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Loudon 2 Final Yahoo! Fantasy NASCAR Rankings and Picks

By
Jordan McAbee
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When the Sprint Cup Series stops at a short track, typically the best Fantasy NASCAR strategy is to pick the drivers that start up front. However, for this weekend’s Bad Boy Off Road 300 at New Hampshire Motor Speedway, there are quite a few good drivers that are starting pretty far back, including Kyle Busch (12th), Joey Logano (15th), and Kevin Harvick (19th). With that being said, there are plenty of good drivers starting up front as well.

Last week at Chicagoland, our official Fantasy Racing Online team scored 352 points thanks to a last-minute change from Kevin Harvick to Brad Keselowski. We now sit in the 80th percentile overall with nine races to go. We probably don’t have the chance to score that many points this weekend at Loudon, but a 300-point week isn’t out of reach.

Yahoo! A Group Pick and Final Rankings for Loudon 2

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Photo Credit: Robert Laberge/Getty Images

We once again have a choice to make involving Kevin Harvick. Our two A Group drivers this week are him and Denny Hamlin, and although the #4 Chevrolet might be a little better speed-wise, Hamlin holds a definite advantage with starting position: 5th to 19th. Hamlin is a two-time winner here at Loudon and finished 2nd in this race one year ago. However, that’s his only top 5 here in the last seven events at this track. However, with the momentum that this team has, it wouldn’t be all that surprising if he finished up front once again. Harvick, on the other hand, is going to have to work his way through traffic, but if he can get up front, he could win this race. Our gut says go with Kevin Harvick but our brain says Denny Hamlin, and as of now we’re starting him.

Kyle Busch and Matt Kenseth both have top 5 potential this weekend, although Rowdy has more speed in race trim. With that being said, Kenseth has won the last two races here at Loudon and three of the last six. Don’t be surprised if both challenge for the win on Sunday. Jimmie Johnson once again has a great car and could find his way up front pretty early considering he starts 4th. However, that team continues to make mistake after mistake, and any mistake at New Hampshire is a race-killing error. Both of the Penske Racing Fords (Brad Keselowski and Joey Logano) have great records at this race track but haven’t found a lot of speed this weekend. We’re confident that they will be fine on race day, although probably not top 5.

Final A Group Rankings: (1) Denny Hamlin, (2) Kevin Harvick, (3) Kyle Busch, (4) Jimmie Johnson, (5) Matt Kenseth, (6) Brad Keselowski, (7) Joey Logano, (8) Kurt Busch

Yahoo! B Group Picks and Final Rankings for Loudon 2

Well, our plan to save Martin Truex, Jr. and Carl Edwards doesn’t look like the best choice this weekend. Not only did they both qualify on the front row for the Bad Boy Off Road 300, but they both look like they have enough speed to challenge for the win on Sunday (especially Truex). However, we’re not going to waste all of our time talking about drivers we don’t have so let’s get to our B Group selections.

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Credit: Matt Hazlett/Getty Images

Our four B Group drivers for Loudon 2 are Ryan Newman (qualified 3rd), Jamie McMurray (7th), Kasey Kahne (9th), and Austin Dillon (29th). Right off the bad, Austin Dillon is eliminated from potentially starting. Yes, we like him in other leagues that award points for place differential, but he’s not even an option in Yahoo!, in our opinion. And while Ryan Newman does have the starting position advantage everyone else, he didn’t show a whole lot of speed during the practice sessions on Saturday and has been a fantasy disappointment in most races this season.

So that means we’re going to roll with Jamie McMurray and Kasey Kahne in the B Group this weekend. Right now, Kahne has more momentum than he has had in quite a while, and he finished 9th in this race one year ago. Additionally, #5 Chevrolet was 3rd-fastest in Happy Hour on Saturday and had the 8th-best ten-lap average as well. Jamie McMurray, on the other hand, has ended up 16th or better in six of the last seven Loudon races and had better-than-average speed in both practice sessions on Saturday. Both of these drivers should at least be top 15 on Sunday.

