Fantasy NASCAR Scouting Report – Kansas
[themify_box ]NOTE: This post is a recap of what happened in spring 2015 at Kansas[/themify_box]
Kansas Top Ten Starters
- Joey Logano
- Kasey Kahne
- Brad Keselowski
- Martin Truex Jr.
- Carl Edwards
- Kevin Harvick
- Greg Biffle
- Kurt Busch
- Jamie McMurray
- Kyle Larson
Full Kansas Qualifying Results
Kansas Pre-Race Notes
This was David Ragan’s first race in the #55
Erik Jones drove the #18
Ty Dillon drove the #33
Kansas Race Notes
Joey Logano won the pole and selected to start in the outside lane. He led the first 29 laps.
Early in the race the outside lane was clearly the quickest way around Kansas.
Tony Stewart moved up 7 spots in the first 5 laps and was running in 9th.
On lap 6 Jimmie Johnson nearly spun out and lost about 10 positions. He said his car was loose.
Notable Moment: On lap 8 Jeb Burton had a flat. Later that lap JJ Yeley got into the wall. They had contact with each other earlier that lap.
On lap 13 Kasey Kahne was back to 10th. He started in 2nd.
Running order on lap 16: 22,4,78,1,19,41,43,2,42,14 … 5,24,20,16,11,88,31,15,13,27 … 18,17,33,47,6,3,55,9,51,7 … 10,48,95,98,46,40,38,32,35,34 … 83,23,26
On lap 18 Alex Bowman was off pace. He said he had power but no ignition. Shortly afterwards he went to pit road.
On lap 25 the competition caution came out.
On lap 30 Kurt Busch took the lead when the field went to green following the competition caution.
A few laps after the competition caution Austin Dillon fell back 11 positions.
Running order on lap 36: 41,4,78,22,1,19,14,2,43,88 … 24,5,27,20,11,15,16,42,9,13 … 31,47,33,18,17,6,10,48,51,55 … 3,38,46,95,40,35,98,83,34,32 … 23,26,7
Aric Almirola’s car was very fast and he ran a little higher than others.
On lap 50 Kevin Harvick took the lead.
Running order on lap 57: 4,78,41,22,1,2,5,19,24,20 … 27,14,11,42,88,43,18,13,31,48 … 33,17,15,16,47,10,6,51,9,3 … 55,46,40,95,35
On lap 57 Martin Truex Jr. took the lead. He then led the next 22 laps.
On lap 66 Austin Dillon went down a lap.
Running order on lap 75: 78,4,41,22,5,1,2,42,20,19 … 24,18,27,11,14,48,88,43,13,31 … 33,17,47,16,10,6,51,3,15,55 … 9
On lap 91 Martin Truex Jr. had a 6.7 second lead.
Running order on lap 91: 78,4,22,41,5,42,2,1,19,20 … 18,27,11,24,88,48,14,13,31,43 …. 33,17,47,16,6,10,51,3,9,15
On lap 92 Earnhardt Jr. was running in 15th but got lapped.
On lap 94 Jeb Burton spun and brought out the caution. Earnhardt Jr. got the free pass.
Notable Moment: During the Burton caution Logano got penalized for crew men going over the wall too soon. It dropped him to the back of the longest line.
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