Talladega Fantasy Racing Scouting Report – Fall 2013
- Aric Almirola
- Jeff Burton
- Marcos Ambrose
- Martin Truex Jr.
- Carl Edwards
- Greg Biffle
- David Ragan
- Dale Earnhardt Jr.
- Jamie McMurray
- Casey Mears
Pre-race Notes
Justin Allgaier drove the 51
Austin Dillon drove the 14
Cole Whitt drove the 30
Race Notes
Aric Almirola started on the pole and led the first lap.
Jeff Burton took the lead on lap #2.
On lap #3 Tony Raines engine blew up.
At the time of the first caution Kevin Harvick was running in 42nd. Kasey Kahne was running in the back also at this time.
Notable drivers who pitted during the first caution to be in the back: Dale Earnhardt Jr., Kyle Busch, Jeff Gordon.
Matt Kenseth first took the lead on lap 11 passing Jeff Burton.
Lap 19 running order: 16,20,22,78,14,31,2,30,99,43 … 48,9,13,21,1,51,56,88,11
Kasey Kahne lost contact with the draft on lap 24
Drivers running near the back on lap 31: Gordon, Kyle Busch, Clint Bowyer, Waltrip, Harvick and Kahne.
Lap 41 running order: 20,22,2,9,17,48,11,10,27,14
During the first round of green flag pit stops Kyle Busch missed his pit stall. He then came in to pit the following lap. As a result he was running by himself and lost the draft.
On lap 45 Keselowski was penalized for speeding on pit road.
Kevin Harvick’s race strategy was to run near the back for the first 100 laps.
Lap 52 running order: 48,11,27,88,20,9,22,16,14,1 … 78,99,31,56,10,17,51,21,83,33
At lap 65 Matt Kenseth was leading the field and holding off two lanes of traffic.
On lap 67 Kyle Busch got lapped.
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