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: Hollywood Casino 400
| Writer | Stage 1 | Stage 2 | Race Winner |
| Amy Henderson | Martin Truex, Jr. | Kyle Larson | Martin Truex, Jr. |
| Corey Brewer | Martin Truex, Jr. | Martin Truex, Jr. | Martin Truex, Jr. |
| Mark Howell | Kevin Harvick | Ryan Blaney | Jimmie Johnson |
| Dustin Albino | Martin Truex, Jr. | Kevin Harvick | Martin Truex, Jr. |
| Dan Greene | Kevin Harvick | Ryan Blaney | Ryan Blaney |
| Davey Segal | Martin Truex, Jr. | Kyle Busch | Kyle Busch |
| Bryan Gable | Kevin Harvick | Martin Truex, Jr. | Martin Truex, Jr. |
| Michael Massie | Martin Truex, Jr. | Kyle Busch | Martin Truex, Jr. |
| Christian Koelle | Martin Truex, Jr. | Martin Truex, Jr. | Kyle Larson |
| Jeff Wolfe | Martin Truex, Jr. | Ryan Blaney | Kyle Busch |
| Frank Velat | Martin Truex, Jr. | Martin Truex, Jr. | Ryan Blaney |
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Results: Alabama 500
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| Writer | Stage 1 | Stage 2 | Race Winner | Winner Pick Finish | Total Points |
| Amy Henderson | Brad Keselowski | Michael McDowell | Brad Keselowski | 1st | 6 |
| Corey Brewer | Brad Keselowski | Kyle Busch | Brad Keselowski | 1st | 6 |
| Mark Howell | Brad Keselowski | Clint Bowyer | Dale Earnhardt, Jr. | 7th | 2 |
| Dustin Albino | Ricky Stenhouse, Jr. | Jamie McMurray | Brad Keselowski | 1st | 5 |
| Clayton Caldwell | Ricky Stenhouse, Jr. | Brad Keselowski | David Ragan | 10th | 1 |
| Davey Segal | Denny Hamlin | Dale Earnhardt, Jr. | Dale Earnhardt, Jr. | 7th | 1 |
| Bryan Gable | Chase Elliott | Denny Hamlin | Brad Keselowski | 1st | 5 |
| Michael Massie | Kyle Busch | Denny Hamlin | Brad Keselowski | 1st | 5 |
| Huston Ladner | Brad Keselowski | Matt Kenseth | Clint Bowyer | 35th | -1 |
| Christian Koelle | Brad Keselowski | Ryan Blaney | Jamie McMurray | 37th | -1 |
| Vito Pugliese | Brad Keselowski | Ricky Stenhouse, Jr. | Joey Logano | 4th | 4 |
| Jeff Wolfe | Danica Patrick | Ricky Stenhouse, Jr. | Brad Keselowski | 1st | 5 |
| Frank Velat | Brad Keselowski | Jamie McMurray | Kurt Busch | 25th | 0 |
Standings
| Â Writer | Points | Behind | Starts | Wins | Top 5 | Top 10 |
| Corey Brewer | 65 | — | 31 | 4 | 13 | 20 |
| Amy Henderson | 63 | -2 | 31 | 4 | 15 | 22 |
| Davey Segal | 63 | -2 | 31 | 7 | 14 | 20 |
| Bryan Gable | 52 | -13 | 28 | 5 | 10 | 18 |
| Dustin Albino | 51 | -14 | 31 | 3 | 14 | 18 |
| Mark Howell | 48 | -17 | 31 | 0 | 13 | 20 |
| Michael Massie | 47 | -28 | 29 | 5 | 9 | 14 |
| Clayton Caldwell | 46 | -19 | 31 | 2 | 11 | 17 |
| Dan Greene | 44 | -21 | 25 | 2 | 12 | 16 |
| Huston Ladner | 41 | -24 | 28 | 2 | 10 | 12 |
| Jeff Wolfe | 39 | -26 | 28 | 4 | 9 | 14 |
| Vito Pugliese | 35 | -30 | 20 | 4 | 6 | 11 |
| Joseph Wolkin | 33 | -32 | 21 | 1 | 9 | 13 |
| Frank Velat | 25 | -40 | 20 | 2 | 7 | 9 |
| John Haverlin | 18 | -47 | 6 | 1 | 4 | 5 |
| John Douglas | 17 | -48 | 7 | 0 | 5 | 5 |
| Samarth Kanal | 13 | -52 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 4 |
| Matteo Marcheschi | 12 | -53 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
| Greg Davis | 10 | -55 | 12 | 0 | 4 | 7 |
| Christian Koelle | 4 | -61 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| Michael Finley | 3 | -62 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Phil Allaway | 0 | -65 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Zach Catanzareti | -1 | -66 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Tom Bowles | -2 | -67 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Danny Peters | -3 | -68 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |