The 2020 UNOH 188 was the 19th stock car race of the 2020 NASCAR Xfinity Series season, and the inaugural running of the race, after the COVID-19 pandemic forced NASCAR to move the series' Watkins Glen International race, the Zippo 200, to the Daytona International Speedway road course, a permanent road course that uses part of the Daytona oval and infield road course. The race was held on Saturday, August 15, 2020, in Daytona Beach, Florida at the Daytona International Speedway road course. Austin Cindric of Team Penske would continue his dominance of road courses of the years and win the race, leading 21 laps. Brandon Jones of Joe Gibbs Racing and Noah Gragson of JR Motorsports would score the rest of the podium positions, finishing 2nd and 3rd, respectively.
On July 30, it was revealed after simulation testing revealed concerns of high speeds entering turn 1 (a turn already considered to be difficult among road racers), a temporary chicane was added in between the 4th turn of the oval and the entrance to pit road (similar to the Charlotte ROVAL). NASCAR further announced that it would use the high-downforce aero package used for the road course races in 2019 (in 2020, road courses were scheduled to use a low-downforce package similar to what was used in 2018 and what is used on ovals 1-mile or shorter in 2020). The addition of the chicane increased the length of the course from 3.56 to 3.61 miles and added a 13th and 14th turn to the original 12-turn layout.
Background
Entry list #DriverTeamMakeSponsor0Mike WallaceJD MotorsportsChevroletMarket Scan, Unkers Theraputic Products1Michael AnnettJR MotorsportsChevroletPilot, Flying J02Andy LallyOur MotorsportsChevroletKnockaround Mark Martin Tribute4Jesse LittleJD MotorsportsChevroletJD Motorsports5Matt MillsB. J. McLeod MotorsportsChevroletJ. F. Electric, Thompson Electric, Inc.6B. J. McLeodJD MotorsportsChevroletFlorida Sheriffs Youth Ranches "Put A Star On Your Car"7Justin AllgaierJR MotorsportsChevroletBrandt Professional Agriculture07Jade BufordSS-Green Light RacingChevroletBig Machine Distillery8Daniel HemricJR MotorsportsChevroletPoppy Bank08Joe Graf Jr.SS-Green Light RacingChevroletBucked Up Energy9Noah GragsonJR MotorsportsChevroletBass Pro Shops, Black Rifle Coffee Company10Ross ChastainKaulig RacingChevroletMoose Fraternity11Justin HaleyKaulig RacingChevroletLeafFilter Gutter Protection13Chad Finchum*MBM MotorsportsToyotaRoofClaim.com15Jeffrey EarnhardtJD MotorsportsChevroletKDST CPA16A. J. AllmendingerKaulig RacingChevroletEllsworth Advisors18Riley HerbstJoe Gibbs RacingToyotaMonster Energy19Brandon JonesJoe Gibbs RacingToyotaMenards, Inspire20Harrison BurtonJoe Gibbs RacingToyotaDEX Imaging21Earl BamberRichard Childress RacingChevroletKC Motorgroup22Austin CindricTeam PenskeFordMoneyLion26Brandon GdovicSam Hunt RacingToyotaWindstax Energy36Preston PardusDGM RacingChevroletChinchor Electric, Inc.39Ryan SiegRSS RacingChevroletCMR Construction & Roofing44Tommy Joe MartinsMartins MotorsportsChevroletAAN Adjusters47Kyle WeathermanMike Harmon RacingChevroletWe Stand For The National Anthem #StandForTheFlag51Jeremy ClementsJeremy Clements RacingChevroletAll South Electric, Repairables.com52Kody VanderwalJimmy Means RacingChevroletJimmy Means Racing61Stephen LeichtHattori Racing EnterprisesToyotaJani-King66Harold CroomsMBM MotorsportsToyotaMaxPay Pawn, Unknown BBQ "Cut From The Loin of the American South."68Brandon BrownBrandonbilt MotorsportsChevroletBrandonbilt Motorsports74Bayley CurreyMike Harmon RacingChevroletWe Stand For The National Anthem #StandForTheFlag78Scott HeckertB. J. McLeod MotorsportsToyotaKoolbox ICE90Alex LabbéDGM RacingChevroletFrameco, Rousseau Metal, Groupe-Briere.com92Josh WilliamsDGM RacingChevroletStarTron, Alloy Employer Services "Stronger by design"93Myatt SniderRSS RacingChevroletLouisiana Hot Sauce98Chase BriscoeStewart-Haas RacingFordHighPoint.com99Josh BilickiB. J. McLeod MotorsportsToyotaInsurance King, Rock'n Vodka Cheap Trick TributeOfficial entry list *Driver changed to Bobby Reuse for the race.
