Welcome to our 10th year of our NASCAR Frontstretch Cup 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: Go Bowling 400
| Writer | Stage 1 Winner | Stage 2 Winner | Race Winner |
| Amy Henderson | Kyle Busch | Brad Keselowski | Ryan Blaney |
| Corey Brewer | Martin Truex Jr. | Kyle Busch | Martin Truex Jr. |
| Dan Greene | Kevin Harvick | Kyle Busch | Clint Bowyer |
| Mark Howell | Kyle Larson | Kyle Busch | Kyle Busch |
| Dustin Albino | Kyle Larson | Brad Keselowski | Jimmie Johnson |
| Clayton Caldwell | Brad Keselowski | Chase Elliott | Chase Elliott |
| Vito Pugliese | Ryan Blaney | Kyle Larson | Clint Bowyer |
| Frank Velat | Martin Truex Jr, | Kyle Busch | Kyle Busch |
| Michael Massie | Ryan Blaney | Kyle Busch | Martin Truex Jr. |
| Huston Ladner | Brad Keselowski | Clint Bowyer | Jimmie Johnson |
| Bryan Gable | Martin Truex Jr. | Kevin Harvick | Kevin Harvick |
| Joseph Wolkin | Kyle Larson | Martin Truex Jr. | Kyle Larson |
| John Haverlin | Matt Kenseth | Matt Kenseth | Martin Truex Jr. |
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Results: GEICO 500
| Writer | Stage 1 | Stage 2 | Race Winner | Winner Pick Finish | Points | |
| Huston Ladner | Brad Keselowski | Ryan Blaney | Ricky Stenhouse, Jr. | 1st | 6 | |
| Matteo Marcheschi | Dale Earnhardt, Jr. | Dale Earnhardt, Jr. | Ricky Stenhouse, Jr. | 1st | 5 | |
| Amy Henderson | Dale Earnhardt, Jr. | Dale Earnhardt, Jr. | Brad Keselowski | 7th | 1 | |
| Davey Segal | Brad Keselowski | Clint Bowyer | Denny Hamlin | 11th | 1 | |
| Frank Velat | Martin Truex, Jr. | Clint Bowyer | Kyle Larson | 12th | 0 | |
| Corey Brewer | Brad Keselowski | Ryan Blaney | Clint Bowyer | 14th | 1 | |
| Joseph Wolkin | Brad Keselowski | Joey Logano | Clint Bowyer | 14th | 1 | |
| Mark Howell | Jamie McMurray | Martin Truex, Jr. | Clint Bowyer | 14th | 0 | |
| Jeff Wolfe | Dale Earnhardt, Jr. | Dale Earnhardt, Jr. | Dale Earnhardt, Jr. | 22nd | -1 | |
| Dan Greene | Clint Bowyer | Martin Truex, Jr. | Dale Earnhardt, Jr. | 22nd | -1 | |
| Michael Massie | Brad Keselowski | Kyle Busch | Chase Elliott | 30th | 0 | |
| Zach Catanzareti | Brad Keselowski | Brad Keselowski | Chase Elliott | 30th | 0 | |
| Bryan Gable | Kevin Harvick | Brad Keselowski | Chase Elliott | 30th | -1 | |
| Clayton Caldwell | Brad Keselowski | Clint Bowyer | Trevor Bayne | 37th | -2 | |
| Dustin Albino | Trevor Bayne | Ricky Stenhouse, Jr. | Ryan Blaney | 39th | -3 | |
Standings
| Â Writer | Points | Behind | Starts | Wins | Top 5 | Top 10 |
| Huston Ladner | 18 | — | 10 | 2 | 4 | 5 |
| Mark Howell | 17 | -1 | 10 | 0 | 6 | 6 |
| Corey Brewer | 16 | -2 | 10 | 0 | 3 | 6 |
| Dustin Albino | 15 | -3 | 10 | 1 | 4 | 6 |
| Amy Henderson | 15 | -3 | 10 | 0 | 4 | 7 |
| John Douglas | 14 | -4 | 6 | 0 | 4 | 4 |
| Frank Velat | 12 | -6 | 10 | 1 | 3 | 4 |
| Matteo Marcheschi | 12 | -6 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
| Jeff Wolfe | 11 | -7 | 10 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
| Bryan Gable | 11 | -7 | 9 | 0 | 2 | 6 |
| Clayton Caldwell | 10 | -8 | 10 | 1 | 2 | 5 |
| Vito Pugliese | 9 | -9 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| Davey Segal | 9 | -9 | 10 | 1 | 3 | 5 |
| Michael Massie | 8 | -10 | 10 | 0 | 2 | 4 |
| Joseph Wolkin | 5 | -13 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| Dan Greene | 3 | -15 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| Michael Finley | 3 | -15 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Greg Davis | 3 | -15 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| Phil Allaway | 0 | -18 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Tom Bowles | 0 | -18 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Zach Catanzareti | -1 | -19 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Danny Peters | -3 | -21 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
About the author
Amy is an 20-year veteran NASCAR writer and a six-time National Motorsports Press Association (NMPA) writing award winner, including first place awards for both columns and race coverage. As well as serving as Photo Editor, Amy writes The Big 6 (Mondays) after every NASCAR Cup Series race. She can also be found working on her bi-weekly columns Holding A Pretty Wheel (Tuesdays) and Only Yesterday (Wednesdays). A New Hampshire native whose heart is in North Carolina, Amy’s work credits have extended everywhere from driver Kenny Wallace’s website to Athlon Sports. She can also be heard weekly as a panelist on the Hard Left Turn podcast that can be found on AccessWDUN.com's Around the Track page.
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