New Hampshire Fantasy NASCAR Mid Pack Predictions

Paul Menard – New Hampshire hasn’t been a great track for Paul Menard. He’s never had a result in the top ten, and has finished in the top fifteen just 17% percent of the time. Recently hes been an OK performer. Over the last six races he’s finished between 15th and 25th. Additionally in those events he has an 18.8 average finish, 18.0 average running position and the 22nd best driver rating. Last fall he finished 15th, had a 19th place average running position and earned the 19th best driver rating. If a few drivers didn’t run out of gas at the end he would’ve finished 18th. Last July he finished 25th but it should be noted he was better than his result. On lap 197 while he was running in 11th he had a significant tire rub which forced him to come to pit road. As he approached pit road he spun which brought out the caution. In fall 2014 he was on pace to get his first top ten but his race wasn’t incident free. With 31 laps to go he was battling Matt Kenseth for 6th but they both spun. That dropped him back to the mid-twenties with only 30 laps remaining. When the checkered flag waved he finished 15th. In July 2014 he finished 19th but he performed a little better than his result. He started in 16th, had a 15th place average running position and ran 72.8% percent of the laps in the top fifteen. (Yahoo B Driver)

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Trevor Bayne – Trevor Bayne is likely a high-teens to low-twenties driver at New Hampshire. This year at similar tracks that correlate to success he has results of 17th (Richmond) and 23rd (Phoenix). Last fall at New Hampshire he didn’t have a good afternoon but walked away with a decent result. When the race reached its conclusion he finished 16th, had a 22nd place average running position and earned the 23rd best driver rating. Its important to note drivers running out of gas during the closing laps bumped him up a few positions. In July 2015 he made his first New Hampshire start. In the race he was simply a low thirties driver. He started 31st, had a 30th place average running position and finished 32nd. Also in the race he earned the 34th best driver rating. (Yahoo B Driver)

Danica Patrick – Danica Patrick hasn’t been a bad performer in recent races at New Hampshire by her standards. In 3 of the last 4 races she’s finished between 19th and 24th. Last fall she ran well but finished a misleading 40th. Performance wise I thought she clearly had teens potential. Unfortunately her race wasn’t incident free. On lap 204 while she was running in 12th she had contact with Newman which sent her into the wall hard. While she was coming down the track she got even more damage when David Ragan hit her. In the three New Hampshire races prior to that she had a 21.7 average finish and a 22.0 average running position. Last July she didn’t run well and when the race reached its conclusion she finished 24th. In September 2014 he had a good performance and was better than her 19th place result. She had legitimate top ten potential but with about 40 laps remaining she damaged her left front fender after contact with Ambrose which led to her falling back in the running order. In the event Patrick had a 15th place average running position and earned the 17th best driver rating. In July 2014 she had a 23rd place average running position and finished 22nd. This year at shorter flat tracks Patrick has results of 19th (Phoenix) and 24th (Richmond). (Yahoo B Driver)

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