New Hampshire Fantasy NASCAR Confidence Ranking Picks

1) Kyle Busch (Starting – 2nd)
New Hampshire Fantasy Spin – Kyle Busch is a super-elite performer at New Hampshire who should be near the top of your fantasy NASCAR radar. He’s a three-time winner who’s finished in the top three in 7 of the last 11 races. Over the last five races at the “Magic Mile”, Busch has the best driver rating, the best average running position (3.6) and he’s averaged leading 90.8 laps per race. This year at shorter-flat tracks which correlate to success he’s been strong. At Phoenix he led 177 laps and raced his way to victory lane, and at Richmond he led 101 laps and finished 8th. In Happy Hour, Busch had the 2nd best 10 lap average and the 3rd best 15 fifteen lap average. On Sunday, look for Busch to finish in the top five and be a serious threat to win.
New Hampshire Track History – New Hampshire has been a phenomenal track for Kyle Busch and he’s consistently performed well. Last year, Busch had a great performance. He finished 2nd, had a 5th place average running position, earned the 4th best driver rating and led 36 laps. Additionally, he finished 6th in Stage #1 and 6th in Stage #2. I’ll note with 7 laps to go he got nudged out of the lead from Kevin Harvick. In fall 2017, Busch had a dominate performance and raced his way to victory lane. In the race he earned the best driver rating, had a 1.4 average running position, earned a near perfect driver rating and led 187 laps. In summer 2017, Busch was top 2 good but finished an asterisk mark 12th. While he was leading with 62 laps to go he was caught speeding on pit road which dropped him a lap down. From the race it should be noted he won Stage #2, earned the 3rd best driver rating, had a 5th place average running position and led 95 laps.
DraftKings $11,900 / FanDuel $14,500

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2) Brad Keselowski (Starting – 1st)
New Hampshire Fantasy Spin – Polesitter, Brad Keselowski is a strong performer at New Hampshire who should be counted on for a strong showing. He’s a former winner who’s finished in the top ten in 3 of the last 4 races. He didn’t have an incident free race last year, but in the three races prior to that he had a 5.7 average finish. Richmond is the most recent shorter-flat track visited and he finished 7th there. In Happy Hour, Keselowski had the 3rd best ten lap average and the 5th best 15 lap average. On Sunday, look for Keselowski to finish in the top ten and potentially compete for a top five.
New Hampshire Track History – Brad Keselowski is a strong performer at Hampshire who’s consistently performed well. Over the last 14 races he has 10 top tens and has only once finished outside the top 15. Unfortunately, last year at New Hampshire he had a tough race and finished a misleading 32nd. “Performance Wise”, he was top ten good but over the last third of the race he developed major brake problems that derailed his afternoon. Right when his problems started with about 88 laps to go he was running around 9th. In fall 2017 he had a good performance. He finished 4th, had a 6th place average running position and earned the 6th best driver rating. Additionally, he finished 7th in Stage #1 and 3rd in Stage #2. In summer 2017, Keselowski ran well. He finished 9th, earned the 11th best driver rating and had a 12th place average running position. In fall 2016, he finished 4th.
DraftKings $10,700 / FanDuel $12,000

3) Martin Truex Jr. (Starting – 6th)
New Hampshire Fantasy Spin – Martin Truex Jr. has never won at New Hampshire, but on Sunday he’ll be tough to beat. He’s thrived here and has been good enough to win many of the recent races. On Sunday, he’ll definitely be a factor and I would look for him to finish in the top five and be a serious threat to win. This year at shorter-flat tracks which correlate to success he’s been a fantasy ace. He finished 1st at Richmond and finished 2nd at ISM Raceway (Phoenix). In Happy Hour, Truex Jr. had the 4th best 10 and 15 lap averages.
New Hampshire Track History – Martin Truex Jr. has performed at an extremely high-level at New Hampshire and in recent races he’s arguably been the best, despite his lack of wins. Over the last four New Hampshire races he has the best driver rating, he’s led the most laps (473) he’s tied for the best average running position (4.0) and he has a misleading 4.8 average finish. Last year, Truex Jr. had a strong showing. He earned the best driver rating, finished 4th, had a 4th place average running position and led 83 laps. Additionally, he won Stage #1 and finished 3rd in Stage #2. In 2017, Truex Jr. was good enough to win both races, but neither race was incident free. In fall 2017, Truex Jr. likely had the best car but finished a misleading 5th. In the race he won Stage #1 and would’ve won Stage #2 if he wasn’t involved in a wreck during the final lap of that segment while leading which damaged his rear quarter panel. Up until that point he led 112 of the 150 laps. When the checkered flag waved he finished 5th, had a 5th place average running position and earned the 3rd best driver rating. In summer 2017, he finished 3rd, earned the best driver rating and led a race high 137 laps. Unfortunately, his race wasn’t incident free and in the last third of the race he made an unexpected pit stop. That ultimately put him at a tire disadvantage at the end.
DraftKings $11,500 / FanDuel $14,000