2020 South Point 400
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Date
September 27, 2020
Location
Las Vegas Motor Speedway in Las Vegas
Course
Permanent racing facility
Course length
2.4 km (1.5 miles)
| Race details[1][2][3][4][5][6] | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Race 30 of 36 in the 2020 NASCAR Cup Series | |||
 2020 South Point 400 program cover | |||
| Date | September 27, 2020 | ||
| Location | Las Vegas Motor Speedway in Las Vegas | ||
| Course | Permanent racing facility | ||
| Course length | 2.4 km (1.5 miles) | ||
| Distance | 268 laps, 402 mi (643.2 km) | ||
| Scheduled distance | 267 laps, 400.5 mi (640.8 km) | ||
| Average speed | 131.42 miles per hour (211.50 km/h) | ||
| Pole position | |||
| Driver | Stewart-Haas Racing | ||
| Grid positions set by competition-based formula | |||
| Most laps led | |||
| Driver | Denny Hamlin | Joe Gibbs Racing | |
| Laps | 121 | ||
| Winner | |||
| No. 1 | Kurt Busch | Chip Ganassi Racing | |
| Television in the United States | |||
| Network | NBCSN | ||
| Announcers | Rick Allen, Jeff Burton, Steve Letarte, Dale Earnhardt Jr. (Charlotte) and Brad Daugherty (Las Vegas) | ||
| Nielsen ratings | 1.15 (1.97 million) | ||
| 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 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.
Background
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
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Stage Results
Stage One Laps: 80
| Pos | No | 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 | No | 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 | No | 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)
