2020 Bank of America Roval 400

The 2020 Bank of America Roval 400 is a NASCAR Cup Series race that was held on October 11, 2020 at Charlotte Motor Speedway in Concord, North Carolina. Contested over 109 laps on the 2.28-mile (3.67 km) road course, it was the 32nd race of the 2020 NASCAR Cup Series season, the sixth race of the playoffs, and final race of the round of 12. It was also the first points race in cup series history to be declared a wet race.

2020 Bank of America Roval 400
Race details[1][2][3][4][5][6]
Race 32 of 36 in the 2020 NASCAR Cup Series
Roval (2018–present)
Roval (2018–present)
Date October 11, 2020 (2020-10-11)
Location Charlotte Motor Speedway in Concord, North Carolina
Course Permanent racing facility
2.280 mi (3.669 km)
Distance 109 laps, 248.52 mi (400 km)
Average speed 76.948 miles per hour (123.836 km/h)
Pole position
Driver Joe Gibbs Racing
Grid positions set by competition-based formula
Most laps led
Driver William Byron
Chase Elliott
Hendrick Motorsports
Hendrick Motorsports
Laps 27
Winner
No. 9 Chase Elliott Hendrick Motorsports
Television in the United States
Network NBC
Announcers Rick Allen, Jeff Burton, Steve Letarte and Dale Earnhardt Jr.
Nielsen Ratings 1.7 (2.78 miilion)
Radio in the United States
Radio PRN
Booth Announcers Doug Rice and Mark Garrow
Turn Announcers Nick Yeoman (1, 2 & 3), Mike Jaynes (4, 5 & 6), Doug Turnbull (7, 8 & 9), Pat Patterson (10, 11 & 12) and Rob Albright (13, 14 & 15)

Report

Background

An aerial view of Charlotte Motor Speedway

Since 2018, deviating from past NASCAR events at Charlotte, the race will utilize a road course configuration of Charlotte Motor Speedway, promoted and trademarked as the "Roval". The course is 2.28 miles (3.67 km) in length and features 17 turns, utilizing the infield road course and portions of the oval track. The race will be contested over a scheduled distance of 109 laps, 400 kilometres (250 mi).[7][8][9]

During July 2018 tests on the road course, concerns were raised over drivers "cheating" the backstretch chicane on the course. The chicanes were modified with additional tire barriers and rumble strips in order to encourage drivers to properly drive through them, and NASCAR will enforce drive-through penalties on drivers who illegally "short-cut" parts of the course. The chicanes will not be used during restarts. In the summer of 2019, the bus stop on the backstretch was changed and deepened, becoming a permanent part of the circuit, compared to the previous year where it was improvised.

If a driver fails to legally make the backstretch bus stop, the driver must skip the frontstretch chicane and make a complete stop by the dotted line on the exit before being allowed to continue. A driver who misses the frontstretch chicane must stop before the exit.[10][11]

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
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
27Gray Gaulding (i)Rick Ware RacingFord
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
51Josh Bilicki (i)Petty Ware RacingFord
53James DavisonRick Ware RacingChevrolet
66Timmy Hill (i)MBM MotorsportsToyota
77J. J. Yeley (i)Spire MotorsportsChevrolet
88Alex BowmanHendrick MotorsportsChevrolet
95Christopher Bell (R)Leavine Family RacingToyota
96Daniel SuárezGaunt Brothers RacingToyota
Official entry list

Qualifying

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

Starting lineup

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

Race

Chase Elliott won the race.

Stage results

Stage one Laps: 25

Pos No Driver Team Manufacturer Points
113Ty DillonGermain RacingChevrolet10
295Christopher Bell (R)Leavine Family RacingToyota9
321Matt DiBenedettoWood Brothers RacingFord8
424William ByronHendrick MotorsportsChevrolet7
566Timmy Hill (i)MBM MotorsportsToyota0
66Ryan NewmanRoush Fenway RacingFord5
712Ryan BlaneyTeam PenskeFord4
822Joey LoganoTeam PenskeFord3
943Bubba WallaceRichard Petty MotorsportsChevrolet2
1020Erik JonesJoe Gibbs RacingToyota1
Official stage one results

Stage two Laps: 25

Pos No Driver Team Manufacturer Points
112Ryan BlaneyTeam PenskeFord10
29Chase ElliottHendrick MotorsportsChevrolet9
395Christopher Bell (R)Leavine Family RacingToyota8
419Martin Truex Jr.Joe Gibbs RacingToyota7
522Joey LoganoTeam PenskeFord6
688Alex BowmanHendrick MotorsportsChevrolet5
724William ByronHendrick MotorsportsChevrolet4
88Tyler Reddick (R)Richard Childress RacingChevrolet3
934Michael McDowellFront Row MotorsportsFord2
102Brad KeselowskiTeam PenskeFord1
Official stage two results

