NASCAR Cup Series race
Motor car race
The 2020 Super Start Batteries 400 presented by O'Reilly Auto Parts was a NASCAR Cup Series race that was originally scheduled to be held on May 31, 2020, and was rescheduled to July 23, 2020, at Kansas Speedway in Kansas City, Kansas . Contested over 267 laps, on the 1.5 mile (2.4 km) asphalt speedway, it will be the 19th race of the 2020 NASCAR Cup Series season.
Report
Background
Kansas Speedway , the track where the race was held.
Kansas Speedway is a 1.5-mile (2.4 km) tri-oval race track in Kansas City, Kansas . It was built in 2001 and hosts two annual NASCAR race weekends. The NTT IndyCar Series also raced there until 2011. The speedway is owned and operated by the International Speedway Corporation .
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 a random draw.
Starting Lineup
Race
Denny Hamlin won the race.
Stage Results
Stage One
Laps: 80
Pos
Driver
Team
Manufacturer
Points
1
18
Kyle Busch
Joe Gibbs Racing
Toyota
10
2
11
Denny Hamlin
Joe Gibbs Racing
Toyota
9
3
19
Martin Truex Jr.
Joe Gibbs Racing
Toyota
8
4
12
Ryan Blaney
Team Penske
Ford
7
5
2
Brad Keselowski
Team Penske
Ford
6
6
8
Tyler Reddick (R)
Richard Childress Racing
Chevrolet
5
7
4
Kevin Harvick
Stewart-Haas Racing
Ford
4
8
10
Aric Almirola
Stewart-Haas Racing
Ford
3
9
88
Alex Bowman
Hendrick Motorsports
Chevrolet
2
10
20
Erik Jones
Joe Gibbs Racing
Toyota
1
Official stage one results
Stage Two
Laps: 80
Pos
Driver
Team
Manufacturer
Points
1
2
Brad Keselowski
Team Penske
Ford
10
2
12
Ryan Blaney
Team Penske
Ford
9
3
10
Aric Almirola
Stewart-Haas Racing
Ford
8
4
11
Denny Hamlin
Joe Gibbs Racing
Toyota
7
5
18
Kyle Busch
Joe Gibbs Racing
Toyota
6
6
4
Kevin Harvick
Stewart-Haas Racing
Ford
5
7
20
Erik Jones
Joe Gibbs Racing
Toyota
4
8
19
Martin Truex Jr.
Joe Gibbs Racing
Toyota
3
9
48
Jimmie Johnson
Hendrick Motorsports
Chevrolet
2
10
9
Chase Elliott
Hendrick Motorsports
Chevrolet
1
Official stage two results
Final Stage Results
Stage Three
Laps: 107
Pos
Grid
Driver
Team
Manufacturer
Laps
Points
1
10
11
Denny Hamlin
Joe Gibbs Racing
Toyota
267
56
2
7
2
Brad Keselowski
Team Penske
Ford
267
51
3
5
19
Martin Truex Jr.
Joe Gibbs Racing
Toyota
267
45
4
1
4
Kevin Harvick
Stewart-Haas Racing
Ford
267
42
5
21
20
Erik Jones
Joe Gibbs Racing
Toyota
267
37
6
3
10
Aric Almirola
Stewart-Haas Racing
Ford
267
42
7
24
41
Cole Custer (R)
Stewart-Haas Racing
Ford
267
30
8
6
88
Alex Bowman
Hendrick Motorsports
Chevrolet
267
31
9
9
1
Kurt Busch
Chip Ganassi Racing
Chevrolet
267
28
10
15
24
William Byron
Hendrick Motorsports
Chevrolet
267
27
11
8
18
Kyle Busch
Joe Gibbs Racing
Toyota
267
42
12
11
9
Chase Elliott
Hendrick Motorsports
Chevrolet
267
26
13
23
8
Tyler Reddick (R)
Richard Childress Racing
Chevrolet
267
29
14
19
14
Clint Bowyer
Stewart-Haas Racing
Ford
267
23
15
36
13
Ty Dillon
Germain Racing
Chevrolet
267
22
16
27
34
Michael McDowell
Front Row Motorsports
Ford
267
21
17
14
42
Matt Kenseth
Chip Ganassi Racing
Chevrolet
267
20
18
37
96
Daniel Suárez
Gaunt Brothers Racing
Toyota
267
19
19
30
38
John Hunter Nemechek (R)
Front Row Motorsports
Ford
266
18
20
4
12
Ryan Blaney
Team Penske
Ford
266
33
21
31
32
Corey LaJoie
Go Fas Racing
Ford
266
16
22
28
27
J. J. Yeley (i)
Rick Ware Racing
Ford
265
0
23
22
95
Christopher Bell (R)
Leavine Family Racing
