Bristol Fantasy Racing Scouting Report
[themify_box ]NOTE: This Scouting Report is a race summary for what happened in August 2014 at Bristol[/themify_box]
Bristol Top Ten Starters
- Kevin Harvick
- Jeff Gordon
- Carl Edwards
- Kyle Busch
- Joey Logano
- Jimmie Johnson
- Kurt Busch
- Greg Biffle
- Brad Keselowski
- Marcos Ambrose
Pre-race Notes
Kyle Larson started in the rear of the field (Backup car).
Aric Almirola started in the rear of the field (Backup car).
Cole Whitt started in the rear of the field (Backup car).
Tony Stewart missed the race and Jeff Burton drove the #14.
Race Notes
Kevin Harvick won the pole and choose to start in the outside lane. He had a good car and led the first 37 laps.
On the first lap Greg Biffle slipped up the track and lost two positions.
Early in the race the high-line was clearly the fastest lane.
Notable Moment: Before lap 9 Austin Dillon had problems off turn 2 and dropped from 26th to 39th.
Ryan Newman liked his car.
Larson and Almirola were up about 10 positions in 15 laps.
Running order on lap 26: 4,24,18,48,41,22,99,2,9,16 … 11,5,20,31,1,55,88,15,51,27 … 47,17,78,14,95,23,98,38,36,34 … 42,43,10
Jeff Gordon had a good long run car and on lap 38 he passed Kevin Harvick for the lead. He used Danica Patrick as a pick to take the lead.
Notable Moment: Around lap 53 Kyle Busch moved up to 2nd around Harvick. He passed Gordon for the lead on lap 55 and led until the competition caution. Just before the competition caution came out he lapped Kyle Larson. Larson got the free pass when the caution came out.
Kyle Busch’s car worked good in both the bottom lane and the top lane (during the first caution).
Early in the race Gordon’s car was tight (during the first caution).
Keselowski said he was loose everywhere and lacking drive off (during the first caution).
Big Moment: Kyle Busch got busted speeding on pit road during the competition caution.
Notable Moment: Jimmie Johnson got busted speeding on pit road during the competition caution.
Matt Kenseth and Jamie McMurray were running 1 & 2 following some pit strategy during the first caution. They both took two tires.
On lap 70 a caution ensued and some of the “back runners” received minor damage.
Notable Moment: Kurt Busch got into Gordon on lap 79 and it bent in Gordon’s corner panel and caused a substantial tire rub.
Running order on lap 88: 20,22,4,24,41,11,2,1,16,99 … 88,47,27,5,31,14,51,78,55,17 … 43,18,48,42,95,15,40,23,32,36 … 38,34,83,26,13,3,10
Joey Logano passed Matt Kenseth for the lead on lap 104
Gordon said his car was plowing tight on lap 114.
Running order on lap 114: 22,4,20,24,41,11,2,88,99,1 … 16,27,47,31,5,14,51,48,78,55 … 43,42,18,17,15,95,40,23,36,38 … 34,32,83,26,13,3,98,10
Big Moment: On lap 125 a “Big One” ensued. Kyle Busch, Clint Bowyer, Aric Almirola and Brian Vickers got major damage. Larson had contact in that collision but he had the least amount of damage.
Notable Moment: During pit stops for the lap 125 accident Jimmie Johnson and Jamie McMurray got busted speeding on pit road. Also during that round of stops Denny Hamlin got the lead.
Running order on lap 157: 11,4,22,2,88,41,27,31,24,20 … 99,47,5,16,51,17,78,14,95,1 … 42,48,23,55,15,10
Kyle Busch went a third lap down on lap 158.
Big Moment: On lap 160 Kevin Harvick got into Hamlin and wrecked the #11 while he was leading. Earnhardt Jr. also got heavy damage from the incident. Denny Hamlin was really mad.
Running order on lap 179: 4,41,22,27,2,31,24,99,20,47 … 5,42,16,1,14,48,51,17,78,55 … 95,23,40,15,36,34,26,38,3,13 … 10
Michael Annett got into the wall on lap 195.
Joey Logano liked his car near the end of runs.
Notable Moment: On the restart following the Annett caution Kahne, McMurray, Burton, Johnson, Vickers and Truex Jr. didn’t pit and as a result they were running 1-5th.
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