NASCAR Cup Series race
Motor car race
The 2020 Foxwoods Resort Casino 301 was a NASCAR Cup Series race held on August 2, 2020 at New Hampshire Motor Speedway in Loudon, New Hampshire . Originally scheduled for July 19th, but postponed due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Contested over 301 laps on the 1.058-mile (1.703 km) speedway, it was the 20th race of the 2020 NASCAR Cup Series season.
Report
Background
New Hampshire Motor Speedway , the track where the race was held.New Hampshire Motor Speedway is a 1.058-mile (1.703 km) oval speedway located in Loudon, New Hampshire , which has hosted NASCAR racing annually since the early 1990s, as well as the longest-running motorcycle race in North America, the Loudon Classic. Nicknamed "The Magic Mile", the speedway is often converted into a 1.6-mile (2.6 km) road course, which includes much of the oval.
The track was originally the site of Bryar Motorsports Park before being purchased and redeveloped by Bob Bahre. The track is currently one of eight major NASCAR tracks owned and operated by Speedway Motorsports .
Entry list
(R) denotes rookie driver.(i) denotes driver who are ineligible for series driver points.
Qualifying
Aric Almirola was awarded the pole for the race as determined by a random draw.
Starting Lineup
Race
Brad Keselowski won the race.
Stage Results
Stage One
Laps: 75
Pos
Driver
Team
Manufacturer
Points
1
11
Denny Hamlin
Joe Gibbs Racing
Toyota
10
2
19
Martin Truex Jr.
Joe Gibbs Racing
Toyota
9
3
4
Kevin Harvick
Stewart-Haas Racing
Ford
8
4
95
Christopher Bell (R)
Leavine Family Racing
Toyota
7
5
2
Brad Keselowski
Team Penske
Ford
6
6
12
Ryan Blaney
Team Penske
Ford
5
7
14
Clint Bowyer
Stewart-Haas Racing
Ford
4
8
22
Joey Logano
Team Penske
Ford
3
9
37
Ryan Preece
JTG Daugherty Racing
Chevrolet
2
10
10
Aric Almirola
Stewart-Haas Racing
Ford
1
Official stage one results
Stage Two
Laps: 110
Pos
Driver
Team
Manufacturer
Points
1
2
Brad Keselowski
Team Penske
Ford
10
2
11
Denny Hamlin
Joe Gibbs Racing
Toyota
9
3
22
Joey Logano
Team Penske
Ford
8
4
10
Aric Almirola
Stewart-Haas Racing
Ford
7
5
24
William Byron
Hendrick Motorsports
Chevrolet
6
6
14
Clint Bowyer
Stewart-Haas Racing
Ford
5
7
3
Austin Dillon
Richard Childress Racing
Chevrolet
4
8
19
Martin Truex Jr.
Joe Gibbs Racing
Toyota
3
9
9
Chase Elliott
Hendrick Motorsports
Chevrolet
2
10
21
Matt DiBenedetto
Wood Brothers Racing
Ford
1
Official stage two results
Final Stage Results
Stage Three
Laps: 116
Pos
Grid
Driver
Team
Manufacturer
Laps
Points
1
4
2
Brad Keselowski
Team Penske
Ford
301
56
2
2
11
Denny Hamlin
Joe Gibbs Racing
Toyota
301
54
3
11
19
Martin Truex Jr.
Joe Gibbs Racing
Toyota
301
46
4
9
22
Joey Logano
Team Penske
Ford
301
44
5
7
4
Kevin Harvick
Stewart-Haas Racing
Ford
301
40
6
19
21
Matt DiBenedetto
Wood Brothers Racing
Ford
301
32
7
1
10
Aric Almirola
Stewart-Haas Racing
Ford
301
38
8
14
41
Cole Custer (R)
Stewart-Haas Racing
Ford
301
29
9
3
9
Chase Elliott
Hendrick Motorsports
Chevrolet
301
30
10
13
8
Tyler Reddick (R)
Richard Childress Racing
Chevrolet
301
27
11
16
24
William Byron
Hendrick Motorsports
Chevrolet
301
32
12
20
48
Jimmie Johnson
Hendrick Motorsports
Chevrolet
301
25
13
23
3
Austin Dillon
Richard Childress Racing
Chevrolet
301
28
14
31
47
Ricky Stenhouse Jr.
