NASCAR Cup Series race
Motor car race
The 2020 South Point 400 was a NASCAR Cup Series race held on September 27, 2020, at Las Vegas Motor Speedway in Las Vegas . Contested over 268 laps—extended from 267 laps due to an overtime finish , on the 1.5 mi (2.4 km) asphalt intermediate speedway, it was the 30th race of the 2020 NASCAR Cup Series season, the fourth race of the Playoffs, and the first race of the Round of 12.
Report
Background
Las Vegas Motor Speedway , the track where the race is held.
Las Vegas Motor Speedway , located in Clark County, Nevada outside the Las Vegas city limits and about 15 miles northeast of the Las Vegas Strip , is a 1,200-acre (490 ha) complex of multiple tracks for motorsports racing. The complex is owned by Speedway Motorsports, Inc. , which is headquartered in Charlotte, North Carolina .
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 competition-based formula.[ 4]
Starting Lineup
Race
Kurt Busch won the race.
Stage Results
Stage One
Laps: 80
Pos
Driver
Team
Manufacturer
Points
1
11
Denny Hamlin
Joe Gibbs Racing
Toyota
10
2
22
Joey Logano
Team Penske
Ford
9
3
18
Kyle Busch
Joe Gibbs Racing
Toyota
8
4
9
Chase Elliott
Hendrick Motorsports
Chevrolet
7
5
4
Kevin Harvick
Stewart-Haas Racing
Ford
6
6
3
Austin Dillon
Richard Childress Racing
Chevrolet
5
7
12
Ryan Blaney
Team Penske
Ford
4
8
88
Alex Bowman
Hendrick Motorsports
Chevrolet
3
9
19
Martin Truex Jr.
Joe Gibbs Racing
Toyota
2
10
14
Clint Bowyer
Stewart-Haas Racing
Ford
1
Official stage one results
Stage Two
Laps: 80
Pos
Driver
Team
Manufacturer
Points
1
9
Chase Elliott
Hendrick Motorsports
Chevrolet
10
2
11
Denny Hamlin
Joe Gibbs Racing
Toyota
9
3
88
Alex Bowman
Hendrick Motorsports
Chevrolet
8
4
19
Martin Truex Jr.
Joe Gibbs Racing
Toyota
7
5
12
Ryan Blaney
Team Penske
Ford
6
6
3
Austin Dillon
Richard Childress Racing
Chevrolet
5
7
4
Kevin Harvick
Stewart-Haas Racing
Ford
4
8
21
Matt DiBenedetto
Wood Brothers Racing
Ford
3
9
14
Clint Bowyer
Stewart-Haas Racing
Ford
2
10
24
William Byron
Hendrick Motorsports
Chevrolet
1
Official stage two results
Final Stage Results
Stage Three
Laps: 107
Pos
Grid
Driver
Team
Manufacturer
Laps
Points
1
9
1
Kurt Busch
Chip Ganassi Racing
Chevrolet
268
40
2
19
21
Matt DiBenedetto
Wood Brothers Racing
Ford
268
38
3
10
11
Denny Hamlin
Joe Gibbs Racing
Toyota
268
53
4
11
19
Martin Truex Jr.
Joe Gibbs Racing
Toyota
268
42
5
8
88
Alex Bowman
Hendrick Motorsports
Chevrolet
268
43
6
2
18
Kyle Busch
Joe Gibbs Racing
Toyota
268
39
7
15
12
Ryan Blaney
Team Penske
Ford
268
40
8
13
20
Erik Jones
Joe Gibbs Racing
Toyota
268
29
9
16
17
Chris Buescher
Roush Fenway Racing
Ford
268
28
10
1
4
Kevin Harvick
Stewart-Haas Racing
Ford
268
37
11
18
48
Jimmie Johnson
Hendrick Motorsports
Chevrolet
268
26
12
6
14
Clint Bowyer
Stewart-Haas Racing
Ford
268
28
13
12
2
Brad Keselowski
Team Penske
Ford
268
24
14
5
22
Joey Logano
Team Penske
Ford
268
32
15
27
6
Ryan Newman
Roush Fenway Racing
Ford
268
22
16
22
41
Cole Custer (R)
Stewart-Haas Racing
Ford
268
21
17
4
10
Aric Almirola
Stewart-Haas Racing
Ford
268
20
18
20
42
Matt Kenseth
Chip Ganassi Racing
Chevrolet
268
19
19
21
37
Ryan Preece
JTG Daugherty Racing
Chevrolet
268
18
20
25
38
John Hunter Nemechek (R)
Front Row Motorsports
Ford
268
17
21
17
34
Michael McDowell
Front Row Motorsports
Ford
268
16
22
3
9
Chase Elliott
Hendrick Motorsports
Chevrolet
268
32
23
33
47
Ricky Stenhouse Jr.
