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NASCAR Fantasy Racing Experts Picks: New Hampshire Motor Speedway

Expert	Website	Pick to Win	Finish	Experts Avg
Josh Lobdell	FFToolbox	No Pick	44	15.06
Jerry Lagger	One and Done Game Winner	Mark Martin	21	10.76
Dennis Michelsen	RaceTalkRadio.com	Jeff Gordon	4	12.12
Tall Glass of Milk	Answerthis.com	Jeff Burton	12	13.00
Eric McClung	On Pit Row	Jeff Gordon	4	14.00
Eric McGuire	free agent	Denny Hamlin	14	12.41
Dan Beaver	Fantasy Racing Games	Denny Hamlin	14	8.35
Matt Mercer	On Pit Row	Denny Hamlin	14	14.71
Adam Ansell	Roto Experts	Tony Stewart	2	13.47
Chris Leone	On Pit Row	Jeff Gordon	4	14.06
Bob Ellis	NASCAR Ranting and Raving	Jimmie Johnson	1	9.41
CharlieTurner	On Pit Row	Jeff Burton	12	16.41
Lou Lauer	USAR Fans	Greg Biffle	16	13.35
Jon Rodgers	Gillette Young Guns Challenge Winner	Kyle Busch	11	13.50
James Jones	On Pit Row	Kurt Busch	3	10.88
Ryan Rantz	On Pit Row	Kevin Harvick	5	11.24
Darren Fauth	Fantasy Racing Cheat Sheet	Denny Hamlin	14	13.35
P J Walsh	FantasyNASCARPreview.com	Denny Hamlin	14	10.53
Charles Rantz	ifantasyrace.com	Jeff Gordon	4	15.06

NASCAR Fantasy Racing Expert Darkhorse Picks:New Hampshire Motor Speedway

The On Pit Row fantasy racing experts opinions of the best Sprint Cup driver currently outside the top 12 in Sprint Cup Series points, for this weekends race.

Expert	Website	Pick to Win	Finish	Experts Avg
Matt Mercer	On Pit Row	Juan Pablo Montoya	34	16.82
James Jones	On Pit Row	Clint Bowyer	7	11.06
Josh Lobdell	FFToolbox	No Pick	44	22.47
Dennis Mickelson	RaceTalkRadio.com	Ryan Newman	6	11.71
Jon Rodgers	Gillette Young Guns Challenge Winner	Joey Logano	9	13.06
Jerry Lagger Eric McGuire	One and Done Game Winner Free agent	Joey Logano Dale Earnhardt Jr	9 8	13.06 12.47
Charlie Turner	On Pit Row	Juan Pablo Montoya	34	12.12
Tall Glass of Milk	Answerthis.com	Ryan Newman	6	8.29
Adam Ansell	Roto Experts	Joey Logano	9	11.18
Charles Rantz	ifantasyrace.com	Ryan Newman	6	12.35
Darren Fauth	Fantasy Racing Cheat Sheet	Juan Pablo Montoya	34	13.24
Lou Lauer	USAR Fans	Clint Bowyer	7	12.65
Ryan Rantz	On Pit Row	Ryan Newman	6	15.24
Eric McClung	On Pit Row	Juan Pablo Montoya	34	19.24
P J Walsh	FantasyNASCARPreview.com	Ryan Newman	6	10.65
Bob Ellis	NASCAR Ranting and Raving	Juan Pablo Montoya	34	14.53
Chris Leone	On Pit Row	Martin Truex Jr	22	20.59
Dan Beaver	Fantasy Racing Games	Marcos Ambrose	13	10.71

NASCAR Fantasy Racing Preview: Lenox Industrial Tools 301 from Loudon

It’s been a while since the Sprint Cup series drivers have battled on a flat track. The braking skills needed to succeed at New Hampshire Motor Speedway also apply to the other flat tracks: Martinsville Speedway, Phoenix International Raceway and Richmond International Raceway. To refresh fantasy owners on the best finishers from those tracks, I’ve built another NASCAR Fantasy Tool for flat tracks.