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Photo Credit: Daniel Shirey/NASCAR via Getty Images

Kyle Larson is another B Group driver that could potentially win this race on Sunday. He starts 6th and had great speed on Saturday, posting the 6th- and 3rd-best ten-lap averages during the two sessions. Larson has ran up front here at Loudon in the past and is a legitimate top 5 threat this weekend. Other than that, we don’t really see many other B Group drivers having a great race on Sunday. Tony Stewart starts back in 22nd and hasn’t shown a whole lot of speed this weekend. He’s one of those drivers that often gambles on fuel here at Loudon, though, which can either be great or terrible for fantasy owners. Ricky Stenhouse, Jr. is a nice sleeper option this weekend in most leagues, but when you’re going for maximum points in Yahoo!, he’s probably not worth it. At best, Stenhouse has a top 15 car, but it’s more likely just a top 20 machine.

Final B Group Rankings: (1) Martin Truex, Jr., (2) Carl Edwards, (3) Kyle Larson, (4) Kasey Kahne, (5) Jamie McMurray, (6) Ryan Newman, (7) Tony Stewart, (8) Ricky Stenhouse, Jr., (9) A.J. Allmendinger, (10) Austin Dillon, (11) Aric Almirola, (12) Paul Menard, (13) Greg Biffle, (14) Trevor Bayne, (15) Danica Patrick, (16) Clint Bowyer, (17) Casey Mears,

Yahoo! C Group Pick and Final Rankings for Loudon 2

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Photo Credit: Jeff Gross/Getty Images

Once again Chase Elliott has a whole bunch of speed and with how streaky this #24 team can be, it should be a good weekend to have Chase on your Fantasy NASCAR rosters. He’s by far the best C Group driver this weekend, but depending on your start situation it may not be the best race to use him. Ryan Blaney has been just middle-of-the-road in terms of speed this weekend but if this race turns into an attrition event he could very well finish up around 11th like he did here back in July. So in an effort to save our last 2 remaining Chase Elliott starts, we’re going to go with Blaney on Sunday. If you have 3 or more Elliott starts, we’d recommend going with the #24 on Sunday, and you could even make a case for starting him with 2 starts left. As far the only other viable C Group option, Alex Bowman showed top 10 speed in both practice sessions on Saturday and could very well run up there during the race on Sunday. He was a top 10 threat late in the race here back in July but wrecked and ended up 26th.

Final C Group Rankings: (1) Chase Elliott, (2) Ryan Blaney, (3) Alex Bowman, (4) Chris Buescher, (5) David Ragan, (6) Michael McDowell, (7) Landon Cassill, (8) Brian Scott, the rest

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FOX Fantasy Auto Picks for Loudon 2

By
Jordan McAbee
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Photo Credit: Todd Warshaw/Getty Images

Typically with the races here at New Hampshire Motor Speedway, the best Fantasy NASCAR picks are the drivers that start toward the front. This is a flat, short, 1-mile race track so those starting mid-pack or worse could easily find themselves a lap down soon after the green flag waves on Sunday. However, the name of the game with FOX Fantasy Auto is capitalizing on those place differential points (in addition to finish points), and luckily for us there are quite a few good cars that didn’t qualify too well on Friday.

Last week at Chicagoland, we changed our roster last minute and decided to go avoid Martin Truex, Jr. and Chase Elliott. Not the best decision. We ended up with 165 points in that race and now sit in 691st place overall.

FOX Fantasy Auto Picks for the Loudon 2 Bad Boy Off Road 300

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Photo Credit: Josh Hedges/Getty Images

Kyle Busch ($10,800) – We have Rowdy Busch projected at 43 points in FOX Fantasy Auto this weekend, which is 4th-highest among all of the drivers. He’s going to start back in 12th when the Bad Boy Off Road 300 goes green on Sunday, but the #18 Toyota should be a top 5 car before the checkered flag waves. In six of the last seven races here at New Hampshire Motor Speedway, Kyle Busch has finished 8th or better, and four of those results have been either 1st or 2nd. Rowdy is a two-time winner at this race track and finishes inside the top 5 in just over one-third of his starts here. He ranked inside the top 5 on both ten-lap average charts on Saturday, so things are looking good for the 2015 champion heading into race day.

