2020 Super Start Batteries 400
| Race details[1][2][3][4][5][6] | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Race 19 of 36 in the 2020 NASCAR Cup Series | |||
 2020 Super Start Batteries 400 program cover | |||
| Date | July 23, 2020 | ||
| Location | Kansas Speedway in Kansas City, Kansas | ||
| Course |
Permanent racing facility 1.5 mi (2.4 km) | ||
| Distance | 267 laps, 400.5 mi (644.542 km) | ||
| Average speed | 121.835 miles per hour (196.074 km/h) | ||
| Pole position | |||
| Driver | Stewart-Haas Racing | ||
| Grid positions set by ballot | |||
| Most laps led | |||
| Driver | Denny Hamlin | Joe Gibbs Racing | |
| Laps | 57 | ||
| Winner | |||
| No. 11 | Denny Hamlin | Joe Gibbs Racing | |
| Television in the United States | |||
| Network | NBCSN | ||
| Announcers | Rick Allen, Jeff Burton, Steve Letarte and Dale Earnhardt Jr. | ||
| Nielsen Ratings | 1.470 million[7] | ||
| Radio in the United States | |||
| Radio | MRN | ||
| Booth Announcers | Alex Hayden and Jeff Striegle | ||
| Turn Announcers | Dave Moody (1 & 2) and Kurt Becker (3 & 4) | ||
The 2020 Super Start Batteries 400 presented by O'Reilly Auto Parts was a NASCAR Cup Series race that was originally scheduled to be held on May 31, 2020 and was rescheduled to July 23, 2020, at Kansas Speedway in Kansas City, Kansas. Contested over 267 laps, on the 1.5 mile (2.4 km) asphalt speedway, it will be the 19th race of the 2020 NASCAR Cup Series season.
Report[edit]
Background[edit]
Kansas Speedway is a 1.5-mile (2.4 km) tri-oval race track in Kansas City, Kansas. It was built in 2001 and hosts two annual NASCAR race weekends. The NTT IndyCar Series also raced there until 2011. The speedway is owned and operated by the International Speedway Corporation.
Entry list[edit]
- (R) denotes rookie driver.
- (i) denotes driver who are ineligible for series driver points.
Qualifying[edit]
Kevin Harvick was awarded the pole for the race as determined by a random draw.
Starting Lineup[edit]
Race[edit]
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Stage Results[edit]
Stage One Laps: 80
| Pos | No | Driver | Team | Manufacturer | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 18 | Kyle Busch | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 10 |
| 2 | 11 | Denny Hamlin | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 9 |
| 3 | 19 | Martin Truex Jr. | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 8 |
| 4 | 12 | Ryan Blaney | Team Penske | Ford | 7 |
| 5 | 2 | Brad Keselowski | Team Penske | Ford | 6 |
| 6 | 8 | Tyler Reddick (R) | Richard Childress Racing | Chevrolet | 5 |
| 7 | 4 | Kevin Harvick | Stewart-Haas Racing | Ford | 4 |
| 8 | 10 | Aric Almirola | Stewart-Haas Racing | Ford | 3 |
| 9 | 88 | Alex Bowman | Hendrick Motorsports | Chevrolet | 2 |
| 10 | 20 | Erik Jones | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 1 |
| Official stage one results | |||||
Stage Two Laps: 80
| Pos | No | Driver | Team | Manufacturer | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | Brad Keselowski | Team Penske | Ford | 10 |
| 2 | 12 | Ryan Blaney | Team Penske | Ford | 9 |
| 3 | 10 | Aric Almirola | Stewart-Haas Racing | Ford | 8 |
| 4 | 11 | Denny Hamlin | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 7 |
| 5 | 18 | Kyle Busch | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 6 |
| 6 | 4 | Kevin Harvick | Stewart-Haas Racing | Ford | 5 |
| 7 | 20 | Erik Jones | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 4 |
| 8 | 19 | Martin Truex Jr. | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 3 |
| 9 | 48 | Jimmie Johnson | Hendrick Motorsports | Chevrolet | 2 |
| 10 | 9 | Chase Elliott | Hendrick Motorsports | Chevrolet | 1 |
| Official stage two results | |||||
Final Stage Results[edit]
Stage Three Laps: 107
| Pos | Grid | No | Driver | Team | Manufacturer | Laps | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 10 | 11 | Denny Hamlin | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 267 | 56 |
| 2 | 7 | 2 | Brad Keselowski | Team Penske | Ford | 267 | 51 |
| 3 | 5 | 19 | Martin Truex Jr. | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 267 | 45 |
| 4 | 1 | 4 | Kevin Harvick | Stewart-Haas Racing | Ford | 267 | 42 |
| 5 | 21 | 20 | Erik Jones | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 267 | 37 |
| 6 | 3 | 10 | Aric Almirola | Stewart-Haas Racing | Ford | 267 | 42 |
| 7 | 24 | 41 | Cole Custer (R) | Stewart-Haas Racing | Ford | 267 | 30 |
| 8 | 6 | 88 | Alex Bowman | Hendrick Motorsports | Chevrolet | 267 | 31 |
| 9 | 9 | 1 | Kurt Busch | Chip Ganassi Racing | Chevrolet | 267 | 28 |
