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) with this week’s Brickyard 400!
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: Brickyard 400
| Writer | Stage 1 | Stage 2 | Race Winner |
| Amy Henderson | Kyle Busch | Martin Truex Jr. | Ryan Blaney |
| Corey Brewer | Martin Truex Jr. | Martin Truex Jr. | Jimmie Johnson |
| Dan Greene | Brad Keselowski | Martin Truex Jr. | Jamie McMurray |
| Mark Howell | Brad Keselowski | Kyle Busch | Jamie McMurray |
| Dustin Albino | Kyle Busch | Martin Truex Jr. | Kevin Harvick |
| Clayton Caldwell | Martin Truex Jr. | Kyle Larson | Kyle Larson |
| Davey Segal | Kyle Busch | Kyle Busch | Kyle Busch |
| Bryan Gable | Martin Truex Jr. | Kyle Busch | Kyle Busch |
| Joseph Wolkin | Kyle Busch | Martin Truex Jr. | Chase Elliott |
| Jeff Wolfe | Martin Truex Jr. | Ryan Blaney | Kurt Busch |
| Huston Ladner | Martin Truex Jr. | Kyle Busch | Matt Kenseth |
| Greg Davis | Brad Keselowski | Martin Truex Jr. | Kyle Larson |
| Michael Massie | Kyle Busch | Martin Truex Jr. | Kyle Busch |
| Vito Pugliese | Kevin Harvick | Kyle Busch | Jimmie Johnson |
Results: Overton’s 301
| Writer | Stage 1 | Stage 2 | Race Winner | Winner Pick Finish | Total Points |
| Amy Henderson | Martin Truex Jr. | Martin Truex Jr. | Kyle Busch | 12th | 1 |
| Corey Brewer | Martin Truex Jr. | Martin Truex Jr. | Matt Kenseth | 4th | 4 |
| Dan Greene | Martin Truex Jr. | Martin Truex Jr. | Matt Kenseth | 4th | 4 |
| Mark Howell | Kyle Larson | Martin Truex Jr. | Matt Kenseth | 4th | 3 |
| Dustin Albino | Martin Truex Jr. | Martin Truex Jr. | Matt Kenseth | 4th | 4 |
| Clayton Caldwell | Martin Truex Jr. | Kyle Busch | Chase Elliott | 11th | 2 |
| Davey Segal | Martin Truex Jr. | Kyle Busch | Joey Logano | 37th | -1 |
| Frank Velat | Ryan Blaney | Kevin Harvick | Denny Hamlin | 1st | 5 |
| Joseph Wolkin | Kyle Larson | Martin Truex Jr. | Kyle Busch | 12th | 0 |
| Jeff Wolfe | Martin Truex Jr. | Kyle Busch | Chase Elliott | 11th | 2 |
| Huston Ladner | Martin Truex Jr. | Jimmie Johnson | Matt Kenseth | 4th | 4 |
| Greg Davis | Martin Truex Jr. | Kyle Busch | Jimmie Johnson | 10th | 3 |
| Michael Massie | Martin Truex Jr. | Martin Truex Jr. | Denny Hamlin | 1st | 6 |
Standings
| Writer | Points | Behind | Starts | Wins | Top 5 | Top 10 |
| Corey Brewer | 37 | — | 19 | 1 | 8 | 11 |
| Mark Howell | 32 | -5 | 19 | 0 | 10 | 13 |
| Amy Henderson | 29 | -8 | 19 | 1 | 8 | 12 |
| Huston Ladner | 29 | -8 | 18 | 2 | 7 | 8 |
| Michael Massie | 27 | -10 | 17 | 3 | 5 | 8 |
| Clayton Caldwell | 25 | -12 | 19 | 1 | 6 | 9 |
| Dan Greene | 25 | -12 | 17 | 1 | 7 | 10 |
| Joseph Wolkin | 24 | -13 | 16 | 0 | 6 | 9 |
| Dustin Albino | 23 | -14 | 19 | 1 | 8 | 10 |
| Frank Velat | 23 | -14 | 14 | 2 | 6 | 7 |
| Davey Segal | 22 | -15 | 19 | 2 | 7 | 9 |
| Bryan Gable | 20 | -17 | 16 | 1 | 4 | 11 |
| John Douglas | 17 | -20 | 7 | 0 | 5 | 5 |
| Jeff Wolfe | 17 | -20 | 17 | 2 | 5 | 7 |
| Vito Pugliese | 14 | -23 | 13 | 1 | 2 | 7 |
| Matteo Marcheschi | 12 | -25 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
| Greg Davis | 7 | -30 | 10 | 0 | 3 | 6 |
| John Haverlin | 5 | -32 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Michael Finley | 3 | -34 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Phil Allaway | 0 | -37 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Zach Catanzareti | -1 | -38 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Tom Bowles | -2 | -39 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Danny Peters | -3 | -40 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Dustin is your winner & the rest of y’all are out to lunch! I got Larry Mac’s pick – HAPPY HARV & Ford’s first Brickyard win since DJ in ’99! I’ll allow it!
Happy takes the first stage & I’ll take Martini T-X on the second, just because…