New Hampshire 301 Fantasy NASCAR Top Tier Elite Picks

Kevin Harvick – Kevin Harvick will be a good fantasy NASCAR pick to win at New Hampshire. This year at tracks that correlate to success at New Hampshire he’s been a fantasy ace. At Phoenix he started 1st, finished 1st, led 224 laps and earned a perfect driver rating. At Richmond he was also strong finishing 2nd and earning the 2nd best driver rating. Last fall at New Hampshire Kevin Harvick arguably had the best car. He earned the best driver rating, led the most laps (104), finished 3rd and earned the 3rd best driver rating. In the late stages of the race he was at a tire disadvantage. Last July his team used the race as an experiment and his car wasn’t as good he would’ve liked. In the race he started in 12th, earned the 12th best driver rating, had a 9th place average running position and finished 30th. That result deserves an asterisk. With 51 laps to go during a caution he elected not to pit and stayed out for track position. That got him up into the top five and that’s where he ran until he was out of gas during a restart with 2 laps to go. From a performance standpoint I would say he had a high-single digit car. In fall 2013 there was nothing special about his performance. In the first two-thirds of the race he ran between 8th and 14th. In the final third of the race he ran between 18th and 21st. When the checkered flag waved he finished 20th and earned the 19th best driver rating. In July 2013 he had a respectable performance. He wasn’t spectacular but he finished 7th. I wouldn’t say he was as good as his result. In the race he started in 18th, earned the 17th best driver rating and had a 16th place average running position. In 2006 Harvick won is only race at New Hampshire. (Yahoo A Driver)

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Brad Keselowski – Brad Keselowski is a driver who should be taken very seriously at New Hampshire. Over the last seven New Hampshire races he has the best driver rating, a 5.1 average finish and an 8.4 average running position. Last year he was the class of the field. In September 2014 he had a very impressive performance. He started 1st, finished 7th, had a 7th place average running position, earned the 3rd best driver rating and led 78 laps. In the race I think his team was a little over confident and early in the event some bad pit strategy shuffled him back in the running order. Also it should be noted his race wasn’t incident free. On lap 194 he spun and he backed his car into the wall. Also late in the race he was at a tire disadvantage. Performance wise I think he was top 3 good. Last July there’s no question he had the best car en route to his dominant victory. In the race his car was strong over long runs, but where he really excelled was being good in the center of the corner. Being good in that portion of the track allowed him to get tremendous runs down the straightaway. In the race he started 7th, had a 3rd place average running position, earned the best driver rating and led 138 laps. In fall 2013 at New Hampshire he finished 11th. In the race he performed slightly better than his result but late in the race with 40 laps to go somebody got into the back of him and it slid him from 10th back to 16th. In July 2013 at the Magic Mile Brad Keselowski had a good performance. He started on the pole, led 14 laps, earned the second best driver rating and finished 4th. 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 when he finished 5th and 6th. This year at the tracks I would consider similar he’s had results of 6th (Phoenix) and 17th (Richmond). (Yahoo A Driver)

Further Recommended Reading – New Hampshire Front Runner Rankings, New Hampshire Mid Pack Predictions, New Hampshire Scouting Report, Who will win at New Hampshire?

Jimmie Johnson – Jimmie Johnson has been a strong and consistent performer at New Hampshire. Since 2007 he’s only finished outside the top ten three times. Over this stretch he’s won once and has typically finished within a few deviations of 5th. Last September Johnson had a good car but was never a serious threat to win. He started 6th, earned the 6th best driver rating, had an 8th place average running position and finished 5th. Last July he had an extremely disappointing performance and finished 42nd. In the race he completed 11 laps and it was an eventful 11. In the race he started in 2nd and on lap 8 he made an unexpected pit stop. 3 laps later his tire blew out and it resulted in a totaled #48. Prior to that race he had 4 consecutive New Hampshire top tens. In September 2013 he had a very solid race. He started in 11th, had a 6th place average running position, finished 4th and earned the 3rd best driver rating. Over the final 100 laps he was a driver who consistently ran in the top 4. The strength of his car in the race was being good over long runs. Qualifying is extremely important at New Hampshire and in July 2013 he started in a deep hole. His qualifying time was disallowed and as a result he started in 43rd. It didn’t seem to be too much of an issue for him. In just the first 15 laps he had already driven up to the mid-twenties. Shortly after the midpoint he cracked the top ten that’s where he ran for the rest of the race. When the checkered flag waved he finished 6th. I think if he started closer to the front he would’ve been a contender for the win. In fall 2012 at New Hampshire Johnson started mid pack (20th), had a 5th place average running position, earned the third best driver rating and finished 2nd. The strength of his car in that race was that it maintained speed over long runs. In July 2012 he started in 7th and finished 7th. This year at shorter flat tracks Johnson has finishes of 3rd (Richmond) and 11th (Phoenix). (Yahoo A Driver)

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