New Hampshire Fantasy NASCAR Front Runner Rankings

Bubba Wallace
New Hampshire Fantasy Spin – At New Hampshire, look for Bubba Wallace to show up and be strong. Last year, Wallace legit finished 3rd, so you know he’ll be looking to build off of that. I view Gateway as arguably the most similar track and a few weeks ago at that venue, Wallace was running in 12th late in the race before he lost a brake rotor and crashed. In terms of Total Speed Rankings over the combined races at shorter-flat tracks this year, Wallace ranks 14th. On Sunday, look for Wallace to potentially be a top ten contender.
New Hampshire Track History – New Hampshire has been a bad track for Bubba Wallace, but he looked great and fantasy racing is largely about “What have you done lately.” Last year at “The Magic Mile”, Wallace started 4th, finished 2nd in Stage #1, finished 10th in Stage #2, had a 6.3 average running position and then finished 3rd when the checkered flag waved. In terms of Total Speed Rankings, Wallace ranked 5th. Over the four New Hampshire races prior to that, Wallace finished between 22nd to 26th and had a 23.75 average finish.

Daniel Suarez
New Hampshire Fantasy Spin – At New Hampshire, Daniel Suarez is an attractive mid-tier driver who might sneak in a top ten. Suarez finished 9th here last year, and at Gateway which is the most recent shorter-flat track visited, he just finished 7th and had the 6th best Total Speed Ranking. In 2023 over the combined races at shorter-flat tracks, Suarez has the 13th best Total Speed Ranking.
New Hampshire Track History – At New Hampshire, Daniel Suarez has 3 top tens, and then in his other four starts he’s finished between 19th to 26th. Fantasy racing is about what have you done lately, and he was solid last year. In 2022 at “The Magic Mile”, Suarez had the 13th best Total Speed Ranking and then finished 9th when the checkered flag waved. I’ll note, to close out the race he was at his best and his speed over the segments were 16th, 16th, 15th and then 9th. In his three starts prior to that, Suarez had clunker results of 20th, 26th and 19th.

Aric Almirola
New Hampshire Fantasy Spin – At New Hampshire, Aric Almirola is a mid-tier driver who’s capable of performing at a high-level. Almirola’s a recent New Hampshire winner (2021), and racing at shorter-flat tracks has been a key strength of his. This year at shorter-flat tracks, Almirola hasn’t done much other than finishing 13th at Richmond, but don’t overlook him. On Sunday, I would view Almirola as a low double-digit to mid-teens driver who might just sneak in a top ten.
New Hampshire Track History – Aric Almirola, the 2021 New Hampshire winner has performed at a high-level at the “Magic Mile.” The #10 had problems under the hood last year but over the four races prior to that, Almirola had the 2nd best average finish (5.5), the 3rd best average running position (7.8), the 3rd best driver rating and he’s finished in the top 11 every race. Last year right around the midpoint it was revealed that Almirola only had 3rd gear, and that led to his clunker 31st. Prior to his demise he showed top 10 potential. In the race, Almirola started 7th, finished 8th in Stage #1, was in 10th on lap 130 but then after that I think his issue really started. Over the first segment of the race when there’s no question about his engine, Almirola ranked as being the 8th fastest. In 2021, Almirola had a hot rod and raced his way to victory lane. In the race, Almirola started 22nd, finished 5th in Stage #2, led 25 laps, was the 2nd fastest driver late in a run and had the 7th best Total Speed Ranking. In the final segment of the race, take note the 10 car was the fastest car on the track. In the three races prior to that, Almirola had results of 7th, 11th and 3rd.

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