Fantasy NASCAR Scouting Report – Homestead 2025
Homestead 2025 NASCAR Top Ten Starters
- Alex Bowman
- Josh Berry
- Noah Gragson
- Chase Briscoe
- William Byron
- Ryan Blaney
- John H Nemechek
- Austin Cindric
- Bubba Wallace
- AJ Allmendinger
Homestead Full Qualifying Results
Homestead Pre-Race Notes
Erik Jones started in the rear of the field due to unapproved adjustments. He damaged his underbody in practice.
Stage # 1 Top Ten Finishers (Lap 80): 12,48,19,5,2,24,16,21,4,22
Stage #2 Top Ten Finishers (Lap 165): 11,5,12,24,23,48,2,9,77,45
Homestead Pre-Race Notes
Alex Bowman who started on the pole led the opening 8 laps.
On lap 9, Ryan Blaney who started in 6th took the lead from Bowman. He then led the next 24 laps.
Lap 10: 12,48,21,4,19,24,2,23,17,16 … 22,20,45,42,38,9,5,77,8,54 … 7,71,1,3,35,34,60,99,47,11 … 6,10,43,41,88,51,44
On lap 19, Ryan Blaney who was leading was mentioned to be happy with his car. He had a 2.7-second lead at the time.
Lap 25: 12,48,19,21,4,24,2,16,23,22 … 17,38,20,77,9,45,5,54,3,42 … 99,7,8,71,60,11,1,34,10,43 … 47,6,88,41,35,51,44
On lap 32, the opening green flag pit cycle started. The first drivers to come in were Byron, Logano, Chastain and Cindric.
Notable: Zane Smith was caught speeding on pit road around lap 40 during his green flag pit stop. Prior to the pit cycle he was running just south of the top ten. It dropped him a lap down into the 30’s.
Lap 45 (green flag pit cycle was just completed): 12,48,24,4,19,22,17,16,23,2 … 45,21,77,20,7,71,99,1,60,42 … 5,9,54,8,43,41,11,47 (first driver off the lead lap),3,34 … 6,35,88,10,38,51,44
Lap 60: 12,48,24,4,19,22,16,23,21,45 … 2,77,17,20,5,7,71,99,9,1 … 54,60,11,42,3,43,8(first car a lap down),41,34,6 … 35,10,88,47,38,51,44
Lap 70: 12,48,24,4,19,22,16,5,21,23 … 45,2,77,17,20,7,71,9,99,11 … 1,54,60,3,42,43 (first car a lap down),8,6,34,10 … 41,35,47,88,38,51,44
Notable: On lap 71, the first caution of the race came out when Christopher Bell who was 15th spun. He didn’t hit anything.
Lap 79: 12,48,19,5,24,16,2,4,23,21 … 22,11,17,9,7,45,71,99,1,3 … 42,54,60,43,10,6,35,47,41,34 … 38,88,8,77,20,51,44
Stage # 1 Top Ten Finishers (Lap 80): 12,48,19,5,2,24,16,21,4,22
Big: On pit road during the Stage #1 caution, both Joey Logano and Josh Berry were spun on pit road. Logano was in 10th and Berry was in 8th prior to it. This dropped them to the back. What happened is Berry ran into Larson as he was exciting his pit box and then Berry ran into Logano which spun the #22.
Hocevar didn’t pit during the Stage #1 caution which got him the lead. His tires were just 5-laps older than other.
Lap 87: 77,48,12,24,2,16,4,5,11,23 … 17,9,19,45,1,42,3,54,60,7 … 71,43,99,6,10,35,47,38,88,41 … 8,34,22,21,20,51,44
Lap 100: 12,48,11,24,23,77,2,4,9,16 … 5,19,1,17,99,45,60,3,38,54 … 71,7,6,42,21,10,22,43,41,35 … 8,47,34,20,88,51,44
Lap 110: 12,11,48,24,23,77,2,9,5,99 … 16,19,4,45,1,60,3,38,71,17 … 21,42,7,6,10,43,22,54,8,41 … 47,34,35,88,20,51,44
Around lap 117, another round of green flag pit stops started.
Notable: Daniel Suarez spun coming to pit road on lap 126 during a green flag pit cycle. He was running around 10th prior to the pit cycle starting. He didn’t hit anything. No caution came out.
Lap 130: 12,24,23,48,2,77,9,11,16,5 … 45,20 (still needed to pit),19,3,4,7,60,1,71,17 … 54,42,41,38,43,6,8,21,47,35 … 88,34,99,10,22,51,44
Lap 140: 12,24,23,48,2,11,77,9,5,16 … 45,19,3,60,17,4,7,1,71,54 … 38,42,21,43,6,41,47,35,10,99 … 34,8,88,22,20,51,44
Lap 150: 12,24,23,11,5,48,2,77,9,16 … 45,19,60,17,3,4,7,21,54,38 … 42,71,43,6,47,1,10,99,41,35 … 34,88,8,22,20,51,44
With 4 laps to go in Stage #2, Denny Hamlin passed Ryan Blaney for the lead. Hamlin had fresher tires.
Lap 164: 11,5,12,24,23,48,2,77,9,45 … 17,19,16,60,21,3,4,54,38,7 … 42,43,47,10,6,71,99,41,22,1 … 34,35,88,8,20,51,44
Stage #2 Top Ten Finishers (Lap 165): 11,5,12,24,23,48,2,9,77,45
Notable: Ryan Blaney had a slow pit stop during the Stage #2 caution that dropped him from 3rd to 9th.
