2020 NASCAR Racing Experience 300

The 2020 NASCAR Racing Experience 300 was a NASCAR Xfinity Series race held on February 15, 2020. It was contested over 120 laps on the asphalt superspeedway. It was the first race of the 2020 NASCAR Xfinity Series season. JR Motorsports driver Noah Gragson collected his first career Xfinity Series win in a finish under caution.

Report

Background Daytona International Speedway is one of three superspeedways to hold NASCAR races, the other two being Indianapolis Motor Speedway and Talladega Superspeedway. The standard track at Daytona International Speedway is a four-turn superspeedway that is 2.5 miles (4.0 km) long. The track's turns are banked at 31 degrees, while the front stretch, the location of the finish line, is banked at 18 degrees.

Entry list

(R) denotes rookie driver. (i) denotes driver who is ineligible for series driver points.

DriverTeamManufacturerSponsorCrew Chief0B.J. McLeodJD MotorsportsChevroletOpavWayne Carroll, Jr1Michael AnnettJR MotorsportsChevroletAHA/Pilot Flying JTravis Mack02Brett Moffitt (i)Our MotorsportsChevroletPlan B SalesJoe Williams Jr.4Jesse Little (R)JD MotorsportsChevroletKSDT/Series SeatingBryan Berry5Matt MillsB. J. McLeod MotorsportsToyotaJ F Electric George Ingram6David StarrJD MotorsportsChevroletWhataburgerKase Kallenbach7Justin AllgaierJR MotorsportsChevroletBRANDTJason Burdett07Ray Black Jr.SS-Green Light RacingChevroletCDA TechJason Miller8Jeb BurtonJR MotorsportsChevroletLS TractorTaylor Moyer08Joe Graf Jr. (R)SS-Green Light RacingChevroletCORE Development GroupPatrick Donahue9Noah GragsonJR MotorsportsChevroletBass Pro Shops/BRCCDavid Elenz10Ross ChastainKaulig RacingChevroletNutrien Ag SolutionsBruce Schlicker11Justin HaleyKaulig RacingChevroletLeafFilter Gutter ProtectionAlex Yontz13Chad FinchumMBM MotorsportsToyotaGarrison HomesRyan Bell15Robby LyonsJD MotorsportsChevroletCSM/Carr & Sons Masonry Mark Setzer16A. J. AllmendingerKaulig RacingChevroletEllsworth Advisors Lennie Chandler18Riley Herbst (R)Joe Gibbs RacingToyotaMonster EnergyDave Rogers19Brandon JonesJoe Gibbs RacingToyotaInterstate Batteries Jeff Meendering20Harrison Burton (R)Joe Gibbs RacingToyotaDex ImagingBen Beshore21Myatt SniderRichard Childress RacingChevroletTaxSlayerAndy Street22Austin CindricTeam PenskeFordMoneyLionBrian Wilson25Chris CockrumACG MotorsportsChevroletAdvanced Communications GroupJeff Spraker26Colin GarrettSam Hunt RacingToyotaThe Rosie NetworkBrian Keselowski36Alex LabbéDGM RacingChevroletGlobocam/RousseauNathan Kennedy38Jeff GreenRSS RacingChevroletC2 Freight Resources Clifford Turner39Ryan SiegRSS RacingChevroletCMR RoofingKevin Starland44Tommy Joe MartinsMartins MotorsportsChevroletAAN AdjustersDaniel Johnson47Joe Nemechek (i)Mike Harmon RacingChevroletTrump-Pence 2020/Patriots PAC of AmericaEd Jewett51Jeremy ClementsJeremy Clements RacingChevroletRepairables.comAndrew Abbott52J. J. Yeley (i)Means RacingChevroletTim Brown61Austin Hill (i)Hattori RacingToyotaAISIN Group Dan Stillman66Timmy HillMBM MotorsportsToyotaVSI Racing/RoofClaim.com Sebastion Laforge68Brandon BrownBrandonbilt MotorsportsChevroletLarry's LemonadeDoug Randolph74Mike HarmonMike Harmon RacingChevroletTeddy Brown78Vinnie MillerB. J. McLeod MotorsportsToyotaUAP.ORGKeith Wolfe90Caesar BacarellaDGM RacingChevroletMaxim/Alpha Prime RegimenMario Gosselin92Josh WilliamsDGM RacingChevroletSleep Well/Harkin ConstructionAdam Brenner93C. J. McLaughlinRSS RacingChevroletSci ApsKevyn Rebolledo98Chase BriscoeStewart-Haas RacingFordHighpoint.comRichard Boswell, II99Josh BilickiB. J. McLeod MotorsportsToyotaDITEC Marine/Insurance KingAdam BrooksOfficial entry list

Practice

First practice Noah Gragson was the fastest in the first practice session with a time of 47.214 seconds and a speed of .Practice 1 NASCAR

