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: Overton’s  400
Writer | Stage 1 | Stage 2 | Race Winner |
Amy Henderson | Martin Truex Jr. | Matt Kenseth | Denny Hamlin |
Corey Brewer | Kyle Busch | Kyle Busch | Ryan Blaney |
Mark Howell | Martin Truex Jr. | Kyle Larson | Chase Elliott |
Dustin Albino | Kyle Busch | Martin Truex Jr. | Chase Elliott |
Clayton Caldwell | Martin Truex Jr. | Chase Elliott | Matt Kenseth |
Davey Segal | Kyle Busch | Kyle Larson | Denny Hamlin |
Bryan Gable | Kyle Busch | Martin Truex Jr. | Kurt Busch |
Joseph Wolkin | Martin Truex Jr. | Kyle Busch | Clint Bowyer |
Jeff Wolfe | Kyle Busch | Kevin Harvick | Kevin Harvick |
Huston Ladner | Martin Truex Jr. | Kyle Busch | Brad Keselowski |
Michael Massie | Kyle Busch | Martin Truex Jr. | Ryan Blaney |
Vito Pugliese | Martin Truex Jr. | Kyle Busch | Kyle Busch |
Samarth Kanal | Kyle Larson | Kevin Harvick | Brad Keselowski |
Frank Velat | Chase Elliott | Brad Keselowski | Kevin Harvick |
Results: Brickyard 400
Writer | Stage 1 | Stage 2 | Race Winner | Winner Pick Finish | Total Points |
Amy Henderson | Kyle Busch | Martin Truex Jr. | Ryan Blaney | 23rd | 0 |
Corey Brewer | Martin Truex Jr. | Martin Truex Jr. | Jimmie Johnson | 27th | -1 |
Dan Greene | Brad Keselowski | Martin Truex Jr. | Jamie McMurray | 15th | 0 |
Mark Howell | Brad Keselowski | Kyle Busch | Jamie McMurray | 15th | 1 |
Dustin Albino | Kyle Busch | Martin Truex Jr. | Kevin Harvick | 6th | 2 |
Clayton Caldwell | Martin Truex Jr. | Kyle Larson | Kyle Larson | 28th | -1 |
Davey Segal | Kyle Busch | Kyle Busch | Kyle Busch | 34th | 0 |
Bryan Gable | Martin Truex Jr. | Kyle Busch | Kyle Busch | 34th | -1 |
Joseph Wolkin | Kyle Busch | Martin Truex Jr. | Chase Elliott | 39th | -2 |
Jeff Wolfe | Martin Truex Jr. | Ryan Blaney | Kurt Busch | 29th | -1 |
Huston Ladner | Martin Truex Jr. | Kyle Busch | Matt Kenseth | 5th | 4 |
Greg Davis | Brad Keselowski | Martin Truex Jr. | Kyle Larson | 28th | -1 |
Michael Massie | Kyle Busch | Martin Truex Jr. | Kyle Busch | 34th | -1 |
Vito Pugliese | Kevin Harvick | Kyle Busch | Jimmie Johnson | 27th | 0 |
Standings
 Writer | Points | Behind | Starts | Wins | Top 5 | Top 10 |
Corey Brewer | 36 | — | 20 | 1 | 8 | 11 |
Mark Howell | 33 | -3 | 20 | 0 | 10 | 13 |
Huston Ladner | 33 | -3 | 19 | 2 | 8 | 9 |
Amy Henderson | 29 | -7 | 20 | 1 | 8 | 12 |
Michael Massie | 26 | -10 | 18 | 3 | 5 | 8 |
Dan Greene | 25 | -11 | 18 | 1 | 7 | 10 |
Dustin Albino | 25 | -11 | 20 | 1 | 8 | 11 |
Clayton Caldwell | 24 | -12 | 20 | 1 | 6 | 9 |
Frank Velat | 23 | -13 | 14 | 2 | 6 | 7 |
Joseph Wolkin | 22 | -14 | 17 | 0 | 6 | 9 |
Davey Segal | 22 | -14 | 20 | 2 | 7 | 9 |
Bryan Gable | 19 | -17 | 17 | 1 | 4 | 11 |
John Douglas | 17 | -19 | 7 | 0 | 5 | 5 |
Jeff Wolfe | 16 | -20 | 18 | 2 | 5 | 7 |
Vito Pugliese | 14 | -22 | 14 | 1 | 2 | 7 |
Matteo Marcheschi | 12 | -24 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
Greg Davis | 6 | -30 | 11 | 0 | 3 | 6 |
John Haverlin | 5 | -31 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
Michael Finley | 3 | -33 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
Phil Allaway | 0 | -36 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Zach Catanzareti | -1 | -37 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Tom Bowles | -2 | -38 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Danny Peters | -3 | -39 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
About the author
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