Chasing the pole at New Hampshire Motor Speedway

Note: Qualifying was rained out for last year’s summer race and the ‘08 fall race.

1. Kurt Busch… Started third in last year’s fall race at Loudon. Has started in the first two rows in four straight races this season.
2. Martin Truex, Jr…. Started seventh 4/09 at Loudon, eighth 6/08.
3. Jimmie Johnson… Has started third and second in the last two weeks, fifth or better in seven of the last nine.

Here’s an explanation of the highlighted text in the rankings:

• Y! A/B/C - The top options in the Yahoo! Fantasy Auto Racing game by driver list.

• Value play - Sneaky plays at this week’s track. Drivers to consider as low-rent salary cap options or alternatives in allocation formats.

1. Jimmie Johnson… Two-time winner (’03 sweep) at Loudon, average finish of 5.8 since ‘07 with average running position no worse than eighth, average of 35.8 laps led. Y!-A1
2. Denny Hamlin… Won 7/07 race at Loudon, runner-up in last year’s fall race. Average finish of 7.5 in eight career starts, six Top 10s– has never finished worse than 15th. Held an average running position of ninth or better six times. Y!-A2
3. Kurt Busch… Three-time winner (6/08, ‘04 sweep) at Loudon- average finish of 4.0 since ‘08, average of 17.8 laps led. Y!-A4
4. Jeff Gordon… Three-time winner (8/98, 9/97, 7/95) at Loudon. Average finish of 7.6 since ‘07– runner-up three times, has finished no worse than 15th. Has never held an average running position worse than 13th. Y!-A3
5. Kyle Busch… Won 7/06 race at Loudon, finished seventh and fifth last year- average running positions of seventh and 17th.
6. Kevin Harvick… Won 9/06 race at Loudon- average finish of 12.0 in ‘08, 33.0 last year. Y!-B1
7. Tony Stewart… Two-time winner (7/05, 7/00) at Loudon. Since ‘05: average finish of 9.7 in 10 starts. Finished fifth and 14th last year, average of 46.0 laps led- held average running positions of sixth and eighth.
8. Jeff Burton… Four-time winner (9/00, 7/99, 7/98, 7/97) at Loudon- finished 12th and fourth in ‘08, 31st and 16th last year. Y!-B2
9. Juan Pablo Montoya… Started and finished 12th in last year’s summer race, led six laps. Won the pole, finished third in the fall, led 105 laps.
10. Clint Bowyer… Won 9/07 race at Loudon, held average running positions of eighth and 10th in ‘08, 15th and 14th last year. Y!-B3
11. Kasey Kahne… Last three races at Loudon: 11th, 10th, DNF (engine). Y!-B4
12. Ryan Newman… Two-time winner (9/05, 9/02) at Loudon, average running positions of 17th and 10th last year. Y!-B5
13. Mark Martin… Won last year’s fall race at Loudon, average running position of eighth. Finished 14th in the summer, average running position of ninth.
14. Greg Biffle… Won 9/08 race at Loudon, average running position of 16th and 17th last year- finished 18th and ninth.
15. Matt Kenseth… Average finish of 22.5 last year at Loudon, no Top 10s since ‘07. Y!-B6
16. Carl Edwards… Only two Top 10s in 11 career starts at Loudon, 13.8 average finish.
17. Dale Earnhardt Jr…. Has held an average running position of 13th or better in seventh straight at Loudon, 11th in both races last year. Y!-B7
18. David Reutimann… Held average running positions of 12th and 13th last year at Loudon, finished fourth and 12th. Y!-B8
19. Martin Truex Jr…. Strong value play. Average finish of 4.8 from ‘07-’08 at Loudon– DNF (crash) and 19th-place finish last year.
20. Marcos Ambrose… Strong value play. Average finish of 21.5 last year at Loudon.
21. Joey Logano… Won 6/09 race at Loudon, 21st in the fall. Started first, finished second in last year’s Nationwide race.
22. Brad Keselowski… Finished sixth in last year’s summer race at Loudon, average running position of 23rd. Average finish of 6.5 in two career Nationwide starts.
23. Jamie McMurray… No Top 10s since ‘04 at Loudon, finished 33rd and 18th last year.
24. Sam Hornish Jr…. Finished a career-best eighth in last year’s summer race at Loudon, DNF (engine) in the fall. Y!-C1
25. A.J. Allmendinger… Average start of 29.4, average finish of 34.2 in five career starts at Loudon– finished a career-best 25th in last year’s fall race. Y!-C2
26. Elliott Sadler… Two Top 10s in the last four races at Loudon, average running position no better than 20th.
27. David Stremme… Finished 28th in both races last year at Loudon. Y!-C3
28. David Ragan… Average finish of 28.8 in six career starts at Loudon, two DNFs due to crash.
29. Paul Menard… Average finish of 29.5 in six career starts at Loudon. Y!-C4
30. Scott Speed… Average finish of 33.5 in two career starts at Loudon.
31. Reed Sorenson… Finished 17th and 36th last year Loudon.
32. Regan Smith… Average finish of 29.0 in five career starts at Loudon.
33. Travis Kvapil… Average finish of 30.3 in six career starts in Loudon, no starts last year.
34. David Gilliland… Average finish of 35.3 in six career starts at Loudon.
35. Max Papis… First career Cup start at Loudon. Finished 22nd in last year’s Truck race.
36. Kevin Conway… First career Cup start at Loudon. Finished 21st in ’07 Nationwide race.
37. Casey Mears… Possible start and park. Average finish of 12.0 last year at Loudon.
38. Joe Nemechek… Likely start and park. Won 9/99 race at Loudon.
39. Andy Lally… Likely start and park.
40. P.J. Jones… Likely start and park.
41. Mike Bliss… Likely start and park.
42. Dave Blaney… Likely start and park.
43. Michael McDowell… Likely start and park.
44. J.J. Yeley… Likely start and park. Average finish of 14.8 in six career starts at Loudon.
45. Todd Bodine… Likely start and park.

