The 2020 Sport Clips Haircuts VFW 200 was a NASCAR Xfinity Series race held on September 5, 2020. It was contested over 147 laps on the egg-shaped oval racetrack. It was the twenty-third race of the 2020 NASCAR Xfinity Series season. Joe Gibbs Racing driver Brandon Jones collected his third win of the season.
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Background Darlington Raceway is a race track built for NASCAR racing located near Darlington, South Carolina. It is nicknamed "The Lady in Black" and "The Track Too Tough to Tame" by many NASCAR fans and drivers and advertised as "A NASCAR Tradition." It is of a unique, somewhat egg-shaped design, an oval with the ends of very different configurations, a condition which supposedly arose from the proximity of one end of the track to a minnow pond the owner refused to relocate. This situation makes it very challenging for the crews to set up their cars' handling in a way that is effective at both ends.
Entry list
(R) denotes rookie driver. (i) denotes driver who is ineligible for series driver points.
DriverTeamManufacturer0Jeffrey EarnhardtJD MotorsportsChevrolet1Michael AnnettJR MotorsportsChevrolet02Brett Moffitt (i)Our MotorsportsChevrolet4Jesse Little (R)JD MotorsportsChevrolet5Vinnie MillerB. J. McLeod MotorsportsChevrolet6Ryan VargasJD MotorsportsChevrolet7Justin AllgaierJR MotorsportsChevrolet07David StarrSS-Green Light RacingChevrolet8Daniel HemricJR MotorsportsChevrolet08Joe Graf Jr. (R)SS-Green Light RacingChevrolet9Noah GragsonJR MotorsportsChevrolet10Ross ChastainKaulig RacingChevrolet11Justin HaleyKaulig RacingChevrolet13Chad FinchumMBM MotorsportsToyota15Colby HowardJD MotorsportsChevrolet18Riley Herbst (R)Joe Gibbs RacingToyota19Brandon JonesJoe Gibbs RacingToyota20Harrison Burton (R)Joe Gibbs RacingToyota21Anthony AlfredoRichard Childress RacingChevrolet22Austin CindricTeam PenskeFord36Alex LabbéDGM RacingChevrolet39Ryan SiegRSS RacingChevrolet44Tommy Joe MartinsMartins MotorsportsChevrolet47Kyle Weatherman Mike Harmon RacingChevrolet51Jeremy ClementsJeremy Clements RacingChevrolet52Kody Vanderwal (R)Means RacingChevrolet54Denny Hamlin (i)Joe Gibbs RacingToyota61Austin Hill (i)Hattori RacingToyota66Stephen LeichtMBM MotorsportsToyota68Brandon BrownBrandonbilt MotorsportsChevrolet74Bayley Currey (i)Mike Harmon RacingChevrolet78B. J. McLeodB. J. McLeod MotorsportsChevrolet90Dexter BeanDGM RacingChevrolet92Josh WilliamsDGM RacingChevrolet93Myatt Snider (R)RSS RacingChevrolet98Chase BriscoeStewart-Haas RacingFord99Matt MillsB. J. McLeod MotorsportsChevroletOfficial entry list
Qualifying Justin Haley was awarded the pole for the race as determined by competition-based formula.
Qualifying results PosDriverTeamManufacturer111Justin HaleyKaulig RacingChevrolet298Chase BriscoeStewart-Haas RacingFord320Harrison Burton (R)Joe Gibbs RacingToyota422Austin CindricTeam PenskeFord510Ross Chastain Kaulig RacingChevrolet618Riley Herbst (R)Joe Gibbs RacingToyota71Michael Annett JR MotorsportsChevrolet819Brandon Jones Joe Gibbs RacingToyota992Josh WilliamsDGM RacingChevrolet104Jesse Little (R)JD MotorsportsChevrolet1139Ryan SiegRSS RacingChevrolet1221Anthony AlfredoRichard Childress RacingChevrolet1351Jeremy ClementsJeremy Clements RacingChevrolet149Noah GragsonJR MotorsportsChevrolet158Daniel HemricJoe Gibbs RacingToyota167Justin AllgaierJR MotorsportsChevrolet1768Brandon BrownBrandonbilt MotorsportsChevrolet1815Colby Howard JD MotorsportsChevrolet1944Tommy Joe MartinsMartins MotorsportsChevrolet2093Myatt Snider (R)RSS RacingChevrolet2102Brett MoffittOur MotorsportsChevrolet2207David StarrSS-Green Light RacingChevrolet2313Chad FinchumMBM MotorsportsToyota2436Alex LabbéDGM RacingChevrolet250Jeffrey EarnhardtJD MotorsportsChevrolet2661Austin Hill (i)Hattori Racing EnterprisesToyota2778B. J. McLeodB. J. McLeod MotorsportsChevrolet2808Joe Graf Jr. (R)SS-Green Light RacingChevrolet296Ryan VargasJD MotorsportsChevrolet3074Bayley Currey (i)Mike Harmon RacingChevrolet3147Kyle WeathermanMike Harmon RacingChevrolet325Vinnie MillerB. J. McLeod MotorsportsChevrolet3399Matt MillsB. J. McLeod MotorsportsChevrolet3452Kody Vanderwal (R)Means MotorsportsChevrolet3590Dexter BeanDGM RacingChevrolet3666Stephen Leicht MBM MotorsportsToyota3754Denny Hamlin (i)Joe Gibbs RacingToyotaOfficial qualifying results
