The first of the two 2020 Drydene 200s was the 20th stock car race of the 2020 NASCAR Xfinity Series season, and the 39th iteration of the event. The race was held on Saturday, August 22, 2020 in Dover, Delaware at Dover International Speedway, a permanent oval-shaped racetrack. The race was originally to be held on May 2, but was postponed to August 22 due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The race took the scheduled 200 laps to complete. At race's end, Justin Allgaier of JR Motorsports would win the race in dominating fashion, winning the 12th race of his career in the NASCAR Xfinity Series and the first of the season. To fill the podium, Austin Cindric of Team Penske and Ross Chastain of Kaulig Racing would finish 2nd and 3rd, respectively.
Background
Dover International Speedway is an oval race track in Dover, Delaware, United States that has held at least two NASCAR races since it opened in 1969. In addition to NASCAR, the track also hosted USAC and the NTT IndyCar Series. The track features one layout, a 1 mile (1.6 km) concrete oval, with 24° banking in the turns and 9° banking on the straights. The speedway is owned and operated by Dover Motorsports.
The track, nicknamed "The Monster Mile", was built in 1969 by Melvin Joseph of Melvin L. Joseph Construction Company, Inc., with an asphalt surface, but was replaced with concrete in 1995. Six years later in 2001, the track's capacity moved to 135,000 seats, making the track have the largest capacity of sports venue in the mid-Atlantic. In 2002, the name changed to Dover International Speedway from Dover Downs International Speedway after Dover Downs Gaming and Entertainment split, making Dover Motorsports. From 2007 to 2009, the speedway worked on an improvement project called "The Monster Makeover", which expanded facilities at the track and beautified the track. After the 2014 season, the track's capacity was reduced to 95,500 seats. #DriverTeamMakeSponsor0Jeffrey EarnhardtJD MotorsportsChevroletDrydene1Michael AnnettJR MotorsportsChevroletPilot Flying J02Brett MoffittOur MotorsportsChevroletRobert B. Our Co.4Jesse LittleJD MotorsportsChevroletDrydene5Matt MillsB. J. McLeod MotorsportsChevroletJ. F. Electric6B. J. McLeodJD MotorsportsChevroletDrydene7Justin AllgaierJR MotorsportsChevroletNational FFA Organization07David StarrSS-Green Light RacingChevroletJacob Companies, Alarm Tech Systems8Jeb BurtonJR MotorsportsChevroletState Water Heaters08Joe Graf Jr.SS-Green Light RacingChevroletBucked Up Energy9Noah GragsonJR MotorsportsChevroletBass Pro Shops, Black Rifle Coffee Company10Ross ChastainKaulig RacingChevroletMoose Fraternity11Justin HaleyKaulig RacingChevroletLeafFilter Gutter Protection13Chad FinchumMBM MotorsportsToyotaGarrison Homes15Colby HowardJD MotorsportsChevroletProject Hope Foundation18Riley HerbstJoe Gibbs RacingToyotaMonster Energy19Brandon JonesJoe Gibbs RacingToyotaMenards, Pelonis20Harrison BurtonJoe Gibbs RacingToyotaDEX Imaging, FIELDS21Anthony AlfredoRichard Childress RacingChevroletFooting First, Advanced Draining Systems22Austin CindricTeam PenskeFordPPG Industries36Korbin ForristerDGM RacingChevroletNursing Home Caregivers39Ryan SiegRSS RacingChevroletCMR Construction & Roofing44Tommy Joe MartinsMartins MotorsportsChevroletGilreath Farms Black Angus "The New Black"47Kyle WeathermanMike Harmon RacingChevroletThin Blue Line USA "#BackTheBlue"51Jeremy ClementsJeremy Clements RacingChevroletRepairables.com52Kody VanderwalJimmy Means RacingChevroletCircle Track Warehouse61Stephen LeichtHattori Racing EnterprisesToyotaJani-King66Timmy HillMBM MotorsportsToyotaJani-King68Brandon BrownBrandonbilt MotorsportsChevroletJABS Construction74Bayley CurreyMike Harmon RacingChevroletMutt & Jeff Porkskins78Vinnie MillerB. J. McLeod MotorsportsChevroletGlassSkinz90Alex LabbéDGM RacingChevroletProlon Controls92Josh WilliamsDGM RacingChevroletMusselman's93Myatt SniderRSS RacingChevroletLouisiana Hot Sauce98Chase BriscoeStewart-Haas RacingFordHighPoint.com99Stefan ParsonsB. J. McLeod MotorsportsToyotaRich Mar FloristOfficial entry list
