Talladega Fall 2021 NASCAR Scouting Report
Talladega Top Ten Starters
- Denny Hamlin
- Kyle Busch
- Chase Elliott
- Ryan Blaney
- Kyle Larson
- Martin Truex Jr.
- Brad Keselowski
- Joey Logano
- Kevin Harvick
- William Byron
Talladega Pre-Race Notes
Drivers who started in the back: Quin Houff, Joey Gase and James Davison.
Stage #1 Top Ten Finishers (Lap 60): 17,22,2,4,8,12,9,42,1,48
Stage #2 Top Ten Finishers (***Lap 117*** END): 23,2,22,1,20,17,11,4,43
Talladega Race Notes
Kyle Busch who started on the pole selected to start in the low line. Busch led the opening lap.
General Early Race Note: Over the first 42 laps, the lead was traded many times, and nobody led more than 7 laps in a row.
Running order on lap 15: 19,23,4,21,5,41,10,22,24,12 … 1,18,2,16,9,3,48,77,17,20 … 38,11,51,7,00,34,37,14,96,43 … 6,8,99,47,42,78,15,52,53,66
Around lap 18, William Byron’s #24 was running hot, and he dropped back some to cool off.
On lap 25, the first four cars were all Fords. (Custer, Harvick, Logano and Blaney)
On lap 25, the competition caution came out.
During the competition caution, Denny Hamlin who was running around the back overshot his pit box and had a long pit stop.
Running order on lap 30: 4,41,19,12,1,2,22,20,43,18 … 77,23,48,42,17,16,96,24,10,5 … 3,52,38,11,9,7,00,21,8,37 … 78,6,14,99,51,47,52,15,34,66
Notable: Around lap 40 it was mentioned that Michael McDowell made an unexpected pit stop. Michael McDowell got lapped under green when he returned to the track.
Running order on lap 42: 2,11,17,3,22,8,4,9,5,12 … 47,16,41,23,24,43,48,1,18,42 … 19,7,20,14,00,37,38,77,78,53 … 96,10,6,21,99,51,52,15,34,66
Big: On lap 56, Justin Allgaier (#77) spun into Kyle Larson which did a ton of damage to the #5. Chase Briscoe also got some damage at this time. At the time of the incident, the three drivers were running between 11th to 13th. (Larson-11th, Allgaier-13th, Briscoe-14th).
Running order on lap 58 under yellow: 17,22,2,4,12,8,9,48,42,1 … 47,24,23,7,20,18,19,00,41,43 … 16,10,11,96,21,99,51,3,53,38 … 6,78,37,5,34,52,66,15,14,77
Stage #1 Top Ten Finishers (Lap 60): 17,22,2,4,8,12,9,42,1,48
Big: On lap 67, Kyle Larson in his damaged #5 got into the wall hard. Larson had a tire go down.
Running order on lap 74: 51(Didn’t pit),22,2,17,12,20,4,18,8,53 … 19,42,24,9,78,48,23,10,11,34 … 43,41,38,47,96,00,52,15,1,16 … 6,37,3,21,99,14,7,66,5,77
On lap 74, the red flag came out for rain.
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