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2018 Frontstretch Cup: Gander Outdoors 400

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