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 Pocono 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.
Gander Outdoors 400 picks
Writer/Guest | Driver 1 | Driver 2 |
Amy Henderson | Kevin Harvick | Aric Almirola |
Ava Ladner | Kevin Harvick | Jimmie Johnson |
Bryan Gable | Martin Truex Jr. | Jimmie Johnson |
Bryan Keith | Martin Truex Jr. | Chase Elliott |
Christian Koelle | Ryan Blaney | Erik Jones |
Clayton Caldwell | Kevin Harvick | Chase Elliott |
Corey Brewer | Kyle Larson | Aric Almirola |
Dan Greene | Kyle Busch | Aric Almirola |
Dustin Albino | Kevin Harvick | Erik Jones |
Frank Velat | Martin Truex Jr. | Chase Elliott |
John Haverlin | Kyle Busch | Chase Elliott |
Joseph Wolkin | Denny Hamlin | Chase Elliott |
Mark Howell | Martin Truex Jr. | Aric Almirola |
Matt Mclaughlin | Kevin Harvick | Chase Elliott |
Wesley Coburn | Martin Truex Jr. | Chase Elliott |
Standings following New Hampshire
Rank | Change | Writer/Guest | Points | Behind | Races | Wins | Top 5 | Top 10 | DNF |
1 | – | Bryan Gable | 1210 | 20 | 6 | 21 | 27 | 5 | |
2 | – | Michael Massie | 1186 | -24 | 20 | 4 | 15 | 27 | 4 |
3 | – | Wesley Coburn | 1150 | -60 | 20 | 5 | 15 | 21 | 5 |
4 | – | Corey Brewer | 1146 | -64 | 20 | 5 | 17 | 25 | 5 |
5 | – | Dustin Albino | 1128 | -82 | 20 | 7 | 13 | 22 | 6 |
6 | +1 | Mark Howell | 1115 | -95 | 20 | 1 | 14 | 22 | 4 |
7 | +3 | Matt Mclaughlin | 1086 | -124 | 20 | 4 | 17 | 23 | 7 |
8 | – | Clayton Caldwell | 1085 | -125 | 20 | 3 | 14 | 23 | 5 |
9 | – | Amy Henderson | 1079 | -131 | 20 | 3 | 16 | 20 | 7 |
10 | -4 | Ava Ladner | 1070 | -140 | 18 | 6 | 16 | 19 | 5 |
11 | – | Vito Pugliese | 1069 | -141 | 20 | 7 | 14 | 23 | 4 |
12 | – | Dan Greene | 1051 | -159 | 18 | 3 | 14 | 20 | 5 |
13 | +1 | Christian Koelle | 996 | -214 | 19 | 2 | 9 | 22 | 4 |
14 | +2 | Davey Segal | 976 | -234 | 20 | 5 | 13 | 18 | 9 |
15 | -2 | Bryan Keith | 962 | -248 | 16 | 4 | 14 | 21 | 5 |
16 | -1 | John Haverlin | 917 | -293 | 17 | 3 | 11 | 17 | 3 |
17 | – | Joseph Wolkin | 833 | -377 | 17 | 3 | 9 | 17 | 6 |
18 | – | Mike Neff | 753 | -457 | 14 | 3 | 11 | 14 | 3 |
19 | – | Frank Velat | 679 | -531 | 13 | 1 | 8 | 14 | 4 |
20 | – | Greg Davis | 662 | -548 | 12 | 2 | 10 | 12 | 4 |
21 | – | Corey LaJoie | 483 | -727 | 10 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 3 |
22 | – | Tom Bowles | 452 | -758 | 8 | 2 | 4 | 8 | – |
23 | – | Drew Mongiello | 290 | -920 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 3 |
24 | – | Michael Finley | 39 | -1171 | 1 | – | – | 1 | 1 |
25 | – | Rick Lunkenheimer | 39 | -1171 | 1 | – | 1 | 1 | – |