The 2020 Alsco Uniforms 500 was a NASCAR Cup Series race scheduled to be held on May 27, 2020, but run on May 28, 2020 due to Tropical Depression Bertha at Charlotte Motor Speedway in Concord, North Carolina, replacing Sonoma Raceway event. Contested over 208 laps on the 1.5 mile (2.42 km) asphalt speedway, it was the eighth race of the 2020 NASCAR Cup Series season.
The first two stages were 60 laps each, and the final was 88.
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Background
The race was held at Charlotte Motor Speedway, which is located in Concord, North Carolina. The speedway complex includes a quad-oval track that will be utilized for the race, as well as a dragstrip and a dirt track. The speedway was built in 1959 by Bruton Smith and is considered the home track for NASCAR with many race teams based in the Charlotte metropolitan area. The track is owned and operated by Speedway Motorsports Inc. (SMI) with Marcus G. Smith serving as track president.
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 Josh Bilicki (i) 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 Gray Gaulding 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 Garrett Smithley (i) Rick Ware Racing Chevrolet 66 Timmy Hill (i) MBM Motorsports Toyota 77 J. J. Yeley (i) Spire Motorsports Chevrolet 78 B. J. McLeod (i) B. J. McLeod Motorsports Ford 88 Alex Bowman Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 95 Christopher Bell (R) Leavine Family Racing Toyota 96 Daniel Suárez Gaunt Brothers Racing ToyotaOfficial entry list
Qualifying William Byron was awarded the pole for the race as determined by the top 20 from Sunday's finishing order inverted.
Starting Lineup Pos Driver Team Manufacturer 1 24 William Byron Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 2 88 Alex Bowman Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 3 34 Michael McDowell Front Row Motorsports Ford 4 21 Matt DiBenedetto Wood Brothers Racing Ford 5 38 John Hunter Nemechek (R) Front Row Motorsports Ford 6 10 Aric Almirola Stewart-Haas Racing Ford 7 3 Austin Dillon Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 8 22 Joey Logano Team Penske Ford 9 41 Cole Custer (R) Stewart-Haas Racing Ford 10 20 Erik Jones Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 11 17 Chris Buescher Roush Fenway Racing Ford 12 95 Christopher Bell (R) Leavine Family Racing Toyota 13 8 Tyler Reddick (R) Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 14 1 Kurt Busch Chip Ganassi Racing Chevrolet 15 19 Martin Truex Jr. Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 16 4 Kevin Harvick Stewart-Haas Racing Ford 17 18 Kyle Busch Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 18 12 Ryan Blaney Team Penske Ford 19 9 Chase Elliott Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 20 2 Brad Keselowski Team Penske Ford 21 77 J. J. Yeley (i) Spire Motorsports Chevrolet 22 37 Ryan Preece JTG Daugherty Racing Chevrolet 23 32 Corey LaJoie Go Fas Racing Ford 24 47 Ricky Stenhouse Jr. JTG Daugherty Racing Chevrolet 25 13 Ty Dillon Germain Racing Chevrolet 26 42 Matt Kenseth Chip Ganassi Racing Chevrolet 27 6 Ryan Newman Roush Fenway Racing Ford 28 96 Daniel Suárez Gaunt Brothers Racing Toyota 29 11 Denny Hamlin Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 30 15 Brennan Poole (R) Premium Motorsports Chevrolet 31 27 Gray Gaulding Rick Ware Racing Ford 32 78 B. J. McLeod (i) B. J. McLeod Motorsports Ford 33 53 Garrett Smithley (i) Rick Ware Racing Chevrolet 34 66 Timmy Hill (i) MBM Motorsports Toyota 35 00 Quin Houff (R) StarCom Racing Chevrolet 36 51 Joey Gase (i) Petty Ware Racing Ford 37 7 Josh Bilicki (i) Tommy Baldwin Racing Chevrolet 38 43 Bubba Wallace Richard Petty Motorsports Chevrolet 39 14 Clint Bowyer Stewart-Haas Racing Ford 40 48 Jimmie Johnson Hendrick Motorsports ChevroletOfficial starting lineup
Race
Stage Results
Stage One Laps: 55
Pos Driver Team Manufacturer Points1 22 Joey Logano Team Penske Ford 102 12 Ryan Blaney Team Penske Ford 93 21 Matt DiBenedetto Wood Brothers Racing Ford 84 4 Kevin Harvick Stewart-Haas Racing Ford 75 88 Alex Bowman Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 66 47 Ricky Stenhouse Jr. JTG Daugherty Racing Chevrolet 57 3 Austin Dillon Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 48 1 Kurt Busch Chip Ganassi Racing Chevrolet 39 9 Chase Elliott Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 210 17 Chris Buescher Roush Fenway Racing Ford 1Official stage one results
Stage Two Laps: 60
Pos Driver Team Manufacturer Points1 88 Alex Bowman Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 102 12 Ryan Blaney Team Penske Ford 93 22 Joey Logano Team Penske Ford 84 9 Chase Elliott Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 75 4 Kevin Harvick Stewart-Haas Racing Ford 66 1 Kurt Busch Chip Ganassi Racing Chevrolet 57 3 Austin Dillon Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 48 38 John Hunter Nemechek (R) Front Row Motorsports Ford 39 95 Christopher Bell (R) Leavine Family Racing Toyota 210 43 Bubba Wallace Richard Petty Motorsports Chevrolet 1Official stage two results
Final Stage Results
Stage Three Laps: 93
Pos Grid Driver Team Manufacturer Laps Points1 19 9 Chase Elliott Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 208 492 29 11 Denny Hamlin Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 208 353 18 12 Ryan Blaney Team Penske Ford 208 524 24 47 Ricky Stenhouse Jr. JTG Daugherty Racing Chevrolet 208 385 14 1 Kurt Busch Chip Ganassi Racing Chevrolet 208 406 8 22 Joey Logano Team Penske Ford 208 497 20 2 Brad Keselowski Team Penske Ford 208 308 7 3 Austin Dillon Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 208 379 15 19 Martin Truex Jr. Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 208 2810 16 4 Kevin Harvick Stewart-Haas Racing Ford 208 4011 40 48 Jimmie Johnson Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 208 2612 1 24 William Byron Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 208 2513 5 38 John Hunter Nemechek (R) Front Row Motorsports Ford 208 2714 13 8 Tyler Reddick (R) Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 208 2315 4 21 Matt DiBenedetto Wood Brothers Racing Ford 208 3016 39 14 Clint Bowyer Stewart-Haas Racing Ford 208 2117 27 6 Ryan Newman Roush Fenway Racing Ford 208 2018 9 41 Cole Custer (R) Stewart-Haas Racing Ford 208 1919 23 32 Corey LaJoie Go Fas Racing Ford 208 1820 6 10 Aric Almirola Stewart-Haas Racing Ford 208 1721 12 95 Christopher Bell (R) Leavine Family Racing Toyota 208 1822 11 17 Chris Buescher Roush Fenway Racing Ford 208 1623 26 42 Matt Kenseth Chip Ganassi Racing Chevrolet 207 1424 22 37 Ryan Preece JTG Daugherty Racing Chevrolet 207 1325 3 34 Michael McDowell Front Row Motorsports Ford 207 1226 10 20 Erik Jones Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 207 1127 25 13 Ty Dillon Germain Racing Chevrolet 207 1028 28 96 Daniel Suárez Gaunt Brothers Racing Toyota 207 929 17 18 Kyle Busch Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 207 830 31 27 Gray Gaulding Rick Ware Racing Ford 206 731 2 88 Alex Bowman Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 206 2232 35 00 Quin Houff (R) StarCom Racing Chevrolet 205 533 34 66 Timmy Hill (i) MBM Motorsports Toyota 205 034 21 77 J. J. Yeley (i) Spire Motorsports Chevrolet 204 035 32 78 B. J. McLeod (i) B. J. McLeod Motorsports Ford 203 036 37 7 Josh Bilicki (i) Tommy Baldwin Racing Chevrolet 200 037 38 43 Bubba Wallace Richard Petty Motorsports Chevrolet 165 238 30 15 Brennan Poole (R) Premium Motorsports Chevrolet 86 139 36 51 Joey Gase (i) Petty Ware Racing Ford 8 040 33 53 Garrett Smithley (i) Rick Ware Racing Chevrolet 0 0Official race results
Race statistics Lead changes: 15 among 8 different drivers Cautions/Laps: 7 for 37 Red flags: 1 for 1 hour, 14 minutes and 2 seconds Time of race: 2 hours, 29 minutes and 23 seconds Average speed:
Media
Television The Alsco Uniforms 500 was carried by FS1 in the United States. Mike Joy and five-time Charlotte winner Jeff Gordon covered the race from the Fox Sports studio in Charlotte. Vince Welch handled the pit road duties. Larry McReynolds provided insight from the Fox Sports studio in Charlotte.
FS1Booth announcersPit reporterIn-race analyst Lap-by-lap: Mike JoyColor-commentator: Jeff Gordon Vince Welch Larry McReynolds
Radio Radio coverage of the race was broadcast by the Performance Racing Network (PRN), and was simulcasted on Sirius XM NASCAR Radio. Doug Rice and Mark Garrow called the race in the booth when the field raced through the quad-oval. Rob Albright reported the race from a billboard in turn 2 when the field was racing through turns 1 and 2 and halfway down the backstretch. Pat Patterson called the race from a billboard outside of turn 3 when the field raced through the other half of the backstretch and through turns 3 and 4. Brad Gillie, Brett McMillan and Wendy Venturini were the pit reporters during the broadcast.
PRN RadioBooth announcersTurn announcersPit reporters Lead announcer: Doug RiceAnnouncer: Mark Garrow Turns 1 & 2: Rob AlbrightTurns 3 & 4: Pat Patterson Brad GillieBrett McMillanWendy Venturini
Standings after the race
Drivers' Championship standings Pos Driver Points 1 Kevin Harvick 331 2 Joey Logano 317 (–14) 1 3 Chase Elliott 290 (–41) 1 4 Alex Bowman 288 (–43) 5 Brad Keselowski 265 (–66) 1 6 Ryan Blaney 264 (–67) 1 7 Martin Truex Jr. 263 (–68) 8 Denny Hamlin 244 (–87) 1 9 Aric Almirola 225 (–106) 2 10 Kurt Busch 223 (–108) 11 Matt DiBenedetto 220 (–111) 3 12 Kyle Busch 217 (–114) 13 Erik Jones 193 (–138) 14 Clint Bowyer 192 (–139) 3 15 Austin Dillon 190 (–141) 1 16 Jimmie Johnson 188 (–143)Official driver's standings
Manufacturers' Championship standings Pos Manufacturer Points 1 Ford 295 1 2 Chevrolet 276 (–19) 1 3 Toyota 271 (–24)
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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