Fantasy NASCAR Scouting Report – Charlotte 2025

Charlotte Top Ten Starters

1. Chase Briscoe
2. Kyle Larson
3. William Byron
4. Chris Buescher
5. AJ Allmendinger
6. John H Nemechek
7. Ty Gibbs
8. Noah Gragson
9. Alex Bowman
10. Christopher Bell

Full Charlotte Starting Lineup 

Charlotte Pre-Race Notes

Drivers who started in the rear of the field: Ross Chastain (backup car), Kyle Busch (unapproved adjustments) and Erik Jones (unapproved adjustments).

Stage #1 Top Ten Finishers (Lap 100): 24,45,20,42,16,17,11,4,9,71

Stage #2 Top Ten Finishers (Lap 200): 24,11,45,77,42,16,1,43,4,9

Stage #3 Top Ten Finishers (Lap 300): 24,11,77,45,1,16,20,9,19,60

Charlotte Race Notes

Kyle Larson who won the pole led the opening lap.

On lap 2, Byron who started 3rd took the lead and then led the next 7 laps.

On lap 5, Bubba Wallace was shown to have some contact with the wall. He was back in the 20’s at the time.

On lap 9, Larson retook the lead and led the next 33 laps.

Lap 10: 5,24,19,45,17,42,20,4,54,16 … 48,71,2,11,47,7,9,22,21,38 … 10,84,12,3,60,23,41,99,77,43 … 6,35,34,1,87,8,88,51,44,66

Lap 30: 5,24,45,17,19,42,20,4,54,16 … 48,71,11,2,9,47,7,60,38,12 … 22,77,43,3,6,21,10,1,23,8 … 84,41,88,34,99,87,51,35,66,44

Around lap 41, green flag pit stops started for Stage #1. Notable drivers seen to be coming in are Austin Dillon, Josh Berry and Ryan Blaney.

Big: On lap 42 while leading during a green flag pit cycle, Kyle Larson spun out which brought out the caution. Larson got into the wall, said his toe was a little off and then spun into the infield.

After Larson spun out, William Byron then led the next 57 laps.

Notable: During the Larson caution, Briscoe and Keselowski got pit penalties. Briscoe was running in the top ten and Keselowski was back in the 20’s at the time.

Notable: During the Larson caution, Josh Bilicki who was near the very back lost a tire after pit stops.

Lap 50: 45,24,17,20,42,4,16,11,9,54 … 48,71,7,2,43,47,77,8,22,38 … 99,88,41,60,87,23,34,5,51,84 … 10,21,12,1,19,3,6,35,44,66

Lap 70: 24,45,20,17,42,16,11,48,4,71 … 9,47,38,2,43,77,54,7,60,88 … 6,8,99,22,34,1,10,12,5,19 … 3,41,23,87,21,84,51,35,44,66

Lap 90: 24,45,20,17,42,16,11,4,48,9 … 71,47,77,38,43,2,60,7,88,6 … 8,1,54,10,22,12,99,34,19,3 … 23,5,41,87,21,84,51,35,44,66

Big: On lap 98 while running in 9th, Alex Bowman got into the wall, broke his toe link and then spun, ending Stage #1.

Stage #1 Top Ten Finishers (Lap 100): 24,45,20,42,16,17,11,4,9,71

Big: Michael McDowell finished 10th in Stage #1 but then during Stage #1 pit stops he missed his pit box. Then next time around, he came into to pit which dropped him to the back.

Notable: Ty Dillon who finished in the low 20’s in Stage #1 got a penalty during Stage #1 pit stops.

Lap 107: 24,45,11,20,16,42,9,4,17,77 … 2,43,38,7,8,88,99,19,1,6 … 12,47,54,23,3,22,60,21,87,84 … 34,41,71,51,10,5,35,48,44,66

Big: On lap 112, Zilisch, Johnson and Custer were involved in a multi-car accident which brought out the caution. This was the only caution of Stage #2.

On lap 125, Stenhouse was shown to be brushing the wall. He was back in the low 20’s at the time.

Lap 130: 24,45,11,77,16,42,43,4,20,9 … 17,2,1,8,99,7,38,60,19,88 … 47,6,71,34,12,54,22,3,10,21 …23,35,41,5,87,51,48,44,66,84

Lap 146: 24,45,11,77,42,16,43,4,20,9 … 17,1,60,8,2,38,7,6,99,19 … 54,88,12,3,71,47,34,23,22,10 … 21,5,35,41,87,51,48,44,66,84

On lap 150, the Stage #2 green flag pit cycle started to begin.

Notable: On lap 157 while coming to pit road and running back in the low 30’s (prior to the pit cycle starting), Riley Herbst spun out. He got going again quickly and no caution came out.

Lap 170: 24,45,42,11,77,16,43,4,9,1 … 17,20,38,8,19,60,71,2,7,12 … 54,99,88,3,6,23,47 (first driver off the lead lap),34,5,22 … 21,10,41,87,51,35,48,44,66,84

Lap 190: 24,11,45,42,77,16,43,4,9,1 … 20,60,17,38,8,19,54,12,7,88 … 71,3,99,34,23,5 (first driver off the lead lap),6,47,21,10 … 2,41,22,87,51,35,48,44,66,84

Notable: On the last lap of Stage #2, Kyle Busch spun out and didn’t hit anything. Busch was running in 15th at the time.

Stage #2 Top Ten Finishers (Lap 200): 24,11,45,77,42,16,1,43,4,9

Lap 208: 24,11,45,77,16,1,4,9,42,17 … 20,60,43,38,54,88,12,7,99,23 … 71,3,34,19,8,5,47,21,10,87 … 51,22,6,41,35,2,48,44,66,84