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 39 drivers on the Talladega 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.
1000Bulbs.com 500 picks
| Writer/Guest | Driver 1 | Driver 2 |
| Amy Henderson | Brad Keselowski | Ricky Stenhouse Jr. |
| Bryan Keith | Brad Keselowski | Aric Almirola |
| Christian Koelle | Kurt Busch | Corey LaJoie |
| Clayton Caldwell | Brad Keselowski | David Ragan |
| Corey Brewer | Kevin Harvick | Ricky Stenhouse Jr. |
| Dan Greene | Clint Bowyer | Aric Almirola |
| Davey Segal | Joey Logano | Ricky Stenhouse Jr. |
| Dustin Albino | Brad Keselowski | Regan Smith |
| Joseph Wolkin | Kurt Busch | Trevor Bayne |
| Mark Howell | Joey Logano | Aric Almirola |
| Michael Finley | Kevin Harvick | William Byron |
| Michael Massie | Brad Keselowski | Ricky Stenhouse Jr. |
| Vito Pugliese | Joey Logano | Aric Almirola |
| Wesley Coburn | Brad Keselowski | David Ragan |
| Zach Gillispie | Brad Keselowski | Brendan Gaughan |
Standings following Dover
| Rank | Change | Writer/Guest | Points | Behind | Races | Wins | Top 5 | Top 10 | DNF |
| 1 | – | Bryan Gable | 1737 | – | 30 | 8 | 25 | 38 | 3 |
| 2 | – | Wesley Coburn | 1719 | -18 | 30 | 6 | 19 | 35 | 2 |
| 3 | +1 | Corey Brewer | 1705 | -32 | 30 | 5 | 24 | 35 | 6 |
| 4 | -1 | Dustin Albino | 1687 | -50 | 30 | 9 | 21 | 35 | 8 |
| 5 | +1 | Clayton Caldwell | 1649 | -88 | 29 | 6 | 22 | 37 | 6 |
| 6 | -1 | Michael Massie | 1645 | -92 | 29 | 5 | 20 | 34 | 6 |
| 7 | +1 | Matt Mclaughlin | 1614 | -123 | 30 | 6 | 23 | 33 | 10 |
| 8 | -1 | Mark Howell | 1608 | -129 | 30 | 2 | 17 | 29 | 6 |
| 9 | – | Dan Greene | 1588 | -149 | 28 | 6 | 18 | 30 | 7 |
| 10 | +1 | Christian Koelle | 1586 | -151 | 29 | 3 | 14 | 33 | 5 |
| 11 | -1 | Amy Henderson | 1585 | -152 | 29 | 5 | 22 | 29 | 8 |
| 12 | +1 | Ava Ladner | 1561 | -176 | 26 | 7 | 21 | 28 | 5 |
| 13 | -1 | Davey Segal | 1561 | -176 | 30 | 7 | 19 | 32 | 11 |
| 14 | Joseph Wolkin | 1467 | -270 | 27 | 5 | 15 | 30 | 6 | |
| 15 | +1 | Vito Pugliese | 1402 | -335 | 27 | 8 | 16 | 29 | 5 |
| 16 | -1 | Bryan Keith | 1396 | -341 | 24 | 5 | 17 | 29 | 6 |
| 17 | John Haverlin | 1253 | -484 | 22 | 5 | 14 | 23 | 3 | |
| 18 | Mike Neff | 1220 | -517 | 22 | 5 | 16 | 24 | 4 | |
| 19 | Frank Velat | 1032 | -705 | 19 | 1 | 10 | 20 | 4 | |
| 20 | Greg Davis | 731 | -1006 | 13 | 2 | 10 | 14 | 4 | |
| 21 | Corey LaJoie | 678 | -1059 | 14 | 3 | 5 | 11 | 3 | |
| 22 | Tom Bowles | 543 | -1194 | 10 | 2 | 5 | 10 | 1 | |
| 23 | Drew Mongiello | 410 | -1327 | 8 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 3 | |
| 24 | Zach Gillispie | 353 | -1384 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 1 | |
| 25 | Michael Finley | 112 | -1625 | 3 | – | – | 3 | 2 | |
| 26 | Rick Lunkenheimer | 39 | -1698 | 1 | – | 1 | 1 | – |