2020 Autotrader EchoPark Automotive 500
Race details[1][2][3][4][5][6] | |||||
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Race 34 of 36 in the 2020 NASCAR Cup Series | |||||
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 |
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) |
The 2020 Autotrader EchoPark Automotive 500 was a
Report
Background
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.
Qualifying
Kevin Harvick was awarded the pole for the race as determined by competition-based formula.[4]
Starting Lineup
Race
Stage Results
Stage One Laps: 105
Pos | No | Driver | Team | Manufacturer | Points |
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1 | 14 | Clint Bowyer | Stewart-Haas Racing | Ford | 10 |
2 | 19 | Martin Truex Jr. | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 9 |
3 | 20 | Erik Jones | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 8 |
4 | 12 | Ryan Blaney | Team Penske | Ford | 7 |
5 | 48 | Jimmie Johnson | Hendrick Motorsports | Chevrolet | 6 |
6 | 24 | William Byron | Hendrick Motorsports | Chevrolet | 5 |
7 | 9 | Chase Elliott | Hendrick Motorsports | Chevrolet | 4 |
8 | 22 | Joey Logano | Team Penske | Ford | 3 |
9 | 3 | Austin Dillon | Richard Childress Racing | Chevrolet | 2 |
10 | 21 | Matt DiBenedetto | Wood Brothers Racing | Ford | 1 |
Official stage one results |
Stage Two Laps: 105
Pos | No | Driver | Team | Manufacturer | Points |
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1 | 18 | Kyle Busch | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 10 |
2 | 19 | Martin Truex Jr. | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 9 |
3 | 88 | Alex Bowman | Hendrick Motorsports | Chevrolet | 8 |
4 | 2 | Brad Keselowski | Team Penske | Ford | 7 |
5 | 12 | Ryan Blaney | Team Penske | Ford | 6 |
6 | 95 | Christopher Bell (R) | Leavine Family Racing | Toyota | 5 |
7 | 3 | Austin Dillon | Richard Childress Racing | Chevrolet | 4 |
8 | 14 | Clint Bowyer | Stewart-Haas Racing | Ford | 3 |
9 | 47 | Ricky Stenhouse Jr. | JTG Daugherty Racing | Chevrolet | 2 |
10 | 4 | Kevin Harvick | Stewart-Haas Racing | Ford | 1 |
Official stage two results |
Final Stage Results
Stage Three Laps: 124
Pos | Grid | No | Driver | Team | Manufacturer | Laps | Points |
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1 | 9 | 18 | Kyle Busch | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 334 | 50 |
2 | 6 | 19 | Martin Truex Jr. | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 334 | 53 |
3 | 15 | 95 | Christopher Bell (R) | Leavine Family Racing | Toyota | 334 | 39 |
4 | 10 | 12 | Ryan Blaney | Team Penske | Ford | 334 | 46 |
5 | 5 | 88 | Alex Bowman | Hendrick Motorsports | Chevrolet | 334 | 40 |
6 | 3 | 2 | Brad Keselowski | Team Penske | Ford | 334 | 38 |
7 | 8 | 1 | Kurt Busch | Chip Ganassi Racing | Chevrolet | 334 | 30 |
8 | 14 | 21 | Matt DiBenedetto | Wood Brothers Racing | Ford | 334 | 30 |
9 | 7 | 11 | Denny Hamlin | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 334 | 28 |
10 | 2 | 22 | Joey Logano | Team Penske | Ford | 334 | 30 |
11 | 12 | 3 | Austin Dillon | Richard Childress Racing | Chevrolet | 334 | 32 |
12 | 22 | 47 | Ricky Stenhouse Jr. | JTG Daugherty Racing | Chevrolet | 334 | 27 |