PosDriverTeamManufacturerTime19Noah GragsonJR MotorsportsChevrolet47.214190.621210Ross ChastainKaulig RacingChevrolet47.225190.577311Justin HaleyKaulig RacingChevrolet47.226190.573Official first practice results

Final practice Caesar Bacarella was the fastest in the final practice session with a time of 48.311 seconds and a speed of .Practice 2 NASCAR

PosDriverTeamManufacturerTime190Caesar BacarellaDGM RacingChevrolet48.311186.293268Brandon BrownBrandonbilt MotorsportsChevrolet48.461185.716339Ryan SiegRSS RacingChevrolet48.515185.510Official final practice results

Qualifying In his first Xfinity Series start, Myatt Snider scored the pole for the race with a time of 47.763 seconds and a speed of .Time Trial Results NASCAR Colin Garrett, Tommy Joe Martins, Ross Chastain, and A. J. Allmendinger did not qualify for the race. Josh Bilicki, J. J. Yeley, and Mike Harmon made the field based on 2019 owner points, while Joe Nemechek made the field as a past champion. After qualifying, it was announced that Chastain would take over for Jeff Green in the No. 38.Lineup

Qualifying results PosDriverTeamManufacturerTime121Myatt SniderRichard Childress RacingChevrolet47.76321Michael AnnettJR MotorsportsChevrolet47.817311Justin HaleyKaulig RacingChevrolet47.84948Jeb BurtonJR MotorsportsChevrolet47.917508Joe Graf Jr. (R)SS-Green Light RacingChevrolet47.926619Brandon JonesJoe Gibbs RacingToyota47.936718Riley Herbst (R)Joe Gibbs RacingToyota47.981820Harrison Burton (R)Joe Gibbs RacingToyota47.985939Ryan SiegRSS RacingChevrolet48.0211098Chase BriscoeStewart-Haas RacingFord48.0321168Brandon BrownBrandonbilt MotorsportsChevrolet48.070129Noah GragsonJR MotorsportsChevrolet48.079137Justin AllgaierJR MotorsportsChevrolet48.2071490Caesar BacarellaDGM RacingChevrolet48.2421522Austin CindricTeam PenskeFord48.4371607Ray Black Jr.SS-Green Light RacingChevrolet48.4381792Josh WilliamsDGM RacingChevrolet48.446184Jesse Little (R)JD MotorsportsChevrolet48.5261936Alex LabbéDGM RacingChevrolet48.5892015Robby LyonsJD MotorsportsChevrolet48.5982193C. J. McLaughlinRSS RacingChevrolet48.599220B. J. McLeodJD MotorsportsChevrolet48.6912338Jeff GreenRSS RacingChevrolet48.7052402Brett Moffitt (i)Our MotorsportsChevrolet48.7152578Vinnie MillerB. J. McLeod MotorsportsToyota48.8272666Timmy HillMBM MotorsportsToyota48.8352725Chris CockrumACG MotorsportsChevrolet48.8372861Austin Hill (i)Hattori RacingToyota48.8872951Jeremy ClementsJeremy Clements RacingChevrolet48.895305Matt MillsB. J. McLeod MotorsportsToyota48.996316David StarrJD MotorsportsChevrolet49.0173299Josh BilickiB. J. McLeod MotorsportsToyota49.0823352J. J. Yeley (i)Means RacingChevrolet49.2023474Mike HarmonMike Harmon RacingChevrolet49.3773510Ross ChastainKaulig RacingChevrolet50.602 (DNQ)3647Joe Nemechek (i)Mike Harmon RacingChevrolet49.1843726Colin GarrettSam Hunt RacingToyota49.027 (DNQ)3844Tommy Joe MartinsMartins MotorsportsChevrolet49.095 (DNQ)3913Chad FinchumMBM MotorsportsToyota49.1164016A. J. AllmendingerKaulig RacingChevrolet51.113 (DNQ)Official qualifying results

Race

Race results

Stage Results Stage One Laps: 30

PosDriverTeamManufacturerPoints18Jeb BurtonJR MotorsportsChevrolet1021Michael AnnettJR MotorsportsChevrolet937Justin AllgaierJR MotorsportsChevrolet849Noah GragsonJR MotorsportsChevrolet7511Justin HaleyKaulig RacingChevrolet6622Austin CindricTeam PenskeFord5721Myatt SniderRichard Childress RacingChevrolet4820Harrison Burton (R)Joe Gibbs RacingToyota3936Alex LabbéDGM RacingChevrolet21038Ross ChastainRSS RacingChevrolet1

