Fantasy NASCAR Scouting Report – Daytona 500 (2025)

Daytona 500 Top Ten Starters

1. Chase Briscoe
2. Austin Cindric
3. Bubba Wallace
4. Erik Jones
5. William Byron
6. Chris Buescher
7. Ty Dillon
8. Denny Hamlin
9. Ross Chastain
10. Joey Logano

Full Starting Lineup 

Daytona 500 Pre-Race Notes

Drivers who started in the rear of the field: Kyle Larson, Brad Keselowski, Justin Haley, Riley Herbst, Ricky Stenhouse Jr., Alex Bowman, Ty Gibbs, Shane van Gisbergen, Daniel Suarez and Helio Castroneves.

Stage #1 Top Ten Finishers (Lap 65): 22,6,12,47,20,99,48,45,43,24

Stage #2 Top Ten Finishers (130): 12,2,9,48,34,17,43,22,23,8

Daytona 500 Race Notes

Chase Briscoe who started on the pole led the opening 4 laps.

Lap 9: 24,2,10,19,22,1,01,23,45,42 … 43,17,8,16,71,11,3,34,20,41 … 9,4,47,5,40,88,54,99,21,48 … 51,12,56,38,91,35,7,84,60,6 … 77 

On lap 9, the red flag came out for rain. This was an extended red flag. The race resumed +1 hour later.

Lap 23: 22,12,24,38,2,19,1,10,23,8 … 9,01,45,16,11,35,17,3,43,54 … 42,5,88,40,21,34,56,91,4,6 … 41,48,60,7,47,20,71,84,99,51 … 77

On lap 23, the race finally went back to green.

Lap 30: 22,24,10,8,01,19,16,9,17,2 … 43,23,54,45,21,1,48,3,88,11 … 47,5,6,34,12,56,35,91,20,40 … 38,51,41,71,4,99,42,60,7,84 … 77

Lap 40: 22,9,2,8,23,01,19,47,24,45 … 1,10,3,88,16,11,6,17,5,12 … 34,35,43,40,41,54,56,20,21,38 … 48,42,91,51,60,99,4,84,71,7 … 77

On lap 43, Allmendinger was off pace and was shown to be smoking. He was then pushed to the garage, and his race was over. Shortly before his problem, Allmendinger was running around the mid-teens.

Lap 45: 22,24,9,88,19,11,2,45,1,8 … 01,5,3,10,34,23,40,20,47,54 … 38,6,35,48,21,56,12,43,41,99 … 17,91,42,51,4,60,71,84,7,77 … 16

While leading on lap 48, Joey Logano was mentioned to be very happy with his car. It was mentioned he couldn’t be happier with his handling.

Lap 50: 22,24,11,8,23,47,6,19,45,12 … 88,01,20,48,41,35,43,3,38,99 … 34,9,54,1,56,5,2,17,91,40 … 21,60,51,10,42,84,7,77,71,4 … 16

Lap 55: 22,6,12,47,20,24,34,11,5,8 … 48,01,99,91,23,40,88,1,43,38 … 9,19,2,45,35,21,54,56,60,17 … 3,41,51,4,71,42,84,10,7,77 …  16

Lap 60: 22,6,12,47,20,48,99,43,45,34 … 24,9,88,5,54,23,40,1,38,17 … 35,60,56,11,8,91,21,2,4,01 … 71,3,41,19,51,42,84,10,7,77 … 16

Big: On lap 63, Denny Hamlin had a really out of shape moment and as a result, Zane Smith spun and hit Josh Berry. Hamlin didn’t hit anything. Berry had a good amount of nose damage and Smith broke his toe link. Smith then took his car to the garage. This marked the end of Stage #1.

Stage #1 Top Ten Finishers (Lap 65): 22,6,12,47,20,99,48,45,43,24

Lap 67: 22,6,12,47,20,99,48,45,43,24 … 9,88,23,40,34,5,17,60,54,8 … 1,56,91,2,71,11,35,01,4,3 … 41,19,51,42,84,10,7,77,21,38 … 16

During Stage #2 pit stops, Kyle Busch and Justin Allgaier both got pit penalties.