Kevin Harvick ($12,800) – We’re taking a big chunk of the cap by picking Kevin Harvick this weekend, but when you have a driver that starts 19th and could potentially win this race, you have to roll the dice. Harvick had the field covered in this race one year ago and would have went to victory lane if he had a little bit more fuel. And even with that 21st-place finish here last season he still has three top 5s in the last four Loudon races. We’re not sure what happened to Harvick in qualifying but during the practice sessions on Saturday he showed plenty of speed. In Practice #2, the #4 Chevrolet was 9th on the overall speed chart, and then in Happy Hour it ranked 2nd in ten-lap average. Harvick is probably going to score more points than the winner in FOX Fantasy Auto this weekend, unless of course he is the winner.

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Photo Credit: Jeff Zelevansky/Getty Images

Joey Logano ($10,700) – Despite having quite possibly the ugliest paint scheme of the weekend, Joey Logano could be a very nice option in FOX Fantasy Auto considering he qualified back in 15th for Sunday’s Bad Boy Off Road 300. And to be honest, both Penske cars have been searching for speed all weekend, but we’re not very concerned about their ability to find their usual speed on Sunday. Joey Logano has been one of the best Fantasy NASCAR picks here at Loudon over the last couple of years and is currently on a four-race streak of top 5 finishes at this track. The #22 team’s mantra in this first round of the Chase is “do not make mistakes,” and if they can accomplish that on Sunday, we’re looking at at least 36 fantasy points out of him in this FOX game. The #22 Ford was 14th-best in ten-lap average during Happy Hour on Saturday, but we’re confident this car will at least be top 10 good once it’s all over on Sunday.

Alex Bowman ($5,000) – The races at New Hampshire Motor Speedway can easily turn into attrition events, and when that happens it’s sometimes worth it to take a shot on a guy like Alex Bowman. He’s in elite equipment, that’s for sure, and he showed us last week at Chicagoland that he’s actually capable of finishing a race at the Sprint Cup level. If you remember back to the July race here at Loudon, Bowman was running solidly inside the top 10 late in the race but got into a wreck and ended up finishing 26th. If he can keep his nose clean here on Sunday, though, it really wouldn’t surprise us if he was challenging for a top 10 again. Bowman will start back in 18th when the Bad Boy Off Road 300 goes green on Sunday, but he had solid speed in both practice sessions on Saturday and even ranked inside the top 10 in ten-lap average in each. In this price range, Bowman is definitely your best option, although if you don’t want to take the risk, Aric Almirola is a solid flat track driver and costs $6,100.

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Photo Credit: Chris Graythen/NASCAR via Getty Images

Greg Biffle ($8,500) – At this price point, Greg Biffle is actually pretty expensive, but he should get us a bunch of points this weekend. The thing about this #16 team is that they usually don’t qualify very well, and usually don’t show a whole bunch of speed in practice, but once the race rolls around they find a way to be a little better than everyone expected. Here at Loudon, it’s usually a lot better than everyone expected. Biffle ended up 5th when we ran here back in July and that makes it two straight top 5 finishes at this 1-mile track. He’s also finished 16th or better in eight of the last ten. And if he can make it nine of the last eleven, we’re looking at a big fantasy day out of The Biff in FOX Fantasy Auto. Biffle will start from way back in 32nd on Sunday, and if he can get up to 15th before the Bad Boy Off Road 300 is complete, that’ll be at least 43 points in this game. The #16 Ford was 10th-fastest in Practice #2 and ranked 24th on the overall Happy Hour speed chart. In terms of ten-lap average, Biffle was just 29th-best in that final session, but he knows how to make the most of his speed. We’re stickin’ with The Biff.

Note: there’s enough cap space leftover with the top four drivers on this list to go with Austin Dillon instead of Greg Biffle. Austin starts back in 29th on Sunday and has finished 14th or better in four of his five career starts here at Loudon. We consider both of them pretty equal and have them projected at similar fantasy point levels.