Toyota
264
14
24
32
00
Quin Houff (R)
StarCom Racing
Chevrolet
260
13
25
33
53
Josh Bilicki (i)
Rick Ware Racing
Chevrolet
260
0
26
26
77
Garrett Smithley (i)
Spire Motorsports
Chevrolet
260
0
27
16
3
Austin Dillon
Richard Childress Racing
Chevrolet
251
10
28
18
6
Ryan Newman
Roush Fenway Racing
Ford
251
9
29
34
51
Joey Gase (i)
Petty Ware Racing
Ford
251
0
30
29
15
Brennan Poole (R)
Premium Motorsports
Chevrolet
219
7
31
39
7
Reed Sorenson
Tommy Baldwin Racing
Chevrolet
216
6
32
20
48
Jimmie Johnson
Hendrick Motorsports
Chevrolet
200
7
33
13
17
Chris Buescher
Roush Fenway Racing
Ford
182
4
34
35
37
Ryan Preece
JTG Daugherty Racing
Chevrolet
181
3
35
2
22
Joey Logano
Team Penske
Ford
176
2
36
12
21
Matt DiBenedetto
Wood Brothers Racing
Ford
175
1
37
17
43
Bubba Wallace
Richard Petty Motorsports
Chevrolet
170
1
38
38
66
Timmy Hill (i)
MBM Motorsports
Toyota
116
0
39
40
78
B. J. McLeod (i)
B. J. McLeod Motorsports
Chevrolet
66
0
40
25
47
Ricky Stenhouse Jr.
JTG Daugherty Racing
Chevrolet
58
1
Official race results
Race statistics
Lead changes: 22 among 9 different drivers
Cautions/Laps: 11 for 47
Red flags: 1 for 2 minutes and 45 seconds
Time of race: 3 hours, 17 minutes and 14 seconds
Average speed: 121.835 miles per hour (196.074 km/h)
Television
NBC Sports covered the race on the television side. Rick Allen , Jeff Burton , Steve Letarte and Dale Earnhardt Jr. covered the race from the booth at Charlotte Motor Speedway . Parker Kligerman and Kelli Stavast handled the pit road duties on site, and Marty Snider handled the features from the RCR shop during the race.
Radio
MRN had the radio call for the race which was also simulcast on Sirius XM NASCAR Radio . Alex Hayden and Jeff Striegle called the race in the booth when the field raced through the tri-oval. Dave Moody covered the race from the Sunoco spotters stand outside turn 2 when the field was racing through turns 1 and 2. Kurt Becker called the race from a platform outside turn 4. Winston Kelley and Steve Post worked pit road for the radio side.
MRN Radio
Booth announcers
Turn announcers
Pit reporters
Lead announcer: Alex HaydenAnnouncer: Jeff Striegle
Turns 1 & 2: Dave Moody Turns 3 & 4: Kurt Becker
Winston Kelley Steve Post
Standings after the race
Drivers' Championship standings
Manufacturers' Championship standings
Note : Only the first 16 positions are included for the driver standings.
. – Driver has clinched a position in the NASCAR Cup Series playoffs .
References
^ "2020 schedule" . Jayski.com . Jayski's Silly Season Site . January 17, 2020. Retrieved March 18, 2020 .
^ "Kansas Speedway" . NASCAR.com . NASCAR Media Group, LLC. January 3, 2013. Archived from the original on April 28, 2017. Retrieved March 18, 2020 .
^ "Entry List" (PDF) . Jayski.com . Jayski's Silly Season Site . July 20, 2020. Retrieved July 20, 2020 .
^ "Starting Lineup" . NASCAR.com . NASCAR Media Group, LLC. July 22, 2020. Retrieved July 22, 2020 .
^ "Super Start Batteries 400 Results" . NASCAR.com . NASCAR Media Group, LLC. July 23, 2020. Retrieved July 23, 2020 .
^ "Points standings" (PDF) . Jayski.com . Jayski's Silly Season Site . July 23, 2020. Retrieved July 23, 2020 .
^ "Super Start Batteries 400 ratings" . ShowBuzzDaily . Mitch Metcalf . Archived from the original on July 24, 2020. Retrieved July 24, 2020 .