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 Michigan 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.
Consumers Energy 400 picks
| Writer/Guest | Driver 1 | Driver 2 |
| Amy Henderson | Kyle Larson | Aric Almirola |
| Bryan Gable | Kevin Harvick | Erik Jones |
| Bryan Keith | Kyle Larson | Ryan Blaney |
| Christian Koelle | Brad Keselowski | Daniel Suarez |
| Clayton Caldwell | Kevin Harvick | Aric Almirola |
| Corey Brewer | Denny Hamlin | Erik Jones |
| Dan Greene | Kevin Harvick | Aric Almirola |
| Davey Segal | Kevin Harvick | Ryan Blaney |
| Dustin Albino | Kevin Harvick | Ryan Blaney |
| Frank Velat | Kyle Larson | Erik Jones |
| John Haverlin | Martin Truex Jr. | Erik Jones |
| Joseph Wolkin | Brad Keselowski | Alex Bowman |
| Mark Howell | Clint Bowyer | Erik Jones |
| Matt Mclaughlin | Kevin Harvick | Ryan Blaney |
| Michael Massie | Kyle Larson | Erik Jones |
| Vito Pugliese | Kevin Harvick | Erik Jones |
| Wesley Coburn | Chase Elliott | Aric Almirola |
Standings following Watkins Glen
| Rank | Change | Writer/Guest | Points | Behind | Races | Wins | Top 5 | Top 10 | DNF |
| 1 | – | Bryan Gable | 1333 | 22 | 6 | 22 | 29 | 5 | |
| 2 | – | Michael Massie | 1304 | -29 | 22 | 4 | 17 | 29 | 4 |
| 3 | – | Wesley Coburn | 1285 | -48 | 22 | 5 | 17 | 24 | 5 |
| 4 | – | Dustin Albino | 1261 | -72 | 22 | 7 | 16 | 25 | 6 |
| 5 | – | Corey Brewer | 1254 | -79 | 22 | 5 | 19 | 27 | 5 |
| 6 | – | Matt Mclaughlin | 1225 | -108 | 22 | 4 | 19 | 26 | 7 |
| 7 | +1 | Clayton Caldwell | 1205 | -128 | 22 | 3 | 16 | 26 | 5 |
| 8 | -1 | Mark Howell | 1200 | -133 | 22 | 1 | 14 | 23 | 4 |
| 9 | – | Amy Henderson | 1194 | -139 | 22 | 3 | 18 | 22 | 7 |
| 10 | – | Ava Ladner | 1180 | -153 | 20 | 6 | 18 | 21 | 5 |
| 11 | – | Dan Greene | 1157 | -176 | 20 | 4 | 15 | 21 | 5 |
| 12 | – | Vito Pugliese | 1118 | -215 | 21 | 7 | 15 | 24 | 4 |
| 13 | +1 | Davey Segal | 1115 | -218 | 22 | 5 | 15 | 22 | 9 |
| 14 | -1 | Christian Koelle | 1110 | -223 | 21 | 2 | 10 | 23 | 4 |
| 15 | – | Bryan Keith | 1073 | -260 | 18 | 4 | 15 | 23 | 5 |
| 16 | – | John Haverlin | 1070 | -263 | 19 | 4 | 13 | 21 | 3 |
| 17 | – | Joseph Wolkin | 945 | -388 | 19 | 3 | 9 | 19 | 6 |
| 18 | – | Mike Neff | 882 | -451 | 16 | 3 | 13 | 17 | 3 |
| 19 | – | Frank Velat | 789 | -544 | 15 | 1 | 9 | 16 | 4 |
| 20 | – | Greg Davis | 662 | -671 | 12 | 2 | 10 | 12 | 4 |
| 21 | – | Corey LaJoie | 519 | -814 | 11 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 3 |
| 22 | – | Tom Bowles | 452 | -881 | 8 | 2 | 4 | 8 | – |
| 23 | – | Drew Mongiello | 347 | -986 | 7 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 3 |
| 24 | – | Michael Finley | 39 | -1294 | 1 | – | – | 1 | 1 |
| 25 | – | Rick Lunkenheimer | 39 | -1294 | 1 | – | 1 | 1 | – |
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