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:
| Writer | Stage 1 | Stage 2 | Race Winner |
| Amy Henderson | Martin Truex Jr. | Martin Truex Jr. | Jimmie Johnson |
| Corey Brewer | Martin Truex Jr. | Martin Truex Jr. | Martin Truex Jr. |
| Mark Howell | Martin Truex Jr. | Jimmie Johnson | Jimmie Johnson |
| Dustin Albino | Kyle Busch | Kyle Larson | Chase Elliott |
| Clayton Caldwell | Martin Truex Jr. | Martin Truex Jr. | Jimmie Johnson |
| Davey Segal | Kyle Busch | Martin Truex Jr. | Kyle Larson |
| Bryan Gable | Martin Truex Jr. | Martin Truex Jr. | Kyle Larson |
| Jeff Wolfe | Martin Truex Jr. | Kyle Busch | Matt Kenseth |
| Michael Massie | Martin Truex Jr. | Kyle Busch | Kurt Busch |
| Samarth Kanal | Martin Truex Jr. | Kyle Busch | Matt Kenseth |
| Dan Greene | Martin Truex Jr. | Kyle Busch | Jimmie Johnson |
| Christian Koelle | Martin Truex Jr. | Dale Earnhardt Jr. | Dale Earnhardt Jr. |
| Huston Ladner | Martin Truex Jr. | Ryan Blaney | Jimmie Johnson |
Results: ISM Connect 300
| Writer | Stage 1 | Stage 2 | Race Winner | Winner Pick Finish | Total Points |
| Amy Henderson | Martin Truex Jr. | Daniel Suarez | Kyle Busch | 1st | 6 |
| Corey Brewer | Kyle Busch | Kyle Busch | Kyle Larson | 2nd | 4 |
| Mark Howell | Kyle Larson | Kyle Busch | Ryan Blaney | 9th | 2 |
| Dustin Albino | Kyle Busch | Kyle Larson | Kevin Harvick | 36th | -2 |
| Clayton Caldwell | Kyle Busch | Martin Truex Jr. | Kevin Harvick | 36th | -2 |
| Davey Segal | Kyle Busch | Kyle Busch | Kyle Busch | 1st | 6 |
| Bryan Gable | Kyle Busch | Martin Truex Jr. | Denny Hamlin | 12th | 0 |
| Jeff Wolfe | Martin Truex Jr. | Martin Truex Jr. | Kyle Busch | 1st | 6 |
| Michael Massie | Kyle Busch | Kyle Larson | Denny Hamlin | 12th | 0 |
| Samarth Kanal | Kyle Busch | Kyle Larson | Kyle Busch | 1st | 5 |
| Dan Greene | Kyle Busch | Clint Bowyer | Kyle Busch | 1st | 5 |
| Christian Koelle | Kyle Busch | Brad Keselowski | Kevin Harvick | 36th | -2 |
| Vito Pugliese | Kyle Busch | Kyle Busch | Kyle Busch | 1st | 6 |
Standings
| Â Writer | Points | Behind | Starts | Wins | Top 5 | Top 10 |
| Corey Brewer | 55 | — | 28 | 3 | 11 | 17 |
| Davey Segal | 54 | -1 | 28 | 6 | 12 | 17 |
| Amy Henderson | 53 | -3 | 28 | 3 | 13 | 19 |
| Michael Massie | 41 | -14 | 26 | 4 | 8 | 12 |
| Bryan Gable | 40 | -15 | 25 | 4 | 7 | 15 |
| Mark Howell | 40 | -15 | 28 | 0 | 11 | 17 |
| Clayton Caldwell | 39 | -16 | 28 | 2 | 9 | 14 |
| Dustin Albino | 39 | -16 | 28 | 2 | 11 | 15 |
| Huston Ladner | 39 | -16 | 26 | 2 | 9 | 11 |
| Dan Greene | 38 | -16 | 23 | 2 | 10 | 14 |
| Jeff Wolfe | 34 | -21 | 26 | 3 | 8 | 13 |
| Joseph Wolkin | 33 | -22 | 21 | 1 | 9 | 13 |
| Vito Pugliese | 31 | -24 | 19 | 4 | 5 | 10 |
| Frank Velat | 25 | -30 | 19 | 2 | 7 | 9 |
| John Douglas | 17 | -38 | 7 | 0 | 5 | 5 |
| John Haverlin | 14 | -41 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 4 |
| Samarth Kanal | 13 | -42 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 |
| Matteo Marcheschi | 12 | -43 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
| Greg Davis | 10 | -45 | 12 | 0 | 4 | 7 |
| Christian Koelle | 4 | -51 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| Michael Finley | 3 | -52 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Phil Allaway | 0 | -55 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Zach Catanzareti | -1 | -56 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Tom Bowles | -2 | -57 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Danny Peters | -3 | -58 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
About the author
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