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: Overton’s 301
| Writer | Stage 1 | Stage 2 | Race Winner |
| Amy Henderson | Â Martin Truex Jr. | Martin Truex Jr. | Â Kyle Busch |
| Corey Brewer | Â Martin Truex Jr. | Â Martin Truex Jr. | Â Matt Kenseth |
| Dan Greene | Â Martin Truex Jr. | Â Martin Truex Jr. | Â Matt Kenseth |
| Mark Howell | Â Kyle Larson | Â Martin Truex Jr. | Â Matt Kenseth |
| Bryan Gable | Â Kyle Larson | Â Kevin Harvick | Â Matt Kenseth |
| Clayton Caldwell | Â Martin Truex Jr. | Â Kyle Busch | Â Chase Elliott |
| Davey Segal | Â Martin Truex Jr. | Â Kyle Busch | Â Joey Logano |
| Joseph Wolkin | Â Kyle Larson | Â Martin Truex Jr. | Â Kurt Busch |
| Jeff Wolfe | Â Martin Truex Jr. | Â Kyle Busch | Â Chase Elliott |
| Frank Velat | Â Ryan Blaney | Â Kevin Harvick | Â Denny Hamlin |
| Huston Ladner | Martin Truex Jr. | Â Jimmie Johnson | Â Matt Kenseth |
| Greg Davis | Martin Truex Jr. | Â Kyle Busch | Â Jimmie Johnson |
| Michael Massie | Martin Truex Jr. | Â Martin Truex Jr. | Â Denny Hamlin |
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Results: Quaker State 400
| Writer | Stage 1 | Stage 2 | Race Winner | Winner Pick Finish | Total Points |
| Amy Henderson | Kyle Busch | Jimmie Johnson | Chase Elliott | 3rd | 3 |
| Corey Brewer | Martin Truex, Jr. | Kyle Busch | Kyle Busch | 5th | 4 |
| Dan Greene | Martin Truex, Jr. | Martin Truex, Jr. | Kyle Busch | 5th | 5 |
| Mark Howell | Kyle Busch | Brad Keselowski | Kyle Busch | 5th | 3 |
| Dustin Albino | Kyle Larson | Kyle Busch | Brad Keselowski | 39th | -3 |
| Clayton Caldwell | Brad Keselowski | Kyle Busch | Kyle Busch | 5th | 3 |
| Davey Segal | Kevin Harvick | Kyle Busch | Kyle Busch | 5th | 3 |
| Joseph Wolkin | Brad Keselowski | Martin Truex, Jr. | Kyle Busch | 5th | 4 |
| Jeff Wolfe | Kyle Busch | Martin Truex, Jr. | Ryan Blaney | 10th | 2 |
| Vito Pugliese | Martin Truex, Jr. | Brad Keselowski | Joey Logano | 8th | 2 |
| Huston Ladner | Kyle Busch | Martin Truex, Jr. | Brad Keselowski | 39th | -2 |
| Greg Davis | Kyle Busch | Brad Keselowski | Kyle Busch | 5th | 3 |
| Michael Massie | Kyle Busch | Martin Truex, Jr. | Brad Keselowski | 39th | -2 |
Standings
| Â Writer | Points | Behind | Starts | Wins | Top 5 | Top 10 |
| Corey Brewer | 33 | — | 18 | 1 | 7 | 10 |
| Mark Howell | 29 | -4 | 18 | 0 | 9 | 12 |
| Amy Henderson | 28 | -5 | 18 | 1 | 8 | 12 |
| Huston Ladner | 25 | -8 | 17 | 2 | 6 | 9 |
| Joseph Wolkin | 24 | -9 | 15 | 0 | 6 | 9 |
| Davey Segal | 23 | -10 | 18 | 2 | 7 | 9 |
| Clayton Caldwell | 23 | -10 | 18 | 1 | 6 | 9 |
| Dan Greene | 21 | -12 | 16 | 1 | 6 | 9 |
| Michael Massie | 21 | -12 | 16 | 2 | 4 | 7 |
| Bryan Gable | 20 | -13 | 16 | 1 | 4 | 11 |
| Dustin Albino | 19 | -14 | 18 | 1 | 7 | 9 |
| Frank Velat | 18 | -15 | 13 | 1 | 5 | 6 |
| John Douglas | 17 | -16 | 7 | 0 | 5 | 5 |
| Jeff Wolfe | 15 | -18 | 16 | 2 | 5 | 7 |
| Vito Pugliese | 14 | -19 | 13 | 1 | 2 | 7 |
| Matteo Marcheschi | 12 | -21 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
| John Haverlin | 5 | -28 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Greg Davis | 4 | -29 | 9 | 0 | 3 | 5 |
| Michael Finley | 3 | -30 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Phil Allaway | 0 | -33 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Zach Catanzareti | -1 | -34 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Tom Bowles | -2 | -35 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Danny Peters | -3 | -36 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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