2020 Toyota 500

The 2020 Toyota 500 was a NASCAR Cup Series race held on May 20, 2020, at Darlington Raceway in Darlington, South Carolina, replacing Richmond Raceway's Toyota Owners 400.[8] Contested over 208 laps—shortened from 228 laps due to rain, on the 1.366-mile (2.198 km) egg-shaped oval, it was the sixth race of the 2020 NASCAR Cup Series season and the 57th edition of the event.

2020 Toyota 500
Race details[1][2][3][4][5][6]
Race 6 of 36 in the 2020 NASCAR Cup Series
Date May 20, 2020 (2020-05-20)
Location Darlington Raceway in Darlington, South Carolina
Course Permanent racing facility
1.366 mi (2.198 km)
Distance 208 laps, 284.128 mi (457.162 km)
Scheduled Distance 228 laps, 311.448 mi (501.12 km)
Average speed 104.984 miles per hour (168.955 km/h)
Pole position
Driver JTG Daugherty Racing
Grid positions set by partial inversion
of previous race's finishing order
Most laps led
Driver Clint Bowyer Stewart-Haas Racing
Laps 71
Winner
No. 11 Denny Hamlin Joe Gibbs Racing
Television in the United States
Network FS1
Announcers Mike Joy and Jeff Gordon
Nielsen Ratings 2.087 million[7]
Radio in the United States
Radio MRN
Booth Announcers Alex Hayden and Dave Moody
Turn Announcers Dillon Welch (1 & 2) and Steve Post (3 & 4)

There were three stages: first two were 75 laps each & the final was originally scheduled 78 laps, but reduced to 58 laps by weather.

Report

Background

Layout of Darlington Raceway, the track where the race is held.

The event was the second NASCAR Cup Series race held following a hiatus brought on by the COVID-19 pandemic in the United States, after the formal resumption of the season with The Real Heroes 400 three days earlier, also at Darlington.[9][10][11] The race marked the first Cup Series event to be held on a Wednesday since the 1984 Firecracker 400 at Daytona (until 1987, the Firecracker 400 was always held on July 4, regardless of day) — a race also noted for hosting Richard Petty's 200th and final Cup Series victory. It was the 57th edition of the event, dating to the 1950 Southern 500 (races billed as the Southern 500 from 2005 to 2020 ware lineally related the 1957 Rebel 300; for the 2021 season, with two race meetings scheduled, Darlington swapped the lineage of both races). It was the first scheduled Cup Series Darlington race with scheduled 300 mile (or 500 km distance, which is similar) distance since 1963, when the Rebel 300 was run in two 150-mile heat races.[12]

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 GauldingRick 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
51Joey Gase (i)Petty Ware RacingFord
53Garrett SmithleyRick Ware RacingChevrolet
66Timmy Hill (i)MBM MotorsportsToyota
77J. J. Yeley (i)Spire MotorsportsChevrolet
78B. J. McLeod (i)B. J. McLeod MotorsportsChevrolet
88Alex BowmanHendrick MotorsportsChevrolet
95Christopher Bell (R)Leavine Family RacingToyota
96Daniel SuárezGaunt Brothers RacingToyota
Official entry list

Qualifying

Under modified operational procedures, no qualifying sessions were held for this race. The starting order was determined by the results of The Real Heroes 400, but with the order of the top 20 inverted.