NASCAR Fantasy Tool 2010 - Average Finish on Flat Tracks [Martinsville, Phoenix, Richmond]

This table is a companion for my NASCAR Fantasy Racing Preview of the Lenox Industrial Tools 301 from New Hampshire Motor Speedway. Below are 33 drivers of interest and their average finish this season in the three races held on flat tracks.

	MVIL	PHX	RICH	AVG
Jeff Gordon	3	2	2	2.3
Ryan Newman	4	1	8	4.3
Carl Edwards	8	7	5	6.7
Jimmie Johnson	9	3	10	7.3
Clint Bowyer	7	9	12	9.3
Joey Logano	2	10	16	9.3
Martin Truex, Jr.	5	17	7	9.7
Kyle Busch	22	8	1	10.3
Marcos Ambrose	11	11	9	10.3
Matt Kenseth	18	6	13	12.3
Brad Keselowski	12	16	14	14.0
Denny Hamlin	1	30	11	14.0
Juan Pablo Montoya	36	5	6	15.7
Jeff Burton	20	25	4	16.3
Mark Martin	21	4	25	16.7
Kevin Harvick	35	13	3	17.0
Greg Biffle	10	22	22	18.0
Dale Earnhardt, Jr.	15	12	32	19.7
David Ragan	16	19	24	19.7
David Reutimann	28	20	15	21.0
Sam Hornish, Jr.	13	18	36	22.3
A.J. Allmendinger	38	15	17	23.3
Paul Menard	14	29	27	23.3
Tony Stewart	26	23	23	24.0
Jamie McMurray	30	24	19	24.3
Kurt Busch	23	35	18	25.3
Robby Gordon	34	14	28	25.3
Kasey Kahne	17	39	21	25.7
Regan Smith	32	26	30	29.3
Scott Speed	33	21	35	29.7
Elliott Sadler	24	31	38	31.0
Travis Kvapil	27	36	34	32.3
Kevin Conway	31	33	37	33.7

Contender or Pretender: New Hampshire

Jimmie Johnson (Contender) - After Infineon do you really think NASCAR can Jimmie proof the Chase? At New Hampshire this week it will be hard to keep Jimmie Johnson down. Only once in Jimmie Johnson’s career has he finished outside the top fifteen and that wasn’t because of a competitive issue. Johnson’s average New Hampshire finish since 2007 is 5.83. Earlier this year at Phoenix which is similar to New Hampshire Jimmie Johnson led a race high 113 laps (tied with Kyle Busch for the most) and finished 3rd.

