New Hampshire Fantasy NASCAR Top Tier Elite Picks

Matt Kenseth – Matt Kenseth will be a fantasy NASCAR favorite at New Hampshire. He’s an elite performer at “The Magic Mile” and since he’s joined Joe Gibbs Racing he’s finished in the top ten in 6 of the 7 races. He would be a perfect 7 for 7 but one of his races wasn’t incident free. In 3 of his races in the #20 he’s raced his way to victory lane. Currently at New Hampshire he has back to back wins. In July Matt Kenseth had a great car and raced his way to victory lane from the 18th starting position. What made him so good is that he was fast over long runs and rotated well in the center of the corners. In addition to finishing first he earned the 2nd best driver rating, had a 5th place average running position and led 38 laps. Last fall he didn’t have the best car but he reached victory lane after Kevin Harvick ran out of fuel late. Additionally in that race he earned the 2nd best driver rating, had a 5th place average running position and led 27 laps. In summer 2015 he overcame a speeding penalty while running in the top ten in the first third of the race and finished 6th. In September 2014 he finished an asterisk mark 21st. That lack luster result is the product of him and Paul Menard spinning together with 31 laps to go while they were battling for 6th. Performance wise it was clear he was top six good. In his first three races at New Hampshire in JGR equipment he had results of 1st, 4th and 9th. Richmond is a similar track and a few weeks ago at that venue he looked top 3 good before wrecking. (Yahoo A Driver)

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Martin Truex Jr. – I’m expecting Martin Truex Jr. to have a strong showing at New Hampshire and likely be a factor. In the last two races at shorter flat tracks he’s been one of the strongest competitors, I see no reason why his level of performance from those events won’t carry over. Richmond is the last shorter flat track visited and he had a phenomenal car there leading 193 laps and finishing 3rd. This July at New Hampshire Truex Jr. finished a very misleading 16th. Performance wise I would argue he likely had the best car but a broken shifter ruined his afternoon. Prior to his shifter breaking he was the race leader. In total he paced the field for 123 laps. In the five New Hampshire races prior to that he finished between 8th and 12th. His average result over that stretch was 10.8. Last fall at New Hampshire he finished 8th which tied his best result since 2008. In the race his car wasn’t great but his team worked on it continually throughout the event to get it closer to his liking. In summer 2015 Truex Jr. had a good car and was better than his 12th place finish. It looked like he had top five potential but with about 60 laps remaining he was burned by a caution that came out just after he pitted which dropped him back to the high-teens. In the three New Hampshire races prior to that he had results of 10th, 12th and 12th. (Yahoo B Driver)

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Kevin Harvick – Kevin Harvick should be on your short list of fantasy NASCAR options at New Hampshire. This year at shorter flat tracks nobody has been better than him. In the combined races on this sub-track type he’s scored the most points, has the best average finish (3.8), and is the only driver who’s finished in the top five every race. New Hampshire has been a great track for Kevin Harvick. Recently he ranks as one of the strongest performers here. Performance wise he should have 4 straight New Hampshire top 4’s. This July at New Hampshire he had a great car that ranked as one of the best but his pit crew held him back consistently throughout the event always costing him a handful of positions. His strength in the race was being good over long runs. When the race reached its conclusion he finished 4th and earned the 4th best driver rating. Last fall Kevin Harvick had the best car but finished 21st after running out of gas while leading with 3 laps to go. Additionally from that race it should be noted he led 216 laps, earned the best driver rating and had a 2nd place average running position. In July 2015 he might’ve also had the best car but an untimely caution gave Kyle Busch a huge advantage. When the checkered flag waved he finished 3rd, earned the 3rd best driver rating and led 59 laps. Over long runs his car was the class of the field.  In September 2014 he had one of the best cars but was at a tire disadvantage at the end. In that race he earned the best driver rating, led the most laps (104), finished 3rd and earned the 3rd best driver rating. (Yahoo A Driver)

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