NASCAR: New Hampshire starting lineup, betting odds, predictions

With the formula setting the starting lineup for this Sunday’s NASCAR Cup Series race at New Hampshire Motor Speedway, which drivers have the best betting odds to win?

For the fourth time ever and third time in the last three seasons, the Busch brothers finished 1-2 in a NASCAR Cup Series race this past Sunday at Atlanta Motor Speedway.

It was Kurt getting the better of his little brother Kyle for the second straight and second overall time, securing his first win of the 2021 season and making the 2021 season his eighth consecutive season with a win.

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Following this Busch vs. Busch battle for the win in Sunday’s race, the Cup Series is headed north for the Foxwoods Resort Casino 301.

Will either one of the Busch brothers carry that momentum with them into the 22nd of 36 races on the 2021 schedule this weekend?

Where is the Foxwoods Resort Casino 301?

Following the 2017 season, New Hampshire Motor Speedway lost its second race date to Las Vegas Motor Speedway. This weekend’s race is the lone race at New Hampshire Motor Speedway this season, and it is the first at the track since early last August.

New Hampshire broadcast information

Who is on pole for New Hampshire?

Based on NASCAR’s starting lineup formula, which has been used for all but a few races this season, it is Kyle Busch who is set to start this 301-lap race around the four-turn, 1.058-mile (1.703-kilometer) oval in Loudon, New Hampshire from the pole position behind the wheel of his #18 Toyota for Joe Gibbs Racing.

Here is the full starting lineup for the 2021 Foxwoods Resort Casino 301 at New Hampshire Motor Speedway.

Starting Lineup
1st – Kyle Busch
2nd – Martin Truex Jr.
3rd – Chase Elliott
4th – Kurt Busch
5th – Alex Bowman
6th – Denny Hamlin
7th – Ryan Blaney
8th – Tyler Reddick
9th – Christopher Bell
10th – Kyle Larson
11th – Brad Keselowski
12th – Kevin Harvick
13th – Austin Dillon
14th – Matt DiBenedetto
15th – Joey Logano
16th – William Byron
17th – Chris Buescher
18th – Bubba Wallace
19th – Chase Briscoe
20th – Ross Chastain
21st – Cole Custer
22nd – Aric Almirola
23rd – Michael McDowell
24th – Erik Jones
25th – Ryan Preece
26th – Corey LaJoie
27th – Anthony Alfredo
28th – Ryan Newman
29th – Ricky Stenhouse Jr.
30th – Justin Haley
31st – Daniel Suarez
32nd – B.J. McLeod
33rd – Garrett Smithley
34th – Cody Ware
35th – Josh Bilicki
36th – Quin Houff
37th – James Davison

Betting odds for New Hampshire

Despite now riding a four-race losing streak following his three-race winning streak, which came just one turn away from becoming a four-race winning streak at Pocono Raceway, Kyle Larson is still listed by WynnBET as the favorite for this weekend’s race.

Larson, who has four top three finishes in 10 starts at New Hampshire Motor Speedway but has yet to win at the track, is listed at +450 for this race.

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Including the All-Star Race at Texas Motor Speedway, this marks the seventh consecutive oval race for which the driver of the #5 Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet has been the favorite. However, after starting as the sole favorite, he is a co-favorite this time around, as Joe Gibbs Racing’s Martin Truex Jr. is also listed at +450.

After two consecutive races as the second favorite, Kyle Busch is listed as the fourth favorite at +500 behind Larson, Truex and teammate Denny Hamlin (+475).

New Hampshire betting prediction

Larson is not as overwhelming of a favorite this time around as he has been for each of the last four oval races. Even as the co-favorite, this could give him some pretty good value ($10 bet wins $42.50, paying out $52.50), considering the fact that he has still been quite strong in the most recent oval races.

He was the driver to beat in the first race at Pocono Raceway before the flat tire sent him into the wall and led to a ninth place finish, and he finished in second in the second race at the track after starting in the back. He was improving well and slated for at least a top five finish at Atlanta Motor Speedway after a tough start before a late speeding penalty relegated him to 18th.

But he has yet to win an oval race with the 750-horsepower package this season. Meanwhile, Truex has won three of those races this season already, making his +450 odds well worth a second look, and Team Penske have been much stronger with this package than they have with the 550-horsepower package.

So Brad Keselowski at +600 could be a good option, and Joey Logano at +800 and Ryan Blaney at +1300 shouldn’t be ignored either.

As for longshots, Matt DiBenedetto, who drives for the Team Penske-affiliated Wood Brothers Racing, has recorded two consecutive top 10 finishes and he and the #21 team continue to gel, and he has finished in the top six in both of his most recent two starts at New Hampshire Motor Speedway. Likely needing a win to get to the playoffs, he should be much stronger than his +3000 odds indicate.

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NASCAR: 2021 New Hampshire starting lineup, betting odds

By Asher Fair | Jul 14, 2021