Type: | CUST |
Description: | Race 28 of 36 in the 2020 NASCAR Cup Series |
Race Name: | Federated Auto Parts 400 |
Details Ref: | [1] [2] [3] [4] [5] [6] |
Year: | 2020 |
Location: | Richmond Raceway in Richmond, Virginia |
Course Mi: | .75 |
Course Km: | 1.2 |
Distance Laps: | 400 |
Distance Mi: | 300 |
Distance Km: | 480 |
Avg: | 101.868mph |
Pole Driver: | Kevin Harvick |
Pole Team: | Stewart-Haas Racing |
Grid From Prev Perf: | yes |
Most Driver: | Brad Keselowski |
Most Team: | Team Penske |
Most Laps: | 192 |
Car: | 2 |
First Driver: | Brad Keselowski |
First Team: | Team Penske |
Network: | NBCSN |
Announcers: | Rick Allen, Jeff Burton, Steve Letarte and Dale Earnhardt Jr. |
Ratings: | 1.05 (1.74 million) |
Radio: | MRN |
Booth Ann: | Alex Hayden, Jeff Striegle and Rusty Wallace |
Turn Ann: | Dave Moody (Backstretch) |
The 2020 Federated Auto Parts 400 was a NASCAR Cup Series race held on September 12, 2020, at Richmond Raceway in Richmond, Virginia. Contested over 400 laps on the 0.75miles D-shaped short track, it was the 28th race of the 2020 NASCAR Cup Series season, second race of the Playoffs and second race of the Round of 16.
Richmond Raceway (RR), formerly known as Richmond International Raceway (RIR), is a 3/4-mile (1.2 km), D-shaped, asphalt race track located just outside Richmond, Virginia in Henrico County. It hosts the NASCAR Cup Series, the NASCAR Xfinity Series, NASCAR Gander RV & Outdoors Truck Series and the IndyCar series. Known as "America's premier short track", it formerly hosted two USAC sprint car races.
Driver | Team | Manufacturer | ||
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00 | Quin Houff (R) | Chevrolet | ||
1 | Chevrolet | |||
2 | Ford | |||
3 | Chevrolet | |||
4 | Ford | |||
6 | Ford | |||
8 | Tyler Reddick (R) | Chevrolet | ||
9 | Chevrolet | |||
10 | Ford | |||
11 | Toyota | |||
12 | Ford | |||
13 | Chevrolet | |||
14 | Ford | |||
15 | Brennan Poole (R) | Chevrolet | ||
17 | Ford | |||
18 | Toyota | |||
19 | Toyota | |||
20 | Toyota | |||
21 | Ford | |||
22 | Ford | |||
24 | Chevrolet | |||
27 | J. J. Yeley (i) | Ford | ||
32 | Ford | |||
34 | Ford | |||
37 | Chevrolet | |||
38 | John Hunter Nemechek (R) | Ford | ||
41 | Cole Custer (R) | Ford | ||
42 | Chevrolet | |||
43 | Chevrolet | |||
47 | Chevrolet | |||
48 | Chevrolet | |||
51 | Joey Gase (i) | Ford | ||
53 | Chevrolet | |||
66 | Timmy Hill (i) | Toyota | ||
77 | Chevrolet | |||
88 | Chevrolet | |||
95 | Christopher Bell (R) | Toyota | ||
96 | Toyota | |||
Official entry list |
Kevin Harvick was awarded the pole for the race as determined by competition-based formula.
Pos | Driver | Team | Manufacturer | ||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | 4 | Ford | |||||
2 | 22 | Ford | |||||
3 | 3 | Chevrolet | |||||
4 | 88 | Chevrolet | |||||
5 | 24 | Chevrolet | |||||
6 | 18 | Toyota | |||||
7 | 11 | Toyota | |||||
8 | 1 | Chevrolet | |||||
9 | 2 | Ford | |||||
10 | 10 | Ford | |||||
11 | 14 | Ford | |||||
12 | 9 | Chevrolet | |||||
13 | 41 | Cole Custer (R) | Ford | ||||
14 | 19 | Toyota | |||||
15 | 12 | Ford | |||||
16 | 21 | Ford | |||||
17 | 20 | Toyota | |||||
18 | 48 | Chevrolet | |||||
19 | 42 | Chevrolet | |||||
20 | 34 | Ford | |||||
21 | 6 | Ford | |||||
22 | 8 | Tyler Reddick (R) | Chevrolet | ||||
23 | 47 | Chevrolet | |||||
24 | 37 | Chevrolet | |||||
25 | 17 | Ford | |||||
26 | 95 | Christopher Bell (R) | Toyota | ||||
27 | 13 | Chevrolet | |||||
28 | 96 | Toyota | |||||
29 | 15 | Brennan Poole (R) | Chevrolet | ||||
30 | 43 | Chevrolet | |||||
31 | 38 | John Hunter Nemechek (R) | Ford | ||||
32 | 27 | J. J. Yeley (i) | Ford | ||||
33 | 00 | Quin Houff (R) | Chevrolet | ||||
34 | 32 | Ford | |||||
35 | 77 | Chevrolet | |||||
36 | 51 | Joey Gase (i) | Ford | ||||
37 | 66 | Timmy Hill (i) | Toyota | ||||
38 | 53 | Chevrolet | |||||
Official starting lineup |
Stage OneLaps: 80
Pos | Driver | Team | Manufacturer | Points | ||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | 11 | Denny Hamlin | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 10 | |
2 | 3 | Austin Dillon | Richard Childress Racing | Chevrolet | 9 | |
3 | 22 | Joey Logano | Team Penske | Ford | 8 | |
4 | 2 | Brad Keselowski | Team Penske | Ford | 7 | |
5 | 4 | Kevin Harvick | Stewart-Haas Racing | Ford | 6 | |
6 | 88 | Alex Bowman | Hendrick Motorsports | Chevrolet | 5 | |
7 | 19 | Martin Truex Jr. | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 4 | |
8 | 9 | Chase Elliott | Hendrick Motorsports | Chevrolet | 3 | |
9 | 47 | Ricky Stenhouse Jr. | JTG Daugherty Racing | Chevrolet | 2 | |
10 | 14 | Clint Bowyer | Stewart-Haas Racing | Ford | 1 | |
Official stage one results |
Stage TwoLaps: 155
Pos | Driver | Team | Manufacturer | Points | ||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | 2 | Brad Keselowski | Team Penske | Ford | 10 | |
2 | 3 | Austin Dillon | Richard Childress Racing | Chevrolet | 9 | |
3 | 19 | Martin Truex Jr. | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 8 | |
4 | 22 | Joey Logano | Team Penske | Ford | 7 | |
5 | 9 | Chase Elliott | Hendrick Motorsports | Chevrolet | 6 | |
6 | 18 | Kyle Busch | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 5 | |
7 | 1 | Kurt Busch | Chip Ganassi Racing | Chevrolet | 4 | |
8 | 10 | Aric Almirola | Stewart-Haas Racing | Ford | 3 | |
9 | 42 | Matt Kenseth | Chip Ganassi Racing | Chevrolet | 2 | |
10 | 4 | Kevin Harvick | Stewart-Haas Racing | Ford | 1 | |
Official stage two results |
Stage ThreeLaps: 165
Pos | Grid | Driver | Team | Manufacturer | Laps | Points | ||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | 9 | 2 | Brad Keselowski | Team Penske | Ford | 400 | 57 | |
2 | 14 | 19 | Martin Truex Jr. | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 400 | 47 | |
3 | 2 | 22 | Joey Logano | Team Penske | Ford | 400 | 49 | |
4 | 3 | 3 | Austin Dillon | Richard Childress Racing | Chevrolet | 400 | 51 | |
5 | 12 | 9 | Chase Elliott | Hendrick Motorsports | Chevrolet | 400 | 41 | |
6 | 6 | 18 | Kyle Busch | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 400 | 36 | |
7 | 1 | 4 | Kevin Harvick | Stewart-Haas Racing | Ford | 400 | 37 | |
8 | 10 | 10 | Aric Almirola | Stewart-Haas Racing | Ford | 400 | 32 | |
9 | 4 | 88 | Alex Bowman | Hendrick Motorsports | Chevrolet | 400 | 33 | |
10 | 11 | 14 | Clint Bowyer | Stewart-Haas Racing | Ford | 400 | 28 | |