Race
Race results
Stage Results Stage One Laps: 45
PosDriverTeamManufacturerPoints154Denny Hamlin (i)Joe Gibbs RacingToyota0210Ross ChastainKaulig RacingChevrolet9322Austin CindricTeam PenskeFord8498Chase BriscoeStewart-Haas RacingFord759Noah GragsonJR MotorsportsChevrolet6619Brandon JonesJoe Gibbs RacingToyota5744Tommy Joe MartinsMartins MotorsportsChevrolet481Michael AnnettJR MotorsportsChevrolet3939Ryan SiegRSS RacingChevrolet2107Justin AllgaierJR MotorsportsChevrolet1
Stage Two Laps: 45
PosDriverTeamManufacturerPoints154Denny Hamlin (i)Joe Gibbs RacingToyota0219Brandon JonesJoe Gibbs RacingToyota9398Chase BriscoeStewart-Haas RacingFord8410Ross ChastainKaulig RacingChevrolet7520Harrison Burton (R)Joe Gibbs RacingToyota6639Ryan SiegRSS RacingChevrolet5722Austin CindricTeam PenskeFord481Michael AnnettJR MotorsportsChevrolet3951Jeremy ClementsJeremy Clements RacingChevrolet21018Riley HerbstStewart-Haas RacingFord1
Final Stage Results
Laps: 57
PosGridDriverTeamManufacturerLapsPointsStatus1819Brandon JonesJoe Gibbs RacingToyota14754Running2510Ross ChastainKaulig RacingChevrolet14751Running31139Ryan SiegRSS RacingChevrolet14741Running4618Riley Herbst (R)Joe Gibbs RacingToyota14734Running53754Denny Hamlin (i)Joe Gibbs RacingToyota1470Running6320Harrison BurtonJoe Gibbs RacingToyota14737Running7149Noah GragsonJR MotorsportsChevrolet14736Running871Michael AnnettJR MotorsportsChevrolet14735Running92661Austin Hill (i)Hattori Racing EnterprisesToyota1470Running102093Myatt Snider (R)RSS RacingChevrolet14727Running11298Chase BriscoeStewart-Haas RacingFord14741Running12422Austin CindricTeam PenskeFord14737Running13111Justin HaleyKaulig RacingChevrolet14724Running142778B. J. McLeodB. J. McLeod MotorsportsChevrolet14723Running15992Josh WilliamsDGM RacingChevrolet14722Running162436Alex LabbéDGM RacingChevrolet14721Running171768Brandon BrownBrandonbilt MotorsportsChevrolet14720Running18104Jesse Little (R)JD MotorsportsChevrolet14719Running191815Colby HowardJD MotorsportsChevrolet14718Running202313Chad FinchumMBM MotorsportsToyota14617Running21250Jeffrey EarnhardtJD MotorsportsChevrolet14616Running223399Matt MillsB. J. McLeod MotorsportsChevrolet14615Running232808Joe Graf Jr.SS-Green Light RacingChevrolet14614Running243074Bayley Currey (i)Mike Harmon RacingChevrolet1460Running25296Ryan VargasJD MotorsportsChevrolet14612Running261944Tommy Joe MartinsMartins MotorsportsChevrolet14515Running271221Anthony AlfredoRichard Childress RacingChevrolet14510Running28325Vinnie MillerB. J. McLeod MotorsportsChevrolet1459Running293452Kody Vanderwal (R)Means MotorsportsChevrolet1458Running303590Dexter BeanDGM RacingChevrolet1457Running31167Justin AllgaierJR MotorsportsChevrolet1357Running321351Jeremy ClementsJeremy Clements RacingChevrolet1297Running332102Brett Moffitt (i)Our MotorsportsChevrolet1180Oil Leak342207David StarrSS-Green Light RacingChevrolet1083Accident353666Stephen LeichtMBM MotorsportsToyota112Suspension363147Kyle WeathermanMike Harmon RacingChevrolet51Accident37158Daniel HemricJR MotorsportsChevrolet21AccidentOfficial race results
Race statistics
Lead changes: 17 among 6 different drivers Cautions/Laps: 7 for 37 Time of race: 1 hour, 58 minutes, and 32 seconds Average speed:
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