| 10 | 15 | 24 | William Byron | Hendrick Motorsports | Chevrolet | 267 | 27 |
| 11 | 8 | 18 | Kyle Busch | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 267 | 42 |
| 12 | 11 | 9 | Chase Elliott | Hendrick Motorsports | Chevrolet | 267 | 26 |
| 13 | 23 | 8 | Tyler Reddick (R) | Richard Childress Racing | Chevrolet | 267 | 29 |
| 14 | 19 | 14 | Clint Bowyer | Stewart-Haas Racing | Ford | 267 | 23 |
| 15 | 36 | 13 | Ty Dillon | Germain Racing | Chevrolet | 267 | 22 |
| 16 | 27 | 34 | Michael McDowell | Front Row Motorsports | Ford | 267 | 21 |
| 17 | 14 | 42 | Matt Kenseth | Chip Ganassi Racing | Chevrolet | 267 | 20 |
| 18 | 37 | 96 | Daniel Suárez | Gaunt Brothers Racing | Toyota | 267 | 19 |
| 19 | 30 | 38 | John Hunter Nemechek (R) | Front Row Motorsports | Ford | 266 | 18 |
| 20 | 4 | 12 | Ryan Blaney | Team Penske | Ford | 266 | 33 |
| 21 | 31 | 32 | Corey LaJoie | Go Fas Racing | Ford | 266 | 16 |
| 22 | 28 | 27 | J. J. Yeley (i) | Rick Ware Racing | Ford | 265 | 0 |
| 23 | 22 | 95 | Christopher Bell (R) | Leavine Family Racing | Toyota | 264 | 14 |
| 24 | 32 | 00 | Quin Houff (R) | StarCom Racing | Chevrolet | 260 | 13 |
| 25 | 33 | 53 | Josh Bilicki (i) | Rick Ware Racing | Chevrolet | 260 | 0 |
| 26 | 26 | 77 | Garrett Smithley (i) | Spire Motorsports | Chevrolet | 260 | 0 |
| 27 | 16 | 3 | Austin Dillon | Richard Childress Racing | Chevrolet | 251 | 10 |
| 28 | 18 | 6 | Ryan Newman | Roush Fenway Racing | Ford | 251 | 9 |
| 29 | 34 | 51 | Joey Gase (i) | Petty Ware Racing | Ford | 251 | 0 |
| 30 | 29 | 15 | Brennan Poole (R) | Premium Motorsports | Chevrolet | 219 | 7 |
| 31 | 39 | 7 | Reed Sorenson | Tommy Baldwin Racing | Chevrolet | 216 | 6 |
| 32 | 20 | 48 | Jimmie Johnson | Hendrick Motorsports | Chevrolet | 200 | 7 |
| 33 | 13 | 17 | Chris Buescher | Roush Fenway Racing | Ford | 182 | 4 |
| 34 | 35 | 37 | Ryan Preece | JTG Daugherty Racing | Chevrolet | 181 | 3 |
| 35 | 2 | 22 | Joey Logano | Team Penske | Ford | 176 | 2 |
| 36 | 12 | 21 | Matt DiBenedetto | Wood Brothers Racing | Ford | 175 | 1 |
| 37 | 17 | 43 | Bubba Wallace | Richard Petty Motorsports | Chevrolet | 170 | 1 |
| 38 | 38 | 66 | Timmy Hill (i) | MBM Motorsports | Toyota | 116 | 0 |
| 39 | 40 | 78 | B. J. McLeod (i) | B. J. McLeod Motorsports | Chevrolet | 66 | 0 |
| 40 | 25 | 47 | Ricky Stenhouse Jr. | JTG Daugherty Racing | Chevrolet | 58 | 1 |
| Official race results | |||||||
Race statistics[edit]
- Lead changes: 22 among 9 different drivers
- Cautions/Laps: 11 for 47
- Red flags: 1 for 2 minutes and 45 seconds
- Time of race: 3 hours, 17 minutes and 14 seconds
- Average speed: 121.835 miles per hour (196.074 km/h)
Media[edit]
Television[edit]
NBC Sports covered the race on the television side. Rick Allen, Jeff Burton, Steve Letarte and Dale Earnhardt Jr. covered the race from the booth at Charlotte Motor Speedway. Parker Kligerman and Kelli Stavast handled the pit road duties on site, and Marty Snider handled the features from the RCR shop 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. |
Parker Kligerman Kelli Stavast |
Marty Snider |
Radio[edit]
MRN had the radio call for the race which was also simulcast on Sirius XM NASCAR Radio. Alex Hayden and Jeff Striegle called the race in the booth when the field raced through the tri-oval. Dave Moody covered the race from the Sunoco spotters stand outside turn 2 when the field was racing through turns 1 and 2. Kurt Becker called the race from a platform outside turn 4. Winston Kelley and Steve Post worked pit road for the radio side.
| MRN Radio | ||
|---|---|---|
| Booth announcers | Turn announcers | Pit reporters |
| Lead announcer: Alex Hayden Announcer: Jeff Striegle |
Turns 1 & 2: Dave Moody Turns 3 & 4: Kurt Becker |
Winston Kelley Steve Post |
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 18, 2020.
- ^ "Kansas Speedway". NASCAR.com. NASCAR Media Group, LLC. January 3, 2013. Archived from the original on April 28, 2017. Retrieved March 18, 2020.
- ^ "Entry List" (PDF). Jayski.com. Jayski's Silly Season Site. July 20, 2020. Retrieved July 20, 2020.
- ^ "Starting Lineup". NASCAR.com. NASCAR Media Group, LLC. July 22, 2020. Retrieved July 22, 2020.
- ^ "Super Start Batteries 400 Results". NASCAR.com. NASCAR Media Group, LLC. July 23, 2020. Retrieved July 23, 2020.
- ^ "Points standings" (PDF). Jayski.com. Jayski's Silly Season Site. July 23, 2020. Retrieved July 23, 2020.
- ^ "Super Start Batteries 400 ratings". ShowBuzzDaily. Mitch Metcalf. Archived from the original on July 24, 2020. Retrieved July 24, 2020.