Joey Logano (Pretender) - Joey Logano won last year at New Hampshire in the rain. Does a rain shortened win mean anything in fantasy racing? Of course it doesn’t, at least not under the circumstances in how Joey Logano won. I think it would be hard for Joey Logano to be any less competitive than he was last year. Joey Logano was a 20th place driver at best last year in this race. He started 24th, he was in 24th at the midpoint of the race and his average running position was 21.4. Joey Logano was only in the top fifteen 13.9 percent of the race.

Kurt Busch (Contender) - Kurt Busch is always a contender every time the series visits New Hampshire. His average finish over the last four races at New Hampshire is 4th. In eighteen starts at the Magic Mile Kurt Busch has three wins and nine top tens. Last year Kurt Busch outscored all drivers in terms of cumulative points scored at New Hampshire.

Mark Martin (Pretender) - Mark Martin was second to Kurt Busch in cumulative points in 2009 at New Hampshire but what numbers of his from last year would you say are truly representative of him in 2010? I would say that for the most part he’s been marginally less competitive basically across the board. The last race Martin led a lap at was Talladega, but who can’t led a lap there?

Kyle Busch (Contender) - Early in his stint at Joe Gibbs Racing Kyle Busch was a flop at New Hampshire. Now he very easily should be considered the favorite this weekend. Earlier this year Kyle Busch won at Richmond and if a late caution didn’t come out at Phoenix Busch would’ve won that race.

Denny Hamlin (Pretender) - A Pretender isn’t a driver who’s going to finish in 43rd place. A Pretender is somebody who I think is overrated heading into the weekend. Even though Denny Hamlin has never finished worse than 15th at New Hampshire in his career I feel that he’s overrated this weekend. Right after his surgery he was nowhere near competitive at Phoenix. A week later he went on to victory at Texas. I can easily give him leeway for Phoenix but at Richmond after his Texas victory he was nowhere near competitive.

Printable NASCAR TV Schedule for June 2010

Click the link below to download your NASCAR TV schedule for June 2010 in PDF format. June includes Sprint Cup races at Pocono Raceway, Michigan InternationalSpeedway, Infineon Raceway and New Hampshire Motor Speedway and Nationwide Series trips to Kentucky Speedway and Road America.

2010 NASCAR TV Schedule in PDF

2009 Average Finish at Flat Tracks - Martinsville, Phoenix, Richmond, New Hampshire

This table is a companion for my NASCAR Fantasy Racing Preview of the O’Reilly Auto Parts 500 at Phoenix International Raceway. Below are 24 drivers of fantasy interest and their average finish this season at four flat tracks: Martinsville Speedway, Phoenix, Richmond International Raceway and New Hampshire Motor Speedway.

The four flat tracks vary in length but do feature similar banking. Over the last nine races this season, three have been on flat tracks: Richmond is a little shorter (0.75 miles) and banked 14 degrees; New Hampshire is a little longer (1.06 miles) and most recently, Martinsville which is much shorter (0.53 miles) both are banked 12 degrees. Phoenix is 1.00 miles and banked 11 degrees and held its first race in April, the eighth race of the season.

