The Super Low Tier – New Hampshire

Justin Haley (Starting 30th) Justin Haley will once again be fielding the most competitive super low tier car at New Hampshire. Over the last six races heading into the weekend, his Total Speed Ranking is the best of this tier. This year at shorter flat tracks, Haley finished 24th at Phoenix, but then at Richmond he only completed ONE lap due to problems under his hood. Since Talladega minus Nashville (crash) and COTA (steering), Haley is 7 for 7 at finishing between 25th to 30th. On Sunday, I would view him as a high-twenties performer. (DraftKings $4,700 / FanDuel $2,000 )

BJ McLeod (Starting 32nd) BJ McLeod has two starts on his resume at New Hampshire, and both of them were 34th place finishes. I can’t say they are recent though with one of them being in 2018 and the other in 2015. This year on the track, McLeod is typically a high-twenties to low-thirties driver and since Kansas he’s finished between 28th to 32nd in 7 of the 8 races. This year at shorter-flat tracks his finishes are 30th (Phoenix) and 32nd (Richmond). (DraftKings $5,200 / FanDuel $)

James Davison (Starting 37th) James Davison will be starting last, but I wouldn’t look for him to finish there. “Performance Wise”, he fields one of the best cars of this tier and over his last four races heading into the weekend he’s finished between 25th to 30th. This year at shorter-flat tracks, Davison is 2 for 2 at finishing 33rd (Richmond and Phoenix). At New Hampshire, Davison has one start under his belt and last year he finished 30th. (DraftKings $5,400 / FanDuel $2,000)

Garrett Smithley (Starting 33rd) At New Hampshire, look for Garrett Smithley to be a high-twenties to low-thirties driver which is how the #53 team stacks up on a weekly basis. Since June, Smithley has a 30.8 average finish. This year at shorter-flat tracks, Smithley has only competed at Richmond and at that venue he finished a clunker 35th. Last year at New Hampshire, Smithley finished 31st, had a 33.3 average running position and had the 36th best Total Speed Ranking. (DraftKings $5,000 / FanDuel $2,000)

Quin Houff (Starting 36th) Quin Houff has competed in the last two New Hampshire races and in those events he had finishes of 32nd (2020) and 31st (2019). This year at shorter-flat tracks his results are 32nd (Phoenix) and 34th (Richmond). As you can see, I would write him down as a low to mid-thirties driver. (DraftKings $4,500 / FanDuel $2,500)

Cody Ware (Starting 34th) Cody Ware has been pretty bad at shorter-flat tracks this year and has a pair of 36th place finishes. On Sunday, I would write him down as a low to mid-thirties driver. In 8 of his last 10 races heading into the weekend he’s finished between 30th to 36th. At New Hampshire, Ware made his lone track start in 2017 and in that event he DNF’ed due to “Rear Gear” issues. (DraftKings $5,600 / FanDuel $3,000)

Josh Bilicki (Starting 36th) At New Hampshire, look for Josh Bilicki to be a low to mid-thirties driver. Over his last ten races heading into the weekend he’s finished between 29th to 35th in 8 of the ten races. This year at shorter-flat tracks he’s been horrendous and has results of 35th (Phoenix) and 37th (Richmond). (DraftKings $4,800 / FanDuel $3,000)