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DraftKings NASCAR Drivers to Avoid at Loudon 2

By
Jordan McAbee
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Photo Credit: Robert Laberge/Getty Images

New Hampshire Motor Speedway (Loudon) is a short, 1-mile race track that is very flat. Sunday afternoon’s Bad Boy Off Road 300 is also a very short race, so while 300 laps seems like a lot to run, it equals out to just 300 miles. Usually drivers starting up front here make good picks for fantasy owners, but when it comes to DraftKings, you have to choose carefully. There should be plenty of “mover” drivers this weekend (positive place differential) which means there will also be “loser” drivers (negative place differential). It’s best to avoid the latter, as you probably know.

The categories we use for different drivers to avoid are as follows: 1.) Over-Qualified, or drivers that will start up front and probably won’t finish there, 2.) Over-Valued, or drivers that simply cost too much for the limited potential points they will earn or are going to be drafted by many other players, giving you an opportunity to fade them, and 3.) Flat-Out Avoid, or drivers that should simply be avoided at all costs. Most drivers will be categorized as either 1 or 2.

“Over-Qualified” DraftKings Drivers to Avoid for the Loudon 2 Bad Boy Off Road 300

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Photo Credit: Rey Del Rio/Getty Images

Carl Edwards ($9,800) – We might as well start from the top and move down. Usually starting on the pole is a huge advantage at short tracks, but unfortunately for Carl Edwards he rarely capitalizes on it. Cousin Carl qualified 1st for both Loudon races last season but led a total of just 38 laps between both of those events, although he did wind up finishing 7th and 5th. However, with the DraftKings scoring system, that’s not the number of FPTS you want out of a driver with such a large salary. Edwards constantly deals with the same problem here at New Hampshire Motor Speedway, and that is he is very good on a short run but after 15 or 20 laps he’s just average. Edwards might be able to lead a handful of laps to start the race on Sunday, but if 2nd-place qualifier Martin Truex, Jr. has the car we think he does, Carl might not even lead the first. Very rarely does it work out to draft the pole sitter in DraftKings, and it’s probably not going to be the case this weekend.

Ryan Newman ($8,000) – The problems with Ryan Newman this week are that he qualified way too high (3rd) and he’s simply been too disappointing all season long to make him a viable option in DraftKings. And at $8,000, he definitely doesn’t come too cheap. Newman has finished between 7th and 11th in each of the last three races here at Loudon, and while he may have a car that can accomplish that here on Sunday–he was 8th in ten-lap average during the first practice session on Saturday–that’s not going to be a good finish in DraftKings. Because of the lost FPTS for place differential, a 10th-place result out of Newman on Sunday would equal just 27 base FPTS. The #31 Chevrolet isn’t fast enough to go out and lead a bunch of laps, either, so we wouldn’t put him on our DraftKings lineups this week even if you paid us.

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Photo Credit: Jerry Markland/Getty Images

Paul Menard ($6,200) – It may be surprising (it was to us) but Paul Menard has actually been a decent DraftKings option over the last month or so; in the last six races, Menard has scored at least 29 FPTS in four of those events. And in the lower-$6,000 price range, that’s decent value. This weekend, the #27 Chevrolet has shown quite a bit of speed since unloading, but after qualifying 14th, we just can’t recommend using Paul. This team has been at their best on short and flat tracks this season, but even then the potential for Menard to fall back by quite a bit is quite high. On a positive note, he does have seven top 20 finishes in the last nine races here at Loudon. However, an 18th-place finish from Menard here on Sunday (which is where he finished in the July race) would equal just 22 base FPTS.

Michael McDowell ($5,100) – Chances are the best DraftKings lineup this week is going to have a very low-dollar driver on it, but it won’t be Michael McDowell. He qualified 20th for Sunday’s Bad Boy Off Road 300, and while that may make him a driver to take a chance on in some other leagues, DraftKings is not one of them. If you look at McDowell’s history here at Loudon, in almost every race (eleven of twelve) he has finished worse than he started. That’s going to be the case once again this weekend. McDowell would be very lucky to finish 25th on Sunday and that would equal just 14 base FPTS.

