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2018 Frontstretch Cup: Bass Pro Shops NRA Night Race

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 39 drivers on the Bristol entry list, competitors select one driver ranked from 1-39 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.

Bass Pro Shops NRA Night Race picks

Writer/Guest Driver 1 Driver 2
Amy Henderson Kyle Busch Daniel Suarez
Ava Ladner Kyle Busch Daniel Suarez
Bryan Gable Kyle Busch Ryan Blaney
Christian Koelle Joey Logano Ryan Blaney
Corey Brewer Kyle Busch Ryan Newman
Dan Greene Clint Bowyer Ryan Blaney
Davey Segal Kevin Harvick Ryan Blaney
Dustin Albino Kyle Busch Erik Jones
Greg Davis Clint Bowyer Ryan Blaney
Joseph Wolkin Kurt Busch Aric Almirola
Mark Howell Kyle Busch Erik Jones
Michael Massie Kyle Busch Ricky Stenhouse Jr.
Mike Neff Kyle Busch Ricky Stenhouse Jr.
Vito Pugliese Kyle Busch Aric Almirola
Wesley Coburn Kyle Busch Erik Jones

Standings following Michigan

Rank Change Writer/Guest Points Behind Races Wins Top 5 Top 10 DNF
1 Bryan Gable 1406 23 7 23 30 5
2 Michael Massie 1356 -50 23 4 17 29 4
3 Wesley Coburn 1351 -55 23 5 17 26 5
4 Dustin Albino 1342 -64 23 8 18 27 6
5 Corey Brewer 1315 -91 23 5 19 28 5
6 Matt Mclaughlin 1306 -100 23 5 21 28 7
7 Clayton Caldwell 1284 -122 23 4 17 28 5
8 Mark Howell 1257 -149 23 1 14 23 4
9 Amy Henderson 1252 -154 23 3 18 23 7
10 +1 Dan Greene 1236 -170 21 5 16 23 5
11 +2 Davey Segal 1196 -210 23 6 17 24 9
12 Vito Pugliese 1191 -215 22 8 16 25 4
13 -3 Ava Ladner 1180 -226 20 6 18 21 5
14 Christian Koelle 1179 -227 22 2 11 24 4
15 Bryan Keith 1133 -273 19 4 16 24 5
16 John Haverlin 1125 -281 20 4 13 21 3
17 Joseph Wolkin 1006 -400 20 3 10 20 6
18 Mike Neff 882 -524 16 3 13 17 3
19 Frank Velat 841 -565 16 1 9 16 4
20 Greg Davis 662 -744 12 2 10 12 4
21 Corey LaJoie 519 -887 11 3 4 8 3
22 Tom Bowles 452 -954 8 2 4 8
23 Drew Mongiello 347 -1059 7 2 5 5 3
24 Michael Finley 39 -1367 1 1 1
25 Rick Lunkenheimer 39 -1367 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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