JTG Daugherty Racing
Chevrolet
301
23
15
8
88
Alex Bowman
Hendrick Motorsports
Chevrolet
301
22
16
30
37
Ryan Preece
JTG Daugherty Racing
Chevrolet
301
23
17
10
1
Kurt Busch
Chip Ganassi Racing
Chevrolet
301
20
18
6
14
Clint Bowyer
Stewart-Haas Racing
Ford
301
28
19
18
34
Michael McDowell
Front Row Motorsports
Ford
301
18
20
12
12
Ryan Blaney
Team Penske
Ford
301
22
21
22
6
Ryan Newman
Roush Fenway Racing
Ford
300
16
22
25
13
Ty Dillon
Germain Racing
Chevrolet
300
15
23
15
43
Bubba Wallace
Richard Petty Motorsports
Chevrolet
300
14
24
17
20
Erik Jones
Joe Gibbs Racing
Toyota
300
13
25
24
17
Chris Buescher
Roush Fenway Racing
Ford
300
12
26
37
96
Daniel Suárez
Gaunt Brothers Racing
Toyota
299
11
27
34
15
Brennan Poole (R)
Premium Motorsports
Chevrolet
299
10
28
35
95
Christopher Bell (R)
Leavine Family Racing
Toyota
299
16
29
29
27
J. J. Yeley (i)
Rick Ware Racing
Ford
299
0
30
26
53
James Davison
Rick Ware Racing
Chevrolet
298
7
31
27
77
Garrett Smithley (i)
Spire Motorsports
Chevrolet
295
0
32
32
00
Quin Houff (R)
StarCom Racing
Chevrolet
294
5
33
38
66
Timmy Hill (i)
MBM Motorsports
Toyota
294
0
34
28
51
Joey Gase (i)
Petty Ware Racing
Ford
293
0
35
33
32
Corey LaJoie
Go Fas Racing
Ford
262
2
36
36
38
John Hunter Nemechek (R)
Front Row Motorsports
Ford
212
1
37
21
42
Matt Kenseth
Chip Ganassi Racing
Chevrolet
203
1
38
5
18
Kyle Busch
Joe Gibbs Racing
Toyota
15
1
Official race results
Race statistics
Lead changes: 22 among 7 different drivers
Cautions/Laps: 11 for 52
Red flags: 0
Time of race: 3 hours, 10 minutes and 22 seconds
Average speed: 100.372 miles per hour (161.533 km/h)
Television
NBC Sports covered the race on the television side. Rick Allen , four-time and all-time Loudon winner Jeff Burton , Steve Letarte and Dale Earnhardt Jr. covered the race from the booth at Charlotte Motor Speedway . Parker Kligerman and Marty Snider handled the pit road duties on site, and Rutledge Wood handled the features from his home during the race.
Radio
PRN had the radio call for the race, which was also simulcast on Sirius XM NASCAR Radio . Doug Rice and Mark Garrow called the race from the booth when the field races down the frontstretch. Rob Albright called the race from turns 1 & 2 and Pat Patterson called the race from turns 3 & 4. Brad Gillie and Jim Noble handled the duties on pit lane.
PRN
Booth announcers
Turn announcers
Pit reporters
Lead announcer: Doug RiceAnnouncer: Mark GarrowTurns 1 & 2: Rob AlbrightTurns 3 & 4: Pat PattersonBrad Gillie
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 June 14, 2020 .^ "New Hampshire Motor Speedway" . NASCAR.com . NASCAR Media Group, LLC. January 3, 2013. Archived from the original on May 2, 2017. Retrieved June 14, 2020 .^ "Entry List" (PDF) . Jayski.com . Jayski's Silly Season Site . July 28, 2020. Retrieved July 28, 2020 .^ "Starting Lineup" . NASCAR.com . NASCAR Media Group, LLC. July 30, 2020. Retrieved July 30, 2020 .^ "Foxwoods Resort Casino 301 Results" . NASCAR.com . NASCAR Media Group, LLC. August 2, 2020. Retrieved August 2, 2020 .^ "Points standings" (PDF) . Jayski.com . Jayski's Silly Season Site . August 2, 2020. Retrieved August 2, 2020 .^ "Foxwoods Resort Casino 301 ratings" . ShowBuzzDaily . Mitch Metcalf . Archived from the original on August 6, 2020. Retrieved August 4, 2020 .
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