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 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.
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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 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.
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 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 (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 49 Chad Finchum (i) MBM Motorsports Toyota 51 Joey Gase (i) Petty Ware Racing Ford 53 Josh Bilicki (i) Rick Ware Racing Ford 66 Timmy Hill (i) MBM Motorsports Toyota 77 J. J. Yeley (i) Spire 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 competition-based formula.
Starting Lineup Pos Driver Team Manufacturer 1 4 Kevin Harvick Stewart-Haas Racing Ford 2 18 Kyle Busch Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 3 9 Chase Elliott Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 4 10 Aric Almirola Stewart-Haas Racing Ford 5 22 Joey Logano Team Penske Ford 6 14 Clint Bowyer Stewart-Haas Racing Ford 7 3 Austin Dillon Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 8 88 Alex Bowman Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 9 1 Kurt Busch Chip Ganassi Racing Chevrolet 10 11 Denny Hamlin Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 11 19 Martin Truex Jr. Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 12 2 Brad Keselowski Team Penske Ford 13 20 Erik Jones Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 14 8 Tyler Reddick (R) Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 15 12 Ryan Blaney Team Penske Ford 16 17 Chris Buescher Roush Fenway Racing Ford 17 34 Michael McDowell Front Row Motorsports Ford 18 48 Jimmie Johnson Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 19 21 Matt DiBenedetto Wood Brothers Racing Ford 20 42 Matt Kenseth Chip Ganassi Racing Chevrolet 21 37 Ryan Preece JTG Daugherty Racing Chevrolet 22 41 Cole Custer (R) Stewart-Haas Racing Ford 23 43 Bubba Wallace Richard Petty Motorsports Chevrolet 24 13 Ty Dillon Germain Racing Chevrolet 25 38 John Hunter Nemechek (R) Front Row Motorsports Ford 26 95 Christopher Bell (R) Leavine Family Racing Toyota 27 6 Ryan Newman Roush Fenway Racing Ford 28 24 William Byron Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 29 96 Daniel Suárez Gaunt Brothers Racing Toyota 30 27 Gray Gaulding (i) Rick Ware Racing Ford 31 32 Corey LaJoie Go Fas Racing Ford 32 00 Quin Houff (R) StarCom Racing Chevrolet 33 47 Ricky Stenhouse Jr. JTG Daugherty Racing Chevrolet 34 51 Joey Gase (i) Petty Ware Racing Ford 35 15 Brennan Poole (R) Premium Motorsports Chevrolet 36 66 Timmy Hill (i) MBM Motorsports Toyota 37 77 J. J. Yeley (i) Spire Motorsports Chevrolet 38 53 Josh Bilicki (i) Rick Ware Racing Ford 39 49 Chad Finchum (i) MBM Motorsports ToyotaOfficial starting lineup
Race
Stage Results
Stage One Laps: 80
Pos Driver Team Manufacturer Points1 11 Denny Hamlin Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 102 22 Joey Logano Team Penske Ford 93 18 Kyle Busch Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 84 9 Chase Elliott Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 75 4 Kevin Harvick Stewart-Haas Racing Ford 66 3 Austin Dillon Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 57 12 Ryan Blaney Team Penske Ford 48 88 Alex Bowman Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 39 19 Martin Truex Jr. Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 210 14 Clint Bowyer Stewart-Haas Racing Ford 1Official stage one results
Stage Two Laps: 80
Pos Driver Team Manufacturer Points1 9 Chase Elliott Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 102 11 Denny Hamlin Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 93 88 Alex Bowman Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 84 19 Martin Truex Jr. Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 75 12 Ryan Blaney Team Penske Ford 66 3 Austin Dillon Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 57 4 Kevin Harvick Stewart-Haas Racing Ford 48 21 Matt DiBenedetto Wood Brothers Racing Ford 39 14 Clint Bowyer Stewart-Haas Racing Ford 210 24 William Byron Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 1Official stage two results
Final Stage Results
Stage Three Laps: 107