Starting Lineup

Pos No. Driver Team Manufacturer
1 37Ryan PreeceJTG Daugherty RacingChevrolet
2 13Ty DillonGermain RacingChevrolet
3 22Joey LoganoTeam PenskeFord
4 14Clint BowyerStewart-Haas RacingFord
5 12Ryan BlaneyTeam PenskeFord
6 6Ryan NewmanRoush Fenway RacingFord
7 21Matt DiBenedettoWood Brothers RacingFord
8 2Brad KeselowskiTeam PenskeFord
9 10Aric AlmirolaStewart-Haas RacingFord
10 3Austin DillonRichard Childress RacingChevrolet
11 42Matt KensethChip Ganassi RacingChevrolet
12 38John Hunter Nemechek (R)Front Row MotorsportsFord
13 20Erik JonesJoe Gibbs RacingToyota
14 8Tyler Reddick (R)Richard Childress RacingChevrolet
15 19Martin Truex Jr.Joe Gibbs RacingToyota
16 11Denny HamlinJoe Gibbs RacingToyota
17 9Chase ElliottHendrick MotorsportsChevrolet
18 1Kurt BuschChip Ganassi RacingChevrolet
19 88Alex BowmanHendrick MotorsportsChevrolet
20 4Kevin HarvickStewart-Haas RacingFord
21 43Bubba WallaceRichard Petty MotorsportsChevrolet
22 41Cole Custer (R)Stewart-Haas RacingFord
23 34Michael McDowellFront Row MotorsportsFord
24 95Christopher Bell (R)Leavine Family RacingToyota
25 96Daniel SuárezGaunt Brothers RacingToyota
26 18Kyle BuschJoe Gibbs RacingToyota
27 15Brennan Poole (R)Premium MotorsportsChevrolet
28 27Gray GauldingRick Ware RacingFord
29 77J. J. Yeley (i)Spire MotorsportsChevrolet
30 51Joey Gase (i)Petty Ware RacingFord
31 32Corey LaJoieGo Fas RacingFord
32 17Chris BuescherRoush Fenway RacingFord
33 66Timmy Hill (i)MBM MotorsportsToyota
34 24William ByronHendrick MotorsportsChevrolet
35 00Quin Houff (R)StarCom RacingChevrolet
36 53Garrett SmithleyRick Ware RacingChevrolet
37 48Jimmie JohnsonHendrick MotorsportsChevrolet
38 78B. J. McLeod (i)B. J. McLeod MotorsportsChevrolet
39 47Ricky Stenhouse Jr.JTG Daugherty RacingChevrolet
Official starting lineup

Race

Denny Hamlin was declared the winner after rain shortened the race to 208 laps.

Stage Results

Stage One Laps: 60

Pos No Driver Team Manufacturer Points
114Clint BowyerStewart-Haas RacingFord10
219Martin Truex Jr.Joe Gibbs RacingToyota9
312Ryan BlaneyTeam PenskeFord8
488Alex BowmanHendrick MotorsportsChevrolet7
522Joey LoganoTeam PenskeFord6
610Aric AlmirolaStewart-Haas RacingFord5
79Chase ElliottHendrick MotorsportsChevrolet4
811Denny HamlinJoe Gibbs RacingToyota3
942Matt KensethChip Ganassi RacingChevrolet2
1037Ryan PreeceJTG Daugherty RacingChevrolet1
Official stage one results

Stage Two Laps: 65

Pos No Driver Team Manufacturer Points
114Clint BowyerStewart-Haas RacingFord10
29Chase ElliottHendrick MotorsportsChevrolet9
319Martin Truex Jr.Joe Gibbs RacingToyota8
420Erik JonesJoe Gibbs RacingToyota7
54Kevin HarvickStewart-Haas RacingFord6
624William ByronHendrick MotorsportsChevrolet5
711Denny HamlinJoe Gibbs RacingToyota4
888Alex BowmanHendrick MotorsportsChevrolet3
922Joey LoganoTeam PenskeFord2
1021Matt DiBenedettoWood Brothers RacingFord1
Official stage two results

