Fantasy NASCAR Scouting Report – Talladega

[themify_box]NOTE: This post is a recap of what happened in spring 2019 at Talladega.[/themify_box]

Talladega Top Ten Starters

1. Austin Dillon
2. Aric Almirola
3. Clint Bowyer
4. Brad Keselowski
5. Daniel Hemric
6. Ricky Stenhouse Jr.
7. Ryan Blaney
8. Joey Logano
9. Alex Bowman
10. Kyle Larson

Talladega Full Starting lineup

Talladega Pre-race Notes

Talladega Spring 2019 Loop Data Box Score

Talladega Spring 2019 Loop Data Speed Stats

Drivers who started in the rear of the field because of unapproved adjustments: Ryan Newman, Denny Hamlin, Ricky Stenhouse Jr., Kyle Busch, Martin Truex Jr., Erik Jones, Reed Sorenson, Cody Ware and Brendan Gaughan

Stage #1 Top Ten Finishers (Lap 60): 13,88,3,9,41,6,24,17,18,95

Stage #2 Top Ten Finishers (Lap 120): 9,88,24,12,3,1,42,8,22,18

Talladega Race Notes

Brad Keselowski who started in 4th took the lead on lap 1 and led the opening 7 laps.

Martin Truex Jr. who started in the rear of the field was running near the the top five in just about three laps.

On lap 8, Joey Logano took the lead for a lap

On lap 9, Ryan Blaney, took the lead for a lap

On lap 10, Joey Logano took the lead and led the next 4 laps.

Big Moment: On lap 11, Bubba Wallace who was running in 3rd near the front of the pack spun out. Others involved were Hamlin, McDowell, Harvick, Bowyer and Tifft. This “Big One” marked the end of the race for McDowell, Harvick, Wallace and Tifft. Hamlin had a good amount of left front bumper damage. Bowyer had a lot of damage but he was able to continue.

On lap 17, the first lap following the “Big One” Aric Almirola took the lead. He then led the next 14 laps.

Running order on lap 17: 10,2,19,17,95,12,24,13,6,8 … 3,88

Around lap 23 there was a front breakaway group composed of 10,2,19,17,20,38,18. They had a gape between them and the main pack.

Big Moment: Around lap 28, Jimmie Johnson slammed into the wall hard. He hit a piece of debris and it blew his tire. It led to an unexpected pit stop. He was no longer competitive after this and was quite a few laps down.

Notable Moment: During green flag pit stops just after the midpoint of Stage #1, Aric Almirola was caught speeding on pit road and he had to serve a drive thru penalty.

Stage #1 Top Ten Finishers (Lap 60): 13,88,3,9,41,6,24,17,18,95

Notable Moment: During the Stage #1 caution, Martin Truex Jr.,Erik Jones, David Ragan, Kyle Larson, Kurt Busch, Kyle Busch, Daniel Hemric, Corey LaJoie, Clint Bowyer and Brendan Guaghan all pitted before pit road was open and as a result they had to start in the rear of the field at the start of Stage #2.

Alex Bowman was the leader at the start of Stage #2 and he led the first 7 laps of that Stage.

Running order at approximately lap 71: 22,38,2,10,88,18,12,9,17,19

On lap 78, Ricky Stenhouse Jr. took the lead and he then led the next 13 laps.

Running order on lap 81: 17,2,10,12,22,18,19,20

On lap 94, Chase Elliott took the lead and he then led the next 37 of the next 39 laps.

Stage #2 Top Ten Finishers (Lap 120): 9,88,24,12,3,1,42,8,22,18

Running order around lap ~130: 9,88,42,24,1,20,8,12,2,37 … 10,19,22,13,38,17