Barry Recks
New England is where the NASCAR action will be in this coming weekend with the 2023 Crayon 301 all set for the big race at the New Hampshire Motor Speedway. The race, which was first held in 1993, is made up of three stages with a total of 301 laps and 318.46 miles.
Read on for more about some of the top names coming down to New Hampshire Motor Speedway to burn rubber in this year’s edition of the Crayon 301, as brought to you by JefeBet. Also, don’t forget to check out other NASCAR and racing content here to help you make the best betting decisions.
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Betting Preview for the Crayon 301 at New Hampshire Motor Speedway NASCAR Cup Series Race on July 16, 2023
- Where: New Hampshire Motor Speedway, Loudon, New Hampshire
- When: Sunday, July 16, 2:30 PM ET
Favorites
Martin Truex Jr. (+650 on DraftKings)
Although Truex has yet to win a race at New Hampshire Speedway, it’s easy to see why he’s a favorite to win this coming weekend. For one, he’s got a ton of close calls there. Of the 29 starts he’s made in his career so far at the New Hampshire Motor Speedway, he’s got eight top 5s and 14 top 10s. He also has 26 top 20s. Truex has not finished better than 29th in any of his last two races, but you have to have a strong feeling that this week is when he gets it together again.
Christopher Bell (+650 on DraftKings)
Bell doesn’t have the experience of Truex at New Hampshire Motor Speedway. Far from it. But unlike Truex, Bell can call himself a New Hampshire Motor Speedway winner because that’s where he won the 2022 Ambetter 301. In that race, he led in 42 laps and got 301 points overall. Back in 2021, he also finished second to Aric Almirola on that same track during that year’s edition of the Foxwoods Resort Casino 301. As for this season, Bell has a win and five top 5s in 20 starts.
Kyle Larson (+850 on DraftKings)
Larson was not able to finish the race last week at the 2023 Quaker State 400 available at Walmart because of accident, but before that unfortunate fate for the Hendricks Motorsports driver, Larson had a run of four-straight top 10s, which included three top 5s. Larson has 12 starts overall at the New Hampshire Speedway, and while he’s winless there, he has four top 5s and six top 10s. His career average finish there is 12.5.
Sleeper Picks
Brad Keselowski (+1800 on DraftKings)
For this price, there seems to be good value on Keselowski, who has three top 5s and seven top 10s across 19 starts, so far this season. But the real kicker is the fact that in 22 career starts at the New Hampshire Speedway, Keselowski has won twice, cracked the top five nine times, and made it to the top 10 in 15 instances. His latest win there was at the 2020 Foxwoods Resort Casino 301, while his first was at the 2014 Camping World RV Sales 301.
Ross Chastain (+2000 on DraftKings)
Chastain had a DVP last week at the Quaker State 400 available at Walmart at the Atlanta Motor Speedway, so he must be raring to get back to action. It was not that long ago when he picked up his first win of the season and third since last year, which he did at the 2023 Ally 400 at Nashville Speedway just last June. He has back-to-back top 10s (both eighth-place finishes) at New Hampshire Speedway.
Dark Horse
Austin Cindric (+1500 on DraftKings)
Out of 20 starts this year, Cindric has finished inside the top 10 three times. He has also cracked the top 12 in both of his last two starts.
El Jefe’s Prediction on 2023 Crayon 301
Like the value for Keselowski here, so that’s where I am going for this week’s pick to win the 2023 Crayon 301.
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