The 2020 Drive for the Cure 250 presented by Blue Cross Blue Shield of North Carolina was the 29th stock car race of the 2020 NASCAR Xfinity Series, the 48th iteration of the event, the third race of the playoffs, and the final, and therefore cutoff race for the Round of 12. The race took place on Saturday, October 10, 2020, in Concord, North Carolina at the Charlotte Motor Speedway roval, a permanent road course, using part of the oval and part of the infield road course. The race was extended from 67 to 68 laps due to NASCAR overtime finish. A. J. Allmendinger would survive the race, avoiding crashing in the rain and a charging Noah Gragson to win the race. Noah Gragson of JR Motorsports and Daniel Hemric of JR Motorsports would finish 2nd and 3rd, respectively.
The race is known for the heavy rain that fell down on the track that day, leading to several spins and wrecks. Numerous cars were spinning during 7 laps to go in Stage 1, starting with Kyle Weatherman. Eventually, the rain would get so bad that the leader spun from the lead, multiple drivers ended up in the tire barriers (Tommy Joe Martins, Matt Mills, Austin Hill), and a red flag was thrown. While rain did still fall down, the race was continued and finished in the same day it was started. However, many drivers would still spin out or worse.
Background
Entry list +#DriverTeamMakeSponsor0Jeffrey EarnhardtJD MotorsportsChevroletContec, Inc.1Michael AnnettJR MotorsportsChevroletPilot, Flying J02Brett MoffittOur MotorsportsChevroletOur Motorsports4B.J. McLeodJD MotorsportsChevroletSwenson Advisors5Matt MillsB. J. McLeod MotorsportsToyotaJ. F. Electric, Thompson Electric6Ryan VargasJD MotorsportsChevroletTikTok7Justin AllgaierJR MotorsportsChevroletBrandt Professional Agriculture07Jade BufordSS-Green Light RacingChevroletBig Machine Distillery8Daniel HemricJR MotorsportsChevroletOnDeck Capital08Joe Graf, Jr.SS-Green Light RacingChevroletWatchonista9Noah GragsonJR MotorsportsChevroletLionel Racing NASCAR Authentics10Ross ChastainKaulig RacingChevroletNutrien Ag Solutions11Justin HaleyKaulig RacingChevroletLeafFilter Gutter Protection13Stephen LeichtMBM MotorsportsToyotaJani-King15Jesse LittleJD MotorsportsChevroletTufco Flooring16A.J. AllmendingerKaulig RacingChevroletEllsworth Advisors17Cody WareRick Ware RacingFordThriv5 "Don't Just Live... Thriv5"18Riley HerbstJoe Gibbs RacingToyotaMonster Energy19Brandon JonesJoe Gibbs RacingToyotaToyota Service Centers "Keep Your Toyota a Toyota"20Harrison BurtonJoe Gibbs RacingToyotaDEX Imaging21Kaz GralaRichard Childress RacingChevroletRuedebusch Development & Construction22Austin CindricTeam PenskeFordWürth36Alex LabbéDGM RacingChevroletCan-Am39Ryan SiegRSS RacingChevroletCMR Construction & Roofing44Tommy Joe MartinsMartins MotorsportsChevroletAAN Adjusters47Kyle WeathermanMike Harmon RacingChevroletThin Gold Line Solutions, #BackTheBlue51Jeremy ClementsJeremy Clements RacingChevroletAll South Electric52Kody VanderwalJimmy Means RacingChevroletAlton Lewis McBride 3 61Austin HillHattori Racing EnterprisesToyotaAisin66Timmy HillMBM MotorsportsToyotaLeithCars.com68Brandon BrownBrandonbilt MotorsportsChevroletRay's Siding Co.74Gray GauldingMike Harmon RacingChevroletCountOnMeNC.org78Josh BilickiB. J. McLeod MotorsportsToyotaInsurance King90Preston PardusDGM RacingChevroletChinchor Electric, Inc.92Josh WilliamsDGM RacingChevroletStartron, General Formulations93Myatt SniderRSS RacingChevroletLouisiana Hot Sauce98Chase BriscoeStewart-Haas RacingFordFord Performance Racing School, HighPoint.com99C.J. McLaughlinB. J. McLeod MotorsportsChevroletTrade Hounds, Carolina Industrial Trucks, Hyundai Material HandlingOfficial entry list
