Fantasy NASCAR Scouting Report – Bristol

NOTE: This post is a recap of what happened in summer 2018 at Bristol

Bristol Top Ten Starters

1. Kyle Larson
2. Chase Elliott
3. Kyle Busch
4. Paul Menard
5. William Byron
6. Kevin Harvick
7. Denny Hamlin
8. Aric Almirola
9. Kurt Busch
10. Ryan Blaney

Bristol Full Starting Lineup

Bristol Pre-race Notes

Austin Dillon started in the rear of the field after failing pre-race inspection.

Stage #1 Top Ten Finishers (Lap 125): 12,4,14,9,10,42,41,20,22,48

Stage #2 Top Ten Finishers (Lap 250): 22,9,42,10,12,14,20,48,41,88

Bristol Race Notes

Kyle Larson who started on the pole selected to start in the high-line. He led the opening 13 laps.

Big Moment: On lap #3, a big multi-car accident ensued. Drivers collected were 19,43,95,32,34,47,18,78,13,11,37 and 12. This wreck marked the end of the race for Michael McDowell and Bubba Wallace. Kyle Busch got a lot of damage but he was able to continue. Denny Hamlin had some nose/hood damage.

Notable Moment: When the race went back to green, Kyle Busch was on pit road which dropped him two laps down.

During the restart, Kevin Harvick passed Larson and led two laps. Then Larson led a lap. Then on lap 17, Ryan Blaney took the lead and led the next 46 laps.

Running order on lap 18: 12,42,4,9,17,10,48,21,14,24 … 20,2,38,1,22,88

Notable Moment: While running around 10th on lap 21, Paul Menard got into the wall. Paul Menard then rapidly fell back in the running order. He had a right front flat tire on lap 28 and was really slow on the track. On lap 30 he careened into the wall hard and broke his suspension which marked the end of his race.

Running order on lap 23: 12,42,9,17,4,10,48,14,20,10 … 38,1,22,21,88,24,3,6,37,31 … 41,19,78,11,95,15,23,51,13,32 … 00,7,66,18,72,96,34,43,99,47

Running order on lap 45: 12,42,9,17,4,48,14,10,2,20 … 22,1,88,3,6,41,38,37,78,24 … 19,11,95,31,15,13,32,23,00,7 … 51,66,18,96,21,72,34,43,99,47

On lap 60 the competition caution came out.

Race off pit road following the competition caution: 17,12,42,14,4,9,48,2,20,22

Notable Moment: During the competition caution, Ricky Stenhouse Jr. and Daniel Suarez were caught speeding on pit road. This dropped Stenhouse Jr. from the lead to 27th.

Running order on lap 75: 12,4,20,14,48,9,42,10,6,2 … 22,88,41,3,38,11,31,78,37,17 … 95,24,19,13,32,15,7,00,51,23 … 66,18,1,96,21,72,34,43,99,47

Running order on lap 102: 12,4,14,9,10,20,42,41,22,2 … 6,48,88,17,38,11,3,37,31,95 … 19,78

Notable Moment: On lap 121, four laps before the end of Stage #1 Ricky Stenhouse Jr. came to pit road. He was in 12th place before he came down pit road. He had a flat tire. This dropped him two laps down.

Stage #1 Top Ten Finishers (Lap 125): 12,4,14,9,10,42,41,20,22,48

Notable Moment: In Stage #1 Jimmie Johnson finished 10th, during the Stage caution he was caught speeding on pit road.

During the restart for Stage #2, Chase Elliott shot to the lead. He then led the next 54 laps.

Running order on lap 144: 9,12,4,22,41,42,14,10,20,6 … 37,11,2,3,31,19,88,38,95,78

Running order on lap 168: 9,4,12,22,10,41,42,14,6,20 … 11,37,2,88,19,3,95,38,78,48 … 31,13,24,17,18,00,32,7,15,23 … 66,51

Notable Moment: On lap 185 while running in 2nd Kevin Harvick had a tire issue and made an unexpected pit stop. This dropped him two laps down back to 23rd.

Notable Moment: Around lap 198 David Ragan spun and brought out a caution. The nose of his car slightly clipped the wall when he spun up the track.

Running order on lap 207: 22,42,12,9,10,20,14,41,48,88 … 37,11,2,95,78,19,6,31,3,18 … 17,4,13,24,32,38,00,7,15,23 … 66,51,1,72,96,21,34,43,99,47

Notable Moment: On lap 222, Ricky Stenhouse Jr. was on pit road for an unexpected pit stop again after making contact with the wall.

Running order on lap 241: 22,9,42,10,12,14,20,48,41,88 … 78,19,95,37,11,6,2,31,3 (last driver on the lead lap),18

Stage #2 Top Ten Finishers (Lap 250): 22,9,42,10,12,14,20,48,41,88

The Stage #2 caution got Kyle Busch back on the lead lap.