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 Sonoma 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.
Toyota/Save Mart 350 picks
| Writer/Guest | Driver 1 | Driver 2 |
| Corey LaJoie | Martin Truex Jr. | AJ Allmendinger |
| Amy Henderson | Clint Bowyer | Jamie McMurray |
| Ava Ladner | Clint Bowyer | Jamie McMurray |
| Bryan Gable | Clint Bowyer | Paul Menard |
| Bryan Keith | Clint Bowyer | AJ Allmendinger |
| Christian Koelle | Clint Bowyer | Michael McDowell |
| Clayton Caldwell | Kurt Busch | AJ Allmendinger |
| Corey Brewer | Martin Truex Jr. | Chase Elliott |
| Dan Greene | Clint Bowyer | AJ Allmendinger |
| Davey Segal | Kevin Harvick | Daniel Suarez |
| Drew Mongiello | Martin Truex Jr. | Daniel Suarez |
| Dustin Albino | Clint Bowyer | AJ Allmendinger |
| Frank Velat | Kyle Busch | Michael McDowell |
| John Haverlin | Joey Logano | Daniel Suarez |
| Joseph Wolkin | Martin Truex Jr. | AJ Allmendinger |
| Mark Howell | Kurt Busch | Aric Almirola |
| Matt Mclaughlin | Kyle Busch | Jamie McMurray |
| Michael Massie | Kyle Busch | Ryan Blaney |
| Mike Neff | Clint Bowyer | Paul Menard |
| Vito Pugliese | Kurt Busch | Jamie McMurray |
| Wesley Coburn | Kevin Harvick | Aric Almirola |
Standings following Michigan
| Rank | Change | Writer/Guest | Points | Behind | Races | Wins | Top 5 | Top 10 | DNF |
| 1 | – | Bryan Gable | 946 | 15 | 5 | 17 | 22 | 4 | |
| 2 | – | Michael Massie | 940 | -9 | 15 | 4 | 10 | 22 | 3 |
| 3 | +2 | Wesley Coburn | 899 | -45 | 15 | 5 | 12 | 16 | 3 |
| 4 | – | Ava Ladner | 888 | -37 | 14 | 5 | 12 | 15 | 2 |
| 5 | +1 | Dustin Albino | 887 | -56 | 15 | 6 | 10 | 17 | 3 |
| 6 | -3 | Mark Howell | 874 | -31 | 15 | 1 | 12 | 17 | 2 |
| 7 | – | Amy Henderson | 855 | -86 | 15 | 3 | 12 | 16 | 4 |
| 8 | +1 | Corey Brewer | 849 | -99 | 15 | 3 | 12 | 19 | 3 |
| 9 | +4 | Matt Mclaughlin | 823 | -130 | 15 | 3 | 12 | 17 | 5 |
| 10 | +1 | Dan Greene | 821 | -124 | 14 | 3 | 10 | 15 | 2 |
| 11 | +3 | Clayton Caldwell | 821 | -132 | 15 | 2 | 10 | 17 | 3 |
| 12 | -2 | Christian Koelle | 820 | -110 | 15 | 2 | 6 | 18 | 3 |
| 13 | -5 | Vito Pugliese | 817 | -95 | 15 | 6 | 10 | 18 | 1 |
| 14 | -2 | John Haverlin | 800 | -129 | 14 | 2 | 10 | 16 | 2 |
| 15 | – | Bryan Keith | 797 | -140 | 14 | 4 | 10 | 17 | 4 |
| 16 | – | Joseph Wolkin | 738 | -192 | 14 | 2 | 7 | 15 | 3 |
| 17 | – | Davey Segal | 717 | -236 | 15 | 5 | 9 | 14 | 7 |
| 18 | +1 | Frank Velat | 623 | -323 | 12 | 1 | 7 | 13 | 4 |
| 19 | -1 | Mike Neff | 564 | -317 | 10 | 3 | 8 | 10 | 1 |
| 20 | – | Greg Davis | 542 | -397 | 10 | 2 | 8 | 10 | 4 |
| 21 | – | Tom Bowles | 452 | -429 | 8 | 2 | 4 | 8 | – |
| 22 | – | 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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