Fantasy NASCAR Scouting Report – Daytona Road Course
*** Below is a recap of how the Daytona Road Course played out in summer 2020
Daytona Road Course 2020 Top Ten Starters
- Kevin Harvick
- Denny Hamlin
- Martin Truex Jr.
- Kyle Busch
- Joey Logano
- Aric Almirola
- Chase Elliott
- Kurt Busch
- Matt DiBenedetto
- Kaz Grala (Austin Dillon)
Full Daytona Road Course Starting Lineup
Daytona Road Course Pre-race Notes
Austin Dillon missed the race (Covid-19) and Kaz Grala drove the #3. Grala started in the rear of the field.
Corey LaJoie, Stanton Barrett and Timmy Hill also started in the back.
Stage #1 Top Ten Finishers (Lap 15): 9,22,48,14,21,20,24,19,41,37
Stage #2 Top Ten Finishers (Lap 30): 11,14,12,24,47,37,9,4,1,32
Daytona Road Course Pre-race Stats
Daytona Road Course Total Speed Rankings
Daytona Road Course Fastest Drivers Late In A Run
Daytona Road Course Green Flag Average Speeds
Daytona Road Course Loop Data Box Score
Daytona Road Course DFS Dominator Stats
Daytona Road Course Race Notes
Denny Hamlin who started in 2nd led the opening lap.
On lap 2, Kyle Busch passed Denny Hamlin for the lead. This was the only lap Busch led all day. Busch passed him on the back straightaway under breaking him heading into the chicane.
On lap 3, Denny Hamlin resumed the lead and then led the next 7 laps.
On lap 3 after just getting passed for the lead, Kyle Busch radioed his team concerns over flat spotting his right front tire.
Running order on lap 3: 18,11,19,4,9,22,21,1,48,14 … 10,24,95,2,8,20,42,12,43,13 … 6,34,37,41,17,96,88,47,38,3 … 51,32,66,27,15
Big Moment: On lap 5, Kyle Busch came to pit road to change tires. He remained on the lead lap but it dropped him back to 34th.
Notable Moment: On lap 6 it was mentioned that Brad Keselowski and Tyler Reddick both missed the back stretch chicane which resulted in a “Stop and go” penalty on the track.
Running order on lap 7: 11,19,9,22,4,48,21,14,1,95 … 24,20,10,12,2,13,34,43,42,41 … 88,37,17,47,96,3,38,8,6,32 … 66,51,27,18,53,15,62,00,77
On lap 10, Martin Truex Jr. got the lead. Truex then led the next 3 laps.
Notable Moment: On lap 10, Denny Hamlin developed a tire rub after some contact with Truex Jr. when he was getting passed for the lead. On the following lap he came to pit road. This wasn’t a huge deal since it was shortly before the end of the opening Stage and many teams planned to pit around this time window.
Running order on lap 11: 19,9,22,48,21,14,1,95,20,24 … 4,12,2,10,34,13,41,88,42,3 …. 37,18,17,3,96,43,38,11,8,32,66,51,53,62,15,27,00,6,77
Martin Truex Jr, Kurt Busch, Kyle Busch, Brad Keselowski, Alex Bowman and Ryan Blaney all came to pit road right before the end of Stage #1 while pit road was still open.
Chase Elliott got the lead after Truex Jr. came to pit road.
Running order on lap 14: 9,22,48,14,21,20,24,19,41,37 … 47,4,11,96,1,12,95,32,2,66 … 34,51,10,13,53,62,88,42,18,43 … 17,15,3,27,38,8,6,00,77
Big Moment: Alex Bowman had a flat tire on the final lap of Stage #1 (lap 14) that was coming apart and shredding. Prior to making his green flag pit stop he was running in the teens.
Stage #1 Top Ten Finishers (Lap 15): 9,22,48,14,21,20,24,19,41,37
Notable Moment: Under caution during Stage #1, Martin Truex Jr. shut off his engine and lost a couple of positions since he didn’t maintain speed.
Running order at the start of Stage #2 (Lap 18): 22,11,4,1,12,19,95,2,10,34 … 13,18,42,17,43,3,38,8,9,48 … 14,20,24,21,37,47,32,62,96,66 … 6,27,15,53,51,00,41,88,77
On lap 19, it was said that the advantage of new tires seems to go away after about 4 laps.
Notable Moment: On lap 20, Christopher Bell was shown to have some damage to his front splitter. It was raised somewhat. He was running around 12th at the time.
Running order on lap 21: 11,19,4,1,12,2,18,9,34,24 … 14,95,13,10,48,17,20,37,42,21 … 43,47,3,38,8,62,96,6,32,27 … 66
Notable Moment: Around lap 22, Kyle Busch was shown to have done a single car spin. He didn’t hit anything.
Running order on lap 26: 19,11,9,4,12,1,14,95,24,2 … 34,18,10,20,48,37,17,21,47,13 … 42,3,43,38,6,8,32,41,96,27 … 66,62,53,22,15,00,51,88,77
Big Moment: Late in Stage #2 while doing a green flag pit stop, race leader Martin Truex Jr. was too fast exiting which resulted in a drive thru penalty.
Running order on the final lap of Stage #2: 11,14,12,24,47,37,19,9,4,32 … 1,95,34,48,2,20,27,22,10,18 … 21,66,17,3,62,13,42,53,43,15 … 38,6,8,41,96,00
Stage #2 Top Ten Finishers (Lap 30): 11,14,12,24,47,37,9,4,1,32
Running order at the start of the final Stage: 9,4,1,95,34,2,48,22,20,18 … 10,17,21,42,3,38,43,6,8,11 … 14,47,12,24,32,13,96,37,41,88
