Fantasy NASCAR Scouting Report – Phoenix #2 2020
NOTE: This post is a recap of how Phoenix played out in fall 2020
Phoenix Top Ten Starters
- Chase Elliott (Started in the rear of the field)
- Joey Logano
- Brad Keselowski
- Denny Hamlin
- Ryan Blaney
- Alex Bowman
- Kurt Busch
- Kyle Busch
- Clint Bowyer
- Aric Almirola
Phoenix Pre-race Notes
Chase Elliott started in the rear of the field because of inspection failures.
Stage #1 Top Ten Finishers (Lap 75): 22,11,9,2,12,18,88,14,1,21
Stage #2 Top Ten Finishers (Lap 190): 2,9,22,11,12,48,1,18,21,24
Phoenix Race Notes
Joey Logano who led the field to green following Chase Elliott’s inspection failure started in the outside row and led the first 32 laps. Of the first 119 laps, Logano led 117 of them.
Big Moment: Ryan Preece had contact with the wall early and made an unexpected pit stop which dropped him two laps down. It happened during the first commercial break so it was likely around lap 10.
Running order on lap 16: 22,2,11,12,1,88,18,14,10,21 … 4,20,41,48,9,24,19,42,8,95 … 3,6,47,38,43,17,32,34,13,96 … 15,27,53,00,66,77,51,7,37
Chase Elliott was slicing and dicing his way up through the running order after starting in the back. On lap 22 he was up to 12th.
Running order on lap 28: 22,2,11,12,1,88,18,21,14,9 … 10,4,41,20,24,48,8,19,3,95 … 42,47,6,43,32,34,38,17,13,96 … 15,27,53,00,66,51,7,77,37
On lap 30 the competition caution came out. Chase Elliott was up to 10th.
Keselowski had a slow pit stop during the competition caution which dropped him back 6 positions. Keselowski had many slow pit stops over the course of the afternoon.
Running order on lap 40: 22,11,88,14,9,2,18,12,21,1 .. 4,20,24,41,19,48,10,8,3,95 … 42,43,34,47,32,17,6,13,15,96 … 38,7,27,37,51,53,00,77,66
Running order on lap 51: 22,11,9,2,88,18,14,12,1,21 … 20,48,24,4,41,10,19,3,8,95 … 42,43,34,47,6,32,17,13,38,15 … 7,27,37,96,51,53,00,77,66
Running order on lap 63: 22,11,9,2,12,88,18,14,1,21 … 48,20,4,41,10,24,3,19,8,95 … 43,42,47,32,6,34,13,38,17,15 … 96,37,27,7,51,53,00,77,66
Running order on lap 71: 22,11,9,2,12,18,88,14,1,21 … 48,20,4,41,3,19,10,24,8,95 … 43,47,32,42,6,38,34,13,17,15 … 96,37,27,7,53,51,00,77,66
Stage #1 Top Ten Finishers (Lap 75): 22,11,9,2,12,18,88,14,1,21
During the Stage #1 caution, Denny Hamlin told his team that his car got better the longer he ran.
It wasn’t mentioned in the telecast, but it appears Aric Almirola had a slow pit stop during the Stage caution which dropped him back about 10 positions.
Running order on lap 86: 22,11,9,14,18,2,12,21,88,20 … 1,48,19,24,3,41,4,95,43,8 … 42,32,6,38,34,10,47,13,17,15 … 96,27,
Running order on lap 98: 22,11,9,18,2,12,14,48,21,1 … 20,24,19,88,3,95,4,41,42,43 … 8,32,34,10,47,38,6,17,13,15 … 96,37,27,51,7,53,00,77,66
Notable Moment: Around lap 100, Kyle Busch got into the wall which created a tire rub. Later on lap 115, Busch came to pit pit road because of a flat tire. Prior to getting into the wall he was running in the top five.
Running order on lap 110: 22,11,9,2,12,18,48,14,21,1 … 20,19,24,88,4,3,41,95,42,8 … 43,10,32,47,34,6,17,38,13,15 … 96,37,27,51,7,53,0,77,66
On lap 120, Chase Elliott passed Joey Logano for the lead. He then led the next 19 laps.
Running order on lap 125: 9,11,22,2,12,48,14,21,1,19 … 24,20,4,3,41,8,95,43,10,88 … 32,47,6,34,17,13,15,18,42,38 … 37,27,51,96,53,7,77,00,66
Running order on lap 145 (In the middle of an extended green flag pit cycle. Of the drivers who pitted Keselowski was #1. Keselowski pitted first): 10,47,34,2,9,11,22,12,21,19 … 48,4,18,42,8,1,41,14,88,3 … 24,43,20,95,6,17,32,38,13,37 … 15,27,96,53,7,53,77,66,00
Top ten on lap 160: 9,11,2,22,12,10,48,19,21,4
On lap 161 the caution came out after James Davison got into the wall. It was the first caution for an incident.
Notable Moment: During the Davison caution, Austin Dillon was caught speeding on pit road. Dillon was running around 20th prior to his problem.
Running order on lap 168: 1(took 2 tires), 9,22,11,12,2,48,19,10,4 … 21,14,8,41,24,20,43,18,95,88 … 42,6,17,13,38,47,34,3,15,37 … 96,27,53,51,7,77,66,32,00
Running order on lap 179: 2,9,22,11,12,48,1,18,24,21… 4,14,19,41,10,8,88,43,20,95 … 34,3,47,6,13,17,42,38,15,37 … 96,27,53,51,7,77,66,32,00
On the last lap of Stage #2, Brad Keselowski passed Chase Elliott for the Stage win.
Stage #2 Top Ten Finishers (Lap 190): 2,9,22,11,12,48,1,18,21,24
During the Stage #2 caution, Ryan Preece’s car didn’t have power and he went to the garage.
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