NASCAR Xfinity Series race
Motor car race
The 2020 Hooters 250 was a NASCAR Xfinity Series race held on June 13, 2020 at Homestead–Miami Speedway in Homestead, Florida . Contested over 167 laps on the 1.5-mile (2.4 km) oval, it was the ninth race of the 2020 NASCAR Xfinity Series season and the first of two races for the Xfinity Series at Homestead. Joe Gibbs Racing 's Harrison Burton won his second race of the season and became the track's youngest series race winner.[ 7]
The race was originally scheduled to be held on March 21, but was rescheduled due to the COVID-19 pandemic .[ 8]
Report
Background
Homestead–Miami Speedway , the track where the race was held.
Homestead-Miami Speedway is a motor racing track located in Homestead, Florida . The track, which has several configurations, has promoted several series of racing, including NASCAR , the NTT IndyCar Series and the Grand-Am Rolex Sports Car Series
From 2002 to 2019, Homestead-Miami Speedway hosted the final race of the season in all three of NASCAR 's series: the NASCAR Cup Series , Xfinity Series and Gander RV & Outdoors Truck Series .
The race was held without fans in attendance due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic .[ 9]
Entry list
(R) denotes rookie driver.
(i) denotes driver who is ineligible for series driver points.
Qualifying
Harrison Burton was awarded the pole for the race as determined by a random draw.[ 10]
Starting lineup
Race
Race results
Stage Results
Stage One
Laps: 40
Pos
Driver
Team
Manufacturer
Points
1
39
Ryan Sieg
RSS Racing
Chevrolet
10
2
10
Ross Chastain
Kaulig Racing
Chevrolet
9
3
9
Noah Gragson
JR Motorsports
Chevrolet
8
4
22
Austin Cindric
Team Penske
Ford
7
5
36
Alex Labbé
DGM Racing
Chevrolet
6
6
47
Kyle Weatherman
Mike Harmon Racing
Chevrolet
5
7
8
Dale Earnhardt Jr.
JR Motorsports
Chevrolet
4
8
11
Justin Haley
Kaulig Racing
Chevrolet
3
9
19
Brandon Jones
Joe Gibbs Racing
Toyota
2
10
08
Joe Graf Jr. (R)
SS-Green Light Racing
Chevrolet
1
Stage Two
Laps: 40
Pos
Driver
Team
Manufacturer
Points
1
9
Noah Gragson
JR Motorsports
Chevrolet
10
2
22
Austin Cindric
Team Penske
Ford
9
3
10
Ross Chastain
Kaulig Racing
Chevrolet
8
4
8
Dale Earnhardt Jr.
JR Motorsports
Chevrolet
7
5
19
Brandon Jones
Joe Gibbs Racing
Toyota
6
6
11
Justin Haley
Kaulig Racing
Chevrolet
5
7
20
Harrison Burton (R)
Joe Gibbs Racing
Toyota
4
8
21
Anthony Alfredo
Richard Childress Racing
Chevrolet
3
9
39
Ryan Sieg
RSS Racing
Chevrolet
2
10
7
Justin Allgaier
JR Motorsports
Chevrolet
1
Final Stage Results
Laps: 87
Pos
Grid
Driver
Team
Manufacturer
Laps
Points
Status
1
1
20
Harrison Burton (R)
Joe Gibbs Racing
Toyota
167
44
Running
2
9
22
Austin Cindric
Team Penske
Ford
167
51
Running
3
2
9
Noah Gragson
JR Motorsports
Chevrolet
167
52
Running
4
21
21
Anthony Alfredo
Richard Childress Racing
Chevrolet
167
36
Running
5
12
8
Dale Earnhardt Jr.
