Fantasy NASCAR Scouting Report – Dover
Dover Top Ten Starters
- Chris Buescher
- Denny Hamlin
- Kyle Larson
- Chase Elliott
- Ryan Blaney
- Alex Bowman
- Ross Chastain
- Daniel Suarez
- Bubba Wallace
- Kyle Busch
Dover Pre-Race Notes
Drivers who started in the back ….
- William Byron – Backup car. Byron’s backup car was said to be a parts car that was in the hauler every week since Auto Club.
- Harrison Burton – Unapproved adjustments
- Todd Gilliland – Unapproved adjustments
- Kurt Busch – Unapproved adjustments
- Josh Bilicki – Unapproved adjustments
Stage #1 Top Ten Finishers (Lap 120): 11,9,20,1,19,5,24,17,18,6,
Stage #2 Top Ten Finishers (Lap 250): 12,18,48,19,47,1,43,21,17,9
Dover Race Notes
Chris Buescher who started on the pole selected to start in the outside groove. Buescher led the opening 18 laps.
Running order on lap 10: 17,9,11,5,12,48,99,1,18,23 … 2,4,31,15,47,19,6,20,16,22 … 7,43,8,10,45,3,14,34,24,41 … 42,21,51,78,38,77
On lap 19, Denny Hamlin passed Chris Buescher for the lead. Hamlin then led the next 55 laps. Buescher got loose while he was coming up to lap Gilliland, and Hamlin took advantage of the situation.
Running order on lap 29: 11,5,17,9,12,48,1,18,23,99 … 2,4,47,31,19,20,15,6,16,7 … 43,8,45,10,22,3,14,34,24,41 … 42,21,51,78,38,77
On lap 40, the competition caution came out.
Running order on lap 40: 11,5,17,9,12,48,1,23,18,4 … 99,2,47,20,31,19,15,6,16,7 … 43,45,8,10,24,22,3,14 (first driver a lap down),34,41 … 42,21,51,78,38,77
During the competition caution, Chase Elliott said his car was good and had good maneuverability.
Running order on lap 50: 11,5,1,17,9,12,18,99,48,47 … 4,23,2,6,43,19,31,7,45,20 … 10,15,24,22,8,16,3,14,34,42 … 21,41,51,78,38,77
On lap 68 the caution came out for rain. They ran 15 laps for caution under this rain caution and racing resumed on lap 84 which was then on MONDAY.
During the rain caution, Larson, Elliott, Truex, Byron, Bell and Almirola didn’t pit which got them to the front.
Notable: During the rain caution, Ryan Blaney pitted twice.
Running order on lap 86: 5,9,19,11,24,20,18,10,17,48 … 1,99,31,6,4,47,23,2,43,45 … 8,16,7,3,15,22,14,34,12,41 … 42,21,51,38,78,77
Big: On lap 87, Austin Cindric spun and got into the wall. This marked the end of the race for Cindric. In a separate incident back in the pack at the same time, Todd Gilliland also spun and got into the wall when the #12 got into the back of him.
Running order on lap 101: 9,11,5,20,19,24,1,18,17,48 … 6,10,47,4,31,23,99,15,45,43 … 7,16,8,22,34,14,12,3,41,42 … 21,51,38,78,77,2
Running order on lap 118: 11,9,20,1,19,5,24,18,17,48 … 6,47,4,31,10,23,99,15,43,45 … 16,7,8,22,34,1412,3,41,42 … 21,51,38,78,77,2
Stage #1 Top Ten Finishers (Lap 120): 11,9,20,1,19,5,24,17,18,6,
Big: During the Stage #1 caution following pit stops, Denny Hamlin lost a wheel. Hamlin just won Stage #1 and the race off pit road.
Big: Shortly after the restart for Stage #2, Christopher Bell who just finished 3rd in Stage #1 had a loose wheel and made an unexpected pit stop.
Running order on lap 133: 1,19,17,9,18,24,5,6,4,47 … 48,31,99,10,16,45,43,12,15,7 … 8,34,22,23,11,14,41,3,42,21 … 51,20,38,78,77,2
Running order on lap 152: 1,19,17,9,18,24,5,6,4,47 … 48,31,99,10,16,45,43,12,15,7 … 8,11,34,23,22,41,14,3,42,21 … 51,20,38,78,77,2
Big: While running in 7th on lap 156, Kyle Larson spun around and got slightly into the inside wall which brought out a caution. His tire shredding did some hood damage to the #5. This dropped Larson a lap down.
Running order on lap 168: 1,31,19,6,9,18,17,4,24,12 … 48,47,43,11,16,45,8,15,10,22 … 23,14,41,7,34,3,42,99,21,20 … 5,51,38,77,78,2
Running order on lap 187: 1,19,81,31,9,17,4,48,24,11 … 12,47,6,43,45,16,8,10,15,22 … 23,14,41,99,34,7,3,42,21,5 … 20,51,38,77,78,2
Big: On lap 189, Kurt Busch spun and brought out a caution. He was running in 15th at the time. The #45 had quite a bit of damage.
Justin Haley and Alex Bowman stayed out during the Kurt Busch caution. Others who didn’t pit were Wallace, Allmendinger, Suarez, Reddick, Austin Dillon and Ty Dillon.
Big: During the restart for the Kurt Busch caution, Joey Logano got into the wall hard after contact with Erik Jones. Logano was running around 20th at the time and not having a good race.
Christopher Bell got back on the lead lap during the Logano caution.
Running order on lap 202: 31,48,16,8,18,9,23,24,1,19 … 99,4,3,11,47,43,17,12,10,14 … 6,7,5,15,41,34,21,20,42,22 … 45,38,51,77,78,2
Running order on lap 230: 18,9,19,48,11,24,1,4,16,47 … 43,31,17,12,10,23,8,14,6,99 … 15,20,5,34,7,41,21,3,42,22 .. 38,51,45,77,78,2
Big: On lap 232, Tyler Reddick had a tire come apart and made an unexpected pit stop. Reddick was running in the upper-teens at the time.
Big: On lap 236, Ty Dillon had a tire come apart which led to him also making an unexpected pit stop. Dillon was in the high-twenties at the time.
Big: On lap 240, Denny Hamlin spun into the inside wall. Hamlin was in 4th place at the time. Hamlin had a good amount of damage. Cody Ware spun in front of Hamlin and the #11 got damage and spun around.
Running order on lap 247: 12,21,19,18,48,9,47,1,43,17 … 10,4,16,24,23,5,6,20,15,7 … 31,34,41,14,99,3,11,8,42,22 … 38,45,51,77,78,2
Stage #2 Top Ten Finishers (Lap 250): 12,18,48,19,47,1,43,21,17,9
Notable: During the Stage #2 caution, Austin Dillon’s team propped up his hood.
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