Yahoo C List Fantasy NASCAR Preview – New Hampshire
Ryan Blaney – Ryan Blaney has one Sprint Cup start at New Hampshire under his belt and last summer he finished 23rd. Its important to note that’s a misleading finish and he was better than his result. Performance wise it looked like he had low-teens to mid-teens potential. On lap 130 while he was running in 7th he came to pit road for a loose wheel. As he was leaving he incurred a speeding penalty for being too fast entering. Phoenix is a similar track and this spring at that venue he finished 10th.
Chase Elliott – Chase Elliott has never raced at New Hampshire in a Sprint Cup car but that shouldn’t be a problem. He’s exceeded expectations across the board and I doubt he’ll do any differently at New Hampshire. Last year at New Hampshire in the Xfinity Series he started 9th and finished 9th. In 2014 in the lower series he finished 8th. This year at shorter flat tracks he’s been a respectable performer. He finished 8th at Phoenix and 12th at Richmond. His team is performing better now then they did at shorter flat tracks at the start of the season so its OK to have high expectations from him.
Alex Bowman – Alex Bowman will drive the #88 at New Hampshire in place of Dale Earnhardt Jr. He has excellent start save fantasy value purely because of his equipment. On Sunday I think he has a very realistic opportunity to come home with a result in the low twenties. In the Sprint Cup series he doesn’t have a single good finish under his belt. Last year he finished 42nd in both races.
Regan Smith – New Hampshire hasn’t been a good track for Smith. He’s raced here 11 times and has only once finished in the top fifteen. His overall average finish is 25.6. This year at similar tracks he hasn’t performed well. He finished 28th at Phoenix and 32nd at Richmond. At New Hampshire he’ll probably be a high-twenties to low-thirties driver.
Chris Buescher – There’s not a lot of upside in picking Chris Buescher at New Hampshire. He’s never raced here in a Sprint Cup car so the best way to to gauge his potential fantasy value is to study how he’s performed at similar tracks this year. Richmond and Phoenix correlate to possible success at New Hampshire. This spring he finished 30th at Phoenix and 33rd at Richmond. Last year at New Hampshire in the Xfinity Series he finished 14th.
Brian Scott – Brian Scott has really struggled during his rookie campaign and I don’t think New Hampshire will spar him. Scott has never raced at New Hampshire in a Sprint Cup car. At shorter flat tracks that correlate to success Scott has hasn’t run well this season. He finished 27th at Phoenix and 35th at Richmond.
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