Scouting Report – Kansas
[themify_box]NOTE: This post is a recap of what happened in fall 2018 at Kansas[/themify_box]
Kansas Top Ten Starters
- Joey Logano
- Kevin Harvick
- Aric Almirola
- Ryan Blaney
- Brad Keselowski
- Erik Jones
- Kyle Busch
- Daniel Suarez
- Denny Hamlin
- Alex Bowman
Kansas Pre-race Notes
Kyle Larson started in the rear of the field in a backup car. He wrecked in practice.
Jamie McMurray started in the rear of the field because of an engine change.
Stage #1 Top Ten Finishers (Lap 80): 22,4,12,18,21,10,14,20,48,9
Stage #2 Top Ten Finishers (Lap 160): 4,12,22,9,18,42,20,48,88,78
Kansas Fall 2018 Loop Data Box Score
Kansas Fall 2018 Loop Data Speed Stats
Kansas Race Notes
Joey Logano who won the pole selected to start in the high-line. He led the opening 40 laps.
Notable Moment: On lap 3, Daniel Suarez (started 8th) got into the wall hard and then came to pit road. Alex Bowman got a little bit of damage from this incident because he was right behind Suarez. This dropped Suarez a handful of laps down.
On lap 7, Kyle Larson was up to 24th. He started in 39th in a backup car.
Running order on lap 11: 22,12,4,10,2,20,18,14,88,78… 11,9,41,21,48,24,17,1,31,42 … 3,34,38,37,47,43
On lap 25, Alex Bowman who was running the high-line scrubbed the wall in a turn. It didn’t slow him down any.
Running order on lap 35: 22,12,4,10,2,20,18,11,88,10 … 9,78,21,42,41,24,31,48,1,17 … 3,37,47,43,34,6,32,38,13,72 … 96,15,00,23,99,51,19,95,7,66
Around lap 37 scheduled green flat pit stops begun
Notable Moment: On lap 41, Ross Chastain got into the wall hard. He immediately went to the garage area.
Running order on lap 53: 22,12,4,10,18,9,7,20,11,78 … 14,42,21,32,31,88,24,41,38,48 … 1,3,17,37,13,47,6,43,34,72
Notable Moment: On lap 56, Bubba Wallace had a tire rub. He immediately came to pit road.
Big Moment: On lap 57, William Byron’s engine blew up. He was running around 17th at the time.
During the Byron caution, Ryan Blaney and a few others took tires. Stenhouse Jr. was the leader because he took two tires. Stenhouse Jr. fell back pretty quickly.
Running order on lap 67: 12,22,10,4,18,14,21,78,2,20 … 17,48,41,1,9,11,42,38,88,3 … 31,13,47,37,34,6,32,43,72,23 … 00,96,19,95,99,51,24,15
Stage #1 Top Ten Finishers (Lap 80): 22,4,12,18,21,10,14,20,48,9
During the Stage #1 caution, Denny Hamlin made an extra pit stop so his crew could do some repairs to his nose. His car was damaged during an accordion effect during a restart. This dropped him down to the high-twenties.
Running order on lap 91: 22,12,4,10,18,78,42,21,48,14 … 41,88,9,2,31,20,17,3,1,37 … 6,47,38,11,34,32,43,13,72,23
Running order on lap 108: 22,4,12,10,18,42,21,88,9,48 … 14,78,2,20,41,31,3,17,19,11 … 37,47,6,38,32,34,43,13,72,23 … 00,96,19,99,95,51,24,7,15,66
Paul Menard had a strong car. On lap 114 he was running in 7th which was the highest of the non-playoff drivers. He liked his car.
Notable Moment: On lap 123 during green flag pit stops, Aric Almirola and Kurt Busch both were penalized for having uncontrolled tires. This dropped Busch two laps down to the high-twenties. This dropped Almirola a lap down to the low-twenties.
Big Moment: On lap 124, Paul Menard came to pit road. He had a good amount of damage to the front of his car after having contact on pit road. Prior to his problem he was running in the top ten. A little later he came to pit road again.
Running order on lap 135 (some drivers still didn’t at this point): 2(didn’t pit yet),38 (didn’t pit yet), 4,43 (didn’t pit yet), 12,22,32(didn’t pit yet),9,18,42 … 48,88,13,78,14,20,31,3,11,21 … 1,37,10,47,34,41,17,72,19 (3 laps down),96
Running order on lap 153: 4,12,22,9,18,42,20,48,88,78 … 14,31,3,2,11,1,10,37,47,41 … 43,38,17,34,32,13,72,19,96,00 … 21 (4 laps down)
Stage #2 Top Ten Finishers (Lap 160): 4,12,22,9,18,42,20,48,88,78
Running order on lap 173: 4,12,9,42,18,78,22,48,2,3 … 14,88,20,10,31,1,37,11,43,38 … 32,41,17,47,13,34,19,72,00
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