Fantasy NASCAR Scouting Report – LA Clash (2024)
LA Clash Top Ten Starters
- Denny Hamlin
- Joey Logano
- Ty Gibbs
- Alex Bowman
- Kyle Busch
- William Byron
- Ross Chastain
- Kyle Larson
- Bubba Wallace
- Justin Haley
Clash Pre-Race Stats
Clash 2024 Loop Data Box Score
Clash 2024 Next Gen Average Finishes
Clash Pre-Race Notes
The Clash was bumped up a full day. The starting order was set by practice speeds.
Caution laps didn’t count.
Clash Race Notes
Joey Logano who started in 2nd in the outside row led the opening two laps.
On lap 3, Denny Hamlin took the lead and then led the next 46 laps. Hamlin was viewed to be the class of the field following practice.
Running order on lap 10: 11,54,22,24,8,48,41,5,51,1 … 23,9,45,19,34,10,7,38,14,6 … 47,42,12
Running order on lap 20: 11,54,22,24,8,48,41,5,51,1 … 23,9,45,19,34,10,7,14,6,38 … 47,12,42
Denny Hamlin was really happy with his car on lap 29 while leading. The #11 team brought a new setup for the race.
Running order on lap 30: 11,54,22,24,8,48,5,41,51,23 … 9,45,1,19,34,14,6,7,38,47 … 12,42,10
Running order on lap 40: 11,54,22,8,24,48,5,41,51,23 … 9,45,1,19,34,14,6,7,38,47 … 12,42,10
Running order on lap 50: 11,54,22,8,24,5,48,51,23,9 … 45,41,1,19,34,14,6,12,7,38 … 42,47,10
On lap 61, Denny Hamlin was back to 6th and his car was mentioned to have fallen off “Big Time” quickly. Hamlin was also stuck in the outside groove.
Running order on lap 61: 54,22,8,5,24,11,48,51,23,9 … 45,1,19,34,14,41,12,6,7,38 … 42,47,10
Running order on lap 70: 54,22,8,5,24,48,11,51,23,9 … 45,1,19,34,14,41,12,6,42,7 … 47,38,10
Big: On lap 71, Todd Gilliland who was a lap down in 22nd spun and brought out the caution. His spin was a brake related. Gilliland’s race was now over due to his brakes issue.
Running order on lap 75: 22,8,54,5,24,11,48,23,45,19 … 9,1,51,41,34,12,14,6,42 (first driver off the lead lap),7 … 47,10 (laps down),38 (six laps down)
Notable: On lap 75, Nemechek spun out when Logano had contact with him while lapping him.
Running at the midpoint (lap 76): 22,8,54,5,24,11,23,45,48,19, … 1,9,41,51,12,34,6,14,7,47 … 42,10,38
Big: On lap 77, Chase Elliott was stopped on the track. Elliott had steering issues and said something broke which marked the end of his race. Just a few laps earlier, Elliott was running in 12th. Also on that eventful lap, Wallace was spun (running around 7th at the time) and Chastain & Haley were brought to a stop because of the #23 clogging up the track.
Running order on lap 78: 22,5,54,8,11,24,45,48,19,41 … 12,51,6,14,47,1,34,7,23,9 … 42,10,38
Notable: During the lap 78 restart, Tyler Reddick who was in 7th got a restart violation penalty, which dropped him back to 19th.
Notable: On lap 78 during the restart, Ross Chastain was spun. Chastain was back around 16th.
Running order on lap 80: 54,22,5,19,8,11,41,24,48,51 … 12,6,14,47,23,34,1,7,45,42 … 9,10,38
Running order on lap 90: 54,22,5,19,8,11,41,24,48,12 … 14,23,1,51,6,45,47,34,42,7 … 10,9,38
Running order on lap 102: 54,22,5,19,8,11,41,12,24,14 … 23,1,48,51,6,47,45,34,42,7 … 10,9,38
On lap 110, Kevin Harvick mentioned just how good Ty Gibbs who was leading looked. He supposedly got better as he ran and looked smooth.
Running order on lap 110: 54,22,8,11,19,5,12,24,14,41 … 23,1,48,51,6,47,45,34,42,7 (first driver off the lead lap) … 10,9,38
Running order on lap 120: 54,22,11,8,19,12,5,24,14,23 … 41,48,51,6,1,47,45,34,42,7 … 10,9,38
Running order on lap 130: 54,22,11,8,12,19,5,23,24,14 … 48,51,41,6,1,47,34,45,42,7 … 10,9,38
Big: On lap 135, Justin Haley was off pace and then pulled down pit road. He was running in 12th just prior to his problem.
Running order on lap 138: 54,22,11,8,12,23,5,24,14,19 … 48,6,1 (first driver off the lead lap),34,41,47,45,42,7,51 … 10,9,38
Notable: On lap 139, Michael McDowell was spun which brought out the caution. He was in 14th at the time, off the lead lap.
Running order on lap 140: 54,22,11,8,12,23,5,24,14,19 … 48,6,1,41,47,45,42,7,34,10 … 51,9,38
Notable: On lap 140 during the restart, Joey Logano who was in 2nd in the outside row had a horrendous restart with contact from a few cars which dropped him back to 6th.
Big: Denny Hamlin jumped to the lead during the lap 140 restart lap from 3rd.
Running order on lap 145: 11,54,8,12,22,5,23,19,24,48 … 14,6,41,1,45,47,42,7,34,10 … 51,9,38
Ty Gibbs was rapidly falling back in the closing laps after losing the lead.
Big: On the last lap after he had fallen back to 6th, Ty Gibbs was spun by Kyle Larson.
Running order on lap 149 (Ty Gibbs was still cycling back in the running order at this time following his spin): 11,8,12,22,23,19,24,5,48,14 … 6,54,41,1,45,47,7,42,34,10 … 51,9,38
Clash End Results
- Denny Hamlin
- Kyle Busch
- Ryan Blaney
- Joey Logano
- Kyle Larson
- Alex Bowman
- Chase Briscoe
- Brad Keselowski
- Martin Truex Jr.
- William Byron
- Ryan Preece
- Bubba Wallace
- John H Nemechek
- Tyler Reddick
- Ross Chastain
- Ricky Stenhouse Jr.
- Corey LaJoie
- Ty Gibbs
- Michael McDowell
- Noah Gragson
- Justin Haley
- Chase Elliott
- Todd Gilliland
