Kyle Busch | Kyle Busch | 35th | -1 | |
| Davey Segal | Kyle Larson | Kyle Busch | Kyle Busch | 35th | -1 | |
| Mark Howell | Kyle Busch | Kevin Harvick | Kyle Busch | 35th | -2 | |
| Clayton Caldwell | Brad Keselowski | Brad Keselowski | Kyle Busch | 35th | -2 | |
| Vito Pugliese | Ryan Blaney | Kyle Busch | Kyle Busch | 35th | -2 | |
Standings
| Â Writer | Points | Behind | Starts | Wins | Top 5 | Top 10 |
| Dustin Albino | 17 | — | 8 | 1 | 4 | 6 |
| Corey Brewer | 15 | -2 | 8 | 0 | 3 | 6 |
| Mark Howell | 14 | -3 | 8 | 0 | 5 | 5 |
| Clayton Caldwell | 14 | -3 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 5 |
| Jeff Wolfe | 14 | -3 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
| Amy Henderson | 12 | -5 | 8 | 0 | 4 | 5 |
| Huston Ladner | 12 | -5 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 4 |
| Frank Velat | 11 | -6 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 4 |
| Bryan Gable | 11 | -6 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 5 |
| John Douglas | 11 | -6 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| Davey Segal | 9 | -8 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 5 |
| Michael Massie | 8 | -9 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 4 |
| Vito Pugliese | 6 | -11 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Matteo Marcheschi | 6 | -11 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Joseph Wolkin | 4 | -13 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| Michael Finley | 3 | -14 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Greg Davis | 3 | -14 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| Dan Greene | 3 | -14 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| Phil Allaway | 0 | -17 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Tom Bowles | 0 | -17 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Zach Catanzareti | -1 | -118 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Danny Peters | -3 | -20 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |