Fantasy NASCAR Scouting Report – Talladega #1 2024
Talladega Top Ten Starters
- Michael McDowell
- Austin Cindric
- Todd Gilliland
- Kyle Busch
- Austin Dillon
- Martin Truex Jr.
- Joey Logano
- Chris Buescher
- Chase Elliott
- Christopher Bell
Talladega Full Starting LineupÂ
Talladega Pre-Race Notes
Kyle Larson started in the rear of the field due to unapproved adjustments. Larson also had to serve a pass thru penalty on the opening lap.
Shane Van Gisbergen drove the #16.
Stage #1 Top Ten Finishers (Lap 60): 2,9,24,12,8,21,20,6,45,48
Stage #2 Top Ten Finishers (Lap 120): 22,2,5,3,1,45,17,9,41,54
Talladega Race Notes
Michael McDowell started on the pole, and he led the opening lap. He selected to start in the low-line.
Thru the first 52 laps, nobody led more than 8-laps in a row.
Running order on lap 10: 31,7,1,78,19,11,34,38,23,14 … 2,3,71,8,22,17,99,54,20,10 … 21,51,48,62,45,43,42,47,9,41 … 4,24,77,16,6,15,12,5
On lap 12, Kyle Larson had fallen a lap down. He had to serve a pass thru penalty at the start. Larson was 3-seconds slower a lap without the draft.
On lap 20, the front of the field was 3-wide.
Running order on lap 25: 19,78,51,14,71,31,99,11,1,54 … 23,34,9,38,41,2,7,20,10,21 … 3,48,17,62,43,4,16,22,13,47 … 8,45,6,24,42,77,12,5
Running order on lap 35: 19,14,78,54,71,11,51,99,23,9 … 31,2,41,1,20,10,7,21,62,34 … 3,16,38,4,8,17,15,24,48,47 … 42,43,6,22,45,77,12,5
On lap 40, BJ McLeod in the #78 was leading.
Notable: On lap 40, McLeod got a big push and then got into the wall. He radioed his team that he lost fuel pressure.
On lap 41, the opening green flag pit cycle started.
Notable: On lap 42, Daniel Suarez and Zane Smith both got speeding penalties.
Notable: Joey Logano got a speeding penalty during his first green flag pit stop.
Notable: On lap 43 coming to pit road, Denny Hamlin spun out.
Running order on lap 50: 2,9,21,24,12,8,6,20,45,48 … 23,1,4,15,43,10,47,31,41,38 … 62,34,17,16,7,77,54,19,3,51 … 42,22,11,78,99,5,14,71
Running order on lap 59: 2,21,9,12,24,6,8,45,20,23 … 48,10,38,1,4,77,43,54,31,17 … 34,15,7,16,41,19,47,3,51,62 … 42,22,11,78,5,14,99,71
Notable: Zane Smith pitted late in Stage #1. He was now 2-laps down.
Notable: On lap 59, Daniel Suarez was shown on pit road to be getting new tires.
Stage #1 Top Ten Finishers (Lap 60): 2,9,24,12,8,21,20,6,45,48
Running order on lap 66 under caution: 8,9,12,2,21,24,20,48,34,23 … 77,38,1,43,54,16,3,31,41,4 … 10,45,17,62,22,7,47,19,6,51 … 15,5,99,14,42,11,78,71
Running order on lap 75: 42,62,10,7,3,5,6,8,12,17 … 2,24,38,41,21,48,20,9,23,34 … 54,1,31,22,16,45,47,43,77,19 … 99,4,14,51,15,11,71 (two laps down),78
Running order on lap 90: 42,10,7,5,17,62,38,8,3,41 … 31,16,24,23,22,54,12,9,20,6 … 48,45,2,34,43,11,21,47,15,14 … 1,99,51,4,19,77,71,78
Notable: Around lap 92, Chase Briscoe was reported to have made a pit stop by himself.
While leading on lap 94, John H Nemechek was happy with his car.
Running order on lap 100: 17,16,38,41,22,10,7,23,5,6 … 54,3,34,8,2,48,24,9,20,4 … 43,45,47,42,51,12,31,19,99,1 … 77,15,62,11,21,14,71,78
Around lap 103, another round of green flag pit stops started.
Notable: On lap 104, Corey LaJoie spun on his own on exit from pit road. No caution came out.
Notable: Christopher Bell got a speeding penalty during his green flag pit stop around lap 111.
Notable: During his green flag pit stop around lap 112. Ryan Blaney got a speeding penalty.
Running order on lap 120: 22,5,2,45,3,17,41,1,10,9 … 24,54,43,48,47,23,8,19,99,31 … 4,77,34,38,16,6,51,21,42,11 … 15,14,7,12,20,62,71,78
Stage #2 Top Ten Finishers (Lap 120): 22,2,5,3,1,45,17,9,41,54
Running order on lap 126 under caution: 22,2,1,3,8,10,21,15,4,62 … 17,48,99,54,24,47,23,34,45,31 … 5,38,12,20,51,43,9,77,16,7 … 19,11,41,42,6,14,71,78