	MVILLE 1	PHX	Rich 1	NH 1	RICH 2	NH 2	MVILLE2	AVG
Mark Martin	7	1	5	14	4	1	8	5.7
Denny Hamlin	2	6	14	15	1	2	1	5.9
Tony Stewart	3	2	2	5	17	14	9	7.4
Kurt Busch	18	3	12	3	2	6	17	8.7
Jeff Gordon	4	25	8	2	3	15	5	8.9
Kyle Busch	24	17	1	7	5	5	4	9
Jimmie Johnson	1	4	36	9	11	4	2	9.6
Ryan Newman	6	16	4	29	10	7	7	11.3
Juan Pablo Montoya	12	24	10	12	19	3	3	11.9
Clint Bowyer	5	26	18	20	6	10	19	14.9
David Reutimann	20	8	28	4	20	12	16	15.4
Jamie McMurray	10	11	7	33	27	18	6	16.0
Jeff Burton	15	15	3	31	18	16	15	16.1
Greg Biffle	28	5	17	18	13	9	25	16.4
Joey Lagano	32	21	19	1	14	21	12	17.1
Casey Mears	21	20	9	11	30	13	18	17.4
Brian Vickers	33	19	15	35	7	11	11	18.7
Marcos Ambrose	14	14	11	23	22	20	27	18.7
Carl Edwards	26	10	26	19	15	17	20	19.0
Sam Hornish, Jr.	34	9	6	8	8	37	36	19.7
Matt Kenseth	23	27	13	22	25	23	14	21.0
Kasey Kahne	19	13	29	10	12	38	32	21.9
Kevin Harvick	11	30	34	34	9	32	10	22.9
Dale Earnhardt Jr.	8	31	27	13	21	35	29	23.4

NASCAR Power Rankings Chase Edition: Week 2

Loudon

Who's Up	Who's Down
Biggest Gain This Week: Mark Martin: 3rd to 1st	Biggest Drop This Week: Kasey Kahne: 7th to 10th
No new drivers this week.	No drivers dropped out this week.

Rank: 1st Mark Martin #5 Last Week: 3 Change: +2 Driver Page | Articles

Mark Martin- 5 Wins, 15 Top Tens Not only did Mark Martin get his first career win at Loudon but he also extended his contract last week. Will this be his year? Someone will win it. Did you know that Martin first announced his "Salute to you tour" in 2004.

Rank: 2nd Jimmie Johnson #48 Last Week: 2 Change: 0 Driver Page | Articles

Jimmie Johnson- 3 Wins, 16 Top Tens Johnson dominated the Dover race earlier this year but there are no guarantee's in NASCAR. It will be difficult for the 48 team to duplicate their previous dominate performance.

Rank: 3rd Jeff Gordon #24 Last Week: 1 Change: -2 Driver Page | Articles

Jeff Gordon- 1 Win, 18 Top Tens I don't really know what happened to this team Sunday. They were the fastest team on the track at the start of the race then all of a sudden they were junk. As a result of his bad day Gordon now sits 10th in the point standings.

Rank: 4th Kurt Busch #2 Last Week: 4 Change: 0 Driver Page | Articles

Kurt Busch- 1 Win, 15 Top Tens This team will try their hardest having their crew chief Pat Tryson there part time but I don't really think this is a sustainable strategy. I expect this problem to grow over the course of the remaining 9 races.

Rank: 5th Denny Hamlin #11 Last Week: 6 Change: +1 Driver Page | Articles

Denny Hamlin- 2 Wins, 15 Top Tens Hamlin was definitely the most aggressive driver on the track at New Hampshire. He was running into other cars frequently and he even ran over a guy on pit road. If his high aggression level continues trouble will certainly find him on the track.

Rank: 6th Tony Stewart #14 Last Week: 5 Change: -1 Driver Page | Articles

Tony Stewart- 3 Wins, 18 Top Tens There have been a lot of people saying this team is testing but I'm going to hold my ground on this one and say they're simply making mistakes. In order for Stewart to win the championship he really needed to score more points here.

Rank: 7th Juan Pablo Montoya #42 Last Week: 9 Change: +2 Driver Page | Articles

Juan Pablo Montoya- 3 Top Fives, 13 Top Tens The 42 is truly a top team in the series. The main thing people hold against him is his lackluster history. This year is vastly different from years in the past. If you haven't thrown out the history book on him yet, do it now.

