2020 O'Reilly Auto Parts 500
| Race details[1][2][3][4][5][6] | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Race 18 of 36 in the 2020 NASCAR Cup Series | |||
 2020 O'Reilly Auto Parts 500 program cover | |||
| Date | July 19, 2020 | ||
| Location | Texas Motor Speedway in Fort Worth, Texas | ||
| Course |
Permanent racing facility 1.5 mi (2.4 km) | ||
| Distance | 334 laps, 501 mi (801.6 km) | ||
| Average speed | 137.292 miles per hour (220.950 km/h) | ||
| Pole position | |||
| Driver | Stewart-Haas Racing | ||
| Grid positions set by ballot | |||
| Most laps led | |||
| Driver | Ryan Blaney | Team Penske | |
| Laps | 150 | ||
| Winner | |||
| No. 3 | Austin Dillon | Richard Childress Racing | |
| Television in the United States | |||
| Network | NBCSN | ||
| Announcers | Rick Allen, Jeff Burton, Steve Letarte and Dale Earnhardt Jr. | ||
| Nielsen Ratings | 2.731 million[7] | ||
| Radio in the United States | |||
| Radio | PRN | ||
| Booth Announcers | Doug Rice and Mark Garrow | ||
| Turn Announcers | Rob Albright (1 & 2) and Pat Patterson (3 & 4) | ||
The 2020 O'Reilly Auto Parts 500 was a NASCAR Cup Series race that was originally scheduled to be held on March 29, 2020, and was rescheduled to July 19, 2020, at Texas Motor Speedway in Fort Worth, Texas. Contested over 334 laps on the 1.5-mile (2.4 km) intermediate quad-oval, it is the 18th race of the 2020 NASCAR Cup Series season. Austin Dillon won, bringing Richard Childress Racing their first 1-2 finish since the 2011 Good Sam Club 500.
Report[edit]
Background[edit]
Texas Motor Speedway is a speedway located in the northernmost portion of the U.S. city of Fort Worth, Texas – the portion located in Denton County, Texas. The track measures 1.5 miles (2.4 km) around and is banked 24 degrees in the turns, and is of the oval design, where the front straightaway juts outward slightly. The track layout is similar to Atlanta Motor Speedway and Charlotte Motor Speedway (formerly Lowe's Motor Speedway). The track is owned by Speedway Motorsports, Inc., the same company that owns Atlanta and Charlotte Motor Speedways, as well as the short-track Bristol Motor Speedway.
Entry list[edit]
- (R) denotes rookie driver.
- (i) denotes driver who are ineligible for series driver points.
Qualifying[edit]
Aric Almirola was awarded the pole for the race as determined by a random draw.
Starting Lineup[edit]
- Team Keller Racing did not have a driver announced when they entered for the race and they could not race since 41 cars entered for 40 spots, so their entry was excluded due to lack of owners points and their driver was not announced.[8]
Race[edit]
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Stage Results[edit]
Stage One Laps: 105
| Pos | No | Driver | Team | Manufacturer | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 12 | Ryan Blaney | Team Penske | Ford | 10 |
| 2 | 18 | Kyle Busch | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 9 |
| 3 | 4 | Kevin Harvick | Stewart-Haas Racing | Ford | 8 |
| 4 | 8 | Tyler Reddick (R) | Richard Childress Racing | Chevrolet | 7 |
| 5 | 24 | William Byron | Hendrick Motorsports | Chevrolet | 6 |
| 6 | 1 | Kurt Busch | Chip Ganassi Racing | Chevrolet | 5 |
| 7 | 48 | Jimmie Johnson | Hendrick Motorsports | Chevrolet | 4 |
