New Hampshire Sylvania 300 Fantasy NASCAR Front Runner Rankings
Kurt Busch – Kurt Busch had a great car at New Hampshire earlier this year. Following practice I hailed him as my #1 confidence ranking pick. I wouldn’t argue that prediction was wrong despite his 31st place finish. What happened to him is that on lap #224 him and Newman were involved in a wreck that sent both of them to the garage. Before the accident he was very impressive. Prior to that he led nearly half the race (102 laps). Even with him sidelined for nearly a third of the event he still earned the 5th best driver rating and had an 11th place average running position. The strength of his car in the race was long runs. New Hampshire has historically been a good track for Kurt Busch. In twenty-five races he has three wins and has finished in the top ten nearly 50% percent of the time. This season on similar tracks Kurt Busch has shown some speed. His Richmond #1 performance this year was very impressive. In that race he had a 5th place average running position, led 36 laps and finished 9th. In the second race at Richmond in 2013 he came home with with a second place result. (Yahoo! B Driver)
Brad Keselowski – New Hampshire has been a good track for Brad Keselowski. He has a 12.8 average finish and currently has four straight top tens. That streak is tied with Jeff Gordon for the longest active top ten streak at New Hampshire. Earlier this year at the Magic Mile Brad Keselowski had a strong performance. He started on the pole, led 14 laps, earned the second best driver rating and finished 4th. Also in the race he had a 6th place average running position and ran the third highest total number of fastest laps. His strength in the race was long runs. Over the course of a long run his car was just as fast as anybody. That strength was also a notable attribute of his in 2012. Last year at Loudon he had finishes of 4th and 6th. His best New Hampshire finish was a 2nd place result in fall 2011. Last year in the Nationwide Series he won the pole and the race. (Yahoo! A Driver)
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Denny Hamlin – Denny Hamlin’s Loudon performance in July was truly telling as to how great his struggles have been in 2013. Earlier this season he started in 7th and ran in 7th at the time of his first pit stop. Then during his pit stop he had a missing lug nut and got penalized. Shortly after that on lap 122 while he was racing for the “Lucky Dog” he blew out his right front tire. Later in the race after he got his lap back by way of pit strategy he once again climbed back into the top ten. He then later faded back to his 21st place finish. That marked just his second New Hampshire finish outside the top twenty. Last year at New Hampshire Denny Hamlin was dominant. Before the race last September he said he would win and he lived up to his word. In that race he started back in 32nd because of air pressure mistakes made in qualifying but he surgically worked his way up through traffic. He cracked the top ten in the first 50 laps and he took the lead on lap 94. His car was unchallenged in that race and he led 193 laps and earned a near perfect 149.2 driver rating. In July 2012 he once again had the best car but late in that race his crew chief made the call for four tires during a caution and nearly everyone else took two. That shuffled him back to 13th but he was still able to drive up to a second place result. From a career perspective New Hampshire has been a great track for Denny Hamlin. In fifteen races he has two wins, has finished in the top five 47% percent of the time, finished in the top ten 67% percent of the time, and has finished in the top fifteen 87% percent of the time. If it wasn’t for the nearly insurmountable risk Denny Hamlin would be a good pick for the New Hampshire Sylvania 300. (Yahoo! A Driver)
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