2020 Autotrader EchoPark Automotive 500

The 2020 Autotrader EchoPark Automotive 500 was a NASCAR Cup Series race that was held on October 25, 2020 at Texas Motor Speedway in Fort Worth, Texas. Contested over 334 laps on the 1.5 mile (2.4 km) intermediate quad-oval, it was the 34th race of the 2020 NASCAR Cup Series season, the eighth race of the Playoffs, and second race of the Round of 8. Rain forced the race to be stopped after 52 laps, and the race was re-commenced on Wednesday, October 28.

2020 Autotrader EchoPark Automotive 500
Race details[1][2][3][4][5][6]
Race 34 of 36 in the 2020 NASCAR Cup Series
2020 AutoTrader EchoPark Automotive 500 program cover
2020 AutoTrader EchoPark Automotive 500 program cover
Date October 25 & 28, 2020
Location Texas Motor Speedway in Fort Worth, Texas
Course Permanent racing facility
1.5 mi (2.4 km)
Distance 334 laps, 501 mi (801.6 km)
Average speed 135.263 miles per hour (217.685 km/h)
Pole position
Driver Stewart-Haas Racing
Grid positions set by competition-based formula
Most laps led
Driver Kyle Busch Joe Gibbs Racing
Laps 90
Winner
No. 18 Kyle Busch Joe Gibbs Racing
Television in the United States
Network NBCSN
Announcers Rick Allen, Jeff Burton, Steve Letarte and Dale Earnhardt Jr.
Radio in the United States
Radio PRN
Booth Announcers Doug Rice and Mark Garrow
Turn Announcers Rob Albright (1 & 2) and Pat Patterson (3 & 4)

Report

Background

Texas Motor Speedway, the track where the race was held.

Texas Motor Speedway is a speedway located in the northernmost portion of the U.S. city of Fort Worth, Texas – the portion located in Denton County, Texas. The track measures 1.5 miles (2.4 km) around and is banked 24 degrees in the turns, and is of the oval design, where the front straightaway juts outward slightly. The track layout is similar to Atlanta Motor Speedway and Charlotte Motor Speedway (formerly Lowe's Motor Speedway). The track is owned by Speedway Motorsports, Inc., the same company that owns Atlanta and Charlotte Motor Speedway, as well as the short-track Bristol Motor Speedway.

Entry list

  • (R) denotes rookie driver.
  • (i) denotes driver who are ineligible for series driver points.
No. Driver Team Manufacturer
00Quin Houff (R)StarCom RacingChevrolet
1Kurt BuschChip Ganassi RacingChevrolet
2Brad KeselowskiTeam PenskeFord
3Austin DillonRichard Childress RacingChevrolet
4Kevin HarvickStewart-Haas RacingFord
6Ryan NewmanRoush Fenway RacingFord
7Josh Bilicki (i)Tommy Baldwin RacingChevrolet
8Tyler Reddick (R)Richard Childress RacingChevrolet
9Chase ElliottHendrick MotorsportsChevrolet
10Aric AlmirolaStewart-Haas RacingFord
11Denny HamlinJoe Gibbs RacingToyota
12Ryan BlaneyTeam PenskeFord
13Ty DillonGermain RacingChevrolet
14Clint BowyerStewart-Haas RacingFord
15Brennan Poole (R)Premium MotorsportsChevrolet
17Chris BuescherRoush Fenway RacingFord
18Kyle BuschJoe Gibbs RacingToyota
19Martin Truex Jr.Joe Gibbs RacingToyota
20Erik JonesJoe Gibbs RacingToyota
21Matt DiBenedettoWood Brothers RacingFord
22Joey LoganoTeam PenskeFord
24William ByronHendrick MotorsportsChevrolet
27J. J. Yeley (i)Rick Ware RacingChevrolet
32Corey LaJoieGo Fas RacingFord
34Michael McDowellFront Row MotorsportsFord
37Ryan PreeceJTG Daugherty RacingChevrolet
38John Hunter Nemechek (R)Front Row MotorsportsFord
41Cole Custer (R)Stewart-Haas RacingFord
42Matt KensethChip Ganassi RacingChevrolet
43Bubba WallaceRichard Petty MotorsportsChevrolet
47Ricky Stenhouse Jr.JTG Daugherty RacingChevrolet
48Jimmie JohnsonHendrick MotorsportsChevrolet
49Chad Finchum (i)MBM MotorsportsToyota
51Joey Gase (i)Petty Ware RacingFord
53Garrett Smithley (i)Rick Ware RacingFord
66Timmy Hill (i)MBM MotorsportsToyota
77Reed SorensonSpire MotorsportsChevrolet
88Alex BowmanHendrick MotorsportsChevrolet
95Christopher Bell (R)Leavine Family RacingToyota
96Daniel SuárezGaunt Brothers RacingToyota
Official entry list

Qualifying

Kevin Harvick was awarded the pole for the race as determined by competition-based formula.[4]

