2020 Alsco Uniforms 500
| Race details[1][2][3][4][5][6] | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Race 8 of 36 in the 2020 NASCAR Cup Series | |||
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| Date | May 28, 2020 | ||
| Location | Charlotte Motor Speedway in Concord, North Carolina | ||
| Course |
Permanent racing facility 1.5 mi (2.4 km) | ||
| Distance | 208 laps, 312 mi (500 km) | ||
| Average speed | 125.315 miles per hour (201.675 km/h) | ||
| Pole position | |||
| Driver | Hendrick Motorsports | ||
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Grid positions set by partial inversion of previous race's finishing order | |||
| Most laps led | |||
| Driver | Kevin Harvick | Stewart-Haas Racing | |
| Laps | 63 | ||
| Winner | |||
| No. 9 | Chase Elliott | Hendrick Motorsports | |
| Television in the United States | |||
| Network | FS1 | ||
| Announcers | Mike Joy and Jeff Gordon | ||
| Nielsen Ratings | 1.508 million[7] | ||
| 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 Alsco Uniforms 500 was a NASCAR Cup Series race scheduled to be held on May 27, 2020, but run on May 28, 2020 due to Tropical Depression Bertha at Charlotte Motor Speedway in Concord, North Carolina, replacing Sonoma Raceway event.[8] Contested over 208 laps on the 1.5 mile (2.42 km) asphalt speedway, it was the eighth race of the 2020 NASCAR Cup Series season.
The first two stages were 60 laps each, and the final was 88.
Report
[edit]Background
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The race was held at Charlotte Motor Speedway, which is located in Concord, North Carolina. The speedway complex includes a 1.5-mile (2.4 km) quad-oval track that will be utilized for the race, as well as a dragstrip and a dirt track. The speedway was built in 1959 by Bruton Smith and is considered the home track for NASCAR with many race teams based in the Charlotte metropolitan area. The track is owned and operated by Speedway Motorsports Inc. (SMI) with Marcus G. Smith serving as track president.
Entry list
[edit]- (R) denotes rookie driver.
- (i) denotes driver who are ineligible for series driver points.
Qualifying
[edit]William Byron was awarded the pole for the race as determined by the top 20 from Sunday's finishing order inverted.
Starting Lineup
[edit]Race
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Stage Results
[edit]Stage One Laps: 55
| Pos | No | Driver | Team | Manufacturer | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 22 | Joey Logano | Team Penske | Ford | 10 |
| 2 | 12 | Ryan Blaney | Team Penske | Ford | 9 |
| 3 | 21 | Matt DiBenedetto | Wood Brothers Racing | Ford | 8 |
| 4 | 4 | Kevin Harvick | Stewart-Haas Racing | Ford | 7 |
| 5 | 88 | Alex Bowman | Hendrick Motorsports | Chevrolet | 6 |
| 6 | 47 | Ricky Stenhouse Jr. | JTG Daugherty Racing | Chevrolet | 5 |
| 7 | 3 | Austin Dillon | Richard Childress Racing | Chevrolet | 4 |
| 8 | 1 | Kurt Busch | Chip Ganassi Racing | Chevrolet | 3 |
| 9 | 9 | Chase Elliott | Hendrick Motorsports | Chevrolet | 2 |
| 10 | 17 | Chris Buescher | Roush Fenway Racing | Ford | 1 |
| Official stage one results | |||||
Stage Two Laps: 60