| 8 | 88 | Alex Bowman | Hendrick Motorsports | Chevrolet | 3 |
| 9 | 17 | Chris Buescher | Roush Fenway Racing | Ford | 2 |
| 10 | 19 | Martin Truex Jr. | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 1 |
| Official stage one results | |||||
Stage Two Laps: 105
| Pos | No | Driver | Team | Manufacturer | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 12 | Ryan Blaney | Team Penske | Ford | 10 |
| 2 | 22 | Joey Logano | Team Penske | Ford | 9 |
| 3 | 11 | Denny Hamlin | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 8 |
| 4 | 1 | Kurt Busch | Chip Ganassi Racing | Chevrolet | 7 |
| 5 | 4 | Kevin Harvick | Stewart-Haas Racing | Ford | 6 |
| 6 | 19 | Martin Truex Jr. | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 5 |
| 7 | 9 | Chase Elliott | Hendrick Motorsports | Chevrolet | 4 |
| 8 | 10 | Aric Almirola | Stewart-Haas Racing | Ford | 3 |
| 9 | 20 | Erik Jones | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 2 |
| 10 | 18 | Kyle Busch | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 1 |
| Official stage two results | |||||
Final Stage Results[edit]
Stage Three Laps: 124
| Pos | Grid | No | Driver | Team | Manufacturer | Laps | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 21 | 3 | Austin Dillon | Richard Childress Racing | Chevrolet | 334 | 40 |
| 2 | 24 | 8 | Tyler Reddick (R) | Richard Childress Racing | Chevrolet | 334 | 42 |
| 3 | 9 | 22 | Joey Logano | Team Penske | Ford | 334 | 43 |
| 4 | 4 | 18 | Kyle Busch | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 334 | 43 |
| 5 | 5 | 4 | Kevin Harvick | Stewart-Haas Racing | Ford | 334 | 46 |
| 6 | 23 | 20 | Erik Jones | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 334 | 33 |
| 7 | 2 | 12 | Ryan Blaney | Team Penske | Ford | 334 | 50 |
| 8 | 3 | 1 | Kurt Busch | Chip Ganassi Racing | Chevrolet | 334 | 41 |
| 9 | 6 | 2 | Brad Keselowski | Team Penske | Ford | 334 | 28 |
| 10 | 1 | 10 | Aric Almirola | Stewart-Haas Racing | Ford | 334 | 30 |
| 11 | 17 | 14 | Clint Bowyer | Stewart-Haas Racing | Ford | 334 | 26 |
| 12 | 8 | 9 | Chase Elliott | Hendrick Motorsports | Chevrolet | 334 | 29 |
| 13 | 15 | 6 | Ryan Newman | Roush Fenway Racing | Ford | 334 | 24 |
| 14 | 14 | 43 | Bubba Wallace | Richard Petty Motorsports | Chevrolet | 334 | 23 |
| 15 | 34 | 34 | Michael McDowell | Front Row Motorsports | Ford | 334 | 22 |
| 16 | 36 | 32 | Corey LaJoie | Go Fas Racing | Ford | 334 | 21 |
| 17 | 11 | 21 | Matt DiBenedetto | Wood Brothers Racing | Ford | 334 | 20 |
| 18 | 22 | 42 | Matt Kenseth | Chip Ganassi Racing | Chevrolet | 334 | 19 |
| 19 | 16 | 17 | Chris Buescher | Roush Fenway Racing | Ford | 333 | 20 |
| 20 | 7 | 11 | Denny Hamlin | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 333 | 25 |
| 21 | 33 | 95 | Christopher Bell (R) | Leavine Family Racing | Toyota | 331 | 16 |
| 22 | 28 | 38 | John Hunter Nemechek (R) | Front Row Motorsports | Ford | 331 | 15 |
| 23 | 37 | 96 | Daniel Suárez | Gaunt Brothers Racing | Toyota | 329 | 14 |
| 24 | 35 | 77 | J. J. Yeley (i) | Spire Motorsports | Chevrolet | 328 | 0 |
| 25 | 29 | 27 | Gray Gaulding (i) | Rick Ware Racing | Ford | 323 | 0 |
| 26 | 20 | 48 | Jimmie Johnson | Hendrick Motorsports | Chevrolet | 322 | 15 |
| 27 | 32 | 15 | Brennan Poole (R) | Premium Motorsports | Chevrolet | 322 | 10 |
