Fantasy NASCAR Scouting Report – Kansas #1 2025

Kansas Top Ten Starters

1. Kyle Larson
2. Chris Buescher
3. Christopher Bell
4. Tyler Reddick
5. Joey Logano
6. Ty Gibbs
7. William Byron
8. Daniel Suarez
9. Chase Elliott
10. Ryan Blaney

Kansas Full Qualifying Results

Kansas Pre-Race Notes

Drivers who started in the rear of the field due to unapproved adjustments: Brad Keselowski, Ty Dillon, Chase Briscoe, Josh Berry, Zane Smtih, Ty Gibbs and Shane van Gisbergen.

Stage #1 Top Ten Finishers (Lap 80): 5,9,20,12,2,48,11,60,22,38

Stage #2 Top Ten Finishers (Lap 165): 5,9,12,21,20,6,48,11,38,60

Kansas Race Notes

Running order on lap 6: 5,20,17,24,22,45,12,9,99,48 … 23,11,77,7,2,71,43,1,42,3 … 34,35,4,60,33,47,6,41,16,38 … 54,21,67,8,19,10,88,51

Big: On lap 7, AJ Allmendinger’s engine blew up. He was running around 29th at the time. This brought out the caution. Mixed pit strategy took place during this caution. The first two notables who came to pit road were Alex Bowman and Denny Hamlin.

Running order on lap 11: 5,20,24,17,22,45,9,12,99,23 … 2,77,43,71,42,1,6,33,67,21 … 11,3,48,4,7,35,60,34,47,41 … 54,10,38,19,51,8,88,16

On lap 14, Chase Elliott was shown to have gotten slightly into the wall.

Running order on lap 20: 5,20,17,24,12,23,9,22,2,21 … 60,45,77,48,71,3,8,1,54,38 … 6,43,4,47,99,7,33,19,34,11 … 10,35,41,42,88,67,51,16

Running order on lap 30: 5,20,24,12,17,9,23,2,48,60 … 22,21,54,77,8,38,45,3,7,71 … 6,4,47,1,19,11,43,10,34,41 … 99,88,35,37,33,42,51,16

Around lap 34, a round of green flag pit stops started. This was an extended green flag pit cycle.

Notable: Around lap 40 during his green flag pit stop, Bubba Wallace got an equipment interference penalty. He was running in the top ten prior to his problem.

Notable: On lap 43 it was mentioned that Ricky Stenhouse Jr. got a pit penalty for his team going over the wall too soon. He was running around the low 20’s prior to the pit cycle starting.

Running order on lap 50: 5,24,10 (still needed to pit),20,35 (still needed to pit),9,12,2,17,48 … 60,22,21,77,7,6,45,71,4,38 … 3,1,8,54,99,11,43,42,88,23 (first driver off the lead lap) … 34,19,41,47,67,51,33,16

Running order on lap 65: 5,24,20,9,12,2,48,17,60,22 … 21,38,7,6,45,11,8,77,4,71 … 10,54,1,3,35,99,43,42,19,88 … 34,41,23,67,47,33,51,16

Big: On lap 66 while running in 2nd, William Byron had a flat tire and partially spun out on entry to pit road. No cation came out. This dropped Byron off the lead lap into the 30’s.

Running order on lap 78: 5,20,9,12,2,48,60,17,11,22 … 38,21,8,7,6,4,45,77,19,1 … 3,71 (first driver off the lead lap) ,99,34,43,54,88,41,24,42 … 23,67,47,10,33,51,35,16

Stage #1 Top Ten Finishers (Lap 80): 5,9,20,12,2,48,11,60,22,38

Running order on lap 86 under caution before the Stage start: 5,9,12,20,48,2,60,11,22,38 … 8,21,6,19,4,7,17,77,1,3 … 45,34,71,43,24,88,41,23,67,99 … 54,42,47,33,35,10,51,16

Notable: During the Stage #1 caution, Carson Hocevar got a pit penalty for equipment interference. He was running around the high-teens at the time.

Notable: During the Stage #1 caution it was mentioned that Denny Hamlin was having major clutch issues.

Running order on lap 100: 5,20,9,12,60,21,48,11,38,6 … 17,8,2,77,7,45,22,3,4,19 … 1,34,23,43,99,24,67,71,42,88 … 54,41,47,35,10,33,51,16

On lap 114, Larson had a 5.8 second lead over Chase Elliott.

Running order on lap 120: 5,9,12,20,11,21,48,38,6,60 … 17,8,2,22,77,7,45,19,4,3 … 1,34,23 (first driver off the lead lap),43,67,99,42,71,41,54 … 47,35,10,33,24,88,51,16

On lap 123, a round of extended green flag pit stops started.

Notable: During his green flag pit stop around lap 123 it was mentioned that Austin Cindric got an uncontrolled tire penalty. He was running around 13th prior to pitting.

Notable: Around lap 129, Denny Hamlin had a slow pit stop during his green flag pit stop. He also had some clutch issues at this time too.

Running order on lap 133: 5,9,20,12,21,48,6,38,17,11 … 8,60,22,45,1,4,19,3,7,77 … 34.71.41.54.47.2.43.23.67.24 … 42,99,88,51,33,10,35,16

Running order on lap 150: 5,9,20,12,21,48,6,11,38,17 … 60,8,22,45,7,1,77,4,19,3 … 34,2,43,23,67,99,42,24,88,71 … 47,33,41,10,35,54,51,16

Running order on lap 163: 5,9,12,21,20,48,6,11,38,60 … 8,22,17,7,77,45,19,1,4,34 … 3,2,43,67,23,99,42,24,71,47 … 88,41,33,35,10,54,51,16

Stage #2 Top Ten Finishers (Lap 165): 5,9,12,21,20,6,48,11,38,60

Running order on lap 171 under caution following pit stops: 9,5,12,21,6,20,60,22,38,48 … 77,45,11,7,8,19,17,4,1,3 … 67,43,23,34,2,42,99,71,41,24 … 88,47,10,33,35,54,51,16