Notable: After just finishing 2nd in Stage #1, Brad Keselowski pitted a second time since his team had problems fueling up his car.

Lap 71: 22,12,99,48,47,23,45,9,24,20 … 5,40,43,34,17,54,2,88,8,60 … 71,4,91,01,19,56,1,42,41,6 … 3,10,51,7,35,84,77,11,21,38 … 16

Big: On lap 71 during the restart for Stage #2, Joey Logano who was the leader had problems getting up to speed and it stacked up the field, leading to a multi-car wreck. Drivers involved were Chastain, Castroneves, Briscoe, Truex, Busch, van Gisbergen (dropped him two laps down) and Herbst. Logano said it felt like his engine was blowing up. Chastain had a lot of damage and took his car to the garage. Truex and Castroneves’s races were also both over.

Big: On lap 74 under caution, the #22 team did a lot of work to try to diagnose Logano’s engine problem. They changed out his ECU which dropped him a lap down. Logano told his team shortly after this that it still didn’t feel right.

Lap 77: 12,2,17,60,99,4,47,23,71,9 … 45,43,48,20,34,5,24,3,01,51 … 7,6,10,42,41,19,11,84,77,54 … 40,8,35,21,22,88,56,91,1,38 … 16

Notable: On lap 80 it was mentioned that when Michael McDowell got out of line he lost about 200 RPM, so he had to stay tucked in line. He was running in 5th at the time.

Lap 81: 4,60,2,17,71,45,9,12,48,34 … 20,99,3,47,7,24,23,10,01,43 … 42,5,54,8,6,41,40,51,35,77 … 19,11,84,22,21,88,56,91,1,38 … 16

Big: On lap 81, Joey Logano was mentioned to be 20 MPH off pace.

On lap 82 a caution came out for debris.

Big: During the debris caution on lap 82, Joey Logano’s team was mentioned to have finally fixed the issue. It was a piece of debris that went thru his grille and into the throttle body. Logano got back on the lead lap during the lap 82 debris caution.

Lap 87: 2,9,4,12,60,71,99,48,45,17 … 34,20,3,7,24,5,47,43,10,6 … 54,01,41,42,11,35,23,51,84,77 … 19,40,8,22,88,21,56,91,1,38 … 16

Lap 95: 71,2,34,4,9,10,60,12,42,48 … 99,41,17,45,23,3,20,35,24,54 … 47,01,11,40,5,8,6,22,23,19 … 51,7,77,84,88,21,56,91,1,38,16

Lap 100: 60,48,2,17,4,9,71,20,12,34 … 01,99,5,45,10,22,3,42,47,24 … 41,19,11,23,8,6,35,40,54,43 … 51,7,77,84,88 (2-laps down, first driver off the lead lap),21,56,91,1,38 16

Shortly after lap 100, Preece who was leading was told he was short on fuel to get to the end of the Stage so he started saving and dropped back.

Lap 110: 2,9,12,48,99,17,45,20,3,01 … 24,5,11,6,22,47,40,19,54,8 … 35,23,43,41,34,42,10,4,71,60 … 51,77,7,84,88,21,56,91,1,38 … 16

Lap 120: 2,12,9,34,35,43,54,8,48,99 … 17,40,45,23,20,3,24,11,01,5 … 6,22,77,19,47,42,4,41,84,60 … 7,10,51,71,88,21,56,91,1,38 … 16

Lap 128: 2,12,48,9,17,34,22,35,23,43 … 47,8,20,24,5,11,60,54,19,01 … 42,6,99,4,40,3,45,77,7,71 … 41,51,10,84,88,21,38,56,91,1 … 16

Stage #2 Top Ten Finishers (130): 12,2,9,48,34,17,43,22,23,8

During the Stage #1 caution, the #22 team did more extended work on their car to try to make it better which dropped him to the back to begin the last Stage.

