I f you enjoy the FREE NASCAR content on this site and everything it has to offer, consider supporting by donating here. These are not meant to sway your thinking in any way, but rather give you insight into the drivers I am most likely to pick on race day.* *Please note: the picks and suggestions below are my opinions and strategy for the Slingshot Fantasy Auto Contest. You can click here to see the starting lineup for this weekend’s race to see where everyone else will line up. Joe Gibbs Racing has been strong here at Loudon over the years so it wouldn’t be surprising to see those two up front for most of the day on Sunday as well.

Kyle Busch is on the pole for Sunday’s race at New Hampshire, and his teammate, Martin Truex, Jr. We’ve already had races at both Phoenix and Richmond earlier this year.īe sure you check out the Algorithm Predicted Finishing Order for this race ( click here), and also this week’s episode of Stacking Dennys, the podcast RotoDoc and I started. You could also throw in Martinsville and maybe Nashville in there, but they really don’t race like the other shorter flat tracks do, so it’s probably best to mainly look in to New Hampshire, Phoenix, and Richmond specifically. New Hampshire Motor Speedway is a 1.058-mile flat track, so when looking at similar loop data, it’s best to focus on Phoenix and Richmond as comp tracks. Drivers are also dealing with G-forces that wear on the body and 130-degree turns while going 200 miles per hour.Įven for physically fit drivers like DiBenedetto, the race increases your heart rate significantly.The NASCAR Cup Series is in Loudon, New Hampshire this weekend for the Foxwoods Resort Casino 301. Making it through the race and the extreme temperatures requires endurance from those on the track. He noted this weight loss usually comes from water weight from the driver's preparation for the conditions but it is common for drivers to suffer from dehydration while racing. Coupled with the gear they are wearing, the conditions can be borderline unbearable, and no, the cars do not have built in air conditioning.ĭale Earnhardt Jr. said on his podcast that he estimated that drivers lose an average of six to eight pounds per race. Inside the car can get up to 120 or 130 degrees on a normal day, and that increases during heat waves like drivers saw on Sunday. Right before the Foxwoods Resort Casino 301 began, temperatures reached 94 degrees outside, meaning it was a lot hotter for the drivers.

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