NASCAR Nationwide Picks: The NASCAR Nationwide Series heads to the New Hampshire Speedway this weekend for the Sta-Green 200 that will take place on Saturday afternoon with coverage on ESPN2 starting at 3 PM ET. With the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series running the following day there will be a good share of Sprint Cup crossover drivers taking part in the Sa-Green 200 Nationwide race. And it has been Sprint Cup regular Kyle Busch that has dominated this Nationwide Series Race with four wins in his last five starts in what is now titled the Sta-Green 200.
“The Magic Mile”
The New Hampshire Motor Speedway is known as “The Magic Mile” and has an oval configuration with a combination of asphalt and granite and a track length of 1.058 miles. The track opened in 1990 and has a seating capacity of 96,000. The track is located in Loudon, New Hampshire.
Nationwide Series Leaderboard
Regan Smith has been among the most consistent drivers in the Nationwide Series for the past two seasons and is the current leader in the standings with 577 points following his 2nd place finish last week at Daytona. Elliott Sadler is right behind with 565 points followed by a pair of rookies in Chase Elliot with 562 points and Ty Dillon with 545 points.
Top Nationwide Drivers at New Hampshire
As you would expect Sprint Cup crossover drivers such as Kyle Bush dominate the Nationwide Series races at New Hampshire.
Brad Keselowski, who has two Nationwide Series crossover wins this year has 1 win with 3 top five finishes at the Magic Mile with an average finish of 4.8.
Kevin Harvick has one Nationwide win this year and has 12 Nationwide starts at New Hampshire with one win and nine top-five finishes and an average finish of 4.8.
Our Pick
Busch dominates New Hampshire and has 3 Nationwide Series wins this year to make for our call!