Lap 139: 12,8,23,5,9,2,3,17,84,19 … 43,24,45,35,34,41,42,48,71,60 … 54,40,47,20,22,99,6,01,4,11 … 10,51,7,77,88,21,38,56,91,1 … 16

Lap 150: 23,24,12,9,8,2,3,84,5,19 … 35,17,45,42,43,41,20,6,60,54 … 71,40,34,22,48,47,10,99,4,77 … 71,01,7,51,88,21,38,56,91,1 … 16

Lap 160: 12,23,24,2,9,8,3,84,35,5 … 19,45,17,42,43,41,20,6,71,54 … 40,34,48,47,22,10,60,99,4,11 … 7,01,51,77,88,38,21,56,91,1 … 16

On lap 162 a caution came out for debris. This was shortly before a planned pit cycle. Fuel saving was out the window following this caution.

Lap 165: 23,2,12,24,8,9,42,3,6,17 … 34,19,45,20,5,35,71,22,48,11 … 41,4,01,10,54,99,84,7,77,43 … 47,60,51,40,88,38,21,56,91,1 … 16

Lap 170: 2,12,8,3,20,35,42,45,11,41 … 4,23,47,24,01,9,54,48,34,60 … 43,6,22,40,17,5,99,19,71,84 … 51,7,77,10,88,38,21,56,91,1 … 16

On lap 172, Kyle Busch was told to save some fuel since he was short.

Lap 180: 2,12,8,3,20,35,4,48,43,01 … 47,19,22,45,42,41,40,11,54,99 … 23,5,60,77,34,9,6,24,17,51 … 71,77,7,10,88,38,21,56,91,1 … 16

Lap 185: 2,01,47,12,8,4,22,3,43,42 … 11,41,20,34,99,35,9,48,23,19 … 6,24,54,40,5,60,45,17,84,51 … 77,71,7,10,88,38,21,56,91,1 … 16

Big: On lap 185, Joey Logano and Ricky Stenhouse got together and a “Big One” ensued. Others collected were Blaney, Gragson, Elliott and Busch.

Lap 191: 01,2,42,11,3,20,43,35,41,99 … 23,48,19,6,24,54,40,45,60,51 … 5,7,77,17,71,84,9,12,47,10 … 34,4,8,22,88,38,21,56,91,1 … 16

On lap 192, Austin Cindric passed Corey LaJoie for the lead.

On lap 194, Denny Hamlin took the lead.

Lap 195: 11,20,2,35,41,01,48,42,19,3 … 24,60,43,5,99,23,6,40,54,17 … 7,9,84,51,45,71,12,77,47,10 … 34,4,8,88,22,38,21,56,91,1 … 16

Big: On lap 195, Christopher Bell who was running in 2nd leading the outside row crashed off the front bumper of Cole Custer who was behind him. Ryan Preece got airborne at this time and crashed in dramatic fashion. Others involved were Keselowski, Larson, Jones, Suarez and Wallace.

Lap 198 under caution: 11,2,41,35,48,01,19,42,24,3 … 54,84,17,23,51,7,5,9,45,40 … 71,12,47,99,43,77,6,10,20,60 … 34,4,88,8,22,38,21,56,91,1 … 16

Big: Early on the last lap, Riley Herbst spun. He kept on going.

Final Lap: 2,11,41,48,35,01,19,42,24,54 … 51,17,45,71,84,7,10,12,9,40 … 43,3,99,47,5,6,23,34,4,77 … 20,60,88,8,22,38,21,56,91,1 … 16

Big: A “Big One” ensued on the last lap. Denny Hamlin was leading was collected in all the carnage. As was Cindric who was battling Hamlin for the lead. Some other drivers back in the field were also collected. Cody Ware was one of them.

Daytona 500 Results / Loop Data Box Score