“Over-Valued” DraftKings Drivers to Avoid for the Loudon 2 Bad Boy Off Road 300

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Photo Credit: Todd Warshaw/NASCAR via Getty Images

Tony Stewart ($8,400) – The good news? Last weekend at Chicagoland, Tony Stewart posted his best finish in the last five Sprint Cup races. The bad news? It was a 16th-place result. Smoke qualified 22nd for this Sunday’s Bad Boy Off Road 300, and while this may make him seem like a good choice in DraftKings for the place differential potential, it’s probably not going to work out. The #14 Chevrolet was just a top 15 car at best during both practice sessions on Saturday, and Stewart has posted just three top 10 finishes in the last eight races here at New Hampshire Motor Speedway. It might have been worth taking a shot on Stewart if he wasn’t $8,400, but it’s almost impossible to justify that salary.

Kurt Busch ($8,900) – You can never really count out the Busch brothers at a short track, but we’re just going off of history here at Loudon and that means we won’t be rostering Kurt or his $8,900 salary this weekend. In the last three races here at New Hampshire Motor Speedway, Busch has had a cumulative place differential of negative 38, and while he did finish 10th here in the July 2015 race, that’s Kurt’s only top 10 result in the last ten races at this track. This weekend, the #41 Chevrolet will roll off the grid from 13th when the Bad Boy Off Road 300 goes green, but we just don’t see him finishing much better than that. Kurt did have the 11th-best ten-lap average in Happy Hour, though, but this team still has just one single-digit finish in the last nine Sprint Cup races overall, and we don’t see that changing this weekend.

Jamie McMurray racing
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Jamie McMurray ($7,800) – This isn’t an ‘avoid like the plague’ recommendation, but chances are Jamie McMurray isn’t going to put up more than 30 FPTS this week and at that $7,800 price point, it’s definitely not worth it. Now, don’t get us wrong, McMurray has plenty of potential to have another good run here on Sunday, but because he qualified 7th for Sunday’s Bad Boy Off Road 300, his DraftKings use potential is limited. With that being said, McMurray has finished 6th or better in three of the last six Loudon races, and with the way this #1 team is running, it wouldn’t be surprising to see it happen again. However, we don’t think it’s very likely, so we wouldn’t recommend drafting him.

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Loudon 2 Yahoo! Fantasy NASCAR Rankings and Strategy Picks

By
Jordan McAbee
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Photo Credit: Sean Gardner/NASCAR via Getty Images

We’re back at New Hampshire Motor Speedway this weekend as another Chaser will be looking to guarantee their spot in the second round of the playoffs on Sunday. Martin Truex, Jr. accomplished that last weekend, and don’t be surprised if he has a chance to win here again on Sunday: the #78 Toyota led 123 of the 301 laps here back in July. Loudon is a 1-mile flat track that requires a good long run car, a fast pit crew, and no mistakes. Joe Gibbs Racing has won four of the last six races here while Penske Racing has won the other two.

Yahoo! A Group Picks and Ranking for Loudon 2

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Photo Credit: Robert Laberge/Getty Images

Denny Hamlin (7 starts remaining) – Momentum matters a lot during the Chase and no one has more of it than Denny Hamlin. When you pair that with the fact that he’s an elite driver on flat tracks, he has to be one of the favorites heading into this weekend’s Bad Boy Off Road 300. Hamlin is a two-time winner here at New Hampshire Motor Speedway and owns a series-best career average finish of 10.2 in twenty-one starts at “The Magic Mile.” Denny wound up 2nd in this race one year ago and it wouldn’t surprise us if he finished up there once again this weekend. As of Wednesday, only 20% of Yahoo! teams have Hamlin on their roster, so he’s a nice differential pick as well.

Kevin Harvick (5 starts remaining) – The #4 team dug themselves into a little bit of a hole at Chicagoland last weekend, and unless they want to head to Dover next week in a near must-win situation (for the second year in a row), they’re going to need a strong showing here at “The Magic Mile” on Sunday. The good news is that they will definitely have a car good enough to accomplish that. Since joining Stewart-Haas Racing in 2014, Harvick has consistently had one of the best cars here at Loudon, and he dominated this race last year but ran out of gas with three laps to go and finished 21st. Harvick will be a contender in Sunday’s Bad Boy Off Road 300 and will have a pretty high ownership, too.

