Fantasy NASCAR Scouting Report – Chicagoland
NOTE: This post is a recap of what happened in 2018 at Chicagoland
Chicagoland Top Ten Starters
- Paul Menard
- Ryan Blaney
- Chase Elliott
- Kurt Busch
- Clint Bowyer
- Aric Almirola
- Brad Keselowski
- William Byron
- Erik Jones
- Daniel Suarez
Chicagoland Full Starting Lineup
Chicagoland Pre-race Notes
Chicagoland 2018 Loop Data Box Score
Chicagoland 2018 Loop Data Speed Stats
Ricky Stenhouse Jr. started in the rear of the field because of unapproved adjustments.
Daniel Suarez started in the rear of the field because of unapproved adjustments.
Stage #1 Top Ten Finishers (Lap 80): 10,42,78,41,4,2,12,22,9,20
Stage #2 Top Ten Finishers: (Lap 160): 4,41,42,78,12,2,9,14,11,22
Chicagoland Race Notes
Paul Menard who won the pole selected to start in the low line. He never led a lap and by lap 4 he was back to 5th.
Ryan Blaney who started in the outside lane led the opening 16 laps.
Running order on lap 10: 12,9,14,41,21,10,2,22,4,1 … 42,18,20,88,24,78,3,31,11,48 … 47,38,19,43,17,6,34,13,37,15 … 32
On lap 19, Clint Bowyer firmly took the lead from Ryan Blaney and he led the next 20 laps.
Running order on lap 21: 14,12,41,10,2,42,9,21,22,4 … 78,18,1,20,11,88,24,19,3,31 … 48,17,38,43,6,47,34,13,37,32 … 15,95,00,23,72,7,51,66,99
Martin Truex Jr. started in 36th, on lap 27 he was up to 7th.
Running order on lap 34: 14,41,10,2,42,78,12,4,9,22 … 18,21,20,11,1,88,19,24,3,31 … 48,17,38,6,43,47,34,37,13,32 … 15
On lap 36, green flag pit stops started. Martin Truex Jr. was the first driver to pit.
Big Moment: During David Ragan’s first pit stop around lap 38 he broke his axle on pit road.
Big Moment: When Clint Bowyer came in for his pit stop on lap 40 he was caught speeding on pit road. He had to serve a pass through penalty. While he was serving his penalty he was too fast exiting. This resulted in a stop and go penalty which he served incorrectly as a drive thru penalty. He had to come in again and then serve his stop and go penalty. He was now three laps down.
Notable Moment: During Daniel Suarez’s first pit stop around lap 40 he had a man go over the wall too soon. He was running in the high-teens prior to his problem. He had to serve a pass through penalty.
Running order on lap 57 (At this point in the pit cycle everyone pitted except for Austin Dillon, Ryan Newman and David Ragan) : 3,31,10,41,42,78,38,4,12,2 … 22,9,20,18,21,11,88,1,24,48 …
On lap 60 when the first cycle was over, Aric Almirola was the leader. He led the next 27 laps.
Running order on lap 73: 10,42,78,41,4,2,12,22,9,20 … 18,11,21,88,1,24,48,17,3,19 …31,43,6,47,37,34,13,32,15,14 … 95,72
Stage #1 Top Ten Finishers (Lap 80): 10,42,78,41,4,2,12,22,9,20
During the Stage caution, Kyle Larson had a long pit stop that dropped him from 2nd to the tail end of the lead lap.
Aric Almirola really liked his car. He said it was comfortable and good everywhere during an interview during the Stage caution.
Running order on lap 92: 10,4,2,41,9,20,22,78,12,88 … 18,21,42,11,1,48,24,3,31,34 … 17,37(last driver on the lead lap),19,43,47,6,13,14,32,95
Running order on lap 114: 10,4,2,41,9,22,78,42,20,12 … 11,18,88,21,48,1,24,3,31,34 … 19,43,6,47,17,37,14,32,95,15 … 13,72
On lap 129, the first non-Stage caution came out for debris. This was a huge break for Clint Bowyer because now he was back on the lead lap.
During the lap 129 debris caution, Ryan Newman didn’t pit and Ryan Blaney took two tires. They were now running 1-2.
Running order on lap 138: 10,41,12,4,42,2,78,9,22,18 … 11,21,14,31,20,88,1,3,48,24 … 17,19,43,6,34,37,47,32,95,15 … 13
Notable Moment: On lap 142 Aric Almirola said he had a loose wheel. He was leading at the time and he came to pit road to fix the problem.
Running order on lap 156: 41,4,42,78,12,2,9,14,22,11 … 18,21,20,88,1,31,48,19,24,3
On the last lap in Stage #2 Kevin Harvick passed Kurt Busch for the Stage win.
Stage #2 Top Ten Finishers: (Lap 160): 4,41,42,78,12,2,9,14,11,22
Running order on lap 173: 42,4,78,41,2,9,12,14,11,18 … 22,88,20,21,19,1,3,10,31,17 … 48,24,34,37,6,43,47,95,13,32 … 15,72
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