Starting lineup The starting lineup was based on a metric qualifying system based on the previous race, the 2020 UNOH 188 and owner's points. As a result, Austin Cindric of Team Penske won the pole. Pos.#DriverTeamMake122Austin CindricTeam PenskeFord29Noah GragsonJR MotorsportsChevrolet319Brandon JonesJoe Gibbs RacingToyota420Harrison BurtonJoe Gibbs RacingToyota57Justin AllgaierJR MotorsportsChevrolet618Riley HerbstJoe Gibbs RacingToyota751Jeremy ClementsJeremy Clements RacingChevrolet81Michael AnnettJR MotorsportsChevrolet939Ryan SiegRSS RacingChevrolet1098Chase BriscoeStewart-Haas RacingFord1193Myatt SniderRSS RacingChevrolet124Jesse LittleJD MotorsportsChevrolet1310Ross ChastainKaulig RacingChevrolet1444Tommy Joe MartinsMartins MotorsportsChevrolet1561Stephen LeichtHattori Racing EnterprisesToyota1674Bayley CurreyMike Harmon RacingChevrolet176B. J. McLeodJD MotorsportsChevrolet1892Josh WilliamsDGM RacingChevrolet1990Alex LabbéDGM RacingChevrolet2047Kyle WeathermanMike Harmon RacingChevrolet2168Brandon BrownBrandonbilt MotorsportsChevrolet2211Justin HaleyKaulig RacingChevrolet2308Joe Graf Jr.SS-Green Light RacingChevrolet2452Kody VanderwalJimmy Means RacingChevrolet255Matt MillsB. J. McLeod MotorsportsChevrolet2621Anthony AlfredoRichard Childress RacingChevrolet278Jeb BurtonJR MotorsportsChevrolet2802Brett MoffittOur MotorsportsChevrolet2907David StarrSS-Green Light RacingChevrolet300Jeffrey EarnhardtJD MotorsportsChevrolet3136Korbin ForristerDGM RacingChevrolet3299Stefan ParsonsB. J. McLeod MotorsportsToyota3315Colby HowardJD MotorsportsChevrolet3413Chad FinchumMBM MotorsportsToyota3578Vinnie MillerB. J. McLeod MotorsportsChevrolet3666Timmy HillMBM MotorsportsToyotaOfficial starting lineup
Race results Stage 1 Laps: 45 Fin#DriverTeamMakePts122Austin CindricTeam PenskeFord1029Noah GragsonJR MotorsportsChevrolet937Justin AllgaierJR MotorsportsChevrolet8410Ross ChastainKaulig RacingChevrolet7520Harrison BurtonJoe Gibbs RacingToyota6618Riley HerbstJoe Gibbs RacingToyota5719Brandon JonesJoe Gibbs RacingToyota4898Chase BriscoeStewart-Haas RacingFord391Michael AnnettJR MotorsportsChevrolet21039Ryan SiegRSS RacingChevrolet1 Stage 2 Laps: 45 Fin#DriverTeamMakePts17Justin AllgaierJR MotorsportsChevrolet10222Austin CindricTeam PenskeFord9310Ross ChastainKaulig RacingChevrolet849Noah GragsonJR MotorsportsChevrolet7518Riley HerbstJoe Gibbs RacingToyota6620Harrison BurtonJoe Gibbs RacingToyota5711Justin HaleyKaulig RacingChevrolet4819Brandon JonesJoe Gibbs RacingToyota398Jeb BurtonJR MotorsportsChevrolet2101Michael AnnettJR MotorsportsChevrolet1 Stage 3 Laps: 110 FinSt#DriverTeamMakeLapsLedStatusPts157Justin AllgaierJR MotorsportsChevrolet200120running582122Austin CindricTeam PenskeFord20049running5431310Ross ChastainKaulig RacingChevrolet2000running49429Noah GragsonJR MotorsportsChevrolet20027running495420Harrison BurtonJoe Gibbs RacingToyota2000running436618Riley HerbstJoe Gibbs RacingToyota2000running427278Jeb BurtonJR MotorsportsChevrolet2000running3282211Justin HaleyKaulig RacingChevrolet2000running33981Michael AnnettJR MotorsportsChevrolet2000running31101098Chase BriscoeStewart-Haas RacingFord2000running30112621Anthony AlfredoRichard Childress RacingChevrolet2000running2612939Ryan SiegRSS RacingChevrolet2000running2613751Jeremy ClementsJeremy Clements RacingChevrolet2000running24142168Brandon BrownBrandonbilt MotorsportsChevrolet2004running23152802Brett MoffittOur MotorsportsChevrolet2000running016319Brandon JonesJoe Gibbs RacingToyota2000running28171193Myatt SniderRSS RacingChevrolet2000running20182308Joe Graf Jr.SS-Green Light RacingChevrolet1990running19191990Alex LabbéDGM RacingChevrolet1990running1820300Jeffrey EarnhardtJD MotorsportsChevrolet1980running17211444Tommy Joe MartinsMartins MotorsportsChevrolet1980running16221561Stephen LeichtHattori Racing EnterprisesToyota1980running1523124Jesse LittleJD MotorsportsChevrolet1980running14241892Josh WilliamsDGM RacingChevrolet1980running13252047Kyle WeathermanMike Harmon RacingChevrolet1980running12263299Stefan ParsonsB. J. McLeod MotorsportsToyota1980running11272907David StarrSS-Green Light RacingChevrolet1970running10283578Vinnie MillerB. J. McLeod MotorsportsChevrolet1960running9293413Chad FinchumMBM MotorsportsToyota1960running8303315Colby HowardJD MotorsportsChevrolet1950running7312452Kody VanderwalJimmy Means RacingChevrolet1940running6323136Korbin ForristerDGM RacingChevrolet1910running033255Matt MillsB. J. McLeod MotorsportsChevrolet1610running434176B. J. McLeodJD MotorsportsChevrolet1460suspension3351674Bayley CurreyMike Harmon RacingChevrolet920fuel pressure0363666Timmy HillMBM MotorsportsToyota550vibration0Official race results
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