There are a lot of good picks in the A Group this week, and we’re not yet sure whether we’re going to change our picks or not. Matt Kenseth has won the last two races here at Loudon (and three of the last six) but that #20 team hasn’t had a top 5 finish since the Indianapolis race in July. All of JGR should be good and that includes Kyle Busch, but he has just one top 5 in the last ten races at this track. Jimmie Johnson has found a bunch of speed as of late but can you trust him? He was on the pole here back in July but led just one lap and finished 12th. The Penske Fords of Brad Keselowski and Joey Logano should both be top 5 good on Sunday, and we all know that they qualify very well.

Pre-Lockdown A Group Rankings: (1) Kevin Harvick, (2) Joey Logano, (3) Brad Keselowski, (4) Denny Hamlin, (5) Matt Kenseth, (6) Jimmie Johnson, (7) Kyle Busch, (8) Kurt Busch

Yahoo! B Group Picks and Ranking for Loudon 2

Ryan Newman (4 starts remaining) – “The Rocketman” came into the season as one of the most consistent finishers in the Sprint Cup garage but he has regressed quite a bit as this season has went on. Because of that, it’s the best strategic move to only use Ryan Newman at his best tracks until (or if) he turns things around. In four of the last five races here at Loudon, Newman has ended up 11th or better, and he’s a three-time winner at this race track. He has a 62.1% top 10 finishing percentage in twenty-nine career starts at this track along with a 13.3 average finish. Newman has just one top 15 finish in the last six Sprint Cup races overall but we think he’ll be a decent fantasy option on Sunday.

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Photo Credit: Bobby Ellis/NASCAR via Getty Images

Jamie McMurray (5 starts remaining) – This #1 team continued their hot streak at Chicagoland by finishing 11th despite looking like an 18th-place car all weekend. As we’ve said before, momentum means a lot in the Chase and McMurray has more than most–he now has six straight top 15s, and is one of just five drivers to finish inside the top 20 in each of the last six races. Here at Loudon, Jamie Mac has wound up 16th or better in five of the last six events and that includes a 6th-place finish here in the July race. It wouldn’t surprise us at all if he posted another top 10 this weekend.

Kasey Kahne (6 starts remaining) – Here’s another driver that kept things rolling at Chicagoland, and the #5 team now has three straight top 10 finishes and six top 15s in the last seven Sprint Cup races overall. Getting that kind of production out of a guy like Kasey Kahne is something you need to capitalize on, so try and forget how much he has burned you in Fantasy NASCAR in the past. Kasey is actually a previous winner here at Loudon (back in 2012) and he has finished 11th or better in five of the last nine events at this track–including a 9th-place finish in this race one year ago. Kasey has the potential (and the equipment) to grab another top 10 at New Hampshire this weekend.

Austin Dillon (3 starts remaining) – Austin Dillon has been a solid Fantasy NASCAR pick here at Loudon ever since he started racing in the Sprint Cup Series and we don’t see that changing this weekend–especially since he’s in the Chase. You know Richard Childress  Racing are doing everything they can to get that #3 team into the next round. In five career starts at this track, Austin has posted four top 15 finishes with a best result of 8th, which came in the 2015 July race. Momentum-wise, Dillon has wound up 16th or better in ten of the last eleven races and he should make it eleven of the last twelve here on Sunday.

Martin Truex, Jr. standing in the garage
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With the potential for wrecks to happen here at Loudon, we plan on using this week to save our Martin Truex, Jr. and Carl Edwards start. Both the #78 and #19 Toyotas should be at least top 10 good on Sunday, and possibly even top 5. Truex led 123 laps here back in July. Another driver we’re saving is Kyle Larson, who does have 2nd- and 3rd-place finishes here at Loudon. We only have 2 starts left, though, so we’re just going to hope he doesn’t win on Sunday. Tony Stewart will be one driver to watch this weekend. He’s the most likely to gamble on fuel here, but usually it doesn’t pay off. He did finish 2nd here back in the July race, though. If you’re looking for a deep sleeper, A.J. Allmendinger has finished 13th or better in five of the last ten races at New Hampshire Motor Speedway. Also, don’t forget about Greg Biffle, who has ended up 5th and 4th in the last two Loudon races and has finished 16th or better in six of the last seven events here.

