Fantasy Racing Scouting Report – Charlotte
[box border=”full”]This post is a recap of what happened in the 2014 Charlotte Coca Cola 600[/box]
Charlotte Top Ten Starters
- Jimmie Johnson
- Brad Keselowski
- Kasey Kahne
- Danica Patrick
- Clint Bowyer
- Denny Hamlin
- Kyle Busch
- Joey Logano
- Marcos Ambrose
- Dale Earnhardt Jr.
Charlotte Full Starting Lineup
Charlotte Race Notes
The fuel window was 44-48 laps.
Kurt Busch started in the back after missing the drivers meeting because of the Indy 500.
Kyle Busch started in the rear of the field in a backup car after wrecking in practice.
Jeff Gordon missed Happy Hour the day before because of his ailing back.
Brad Keselowski started in the outside lane and led the first lap. Then Johnson led laps 2 through 47.
Danica Patrick was very racy early. She was in 2nd on lap 4.
Running order on lap 14: 48,10,15,5,2,4,22
Brad Keselowski struggled early during the day. He was in 6th on lap 21.
Marcos Ambrose said his car was wicked loose and he was back in 24th on lap 22.
Running order on lap 24: 48,15,10,4,5,2,22,88,20,11 … 78,55,43,51,1,24,27,99,47,33 … 14
Running order on lap 42:48,15,4,2,88,5,10,20,22,55 … 11,24,78,43,1,51,27,99,47,14 … 42,3,17,31,16,18,41,9,33,13 … 21,38,26,34
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On lap 47 when Kahne attempted to pit he missed his stall and essentially served a pass through penalty. He was running in 6th at the time. It dropped him down a lap after he pitted his next time by.
On lap 49 during Marcos Ambrose’s pit stop a tire got away from his team and he had to serve a pass through penalty.
Running order on lap 62: 48,4,15,20,88,2,55,22,10,24 … 11,78,1,43,27,51,99,42,3,14 … 18,16,31,17,41,47,5,13,21,33
Jeff Gordon said his car felt really good on lap 64 while he was running in 10th.
Harvick passed Johnson for the lead on lap 76.
78 laps into the race Danica Patrick told her team she was just holding on.
Top ten on lap 100: 4,48,15,88,20,2,24,55,22,11
Denny Hamlin had a tire vibration on lap 102 and made an unexpected pit stop. He was running around 10th at the time. It dropped him down two laps.
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