Fantasy NASCAR Scouting Report – Texas
Texas Top Ten Starters
- Bubba Wallace
- Chris Buescher
- Brad Keselowski
- Ty Gibbs
- Ross Chastain
- AJ Allmendinger
- Kyle Busch
- Daniel Suarez
- Christopher Bell
- Denny Hamlin
Full Starting Lineup
Texas Pre-Race Notes
Zane Smith drove the #38
Todd Gilliland drove the #51
BJ McLeod started in the rear of the field.
This was the hottest Texas NASCAR race ever.
This was the opening race of the Round Of 12.
Stage #1 Top Ten Finishers (Lap 80) = 45,17,20,24,34,9,12,14,11,23
Stage #2 Top Ten Finishers (Lap 165) = 5,43,11,12,17,9,6,1,23,99
Texas Race Notes
Bubba Wallace who started on the pole choose to start in the inside lane. Wallace led the opening 38 laps.
Running order on lap 10: 23,17,6,1,54,16,8,99,20,5 … 11,3,43,48,45,34,24,19,22,42 … 10,4,47,31,12,41,77,14,9,21 … 7,38,51,15,2,78
Running order on lap 20: 23,17,6,1,54,16,8,99,5,11 … 20,43,3,45,48,34,24,19,42,10 … 22,4,31,47,12,41,77,9,14,21 … 7,38,2,15,51,78
Running order on lap 35: 23,17,1,6,8,54,16,99,5,11 … 43,20,3,45,48,19,34,24,42,10 … 4,31,22,47,12,77,41,9,14,7 … 21,38,2,51,15,78
On lap 37, the green flag pit cycle started as drivers were splitting the opening 80 lap Stage.
Christopher Bell was the first driver shown to come in during the opening Green Flag pit cycle. Bell’s pit stop was a little slow. Bell’s pit stop was 15 seconds. He was running in 12th prior to coming to pit road.
Notable: Chris Buescher had a slow pit stop during his green flag Stage #1 pit stop. He was said to have problems getting out of his stall. It dropped him back nearly 10 positions. He was in 2nd prior to the pit cycle starting.
Big: On lap 42 during the green flag pit cycle but near the end of it, Austin Dillon crashed and brought out the caution. Dillon lost a wheel. This marked the end of his race. Dillon was in 13th shortly before the green flag pit cycle started.
Running order on lap 44 (Top 7 and a few others had yet to pit): 77,9,12,14,7,21,2,23,1,8 … 17,5,45,11,6,19,99,43,24,48 … 42,34,20,10,4,16,31,54,47,22 … 41,38,15,51,78,3
During the Austin Dillon caution, Christopher Bell came back to pit road.
Running order on lap 49: 23,1,8,17,5,45,11,6,19,99 … 43,24,48,42,34,20,10,4,16,9
Big: On lap 49 during the restart lap, Alex Bowman and Aric Almirola both spun. Bowman spun into the #10 car. They were both running right around 15th at the time.
Running order on lap 53: 23,1,8,17,5,45,11,6,19,99 … 24,43,42,34,20,4,16,9,12,7 … 21,14,54,77,2,31,10,47,38,41 … 22,15,48,51,78,3
Big: On lap 54 during a restart lap, Todd Gilliland lost a wheel which brought out a caution. This marked the end of his race.
Running order on lap 60: 23,1,8,17,5,11,45,19,24,6 … 34,43,99,20,9,42,4,16,21,12 … 7,54,14,2,77,41,38,31,47,22 … 15,10,48,78,51,3
Notable: On lap 60 during the restart lap, Kyle Busch who was in 3rd was waving his hand out the window saying he had a flat tire. He quickly fell back to 7th.
Running order on lap 73: 23,1,17,5,11,45,24,8,6,43 … 19,20,42,34,99,4,16,9,54,21 … 14,41,7,12,2,47,31,10,22,77 … 38,48,15,78,51,3
Big: On lap 74, Kyle Busch spun out and backed the #8 into the wall and got a lot of damage. Busch was running in 8th at the time. In a post DNF interview, Busch said he had a top five car.
Big: On pit road during the Busch caution, Denny Hamlin and Ty Gibbs collided on pit road. Denny Hamlin was running in the top five at the time, Ty Gibbs was back in the high-teens. This marked the end of the race for Gibbs and Hamlin was able to continue. The #11 was overall OK and not damaged too much. Hamlin told his team his car was definitely damaged but no bad handling effects.
Mixed pit strategy took place during the caution right before the end of Stage #1. Wallace who was leading came in.
Running order on lap 79 (last lap of Stage #1): 45,17,20,34,24,12,9,23,14,19 … 11,1,5,6,31,99,22,4,16,41 … 43,42,21,7,77,2,47,48,15,10 … 38,78,54,8,51,3
Stage #1 Top Ten Finishers (Lap 80) = 45,17,20,24,34,9,12,14,11,23
Big: Martin Truex Jr. spun right at the conclusion of Stage #1 while running in 10th. Truex didn’t appear to have any real notable amount of damage.
Running order on lap 86: 45,17,34,9,12,14,11,23,5,1 … 6,43,41,31,99,16,22,4,21,42 … 7,77,47,48,2,10,38,15,24,78 … 20,19,54,8,51,3
Running order on lap 100: 45,34,17,9,11,5,12,1,14,23 … 43,41,6,99,16,42,4,48,31,77 … 22,47,19,10,24,21,20,7,38,15 … 2,78,54,8,51,3
Running order on lap 110:45,11,5,34,17,9,12,1,43,23 … 41,6,14,99,16,42,4,48,31,77 … 22,19,24,10,20,47,7,21,38,15 … 2,78,54,8,51,3
Big: On lap 111, Corey LaJoie had a flat tire and spun. His tire shredding caused some damage to the #7. LaJoie was around 27th at the time. LaJoie was able to continue but he was now 2-laps down.
Zane Smith was caught speeding during the Corey LaJoie caution. He was way back in the high 20’s at the time.
Running order on lap 130: 23,12,6,99,5,11,9,17,43,19 … 1,42,16,48,41,34,4,77,20,24 … 14,47,10,45,31,22,21,38,15,2 … 78,7,54,8,51,3
Running order on lap 150: 5,23,11,43,12,9,17,6,99,1 … 19,42,16,34,48,41,4,24,14,45 … 20,47,31,77,10,38,22,15,21,2 … 78,7,54,8,51,3
While running in 3rd on lap 156, Erik Jones was mentioned to look really comfortable.
Running order on lap 160: 5,11,43,12,23,9,17,6,1,99 … 19,34,42,16,48,41,24,4,14,45 … 20,31,47,77,10,38,22,15,21,2, … 78,7,54,8,51,3
Stage #2 Top Ten Finishers (Lap 165) = 5,43,11,12,17,9,6,1,23,99
Notable: Ross Chastain stalled his car on pit road during the Stage #2 caution. He came in 8th and left in the 20’s.
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