Fantasy NASCAR Scouting Report – Richmond #2 2023

Richmond #2 2023 NASCAR Top Ten Qualifiers

1. Tyler Reddick
2. Kyle Busch
3. Denny Hamlin
4. Chase Elliott
5. Bubba Wallace
6. William Byron
7. Ty Gibbs
8. Kevin Harvick
9. Ricky Stenhouse Jr.
10. Martin Truex Jr.

Full Starting Lineup 

Richmond Pre-Race Notes

AJ Allmendinger started in the rear of the field. Driver change.

Stage #1 Top Ten Finishers (Lap 70): 45,23,11,9,4,41,24,10,6,54

Stage #2 Top Ten Finishers (Lap 230): 6,17,4 5,23,11,8,41,19,54,22

Richmond Full Race Notes

Tyler Reddick who won the pole selected to start in the inside line. Reddick led the opening 78 laps.

Notable: Martin Truex Jr. had a really bad start of the race. Truex had contact with Stenhouse and went up the track. Truex started 10th and was back to 21st on lap 4.

Running order on lap 20: 45,11,8,23,9,24,54,4,41,47 … 6,34,5,42,48,14,22,10,17,38 … .3,1,12,19,20,43,16,21,99,31 … 7,2,77,15,51,78

On lap 27 it was mentioned that laps times dropped off by 2 seconds already.

Running order on lap 40: 45,11,8,23,9,4,24,54,41,6 … 47,34,5,48,42,14,10,22,17,38 … 1,20,3,12,19,16,43,99,2,31 … 21,77,15,51,7,78

Running order on lap 60: 45,11,23,9,4,24,41,6,8,54 … 47,34,10,48,22,14,5,17,38,20 … 42,1,3,12,19,16,43,2,99,31 … 51,15,7,77,21,78

On lap 64, Ryan Preece was running in 7th. He really liked his car.

Running order on lap 67: 45,11,23,9,4,41,24,6,10,54 … 34,8,48,22,47,14,17,5,38,20 … 1,3,12,19,16,42,43,2,99 (first driver off the lead lap),51 … 31,15,7,77,21,78

Late in Stage #1 it was mentioned that Hamlin, Reddick and Wallace all had the same setups.

Stage #1 Top Ten Finishers (Lap 70): 45,23,11,9,4,41,24,10,6,54

On lap 79 early in Stage #2, Bubba Wallace got the lead. Wallace then led the next 44 laps.

Ryan Preece had a slow pit stop during the Stage #1 caution which dropped him from 6th to 18th.

Lap 80: 23,45,11,9,6,4,54,34,8,10 … 24,48,22,17,14,47,1,41,5,20 … 38,19,12,3,43,42,16,99,2,51 … 77,15,31,21,7,78

Lap 100: 23,45,6,11,9,4,10,54,22,34 … 17,8,47,41,48,24,1,20,3,14 … 5,43,38,12,16,99,19,2,51,42 … 31,51,7,21,77,78

Joey Logano started the race in 23rd. On lap 110 he was up to 9th.

Running order on lap 120: 23,45,6,11,10,9,4,54,22,17 … 41,8,34,47,48,24,3,20,1,14 … 12,5,38,19,43,16,2,99,51,42 … 31,15,21,7,77,78

On lap 121, green flag pit stops started. Ryan Preece was the first driver to come to pit road.

Notable: On lap 125 while running around the top 5, Aric Almirola got a pit road commitment line penalty during his green flag pit stop.

Notable: On lap 133, Christopher Bell served a pit penalty for speeding during his green flag pit stop. Bell was running around 18th before the green flag pit cycle started.

Running order on lap 140: 23,45,34 (still needed to pit),6,19,17,11,9,41,8 … 99,22,54,4,48,3,24,38,5,14 … 43,16,10,47,12,1,2,42,51,7 … 20,77,31,21,15,78

Running order on lap 160: 23,45,6,11,17,41,8,22,9,54 … 4,48,3,24,47,38,14,5,10,43 … 12,16,1,2 (first driver off the lead lap),42,34,51,19,20,31 … 99,21,15,78,7,77

On lap 173, another round of green flag pit stops started in Stage #2.

On lap 175 during green flag pit stops, Bubba Wallace’s pit stop was a little slow.

Running order on lap 184: 6,19 (different pit strategy),45,34 (different pit strategy), 17,23,54,8,11,41 … 48,3,4,24,9,47,10,22,14,99 … 5,1 (first driver off the lead lap),43,16,12,42,2,38,51,20 … 7,77,31,21,15,78

Running order on lap 200: 6,45,17,23,11,19,8,41,54,3 … 34,4,48,22,9,24,47,10,14,5 … 12,1,16,43,99,42,2,38,51,20 … 7,77,31,21,15,78

On lap 207, Brad Keselowski had a 6-second lead on Tyler Reddick.

Running order on lap 226: 6,17,45,11,23,8,41,19,54,22 … 3,4,10,9,47,14,12,48 (first driver off the lead lap),5,24 … 7,31,21,77,15,78

Stage #2 Top Ten Finishers (Lap 230): 6,17,4 5,23,11,8,41,19,54,22

Running order on lap 245: 6,17,45,11,23,8,41,3,22,9 … 54,19,4,47,10,12,14,48,20,24 … 16,5,2,43,42,1,38,34,51,99 .. 7,31,21,77,15,78