Nationwide heads to New Hampshire: The New England 200 Preview

by Troy J. on Jul 14, 2011 9:27 AM EDT in NASCAR Nationwide Series

Although they may not go three-wide like this expect to see tight racing at New Hampshire Motor Speedway this weekend. Jason Leffler, Kasey Kahne and Steve Wallace race three wide during the Feed the Children 300 at Kentucky Speedway. Geoff Burke/Getty Images for NASCAR via nascar-assets.americaneagle.com

New Hampshire Motor Speedway, this 1.058 Mile Raceway is home to the New England 200. The past four years of racing have been rather sedated but before that, races at New Hampshire were crash and caution filled events.

Past winners that are entered in this race include; Kyle Busch who for the past two years has been the man to beat, Kenny Wallace who took the event in 1991, Joe Nemechek won the next year in '92, David Green won in 2003, and even driving lesser equipment is still a threat to win, Carl Edwards won in 2006, and in '07 it was Kevin Harvick who took the checkers.

Nationwide Races as of late have been some great events and this race should continue the trend. Yes, Busch, Harvick, Logano and Edwards are favorites this week, but you can't count out Sadler and Sorenson. I would also say that Kenny Wallace could be a dark horse this week.

Entry List and More after the jump.

Ent.	Car #	Driver	Sponsor	Manu.	Owner
1	01	Mike Wallace	Cowboys and Aliens	11 Chevy	JD Motorsports
2	2	Elliott Sadler	OneMain Financial	11 Chevy	Kevin Harvick Inc
3	04	Danny Efland (s)		11 Ford	Go Green Racing
4	6	Ricky Stenhouse Jr	Fenway Park	11 Ford	Roush Fenway
5	7	Kasey Kahne(i)	GoDaddy.com / Verisign	11 Chevy	JR Motorsports
6	09	Kenny Wallace		11 Toyota	RAB Racing
7	11	Brian Scott	Shore Lodge	11 Toyota	Joe Gibbs
8	13	Jennifer Jo Cobb	JJCR Dodge Challenger	11 Dodge	Jennifer Jo Cobb
9	14	Eric McClure	Hefty BlackOut/Reynolds	11 Chevy	TriStar Motorsports
10	15	Timmy Hill		11 Ford	Rick Ware Racing
11	16	Trevor Bayne	NESN	11 Ford	Roush Fenway
12	18	Kyle Busch(i)	Z-Line Designs	11 Toyota	Joe Gibbs
13	19	Mike Bliss		11 Chevy	TriStar Motorsports
14	20	Joey Logano(i)	GameStop	11 Toyota	Joe Gibbs
15	22	Brad Keselowski(i)	Ruby Tuesday	11 Dodge	Roger Penske
16	23	David Green		11 Chevy	R3 Motorsports
17	28	Derrike Cope	MAXelence.com	11 Chevy	Jay Robinson
18	30	Mikey Kile		11 Chevy	Turner Motorsports
19	31	Justin Allgaier	Brandt	11 Chevy	Turner Motorsports
20	32	Reed Sorenson	Dollar General	11 Chevy	Turner Motorsports
21	33	Kevin Harvick(i)	Rheem Heating Chevy	11 Chevy	Kevin Harvick Inc
22	38	Jason Leffler	Great Clips	11 Chevy	Turner Motorsports
23	39	Matt Frahm	Gilcrest Steel	11 Ford	Go Green Racing
24	40	Charles Lewandoski		11 Chevy	Key Motorsports
25	41	Carl Long (s)		11 Ford	Rick Ware Racing
26	42	Tim Andrews (s)		11 Chevy	Key Motorsports
27	44	Angela Cope (s)		11 Chevy	TriStar Motorsports
28	46	Chase Miller (s)		11 Chevy	Key Motorsports
29	47	Scott Wimmer (s)		11 Chevy	Key Motorsports
30	51	Jeremy Clements	racedaysponsor.com	10 Chevy	Jeremy Clements
31	52	Kevin Lepage		11 Chevy	Jimmy Means
32	60	Carl Edwards(i)	Fastenal	11 Ford	Roush Fenway
33	62	Michael Annett	Pilot Flying J	11 Toyota	Rusty Wallace
34	66	Steve Wallace	5 Hour Energy	11 Toyota	Rusty Wallace
35	67	Andrew Ranger	Go Canada Racing	11 Ford	Go Canada Racing
36	70	Dennis Setzer		11 Chevy	ML Motorsports
37	74	Mike Harmon (s)	IPT Pellet Grills	11 Chevy	Mike Harmon
38	75	Johnny Chapman (s)		11 Ford	Rick Ware Racing
39	81	Blake Koch	DAYSTAR.com	11 Dodge	Pat MacDonald
40	87	Joe Nemechek		11 Toyota	NEMCO
41	88	Aric Almirola	Grand Touring Vodka	11 Chevy	JR Motorsports
42	89	Morgan Shepherd		11 Chevy	Faith Motorsports
			(s) Known Start and Park
			(i) Not Running For Title
			Past Champion
			Not Locked In