Starting Lineup

Pos No. Driver Team Manufacturer
1 4Kevin HarvickStewart-Haas RacingFord
2 22Joey LoganoTeam PenskeFord
3 2Brad KeselowskiTeam PenskeFord
4 9Chase ElliottHendrick MotorsportsChevrolet
5 88Alex BowmanHendrick MotorsportsChevrolet
6 19Martin Truex Jr.Joe Gibbs RacingToyota
7 11Denny HamlinJoe Gibbs RacingToyota
8 1Kurt BuschChip Ganassi RacingChevrolet
9 18Kyle BuschJoe Gibbs RacingToyota
10 12Ryan BlaneyTeam PenskeFord
11 24William ByronHendrick MotorsportsChevrolet
12 3Austin DillonRichard Childress RacingChevrolet
13 10Aric AlmirolaStewart-Haas RacingFord
14 21Matt DiBenedettoWood Brothers RacingFord
15 95Christopher Bell (R)Leavine Family RacingToyota
16 41Cole Custer (R)Stewart-Haas RacingFord
17 20Erik JonesJoe Gibbs RacingToyota
18 43Bubba WallaceRichard Petty MotorsportsChevrolet
19 17Chris BuescherRoush Fenway RacingFord
20 8Tyler Reddick (R)Richard Childress RacingChevrolet
21 14Clint BowyerStewart-Haas RacingFord
22 47Ricky Stenhouse Jr.JTG Daugherty RacingChevrolet
23 34Michael McDowellFront Row MotorsportsFord
24 38John Hunter Nemechek (R)Front Row MotorsportsFord
25 6Ryan NewmanRoush Fenway RacingFord
26 48Jimmie JohnsonHendrick MotorsportsChevrolet
27 13Ty DillonGermain RacingChevrolet
28 32Corey LaJoieGo Fas RacingFord
29 37Ryan PreeceJTG Daugherty RacingChevrolet
30 96Daniel SuárezGaunt Brothers RacingToyota
31 15Brennan Poole (R)Premium MotorsportsChevrolet
32 42Matt KensethChip Ganassi RacingChevrolet
33 27J. J. Yeley (i)Rick Ware RacingChevrolet
34 00Quin Houff (R)StarCom RacingChevrolet
35 77Reed SorensonSpire MotorsportsChevrolet
36 66Timmy Hill (i)MBM MotorsportsToyota
37 7Josh Bilicki (i)Tommy Baldwin RacingChevrolet
38 53Garrett Smithley (i)Rick Ware RacingFord
39 51Joey Gase (i)Petty Ware RacingFord
40 49Chad Finchum (i)MBM MotorsportsToyota
Official starting lineup Archived 2020-10-25 at the Wayback Machine

Race

Kyle Busch won the race.

Stage Results

Stage One Laps: 105

Pos No Driver Team Manufacturer Points
114Clint BowyerStewart-Haas RacingFord10
219Martin Truex Jr.Joe Gibbs RacingToyota9
320Erik JonesJoe Gibbs RacingToyota8
412Ryan BlaneyTeam PenskeFord7
548Jimmie JohnsonHendrick MotorsportsChevrolet6
624William ByronHendrick MotorsportsChevrolet5
79Chase ElliottHendrick MotorsportsChevrolet4
822Joey LoganoTeam PenskeFord3
93Austin DillonRichard Childress RacingChevrolet2
1021Matt DiBenedettoWood Brothers RacingFord1
Official stage one results

Stage Two Laps: 105

Pos No Driver Team Manufacturer Points
118Kyle BuschJoe Gibbs RacingToyota10
219Martin Truex Jr.Joe Gibbs RacingToyota9
388Alex BowmanHendrick MotorsportsChevrolet8
42Brad KeselowskiTeam PenskeFord7
512Ryan BlaneyTeam PenskeFord6
695Christopher Bell (R)Leavine Family RacingToyoa5
73Austin DillonRichard Childress RacingChevrolet4
814Clint BowyerStewart-Haas RacingFord3
947Ricky Stenhouse Jr.JTG Daugherty RacingChevrolet2
104Kevin HarvickStewart-Haas RacingFord1
Official stage two results

