New Hampshire Camping World RV Sales 301 Fantasy NASCAR Front Runner Rankings
Denny Hamlin –Denny Hamlin is the top ranked fantasy NASCAR “Front Runner” rankings driver for the New Hampshire Camping World RV Sales 301. On shorter flat tracks he’s an elite talent. At these venues I would argue when he’s operating at his “A” game he’s the best driver in the series. Recently at these venues he hasn’t brought his “A” game. Last fall at New Hampshire he didn’t run a good race like were accustomed to him having. In the event he was consistently a low double digit performer. He started in 14th, had a 12th place average running position and earned the 12th best driver rating. When the checkered flag waved he finished 12th. His July performance last year was eventful and disappointing. 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 pit strategy he once again climbed back into the top ten. He then later faded back to his 21st place finish. In 2012 at New Hampshire Denny Hamlin was dominant. Before the race in September 2012 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 over the last run. From a career perspective New Hampshire has been a good track for Hamlin. He’s a two-time winner and has finished in the top five 44% percent of the time. Also he’s historically been a very safe fantasy option. He’s finished in the top fifteen in 14 of his 16 races. This season at the two tracks that are similar to New Hampshire he’s performed well but came home with results of 19th (Phoenix) and 22nd (Richmond). At Richmond he was going to finish around 10th but he got swept up in a late wreck in the closing laps. At Phoenix he performed like a 10th place driver for much of the race but poor pit strategy at the end hurt him. (Yahoo B Driver)
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Clint Bowyer – Clint Bowyer is an elite talent on shorter flat tracks. In terms of a strength ranking on this track type I would rank him towards the top of the class. At New Hampshire he’s had success. He’s won two Chase races and if he didn’t run out of gas in 2011 he would have a third win. Last fall at New Hampshire he tried playing the pit strategy game but it backfired on him. In the last third of the race he got the lead through pit strategy by not pitting. The lack of cautions didn’t play out favorably for him because with 57 laps to go he was forced to pit from the top five under green. Shortly after he pitted the caution came out and it dropped him back to the mid-twenties. When the checkered flag waved he finished 17th. Prior to executing his fuel mileage strategy he looked like a low teen’s performer. In July 2013 Clint Bowyer had a disappointing performance. He finished 13th, had a 14th place average running position and earned the 15th best driver rating. In 2012 at New Hampshire Bowyer was very strong. He was one of only three drivers who finished in the top ten both races. In the combined races he had a 3.5 average finish, 6.5 average running position and earned the 5th best driver rating. This season on similar tracks Bowyer has been a letdown to fantasy racers. At Phoenix he finished 13th and at Richmond he was never competitive and finished 43rd after having tire problems. (Yahoo A Driver)
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Ryan Newman – From a career perspective New Hampshire is arguably Ryan Newman’s best track. In 23 races he has 7 poles, 3 wins and has finished in the top ten 63% percent of the time. Only at two other tracks does he have a higher top ten finish percentage. His New Hampshire average finish is 13.96. Among the 23 tracks that ranks as the 6th best for him. Last fall Ryan Newman started on the pole, led the first two laps but that was really his lone highlight. His car overall wasn’t that strong and it couldn’t hug the bottom of the track that well. He ran in the top six for about the first 100 laps but after that it was all downhill. When the checkered flag waved he finished 16th, earned the 16th best driver rating and had a 12th place average running position. In July last year he was far from impressive. He had about a 15th to 20th place car but on lap #224 he wrecked with Kurt Busch. In six of the seven races before that event he’s finished in the top ten. In 2012 he finished 10th twice, had a 10th place average running position and earned the 11th best driver rating. This season at tracks I would consider similar he’s performed well. At Phoenix he finished 7th and at Richmond he finished 8th. (Yahoo B Driver)
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