NASCAR Cup Series race
Motor car race
The 2020 Dixie Vodka 400 was a NASCAR Cup Series race that was originally scheduled to be held on March 22, 2020 and was rescheduled to June 14, 2020, at Homestead–Miami Speedway in Homestead, Florida . On March 13, 2020, NASCAR announced that they would postpone the race due to the COVID-19 pandemic .[ 8]
Contested over 267 laps on the 1.5 mile (2.4 km) oval, it was 12th race of the 2020 NASCAR Cup Series season. This race was the first time since 2001 that Homestead did not host the final race of the season, and the first time in the Chase/Playoff era .
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 .
After having held races closed to spectators since The Real Heroes 400 in May due to the pandemic, the Dixie Vodka 400 was the first NASCAR event to admit a limited number of outside spectators (albeit still closed to the public). The race was held before an audience of 1,000 United States Armed Forces members from South Florida, representing the Homestead Air Reserve Base and the United States Southern Command .[ 9]
Entry list
(R) denotes rookie driver.(i) denotes driver who are ineligible for series driver points.
Qualifying
Denny Hamlin 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
11
Denny Hamlin
Joe Gibbs Racing
Toyota
10
2
12
Ryan Blaney
Team Penske
Ford
9
3
8
Tyler Reddick (R)
Richard Childress Racing
Chevrolet
8
4
9
Chase Elliott
Hendrick Motorsports
Chevrolet
7
5
10
Aric Almirola
Stewart-Haas Racing
Ford
6
6
2
Brad Keselowski
Team Penske
Ford
5
7
88
Alex Bowman
Hendrick Motorsports
Chevrolet
4
8
24
William Byron
Hendrick Motorsports
Chevrolet
3
9
14
Clint Bowyer
Stewart-Haas Racing
Ford
2
10
17
Chris Buescher
Roush Fenway Racing
Ford
1
Official stage one results
Stage Two
Laps: 80
Pos
Driver
Team
Manufacturer
Points
1
11
Denny Hamlin
Joe Gibbs Racing
Toyota
10
2
8
Tyler Reddick (R)
Richard Childress Racing
Chevrolet
9
3
9
Chase Elliott
Hendrick Motorsports
Chevrolet
8
4
12
Ryan Blaney
Team Penske
Ford
7
5
24
William Byron
Hendrick Motorsports
Chevrolet
6
6
88
Alex Bowman
Hendrick Motorsports
Chevrolet
5
7
19
Martin Truex Jr.
Joe Gibbs Racing
Toyota
4
8
3
Austin Dillon
Richard Childress Racing
Chevrolet
3
9
18
Kyle Busch
Joe Gibbs Racing
Toyota
2
10
10
Aric Almirola
Stewart-Haas Racing
Ford
1
Official stage two results
Final Stage Results
Stage Three
Laps: 107
Pos
Grid
Driver
Team
Manufacturer
Laps
Points
1
1
11
Denny Hamlin
Joe Gibbs Racing
Toyota
267
60
2
5
9
Chase Elliott
Hendrick Motorsports
Chevrolet
267
50
3
11
12
Ryan Blaney
Team Penske
Ford
267
50
4
24
8
Tyler Reddick (R)
Richard Childress Racing
Chevrolet
267
50
5
21
10
Aric Almirola
Stewart-Haas Racing
Ford
267
39
6
4
18
Kyle Busch
Joe Gibbs Racing
Toyota
267
33
7
16
3
Austin Dillon
Richard Childress Racing
Chevrolet
267
33
8
36
95
Christopher Bell (R)
Leavine Family Racing
Toyota
267
29
9
22
24
William Byron
Hendrick Motorsports
Chevrolet
267
37
10
3
2
Brad Keselowski
Team Penske
Ford
267
32
11
12
14
Clint Bowyer
Stewart-Haas Racing
Ford
267
28
12
6
19
Martin Truex Jr.
Joe Gibbs Racing
Toyota
267
29
13
17
43
Bubba Wallace
Richard Petty Motorsports
Chevrolet
267
24
14
23
21
Matt DiBenedetto
Wood Brothers Racing
Ford
267
23
15
30
34
Michael McDowell
Front Row Motorsports
Ford
267
22
16
9
48
Jimmie Johnson
Hendrick Motorsports
Chevrolet
266
21
17
10
1
Kurt Busch
Chip Ganassi Racing
Chevrolet
266
20
18
8
88
Alex Bowman
Hendrick Motorsports
Chevrolet
266
28
19
18
38
John Hunter Nemechek (R)
Front Row Motorsports
Ford
266
18
20
19
47
Ricky Stenhouse Jr.
