Welcome to the 11th season of the Frontstretch Cup. It’s 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 section below.
How it works
Each week, Cup drivers will be ranked in order of their respective FanDuel price. With 38 drivers on the Dover entry list, competitors select one driver ranked from 1-10 and one driver from 11-38. They then 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 | Chase Elliott | Jimmie Johnson |
| Ava Ladner | Brad Keselowski | Aric Almirola |
| Bryan Gable | Kevin Harvick | Jimmie Johnson |
| Christian Koelle | Martin Truex Jr. | Daniel Suarez |
| Clayton Caldwell | Kevin Harvick | Jimmie Johnson |
| Corey Brewer | Martin Truex Jr. | Erik Jones |
| Corey LaJoie | Kyle Larson | Jimmie Johnson |
| Dan Greene | Martin Truex Jr. | Jimmie Johnson |
| Davey Segal | Kevin Harvick | Jimmie Johnson |
| Dustin Albino | Kyle Busch | Jimmie Johnson |
| Frank Velat | Kevin Harvick | Daniel Suarez |
| Joseph Wolkin | Kevin Harvick | Daniel Suarez |
| Mark Howell | Martin Truex Jr. | Jimmie Johnson |
| Matt Mclaughlin | Kevin Harvick | Jimmie Johnson |
| Michael Finley | Kevin Harvick | Daniel Suarez |
| Michael Massie | Kyle Larson | Jimmie Johnson |
| Mike Neff | Kevin Harvick | Jimmie Johnson |
| Vito Pugliese | Kyle Busch | Jimmie Johnson |
| Wesley Coburn | Kyle Busch | Daniel Suarez |
| Zach Gillispie | Chase Elliott | Jimmie Johnson |
Standings following Charlotte
| Rank | Change | Writer/Guest | Points | Behind | Races | Wins | Top 5 | Top 10 | DNF |
| 1 | – | Bryan Gable | 1697 | – | 29 | 8 | 25 | 37 | 3 |
| 2 | – | Wesley Coburn | 1655 | -42 | 29 | 6 | 19 | 33 | 2 |
| 3 | – | Dustin Albino | 1649 | -48 | 29 | 9 | 21 | 34 | 8 |
| 4 | +1 | Corey Brewer | 1642 | -55 | 29 | 5 | 23 | 34 | 6 |
| 5 | -1 | Michael Massie | 1611 | -86 | 28 | 5 | 20 | 34 | 6 |
| 6 | +1 | Clayton Caldwell | 1609 | -88 | 28 | 6 | 22 | 36 | 6 |
| 7 | -1 | Mark Howell | 1577 | -120 | 29 | 2 | 17 | 29 | 6 |
| 8 | -2 | Matt Mclaughlin | 1574 | -123 | 29 | 6 | 23 | 32 | 10 |
| 9 | – | Dan Greene | 1557 | -140 | 27 | 6 | 18 | 30 | 7 |
| 10 | +1 | Amy Henderson | 1535 | -162 | 28 | 4 | 21 | 28 | 8 |
| 11 | -1 | Christian Koelle | 1529 | -168 | 28 | 3 | 14 | 32 | 5 |
| 12 | – | Davey Segal | 1521 | -176 | 29 | 7 | 19 | 31 | 11 |
| 13 | – | Ava Ladner | 1506 | -191 | 25 | 7 | 21 | 28 | 5 |
| 14 | +1 | Joseph Wolkin | 1401 | -296 | 26 | 5 | 15 | 28 | 6 |
| 15 | -1 | Bryan Keith | 1396 | -301 | 24 | 5 | 17 | 29 | 6 |
| 16 | – | Vito Pugliese | 1364 | -333 | 26 | 8 | 16 | 28 | 5 |
| 17 | – | John Haverlin | 1253 | -444 | 22 | 5 | 14 | 23 | 3 |
| 18 | – | Mike Neff | 1180 | -517 | 21 | 5 | 16 | 23 | 4 |
| 19 | – | Frank Velat | 966 | -731 | 18 | 1 | 10 | 18 | 4 |
| 20 | – | Greg Davis | 731 | -966 | 13 | 2 | 10 | 14 | 4 |
| 21 | – | Corey LaJoie | 644 | -1053 | 13 | 3 | 5 | 11 | 3 |
| 22 | – | Tom Bowles | 543 | -1154 | 10 | 2 | 5 | 10 | 1 |
| 23 | – | Drew Mongiello | 410 | -1287 | 8 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 3 |
| 24 | – | Zach Gillispie | 303 | -1394 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 1 |
| 25 | – | Michael Finley | 46 | -1651 | 2 | – | – | 1 | 2 |
| 26 | – | Rick Lunkenheimer | 39 | -1658 | 1 | – | 1 | 1 | – |
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