Rank: 8th Brian Vickers #83 Last Week: 8 Change: 0 Driver Page | Articles

Brian Vickers- 1 Win, 13 Top Tens Not too many teams made a mistake at Loudon but this team did. I honestly don't trust this pit crew at all. Fun Fact: Did you know that Brian Vickers best finish in the last 10 races in 2008 was 11th and his team was caught cheating after that race.

Rank: 9th Greg Biffle #16 Last Week: 11 Change: +2 Driver Page | Articles

Greg Biffle- 8 Top Fives, 13 Top Tens Biffle is the only Roush car that is showing a heart beat now but in order to win the championship teams need to do a lot more then that. Anything less then a top 5 for Biffle at Dover will be considered a failure.

Rank: 10th Kasey Kahne #9 Last Week: 7 Change: -3 Driver Page | Articles

Kasey Kahne- 2 Wins, 10 Top Tens Can you stick a fork in this team yet? I say hold off for now but their championship chances are greatly reduced. At least he won't have to worry about the R6 motor next year.

Rank: 11th Ryan Newman #39 Last Week: 12 Change: +1 Driver Page | Articles

Ryan Newman- 5 Top Fives, 13 Top Tens I bet you didn't know this but Newman now has 4 consecutive top tens in a row. Ryan Newman once owned Dover and even won here without power steering. A good day for this team is crucial for their championship aspirations.

Rank: 12th Carl Edwards #99 Last Week: 10 Change: -2 Driver Page | Articles

Carl Edwards- 7 Top Fives, 11 Top Tens One race into the Chase and this team is already 113 points behind Mark Martin. If there performance is flat at Dover then it will be time to stick a fork in them for the year.

NASCAR Fantasy Experts Picks: Sylvania 300 at New Hampshire

Expert	Website	Pick to Win	Finish	Experts Avg
James Jones	On Pit Row	Jeff Gordon	15	8.0
Ryan Rantz	On Pit Row	Jeff Gordon	15	8.08
Roger Rotter	FOX Sports	Mark Martin	1	10.31
Gerritt Ritt	FOX Sports	Denny Hamlin	2	10.62
Mike Harmon	FOX Sports	Jimmie Johnson	4	10.65
Dennis Michelson	RaceTalkRadio.com	Mark Martin	1	10.85
Yahoo Users	Yahoo! Sports	Jimmie Johnson	4	11.65
Cheryl Lauer	Speed Couch	Kurt Busch	6	11.77
Lou Lauer	USAR Fans	Tony Stewart	14	12.5
Eric Brewer		Jimmie Johnson	4	12.77
Charlie Turner	On Pit Row	Denny Hamlin	2	12.77
Darren Fauth	Fantasy NASCAR Names	Jimmie Johnson	4	12.88
Eric McClung	On Pit Row	Denny Hamlin	2	13.42
P J Walsh	FantasyNASCARPreview.com	Denny Hamlin	2	14.19
Eric McGuire	FFToolbox	Jimmie Johnson	4	15.04
Bob Ellis	NASCAR Ranting and Raving	Jimmie Johnson	4	16.62
Jon Rodgers	Gillette Young Guns Challenge Winner	Carl Edwards	17	18.69

NASCAR Fantasy Racing Preview: Sylvania 300 at New Hampshire

Welcome to the start of the Chase for the Sprint Cup. It is now crunch time for the 12 drivers who made the cut as well as fantasy owners looking to capture their own victory.

Of the 10 tracks that make up the Chase schedule, eight of them have hosted races earlier in the season. I have compiled a table with the results of those eight events and ranked the top-26 drivers by their average finish. Check out my 2009 Average Finish at Chase Tracks Table here.

One thing you will notice right away is how many of the top drivers fared poorly at Talladega Superspeedway. We know anything can happen there. Things also got a little messy at Lowe’s Motor Speedway. For owners in allocation formats, like Yahoo!, these are two races where you can converse your remaining starts for the top drivers.

