Fantasy NASCAR rankings: Sylvania 300

September 24, 2011 @ 18:30:32

By Brian Polking

For the second time in 2011, Ryan Newman will start a race from the pole at New Hampshire Motor Speedway. In July, Newman not only started first, but he finished first as well. The three-time winner at the track wasn't on the short list of title favorites entering the Chase, but completing a season sweep at NHMS Sunday would certainly put him in the thick of things. Even if he doesn't win, Newman looks like one of several Chasers that should provide plenty of help for fantasy owners Sunday.

Hendrick teammates Jimmie Johnson and Jeff Gordon are on the list of potential fantasy stars as well. They are two of the best flat tracks drivers in the series, and both have piled up excellent numbers at New Hampshire. Not to mention the fact that the two have combined for nine championships. The two were strong throughout practice Saturday, and both will be looking to gain ground after running out of fuel last weekend at Chicagoland.

Making up a lot of ground could be easier said than done, considering both point-leader Kevin Harvick and second-place Tony Stewart were strong on the practice charts as well. In fact, owners shouldn't be surprised if all the Chasers run well Sunday. Since the inception of the playoff format in 2004, the fall race at the track has never been won by a non-Chaser.

Rk	Driver	Car No.	Make	Sponsor	Team	Starting Pos
1	Jimmie Johnson	48	Chevrolet	Lowe's Home Improvement	Hendrick Motorsports	10
2	Jeff Gordon	24	Chevrolet	Drive to End Hunger	Hendrick Motorsports	7
3	Kyle Busch	18	Toyota	M&M's	Joe Gibbs Racing	8
4	Tony Stewart	14	Chevrolet	Office Depot	Stewart-Haas Racing	38
5	Ryan Newman	39	Chevrolet	U.S. Army	Stewart-Haas Racing	1
6	Kurt Busch	22	Dodge	Shell/Pennzoil	Penske Championship Racing	5
7	Clint Bowyer	33	Chevrolet	Cheerios	Richard Childress Racing	11
8	Denny Hamlin	11	Toyota	FedEx	Joe Gibbs Racing	28
9	Kevin Harvick	29	Chevrolet	Budweiser	Richard Childress Racing	6
10	Carl Edwards	99	Ford	Aflac	Roush Fenway Racing	23
11	A.J. Allmendinger	43	Ford	Best Buy	Richard Petty Motorsports	13
12	Dale Earnhardt Jr.	88	Chevrolet	Mountain Dew AMP Energy	Hendrick Motorsports	12
13	Matt Kenseth	17	Ford	Crown Royal	Roush Fenway Racing	27
14	Kasey Kahne	4	Toyota	Red Bull	Red Bull Racing	2
15	Jeff Burton	31	Chevrolet	Caterpillar	Richard Childress Racing	18
16	Brad Keselowski	2	Dodge	Miller Lite	Penske Championship Racing	16
17	David Reutimann	00	Toyota	Aaron's	Michael Waltrip Racing	19
18	Martin Truex Jr.	56	Toyota	NAPA	Michael Waltrip Racing	9
19	Joey Logano	20	Toyota	Home Depot	Joe Gibbs Racing	24
20	Juan Pablo Montoya	42	Chevrolet	Target	Earnhardt-Ganassi Racing	31
21	Marcos Ambrose	9	Ford	Stanley Black & Decker	Richard Petty Motorsports	29
22	Greg Biffle	16	Ford	3M	Roush Fenway Racing	4
23	Mark Martin	5	Chevrolet	GoDaddy.com	Hendrick Motorsports	21
24	Jamie McMurray	1	Chevrolet	Bass Pro Shops	Earnhardt-Ganassi Racing	25
25	David Ragan	6	Ford	UPS	Roush Fenway Racing	26
26	Brian Vickers	83	Toyota	Red Bull	Red Bull Racing	3
27	Bobby Labonte	47	Toyota	Bush's Baked Beans	JTG Daugherty Racing	15
28	Paul Menard	27	Chevrolet	Menard's	Richard Childress Racing	14
29	Regan Smith	78	Chevrolet	Furniture Row	Furniture Row Racing	17
30	J.J. Yeley	38	Ford	Long John Silver's	Front Row Motorsports	32
31	Mike Bliss	32	Ford	U.S. Chrome	FAS Lane Racing	40
32	David Stremme	30	Chevrolet	Inception Motorsports	Inception Motorsports	34
33	Casey Mears	13	Toyota	GEICO	Germain Racing	37
34	Dave Blaney	36	Chevrolet	Golden Corral	Tommy Baldwin Racing	22
35	Travis Kvapil	55	Ford	Front Row Motorsports	Front Row Motorsports	20
36	Landon Cassill	51	Chevrolet	Phoenix Construction	Phoenix Racing	30
37	David Gilliland	34	Ford	Taco Bell	Front Row Motorsports	33
38	Robby Gordon	7	Dodge	SPEED Energy	Robby Gordon Motorsports	36
39	Andy Lally	71	Ford	TRG Motorsports	TRG Motorsports	42
40	Josh Wise	37	Ford	Bradley University	Front Row Motorsports	41
41	Scott Speed	46	Ford	RetakeOurGov.com	Whitney Motorsports	43
42	Michael McDowell	66	Toyota	James Fund	HP Racing	35
43	Joe Nemechek	87	Toyota	NEMCO Motorsports	NEMCO Motorsports	39

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Brian Polking

Racing has been part of Brian's life ever since he can remember, and he spent his childhood at dirt tracks throughout Ohio and Kentucky watching his father race. NASCAR naturally became his favorite sport, and he has been following the Cup, Nationwide and Truck Series for most of his life. Brian majored in journalism and economics at Ohio State University and becoming a sports writer has always been his dream. Although he has covered everything from minor league baseball to the NCAA tournament, his passion has always been NASCAR. Brian has served as a NASCAR writer for a variety of sites, eventually becoming head editor of the NASCAR section for Fanball.com. His knowledge of NASCAR comes from his life-long love of racing, and he tries to add a personal touch to every article he writes. Brian is always up for talking NASCAR with anyone that wants to. Brian joined KFFL's team in 2011.

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