Check out a short list of favorites for Saturday's New England 200 at Loudon, N.H.

	Bodine

Todd Bodine:
Lost two positions in the series standings after a 31st place finish at Chicagoland Speedway last Saturday, his worst of the year; fell 124 points behind leader Scott Riggs; was points leader for seven weeks earlier this year; second behind David Green's 12 top-10s with 11; won at Darlington Raceway on March 17; qualified third and finished second in last year's event at Loudon.

David Green:
1994 Busch Series champion was not among contenders at Chicago last week, finishing 11th; lost a little bit of ground to 23 points to Riggs in the standings; has been among the top three in the series standings for 12 consecutive weeks; winner of the Pepsi 300 on April 12, his sixth career triumph but first on the circuit since 1996; started from the pole twice this year, has scored seven top-fives and tops the series with 12 top-10s.

Bobby Hamilton Jr.:
Scored first career Busch Series victory here last year by leading four times for most laps; also comes off dominant performance at Chicagoland Speedway where he raced virtually by himself Saturday; led all but 14 of 200 laps to claim flag by 4.503-second victory over Winston Cup regular Matt Kenseth in the most lopsided in the series this season; it was third career victory and second of the year following another dominant performance at last month's Meijer 300 at Kentucky Speedway; placed in the top 10 in nine of last 12 races and is 157 points behind Riggs in seventh place.

Ron Hornaday:
Missed a fourth consecutive top 10 finish, coming home 12th at Chicagoland; remained third in the standings, 57 points behind Riggs; recorded five top-five finishes and nine top-10s this year; victory this season came in solid performance at Nazareth on May 18 when he led 148 of 200 laps; placed 14th in this race last year; two-time Craftsman Truck series champion; also tops that circuit with 26 victories.

Jason Keller:
Managed to lead four laps during pit sequences at Chicago but in the end finished a lap down in sixth place; it was a good result considering he started 21st; not a factor in this event in 2002, but won previosu year; just 80 points behind series leader and teammate Riggs in fifth place; just five weeks ago after Dover, Keller was 188 points back in the standings; scored win at The Milwaukee Mile this year to bring career total to 10; one of five drivers with 300 or more career Busch Series starts, joining Tommy Houston, Elton Sawyer, Randy LaJoie and Dale Jarrett; tops the all-time money list with over $6.8 million; finished in the top three in points each of the past three seasons.

Scott Riggs:
Series points leader is one of two Busch regulars with two wins this season on circuit (Hamilton Jr.); won at Gateway and Nashville, giving him four career wins in two years; was seventh at Chicago for 10th top-10 finish of year; padded advantage to 23 points over Green; qualified 13th the past two events, but through 18 races has started in the top 10 12 times and finished in the top three seven times; finished seventh as rookie last year in this race.

Johnny Sauter:
Steady in eighth place of the standings after the past three straight races; scored nine top-10 finishes in 19 races this year and also three among the first five finishers; a distant 299 points out of first place.

Brian Vickers:
Solid finish of third in the Tropicana Twister 300 lifted him two slots to fifth in the championship run; only 69 points out of the top position; it was sixth consecutive top-10 finish and fifth top-five overall; still seeking first career win; enjoying an impressive season, with 10 top-10 finishes; best showing was runner-up at the GNC 250 in Milwaukee three races ago; World Karting Association national champion from 1994-97.

Scott Wimmer:
Has not finished lower than 19th in last 10 starts, including three top-10s; team has been on an upswing lately, posting 15th-, 14th-, 15th-, eighth- and fifth-place finishes in five of the last six races; has a pair of fifth-place finishes this year -- at Richmond on May 2 and Kentucky June 14; ninth in the points standings.