Starting position is huge at New Hampshire Motor Speedway. There have been a total of 29 Sprint Cup races runs held here, the winner has started 15th or better 21 times. Over the last three years (seven races), five winners have started 11th or better. The other two winners, Kurt Busch in June of last year and Joey Logano in this year’s June race, came from the middle of the pack but picked up their wins when the race was called early due to rain.

New Hampshire is essentially a bigger version of Martinsville Speedway, but the most recent race held there was back in March. Richmond International Raceway is also a flat race track so last week’s results are far more relevant. Fantasy owners should set their lineups simply based on who’s hot entering the Chase.

Here’s an explanation of the highlighted text in the rankings. Download a printer-friendly version here.

• Y! A/B/C - The top options in the Yahoo! Fantasy Auto Racing game by driver list.
• Strong qualifier - History of winning poles or qualifying inside the top-five.
• Good qualifier - History of qualifying inside the top-10.
• Value play - Good recent history at this week’s track. Drivers to consider as low-rent salary cap options or alternative options in allocation formats.
• Risky play - Good overall history at this week’s track but poor recent finishes.

1. Jimmie Johnson… Good qualifier. Average finish of 6.3 over the last five Loudon races, all top-10 finishes. Started third or fourth in three of his last four attempts at NH, led over 90 laps in the last two. Average running position of 5.0 in June. Two-time winner (’03 sweep). Y!-A1
2. Tony Stewart… Last nine races at Loudon: only one finish worse than 13th, laps led in seven. Finished fifth in June. Average finish of 3.8 over the last four September races at NH. Two-time winner (’00, ‘05). Y!-B1
3. Denny Hamlin… Good qualifier. Seven career starts at Loudon: average finish of 8.3, has never finished worse than 15th, which he did in June. Average finish of 8.5 in ‘08 NH races. Has never started worse than 14th. Won in ‘07. Y!-B2
4. Mark Martin… Started 11th, finished 14th in June race at Loudon, average running position: 9.0- first start at NH since ‘06. Y!-A2
5. Kurt Busch… Started fourth, finished third in June. Average finish of 3.5 last year at Loudon, including a win. Three-time winner (’04 sweep, 06/08) Y!-B3
6. Jeff Gordon… Started and finished second in June, led 62 laps. Average finish of 12.5 in ‘08 Loudon races. Runner-up in both ‘07 races. Owns 11 finishes of first, second or third in 29 career starts. Three-time winner (’97, ‘98). Y!-A3
7. Kyle Busch… Finished seventh in June race at Loudon. Average finish of 29.5 in ‘08 NH races, 7.5 in ‘07- led laps in both. Won in ‘06. Y!-A4
8. Kasey Kahne… Started 13th, finished 10th in June. Started 13th, finished 11th in last year’s Sylvania 300. Y!-B4
9. Greg Biffle… Finished 18th in June race at Loudon. Won last year’s Sylvania 300. Average finish of 4.5 in the last four September NH races.
10. Brian Vickers… Risky play. Finished 35th in June (accident) and in last year’s Sylvania 300. 11 career starts: 21.0 average finish. Y!-B5
11. Juan Pablo Montoya… Finished a career-best 12th in June race at Loudon. Y!-B6
12. Ryan Newman… Average running position of 17th in June race at Loudon, finished 29th and led 17 laps. DNF and 15th-place finish last year. Average finish of 9.5 in ‘07 races, led laps in both. Two-time winner (’02, ‘05). Y!-B7
13. Kevin Harvick… Finished a career-worst 34th in June race at Loudon. Average finish of 12.0 in ‘08 NH races. Won from the pole in ‘06.
14. Dale Earnhardt Jr…. Good qualifier. Finished 13th in June race at Loudon, fifth in last year’s Sylvania 300- led 79 laps. Led laps in both ‘07 and ‘08 NH races- average finish of 12.3 in those four races. Started fourth and fifth last year. Y!-B8