Pos Grid Driver Team Manufacturer Laps Points1 9 1 Kurt Busch Chip Ganassi Racing Chevrolet 268 402 19 21 Matt DiBenedetto Wood Brothers Racing Ford 268 383 10 11 Denny Hamlin Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 268 534 11 19 Martin Truex Jr. Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 268 425 8 88 Alex Bowman Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 268 436 2 18 Kyle Busch Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 268 397 15 12 Ryan Blaney Team Penske Ford 268 408 13 20 Erik Jones Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 268 299 16 17 Chris Buescher Roush Fenway Racing Ford 268 2810 1 4 Kevin Harvick Stewart-Haas Racing Ford 268 3711 18 48 Jimmie Johnson Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 268 2612 6 14 Clint Bowyer Stewart-Haas Racing Ford 268 2813 12 2 Brad Keselowski Team Penske Ford 268 2414 5 22 Joey Logano Team Penske Ford 268 3215 27 6 Ryan Newman Roush Fenway Racing Ford 268 2216 22 41 Cole Custer (R) Stewart-Haas Racing Ford 268 2117 4 10 Aric Almirola Stewart-Haas Racing Ford 268 2018 20 42 Matt Kenseth Chip Ganassi Racing Chevrolet 268 1919 21 37 Ryan Preece JTG Daugherty Racing Chevrolet 268 1820 25 38 John Hunter Nemechek (R) Front Row Motorsports Ford 268 1721 17 34 Michael McDowell Front Row Motorsports Ford 268 1622 3 9 Chase Elliott Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 268 3223 33 47 Ricky Stenhouse Jr. JTG Daugherty Racing Chevrolet 268 1424 26 95 Christopher Bell (R) Leavine Family Racing Chevrolet 268 1325 28 24 William Byron Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 268 1326 24 13 Ty Dillon Germain Racing Chevrolet 267 1127 31 32 Corey LaJoie Go Fas Racing Ford 267 1028 23 43 Bubba Wallace Richard Petty Motorsports Chevrolet 266 929 29 96 Daniel Suárez Gaunt Brothers Racing Toyota 265 830 35 15 Brennan Poole (R) Premium Motorsports Chevrolet 265 731 30 27 Gray Gaulding (i) Rick Ware Racing Ford 262 032 7 3 Austin Dillon Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 261 1533 37 77 J. J. Yeley (i) Spire Motorsports Chevrolet 261 034 32 00 Quin Houff (R) StarCom Racing Chevrolet 259 335 34 51 Joey Gase (i) Petty Ware Racing Ford 256 036 38 53 Josh Bilicki (i) Rick Ware Racing Ford 227 037 36 66 Timmy Hill (i) MBM Motorsports Toyota 160 038 14 8 Tyler Reddick (R) Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 157 139 39 49 Chad Finchum (i) MBM Motorsports Toyota 19 0Official 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:
Media
Television NBC Sports covered the race on the television side. Rick Allen, Jeff Burton, Steve Letarte and Dale Earnhardt Jr. called the action from the booth at Charlotte Motor Speedway. Brad Daugherty called the action on site. Marty Snider and Kelli Stavast handled the pit road duties on site, and Dave Burns handled pit road duties from Charlotte Motor Speedway during the race.
NBCSNBooth announcersPit reportersCharlotte pit reporter Lap-by-lap: Rick AllenColor-commentator: Jeff BurtonColor-commentator: Steve LetarteColor-commentator: Dale Earnhardt Jr.On-Site analyst: Brad Daugherty Marty SniderKelli Stavast Dave Burns
Radio PRN had the radio call for the race, which will also simulcast on Sirius XM NASCAR Radio. Doug Rice and Mark Garrow called the race from the booth when the field raced through the tri-oval. Rob Albright called the race from a billboard in turn 2 when the field raced through turns 1 and 2 & Pat Patterson called the race from a billboard outside of turn 3 when the field raced through turns 3 and 4. Brad Gillie and Brett McMillan handled the duties on pit lane.
PRNBooth announcersTurn announcersPit reporters Lead announcer: Doug RiceAnnouncer: Mark Garrow Turns 1 & 2: Rob AlbrightTurns 3 & 4: Pat Patterson Brad GillieBrett McMillan
Standings after the race
Drivers' Championship standings Pos Driver Points 1 Kevin Harvick 3,104 2 Denny Hamlin 3,101 (–3) 3 Brad Keselowski 3,059 (–45) 2 4 Martin Truex Jr. 3,058 (–46) 1 5 Joey Logano 3,054 (–50) 1 6 Chase Elliott 3,053 (–51) 7 Alex Bowman 3,052 (–52) 2 8 Kyle Busch 3,043 (–61) 3 9 Kurt Busch 3,041 (–63) 1 10 Clint Bowyer 3,032 (–72) 2 11 Aric Almirola 3,025 (–79) 4 12 Austin Dillon 3,020 (–84) 2 13 Ryan Blaney 2,098 (–1,006) 2 14 Matt DiBenedetto 2,092 (–1,012) 2 15 Cole Custer 2,088 (–1,016) 2 16 William Byron 2,075 (–1,029)Official driver's standings
Manufacturers' Championship standings Pos Manufacturer Points 1 Ford 1,119 2 Toyota 1,051 (–68) 3 Chevrolet 1,012 (–107)
Note: Only the first 16 positions are included for the driver standings.
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