Welcome to our 10th 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) in the AAA 400 Drive For Autism!
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: AAA 400 Drive for Autism
| Writer | Stage 1 | Stage 2 | Race Winner |
| Amy Henderson | Kyle Busch | Kyle Busch | Jimmie Johnson |
| Corey Brewer | Kyle Busch | Kurt Busch | Matt Kenseth |
| Dan Greene | Kyle Larson | Kevin Harvick | Jimmie Johnson |
| Mark Howell | Kyle Larson | Martin Truex Jr. | Dale Earnhardt, Jr. |
| Dustin Albino | Martin Truex Jr. | Kyle Busch | Matt Kenseth |
| Clayton Caldwell | Martin Truex Jr. | Jimmie Johnson | Martin Truex Jr. |
| Michael Massie | Kyle Busch | Martin Truex Jr. | Kyle Busch |
| Davey Segal | Kyle Busch | Jimmie Johnson | Jimmie Johnson |
| Bryan Gable | Kyle Larson | Matt Kenseth | Jimmie Johnson |
| Joseph Wolkin | Kyle Busch | Jimmie Johnson | Jamie McMurray |
| Huston Ladner | Martin Truex Jr. | Kevin Harvick | Denny Hamlin |
| Jeff Wolfe | Chase Elliott | Chase Elliott | Chase Elliott |
| Greg Davis | Kyle Larson | Jimmie Johnson | Paul Menard |
| John Douglas | Kevin Harvick | Jimmie Johnson | Martin Truex Jr. |
Results: Coca-Cola 600
| Writer | Stage 1 | Stage 2 | Stage 3 | Race Winner | Winner Pick Finish | Points |
| Amy Henderson | Kyle Larson | Kevin Harvick | Kyle Larson | Ryan Blaney | 24th | -1 |
| Corey Brewer | Kevin Harvick | Kyle Busch | Kyle Busch | Kyle Busch | 2nd | 3 |
| Dan Greene | Kevin Harvick | Martin Truex Jr. | Jimmie Johnson | Jimmie Johnson | 17th | 1 |
| Mark Howell | Kevin Harvick | Kyle Busch | Martin Truex Jr. | Kyle Busch | 2nd | 3 |
| Dustin Albino | Kevin Harvick | Chase Elliott | Kyle Busch | Kyle Busch | 2nd | 3 |
| Clayton Caldwell | Kevin Harvick | Kevin Harvick | Kyle Busch | Erik Jones | 7th | 1 |
| Vito Pugliese | Kevin Harvick | Kevin Harvick | Kyle Busch | Kyle Larson | 33rd | -2 |
| Frank Velat | Kevin Harvick | Kyle Larson | Kyle Busch | Kyle Busch | 2nd | 3 |
| Michael Massie | Kevin Harvick | Kyle Busch | Kyle Larson | Jamie McMurray | 12th | 0 |
| Davey Segal | Kevin Harvick | Ryan Blaney | Jimmie Johnson | Jimmie Johnson | 17th | 0 |
| Bryan Gable | Kevin Harvick | Ryan Blaney | Kyle Busch | Brad Keselowski | 39th | -3 |
| Joseph Wolkin | Kevin Harvick | Martin Truex Jr. | Kevin Harvick | Kevin Harvick | 8th | 2 |
| Huston Ladner | Kevin Harvick | Brad Keselowski | Kyle Larson | Matt Kenseth | 4th | 3 |
| Jeff Wolfe | Kevin Harvick | Ryan Blaney | Kyle Busch | Ryan Blaney | 24th | -1 |
| Tom Bowles | Kevin Harvick | Chase Elliott | Kyle Larson | Kyle Larson | 33rd | -2 |
| John Haverlin | Kevin Harvick | Kevin Harvick | Brad Keselowski | Jimmie Johnson | 17th | 0 |
Standings
| Writer | Points | Behind | Starts | Wins | Top 5 | Top 10 |
| Corey Brewer | 25 | — | 12 | 1 | 5 | 8 |
| Mark Howell | 23 | -2 | 12 | 0 | 8 | 8 |
| Huston Ladner | 20 | -5 | 12 | 2 | 5 | 6 |
| Amy Henderson | 18 | -7 | 12 | 0 | 5 | 8 |
| Frank Velat | 18 | -7 | 12 | 1 | 5 | 6 |
| Dustin Albino | 17 | -8 | 12 | 1 | 5 | 7 |
| Michael Massie | 14 | -11 | 12 | 1 | 3 | 5 |
| John Douglas | 14 | -11 | 6 | 0 | 4 | 4 |
| Matteo Marcheschi | 12 | -13 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
| Bryan Gable | 11 | -13 | 11 | 0 | 3 | 7 |
| Clayton Caldwell | 10 | -15 | 12 | 1 | 2 | 5 |
| Jeff Wolfe | 10 | -15 | 11 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
| Vito Pugliese | 9 | -16 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 4 |
| Davey Segal | 9 | -16 | 11 | 1 | 3 | 5 |
| Joseph Wolkin | 8 | -17 | 9 | 0 | 2 | 4 |
| John Haverlin | 5 | -20 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Dan Greene | 5 | -20 | 10 | 0 | 2 | 4 |
| Michael Finley | 3 | -22 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Greg Davis | 3 | -22 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| Phil Allaway | 0 | -25 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Zach Catanzareti | -1 | -26 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Tom Bowles | -2 | -27 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Danny Peters | -3 | -28 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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