15. David Reutimann… Strong value play. Has improved career-best finish at Loudon in each of his five starts. Finished a career-best fourth in June.
16. Carl Edwards… Risky play. Finished 19th in June race at Loudon, third in last year’s Sylvania 300. Average finish of 12.5 in ‘07 NH races.
17. Jeff Burton… Finished 31st in June race at Loudon, worst finish since a blown engine in ‘03. Average finish of 10.5 in the 10 races in between. Four-time winner (’97-’00).
18. Matt Kenseth… Finished 22nd in June race at Loudon. DNF (accident) and 18th-place finish last year. Ten top-10 finishes in the prior 11 races (’02-’07).
19. Joey Logano… Won in rain-shortened June race at Loudon but an average running position of 21st. Started 40th, finished 32nd in last year’s Sylvania 300. Won the pole, finished second in June Nationwide race. Won both ‘07 Camping World East Series races.
20. Sam Hornish Jr…. Strong value play. Started 26th, finished a career-best eighth in June race at Loudon- average running position of 13th. Average finish of 34.5 in ‘08 NH races. Y!-C1
21. Martin Truex Jr…. Strong value play. DNF in June race at Loudon, snapping a streak of four straight top-10 finishes- average finish of 4.75 in that span.
22. Marcos Ambrose… Finished 23rd in June race, first career start at Loudon. Finished 14th in last year’s Nationwide race. Y!-C2
23. Clint Bowyer… Seven career starts at Loudon: one top-10 finish, a win from the pole in ‘07. Average finish of 23.6 in the six other NH races.
24. Casey Mears… Weak value play. Finished 11th in June race at Loudon, average running position of 20th.
25. Bobby Labonte… Weak value play. Finished 21st in June race at Loudon. Average finish of 11.5 in ‘08 NH races, 20.0 in ‘07. Y!-C3
26. Reed Sorenson… Weak value play. Seven career starts at Loudon: 18.0 average finish. Finished 17th in June race, 22nd in last year’s Sylvania 300. Y!-C4
27. Elliott Sadler… Average finish of 25.2 over the last five starts at Loudon.
28. AJ Allmendinger… Finished 32nd in June race at Loudon, two DNFs in ‘08. Finished 33rd in lone ‘07 NH start.
29. Jamie McMurray… Three straight finishes of 33rd or worse at Loudon, average finish of 13.5 in ‘07 NH races.
30. David Ragan… DNFs (accidents) in two of his last three starts at Loudon. Average finish of 17.0 in ‘07 NH races. Finished sixth in last year’s Nationwide race.
31. Michael Waltrip… Finished 24th in June race at Loudon, 25th in last year’s Sylvania 300.
32. Robby Gordon… Won in ‘01. Finished 25th in June race at Loudon, 26th in both ‘07 NH races.
33. John Andretti… Finished 16th in June race at Loudon, average running position of 30th.
34. Erik Darnell… Finished sixth in June Nationwide race at Loudon, average finish of 5.0 in three Truck series races (’06-’08).
35. Aric Almirola… Average finish of 20.5 in ‘08 races at Loudon.
36. Paul Menard… Finished 30th in June race at Loudon. Average finish of 28.6 in five career NH starts.
37. David Stremme… Finished 28th in June race at Loudon. Average finish of 34.5 in ‘07 NH races.
38. Scott Speed… Finished 36th (DNF, accident) in June race, first career start at Loudon. Started fourth, finished eighth in June Nationwide race.
39. Joe Nemechek… DNFs in four of his last seven starts at Loudon. Won in ‘99.
40. Patrick Carpentier… DNF (accident) in June race at Loudon.
41. Dave Blaney… Start and parked in June race at Loudon.
42. David Gilliland… Start and parked in June race at Loudon.
43. Tony Raines… Start and parked in June race at Loudon.
44. Dexter Bean… No career starts at Loudon.
45. Mike Wallace… No Cup starts at Loudon since ‘05, average finish of 17.6 in eight Nationwide starts.
46. Derrike Cope… No Cup starts at Loudon since ‘03. DNF in June Nationwide race at Loudon.

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