Final stage results

Stage three Laps: 59

Pos Grid No Driver Team Manufacturer Laps Points
129Chase ElliottHendrick MotorsportsChevrolet10949
2822Joey LoganoTeam PenskeFord10944
31420Erik JonesJoe Gibbs RacingToyota10935
4101Kurt BuschChip Ganassi RacingChevrolet10933
52412Ryan BlaneyTeam PenskeFord10946
61324William ByronHendrick MotorsportsChevrolet10942
7719Martin Truex Jr.Joe Gibbs RacingToyota10937
8588Alex BowmanHendrick MotorsportsChevrolet10934
92841Cole Custer (R)Stewart-Haas RacingFord10928
101114Clint BowyerStewart-Haas RacingFord10927
1144Kevin HarvickStewart-Haas RacingFord10926
12168Tyler Reddick (R)Richard Childress RacingChevrolet10928
133048Jimmie JohnsonHendrick MotorsportsChevrolet10924
141837Ryan PreeceJTG Daugherty RacingChevrolet10923
15111Denny HamlinJoe Gibbs RacingToyota10922
161210Aric AlmirolaStewart-Haas RacingFord10921
173847Ricky Stenhouse Jr.JTG Daugherty RacingChevrolet10920
1832Brad KeselowskiTeam PenskeFord10920
1963Austin DillonRichard Childress RacingChevrolet10918
202117Chris BuescherRoush Fenway RacingFord10917
212643Bubba WallaceRichard Petty MotorsportsChevrolet10918
222021Matt DiBenedettoWood Brothers RacingFord10923
231713Ty DillonGermain RacingChevrolet10924
243595Christopher Bell (R)Leavine Family RacingToyota10930
253496Daniel SuárezGaunt Brothers RacingToyota10912
263627Gray Gaulding (i)Rick Ware RacingFord1090
273232Corey LaJoieGo Fas RacingFord10910
282500Quin Houff (R)StarCom RacingChevrolet1099
293753James DavisonRick Ware RacingChevrolet1098
30918Kyle BuschJoe Gibbs RacingToyota1097
31156Ryan NewmanRoush Fenway RacingFord10911
323134Michael McDowellFront Row MotorsportsFord1097
332951Josh Bilicki (i)Petty Ware RacingFord1080
342342Matt KensethChip Ganassi RacingChevrolet1083
353377J. J. Yeley (i)Spire MotorsportsChevrolet1080
361938John Hunter Nemechek (R)Front Row MotorsportsFord1051
372215Brennan Poole (R)Premium MotorsportsChevrolet951
382766Timmy Hill (i)MBM MotorsportsToyota570
Official race results

Race statistics

  • Lead changes: 17 among 11 different drivers
  • Cautions/Laps: 9 for 16
  • Red flags: 0
  • Time of race: 3 hours, 17 minutes and 11 seconds
  • Average speed: 76.948 miles per hour (123.836 km/h)

Media

Television

NBC Sports covered the race on the television side. Rick Allen, Jeff Burton, Steve Letarte and Dale Earnhardt Jr. called the action from the booth live from the track for the first time since March. Dave Burns, Parker Kligerman and Dillon Welch handled the pit road duties and Rutledge Wood handled the features live from the track.

NBC
Booth announcersPit reportersFeatures reporter
Lap-by-lap: Rick Allen
Color-commentator: Jeff Burton
Color-commentator: Steve Letarte
Color-commentator: Dale Earnhardt Jr.
Dave Burns
Parker Kligerman
Dillon Welch
Rutledge Wood

Radio

The Performance Racing Network had the radio call for the race, which was also simulcast on Sirius XM NASCAR Radio. Doug Rice and Mark Garrow called the race from the booth when the field raced down the front straightaway. IMS Radio's Nick Yeoman was assigned the entrance to the road course and into the Bank of America bridge (Turns 1-3). Voice of the Indianapolis 500 Mark Jaynes was assigned the action from the Bank of America bridge to the middle of the infield section. Doug Turnbull called the action exiting in infield into the oval Turn 1 banking (Turns 7-9). Pat Patterson called the action on the backstretch and into the bus stop. Rob Albright was assigned to the oval Turn 3-4 end. (Turns 13-15). Brad Gillie, Brett McMillan and Wendy Venturini had the call from the pit area for PRN.

PRN
Booth announcersTurn announcersPit reporters
Lead announcer: Doug Rice
Announcer: Mark Garrow
Infield entrance: Nick Yeoman
Middle of Infield: Mark Jaynes
Exit of Infield: Doug Turnbull
Oval 2 to Bus Stop Pat Patterson
Oval 3/4: Rob Albright
Brad Gillie
Brett McMillan
Wendy Venturini

Standings after the race

References

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