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) 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 / Save Mart 350
| Writer | Stage 1 | Stage 2 | Race Winner |
| Amy Henderson | Jamie McMurray | Kyle Busch | AJ Allmendinger |
| Corey Brewer | Kyle Larson | Kyle Busch | Denny Hamlin |
| Dan Greene | Martin Truex, Jr. | Kyle Busch | Clint Bowyer |
| Mark Howell | Martin Truex, Jr. | Kyle Larson | Jamie McMurray |
| Dustin Albino | Martin Truex, Jr. | AJ Allmendinger | Clint Bowyer |
| Clayton Caldwell | Martin Truex, Jr. | AJ Allmendinger | AJ Allmendinger |
| Davey Segal | Denny Hamlin | Martin Truex, Jr. | Clint Bowyer |
| Bryan Gable | Kyle Larson | Martin Truex, Jr. | Kurt Busch |
| Joseph Wolkin | Martin Truex, Jr. | Kyle Busch | Clint Bowyer |
| Jeff Wolfe | Kyle Larson | Ryan Blaney | Kyle Larson |
| Vito Pugliese | Martin Truex, Jr. | Martin Truex, Jr. | Kurt Busch |
| Huston Ladner | Kyle Larson | AJ Allmendinger | Kyle Busch |
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Results: FireKeepers Casino 400
| Writer | Stage 1 | Stage 2 | Race Winner | Winner Pick Finish | Total Points |
| Amy Henderson | Martin Truex, Jr. | Clint Bowyer | Joey Logano | 3rd | 4 |
| Corey Brewer | Kyle Larson | Martin Truex, Jr. | Clint Bowyer | 26th | 0 |
| Dan Greene | Kyle Larson | Ryan Blaney | Chase Elliott | 2nd | 3 |
| Mark Howell | Kyle Busch | Kyle Larson | Jimmie Johnson | 10th | 1 |
| Dustin Albino | Kyle Larson | Chase Elliott | Ryan Blaney | 25th | -1 |
| Clayton Caldwell | Martin Truex, Jr. | Kyle Larson | Joey Logano | 3rd | 4 |
| Michael Massie | Kyle Larson | Martin Truex, Jr. | Kyle Larson | 1st | 6 |
| Davey Segal | Kyle Larson | Brad Keselowski | Brad Keselowski | 16th | 0 |
| Bryan Gable | Martin Truex, Jr. | Kyle Busch | Martin Truex, Jr. | 6th | 2 |
| Joseph Wolkin | Kevin Harvick | Martin Truex, Jr. | Chase Elliott | 2nd | 4 |
| Jeff Wolfe | Kyle Larson | Kyle Busch | Chase Elliott | 2nd | 3 |
Standings
| Â Writer | Points | Behind | Starts | Wins | Top 5 | Top 10 |
| Amy Henderson | 29 | — | 15 | 1 | 7 | 11 |
| Corey Brewer | 27 | -2 | 15 | 1 | 5 | 8 |
| Mark Howell | 26 | -3 | 15 | 0 | 8 | 10 |
| Huston Ladner | 24 | -5 | 14 | 2 | 5 | 8 |
| Michael Massie | 23 | -6 | 15 | 2 | 4 | 7 |
| Clayton Caldwell | 21 | -8 | 15 | 1 | 5 | 8 |
| Dustin Albino | 20 | -9 | 15 | 1 | 6 | 8 |
| Bryan Gable | 20 | -9 | 14 | 1 | 4 | 10 |
| Davey Segal | 18 | -11 | 15 | 2 | 5 | 7 |
| Frank Velat | 18 | -11 | 12 | 1 | 5 | 6 |
| John Douglas | 17 | -12 | 7 | 0 | 5 | 5 |
| Jeff Wolfe | 16 | -13 | 13 | 2 | 5 | 6 |
| Joseph Wolkin | 16 | -13 | 12 | 0 | 4 | 7 |
| Dan Greene | 14 | -13 | 13 | 1 | 4 | 7 |
| Matteo Marcheschi | 12 | -17 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
| Vito Pugliese | 11 | -18 | 10 | 1 | 2 | 5 |
| John Haverlin | 5 | -24 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Michael Finley | 3 | -26 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Greg Davis | 3 | -26 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 4 |
| Phil Allaway | 0 | -29 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Zach Catanzareti | -1 | -30 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Tom Bowles | -2 | -31 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Danny Peters | -3 | -32 | 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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Race Winner: #47 AJ Allmendinger