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.
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Background
Kansas Speedway is a 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 (R) denotes rookie driver. (i) denotes driver who are ineligible for series driver points.
Driver Team Manufacturer 00 Quin Houff (R) StarCom Racing Chevrolet 1 Kurt Busch Chip Ganassi Racing Chevrolet 2 Brad Keselowski Team Penske Ford 3 Austin Dillon Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 4 Kevin Harvick Stewart-Haas Racing Ford 6 Ryan Newman Roush Fenway Racing Ford 7 Reed Sorenson Tommy Baldwin Racing Chevrolet 8 Tyler Reddick (R) Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 9 Chase Elliott Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 10 Aric Almirola Stewart-Haas Racing Ford 11 Denny Hamlin Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 12 Ryan Blaney Team Penske Ford 13 Ty Dillon Germain Racing Chevrolet 14 Clint Bowyer Stewart-Haas Racing Ford 15 Brennan Poole (R) Premium Motorsports Chevrolet 17 Chris Buescher Roush Fenway Racing Ford 18 Kyle Busch Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 19 Martin Truex Jr. Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 20 Erik Jones Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 21 Matt DiBenedetto Wood Brothers Racing Ford 22 Joey Logano Team Penske Ford 24 William Byron Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 27 J. J. Yeley (i) Rick Ware Racing Ford 32 Corey LaJoie Go Fas Racing Ford 34 Michael McDowell Front Row Motorsports Ford 37 Ryan Preece JTG Daugherty Racing Chevrolet 38 John Hunter Nemechek (R) Front Row Motorsports Ford 41 Cole Custer (R) Stewart-Haas Racing Ford 42 Matt Kenseth Chip Ganassi Racing Chevrolet 43 Bubba Wallace Richard Petty Motorsports Chevrolet 47 Ricky Stenhouse Jr. JTG Daugherty Racing Chevrolet 48 Jimmie Johnson Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 51 Joey Gase (i) Petty Ware Racing Ford 53 Josh Bilicki (i) Rick Ware Racing Chevrolet 66 Timmy Hill (i) MBM Motorsports Toyota 77 Garrett Smithley (i) Spire Motorsports Chevrolet 78 B. J. McLeod (i) B. J. McLeod Motorsports Chevrolet 88 Alex Bowman Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 95 Christopher Bell (R) Leavine Family Racing Toyota 96 Daniel Suárez Gaunt Brothers Racing ToyotaOfficial entry list
Qualifying Kevin Harvick was awarded the pole for the race as determined by a random draw.
Starting Lineup Pos Driver Team Manufacturer 1 4 Kevin Harvick Stewart-Haas Racing Ford 2 22 Joey Logano Team Penske Ford 3 10 Aric Almirola Stewart-Haas Racing Ford 4 12 Ryan Blaney Team Penske Ford 5 19 Martin Truex Jr. Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 6 88 Alex Bowman Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 7 2 Brad Keselowski Team Penske Ford 8 18 Kyle Busch Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 9 1 Kurt Busch Chip Ganassi Racing Chevrolet 10 11 Denny Hamlin Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 11 9 Chase Elliott Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 12 21 Matt DiBenedetto Wood Brothers Racing Ford 13 17 Chris Buescher Roush Fenway Racing Ford 14 42 Matt Kenseth Chip Ganassi Racing Chevrolet 15 24 William Byron Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 16 3 Austin Dillon Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 17 43 Bubba Wallace Richard Petty Motorsports Chevrolet 18 6 Ryan Newman Roush Fenway Racing Ford 19 14 Clint Bowyer Stewart-Haas Racing Ford 20 48 Jimmie Johnson Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 21 20 Erik Jones Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 22 95 Christopher Bell (R) Leavine Family Racing Toyota 23 8 Tyler Reddick (R) Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 24 41 Cole Custer (R) Stewart-Haas Racing Ford 25 47 Ricky Stenhouse Jr. JTG Daugherty Racing Chevrolet 26 77 Garrett Smithley (i) Spire Motorsports Chevrolet 27 34 Michael McDowell Front Row Motorsports Ford 28 27 J. J. Yeley (i) Rick Ware Racing Ford 29 15 Brennan Poole (R) Premium Motorsports Chevrolet 30 38 John Hunter Nemechek (R) Front Row Motorsports Ford 31 32 Corey LaJoie Go Fas Racing Ford 32 00 Quin Houff (R) StarCom Racing Chevrolet 33 53 Josh Bilicki (i) Rick Ware Racing Chevrolet 34 51 Joey Gase (i) Petty Ware Racing Ford 35 37 Ryan Preece JTG Daugherty Racing Chevrolet 36 13 Ty Dillon Germain Racing Chevrolet 37 96 Daniel Suárez Gaunt Brothers Racing Toyota 38 66 Timmy Hill (i) MBM Motorsports Toyota 39 7 Reed Sorenson Tommy Baldwin Racing Chevrolet 40 78 B. J. McLeod (i) B. J. McLeod Motorsports ChevroletOfficial starting lineup
Race
Stage Results
Stage One Laps: 80
Pos Driver Team Manufacturer Points1 18 Kyle Busch Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 102 11 Denny Hamlin Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 93 19 Martin Truex Jr. Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 84 12 Ryan Blaney Team Penske Ford 75 2 Brad Keselowski Team Penske Ford 66 8 Tyler Reddick (R) Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 57 4 Kevin Harvick Stewart-Haas Racing Ford 48 10 Aric Almirola Stewart-Haas Racing Ford 39 88 Alex Bowman Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 210 20 Erik Jones Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 1Official stage one results
