Fantasy Racing Scouting Report – New Hampshire
[box border=”full”]This post is a recap of what happened at New Hampshire earlier this year.[/box]
New Hampshire Top Ten Starters
- Kyle Busch
- Jimmie Johnson
- Denny Hamlin
- Tony Stewart
- Jamie McMurray
- Joey Logano
- Brad Keselowski
- Clint Bowyer
- Martin Truex Jr.
- Kasey Kahne
New Hampshire Full Starting Lineup
Pre-Race Notes
Aric Almirola started in the rear of the field in a backup car.
Joey Logano drove a backup car after wrecking in practice #1.
Jeff Burton drove the 66.
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Brad Keselowski won in the Nationwide Series at New Hampshire the day before the Sprint Cup race.
Penske cars tested at Milwaukee to prepare for this race.
The pit window was 70-76 laps.
There have been 13 different winners in the last 13 New Hampshire races.
New Hampshire Race Notes
Greg Biffle had a tire rub around lap 5
Jimmie Johnson had a flat tire on lap 8 and came in for an unexpected pit stop. He was running in 2nd at the time. This dropped him down a lap back to 42nd.
On lap 14 Jimmie Johnson had a tire blow out and he totaled his car. He completed just 11 laps in the race.
Running order on lap 19: 18,11,14,22,15,2,1,5,78,24 … 4,20,27,42,99,55,41,88,17,47 …. 9,3,31,51,66,16,13,34,10,43
Dale Earnhardt Jr. moved up 15 positions in the first 23 laps, up to 13th from 28th.
Jamie McMurray moved back early in the race, back 5 positions in the first 26 laps. His car was loose in the corners.
On lap 37 Kyle Busch reported his car was good.
Denny Hamlin’s car was tight in the center early.
Brad Keselowski’s car strength was being good in the center of the corner.
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Tony Stewart needed his car to turn a little bit better early in the race.
Jeff Gordon was in a free fall around lap 41. What happened is that he had a tire going flat slowly.
Running order on lap 52: 18,11,2,22,5,20,14,1,4,88 … 24,15,78,27,55,31,41,42,99,47 … 9,17,43,3,10,66,51,16,35,34
Denny Hamlin’s car rotated through the center of the turn good late in a run.
Denny Hamlin passed Kyle Busch for the lead on lap 63.
Brad Keselowski’s car was good over long runs and rolling through the center. He passed Hamlin for the lead on lap 74.
Tony Stewart thought something was wrong with his alternator 89 laps into the race.
Jeff Gordon was in 26th, one lap down on lap 99. He had a right rear going flat (same tire problem earlier, it was unknown to the team).
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