| Pos | No | Driver | Team | Manufacturer | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 88 | Alex Bowman | Hendrick Motorsports | Chevrolet | 10 |
| 2 | 12 | Ryan Blaney | Team Penske | Ford | 9 |
| 3 | 22 | Joey Logano | Team Penske | Ford | 8 |
| 4 | 9 | Chase Elliott | Hendrick Motorsports | Chevrolet | 7 |
| 5 | 4 | Kevin Harvick | Stewart-Haas Racing | Ford | 6 |
| 6 | 1 | Kurt Busch | Chip Ganassi Racing | Chevrolet | 5 |
| 7 | 3 | Austin Dillon | Richard Childress Racing | Chevrolet | 4 |
| 8 | 38 | John Hunter Nemechek (R) | Front Row Motorsports | Ford | 3 |
| 9 | 95 | Christopher Bell (R) | Leavine Family Racing | Toyota | 2 |
| 10 | 43 | Bubba Wallace | Richard Petty Motorsports | Chevrolet | 1 |
| Official stage two results | |||||
Final Stage Results
[edit]Stage Three Laps: 93
| Pos | Grid | No | Driver | Team | Manufacturer | Laps | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 19 | 9 | Chase Elliott | Hendrick Motorsports | Chevrolet | 208 | 49 |
| 2 | 29 | 11 | Denny Hamlin | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 208 | 35 |
| 3 | 18 | 12 | Ryan Blaney | Team Penske | Ford | 208 | 52 |
| 4 | 24 | 47 | Ricky Stenhouse Jr. | JTG Daugherty Racing | Chevrolet | 208 | 38 |
| 5 | 14 | 1 | Kurt Busch | Chip Ganassi Racing | Chevrolet | 208 | 40 |
| 6 | 8 | 22 | Joey Logano | Team Penske | Ford | 208 | 49 |
| 7 | 20 | 2 | Brad Keselowski | Team Penske | Ford | 208 | 30 |
| 8 | 7 | 3 | Austin Dillon | Richard Childress Racing | Chevrolet | 208 | 37 |
| 9 | 15 | 19 | Martin Truex Jr. | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 208 | 28 |
| 10 | 16 | 4 | Kevin Harvick | Stewart-Haas Racing | Ford | 208 | 40 |
| 11 | 40 | 48 | Jimmie Johnson | Hendrick Motorsports | Chevrolet | 208 | 26 |
| 12 | 1 | 24 | William Byron | Hendrick Motorsports | Chevrolet | 208 | 25 |
| 13 | 5 | 38 | John Hunter Nemechek (R) | Front Row Motorsports | Ford | 208 | 27 |
| 14 | 13 | 8 | Tyler Reddick (R) | Richard Childress Racing | Chevrolet | 208 | 23 |
| 15 | 4 | 21 | Matt DiBenedetto | Wood Brothers Racing | Ford | 208 | 30 |
| 16 | 39 | 14 | Clint Bowyer | Stewart-Haas Racing | Ford | 208 | 21 |
| 17 | 27 | 6 | Ryan Newman | Roush Fenway Racing | Ford | 208 | 20 |
| 18 | 9 | 41 | Cole Custer (R) | Stewart-Haas Racing | Ford | 208 | 19 |
| 19 | 23 | 32 | Corey LaJoie | Go Fas Racing | Ford | 208 | 18 |
| 20 | 6 | 10 | Aric Almirola | Stewart-Haas Racing | Ford | 208 | 17 |
| 21 | 12 | 95 | Christopher Bell (R) | Leavine Family Racing | Toyota | 208 | 18 |
| 22 | 11 | 17 | Chris Buescher | Roush Fenway Racing | Ford | 208 | 16 |
| 23 | 26 | 42 | Matt Kenseth | Chip Ganassi Racing | Chevrolet | 207 | 14 |
| 24 | 22 | 37 | Ryan Preece | JTG Daugherty Racing | Chevrolet | 207 | 13 |
| 25 | 3 | 34 | Michael McDowell | Front Row Motorsports | Ford | 207 | 12 |
| 26 | 10 | 20 | Erik Jones | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 207 | 11 |
| 27 | 25 | 13 | Ty Dillon | Germain Racing | Chevrolet | 207 | 10 |
| 28 | 28 | 96 | Daniel Suárez | Gaunt Brothers Racing | Toyota | 207 | 9 |
| 29 | 17 | 18 | Kyle Busch | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 207 | 8 |
| 30 | 31 | 27 | Gray Gaulding | Rick Ware Racing | Ford | 206 | 7 |