Stage Two Laps: 30

PosDriverTeamManufacturerPoints17Justin AllgaierJR MotorsportsChevrolet10211Justin HaleyKaulig RacingChevrolet938Jeb BurtonJR MotorsportsChevrolet8439Ryan SiegRSS RacingChevrolet7522Austin CindricTeam PenskeFord6668Brandon BrownBrandonbilt MotorsportsChevrolet5738Ross ChastainRSS RacingChevrolet4819Brandon JonesJoe Gibbs RacingToyota399Noah GragsonJR MotorsportsChevrolet21098Chase BriscoeStewart-Haas RacingFord1

Final Stage Results

Laps: 60

PosGridDriverTeamManufacturerLapsPointsStatus1129Noah GragsonJR MotorsportsChevrolet12049Running2820Harrison Burton (R)Joe Gibbs RacingToyota12038Running32666Timmy HillMBM MotorsportsToyota1200Running4619Brandon JonesJoe Gibbs RacingToyota12036Running51098Chase BriscoeStewart-Haas RacingFord12034Running6311Justin HaleyKaulig RacingChevrolet12046Running71168Brandon BrownBrandonbilt MotorsportsChevrolet12035Running81607Ray Black Jr.SS-Green Light RacingChevrolet12029Running9939Ryan SiegRSS RacingChevrolet12035Running101936Alex LabbéDGM RacingChevrolet12029Running1121Michael AnnettJR MotorsportsChevrolet11935Accident123452J. J. YeleyMeans RacingChevrolet11925Running13220B. J. McLeodJD MotorsportsChevrolet11924Running142578Vinnie MillerB. J. McLeod MotorsportsToyota11923Running153647Joe Nemechek (i)Mike Harmon RacingChevrolet1190Running163574Mike HarmonMike Harmon RacingChevrolet11921Running172015Robby LyonsJD MotorsportsChevrolet11920Running18316David StarrJD MotorsportsChevrolet11919Running19184Jesse Little (R)JD MotorsportsChevrolet11818Accident203313Chad FinchumMBM MotorsportsToyota11817Running213299Josh BilickiB. J. McLeod MotorsportsToyota11716Running222338Ross ChastainRSS RacingChevrolet11519Running2348Jeb BurtonJR MotorsportsChevrolet11432Accident242402Brett Moffitt (i)Our MotorsportsChevrolet1140Accident251522Austin CindricTeam PenskeFord11323Accident261792Josh WilliamsDGM RacingChevrolet11311Accident272193C. J. McLaughlinRSS RacingChevrolet11310Running282951Jeremy ClementsJeremy Clements RacingChevrolet1139Running291490Caesar BacarellaDGM RacingChevrolet1128Accident30137Justin AllgaierJR MotorsportsChevrolet10725Accident31305Matt MillsB. J. McLeod MotorsportsToyota1016Electrical32718Riley Herbst (R)Joe Gibbs RacingToyota595Accident33121Myatt SniderRichard Childress RacingChevrolet598Accident342725Chris CockrumACG MotorsportsChevrolet593Accident352861Austin Hill (i)Hattori RacingToyota370Accident36508Joe Graf Jr. (R)SS-Green Light RacingChevrolet371AccidentOfficial race results

Race statistics

Lead changes: 12 among 8 different drivers Cautions/Laps: 7 for 28 Red flags: 1 Time of race: 2 hours, 11 minutes, and 44 seconds Average speed:

Media

Television The NASCAR Racing Experience 300 was carried by FS1 in the United States. Adam Alexander, Stewart-Haas Racing driver Clint Bowyer, and Team Penske driver Brad Keselowski called the race from the booth, with Regan Smith and Matt Yocum covering pit road. +FS1Booth announcersPit reportersLap-by-lap: Adam Alexander Color-commentator: Clint Bowyer

Color-commentator: Brad KeselowskiRegan Smith Matt Yocum

Radio The Motor Racing Network (MRN) called the race for radio, which was simulcast on SiriusXM NASCAR Radio. Dave Moody and Jeff Striegle anchored the action from the booth. Mike Bagley called the action from Turns 1 & 2, Kyle Rickey worked the backstretch, and Steve Post called the race through turns 3 & 4. NASCAR Hall of Fame Executive Director Winston Kelley anchored pit road and was joined by Dillon Welch. +MRN RadioBooth announcersTurn announcersPit reportersLead announcer: Dave Moody Announcer: Jeff StriegleTurns 1 & 2: Mike Bagley Backstretch: Kyle Rickey

Turns 3 & 4: Steve PostWinston Kelley Dillon Welch

Standings after the race

Drivers' Championship standings

PosDriverPoints1Noah Gragson492Justin Haley46 (-3)3Harrison Burton (R)38 (-11)4Brandon Jones36 (-13)5Brandon Brown35 (-14)6Ryan Sieg35 (-14)7Michael Annett35 (-14)8Chase Briscoe34 (-15)9Jeb Burton32 (-17)10Ray Black Jr.29 (-20)11Alex Labbé29 (-20)12J. J. Yeley25 (-24)Official driver's standings Note: Only the first 12 positions are included for the driver standings.

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