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2018 Frontstretch Cup: Coca-Cola 600

Welcome to the 11th season of the Frontstretch Cup, a year-long competition in which the Frontstretch staff and guests from around the NASCAR world attempt to predict the winner of each Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series race.

This season, we are joined by driver Corey LaJoie.

Think you can do better? Leave your picks in the comments.

How it works

Each week, Cup drivers will be ranked in order of their respective FanDuel price. With 40 drivers on the Charlotte entry list, competitors select one driver ranked from 1-10 and one driver from 11-40. They choose the two drivers they believe will either win the race or finish well.

2018 Scoring System

Each driver will receive points on an inverted finishing position system. For example:

1st = 40
2nd = 39
3rd = 38
4th = 37
and so on.

There will be a five-point bonus for the winning driver.
There will be a 10-point bonus if both drivers finish first/second.
There will be a five-point deduction per driver for DNFs.

There will also be no limit to the number of times a driver can be picked throughout the season.

Without further ado, here are this week’s rankings.

Coca-Cola 600 picks

Writer/Guest Driver 1 Driver 2
Amy Henderson Kevin Harvick Daniel Suarez
Ava Ladner Kyle Busch Jimmie Johnson
Bryan Gable Kevin Harvick Ryan Blaney
Bryan Keith Kevin Harvick Daniel Suarez
Christian Koelle Kevin Harvick Paul Menard
Clayton Caldwell Kyle Busch Ryan Newman
Corey Brewer Denny Hamlin Erik Jones
Dan Greene Martin Truex Jr. Aric Almirola
Davey Segal Kevin Harvick Daniel Suarez
Dustin Albino Kyle Busch Jamie McMurray
Greg Davis Kyle Busch Ryan Blaney
John Haverlin Martin Truex Jr. Jimmie Johnson
Joseph Wolkin Kyle Busch Ryan Blaney
Mark Howell Kevin Harvick Austin Dillon
Matt Mclaughlin Kyle Busch Ryan Blaney
Michael Massie Kyle Busch Ryan Blaney
Vito Pugliese Martin Truex Jr. Erik Jones
Wesley Coburn Martin Truex Jr. Jamie McMurray

Standings following Kansas

Rank Change Writer/Guest Points Behind Races Wins Top 5 Top 10 DNF
1 Bryan Gable 813 12 5 15 19 2
2 Mark Howell 781 -32 12 1 11 16 1
3 Michael Massie 754 -59 12 3 8 17 2
4 Amy Henderson 719 -94 12 3 10 14 3
5 Corey Brewer 709 -104 12 3 11 16 2
6 +1 Ava Ladner 699 -114 11 4 9 12 2
7 -1 Wesley Coburn 691 -122 12 4 9 12 3
8 -2 Christian Koelle 681 -132 12 2 4 16 2
9 Dustin Albino 681 -132 12 5 8 13 3
10 +2 Vito Pugliese 668 -145 12 5 8 16 1
11 Bryan Keith 665 -148 11 4 9 15 3
12 -2 Clayton Caldwell 644 -169 12 1 7 13 3
13 +1 Matt Mclaughlin 633 -180 12 2 9 12 4
14 +2 Dan Greene 611 -202 11 2 7 11 2
15 +2 John Haverlin 606 -207 11 1 7 13 2
16 +1 Joseph Wolkin 571 -242 11 1 4 11 2
17 +2 Davey Segal 569 -244 12 5 7 11 6
18 -5 Mike Neff 564 -249 10 3 8 10 1
19 -4 Frank Velat 558 -255 11 1 7 11 4
20 Tom Bowles 452 -361 8 2 4 8
21 Corey LaJoie 440 -373 9 2 3 7 2
22 Greg Davis 366 -447 7 1 5 6 3
23 Drew Mongiello 219 -594 5 1 3 3 3
24 Michael Finley 39 -774 1 1 1
25 Rick Lunkenheimer 39 -774 1 1 1

About the author

Corey Brewer made the move to Frontstretch to follow his dream of covering the sport of NASCAR. He is a die-hard motorsports fan and an avid player of daily fantasy sports.

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JohnDoe

Driver 1 #4 Kevin Harvick
Driver 2 #12 Ryan Blaney

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