Charlotte Fantasy Racing Scouting Report
[themify_box ]NOTE: This Scouting Report is about what happened last fall at Charlotte[/themify_box]
Charlotte Top Ten Starters
- Kyle Busch
- Jeff Gordon
- Denny Hamlin
- Tony Stewart
- Ryan Newman
- Paul Menard
- Kevin Harvick
- Brian Vickers
- Dale Earnhardt Jr.
- Carl Edwards
Charlotte Pre-Race Notes:
The beginning of the race wasn’t televised. The TV broadcast started on lap 27.
On lap 25 there was a planned competition caution.
Notable Moment: Matt Kenseth qualified 22nd but because of unapproved adjustments (moving decals) he was forced to start in the rear of the field.
Race Notes
Kyle Busch started on the pole and led 13 laps until he was passed by Jeff Gordon. Gordon led until the competition caution.
During the first round of pit stops for the competition caution Dale Earnhardt Jr. and Danica Patrick took two tires. Dale Earnhardt Jr. got the lead and Patrick moved up to third.
Notable Moment: During the competition caution Paul Menard’s team got penalized for a crew member going over the wall to soon. That sent him to the back of the line.
Running order on lap 34: 18,24,88,4,14,10,22,55,11 … 2,42,31,78,48,99,1,15,47,51 … 20,16,43,13,5,95,9,23,3,17
Jeff Gordon retook the lead on lap 38.
Running order on lap 51: 24,4,41,18,88,14,55,42,2,11 … 10,31,78,22,48,1,15,99,47,5 … 51,20,3,16,27,13,43
On lap 53 Joey Logano said he had to run the top line to have any speed.
Running order on lap 68: 24,4,41,18,88,14,55,42,2,11 … 31,78,1,15,48,99,5,51,3,27 … 10,47,20,22,16,13,43,17
On lap 69 Joey Logano short pitted because he wasn’t happy with his car. It was about 5 laps earlier than everyone else.
During pit stops on lap 76 Jeff Gordon said his car was loose.
On lap 77 Jimmie Johnson said his car was loose in the center of the corners.
On lap 78 Dale Earnhardt Jr. said his car gets really good after the first 15 laps of a run.
After the lap 79 pit cycle concluded Jeff Gordon had a 3.2 second lead over Kevin Harvick.
During that round of pit stops Denny Hamlin’s jackman injured himself.
Running order on lap 92: 24,4,41,18,88,55,2,14,42,78 … 31,11,48,15,1,99,27,5,3,22 … 20,51,10,47
Big Moment: On lap 96 Clint Bowyer’s engine blew up.
During the Clint Bowyer caution Dale Earnhardt Jr. and Jamie McMurray took two tires which got them up to 1-2.
Notable Moment: During the Clint Bowyer caution AJ Allmendinger’s team lost control of a tire and he was penalized.
Running order on lap 109: 4,1,24,2,41,42,88,78,18,48 … 22,55,31,99,27,51,14,11,5 … 20,10,3,47,26,23,7,16,43,9,17
Notable Moment: On lap 109 Casey Mears had a tire rub and he was forced to pit under green.
Running order on lap 126: 4,24,2,1,41,78,48,42,88,18 … 55,31,27,22,99,51,11,3,14,20 … 10,20,47,16,43,9,17
Big Moment: On lap 136 Paul Menard’s engine blew up. Prior to that he was running around 12th. This was Slugger Labbe’s final race for the team.
Big Moment: During the Paul Menard caution Dale Earnhardt Jr. was on pit road because he broke his gear shift. Earlier in the race he complained about a vibration. His team didn’t fix it in their first attempt so they tried fixing it again shortly afterwards.
Running order on lap 147: 4,41,1,24,2,18,48,31,99,55 … 22,20,42,47,5,3,14,10,51,11 … 78,16,88,9,43,17
On lap 163 Jeff Gordon said his handling went away.
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