Fantasy NASCAR Scouting Report – Indianapolis

Indianapolis Top Ten Starters

1. Tyler Reddick
2. Denny Hamlin
3. Chase Elliott
4. William Byron
5. Kyle Larson
6. Ty Gibbs
7. Ryan Blaney
8. Michael McDowell
9. Ricky Stenhouse Jr.
10. John H Nemechek

Full Indy Starting Lineup

Indianapolis Pre-Race Notes

Drivers who started in the back: Austin Cindric (got into the wall during qualifying) and Martin Truex Jr (Had to do a pass thru penalty at the start).

Stage #1 Top Ten Finishers (Lap 50): 11,5,12,24,45,34,48,54,47,10

Stage #2 Top Ten Finishers (Lap 100): 23,9,11,12,42,45,47,19,20,14

Indianapolis Race Notes

Tyler Reddick who won the pole selected to start in the inside lane. Reddick led the opening 36 laps.

Running order on lap 10: 45,9,11,5,34,24,12,54,47,42 … 3,22,48,23,21,20,7,16,17,10 … 14,71,6,38,77,84,4,99,33,43 …  8,1,41,2,31,51,15,66,19

Running order on lap 18: 45,9,11,5,34,12,24,54,47,42 … 3,22,48,23,21,20,7,17,16,10 … 14,71,6,38,77,4,84,99,33,43 … 8,1,41,2,31,51,15,19,66

On lap 19, AJ Allmendinger came to pit road early for a green flag pit stop since he was so unhappy with his car. He felt like he was wrecking in every corner.

On lap 25, regular green flag pit stops started .

Big: During his green flag pit stop while running in 2nd prior to pitting, Chase Elliott got a “Blend line violation.”

Running order on lap 31 (During an extended green flag pit cycle): 45,34,54,42,3,22,23,20,7,10 … 14,71,6,38,77,4,99,84,8,43 … 2,31,1,51,15,11,12,5,24,41 (first driver off the lead lap) …. 48,9,47,17,21,16,33,19,66

Big: Austin Cindric got a speeding penalty during his green flag pit stop around lap 40.

Running order on lap 43 (the green flag pit cycle was now concluded):11,5,12,24,45,34,48,54,47,10 … 23,20,42,22,21,3,6,9,71,7 … 16,1,77,31,14,84,4,51,8,38 … 41,19,43,99,15,33,2,17,66

Big: On lap 48, NASCAR gave Brad Keselowski a blend line violation. He had to do a pass thru penalty.

Big: On lap 49, Chris Buescher had some sort of tire issue and made an unexpected pit stop. That was his second tire failure of the race somehow already. It was a mysterious issue for the team.

Running order on lap 50: 11,5,12,24,45,34,48,54,47,10 … 23,20,42,22,21,3,9,71,7,16 … 1,77,31,84,14,4,51,8,38,19 … 41,43,99,15 (first driver off the lead lap),33,6,2,17,66

Stage #1 Top Ten Finishers (Lap 50): 11,5,12,24,45,34,48,54,47,10

Running order on lap 55 under caution (the first 7 cars didn’t pit during the Stage caution as a strategy play): 45,34,42,22,7,8,38,54,23,11 … 5,21,24,48,20,47,12,77,10,84 … 4,9,14,71,43,3,16,99,31,19 … 51,41,1,33,15,6,2,17,66

Notable: During the Stage caution, Ross Chastain and Erik Jones came back to pit road to top off on fuel. It was speculated they then wouldn’t have to pit at all in Stage #2.

Running order on lap 60: 42,45,8,7,34,23,22,11,24,5 … 12,54,38,77,20,21,84,9,47,48 … 10,19,16,71,14,3,4,41,1,99 … 51,31,43,15,33,6,2,17,66

Notable: On lap 68, Cody Ware had a flat tire and the tire carcas brought out a caution.

Brad Keselowski got back on the lead lap following the Cody Ware caution.

On lap 73 under caution for the Cody Ware flat tire, Kyle Larson came down pit road due to concerns a wheel was loose.

Running order on lap 73: 8,23,38,9,7,22,11,45,54,12 … 5 (not reflected him having to come to pit road here),20,42,48,21,47,10,19,24,16 … 71,14,41,34,99,77,1,3,31,84 … 4,33,43,6,51,2,17,15,66

Big: On lap 74 during a restart lap, William Byron and AJ Allmendinger both crashed. They were running around 20th at the time. Chase Briscoe got “Squirely” in front of him which caused the accident.

During the Byron/ Allmendinger caution, race leader Kyle Busch came to pit road. He was the only front runner who came in.

Running order on lap 77: 23,38,9,7,22,45,12,11,20,42 … 54,47,48,14,10,19,41,77,1,4 … 71,99,33,3,51,43,5,8,34,31 … 6,84,2,21,16,15,17,24,66

On lap 87, Todd Gilliland came to pit road from the top 5 for fuel. This dropped him down a lap. He was doing a pit strategy gamble prior to that which didn’t work.

Running order on lap 90: 23,9,11,22,12,42,45,47,19,20 … 14,7,54,1,41,10,48,77,71,4 … 5,99,51,6,3,8,33,2,34,31 … 84,43,38,17,15,21,16,24,66

Running order on lap 97 (right before some drivers ducked down pit road before the end of the Stage): 23,9,11,22,12,42,45,47,19,20 … 14,7,54,1,41,10,48,77,71,4 … 5,6,99,51,3,8,33,2,34,31 … 84,43 (last driver on the lead lap),38,17,15,21,16,24,66

On lap 97, Joey Logano ducked down pit road as a pit strategy play.

Stage #2 Top Ten Finishers (Lap 100): 23,9,11,12,42,45,47,19,20,14

During the Stage #2 caution, Denny Hamlin didn’t pit which got him the lead. In total, 17 cars didn’t pit during the caution.