| 28 | 40 | 7 | Reed Sorenson | Tommy Baldwin Racing | Chevrolet | 322 | 9 |
| 29 | 10 | 19 | Martin Truex Jr. | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 320 | 14 |
| 30 | 12 | 88 | Alex Bowman | Hendrick Motorsports | Chevrolet | 319 | 10 |
| 31 | 27 | 53 | Josh Bilicki (i) | Rick Ware Racing | Chevrolet | 318 | 0 |
| 32 | 31 | 51 | Joey Gase (i) | Petty Ware Racing | Ford | 318 | 0 |
| 33 | 39 | 78 | B. J. McLeod (i) | B. J. McLeod Motorsports | Chevrolet | 318 | 0 |
| 34 | 26 | 00 | Quin Houff (R) | StarCom Racing | Chevrolet | 295 | 3 |
| 35 | 30 | 13 | Ty Dillon | Germain Racing | Chevrolet | 263 | 2 |
| 36 | 38 | 66 | Timmy Hill (i) | MBM Motorsports | Toyota | 254 | 0 |
| 37 | 18 | 24 | William Byron | Hendrick Motorsports | Chevrolet | 252 | 7 |
| 38 | 13 | 47 | Ricky Stenhouse Jr. | JTG Daugherty Racing | Chevrolet | 221 | 1 |
| 39 | 19 | 41 | Cole Custer (R) | Stewart-Haas Racing | Ford | 219 | 1 |
| 40 | 25 | 37 | Ryan Preece | JTG Daugherty Racing | Chevrolet | 217 | 1 |
| Official race results | |||||||
Race statistics[edit]
- Lead changes: 29 among 12 different drivers
- Cautions/Laps: 10 for 45
- Red flags: 1 for 11 minutes and 29 seconds
- Time of race: 3 hours, 38 minutes and 57 seconds
- Average speed: 137.292 miles per hour (220.950 km/h)
Media[edit]
Television[edit]
NBC Sports broadcast the race on NBCSN. Rick Allen, Two–time Texas winner Jeff Burton, Steve Letarte and 2000 Texas winner Dale Earnhardt Jr. covered the action from the booth at Charlotte Motor Speedway for the race. Dave Burns and Marty Snider handled the pit road duties on site. Rutledge Wood handled the features from his home during the race.
| NBCSN | ||
|---|---|---|
| Booth announcers | Pit reporters | Features reporter |
| Lap-by-lap: Rick Allen Color-commentator: Jeff Burton Color-commentator: Steve Letarte Color-commentator: Dale Earnhardt Jr. |
Dave Burns Marty Snider |
Rutledge Wood |
Radio[edit]
The race was broadcast on radio by the Performance Racing Network and simulcast on Sirius XM NASCAR Radio.
| PRN | ||
|---|---|---|
| Booth announcers | Turn announcers | Pit reporters |
| Lead announcer: Doug Rice Announcer: Mark Garrow |
Turns 1 & 2: Rob Albright Turns 3 & 4: Pat Patterson |
Brad Gillie Brett McMillan |
Standings after the race[edit]
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References[edit]
- ^ "2020 schedule". Jayski.com. Jayski's Silly Season Site. January 17, 2020. Retrieved March 6, 2020.
- ^ "Texas Motor Speedway". NASCAR.com. NASCAR Media Group, LLC. January 3, 2013. Archived from the original on October 30, 2015. Retrieved March 6, 2020.
- ^ "Entry List" (PDF). Jayski.com. Jayski's Silly Season Site. July 13, 2020. Retrieved July 13, 2020.
- ^ "Starting Lineup". NASCAR.com. NASCAR Media Group, LLC. July 16, 2020. Retrieved July 16, 2020.
- ^ "O'Reilly Auto Parts 500 Results". NASCAR.com. NASCAR Media Group, LLC. July 19, 2020. Retrieved July 19, 2020.
- ^ "Points standings" (PDF). Jayski.com. Jayski's Silly Season Site. July 19, 2020. Retrieved July 19, 2020.
- ^ "O'Reilly Auto Parts 500 ratings". ShowBuzzDaily. Mitch Metcalf. Archived from the original on July 21, 2020. Retrieved July 21, 2020.
- ^ "O'Reilly Auto Parts 500 preliminary entry list" (PDF). Jayski's Silly Season Site. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. July 13, 2020.