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Denny Hamlin has top-10 finishes in five of his last seven Sprint Cup races in New Hampshire, a trend that should continue this weekend.

11 to 20
No. 99
Carl Edwards: Carl had one of the top cars on the track at NHMS last September. He will flirt with another top-10 finish this weekend.
No. 20 Joey Logano: Logano won his first career Cup race at NHMS in July when the race was called due to rain. This is his home track, and, even if he wouldn't have won if the rain hadn't fallen, he still has lots of speed at the Magic Mile.
No. 42 Juan Pablo Montoya: Montoya seems to get better with every trip he makes to New Hampshire. He is a fine choice this weekend.
No. 88 Dale Earnhardt Jr.: Junior has finished in the top 10 in seven of the last 13 races at NHMS. He will finish near the top 10 again this weekend.
No. 31 Jeff Burton: Burton has an impressive history at NHMS. In 28 starts at the track he has won four races. He is a very safe pick to finish inside the top 15 on Sunday.
No. 33 Clint Bowyer: Bowyer dominated the September 2007 race at NHMS. If he can bring a similar setup to the track this weekend he will be tough to beat.
No. 39 Ryan Newman: In 15 Cup starts at the Magic Mile, Newman has nine top-10 finishes, including two wins. He is a decent pick this weekend as a third driver in most fantasy leagues.
No. 9 Kasey Kahne: Kahne hasn't been great in five of the last six races at NHMS. He is normally a solid pick, but we think he will struggle to crack the top 10 this weekend.
No. 29 Kevin Harvick: Harvick has nine top-10 finishes in 17 career starts at NHMS. He won the September 2006 race at track and with some luck could crack the top 10 on Sunday.
No. 83 Brian Vickers: Vickers has been okay at NHMS in his career and should have no problem cracking the top 20 on Sunday.

21 to 30
No. 00
David Reutimann: Reutimann cracked the top 20 in the last three races at NHMS. He should finish right near the top 20 again this weekend.
No. 47 Marcos Ambrose: Ambrose finished 23rd in his first visit to the Granite State. He should cross the finish line around the same spot on Sunday.
No. 07 Casey Mears: Mears has brought fast cars to NHMS in two of the last three races. He could do enough on Sunday to crack the top 20, but it's more likely he will finish between 20th and 25th.
No. 43 Reed Sorenson: NHMS is one of Sorenson's best tracks. He could surprise with a great run on Sunday.
No. 7 Robby Gordon: Gordon, a past winner at NHMS, has cracked the top 30 in seven of the last eight starts at NHMS. He is worth taking a chance on in deep, deep leagues.
No. 6 David Ragan: Ragan has been very inconsistent at NHMS. He should miss making the top 20 again this weekend.
No. 26 Jamie McMurray: In addition to McMurray's past struggles at New Hampshire, he also is on his way to the No. 1 car, and we never recommend "lame duck" drivers. He isn't an option.
No. 12 David Stremme: Stremme has finished in the top 30 in four of his five career starts at NHMS. He should make it five top-30 finishes this weekend.
No. 55 Michael Waltrip: Waltrip has had some past success at NHMS. He could sneak into the top 20 with some luck.
No. 19 Elliott Sadler: Sadler hasn't done much at NHMS in his career. We think he should finish right around 29th on Sunday.

31 to 35
No. 77
Sam Hornish Jr.: Hornish Jr. did a great job of playing the "rain game" at NHMS in July. He won't match the eighth-place finish he notched in his previous visit to the Granite State.
No. 44 A.J. Allmendinger: A.J.'s average finish at NHMS is 29th. He should finish near his average on Sunday.
No. 71 Bobby Labonte: Labonte has driven very well at NHMS during his career. This is a good chance to use the No. 71 car for those of you in deep leagues.
No. 96 Erik Darnell: Darnell, former Camping World Series Rookie-of-the-Year, takes the wheel of the No. 96 this weekend. He has raced in lower levels at NHMS several times, but we think the youngster will struggle to crack the top 30 in his first Cup start at the track.
No. 98 Paul Menard: NHMS has never been kind to Menard. He isn't a fantasy option this weekend.

Field Fillers
No. 82 Scott Speed
No. 34 John Andretti
No. 09 Aric Almirola
No. 66 Dave Blaney
No. 87 Joe Nemechek
No. 64 Mike Wallace
No. 75 Derrike Cope
No. 36 Michael McDowell
No. 37 Tony Raines
No. 51 Dexter Bean

Brownie's Picks

Top Four
1. Tony Stewart
2. Kurt Busch
3. Jimmie Johnson
4. Denny Hamlin

Sleepers
1. Martin Truex Jr.
2. Joey Logano

Bust of the Week
Jamie McMurray



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