| 31 | 2 | 88 | Alex Bowman | Hendrick Motorsports | Chevrolet | 206 | 22 |
| 32 | 35 | 00 | Quin Houff (R) | StarCom Racing | Chevrolet | 205 | 5 |
| 33 | 34 | 66 | Timmy Hill (i) | MBM Motorsports | Toyota | 205 | 0 |
| 34 | 21 | 77 | J. J. Yeley (i) | Spire Motorsports | Chevrolet | 204 | 0 |
| 35 | 32 | 78 | B. J. McLeod (i) | B. J. McLeod Motorsports | Ford | 203 | 0 |
| 36 | 37 | 7 | Josh Bilicki (i) | Tommy Baldwin Racing | Chevrolet | 200 | 0 |
| 37 | 38 | 43 | Bubba Wallace | Richard Petty Motorsports | Chevrolet | 165 | 2 |
| 38 | 30 | 15 | Brennan Poole (R) | Premium Motorsports | Chevrolet | 86 | 1 |
| 39 | 36 | 51 | Joey Gase (i) | Petty Ware Racing | Ford | 8 | 0 |
| 40 | 33 | 53 | Garrett Smithley (i) | Rick Ware Racing | Chevrolet | 0 | 0 |
| Official race results | |||||||
Race statistics
[edit]- Lead changes: 15 among 8 different drivers
- Cautions/Laps: 7 for 37
- Red flags: 1 for 1 hour, 14 minutes and 2 seconds
- Time of race: 2 hours, 29 minutes and 23 seconds
- Average speed: 125.315 miles per hour (201.675 km/h)
Media
[edit]Television
[edit]The Alsco Uniforms 500 was carried by FS1 in the United States. Mike Joy and five-time Charlotte winner Jeff Gordon covered the race from the Fox Sports studio in Charlotte. Vince Welch handled the pit road duties. Larry McReynolds provided insight from the Fox Sports studio in Charlotte.
| FS1 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Booth announcers | Pit reporter | In-race analyst |
| Lap-by-lap: Mike Joy Color-commentator: Jeff Gordon |
Vince Welch | Larry McReynolds |
Radio
[edit]Radio coverage of the race was broadcast by the Performance Racing Network (PRN), and was simulcasted on Sirius XM NASCAR Radio. Doug Rice and Mark Garrow called the race in the booth when the field raced through the quad-oval. Rob Albright reported the race from a billboard in turn 2 when the field was racing through turns 1 and 2 and halfway down the backstretch. Pat Patterson called the race from a billboard outside of turn 3 when the field raced through the other half of the backstretch and through turns 3 and 4. Brad Gillie, Brett McMillan and Wendy Venturini were the pit reporters during the broadcast.
| PRN Radio | ||
|---|---|---|
| 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
[edit]- ^ "2020 schedule". Jayski.com. Jayski's Silly Season Site. January 17, 2020. Retrieved May 1, 2020.
- ^ "Charlotte Motor Speedway". NASCAR.com. NASCAR Media Group, LLC. January 3, 2013. Archived from the original on September 29, 2015. Retrieved May 1, 2020.
- ^ "Entry List". MRN.com. Motor Racing Network. May 25, 2020. Retrieved May 25, 2020.
- ^ "Starting Lineup". MRN.com. Motor Racing Network. May 25, 2020. Retrieved May 25, 2020.
- ^ "Alsco Uniforms 500 Results". MRN.com. Motor Racing Network. May 28, 2020. Retrieved May 28, 2020.
- ^ "Points standings" (PDF). Jayski.com. Jayski's Silly Season Site. May 28, 2020. Retrieved May 28, 2020.
- ^ "Alsco Uniforms 500 ratings". ShowBuzzDaily. Mitch Metcalf. Archived from the original on May 29, 2020. Retrieved May 29, 2020.
- ^ Norris, Brad. "NASCAR realigns 2020 schedule, shifts events from Chicagoland, Richmond, Sonoma". NASCAR.com. Retrieved May 18, 2020.