Fantasy NASCAR Scouting Report – Charlotte

[themify_box ]This post is a recap of what happened in the 2015 Charlotte Coca Cola 600 [/themify_box]

Charlotte Top Ten Starters

1. Matt Kenseth
2. Joey Logano
3. Carl Edwards
4. Greg Biffle
5. Denny Hamlin
6. Brad Keselowski
7. David Ragan
8. Kevin Harvick
9. Kyle Larson
10. Martin Truex Jr.

Full Charlotte Qualifying Results

Charlotte Race Notes

Matt Kenseth started on the pole and selected the inside groove. On lap #1 Edwards took the lead and led the first two laps.

On lap #3 Matt Kenseth passed Carl Edwards for the lead. He went on to lead the next 25 laps.

On lap #4 it was reported that Trevor Bayne got into the wall.

On lap #5 it was reported that Biffle got into the wall.

15 laps into the race Kenseth had about a 2 second lead.

Running order on lap 19: 20,19,22,11,78,4,42,2,3,16 … 55,48,41,88,24,18,21,27,14,43 … 31,17,15,10,1,47,25,13,5,95 … 9

On lap 20 it was reported that Joey Logano had a consistent car.

Martin Truex Jr.’s car was very quick running the high-line.

On lap 26 when the competition caution came out Kenseth had about a 3.5 second lead.

Race off pit road following the competition caution: 20,22,19,2,11,4,55,78,3,48

Notable Moment: During the competition caution Brad Keselowski’s team got a pit penalty when equipment left his box.

Notable Moment: During the competition caution Dale Earnhardt Jr. had a slow pit stop and lost 12 positions. He went in 14th and came out 26th.

During the competition caution restart Joey Logano got the lead and led the next 14 laps.

Running order on lap 35: 22,20,11,19,41,4,78,18,55,3 … 48,24,16,27,42,14,43,31,1,21 … 88,5,15,47,10,25,9,13,17,51

On lap 44 Denny Hamlin took the lead and led the next 20 laps.

On lap 64 Kevin Harvick passed Denny Hamlin for the lead. His car was good running both the low-line and the high-line. He led the next 15 laps.

Running order on lap 65: 4,11,22,41,78,19,3,20,18,55 … 27,24,16,42,48,21,5,14,43,88 … 31,2,25,1,47,15,10,13,17,9 … 51,6,7

During green flag pit stops on lap 76 Dale Earnhardt Jr. said his car got better over the course of a run. He was a rim rider in the race. He was the first to pit because he had a loose wheel.

Running order on lap 89: 4,78,22,41,11,19,3,20,18,16 … 55,88,48,21,27,42,5,24,14,31 ..43,2

Notable Moment: On lap 90 Jimmie Johnson spun from 13th. It was a harmless spin and he didn’t hit anything.

During Jimmie Johnson’s spin Brad Keselowski was the only driver who didn’t pit.

During the restart following the Jimmie Johnson caution Kurt Busch took the lead.

Running order on lap 100: 41,78,22,2,3,18,11,27,88,4 … 42,19,20,16,5,21,25,47,10,43 … 31,55,15,13,14,24,1,17,51,48 … 9,7,95,6

On lap 103 Jeff Gordon said his car was terrible.

Austin Dillon ran really well. He won the day before in the Xfinity Series.

Running order on lap 130: 41,78,88,22,2,18,3,4,27,11 … 19,20,5,16,42,25,21,43,47

Notable Moment: On lap 134 AJ Allmendinger got into the wall.

Big Moment: On lap 137 Justin Allgaier got into the wall hard. He went to the garage area for repairs. AJ Allmendinger was on pit road when Allgaier got into the wall.

During pit stops on lap 139 Dale Earnhardt Jr. said he was very happy with his car.

Notable Moment: During the Allgaier caution Clint Bowyer and Danica Patrick had to make a second pit stop to repair damage from contact on pit road. They were in 25th and 26th at the time.

Running order on lap 153: 41,78,88,4,2,22,18,27,11,16 … 21,5,19,20,3,48,24,43,55,1 … 17,13,31,25,14,15,42,47,10,7 … 6