Drivers To Avoid in the New Hampshire Sylvania 300
Paul Menard – New Hampshire is arguably Paul Menard’s worst track. His average finish is 26.7 and he’s never finished in the top ten. There is some hope though. His last two NH finishes have been his best results. Last year in the Chase race he finished 20th and this July he finished 17th. I don’t think any of those results would excite a fantasy racer though. I think a projected +20 result would be a fair assessment of him. (Yahoo! B Driver)
Kurt Busch – If Kurt Busch were in better equipment he would be a “Top Tier Elite” driver. In his old equipment he had three wins and finished in the top ten in half his races. New Hampshire is a skill track but at this point in the season after wrecking so many cars he’ll be driving an absolute “junker”. In July Busch finished 24th and had a 20th place average running position. Richmond is a similar track and a few weeks ago he finished 28th. (Yahoo! B Driver)
Bobby Labonte – Bobby Labonte’s best chance for a good finish outside of restrictor plate tracks come at venues like New Hampshire. Last July (2011) he finished 7th but since 2009 that’s his only finish better than 19th. In July Labonte started in 18th and finished one lap down in 23rd. He ran just 2.7% of the laps in the top fifteen. A few weeks ago at Richmond (similar track) he finished 25th. (Yahoo! C Driver)
Aric Almirola – Almirola has four New Hampshire starts under his belt and his 24.5 average finish is a good representation of what you should expect. All four of his finishes have been between 18th and 28th. This July he had his worst result. It’s kind of shocking when you consider Mike Ford was his crew chief. In the Sylvania 300 he’ll have a different crew chief but a similar result should be expected. (Yahoo! C Driver)
Jamie McMurray – McMurray’s last three Loudon finishes are 31st, 23rd and 20th. In the 2010 fall race he finished an uncharacteristic 3rd. That was his first top ten since 2004. Early in his career three of his first four finishes were in the top ten. Those days were nearly a decade ago so stick with what’s recent. Qualifying is important at New Hampshire and you can’t expect him to start up front. His last three starting positions are 28th, 25th and 25th. (Yahoo! B Driver)
David Ragan – David Ragan had his best year at New Hampshire in 2011. He had finishes of 14th and 7th. Since he’s no longer with Roush Fenway you can throw those results out the window. This year in his Front Row car he finished 34th and had a 32nd place average running position. Look for him to finish just ahead of the start and parkers. (Yahoo! C Driver)
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