Final Stage Results

Stage Three Laps: 124

Pos Grid No Driver Team Manufacturer Laps Points
1918Kyle BuschJoe Gibbs RacingToyota33450
2619Martin Truex Jr.Joe Gibbs RacingToyota33453
31595Christopher Bell (R)Leavine Family RacingToyota33439
41012Ryan BlaneyTeam PenskeFord33446
5588Alex BowmanHendrick MotorsportsChevrolet33440
632Brad KeselowskiTeam PenskeFord33438
781Kurt BuschChip Ganassi RacingChevrolet33430
81421Matt DiBenedettoWood Brothers RacingFord33430
9711Denny HamlinJoe Gibbs RacingToyota33428
10222Joey LoganoTeam PenskeFord33430
11123Austin DillonRichard Childress RacingChevrolet33432
122247Ricky Stenhouse Jr.JTG Daugherty RacingChevrolet33427
131124William ByronHendrick MotorsportsChevrolet33429
141641Cole Custer (R)Stewart-Haas RacingFord33423
15198Tyler Reddick (R)Richard Childress RacingChevrolet33422
1614Kevin HarvickStewart-Haas RacingFord33322
172114Clint BowyerStewart-Haas RacingFord33333
182937Ryan PreeceJTG Daugherty RacingChevrolet33319
19256Ryan NewmanRoush Fenway RacingFord33318
2049Chase ElliottHendrick MotorsportsChevrolet33321
211720Erik JonesJoe Gibbs RacingToyota33324
222438John Hunter Nemechek (R)Front Row MotorsportsFord33215
231310Aric AlmirolaStewart-Haas RacingFord33214
242713Ty DillonGermain RacingChevrolet33213
252832Corey LaJoieGo Fas RacingFord33112
262334Michael McDowellFront Row MotorsportsFord33111
273096Daniel SuárezGaunt Brothers RacingToyota32810
283115Brennan Poole (R)Premium MotorsportsChevrolet3289
29377Josh Bilicki (i)Tommy Baldwin RacingChevrolet3260
303666Timmy Hill (i)MBM MotorsportsToyota3250
313853Garrett Smithley (i)Rick Ware RacingFord3250
323577Reed SorensonSpire MotorsportsChevrolet3215
333400Quin Houff (R)StarCom RacingChevrolet3164
342017Chris BuescherRoush Fenway RacingFord3103
354049Chad Finchum (i)MBM MotorsportsToyota3100
362648Jimmie JohnsonHendrick MotorsportsChevrolet2797
373951Joey Gase (i)Petty Ware RacingFord1840
381843Bubba WallaceRichard Petty MotorsportsChevrolet591
393242Matt KensethChip Ganassi RacingChevrolet591
403327J. J. Yeley (i)Rick Ware RacingChevrolet200
Official race results

Race statistics

  • Lead changes: 23 among 11 different drivers
  • Cautions/Laps: 8 for 47
  • Red flags: 1 for 72 hours, 28 minutes and 34 seconds
  • Time of race: 3 hours, 42 minutes and 14 seconds
  • Average speed: 135.263 miles per hour (217.685 km/h)

Media

Television

NBC Sports covered the race on the television side. Rick Allen, Two–time Texas winner Jeff Burton, Steve Letarte and 2000 Texas winner Dale Earnhardt Jr. called the action from the booth on Sunday. Allen, Burton and Letarte called the action from the booth on Wednesday. Dave Burns, Parker Kligerman and Kelli Stavast handled the pit road duties on Sunday, Kligerman and Marty Snider handled the pit road duties on Wednesday.

NBCSN
Booth announcersPit reporters
Lap-by-lap: Rick Allen (Sunday and Wednesday)
Color-commentator: Jeff Burton (Sunday and Wednesday)
Color-commentator: Steve Letarte (Sunday and Wednesday)
Color-commentator: Dale Earnhardt Jr. (Sunday)
Dave Burns (Sunday)
Parker Kligerman (Sunday and Wednesday)
Marty Snider (Wednesday)
Kelli Stavast (Sunday)

Radio

PRN covered their final 2020 broadcast, which was also simulcast on Sirius XM NASCAR Radio. Doug Rice & Mark Garrow covered the action for PRN when the field raced down the front straightaway. Rob Albright covered the action for PRN from a platform outside of Turns 1 & 2, & Pat Patterson covered the action from a platform outside of Turns 3 & 4 for PRN. Brad Gillie, Brett McMillan and Wendy Venturini had the call from pit lane for PRN.

PRN
Booth announcersTurn announcersPit reporters
Lead announcer: Doug Rice
Announcer: Mark Garrow
Turns 1 & 2: Rob Albright
Turns 3 & 4: Pat Patterson
Brad Gillie
Brett McMillan
Wendy Venturini

Standings after the race

References

  1. "2020 schedule". Jayski.com. Jayski's Silly Season Site. January 17, 2020. Retrieved September 3, 2020.
  2. "Texas Motor Speedway". NASCAR.com. NASCAR Media Group, LLC. January 3, 2013. Archived from the original on October 30, 2015. Retrieved September 3, 2020.
  3. "Entry List" (PDF). Jayski.com. Jayski's Silly Season Site. October 16, 2020. Retrieved October 16, 2020.
  4. "Starting Lineup". NASCAR.com. NASCAR Media Group, LLC. October 21, 2020. Retrieved October 21, 2020.
  5. "Autotrader EchoPark Automotive 500 Results". NASCAR.com. NASCAR Media Group, LLC. October 28, 2020. Retrieved October 28, 2020.
  6. "Points standings" (PDF). Jayski.com. Jayski's Silly Season Site. October 28, 2020. Retrieved October 28, 2020.
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