JTG Daugherty Racing
Chevrolet
268
14
24
26
95
Christopher Bell (R)
Leavine Family Racing
Chevrolet
268
13
25
28
24
William Byron
Hendrick Motorsports
Chevrolet
268
13
26
24
13
Ty Dillon
Germain Racing
Chevrolet
267
11
27
31
32
Corey LaJoie
Go Fas Racing
Ford
267
10
28
23
43
Bubba Wallace
Richard Petty Motorsports
Chevrolet
266
9
29
29
96
Daniel Suárez
Gaunt Brothers Racing
Toyota
265
8
30
35
15
Brennan Poole (R)
Premium Motorsports
Chevrolet
265
7
31
30
27
Gray Gaulding (i)
Rick Ware Racing
Ford
262
0
32
7
3
Austin Dillon
Richard Childress Racing
Chevrolet
261
15
33
37
77
J. J. Yeley (i)
Spire Motorsports
Chevrolet
261
0
34
32
00
Quin Houff (R)
StarCom Racing
Chevrolet
259
3
35
34
51
Joey Gase (i)
Petty Ware Racing
Ford
256
0
36
38
53
Josh Bilicki (i)
Rick Ware Racing
Ford
227
0
37
36
66
Timmy Hill (i)
MBM Motorsports
Toyota
160
0
38
14
8
Tyler Reddick (R)
Richard Childress Racing
Chevrolet
157
1
39
39
49
Chad Finchum (i)
MBM Motorsports
Toyota
19
0
Official race results
Race statistics
Lead changes: 20 among 11 different drivers
Cautions/Laps: 7 for 36
Red flags: 0
Time of race: 3 hours, 3 minutes and 32 seconds
Average speed: 131.42 miles per hour (211.50 km/h)
Television
NBC Sports covered the race on the television side. Rick Allen , Jeff Burton , Steve Letarte and Dale Earnhardt Jr. called the action from the booth at Charlotte Motor Speedway . Brad Daugherty called the action on site. Marty Snider and Kelli Stavast handled the pit road duties on site, and Dave Burns handled pit road duties from Charlotte Motor Speedway during the race.
Radio
PRN had the radio call for the race, which will also simulcast on Sirius XM NASCAR Radio . Doug Rice and Mark Garrow called the race from the booth when the field raced through the tri-oval. Rob Albright called the race from a billboard in turn 2 when the field raced through turns 1 and 2 & Pat Patterson called the race from a billboard outside of turn 3 when the field raced through turns 3 and 4. Brad Gillie and Brett McMillan handled the duties on pit lane.
PRN
Booth announcers
Turn announcers
Pit reporters
Lead announcer: Doug RiceAnnouncer: Mark Garrow
Turns 1 & 2: Rob AlbrightTurns 3 & 4: Pat Patterson
Brad Gillie Brett McMillan
Standings after the race
Drivers' Championship standings
Pos
Driver
Points
1
Kevin Harvick
3,104
2
Denny Hamlin
3,101 (–3)
3
Brad Keselowski
3,059 (–45)
2
4
Martin Truex Jr.
3,058 (–46)
1
5
Joey Logano
3,054 (–50)
1
6
Chase Elliott
3,053 (–51)
7
Alex Bowman
3,052 (–52)
2
8
Kyle Busch
3,043 (–61)
3
9
Kurt Busch
3,041 (–63)
1
10
Clint Bowyer
3,032 (–72)
2
11
Aric Almirola
3,025 (–79)
4
12
Austin Dillon
3,020 (–84)
2
13
Ryan Blaney
2,098 (–1,006)
2
14
Matt DiBenedetto
2,092 (–1,012)
2
15
Cole Custer
2,088 (–1,016)
2
16
William Byron
2,075 (–1,029)
Official driver's standings
Manufacturers' Championship standings
Note : Only the first 16 positions are included for the driver standings.
References
^ "2020 schedule" . Jayski.com . Jayski's Silly Season Site . January 17, 2020. Retrieved August 16, 2020 .
^ "Las Vegas Motor Speedway" . NASCAR.com . NASCAR Media Group, LLC. January 3, 2013. Archived from the original on April 28, 2017. Retrieved August 16, 2020 .
^ "Entry List" (PDF) . Jayski.com . Jayski's Silly Season Site . September 21, 2020. Retrieved September 21, 2020 .
^ a b "Starting Lineup" . NASCAR.com . NASCAR Media Group, LLC. September 23, 2020. Retrieved September 23, 2020 .
^ "South Point 400 Results" . NASCAR.com . NASCAR Media Group, LLC. September 27, 2020. Retrieved September 27, 2020 .
^ "Points standings" (PDF) . Jayski.com . Jayski's Silly Season Site . September 27, 2020. Retrieved September 27, 2020 .