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2017 Frontstretch Cup: Toyota / Save Mart 350

Welcome to our 10th 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!
How we roll:
Each writer picks the drivers they they think will win the first two stages and the overall race.  We can’t pick the same driver two weeks in a row or more than four times in a season. The first two stages pay one bonus point, with three bonus points if someone can get all three winners correct.  Overall race points remain the same:
Prediction Scoring
+5 – Win
+3 – 2nd-5th
+1 – 6th-10th
0 – 11th-20th
-1 – 21st-30th
-2 – 31st-36th
-3 – 37th-40th

This week’s predictions: Toyota / Save Mart 350

Writer Stage 1 Stage 2 Race Winner
Amy Henderson Jamie McMurray Kyle Busch AJ Allmendinger
Corey Brewer Kyle Larson Kyle Busch Denny Hamlin
Dan Greene Martin Truex, Jr. Kyle Busch Clint Bowyer
Mark Howell Martin Truex, Jr. Kyle Larson Jamie McMurray
Dustin Albino Martin Truex, Jr. AJ Allmendinger Clint Bowyer
Clayton Caldwell Martin Truex, Jr. AJ Allmendinger AJ Allmendinger
Davey Segal Denny Hamlin Martin Truex, Jr. Clint Bowyer
Bryan Gable Kyle Larson Martin Truex, Jr. Kurt Busch
Joseph Wolkin Martin Truex, Jr. Kyle Busch Clint Bowyer
Jeff Wolfe Kyle Larson Ryan Blaney Kyle Larson
Vito Pugliese Martin Truex, Jr. Martin Truex, Jr. Kurt Busch
Huston Ladner Kyle Larson AJ Allmendinger Kyle Busch

 


Results: FireKeepers Casino 400

Writer Stage 1 Stage 2 Race Winner Winner Pick Finish Total Points
Amy Henderson Martin Truex, Jr. Clint Bowyer Joey Logano 3rd 4
Corey Brewer Kyle Larson Martin Truex, Jr. Clint Bowyer 26th 0
Dan Greene Kyle Larson Ryan Blaney Chase Elliott 2nd 3
Mark Howell Kyle Busch Kyle Larson Jimmie Johnson 10th 1
Dustin Albino Kyle Larson Chase Elliott Ryan Blaney 25th -1
Clayton Caldwell Martin Truex, Jr. Kyle Larson Joey Logano 3rd 4
Michael Massie Kyle Larson Martin Truex, Jr. Kyle Larson 1st 6
Davey Segal Kyle Larson Brad Keselowski Brad Keselowski 16th 0
Bryan Gable Martin Truex, Jr. Kyle Busch Martin Truex, Jr. 6th 2
Joseph Wolkin Kevin Harvick Martin Truex, Jr. Chase Elliott 2nd 4
Jeff Wolfe Kyle Larson Kyle Busch Chase Elliott 2nd 3

 

Standings

 Writer Points Behind Starts Wins Top 5 Top 10
Amy Henderson 29 15 1 7 11
Corey Brewer 27 -2 15 1 5 8
Mark Howell 26 -3 15 0 8 10
Huston Ladner 24 -5 14 2 5 8
Michael Massie 23 -6 15 2 4 7
Clayton Caldwell 21 -8 15 1 5 8
Dustin Albino 20 -9 15 1 6 8
Bryan Gable 20 -9 14 1 4 10
Davey Segal 18 -11 15 2 5 7
Frank Velat 18 -11 12 1 5 6
John Douglas 17 -12 7 0 5 5
Jeff Wolfe 16 -13 13 2 5 6
Joseph Wolkin 16 -13 12 0 4 7
Dan Greene 14 -13 13 1 4 7
Matteo Marcheschi 12 -17 4 2 2 2
Vito Pugliese 11 -18 10 1 2 5
John Haverlin 5 -24 2 1 1 1
Michael Finley 3 -26 3 0 1 1
Greg Davis 3 -26 7 0 2 4
Phil Allaway 0 -29 1 0 0 0
Zach Catanzareti -1 -30 2 0 0 0
Tom Bowles -2 -31 2 0 0 0
Danny Peters -3 -32 1 0 0 0

 

 

About the author

Amy is an 20-year veteran NASCAR writer and a six-time National Motorsports Press Association (NMPA) writing award winner, including first place awards for both columns and race coverage. As well as serving as Photo Editor, Amy writes The Big 6 (Mondays) after every NASCAR Cup Series race. She can also be found working on her bi-weekly columns Holding A Pretty Wheel (Tuesdays) and Only Yesterday (Wednesdays). A New Hampshire native whose heart is in North Carolina, Amy’s work credits have extended everywhere from driver Kenny Wallace’s website to Athlon Sports. She can also be heard weekly as a panelist on the Hard Left Turn podcast that can be found on AccessWDUN.com's Around the Track page.

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JohnDoe

Race Winner: #47 AJ Allmendinger

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