Stage Two Laps: 80
Pos Driver Team Manufacturer Points1 2 Brad Keselowski Team Penske Ford 102 12 Ryan Blaney Team Penske Ford 93 10 Aric Almirola Stewart-Haas Racing Ford 84 11 Denny Hamlin Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 75 18 Kyle Busch Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 66 4 Kevin Harvick Stewart-Haas Racing Ford 57 20 Erik Jones Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 48 19 Martin Truex Jr. Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 39 48 Jimmie Johnson Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 210 9 Chase Elliott Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 1Official stage two results
Final Stage Results
Stage Three Laps: 107
Pos Grid Driver Team Manufacturer Laps Points1 10 11 Denny Hamlin Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 267 562 7 2 Brad Keselowski Team Penske Ford 267 513 5 19 Martin Truex Jr. Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 267 454 1 4 Kevin Harvick Stewart-Haas Racing Ford 267 425 21 20 Erik Jones Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 267 376 3 10 Aric Almirola Stewart-Haas Racing Ford 267 427 24 41 Cole Custer (R) Stewart-Haas Racing Ford 267 308 6 88 Alex Bowman Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 267 319 9 1 Kurt Busch Chip Ganassi Racing Chevrolet 267 2810 15 24 William Byron Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 267 2711 8 18 Kyle Busch Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 267 4212 11 9 Chase Elliott Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 267 2613 23 8 Tyler Reddick (R) Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 267 2914 19 14 Clint Bowyer Stewart-Haas Racing Ford 267 2315 36 13 Ty Dillon Germain Racing Chevrolet 267 2216 27 34 Michael McDowell Front Row Motorsports Ford 267 2117 14 42 Matt Kenseth Chip Ganassi Racing Chevrolet 267 2018 37 96 Daniel Suárez Gaunt Brothers Racing Toyota 267 1919 30 38 John Hunter Nemechek (R) Front Row Motorsports Ford 266 1820 4 12 Ryan Blaney Team Penske Ford 266 3321 31 32 Corey LaJoie Go Fas Racing Ford 266 1622 28 27 J. J. Yeley (i) Rick Ware Racing Ford 265 023 22 95 Christopher Bell (R) Leavine Family Racing Toyota 264 1424 32 00 Quin Houff (R) StarCom Racing Chevrolet 260 1325 33 53 Josh Bilicki (i) Rick Ware Racing Chevrolet 260 026 26 77 Garrett Smithley (i) Spire Motorsports Chevrolet 260 027 16 3 Austin Dillon Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 251 1028 18 6 Ryan Newman Roush Fenway Racing Ford 251 929 34 51 Joey Gase (i) Petty Ware Racing Ford 251 030 29 15 Brennan Poole (R) Premium Motorsports Chevrolet 219 731 39 7 Reed Sorenson Tommy Baldwin Racing Chevrolet 216 632 20 48 Jimmie Johnson Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 200 733 13 17 Chris Buescher Roush Fenway Racing Ford 182 434 35 37 Ryan Preece JTG Daugherty Racing Chevrolet 181 335 2 22 Joey Logano Team Penske Ford 176 236 12 21 Matt DiBenedetto Wood Brothers Racing Ford 175 137 17 43 Bubba Wallace Richard Petty Motorsports Chevrolet 170 138 38 66 Timmy Hill (i) MBM Motorsports Toyota 116 039 40 78 B. J. McLeod (i) B. J. McLeod Motorsports Chevrolet 66 040 25 47 Ricky Stenhouse Jr. JTG Daugherty Racing Chevrolet 58 1Official race results
Race statistics 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:
Media
Television 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.
NBCSNBooth announcersPit reportersFeatures reporter Lap-by-lap: Rick AllenColor-commentator: Jeff BurtonColor-commentator: Steve LetarteColor-commentator: Dale Earnhardt Jr. Parker KligermanKelli Stavast Marty Snider
Radio 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 RadioBooth announcersTurn announcersPit reporters Lead announcer: Alex HaydenAnnouncer: Jeff Striegle Turns 1 & 2: Dave MoodyTurns 3 & 4: Kurt Becker Winston KelleySteve Post
Standings after the race
Drivers' Championship standings Pos Driver Points 1 Kevin Harvick 763 1 2 Brad Keselowski 666 (–97) 1 3 Ryan Blaney 663 (–100) 2 4 Denny Hamlin 634 (–129) 5 Chase Elliott 630 (–133) 2 6 Joey Logano 609 (–154) 7 Martin Truex Jr. 602 (–161) 8 Aric Almirola 576 (–187) 1 9 Kyle Busch 562 (–201) 1 10 Kurt Busch 561 (–202) 11 Alex Bowman 539 (–224) 1 12 Clint Bowyer 484 (–279) 1 13 Matt DiBenedetto 477 (–286) 2 14 William Byron 452 (–311) 2 15 Tyler Reddick 442 (–321) 2 16 Erik Jones 440 (–323)Official driver's standings
Manufacturers' Championship standings Pos Manufacturer Points 1 Ford 708 2 Toyota 666 (–42) 3 Chevrolet 638 (–70)
Note: Only the first 16 positions are included for the driver standings. . – Driver has clinched a position in the NASCAR Cup Series playoffs.
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