Pre-Lockdown B Group Rankings: (1) Martin Truex, Jr. (2) Carl Edwards, (3) Kyle Larson, (4) Jamie McMurray, (5) Austin Dillon, (6) Ryan Newman, (7) Kasey Kahne, (8) Tony Stewart, (9) A.J. Allmendinger, (10) Ricky Stenhouse, Jr. (11) Greg Biffle, (12) Trevor Bayne, (13) Danica Patrick, (14) Aric Almirola, (15) Paul Menard, (16) Casey Mears, (17) Clint Bowyer

Yahoo! C Group Picks and Ranking for Loudon 2

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Photo Credit: Robert Laberge/Getty Images

If you’re running low on Chase Elliott and Ryan Blaney starts, your best bet this weekend is Alex Bowman, who is back in the #88 Chevrolet. Remember, back here in July he was running solidly inside the top 10 but wrecked with a handful of laps left. Bowman finally actually finished a race for this team last week at Chicagoland so that could be good news for those that have to take him this week. Our Fantasy Racing Online team isn’t running low on Elliott/Blaney starts (we have 8 left between the two) so we’re going to go with them this weekend. The #24 Chevrolet had top 10 potential here back in July but wrecked late in the race, and the #21 Ford came home 11th in that race.

Pre-Lockdown C Group Rankings: (1) Chase Elliott, (2) Ryan Blaney, (3) Alex Bowman, (4) Chris Buescher, (5) Landon Cassill, (6) David Ragan, (7) Regan Smith, (8) Brian Scott, the rest

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Optimal Chicagoland DraftKings Lineups

By
Jordan McAbee
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Today’s Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles 400 is at Chicagoland Speedway, which is a 1.5-mile race track that we only visit once a year. This is also the first races of NASCAR’s 2016 Chase, which means those that are in the playoffs would especially love to get to victory lane to lock themselves into the next round. We predict a pretty mellow race for the first 200 laps but in the final 67 laps things could get crazy, whether it be wrecks or pit strategy or what have you. Good luck to everyone today!

Lineup #1

We can call this “The Young Guns Lineup (with Jimmie Johnson).” Every single driver on this roster has top 10 potential today at Chicagoland, and with Blaney and Kahne you have some very good place differential FPTS potential. The only thing that this Lineup lacks is a dominator, but if Jimmie Johnson has the car that we think he does, he could very well go out and lead a bunch of laps in this year’s TMNT 400.

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Lineup #2

This Lineup gets a little risky down at the bottom, but the potential here is very high. We’re taking Kevin Harvick on here despite his very high price, simply because he has the car that could go out and dominate the race today. Matt Kenseth ran a bunch of laps and seemed happy with his car, and when that happens it’s usually not a good sign for the competition. As far as the three low-dollar guys, you can read our thoughts on them over in our Drivers to Target post.

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Lineup #3

Martin Truex, Jr. has led a whole bunch of laps this season and the #78 team has been one of the best at the 1.5-mile intermediate tracks. Perfect combination, right? With this Lineup, we’re fading Jimmie Johnson because his ownership potential is going to be pretty high, so if something would happen to that #48 Chevrolet, this roster should be golden. If Trevor Bayne is his normal self, we should see a mid-30s FPTS performance from him.

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Lineup #4

We’re very high on Kasey Kahne and Ryan Blaney in DraftKings this weekend, in case you couldn’t tell. This Lineup is very similar to Lineup #3 except we’re throwing Jimmie Johnson back on there (we’re expecting a statement race from that team today) and dropped Chase Elliott. Additionally, we’re going with Joey Logano, who starts back in 9th (decent place differential FPTS potential). He has finished 7th or better in three of the last four Chicagoland races and should be up there once again today.

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Lineup #5

Paul Menard starts back in 26th today because that #27 team has been so terrible this season, but he has a lot more speed than that here in the Windy City. Now it just comes down to whether or not that team will be able finish the race–not exactly their strength. This Lineup is able to afford both Kevin Harvick and Martin Truex, Jr. (the two most likely to dominate) and we have Jamie McMurray on there, who hasn’t looked great this weekend, but that team has been top 10 good for the last few months and he has some place differential potential (starts 16th).

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