11 | 22 | 8 | Tyler Reddick (R) | Richard Childress Racing | Chevrolet | 400 | 26 | |
12 | 7 | 11 | Denny Hamlin | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 399 | 35 | |
13 | 8 | 1 | Kurt Busch | Chip Ganassi Racing | Chevrolet | 399 | 28 | |
14 | 13 | 41 | Cole Custer (R) | Stewart-Haas Racing | Ford | 399 | 23 | |
15 | 26 | 95 | Christopher Bell (R) | Leavine Family Racing | Toyota | 399 | 22 | |
16 | 19 | 42 | Matt Kenseth | Chip Ganassi Racing | Chevrolet | 399 | 23 | |
17 | 16 | 21 | Matt DiBenedetto | Wood Brothers Racing | Ford | 399 | 20 | |
18 | 23 | 47 | Ricky Stenhouse Jr. | JTG Daugherty Racing | Chevrolet | 398 | 21 | |
19 | 15 | 12 | Ryan Blaney | Team Penske | Ford | 398 | 18 | |
20 | 24 | 37 | Ryan Preece | JTG Daugherty Racing | Chevrolet | 398 | 17 | |
21 | 5 | 24 | William Byron | Hendrick Motorsports | Chevrolet | 398 | 16 | |
22 | 17 | 20 | Erik Jones | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 398 | 15 | |
23 | 21 | 6 | Ryan Newman | Roush Fenway Racing | Ford | 397 | 14 | |
24 | 25 | 17 | Chris Buescher | Roush Fenway Racing | Ford | 397 | 13 | |
25 | 20 | 34 | Michael McDowell | Front Row Motorsports | Ford | 397 | 12 | |
26 | 30 | 43 | Bubba Wallace | Richard Petty Motorsports | Chevrolet | 397 | 11 | |
27 | 34 | 32 | Corey LaJoie | Go Fas Racing | Ford | 396 | 10 | |
28 | 27 | 13 | Ty Dillon | Germain Racing | Chevrolet | 396 | 9 | |
29 | 28 | 96 | Daniel Suárez | Gaunt Brothers Racing | Toyota | 396 | 8 | |
30 | 31 | 38 | John Hunter Nemechek (R) | Front Row Motorsports | Ford | 396 | 7 | |
31 | 18 | 48 | Jimmie Johnson | Hendrick Motorsports | Chevrolet | 395 | 6 | |
32 | 33 | 00 | Quin Houff (R) | StarCom Racing | Chevrolet | 390 | 5 | |
33 | 29 | 15 | Brennan Poole (R) | Premium Motorsports | Chevrolet | 390 | 4 | |
34 | 32 | 27 | J. J. Yeley (i) | Rick Ware Racing | Ford | 388 | 0 | |
35 | 36 | 51 | Joey Gase (i) | Petty Ware Racing | Ford | 387 | 0 | |
36 | 35 | 77 | Reed Sorenson | Spire Motorsports | Chevrolet | 387 | 1 | |
37 | 38 | 53 | James Davison | Rick Ware Racing | Chevrolet | 385 | 1 | |
38 | 37 | 66 | Timmy Hill (i) | MBM Motorsports | Toyota | 100 | 0 | |
Official race results |
NBC Sports covered the race on the television side. Rick Allen, Jeff Burton, Steve Letarte and three-time Richmond winner Dale Earnhardt Jr. covered the race from the booth at Charlotte Motor Speedway. Dave Burns, Parker Kligerman and Marty Snider handled the pit road duties on site.
The Motor Racing Network had the radio call for the race, which was also simulcast on Sirius XM NASCAR Radio. Alex Hayden, Jeff Striegle and Rusty Wallace had the call in the broadcast booth for MRN when the field races through the front straightaway. Dave Moody called the race from a platform when the field races down the backstraightaway. Jason Toy and Kim Coon called the action for MRN from pit lane.
Pos | Driver | Points | |||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Kevin Harvick | 2,143 | |||||||
2 | Denny Hamlin | 2,122 (–21) | |||||||
1 | 3 | Brad Keselowski | 2,112 (–31) | ||||||
1 | 4 | Joey Logano | 2,109 (–34) | ||||||
1 | 5 | Martin Truex Jr. | 2,096 (–47) | ||||||
2 | 6 | Austin Dillon | 2,094 (–49) | ||||||
7 | Chase Elliott | 2,086 (–57) | |||||||
3 | 8 | Alex Bowman | 2,085 (–58) | ||||||
1 | 9 | Kyle Busch | 2,076 (–67) | ||||||
2 | 10 | Aric Almirola | 2,065 (–78) | ||||||
11 | Kurt Busch | 2,065 (–78) | |||||||
1 | 12 | Clint Bowyer | 2,061 (–82) | ||||||
4 | 13 | William Byron | 2,058 (–85) | ||||||
14 | Cole Custer | 2,053 (–90) | |||||||
15 | Matt DiBenedetto | 2,036 (–107) | |||||||
16 | Ryan Blaney | 2,034 (–109) | |||||||
Official driver's standings |
Pos | Manufacturer | Points | |
---|---|---|---|
1 | Ford | 1,044 | |
2 | Toyota | 982 (–62) | |
3 | Chevrolet | 939 (–105) | |