New Hampshire Sylvania 300 Fantasy NASCAR Preview and Picks
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A= Really, Really Good Pick
Jimmie Johnson – Johnson and the 48 team are ready to get to work. Johnson won at New Hampshire earlier this year and has finished in the top ten in nine of the last ten races at the magic mile. (Yahoo A Driver)
Denny Hamlin – Short flat tracks have always been Hamlin’s strength and he’s never finished outside the top fifteen at New Hampshire. His Richmond win could easily translate into a New Hampshire win. (Yahoo A Driver)
Jeff Burton – Burton had this race won earlier in the year. He led 89 laps and had the best average running position (5th). If a late caution didn’t come out he would be entering the Chase with ten bonus points. Jeff Burton is the all-time wins leader at New Hampshire (4 wins). (Yahoo B Driver)
Kyle Busch – Check out what I said about Kyle Busch in my Contender or Pretender post. (Yahoo A Driver)
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A- = Really Good Pick
Kurt Busch – Kurt Busch is a three-time winner at New Hampshire and earlier this year finished third. His average finish in the last five New Hampshire races is 3.8. Kurt also has the best average starting position over the last eleven races (8.3). (Yahoo A Driver)
BREAKING NEWS: Busted, Busch caught with extra tires
Kevin Harvick – Harvick is a previous Loudon winner who finished 5th earlier this year. In 2006 when Harvick was strong (like he is now) he started the Chase with a statement win at New Hampshire. (Yahoo B Driver)
Tony Stewart – Tony Stewart has the 4th best New Hampshire average finish (12.4). In the Lenox Industrial Tools 301 Stewart finished 2nd and passed more cars than anyone (99). (Yahoo A Driver)
Jeff Gordon – Gordon has had some impressive finishes at New Hampshire in recent years. In five of the last eight New Hampshire races Gordon’s finished 4th or better. Earlier this year he finished 4th and had an average running position of 6th. Jeff Gordon is the all-time laps leader at New Hampshire (1,205). (Yahoo A Driver)
B+ = Good Pick
Juan Pablo Montoya – Expect Montoya to be impressive this weekend. He finished 3rd last year and was impressive earlier this year until he self imploded. Montoya’s won the last two New Hampshire poles. (Yahoo A Driver)
Carl Edwards – Edwards has been competitive everywhere lately and there’s no reason to think he won’t be again. His numbers aren’t the greatest at New Hampshire but don’t let that scare you away. In 2008 Edwards finished 3rd. I see many parallels between how he performed then (2008) and now. (Yahoo A Driver)
Clint Bowyer – Now that Bowyer isn’t looking over his shoulder anymore he can lay it all out on the line. Bowyer won here in 2007 but has only finished in the top ten three times. He’s finished 20th or worse five times. (Yahoo B Driver)
Ryan Newman – Newman got his first career win at this track in 2002. He’s won here twice and has finished 6th and 7th in his last two starts here. (Yahoo B Driver)
Kasey Kahne – Kahne is probably the guy who you forgot about from the first New Hampshire race this year. He started second and led a race high 110 laps and then his engine blew up. Last fall Kahne was also the victim of engine problems. Might be a trend here. (Yahoo B Driver)
B = Just A Tier Below The Good Picks
Joey Logano – Logano won his first career race at New Hampshire in the rain. He was pretty bad that day. In fact he was awful. The positive speculation of Logano is that he finished 9th earlier this year and at Richmond he was very impressive and finished 4th. (Yahoo B Driver)
David Reutimann – Reutimann has some real potential this weekend. He’s finished in the top fifteen in the last four New Hampshire races including a fourth place finish in 2009. (Yahoo B Driver)
Matt Kenseth – New Hampshire is not a good track for Matt Kenseth. Since 2008 statistically speaking this has been his second worst track (24.0 avg finish). The only track where Kenseth has a worse average finish over this time period is Talladega. I tend to shy away from Roush cars on short flat tracks and this weekend will be no exception. (Yahoo B Driver)
Greg Biffle – I think Biffle is limping into this race because of how he’s performed in recent weeks. He won this race in 2008 but I think a tenth to fifteenth place finish should be expected. (Yahoo A Driver)
B- = You Can Pencil Them In For Around 20th
Mark Martin – This team sure has fallen on hard times. Martin is the defending champion but I don’t see any reason good things should be expected. Earlier this year Martin finished 21st. (Yahoo A Driver)
Martin Treux Jr. – Treux has had some strong runs on this track in his career but in the last three New Hampshire races he hasn’t finished better than 19th. In the four earlier races Treux finished 7th or better in every race. He’ll be a solid sleeper this weekend. (Yahoo B Driver)
Dale Earnhardt jr. – After the performance he had at Richmond go ahead and pick him. I dare you. He was strong last fall but David Reutimann had break troubles and took him out. Earlier this year he finished 8th. He still seems way to risky to me. (Yahoo B Driver)
Marcos Ambrose – Ambrose could easily out perform how I’ve graded him this race. He was strong at Richmond and that could carry over. His best New Hampshire finish is 13th. Make sure you pay attention to him this weekend. (Yahoo B Driver)
AJ Allemdinger – Allmendinger like Ambrose has some real potential this weekend. Earlier this year he finished 10th (Only top 25 finish at N.H) and at Richmond AJ was very strong. (Yahoo C Driver)
C+ = Proceed With Caution
Jamie McMurray – He’s a talented driver but his last top ten at New Hampshire was back in 2004. (Yahoo B Driver)
Brad Keselowski – In Hendrick equipment in the summer 2009 race Keselowski finished sixth. In his own Penske car he finished 26th. (Yahoo B Driver)
C = I’m Not Picking Them
Elliott Sadler – Sadler’s actually had some decent finishes at New Hampshire in recent years. His pattern at this track since 2005 has been top ten, then two not even close to top ten finishes. If this pattern continues then this will be another not even close to top ten finish. (Yahoo B Driver)
Sam Hornish Jr. – In five career races at New Hampshire Hornish has only finished better than 20th once. His average finish is 27.4. (Yahoo C Driver)
Paul Menard – Zero top twenty finishes in seven races. (Yahoo C Driver)
David Ragan – Ragan’s best finish at New Hampshire was his first one (15th). His next best finish is 19th. (Yahoo B Driver)
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New Hampshire Fantasy NASCAR Picks
My Pick : Jimmie Johnson
Top Onpitrow.com Expert Pick : Jimmie Johnson
Top Onpitrow.com Darkhorse Pick : Juan Pablo Montoya
