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2018 Frontstretch Cup: Toyota/Save Mart 350

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

About the author

The Frontstretch Staff is made up of a group of talented men and women spread out all over the United States and Canada. Residing in 15 states throughout the country, plus Ontario, and widely ranging in age, the staff showcases a wide variety of diverse opinions that will keep you coming back for more week in and week out.

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