13 | 11 | 24 | William Byron | Hendrick Motorsports | Chevrolet | 334 | 29 |
14 | 16 | 41 | Cole Custer (R) | Stewart-Haas Racing | Ford | 334 | 23 |
15 | 19 | 8 | Tyler Reddick (R) | Richard Childress Racing | Chevrolet | 334 | 22 |
16 | 1 | 4 | Kevin Harvick | Stewart-Haas Racing | Ford | 333 | 22 |
17 | 21 | 14 | Clint Bowyer | Stewart-Haas Racing | Ford | 333 | 33 |
18 | 29 | 37 | Ryan Preece | JTG Daugherty Racing | Chevrolet | 333 | 19 |
19 | 25 | 6 | Ryan Newman | Roush Fenway Racing | Ford | 333 | 18 |
20 | 4 | 9 | Chase Elliott | Hendrick Motorsports | Chevrolet | 333 | 21 |
21 | 17 | 20 | Erik Jones | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 333 | 24 |
22 | 24 | 38 | John Hunter Nemechek (R) | Front Row Motorsports | Ford | 332 | 15 |
23 | 13 | 10 | Aric Almirola | Stewart-Haas Racing | Ford | 332 | 14 |
24 | 27 | 13 | Ty Dillon | Germain Racing | Chevrolet | 332 | 13 |
25 | 28 | 32 | Corey LaJoie | Go Fas Racing | Ford | 331 | 12 |
26 | 23 | 34 | Michael McDowell | Front Row Motorsports | Ford | 331 | 11 |
27 | 30 | 96 | Daniel Suárez | Gaunt Brothers Racing | Toyota | 328 | 10 |
28 | 31 | 15 | Brennan Poole (R) | Premium Motorsports | Chevrolet | 328 | 9 |
29 | 37 | 7 | Josh Bilicki (i) | Tommy Baldwin Racing | Chevrolet | 326 | 0 |
30 | 36 | 66 | Timmy Hill (i) | MBM Motorsports | Toyota | 325 | 0 |
31 | 38 | 53 | Garrett Smithley (i) | Rick Ware Racing | Ford | 325 | 0 |
32 | 35 | 77 | Reed Sorenson | Spire Motorsports | Chevrolet | 321 | 5 |
33 | 34 | 00 | Quin Houff (R) | StarCom Racing | Chevrolet | 316 | 4 |
34 | 20 | 17 | Chris Buescher | Roush Fenway Racing | Ford | 310 | 3 |
35 | 40 | 49 | Chad Finchum (i) | MBM Motorsports | Toyota | 310 | 0 |
36 | 26 | 48 | Jimmie Johnson | Hendrick Motorsports | Chevrolet | 279 | 7 |
37 | 39 | 51 | Joey Gase (i) | Petty Ware Racing | Ford | 184 | 0 |
38 | 18 | 43 | Bubba Wallace | Richard Petty Motorsports | Chevrolet | 59 | 1 |
39 | 32 | 42 | Matt Kenseth | Chip Ganassi Racing | Chevrolet | 59 | 1 |
40 | 33 | 27 | J. J. Yeley (i) | Rick Ware Racing | Chevrolet | 20 | 0 |
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
NBCSN | ||
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Booth announcers | Pit 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 | ||
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Booth announcers | Turn announcers | Pit 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
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References
- ^ "2020 schedule". Jayski.com. Jayski's Silly Season Site. January 17, 2020. Retrieved September 3, 2020.
- ^ "Texas Motor Speedway". NASCAR.com. NASCAR Media Group, LLC. January 3, 2013. Archived from the original on October 30, 2015. Retrieved September 3, 2020.
- ^ "Entry List" (PDF). Jayski.com. Jayski's Silly Season Site. October 16, 2020. Retrieved October 16, 2020.[permanent dead link]
- ^ a b "Starting Lineup". NASCAR.com. NASCAR Media Group, LLC. October 21, 2020. Retrieved October 21, 2020.
- ^ "Autotrader EchoPark Automotive 500 Results". NASCAR.com. NASCAR Media Group, LLC. October 28, 2020. Retrieved October 28, 2020.
- ^ "Points standings" (PDF). Jayski.com. Jayski's Silly Season Site. October 28, 2020. Retrieved October 28, 2020.