Fantasy NASCAR Scouting Report – Kansas #2 2025

Kansas #2 2025 Top Ten Starters

1. Chase Briscoe
2. Denny Hamlin
3. Kyle Larson
4. Chase Elliott
5. Christopher Bell
6. Carson Hocevar
7. Bubba Wallace
8. Ty Gibbs
9. Ross Chastain
10. Erik Jones

Kansas Full Starting Lineup

Kansas #2 2025 Pre-Race Notes

Stage #1 Top Ten (Lap 80): 11,5,9,20,1,19,22,17,38,77

Stage #2 Top Ten (Lap 165): 11,20,5,9,19,3,22,1,12,48

Drivers who started in the back: Austin Cindric, Ryan Blaney (Backup car), Joey Logano, Shane van Gisbergen and Zane Smith. Both SVG and Smith had to serve a pass thru penalty after taking the green flag.

Kansas Race Notes

Chase Briscoe who started on the pole led the opening 19 laps.

Notable: After taking the green flag, Shane van Gisbergen and Zane Smith both had to serve a stop and go penalty on pit road.

Lap 10: 19,11,5,9,45,77,20,1,54,24 … 4,43,23,47,21,17,48,42,38,60 … 3,16,7,34,99,2,35,22,6,12 … 41,8,10,51,44,71,88

On lap 20, Denny Hamlin passed Chase Briscoe for the lead.

On lap 22 while running in 16th, Bubba Wallace told his team that his car was plowing, and he couldn’t hit his marks.

Lap 25: 11,19,5,9,45,20,77,54,1,24 … 43,48,47,17,4,23,38,21,60,7 … 42,16,2,99,22,12,35,6,34,3 … 8,10,41,51,44,71 (first driver a lap down),88

On lap 33, the opening green flag pit cycle started with Bubba Wallace being the first driver coming to pit road. Wallace fell back from 7th to 19th over his opening run.

Lap 40: 12 (still needed to pit),6 (still needed to pit), 99 (still needed to pit), 34 (still needed to pit), 21 (still needed to pit), 3 (still needed to pit),5,11,45,9 … 19,20,51 (still needed to pit),77,44 (still needed to pit),54,24,1,48,17 … 23,47,60,38,22,4,2,7,42,16 … 88,71,8,35,43,10,41

Lap 50: 11,5,19,20,45,9,77,54,17,24 … 1,48,23,51,60,47,38,22,4,2 … 7,42,16,12,21,35,43,8,10 (first driver a lap down),41 … 6,99,34,3,71,44,88

Notable: On lap 55, the first caution came out when Cody Ware slammed into the wall hard.

Denny Hamlin and Joey Logano took two tires during the Cody Ware caution. Everyone else took 4.

Notable: During the Cody Ware caution, Tyler Reddick pitted twice. His wheel was loose. It dropped him from 5th back to 26th.

Lap 62 under caution: 11,5,20,22,19,9,54,77,17,24 … 23,1,60,38,47,48,2,4,12,7 … 42,21,35,16,43,45,8,6,10,41 … 99,34,3,88,71,44,51

Lap 70: 11,9,5,20,22,1,19,77,38,17 … 54,24,48,23,47,4,2,12,60,7 … 42,21,16,43,45,8,35,6,10,99 … 3,41,34,71 (first driver off the lead lap),88,44,51

Lap 79: 11,5,9,20,1,22,19,17,77,38 … 54,48,23,24,12,47,60,4,2,16 … 42,7,43,45,21,35,8,6,99,3 … 10,41,34,71,88,44,51

Stage #1 Top Ten (Lap 80): 11,5,9,20,1,19,22,17,38,77

During the Stage #1 caution, Tyler Reddick had a little trouble getting to his pit box.

Lap 88: 20,5,9,1,19,11,17,22,77,38 … 47,23,24,48,42,12,2,60,16,7 … 4,43,35,21,6,8,10,45,3,54 … 34,99,41,71,88 (first driver off the lead lap),44,51

Big: On lap 90 while running around the mid to high-teens, Ryan Preece and John H Nemechek had contact and both spun into the grass.

Lap 100: 20,5,9,11,23,1,19,77,22,47 … 12,17,38,48,16,4,21,54,2,10 … 45,24,99,7,43,8,71,42,35,34 … 88,6,41,3,60,44,51

Lap 120: 20,11,9,23,5,1,19,22,77,12 … 17,48,16,38,47,2,21,54,7,45 … 4,10,42,24,43,88,8,34,71,6 … 99,35,41,3,60,44,51

On lap 120, the Stage #2 green flag pit cycle started.

Lap 135: 11,9,23,5,20,1,19,22,77,17 … 12,16,48,38,21,7,54,2,45,47 … 88,24,4,8,10,42,6,34,71,35 … 41,3,99,60,44,43,51

On lap 140, William Byron who was back in the 20’s was complaining about his car not turning well.

Lap 150: 11,20,5,9,23,19,1,22,17,12 … 16,48,77,38,54,21,45,2,88,7 … 47,4,24,8,42,10,71,6,34,41 … 35,3,99,60,43,44,51

On lap 158, it was mentioned that Alex Bowman had perhaps a power steering leak. He was running in 12th at the time.

Lap 164: 11,20,5,9,19,23,22,1,12,48 … 17,16,77,54,45,38,2,21,88,7 … 47,4,24,8,42,10,71,6 (first driver a lap down),34,99 … 41,3,35,60,43,44,51

Stage #2 Top Ten (Lap 165): 11,20,5,9,19,3,22,1,12,48

Lap 172: 11,9,20,5,19,23,1,22,17,48 … 12,16,77,45,38,88,54,47,21,8 … 7,42,2,10,4,71,24,6,99,41 … 34,3,35,43,60,44,51