Welcome to our eighth year of staff predictions! Each week, our experts attempt to tell you who the winner of each Cup race will be. Take a look to see who your favorite writers think will win it all (or at least score some points) this week!
Think you can out-prognosticate our staff? Leave your picks in the comments and see how they stack up!
Prediction Scoring
+5 – Win
+3 – Top 5
+1 – Top 10
0 – 11th-20th
-1 – 21st-30th
-2 – 31st-40th
-3 – 41st-43rd
This week’s predictions: Sylvania 300
Amy Henderson, Senior Editor: Joey Logano breaks up the Joe Gibbs Racing lovefest.
Matt Stallknecht, Senior Editor: Matt Kenseth.
Mark Howell, Senior Writer: Kyle Busch will hoist the lobster once again and complete the New Hampshire sweep.
Tony Lumbis, Financial Manager: Logano.
Toni Montgomery, Senior Editor: Should I jinx Carl Edwards this week? Yes, I think so…
Matt McLaughlin, Senior Writer: Put me down for Brad Keselowski. Message sent by carrier pigeon because all of frickin’ southeast Pa. is shut down for the Pope’s visit.
Joseph Wolkin, Assistant Editor: Kevin Harvick.
Jeff Wolfe, Senior Writer: I will go with Harvick again since it worked out so well last week.
Zach Catanzareti, Contributing Writer: Logano.
Aaron Bearden, Assistant Editor: JoLo.
Huston Ladner, Senior Editor: Edwards.
Danny Peters, Senior Writer: Keselowski for me, please.
Jerry Jordan, Contributing Writer: Clint Bowyer.
Sean Fesko, Contributing Writer: Kyle Busch takes the win and gives JGR four straight wins with four different drivers.
Greg Davis, Senior Writer: Going with Kyle Busch as well this weekend!
Mike Neff, Short Track Coordinator: It’s all about the appendix. Let me have Kurt Busch please!
Clayton Caldwell, Contributing Writer: Kyle Larson wins his first career race this weekend.
Results: myAFibRisk.com 400
| Writer | Pick | Finishing Position | Points |
| Toni Montgomery | Matt Kenseth | 5th | 3 |
| Zach Catanzareti | Matt Kenseth | 5th | 3 |
| Matt Stallknecht | Joey Logano | 6th | 1 |
| Joseph Wolkin | Joey Logano | 6th | 1 |
| Huston Ladner | Joey Logano | 6th | 1 |
| Danny Peters | Joey Logano | 6th | 1 |
| Phil Allaway | Brad Keselowski | 8th | 1 |
| Aaron Bearden | Kyle Busch | 9th | 1 |
| Amy Henderson | Jimmie Johnson | 11th | 0 |
| Matt McLaughlin | Jimmie Johnson | 11th | 0 |
| Mike Neff | Jimmie Johnson | 11th | 0 |
| Mark Howell | Martin Truex Jr. | 13th | 0 |
| Jerry Jordan | Tony Stewart | 25th | -1 |
| Tom Bowles | Kevin Harvick | 42nd | -3 |
| Tony Lumbis | Kevin Harvick | 42nd | -3 |
| Jeff Wolfe | Kevin Harvick | 42nd | -3 |
| Vito Pugliese | Kevin Harvick | 42nd | -3 |
Standings
| Writer | Points | Behind | Starts | Wins | Top 5 | Top 10 |
| Matt Stallknecht | 55 | — | 27 | 7 | 14 | 20 |
| Mike Neff | 46 | -9 | 24 | 6 | 12 | 16 |
| Jeff Wolfe | 45 | -10 | 25 | 5 | 14 | 19 |
| Aaron Bearden | 40 | -15 | 26 | 3 | 12 | 19 |
| Huston Ladner | 37 | -18 | 24 | 2 | 10 | 17 |
| Matt McLaughlin | 31 | -24 | 26 | 3 | 9 | 14 |
| Mark Howell | 26 | -29 | 27 | 1 | 8 | 13 |
| Amy Henderson | 23 | -32 | 27 | 4 | 7 | 14 |
| Danny Peters | 22 | -33 | 23 | 2 | 8 | 13 |
| Vito Pugliese | 20 | -31 | 23 | 2 | 9 | 13 |
| Brett Winningham | 19 | -36 | 14 | 2 | 5 | 7 |
| Sean Fesko | 19 | -36 | 23 | 1 | 2 | 13 |
| Toni Montgomery | 17 | -38 | 27 | 3 | 8 | 12 |
| Zach Catanzareti | 17 | -38 | 23 | 0 | 6 | 13 |
| Joseph Wolkin | 17 | -38 | 26 | 2 | 7 | 11 |
| Tom Bowles | 15 | -40 | 19 | 3 | 5 | 10 |
| Tony Lumbis | 12 | -43 | 27 | 1 | 5 | 12 |
| Phil Allaway | 7 | -48 | 12 | 1 | 2 | 4 |
| Jeff Meyer | 5 | -50 | 17 | 2 | 2 | 6 |
| Jerry Jordan | 4 | -51 | 11 | 0 | 2 | 5 |
| S.D. Grady | 4 | -51 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 4 |
| Clayton Caldwell | 3 | -52 | 11 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
| David Ifeguni | 3 | -52 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Greg Davis | 1 | -54 | 24 | 1 | 3 | 10 |
| Dan Greene | -1 | -56 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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