New Hampshire Motor Speedway Preview
by Rocky Atkinson
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The Sprint Cup boys move to New Hampshire this Sunday for the 27th race of
the season. New Hampshire Motor Speedway is a 1.058 mile Oval Track located
in Loudon, New Hampshire. Here are my Top 5 drivers to win in New Hampshire
this weekend. We still have to wait for Qualifying and Happy Hour before
finalizing our Head to Head matchups. New Hampshire is normally a very good
money track for us!!
This is the first race in the Chase for the Nextel Cup Championship. The Top
12 drivers will be trying for the title. Mark Martin is the leader now as he
won 4 races during the season. He's followed by Tony Stewart and Jimmie
Johnson in 2nd and 3rd place and they are 10 points behind him. Denny Hamlin
and Kasey Kahne round out the top 5, in 4th and 5th place respectively, and
they sit 20 points back. Jeff Gordon is in 6th, Kurt Busch in 7th and Brian
Vickers sits in the 8th spot, all 30 points behind the leader. The rest sit
40 points behind Martin with Carl Edwards in 9th, Ryan Newman in 10th, Juan
Montoya in 11th and Greg Biffle sitting in the 12th position.
For starters, I think Jeff Gordon has the best shot of winning this race.
Gordon has 3 wins, 13 Top 5 finishes and 16 Top 10 finishes in his 29 starts
here in New Hampshire. Gordon has an average finish of 11.3 here in New
Hampshire. Past two years, Jeff Gordon's average finish at this track type
is 11.1. In 13 races, he has 0 wins and eight top 10 finishes.
Next in line, I would go with Tony Stewart. Stewart has two wins, 11 Top 5
finishes and 13 Top 10 finishes in 21 starts here in New Hampshire. Stewart
has an average finish of 12.2 here in New Hampshire. Past 2 years, Tony
Stewart's average finish at this track type is 9.5. In 13 races, he has zero
wins and eight top 10 finishes. Tony Stewart's average finish over the past
10 races is 10.2. In 10 races, he has two wins and six top 10 finishes.
Then, back in my 3rd spot, I have to go with a sleeper in Joey Logano.
Logano has one win and one Top 10 finish in his 2 starts in
New Hampshire. Logano has an average finish of 16.5 here in New Hampshire.
Logano won the last race at this track earlier this season.
Looking at my pick for the 4th spot we turn to Kurt Busch. Kurt Busch has
three wins, six Top 5 finishes and eight Top 10 finishes in his 17 starts in
New Hampshire. Kurt Busch has an average finish of 14.8 in New Hampshire.
Rounding out my Top 5 and sitting in the 5th position is Ryan Newman. Newman
has two wins, five Top 5 finishes and nine Top 10 finishes in his 15 starts
in New Hampshire. Newman has an average finish of 14.2 in New Hampshire.
Ryan Newman's average finish over the past 3 races is 8.3. In 3 races, he
has 0 wins and three top 10 finishes.
The odds for these drivers to win in New Hampshire currently at Bodog are:
#24 Jeff Gordon 6 to 1
#14 Tony Stewart 15 to 2
#20 Joey Logano 15 to 1
#2 Kurt Busch 11 to 1
#39 Ryan Newman 25 to 1
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