Fantasy NASCAR Scouting Report – Pocono #2 2020

Pocono #2 2020 Top Ten Starters

1. Ryan Preece
2. Austin Dillon
3. Ricky Stenhouse Jr.
4. Kurt Busch
5. Cole Custer
6. William Byron
7. Matt DiBenedetto
8. Ryan Newman
9. Ryan Blaney
10. Matt Kenseth

Full Starting Lineup

Pocono Pre-race Notes

Drivers who started in the rear of the field: Tyler Reddick, Chase Elliott, Erik Jones, Joey Logano, William Byron, Ryan Preece, Alex Bowman, Quin Houff and BJ McLeod

Stage #1 Top Ten Finishers (Lap 30): 1,12,95,4,2,21,17,19,18,41

Stage #2 Top Ten Finishers (Lap 85): 2,10,6,19,47,4,3,1,21,11

Pocono Race Notes

Kurt Busch who started on the pole (Ryan Preece was the original pole winner but he started in the back) led the opening 35 laps. He started in the low-line.

Big: On lap 3 it was mentioned that Tyler Reddick lost his power steering. Reddick started in the rear of the field in a backup car. Reddick’s team attempted to repair the issue, but by lap 15 he was 5 laps down.

On lap 4 the first caution came out for rain. On lap 12 after running some laps under yellow, the green flag finally came out.

Running order on lap 13: 1,12,17,21,95,41,3,19,2,47 … 42,6,18,4,14,10,11,48,34,22 … 9,24,43,20,38,13,88,37,15,32 … 27,96,77,00,7,53,51,66,78,8

Big: On lap 15, Michael McDowell spun and got a lot of damage. This brought out a caution and marked the end of his race.

Notable: Corey LaJoie and Quin Houff got speeding penalties during the McDowell caution.

Running order on lap 22: 1,12,17,95,4,21,41,2,19,47 … 3,18,42,48,11,9,20,14,6,24 … 43,37,13,22,38,10,88,32,15,96 … 27,7,77,00,51,66,53,78,8,34

With 4 laps to go in Stage #1, green flag pit stops ensued in mass. Mostly drivers outside the top ten who wouldn’t get Stage points came in.

Running order on lap 27: 1,12,95,17,4,21,2,19,18,41 … 3,20,9,24,6,22,37,13,88,38

Stage #1 Top Ten Finishers (Lap 30): 1,12,95,4,2,21,17,19,18,41

Running order on lap 38: 12,2,1,19,20,22,18,4,43,10 … 24,21,11,42,9,38,41,95,47,17 … 14,3,88,37,13,32,48,6,96,15 … 27,77,7,00,51,66,53,78,8,34

Big: On lap 39, Christopher Bell backed his car into the wall and got a ton of damage. Bell was running in the high-teens a lap earlier.

Mixed pit strategy took place at the time of the Bell caution.

Running order on lap 45: 12,19,18,22,43,4,21,10,42,11 … 41,17,9,88,38,6,14,48,2,32 … 20,96,47,37,13,1,24,27,3,77 … 15,00,51,7,66,53,78,95,8,34

Big: On lap 46, Buescher brought out the caution. He was in 12th and got into the wall. His car had a lot of damage. This dropped him two laps down.

Running order on lap 55: 12,19,18,11,43,21,9,4,22,42 … 2,88,14,47,20,48,24,13,41,38 … 3,6,1,10,37,32,96,15,27,77 … 00,7,66,53,51,17,78,8,95,34

Running order on lap 64: 11,4,21,9,2,20,22,42,88,14 … 48,24,10,47,41,38,6,1,3,13 … 37,32,96,15,27,77,18,12,19,00 … 43,66,53,7,51,17,78,8,95,34

Running order on lap 69: 11,4,21,9,2,20,42,88,14,48 … 24,10,47,41,38,6,1,3,13,37 … 32,18,12,96,15,19,27,43,77,22 … 00,66,53,7,51,17,78,8,95,34

Big: On lap 75, Kyle Busch crashed. He was showing top five speed, but pit strategy had him back in the running order at the time. He was racing Ryan Blaney at the time.

During the Busch caution, Hamlin said he had good speed and was fast in turn #2.

Notable: During the Kyle Busch caution, Alex Bowman got a pit penalty for “Equipment interference”. He interfered with Blaney’s pit stop. This dropped him from the top ten to the rear of the field.

During a post DNF interview, Kyle Busch said his car was pretty fast.

Big: Shortly after the restart following the Busch caution on lap 80, Ryan Preece crashed. He was back in 27th at the time.

 Running order on lap 82 under caution: 10,2,47,6,3,19,4,1,9,21… 48,14,42,24,11,88,41,13,12,22 … 38,20,43,96,15,37,32,27,00,66 … 77,53,7,51,17,78,8,18,95,34

Stage #2 Top Ten Finishers (Lap 85): 2,10,6,19,47,4,3,1,21,11

During an interview after just winning Stage #2, Brad Keselowski said his car was really good in clean air.