2020 Drydene 200 (Sunday)
The second race of the 2020 Drydene 200 doubleheader was the 21st stock car race of the 2020 NASCAR Xfinity Series season and the 35th iteration of the event. The race was originally going to be held on August 22, 2020 but was delayed by a day due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[1] The race was held on Sunday, August 23, 2020 in Dover, Delaware at Dover International Speedway, a 1 mile (1.6 km) permanent oval-shaped racetrack. The race took the scheduled 200 laps to complete. At race's end, Chase Briscoe of Stewart-Haas Racing would come to dominate and win the race, the 8th NASCAR Xfinity Series win of his career and the 6th of the season.[2] To fill out the podium, Ross Chastain of Kaulig Racing and Austin Cindric of Team Penske would finish 2nd and 3rd, respectively.
| Race details | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Race 21 of 33 of the 2020 NASCAR Xfinity Series | |||
| Date | August 23, 2020 | ||
| Official name | Drydene 200 Race 2 | ||
| Location | Dover, Delaware, Dover International Speedway | ||
| Course |
Permanent racing facility 1 mi (1.6 km) | ||
| Distance | 200 laps, 200 mi (321.868 km) | ||
| Scheduled Distance | 200 laps, 200 mi (321.868 km) | ||
| Average speed | 111.784 miles per hour (179.899 km/h) | ||
| Pole position | |||
| Driver | Our Motorsports | ||
| Most laps led | |||
| Driver | Chase Briscoe | Stewart-Haas Racing | |
| Laps | 107 | ||
| Winner | |||
| No. 98 | Chase Briscoe | Stewart-Haas Racing | |
| Television in the United States | |||
| Network | NBCSN | ||
| Announcers | Steve Letarte, Jeff Burton, Dale Earnhardt Jr., Dale Jarrett | ||
| Radio in the United States | |||
| Radio | Motor Racing Network | ||
Background
Dover International Speedway is an oval race track in Dover, Delaware, United States that has held at least two NASCAR races since it opened in 1969. In addition to NASCAR, the track also hosted USAC and the NTT IndyCar Series. The track features one layout, a 1 mile (1.6 km) concrete oval, with 24° banking in the turns and 9° banking on the straights. The speedway is owned and operated by Dover Motorsports.
The track, nicknamed "The Monster Mile", was built in 1969 by Melvin Joseph of Melvin L. Joseph Construction Company, Inc., with an asphalt surface, but was replaced with concrete in 1995. Six years later in 2001, the track's capacity moved to 135,000 seats, making the track have the largest capacity of sports venue in the mid-Atlantic. In 2002, the name changed to Dover International Speedway from Dover Downs International Speedway after Dover Downs Gaming and Entertainment split, making Dover Motorsports. From 2007 to 2009, the speedway worked on an improvement project called "The Monster Makeover", which expanded facilities at the track and beautified the track. After the 2014 season, the track's capacity was reduced to 95,500 seats.
Entry list
Starting lineup
The starting lineup was based on a partial inversion of the previous race, the Saturday's running of the Drydene 200. As a result, Brett Moffitt of Our Motorsports would win the pole.[3]
Race results
Stage 1 Laps: 45
| Fin | # | Driver | Team | Make | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 10 | Ross Chastain | Kaulig Racing | Chevrolet | 10 |
| 2 | 7 | Justin Allgaier | JR Motorsports | Chevrolet | 9 |
| 3 | 02 | Brett Moffitt | Our Motorsports | Chevrolet | 0 |
| 4 | 18 | Riley Herbst | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 7 |
| 5 | 9 | Noah Gragson | JR Motorsports | Chevrolet | 6 |
| 6 | 98 | Chase Briscoe | Stewart-Haas Racing | Ford | 5 |
| 7 | 22 | Austin Cindric | Team Penske | Ford | 4 |
| 8 | 11 | Justin Haley | Kaulig Racing | Chevrolet | 3 |
| 9 | 8 | Daniel Hemric | JR Motorsports | Chevrolet | 2 |
| 10 | 68 | Brandon Brown | Brandonbilt Motorsports | Chevrolet | 1 |
Stage 2 Laps: 45
| Fin | # | Driver | Team | Make | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 98 | Chase Briscoe | Stewart-Haas Racing | Ford | 10 |
| 2 | 7 | Justin Allgaier | JR Motorsports | Chevrolet | 9 |
| 3 | 10 | Ross Chastain | Kaulig Racing | Chevrolet | 8 |
| 4 | 22 | Austin Cindric | Team Penske | Ford | 7 |
| 5 | 9 | Noah Gragson | JR Motorsports | Chevrolet | 6 |
| 6 | 8 | Daniel Hemric | JR Motorsports | Chevrolet | 5 |
| 7 | 19 | Brandon Jones | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 4 |
| 8 | 02 | Brett Moffitt | Our Motorsports | Chevrolet | 0 |
| 9 | 20 | Harrison Burton | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 2 |
| 10 | 11 | Justin Haley | Kaulig Racing | Chevrolet | 1 |
Stage 3 Laps: 110
References
- "Dover to host NASCAR Cup Series doubleheader as part of unprecedented six races in three days on Aug. 21-23". Dover International Speedway. 2020-07-08. Retrieved 2021-10-16.
- "Chase Briscoe wins Sunday Xfinity race at Dover - NBC Sports". NASCAR Talk | NBC Sports. 2020-08-23. Retrieved 2021-10-16.
- Christie, Toby (2020-08-23). "Starting Lineup pdf: 2020 NXS Drydene 200 (2) at Dover". TobyChristie.com. Retrieved 2021-10-16.
- "2020 Drydene 200 Race 2 - The Third Turn". www.thethirdturn.com. Retrieved 2021-10-16.