Only 42 cars entered this week which means everyone will make it. Just a few notes this week:

#04- Go Green Racing enters an obvious start and park this week. Efland could turn this into a full race run if sponsorship is found.

#23- David Green is entered in R3 Motorsports' Chevy. Green could be a start and park, but his experience may prove enough to give the struggling team a boost.

#30- ARCA driver Mikey Kile makes another start for Turner Motorsports this week. Kile is a young up and comer, and could be a full time Nationwide driver next year.

#39- Matt Frahm, a young driver with only 3 starts in the K&N series, will make his NASCAR Debut this week for Go Green Racing. It also means that Josh Wise is without a ride for the first race this season.

#44- Angela Cope makes another start this week with TriStar Motorsports. No word on if Amber Cope will also make a start this week.

#46, 47, 42- Key Motorsports yet again disgraces NASCAR rules with three start and park entries this week.

#67- Fresh of his win in the Canadian Tire Series, Andrew Ranger will start for Go Canada Racing instead of JR Fitzpatrick.

Join us this weekend for a live thread of the NASCAR Nationwide Series race live from New Hampshire! Tune in to ESPN at 7pm eastern this Saturday for the New England 200! Enjoy!

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I expect to see Andrew Ranger run well here

with at least a top 10 finish – New Hampshire is his type of track. This kid can really drive a car, and he’s not afraid of trading paint with anyone – including the likes of Carl Edwards, Brad Keslowski, and anyone else that is in his way. He’ll drive you the way you drive him, so if you put a bumper to him expect it back. He will not be a start and park this weekend. Guaranteed.

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by 4ever3 on Jul 14, 2011 9:34 AM EDT reply actions

I think Wise missed last race too because Kimmel was in the race. And I totally agree with you, Key Motorsports has turned into a complete joke. They have three s&p’s, and the other car totally seemed like a jerk last race when he hooked one of the most well liked and respected drivers in the garage. Oh yeah, and it was on the straightaway. What a joke. But I digress. In these economic times, I can understand one s&p, as long as it is used to help fund a car that fully intends to race. Two is really pushing it, three is, as you very well put it, a complete disgrace.

by UnderdogFan89 on Jul 15, 2011 2:07 AM EDT reply actions

agreed

No other team has parked three cars in a race.

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by Troy J. on Jul 16, 2011 10:09 AM EDT up reply actions

I can't frickin' believe that SPEED went to commercial when it was Andrew Ranger's turn to qualify

Good way to alienate the Canadian audience! The guy has won the NASCAR Canadian Tire Series Championship for crying out loud, twice, how many NASCAR Championships have any of the other drivers that they showed won? He took the pole too (until Joe Nemecheck went on track). Total Crap!

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by 4ever3 on Jul 16, 2011 11:07 AM EDT reply actions