Final Stage Results

Final Stage Laps: 83

Pos Grid No Driver Team Manufacturer Laps Points
11611Denny HamlinJoe Gibbs RacingToyota20847
22618Kyle BuschJoe Gibbs RacingToyota20835
3204Kevin HarvickStewart-Haas RacingFord20840
482Brad KeselowskiTeam PenskeFord20833
51320Erik JonesJoe Gibbs RacingToyota20839
6322Joey LoganoTeam PenskeFord20839
7910Aric AlmirolaStewart-Haas RacingFord20835
83748Jimmie JohnsonHendrick MotorsportsChevrolet20829
9721Matt DiBenedettoWood Brothers RacingFord20829
101519Martin Truex Jr.Joe Gibbs RacingToyota20844
112495Christopher Bell (R)Leavine Family RacingToyota20826
123424William ByronHendrick MotorsportsChevrolet20830
13148Tyler Reddick (R)Richard Childress RacingChevrolet20824
1466Ryan NewmanRoush Fenway RacingFord20823
15181Kurt BuschChip Ganassi RacingChevrolet20822
162143Bubba WallaceRichard Petty MotorsportsChevrolet20821
172334Michael McDowellFront Row MotorsportsFord20820
181988Alex BowmanHendrick MotorsportsChevrolet20829
19213Ty DillonGermain RacingChevrolet20818
20103Austin DillonRichard Childress RacingChevrolet20817
21512Ryan BlaneyTeam PenskeFord20824
22414Clint BowyerStewart-Haas RacingFord20835
233217Chris BuescherRoush Fenway RacingFord20814
243132Corey LaJoieGo Fas RacingFord20713
253947Ricky Stenhouse Jr.JTG Daugherty RacingChevrolet20712
263500Quin Houff (R)StarCom RacingChevrolet20711
272596Daniel SuárezGaunt Brothers RacingToyota20710
282977J. J. Yeley (i)Spire MotorsportsChevrolet2070
293051Joey Gase (i)Petty Ware RacingFord2070
301142Matt KensethChip Ganassi RacingChevrolet2069
312241Cole Custer (R)Stewart-Haas RacingFord2066
322827Gray GauldingRick Ware RacingFord2065
333366Timmy Hill (i)MBM MotorsportsToyota2040
343653Garrett SmithleyRick Ware RacingChevrolet2043
351238John Hunter Nemechek (R)Front Row MotorsportsFord2022
363878B. J. McLeod (i)B. J. McLeod MotorsportsChevrolet2020
372715Brennan Poole (R)Premium MotorsportsChevrolet2011
38179Chase ElliottHendrick MotorsportsChevrolet20014
39137Ryan PreeceJTG Daugherty RacingChevrolet692
Official race results

Race statistics

  • Lead changes: 17 among 13 different drivers
  • Cautions/Laps: 11 for 54
  • Red flags: 1
  • Time of race: 2 hours, 42 minutes and 23 seconds
  • Average speed: 104.984 miles per hour (168.955 km/h) It was the slowest hardtop race since the 1958 Southern 500.

Media

Television

The Toyota 500 was carried by FS1 in the United States. Mike Joy and five-time Darlington winner Jeff Gordon covered the race from the Fox Sports studio in Charlotte. Matt Yocum handled the pit road duties. Larry McReynolds provided insight from the Fox Sports studio in Charlotte.

FS1
Booth announcersPit reporterIn-race analyst
Lap-by-lap: Mike Joy
Color-commentator: Jeff Gordon
Matt YocumLarry McReynolds

Radio

The Motor Racing Network (MRN) called the race for radio, which was simulcast on Sirius XM NASCAR Radio. Alex Hayden and Dave Moody called the action for MRN when the field raced down the front stretch. Dillon Welch called the race from a Billboard outside of turn 1 when the field raced through turns 1 and 2, and Steve Post called the race atop of the Darlington Raceway Club outside of turn 3 when the field raced through turns 3 and 4. Kim Coon and Hannah Newhouse called the action on pit road for MRN.

MRN
Booth announcersTurn announcersPit reporters
Lead announcer: Alex Hayden
Announcer: Dave Moody
Turns 1 & 2: Dillon Welch
Turns 3 & 4: Steve Post
Kim Coon
Hannah Newhouse

Standings after the race

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