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 38 drivers on the Michigan entry list, competitors select one driver ranked from 1-10 and one driver from 11-38. 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.
FireKeepers Casino 400 picks
| Writer/Guest | Driver 1 | Driver 2 |
| Amy Henderson | Kevin Harvick | Jimmie Johnson |
| Ava Ladner | Martin Truex Jr. | Jimmie Johnson |
| Bryan Gable | Kevin Harvick | Erik Jones |
| Bryan Keith | Martin Truex Jr. | Ryan Blaney |
| Christian Koelle | Kyle Larson | Paul Menard |
| Clayton Caldwell | Kevin Harvick | Ryan Blaney |
| Corey Brewer | Joey Logano | Ryan Blaney |
| Dan Greene | Kevin Harvick | Alex Bowman |
| Davey Segal | Kevin Harvick | Ryan Blaney |
| Dustin Albino | Chase Elliott | Aric Almirola |
| Frank Velat | Chase Elliott | Ryan Blaney |
| Greg Davis | Kyle Busch | Jimmie Johnson |
| John Haverlin | Martin Truex Jr. | Alex Bowman |
| Joseph Wolkin | Kyle Larson | Paul Menard |
| Mark Howell | Kyle Larson | Daniel Suarez |
| Matt Mclaughlin | Kevin Harvick | Ryan Blaney |
| Michael Massie | Brad Keselowski | Ryan Blaney |
| Vito Pugliese | Martin Truex Jr. | Matt Kenseth |
| Wesley Coburn | Kyle Busch | Erik Jones |
Standings following Pocono
| Rank | Change | Writer/Guest | Points | Behind | Races | Wins | Top 5 | Top 10 | DNF |
| 1 | – | Bryan Gable | 881 | 14 | 5 | 16 | 21 | 4 | |
| 2 | – | Michael Massie | 872 | -9 | 14 | 4 | 10 | 20 | 3 |
| 3 | – | Mark Howell | 850 | -31 | 14 | 1 | 12 | 17 | 2 |
| 4 | – | Ava Ladner | 844 | -37 | 13 | 5 | 12 | 15 | 2 |
| 5 | +1 | Wesley Coburn | 836 | -45 | 14 | 5 | 11 | 15 | 3 |
| 6 | +1 | Dustin Albino | 825 | -56 | 14 | 6 | 10 | 16 | 3 |
| 7 | +1 | Amy Henderson | 795 | -86 | 14 | 3 | 11 | 15 | 4 |
| 8 | +1 | Vito Pugliese | 786 | -95 | 14 | 6 | 10 | 18 | 1 |
| 9 | -4 | Corey Brewer | 782 | -99 | 14 | 3 | 12 | 17 | 3 |
| 10 | – | Christian Koelle | 771 | -110 | 14 | 2 | 5 | 17 | 3 |
| 11 | +3 | Dan Greene | 757 | -124 | 13 | 3 | 9 | 14 | 2 |
| 12 | +1 | John Haverlin | 752 | -129 | 13 | 2 | 10 | 16 | 2 |
| 13 | +2 | Matt Mclaughlin | 751 | -130 | 14 | 3 | 11 | 15 | 5 |
| 14 | -3 | Clayton Caldwell | 749 | -132 | 14 | 2 | 9 | 15 | 3 |
| 15 | -3 | Bryan Keith | 741 | -140 | 13 | 4 | 10 | 16 | 4 |
| 16 | – | Joseph Wolkin | 689 | -192 | 13 | 2 | 6 | 14 | 3 |
| 17 | – | Davey Segal | 645 | -236 | 14 | 5 | 8 | 12 | 7 |
| 18 | – | Mike Neff | 564 | -317 | 10 | 3 | 8 | 10 | 1 |
| 19 | – | Frank Velat | 558 | -323 | 11 | 1 | 7 | 11 | 4 |
| 20 | +2 | Greg Davis | 484 | -397 | 9 | 2 | 7 | 9 | 4 |
| 21 | -1 | Tom Bowles | 452 | -429 | 8 | 2 | 4 | 8 | – |
| 22 | -1 | Corey LaJoie | 440 | -441 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 2 |
| 23 | – | Drew Mongiello | 219 | -662 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 3 |
| 24 | – | Michael Finley | 39 | -842 | 1 | – | – | 1 | 1 |
| 25 | – | Rick Lunkenheimer | 39 | -842 | 1 | – | 1 | 1 | – |
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