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 41 drivers on the Daytona entry list, competitors select one driver ranked from 1-10 and one driver from 11-41. 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.
Coke Zero Sugar 400 picks
| Writer/Guest | Driver 1 | Driver 2 |
| Corey LaJoie | ||
| Amy Henderson | Brad Keselowski | Aric Almirola |
| Ava Ladner | Brad Keselowski | Jimmie Johnson |
| Bryan Gable | Joey Logano | Paul Menard |
| Christian Koelle | Martin Truex Jr. | Michael McDowell |
| Clayton Caldwell | Ryan Blaney | Ricky Stenhouse Jr. |
| Corey Brewer | Joey Logano | Kyle Larson |
| Dan Greene | Clint Bowyer | Aric Almirola |
| Davey Segal | Brad Keselowski | Aric Almirola |
| Dustin Albino | Ryan Blaney | Aric Almirola |
| Greg Davis | Clint Bowyer |
Aric Almirola |
| John Haverlin | Joey Logano | Ricky Stenhouse Jr. |
| Joseph Wolkin | Ryan Blaney | Michael McDowell |
| Mark Howell | Kevin Harvick | Kyle Larson |
| Matt Mclaughlin | Joey Logano | Ricky Stenhouse Jr. |
| Michael Massie | Brad Keselowski | Paul Menard |
| Mike Neff | Ryan Blaney | Aric Almirola |
| Vito Pugliese | Brad Keselowski | Aric Almirola |
| Wesley Coburn | Brad Keselowski | Aric Almirola |
Standings following Chicagoland
| Rank | Change | Writer/Guest | Points | Behind | Races | Wins | Top 5 | Top 10 | DNF |
| 1 | – | Bryan Gable | 1071 | 17 | 6 | 19 | 24 | 4 | |
| 2 | – | Michael Massie | 1045 | -26 | 17 | 4 | 12 | 24 | 3 |
| 3 | – | Wesley Coburn | 1032 | -39 | 17 | 5 | 14 | 19 | 3 |
| 4 | +3 | Dustin Albino | 995 | -76 | 17 | 6 | 12 | 20 | 4 |
| 5 | +1 | Ava Ladner | 994 | -77 | 16 | 6 | 14 | 17 | 3 |
| 6 | -1 | Corey Brewer | 992 | -79 | 17 | 4 | 15 | 22 | 3 |
| 7 | -3 | Mark Howell | 988 | -83 | 17 | 1 | 12 | 19 | 2 |
| 8 | – | Amy Henderson | 957 | -114 | 17 | 3 | 14 | 18 | 5 |
| 9 | +3 | Clayton Caldwell | 927 | -144 | 17 | 2 | 11 | 20 | 4 |
| 10 | +3 | Vito Pugliese | 924 | -147 | 17 | 7 | 11 | 20 | 2 |
| 11 | -1 | Matt Mclaughlin | 919 | -152 | 17 | 3 | 14 | 19 | 6 |
| 12 | +2 | John Haverlin | 917 | -154 | 16 | 3 | 11 | 17 | 2 |
| 13 | -2 | Dan Greene | 911 | -160 | 15 | 3 | 12 | 17 | 3 |
| 14 | 1 | Bryan Keith | 886 | -185 | 15 | 4 | 12 | 19 | 5 |
| 15 | -6 | Christian Koelle | 878 | -193 | 16 | 2 | 7 | 19 | 3 |
| 16 | – | Davey Segal | 844 | -227 | 17 | 5 | 11 | 16 | 7 |
| 17 | – | Joseph Wolkin | 781 | -290 | 15 | 3 | 8 | 16 | 4 |
| 18 | – | Frank Velat | 679 | -392 | 13 | 1 | 8 | 14 | 4 |
| 19 | – | Mike Neff | 617 | -454 | 11 | 3 | 9 | 11 | 1 |
| 20 | – | Greg Davis | 605 | -466 | 11 | 2 | 9 | 11 | 4 |
| 21 | – | Corey LaJoie | 483 | -588 | 10 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 3 |
| 22 | – | Tom Bowles | 452 | -619 | 8 | 2 | 4 | 8 | – |
| 23 | – | Drew Mongiello | 290 | -781 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 3 |
| 24 | – | Michael Finley | 39 | -1032 | 1 | – | – | 1 | 1 |
| 25 | – | Rick Lunkenheimer | 39 | -1032 | 1 | – | 1 | 1 | – |
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For all FS’ expressed love for underdogs, the writers pick the favorites every week in their silly fantasy game. I hope Ryan Blaney finishes last. He is a self-promoting media whore and affects me the way Kyle Busch affects most of your sheep (readers).
So, did I call it or did I cause it? All you haters better hope it was only the former. But I certainly proved I really am Smarter Than Yo!