Fantasy NASCAR Scouting Report – Dover

NOTE: This post is a recap of what happened in spring 2018 at Dover

Dover Top Ten Starters

1. Kyle Larson ***
2. Kevin Harvick
3. Martin Truex Jr.
4. Kyle Busch
5. Ricky Stenhouse Jr.
6. Chase Elliott
7. Daniel Suarez
8. Brad Keselowski
9. Kurt Busch
10. Denny Hamlin

*** Started in the rear of the field

Full Qualifying Results

Dover Pre-race Notes

Kyle Larson, Austin Dillon, Alex Bowman and Corey LaJoie all started in the rear of the field.

Dover Spring 2018 Loop Data Box Score

Dover Spring 2018 Loop Data Speed Stats

Dover Stage #1 Top Ten Finishers (Lap 120): 4,18,2,19,41,9,14,48,22,12

Dover Stage #2 Top Ten Finishers (Lap 240): 4,2,18,48,14,19,78,12,9,22

Dover Race Notes

Kevin Harvick who started in the outside lane of the front row led the opening 21 laps.

Notable Moment: On lap 3, Michael McDowell spun and brought out the first caution. He got a little bit of damage. He was in 24th at the time.

Running order on lap 11: 4,78,9,18,2,17,41,19,14,11 … 12,22,48,20,31,1,10,24,47 … 21,37,6,32,38,13,15,3,23 … 42,43,34,72,00,55,51,99

Notable Moment: On lap 21, Corey LaJoie’s engine blew up. This brought out a caution.

Kyle Larson started in the rear of the field. At the time of the LaJoie caution he was up to 25th.

During the LaJoie caution, Alex Bowman and Kyle Larson didn’t pit. They were now the race leaders. Because of Bowman’s pit strategy play he led laps 22 through 47.

Notable Moment: During the LaJoie caution, Clint Bowyer made an extra pit stop because his team had air gun issues.

Running order on lap 30: 88,42,2,78,4,18,17,12,9,11 … 41,19,22,48,3,1,27,20,31,10 … 95,37,24,6,38,43,47,14,34,00 … 32,13,23,15,51,55,99,72

Running order on lap 53: 2,78,88,4,18,42,12,9,11,17 … 41,19,48,20,22,21,1,14,95,24 … 10,47,6,37,31,43,34,3,32,13 … 15,38(last car on the lead lap),23,00,55,51,99,72

Running order on lap 78: 2,78,4,18,12,11,88,42,9,41 … 19,17,48,20,22,14,21,95,1,24 … 10,6,47,37,43(last driver on the lead lap),34,31,3,13,15 … 38,23,00,55,51,32,99,72

Notable Moment: On lap 98, Martin Truex Jr. made an unexpected pit stop because of a tire issue.

Notable Moment: On lap 98, Kyle Larson was on pit road and during his pit stop his team had an uncontrolled tire. He then had to serve a pass through penalty. This was his first pit stop of the race. During the first caution he stayed out.

Running order on lap 105: 2,4,18,11,12,9,41,19,14,48 … 22,20,17,95,24,1,10,6,21,37 … 47,43,34,31,78,13,15,38,88,3 … 42,32,00,23,55,99,51,72

Big Moment: On lap 115, Paul Menard went to the garage. He had a loose wheel and his team couldn’t get it off. Shortly before his problem he was running in 19th.

Notable Moment: On lap 118, Erik Jones and Ryan Newman came down pit road because they were on fumes. Ryan Newman came down pit road when it was closed and this got him a pit penalty. Denny Hamlin pitted before the Stage caution so he also had to start in the rear of the field.

Dover Stage #1 Top Ten Finishers (Lap 120): 4,18,2,19,41,9,14,48,22,12

Notable Moment: During the Stage caution, Kurt Busch had an uncontrolled tire. He finished 5th in Stage #1. This dropped him to the tail end of the lead lap. William Byron also had an uncontrolled tire.

Running order on lap 127 under caution: 4,2,18,19,14,48,9,12,41,22 … 24,1,11,95,17,6,10,37,47,78

Running order on lap 146: 4,2,18,19,48,12,9,14,17,22 … 1,95,10,6,47,78,37,41,24,11 … 20,42,43,34,88,13,38,3,15,32 … 31,23,00,55,51,99,21,72

Notable Moment: On lap 154, Derrike Cope wrecked and brought out the caution.

Big Moment: On lap 158 under caution it was reported Ryan Newman had a broken wheel hub that sent him to the garage.

Running order on lap 166: 2,4,48,12,18,9,14,19,1,22 … 41,78,17,10,6,95,24,37,11,47 … 20(last driver on the lead lap),88,42,34,43,13,3,38,15,32 … 00,55,23,51,31,99,21,72

Running order on lap 191: 2,4,18,48,12,14,19,9,1,22 … 78,41,10,17,24,6,1195,37,20 … 47,88,42,34,43,13,38,3,15,32 … 00,23,51,55,31,21,99,72

Running order on lap 213: 4,2,18,48,12,14,19,78,9,1 … 22,41,10,17,24,11,6,20,95,37 … 47,42,88,34,43,13,38,3,15,32 … 23,51,00,55,31,21,99,72

Running order on lap 229: 4,2,18,48,14,12,19,78,9,22 … 41,10,11,17,24,20 (last driver on the lead lap),1,6,95,37 … 47,42,88,34,43,13,38,3,15,32 … 23,51,00,55,31,21,99,72

Dover Stage #2 Top Ten Finishers (Lap 240): 4,2,18,48,14,19,78,12,9,22

Notable Moment: On lap 253, Cody Ware wrecked.