Starting lineup Qualifying was set by a formula set on the previous race. As a result, Noah Gragson of JR Motorsports was given the pole. +Pos.#DriverTeamMake19Noah GragsonJR MotorsportsChevrolet211Justin HaleyKaulig RacingChevrolet38Daniel HemricJR MotorsportsChevrolet419Brandon JonesJoe Gibbs RacingToyota510Ross ChastainKaulig RacingChevrolet639Ryan SiegRSS RacingChevrolet768Brandon BrownBrandonbilt MotorsportsChevrolet898Chase BriscoeStewart-Haas RacingFord920Harrison BurtonJoe Gibbs RacingToyota107Justin AllgaierJR MotorsportsChevrolet1122Austin CindricTeam PenskeFord1221Kaz GralaRichard Childress RacingChevrolet1318Riley HerbstJoe Gibbs RacingToyota141Michael AnnettJR MotorsportsChevrolet1592Josh WilliamsDGM RacingChevrolet1636Alex LabbéDGM RacingChevrolet1744Tommy Joe MartinsMartins MotorsportsChevrolet1851Jeremy ClementsJeremy Clements RacingChevrolet1902Brett MoffittOur MotorsportsChevrolet2066Timmy HillMBM MotorsportsToyota2193Myatt SniderRSS RacingChevrolet2216A.J. AllmendingerKaulig RacingChevrolet235Matt MillsB. J. McLeod MotorsportsToyota2407Jade BufordSS-Green Light RacingChevrolet256Ryan VargasJD MotorsportsChevrolet260Jeffrey EarnhardtJD MotorsportsChevrolet2761Austin HillHattori Racing EnterprisesToyota2813Stephen LeichtMBM MotorsportsToyota294B.J. McLeodJD MotorsportsChevrolet3090Preston PardusDGM RacingChevrolet3108Joe Graf, Jr.SS-Green Light RacingChevrolet3278Josh BilickiB. J. McLeod MotorsportsToyota3374Gray GauldingMike Harmon RacingChevrolet3452Kody VanderwalJimmy Means RacingChevrolet3547Kyle WeathermanMike Harmon RacingChevrolet3699C.J. McLaughlinB. J. McLeod MotorsportsChevrolet3715Jesse LittleJD MotorsportsChevrolet3817Cody WareRick Ware RacingFordOfficial starting lineup
Race
Pre-race ceremonies
Race recap
Post-race driver comments
Race results Stage 1 Laps: 20 Fin#DriverTeamMakePts121Kaz GralaRichard Childress RacingChevrolet1029Noah GragsonJR MotorsportsChevrolet9336Alex LabbéDGM RacingChevrolet8411Justin HaleyKaulig RacingChevrolet757Justin AllgaierJR MotorsportsChevrolet6610Ross ChastainKaulig RacingChevrolet578Daniel HemricJR MotorsportsChevrolet4892Josh WilliamsDGM RacingChevrolet3990Preston PardusDGM RacingChevrolet21068Brandon BrownBrandonbilt MotorsportsChevrolet1 Stage 2 Laps: 20 Fin#DriverTeamMakePts198Chase BriscoeStewart-Haas RacingFord10210Ross ChastainKaulig RacingChevrolet9336Alex LabbéDGM RacingChevrolet8422Austin CindricTeam PenskeFord759Noah GragsonJR MotorsportsChevrolet668Daniel HemricJR MotorsportsChevrolet5768Brandon BrownBrandonbilt MotorsportsChevrolet487Justin AllgaierJR MotorsportsChevrolet3974Gray GauldingMike Harmon RacingChevrolet01007Jade BufordSS-Green Light RacingChevrolet1 Stage 3 Laps: 28 FinSt#DriverTeamMakeLapsLedStatusPts12216A.J. AllmendingerKaulig RacingChevrolet6812running40219Noah GragsonJR MotorsportsChevrolet6816running50338Daniel HemricJR MotorsportsChevrolet680running4341636Alex LabbéDGM RacingChevrolet680running495510Ross ChastainKaulig RacingChevrolet680running4661122Austin CindricTeam PenskeFord680running3873817Cody WareRick Ware RacingFord680running3082407Jade BufordSS-Green Light RacingChevrolet680running309141Michael AnnettJR MotorsportsChevrolet680running2810419Brandon JonesJoe Gibbs RacingToyota680running2711260Jeffrey EarnhardtJD MotorsportsChevrolet680running26121318Riley HerbstJoe Gibbs RacingToyota687running25133278Josh BilickiB. J. McLeod MotorsportsToyota680running24142193Myatt SniderRSS RacingChevrolet680running23153108Joe Graf, Jr.SS-Green Light RacingChevrolet680running22161851Jeremy ClementsJeremy Clements RacingChevrolet680running2117256Ryan VargasJD MotorsportsChevrolet680running2018898Chase BriscoeStewart-Haas RacingFord6823running29192066Timmy HillMBM MotorsportsToyota680running0203452Kody VanderwalJimmy Means RacingChevrolet680running1721639Ryan SiegRSS RacingChevrolet680running1622294B.J. McLeodJD MotorsportsChevrolet680running1523107Justin AllgaierJR MotorsportsChevrolet680running23242813Stephen LeichtMBM MotorsportsToyota680running1325235Matt MillsB. J. McLeod MotorsportsToyota670running1226768Brandon BrownBrandonbilt MotorsportsChevrolet630crash16271744Tommy Joe MartinsMartins MotorsportsChevrolet630running10283374Gray GauldingMike Harmon RacingChevrolet600electrical0293699C.J. McLaughlinB. J. McLeod MotorsportsChevrolet540running8303715Jesse LittleJD MotorsportsChevrolet480engine7311221Kaz GralaRichard Childress RacingChevrolet443suspension16323090Preston PardusDGM RacingChevrolet410ignition733920Harrison BurtonJoe Gibbs RacingToyota370transmission4341592Josh WilliamsDGM RacingChevrolet360crash635211Justin HaleyKaulig RacingChevrolet347crash9362761Austin HillHattori Racing EnterprisesToyota130crash0373547Kyle WeathermanMike Harmon RacingChevrolet130crash1381902Brett MoffittOur MotorsportsChevrolet20crash0Official race results
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