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 track type - FLAT SHORT TRACK is 11.1. In 13 races, he has 0 wins and 8 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 track type - FLAT SHORT TRACK is 9.5. In 13 races, he has 0 wins and 8 top 10 finishes. Tony Stewart's average finish over the past 10 races is 10.2. In 10 races, he has 2 wins and 6 top 10 finishes.
Then, back in my 3rd spot, I have to go with a sleeper in Joey Logano. Logano has one win, 1 Top 5 finish and 1 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, 6 Top 5 finishes and 8 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 9 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 3 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
Make sure you check back for Rocky's winning Nascar Head to Head matchups for New Hampshire Motor Speedway late Saturday night or early Sunday morning!! Rocky is known as the Nascar Guru! Whether or not you like to watch Nascar or not, it's all about getting the green stuff at the end of the day!!