Starting lineup The starting lineup was based on a formula based on the previous race, the 2020 Henry 180. As a result, Austin Cindric of Team Penske would win the pole. Pos.#DriverTeamMake122Austin CindricTeam PenskeFord298Chase BriscoeStewart-Haas RacingFord39Noah GragsonJR MotorsportsChevrolet410Ross ChastainKaulig RacingChevrolet511Justin HaleyKaulig RacingChevrolet602Andy LallyOur MotorsportsChevrolet71Michael AnnettJR MotorsportsChevrolet839Ryan SiegRSS RacingChevrolet920Harrison BurtonJoe Gibbs RacingToyota1019Brandon JonesJoe Gibbs RacingToyota1116A. J. AllmendingerKaulig RacingChevrolet1236Preston PardusDGM RacingChevrolet1368Brandon BrownBrandonbilt MotorsportsChevrolet1492Josh WilliamsDGM RacingChevrolet1518Riley HerbstJoe Gibbs RacingToyota1690Alex LabbéDGM RacingChevrolet177Justin AllgaierJR MotorsportsChevrolet1851Jeremy ClementsJeremy Clements RacingChevrolet1999Josh BilickiB. J. McLeod MotorsportsToyota200Mike WallaceJD MotorsportsChevrolet2161Stephen LeichtHattori Racing EnterprisesToyota2244Tommy Joe MartinsMartins MotorsportsChevrolet238Daniel HemricJR MotorsportsChevrolet244Jesse LittleJD MotorsportsChevrolet2508Joe Graf Jr.SS-Green Light RacingChevrolet2647Kyle WeathermanMike Harmon RacingChevrolet2793Myatt SniderRSS RacingChevrolet2815Jeffrey EarnhardtJD MotorsportsChevrolet2921Earl BamberRichard Childress RacingChevrolet3078Scott HeckertB. J. McLeod MotorsportsToyota3152Kody VanderwalJimmy Means RacingChevrolet3207Jade BufordSS-Green Light RacingChevrolet336B. J. McLeodJD MotorsportsChevrolet3474Bayley CurreyMike Harmon RacingChevrolet3513Bobby ReuseMBM MotorsportsToyota365Matt MillsB. J. McLeod MotorsportsChevrolet3726Brandon GdovicSam Hunt RacingToyota3866Harold CroomsMBM MotorsportsToyotaOfficial starting lineup
Race
Pre-race ceremonies
Race recap
Post-race driver comments
Race results Stage 1 Laps: 15 Fin#DriverTeamMakePts122Austin CindricTeam PenskeFord1029Noah GragsonJR MotorsportsChevrolet9307Jade BufordSS-Green Light RacingChevrolet8418Riley HerbstJoe Gibbs RacingToyota7521Earl BamberRichard Childress RacingChevrolet667Justin AllgaierJR MotorsportsChevrolet5798Chase BriscoeStewart-Haas RacingFord4868Brandon BrownBrandonbilt MotorsportsChevrolet391Michael AnnettJR MotorsportsChevrolet21002Andy LallyOur MotorsportsChevrolet1 Stage 2 Laps: 15 Fin#DriverTeamMakePts198Chase BriscoeStewart-Haas RacingFord10222Austin CindricTeam PenskeFord9320Harrison BurtonJoe Gibbs RacingToyota8416A. J. AllmendingerKaulig RacingChevrolet7502Andy LallyOur MotorsportsChevrolet6636Preston PardusDGM RacingChevrolet5721Earl BamberRichard Childress RacingChevrolet4819Brandon JonesJoe Gibbs RacingToyota397Justin AllgaierJR MotorsportsChevrolet21018Riley HerbstJoe Gibbs RacingToyota1 Stage 3 Laps: 22 FinSt#DriverTeamMakeLapsLedStatusPts1122Austin CindricTeam PenskeFord5221running5921019Brandon JonesJoe Gibbs RacingToyota522running38339Noah GragsonJR MotorsportsChevrolet521running4341116A. J. AllmendingerKaulig RacingChevrolet520running405602Andy LallyOur MotorsportsChevrolet520running3961851Jeremy ClementsJeremy Clements RacingChevrolet520running3171518Riley HerbstJoe Gibbs RacingToyota520running388920Harrison BurtonJoe Gibbs RacingToyota520running379177Justin AllgaierJR MotorsportsChevrolet520running35102793Myatt SniderRSS RacingChevrolet520running2711839Ryan SiegRSS RacingChevrolet520running26121999Josh BilickiB. J. McLeod MotorsportsToyota521running25132244Tommy Joe MartinsMartins MotorsportsChevrolet520running24143474Bayley CurreyMike Harmon RacingChevrolet521running01571Michael AnnettJR MotorsportsChevrolet520running24163207Jade BufordSS-Green Light RacingChevrolet520running29172647Kyle WeathermanMike Harmon RacingChevrolet520running2018244Jesse LittleJD MotorsportsChevrolet520running19193078Scott HeckertB. J. McLeod MotorsportsToyota520running1820336B. J. McLeodJD MotorsportsChevrolet520running17212161Stephen LeichtHattori Racing EnterprisesToyota520running1622365Matt MillsB. J. McLeod MotorsportsChevrolet520running15233152Kody VanderwalJimmy Means RacingChevrolet520running14241492Josh WilliamsDGM RacingChevrolet520running1325200Mike WallaceJD MotorsportsChevrolet520running12262508Joe Graf Jr.SS-Green Light RacingChevrolet510running11271690Alex LabbéDGM RacingChevrolet500running10283726Brandon GdovicSam Hunt RacingToyota470crash929298Chase BriscoeStewart-Haas RacingFord4626crash22303513Bobby ReuseMBM MotorsportsToyota460running7311236Preston PardusDGM RacingChevrolet450crash11322815Jeffrey EarnhardtJD MotorsportsChevrolet430running5332921Earl BamberRichard Childress RacingChevrolet410crash14341368Brandon BrownBrandonbilt MotorsportsChevrolet400axle6353866Harold CroomsMBM MotorsportsToyota360brakes236410Ross ChastainKaulig RacingChevrolet340running137238Daniel HemricJR MotorsportsChevrolet140crash138511Justin HaleyKaulig RacingChevrolet110suspension1Official race results
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