JR Motorsports
Chevrolet
167
43
Running
6
17
1
Michael Annett
JR Motorsports
Chevrolet
167
31
Running
7
8
98
Chase Briscoe
Stewart-Haas Racing
Ford
167
30
Running
8
4
19
Brandon Jones
Joe Gibbs Racing
Toyota
167
37
Running
9
3
10
Ross Chastain
Kaulig Racing
Chevrolet
167
45
Running
10
6
18
Riley Herbst (R)
Joe Gibbs Racing
Toyota
167
27
Running
11
14
07
J. J. Yeley
SS-Green Light Racing
Chevrolet
167
26
Running
12
23
51
Jeremy Clements
Jeremy Clements Racing
Chevrolet
167
25
Running
13
10
11
Justin Haley
Kaulig Racing
Chevrolet
167
32
Running
14
5
68
Brandon Brown
Brandonbilt Motorsports
Chevrolet
167
23
Running
15
26
93
Myatt Snider
RSS Racing
Chevrolet
166
22
Running
16
32
08
Joe Graf Jr. (R)
SS-Green Light Racing
Chevrolet
166
22
Running
17
31
15
Colby Howard
JD Motorsports
Chevrolet
166
20
Running
18
16
4
Jesse Little (R)
JD Motorsports
Chevrolet
166
20
Running
19
15
0
Jeffrey Earnhardt
JD Motorsports
Chevrolet
166
18
Running
20
18
92
Josh Williams
DGM Racing
Chevrolet
166
17
Running
21
37
26
Colin Garrett
Sam Hunt Racing
Toyota
166
16
Running
22
27
99
Stefan Parsons
B. J. McLeod Motorsports
Toyota
165
15
Running
23
28
61
Timmy Hill (i)
Hattori Racing
Toyota
165
0
Running
24
25
74
Bayley Currey (i)
Mike Harmon Racing
Chevrolet
165
0
Running
25
36
36
Alex Labbé
DGM Racing
Chevrolet
165
18
Running
26
22
6
B. J. McLeod
JD Motorsports
Chevrolet
165
11
Running
27
35
5
Matt Mills
B. J. McLeod Motorsports
Chevrolet
165
10
Running
28
7
39
Ryan Sieg
RSS Racing
Chevrolet
165
21
Running
29
24
90
Caesar Bacarella
DGM Racing
Chevrolet
163
8
Running
30
19
13
Chad Finchum
MBM Motorsports
Toyota
160
7
Power
31
34
44
Tommy Joe Martins
Martins Motorsports
Chevrolet
148
6
Running
32
11
7
Justin Allgaier
JR Motorsports
Chevrolet
146
6
Running
33
29
47
Kyle Weatherman
Mike Harmon Racing
Chevrolet
67
9
Transmission
34
20
78
Vinnie Miller
B. J. McLeod Motorsports
Chevrolet
58
3
DVP†
35
13
02
Brett Moffitt (i)
Our Motorsports
Chevrolet
56
0
Accident
36
37
66
Stephen Leicht
MBM Motorsports
Toyota
8
1
Handling
37
36
52
Kody Vanderwal (R)
Means Racing
Chevrolet
3
1
Engine
Official race results
† = Damaged Vehicle Policy
Race statistics
Lead changes: 18 among 7 different drivers
Cautions/Laps: 5 for 25
Red flags: 0
Time of race: 2 hours, 6 minutes, 34 seconds
Average speed: 118.752 mph (191.113 km/h)
Television
The Hooters 250 was carried by FOX in the United States. Adam Alexander , Stewart-Haas Racing driver Clint Bowyer , and Jamie McMurray called the race from the Fox Sports Studio in Charlotte, with Regan Smith covering pit road.
Radio
The Motor Racing Network (MRN) called the race for radio, which was simulcast on SiriusXM NASCAR Radio . Mike Bagley and Alex Hayden anchored the action from the booth. Dave Moody called the race from turns 1 & 2 and Jeff Striegle called the action through turns 3 & 4. NASCAR Hall of Fame Executive Director Winston Kelley and Steve Post provided reports from pit road.
MRN Radio
Booth announcers
Turn announcers
Pit reporters
Lead announcer: Mike Bagley
Announcer: Alex Hayden
Turns 1 & 2: Dave Moody
Turns 3 & 4: Jeff Striegle
Winston Kelley
Steve Post
Standings after the race
Drivers' Championship standings
Note: Only the first 12 positions are included for the driver standings.
. – Driver has clinched a position in the NASCAR playoffs.
References
^ "2020 NASCAR XFINITY Series Schedule" . Jayski's NASCAR Silly Season Site . Retrieved 2020-09-16 .
^ "Homestead–Miami Speedway" . RacingCircuits.info . Retrieved 2020-09-17 .
^ "Entry List" (PDF) . NASCAR Media Group, LLC. June 9, 2020. Retrieved September 17, 2020 .[permanent dead link ]
^ "Starting Lineup" (PDF) . Jayski.com . June 11, 2020. Retrieved September 17, 2020 .
^ "Hooters 250 Results" (PDF) . Jayski.com . June 13, 2020. Retrieved September 17, 2020 .
^ "Driver points" (PDF) . Jayski.com . June 13, 2020. Retrieved September 17, 2020 .
^ "Burton grabs Xfinity win; Dale Jr. takes 5th" . ESPN.com . 2020-06-13. Retrieved 2020-09-18 .
^ "NASCAR statement on Atlanta, Miami race events | NASCAR" . Official Site Of NASCAR . 2020-03-13. Retrieved 2020-09-18 .
^ "Dale Earnhardt Jr. Reacts to Lack of NASCAR Fans, No Practice Laps Following Hooters 250" . Sports . 14 June 2020. Retrieved 2020-09-18 .
^ "Burton on pole for XFINITY Series Hooters 250 | NASCAR News" . fantasyalarm.com . Retrieved 2020-09-18 .
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