Fantasy NASCAR Scouting Report – Auto Club
[themify_box ]NOTE: This post is a recap of what happened in spring 2015 at Auto Club Speedway[/themify_box]
Auto Club Top Ten Starters
- Kurt Busch
- Kevin Harvick
- Matt Kenseth
- David Ragan
- Kyle Larson
- Denny Hamlin
- Jeff Gordon
- Brad Keselowski
- Ryan Newman
- Clint Bowyer
Full Auto Club Starting Lineup
Auto Club Pre-race notes
Chris Buescher drove the #34.
Kyle Busch missed the race due to injury. David Ragan drove the #18.
The fuel window was 38 to 42 laps.
Kurt Busch “won” practice 1,2 and 3 and had the best 5 & 10 lap averages in practices 2 and 3.
Auto Club Race Notes
Kurt Busch started on the pole and led the first 5 laps.
On lap 5 Kevin Harvick passed Kurt Busch for the lead on the back stretch. He then led the next 19 laps.
The Gibbs cars were very fast early and 3 of them were in the top 5 on lap seven.
Running order on lap 15: 4,41,11,20,2,18,48,24,42,22 … 15,31,88,78,19,27,14,10,33,1 … 43,47,3,16,17,5,51,9,13,6
Kurt Busch and Kevin Harvick ran the same setup.
Notable Moment: On lap 23 David Ragan spun while battling for 7th place.
During the first round on pit stops on lap 24 Matt Kenseth liked his car and was happy with his balance. He won the race off pit road and assumed the lead. He then led the next 6 laps. During that round of stops Harvick and Kurt Busch had slow stops.
Running order on lap 29: 20,11,41,4,2,22,88,24,31,48 … 27,78,10,43,42,19,33,15,3,16 … 14,1,5,17,6,13,9
On lap 32 Denny Hamlin passed Matt Kenseth for the lead. He then led the next 30 laps.
Dancia Patrick was happy with her car. She was in 13th on lap 42.
Running order on lap 43: 11,4,20,41,22,2,88,48,31,78 … 27,24,10,33,42,19,43,14,5,16 … 15,3,13,35,17,1,51,6,55,9
Kevin Harvick’s car was very fast over long runs. He was the only driver running 40 second laps. The other leaders were running 41 second laps.
Joey Logano had a good long run car.
Running order on lap 55: 11,4,41,22,20,2,88,48,78,27 … 33,24,31,42,10,43,19,14,15,5 … 3,16,1,13,35,17,55,51,6,34 … 40,9,47,38,7,23,98,18
Notable Moment: During pit stops on lap 61 David Ragan got penalized for having an uncontrolled tire.
Running order on lap 74: 11,4,41,20,22,2,48,88,78,27 … 33,24,31,42,14,43,19,5,15,10 … 3,1,16,13,17,55,6,35,51,34 … 40,9,47,38
Running order on lap 95: 20,41,4,22,11,2,48,31,88,33 … 27,24,78,42,5,14,43,19,3,15 …. 10,34,51,40,13,55,6
Big Moment: On lap 98 Sam Hornish Jr. pounded the wall and brought out the caution after contact with Trevor Bayne. The front of the #6 car also had some damage.
During the Hornish caution Martin Truex Jr. and Tony Stewart took two tires which got them up to 1st and 2nd. It was a short term gain. When the race went back to green they quickly dropped in the running order.
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