JTG Daugherty Racing
Chevrolet
266
17
21
15
20
Erik Jones
Joe Gibbs Racing
Toyota
266
16
22
35
41
Cole Custer (R)
Stewart-Haas Racing
Ford
266
15
23
13
17
Chris Buescher
Roush Fenway Racing
Ford
266
15
24
33
37
Ryan Preece
JTG Daugherty Racing
Chevrolet
266
13
25
20
42
Matt Kenseth
Chip Ganassi Racing
Chevrolet
266
12
26
7
4
Kevin Harvick
Stewart-Haas Racing
Ford
266
11
27
2
22
Joey Logano
Team Penske
Ford
265
10
28
32
13
Ty Dillon
Germain Racing
Chevrolet
265
9
29
26
32
Corey LaJoie
Go Fas Racing
Ford
264
8
30
14
6
Ryan Newman
Roush Fenway Racing
Ford
263
7
31
37
96
Daniel Suárez
Gaunt Brothers Racing
Toyota
263
6
32
28
15
Brennan Poole (R)
Premium Motorsports
Chevrolet
260
5
33
31
00
Quin Houff (R)
StarCom Racing
Chevrolet
259
4
34
38
66
Timmy Hill (i)
MBM Motorsports
Toyota
257
0
35
34
77
B. J. McLeod (i)
Spire Motorsports
Chevrolet
256
0
36
29
51
Joey Gase (i)
Petty Ware Racing
Ford
255
0
37
27
53
Josh Bilicki (i)
Rick Ware Racing
Chevrolet
245
0
38
25
27
J. J. Yeley (i)
Rick Ware Racing
Ford
211
0
Official race results
Race statistics
Lead changes: 18 among 7 different drivers
Cautions/Laps: 6 for 27
Red flags: 2 for 2 hours, 46 minutes and 48 seconds
Time of race: 3 hours, 8 minutes and 6 seconds
Average speed: 127.751 miles per hour (205.595 km/h)
Television
The Dixie Vodka 400 was carried by Fox in the United States. Mike Joy and 2012 Homestead winner Jeff Gordon covered the race from the Fox Sports studio in Charlotte. Matt Yocum handled the pit road duties. Larry McReynolds provided insight from the Fox Sports studio in Charlotte.
Radio
MRN had the radio call for the race, which was simulcast on Sirius XM NASCAR Radio . Alex Hayden and Jeff Striegle called the action of the race for MRN when the field raced down the front straightaway. Dave Moody covered the action for MRN in turns 1 & 2, and Mike Bagley had the call of the action from turns 3 & 4. Winston Kelley and Steve Post covered the action of the race for MRN on pit road.
MRN
Booth announcers
Turn announcers
Pit reporters
Lead announcer: Alex HaydenAnnouncer: Jeff StriegleTurns 1 & 2: Dave Moody Turns 3 & 4: Mike Bagley Winston Kelley
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 February 26, 2020 .^ "Homestead-Miami Speedway" . NASCAR.com . NASCAR Media Group, LLC. January 3, 2013. Archived from the original on April 28, 2017. Retrieved February 26, 2020 .^ "Entry List" (PDF) . Jayski.com . Jayski's Silly Season Site . June 9, 2020. Retrieved June 9, 2020 .^ "Starting Lineup" . NASCAR.com . NASCAR Media Group, LLC. June 11, 2020. Retrieved June 11, 2020 .^ "Dixie Vodka 400 Results" . NASCAR.com . NASCAR Media Group, LLC. June 14, 2020. Retrieved June 14, 2020 .^ "Points standings" (PDF) . Jayski.com . Jayski's Silly Season Site . June 14, 2020. Retrieved June 14, 2020 .^ "Dixie Vodka 400 ratings" . ShowBuzzDaily . Mitch Metcalf . Archived from the original on June 16, 2020. Retrieved June 16, 2020 .^ "NASCAR statement on Atlanta, Miami race events | NASCAR" . Official Site Of NASCAR . 2020-03-13. Retrieved 2020-03-13 .^ "NASCAR reveals plan to welcome back guests at select tracks" . NASCAR . 2020-06-09. Retrieved 2020-06-10 .
Race history
Pennzoil 400 Championship race era Post-championship race
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