Scouting Report – North Wilkesboro 2023 All-Star Race
NASCAR All-Star Race Top Ten Full Starting Lineup
- Daniel Suarez
- Chris Buescher
- Joey Logano
- Austin Dillon
- Chase Briscoe
- William Byron
- Christopher Bell
- Brad Keselowski
- Denny Hamlin
- Bubba Wallace
- Ryan Blaney
- Martin Truex Jr.
- Chase Elliott
- Kyle Busch
- Kevin Harvick
- Kyle Larson
- Austin Cindric
- Ross Chastain
- Ricky Stenhouse Jr.
- Tyler Reddick
- Erik Jones
- Josh Berry
- Ty Gibbs
- Noah Gragson
North Wilkesboro Race Notes
Daniel Suarez started on the pole and led the opening 54 laps.
Chris Buescher who started in 2nd in the outside row, got stuck in the outside groove and was back to 11th on lap 4.
Running order on lap 10: 99,22,11,24,14,12,9,19,6,20 … 17,29,2,3,47,54,8,43,23,1 … 5,48,42,45
Notable: On lap 16, the first caution came out when Ricky Stenhouse Jr. was spun while running in the mid-teens. Stenhouse didn’t hit anything.
On lap 16, Kyle Larson who started in 16th was back to 21st. The eventual winner didn’t expect to be too great in the All-Star Race. His team did massive overnight changes.
During the first caution, Kyle Larson and Bubba Wallace both stopped for tires.
Running order on lap 25: 99,11,22,14,9,24,19,12,6,17 … 20,42,29,48,43,45,5,8,23,2 … 3,47,1,54
On lap 27 it was mentioned that drivers could only get up to 70% full throttle by lap 15-20.
On lap 35, Kyle Larson was now up to 11th.
On lap 44, Kyle Larson was now up to 6th.
Running order on lap 45: 99,11,22,14,9,5,19,24,12,17 … 6,48,43,45,23,3,42,20,8,29 … 1,54,2,47
On lap 54, William Byron who was in 12th was said to be off pace.
On lap 55, Kyle Larson took the lead and then led all but 1 lap remaining in the All-Star Race.
Around lap 66 it was mentioned that both William Byron and Kyle Busch made green flag pit stops. Byron was now 1-lap down and Busch was 2-laps down. Prior to pitting, Busch said he was “Wrecking everywhere.”
Running order on lap 66: 5,99,22,11,14,9,17,19,12,43 … 45,23,3,48,20,1,42,54,6,29 … 2,47,24,8
Running order on lap 80: 5,99,22,11,14,9,23,17,12,45 … 43,19,3,48,1,20,54,42,6,29 … 2,47,24,8
Running order on lap 96: 5,23,99,22,14,45,11,9,17,12 … 1,43,3,48,20,54,19 (First driver off the lead lap),42,29,24 … 6,2,8,47 (only driver two laps down)
Running order on lap 100 at the time of the break: 5,23,99,22,14,45,11,9,17,1 … 12,43,3,48,20,54 (first driver off the lead lap),19,24,42,29 … 6,2,8,47
During the lap 100 halfway point caution:
- Ross Chastain was caught speeding (Finished 10th at the halfway point).
- Christopher Bell had an uncontrolled tire (Finished 15th at the halfway point).
- Joey Logano had an uncontrolled tire. Logano was said to really like his car (Finished 4th at the halfway point).
