NASCAR leaves the Midwest and heads to the Northeast this weekend. Loudon, New Hampshire, to be exact. The stars of NASCAR will take on the 1.058-mile flat surface known as the “magic mile.” Let’s take a look at the USA Today 301 Underdog Fantasy Pick’em plays!
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USA Today 301 at New Hampshire Motor Speedway Underdog Fantasy Pick’em
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Here are USA Today 301 Underdog Fantasy Pick’em plays!
Kyle Busch Better Than 15.5
This one sounds scary because it’s been a bit of a rough patch for Kyle Busch here lately. Only in his finishes though, the car has looked good and performed well on short tracks of late. Busch’s Richard Childress Racing teammate Austin Dillion finished sixth place just a few weeks ago at World Wide Technology Raceway. In the last nine races, Busch has finished better than 15.5 six times. So, maybe things aren’t as bad as they seem.
Kyle Busch at New Hampshire in recent races …
2023 = 36th. Started in the back, crashed on lap 70 when in 27th.
2022 = 12th. Spun twice.
2021 = 37th. Started on the pole, crashed while leading when it rained.
2020 = 38th. Flat tire and pounded the wall hard on lap 16 while…
— Ryan (@ifantasyrace) June 18, 2024
When it comes to New Hampshire, Busch has been on the wrong side of luck in the last four races here. So we’re asking him not to be unlucky, and he should be good. Ryan from Ifantasyracing.com breaks down Kyle’s last four races here, the best in the X/Twitter post above.
Before all of that bad luck, Busch was incredible at New Hampshire. He had 10 top-eight finishes in his previous 12 races. Busch has won three times and finished second place four times. If he can avoid the crap, Busch will be good this weekend and should easily clear 15.5.
Brad Keselowski Better Than 9.5
This might be one of my all-time favorite numbers from Underdog. Brad Keselowski is amazing at New Hampshire Motor Speedway. Over the last five races here, it’s Keselowski who has the best average finish (5.2). Per Ifantasyracing.com Brad also leads the series in driver rating and average running position. In his last 19 races at New Hampshire, Keselowski has 10 top-five finishes.
On top of being really good at this track, Keselowski is having a strong season with seven top-five finishes and has been especially good on short tracks. 10th at Iowa last week, eighth at Richmond, third at Bristol, and fourth at Phoenix, the most comparable track the series has been to. Ford is clicking, RFK is clicking, and Brad is clicking right now.
Ryan Blaney Better Than 6.5
The defending champion is a lap and a half of fuel away from winning two of the last three races, both on short tracks. At Iowa Speedway, he dominated, leading 201 laps on the day. Blaney also finished fifth at Phoenix earlier this season. Blaney ended last season on fire en route to his title win. He won at short-flat track Martinsville before scoring a second place to take home the big trophy at Phoenix. Blaney was second at Phoenix last spring and sixth at WWT.
Last year at New Hampshire, Blaney was fifth in stage one, fourth in stage two, and running second when the team had a pit mistake late that cost him a good finish. Like Busch, if he can just avoid bad luck. Blaney should be in top-six contention all day.
Ryan Blaney last year at New Hampshire ….
5th in Stage #1, 4th in Stage #2, 3rd best Total Speed Ranking but ran over his air hose during a caution with about 30 laps to go while running in 2nd.
Finished an asterisk mark 22nd. pic.twitter.com/EaAH8d0CYZ
— Ryan (@ifantasyrace) June 18, 2024
Martin Truex Jr Better Than 5.5
Truex announced his retirement effective at the end of this season last weekend. Now he comes to one of his home tracks and a track he’s really good at. Last season, Truex led 254 of the 301 laps on his way to the win. In 2022 he led another 172 laps and has finished top six here in seven of the last eight races, the only one he didn’t spin out because of rain and wrecked his car from second place.
Martin has finished top five in six of his last eight races here. Truex has been good this season on tracks. He’s traditionally strong, and this is one of, if not his best track.
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