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:Â ISM Connect 300
| Writer | Stage 1 | Stage 2 | Race Winner |
| Amy Henderson | Martin Truex, Jr. | Daniel Suarez | Kyle Busch |
| Corey Brewer | Kyle Busch | Kyle Busch | Kyle Larson |
| Mark Howell | Kyle Larson | Kyle Busch | Ryan Blaney |
| Dustin Albino | Kyle Busch | Kyle Larson | Kevin Harvick |
| Clayton Caldwell | Kyle Busch | Martin Truex, Jr. | Kevin Harvick |
| Davey Segal | Kyle Busch | Kyle Busch | Kyle Busch |
| Bryan Gable | Kyle Busch | Martin Truex, Jr. | Denny Hamlin |
| Jeff Wolfe | Matrin Truex, Jr. | Martin Truex, Jr. | Kyle Busch |
| Michael Massie | Kyle Busch | Kyle Larson | Denny Hamlin |
| Samarth Kanal | Kyle Busch | Kyle Larson | Kyle Busch |
| Dan Greene | Kyle Busch | Clint Bowyer | Kyle Busch |
| Christian Koelle | Kyle Busch | Brad Keselowski | Kevin Harvick |
| Vito Pugliese | Kyle Busch | Kyle Busch | Kyle Busch |
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| Writer | Stage 1 | Stage 2 | Race Winner | Winner Pick Finish | Total Points |
| Amy Henderson | Martin Truex, Jr. | Martin Truex, Jr. | Chase Elliott | 2nd | 3 |
| Corey Brewer | Kyle Busch | Martin Truex, Jr. | Martin Truex, Jr. | 1st | 6 |
| Mark Howell | Jamie McMurray | Kyle Larson | Jimmie Johnson | 8th | 1 |
| Dustin Albino | Kyle Busch | Martin Truex, Jr. | Kyle Busch | 15th | 1 |
| Clayton Caldwell | Martin Truex, Jr. | Martin Truex, Jr. | Martin Truex, Jr. | 1st | 5 |
| Davey Segal | Kyle Busch | Martin Truex, Jr. | Martin Truex, Jr. | 1st | 6 |
| Bryan Gable | Kyle Busch | Martin Truex, Jr. | Martin Truex, Jr. | 1st | 6 |
| Jeff Wolfe | Kyle Larson | Kevin Harvick | Brad Keselowski | 6th | 1 |
| Michael Massie | Kyle Busch | Martin Truex, Jr. | Martin Truex, Jr. | 1st | 6 |
| Samarth Kanal | Kyle Busch | Martin Truex, Jr. | Martin Truex, Jr. | 1st | 6 |
| Dan Greene | Martin Truex, Jr. | Kyle Larson | Jimmie Johnson | 8th | 1 |
| Christian Koelle | Kyle Busch | Martin Truex, Jr. | Kevin Harvick | 3rd | 4 |
| Huston Ladner | Martin Truex, Jr. | Kyle Busch | Denny Hamlin | 4th | 3 |
| John Haverlin | Kyle Busch | Martin Truex, Jr. | Denny Hamlin | 4th | 4 |
| Frank Velat | Martin Truex, Jr. | Erik Jones | Kyle Busch | 15th | 0 |
| Vito Pugliese | Kyle Busch | Martin Truex, Jr. | Kyle Busch | 15th | 1 |
Standings
| Â Writer | Points | Behind | Starts | Wins | Top 5 | Top 10 |
| Corey Brewer | 51 | — | 27 | 3 | 10 | 16 |
| Davey Segal | 48 | -3 | 27 | 5 | 11 | 16 |
| Amy Henderson | 47 | -4 | 27 | 2 | 12 | 18 |
| Michael Massie | 41 | -10 | 25 | 4 | 8 | 12 |
| Dustin Albino | 41 | -10 | 27 | 2 | 11 | 15 |
| Clayton Caldwell | 41 | -10 | 27 | 2 | 9 | 14 |
| Bryan Gable | 40 | -11 | 24 | 4 | 7 | 15 |
| Huston Ladner | 39 | -12 | 26 | 2 | 9 | 11 |
| Mark Howell | 38 | -13 | 27 | 0 | 11 | 16 |
| Joseph Wolkin | 33 | -18 | 21 | 1 | 9 | 13 |
| Dan Greene | 33 | -18 | 22 | 1 | 9 | 13 |
| Jeff Wolfe | 28 | -23 | 25 | 2 | 7 | 12 |
| Frank Velat | 25 | -26 | 19 | 2 | 7 | 9 |
| Vito Pugliese | 25 | -26 | 18 | 3 | 4 | 9 |
| John Douglas | 17 | -34 | 7 | 0 | 5 | 5 |
| John Haverlin | 14 | -37 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 4 |
| Matteo Marcheschi | 12 | -39 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
| Greg Davis | 10 | -41 | 12 | 0 | 4 | 7 |
| Samarth Kanal | 8 | -43 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| Christian Koelle | 6 | -45 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| Michael Finley | 3 | -48 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Phil Allaway | 0 | -51 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Zach Catanzareti | -1 | -52 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Tom Bowles | -2 | -53 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Danny Peters | -3 | -54 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |