Fantasy NASCAR Scouting Report – Daytona

NOTE: This post is a recap of what happened in the 2020 Daytona 500

Daytona 500 Top Ten Starters

1. Ricky Stenhouse Jr.
2. Alex Bowman
3. Joey Logano
4. William Byron
5. Aric Almirola
6. Jimmie Johnson
7. Ryan Newman
8. Kyle Larson
9. Brad Keselowski
10. Kevin Harvick

Daytona 500 Pre-Race Notes

2020 Daytona 500 Loop Data Box Score

2020 Daytona 500 DFS Dominator Stats

2020 Daytona 500 Green Flag Average Speeds

2020 Daytona 500 Fastest Drivers Late In A Run

Drivers who started in the rear of the field

• Denny Hamlin
• Ryan Blaney
• Ty Dillon
• Brennan Poole
• Corey LaJoie
• Christopher Bell
• BJ McLeod

Notable Drivers competing in the Daytona 500:

Ross Chastain drove the #77

David Ragan drove the #36

Brendan Gaughan drove the #62

Stage Results

Stage #1 Top Ten Finishers (Lap 65): 9,88,10,22,48,12,47,21,17,13

Stage #2 Top Ten Finishers (Lap 130): 11,18,47,19,77,48,9,12,22,17

Daytona 500 Race Notes

Ricky Stenhouse Jr. who won the pole selected to start in the high-line. He led the opening 23 laps. He was very racy out front.

Erik Jones, Kyle Busch and Martin Truex Jr. dropped to the back near the start of the race. Them dropping to the back was by design and they worked with Hamlin and Bell who started back there.

The Fords were very strong early. On lap 4, Stenhouse Jr. was leading, but the next five cars behind him were Fords.

Running order on lap 12: 47,22,10,6,4,2,24,48,13,66 … 36,17,21,9,77,88,42,1,3,41 … 34,43,8,38,27,52,12,32,62,37 … 16,19,18,20,95,11,14,00,51,15

On lap 13 while running in 3rd, Aric Almirola said his car was driving very good. Joey Logano said Almirola had a great pushing car.

Running order on lap 20: 47,22,10,6,4,2,24,48,13,66 … 36,17,21,9,77,88,42,1,3,41 … 34,8,12,43,27,52,32,62,37,16 … 19,18,20,95,11,14,38,00,51

Notable Moment: On lap 21, the caution came out for rain. Shortly after that the Red Flag came out and the race was done for the day. It resumed on Monday.

During a pre-race resuming interview, Kyle Busch said his car has been pretty good.

Michael McDowell, Cole Custer and basically everyone near the back didn’t pit during the opening round of pit stops on Monday before the race resumed.

Notable Moment: Jimmie Johnson’s team had too many men over the wall during the opening pit stop which resulted in a penalty.

Notable Moment: During the rain caution before the race resumed, Corey LaJoie’s team was penalized for going over the wall too soon.

Running order on lap 28: 2,10,6,4,47,17,41,12,22,00 … 1,3,9,21,42,24,13,88,36,77 … 51,37,62,8,16,48,34,38,15,27 … 52,66,32,19,11,14,18,95,20,43

Running order on lap 39: 2,6,10,47,4,41,22,17,12,21 … 1,3,13,9,48,88,3,8,00,77 … 36,37,16,42,62,34,38,15,52 … 66,32,51,19,11,14,18,95,20,43

Running order on lap 51: 9,48,88,24,47,13,17,10,4,6 … 2,12,21,1,22,3,8,00,41,77 … 36,37,34,38,42,66,62,27,32,15 … 16,19,11,14,18,95,20,43,52,51

Big Moment: On lap 58, William Byron who was running in 4th crashed after contact from Stenhouse. This marked the end of his race.

Running order on lap 62 (The top 13 didn’t pit): 9,48,88,47,10,13,22,1,12,21 … 17,8,62,2,41,38,42,36,6,00 … 52,77,51,11,27,32,15,3,43,19 … 4,14,37,16,18,20,95,34,66,24

Stage #1 Top Ten Finishers (Lap 65): 9,88,10,22,48,12,47,21,17,13

During the Stage #1 caution, Joe Gibbs cars stayed out and were now positioned at the front of the pack.

Running order on lap 75: 11,19,18,20,95,41,4,2,22,12 … 3,9,10,21,36,48,88,47,1,77 … 17,8,38,6,16

Running order on lap 80: 11,19,18,20,2,22,12,3,9,95 … 47,48,88,77,8,38,36,1,41,13 … 16,66,37,10,32,4,21

Big Moment: On lap 90, Quin Houff and BJ McLeod crashed. They were running high-twenties and back.

• Kevin Harvick had some damage to his car and he repaired it during the Houff/ McLeod caution.

Running order on lap 92 under caution: 11,19,18,20,47,9,48,3,2,77 … 22,95,12,14,13,88,37,8,38,6 … 66,17,16,21,32,36,34,10,41,42 … 43,14,4,51,27,62,15,52,00,24

• During the Houff/McLeod caution, Erik Jones had slow stop that dropped him a little back in the field.

Running order on lap 100: 11,47,18,19,2,9,12,77,22,48 … 21,95,17,1,88,3,13,36,8,6 … 37

Running order on lap 110: 11,47,18,19,77,48,9,95,3,2 … 12,88,22,21,1,17,13,37,6,8, … 20,36,38,34,43,42,27,41,14,10 … 4,32

Running order on lap 119: 11,47,18,19,77,48,9,95,2,12 …. 17,22,13,88,21,3,6,1,8,37 … 20,36,38,34,43,42,14,41,10,4 … 32,16,27,66,62,15,51,52,00,24

Stage #2 Top Ten Finishers (Lap 130): 11,18,47,19,77,48,9,12,22,17

Notable Moment: During the Stage #2 caution, Martin Truex Jr. nailed Chase Elliott’s gas can which was laying on pit road. This led to Chase Elliott getting penalized and having to start in the back for the restart. Martin Truex Jr. made an extra pit stop to check to see if there was any damage. Both Elliott and Truex just finished in the top ten in Stage #2. Kevin Harvick was also penalized for pitting too soon. He was repairing some damage that occurred earlier.

Running order on lap 143: 18,11,95,20,21,17,2,12,48,47 … 22,88,8,37,1,9,10,77,13,38 … 36,3,66,6,32,42,43,16,14,41 … 34,4,62,27,19,15,51,52,00,24

Running order on lap 150: 2,18,12,11,47,95,22,20,10,8 … 21,37,17,1,13,48,9,88,6,66 … 3,77,36,42,38,43,32,16,14,41 … 34,4,62,27,19,15,51,52,00,24

Notable Moment: With about 40 laps to go while running near the top five, Ricky Stenhouse Jr. was black flagged for going below the yellow line. He had to serve a pass thru penalty.

Running order with 39 laps to go: 2,22,10,8,9,48,1,88,13,18 … 47,6,17,95,11,20,37,3,43,12 … 42,36,66,77,21,16,38,32,14,41 … 34,4,19,62,77,15,51,52,00,24

With 30 laps to go, the final green flag pit cycle ensued. A group of Ford’s were the first cars to pit road.

Running order with 28 laps to go (This was during a green flag pit cycle and the first 13 cars didn’t pit yet): 48,88,1,13,3,9,43,37,8,42 … 77,66,16,18,22,11,2,17,14,10 … 20,6,36,41,19,27,95,21,38,34 … 32,4,32,12,47,62,15,51,52,00,24

Big Moment: With 28 laps to go, Stenhouse Jr. wrecked. No caution came out. Erik Jones got into the back of him which caused him to spin and it bent up his hood. His team was able to make timely repairs.

Big Moment: Erik Jones had a good amount of damage when he came to pit road with 25 laps to go to his rear quarter panel. Jones had contact with Stenhouse a few laps prior to this.

Running order with 24 laps to go: 18,22,2,17,14,10,11,6,19,95 … 36,21,38,34,9,88,48,13,4 … 12,3,27,1,8,43,16,32,37,42 … 62,66,15,20,41,47,51,52,00,24

Big Moment: Kyle Busch’s car was smoking with 18 laps to go and he slowed on the track. It was an engine problem. He was just leading prior to his problem.

Running order with 18 laps to go: 2,6,95,9,10,88,22,21,11,14 … 1,19,48,17,12,43,4,34,3,8 … 36,38,16,13,77,27,18

Big Moment: With 16 laps to go the big one ensued. Newman just pulled out to the lead and went in front of Keselowski and then Almirola turned the #2 which caused the carnage. Drivers collected were the 2,1,48,43,10,19,12,3,16,88,77,36,38,8,17,21,62,22,13

Running order with 13 laps to go under caution: 6,95,9,22,11,4,14,42,34,37 … 32,12,13,27,17,77,38,3,8,36 … 43,16,15,66,88,62,19,21,20,10 … 1,18,48,47,2,51,41,52,00,24

Running order with 8 laps to go: 6,22,11,42,37,4,12,9,17,14 … 34,77,32,8,13,95,27,43,16,38 … 36,3,66,15,62,88,20,21,10,47 …. 19,51,1,18,48,2,41,52,00,24

Big Moment: With 7 laps to go, Timmy Hill and Reed Sorenson crashed. Alex Bowman got more damage at this time. Bowman was in the “Big One” shortly before this.

Running order with 5 laps to go under caution: 6,22,11,42,37,12,17,34,4,77 … 9,32,14,8,13,95,16,43,36,15 … 38,3,62,20,66,21,88,47,10,27

Big Moment: With 2 laps to go, Ross Chastain crashed and it collected the 22,9,37,8,13,10,95 and 34.

Running order at the start of NASCAR overtime: 11,17,4,6,14,12,34,16,38,32 … 36,15,3,43,42,9,62,95,77,22 … 20,21,8,47,37,13,66,10,51,88 … 27,19,1,18,48,2,41,52,00,24

Big Moment: Coming to the green at the start of overtime, Clint Bowyer and Michael McDowell spun. They were both running in the top 7.

Running order at the start of overtime take #2: 11,6,17,12,4,32,38,36,15,42 … 3,43,9,62,34,14,16,95,20

Chase Elliott spun at the start of the final lap. He was running just outside the top ten at the time.

On the back straightaway on the final lap, Newman and Blaney powered ahead of Hamlin.

Ryan Newman wrecked coming to the finish line.

Daytona 500 NASCAR Results

1. Denny Hamlin
2. Ryan Blaney
3. Chris Buescher
4. David Ragan
5. Kevin Harvick
6. Clint Bowyer
7. Brendan Gaughan
8. Corey LaJoie
9. Ryan Newman
10. Kyle Larson
11. John Hunter Nemechek
12. Austin Dillon
13. Justin Haley
14. Michael McDowell
15. Bubba Wallace
16. Brennan Poole
17. Chase Elliott
18. Erik Jones
19. Matt DiBenedetto
20. Ricky Stenhouse Jr.
21. Christopher Bell
22. Aric Almirola
23. Joey Gase
24. Alex Bowman
25. Ross Chastain
26. Joey Logano
27. Timmy Hill
28. Tyler Reddick
29. Ryan Preece
30. Ty Dillon
31. Reed Sorenson
32. Martin Truex Jr.
33. Kurt Busch
34. Kyle Busch
35. Jimmie Johnson
36. Brad Keselowski
37. Cole Custer
38. BJ McLeod
39. Quin Houff
40. William Byron