2020 Daytona 500
The 2020 Daytona 500 was a NASCAR Cup Series race held on February 16-17, 2020. The race lasted 209 laps on the 2.5-mile (4.0 km) asphalt superspeedway. However, the race was originally going to be 200 laps. It was the first race of the 2020 NASCAR Cup Series season.
The race was started by President of the United States Donald Trump, who served as Grand Marshal, and the opening lap was paced by the official Presidential state car.[1] Popular wrestler Sheamus drove the pace car for the opening laps. Two-time winner of the race Dale Earnhardt Jr. waved the green flag to officially start the race.
The race was to start February 16, but never-ending rain showers stopped the race on lap 20. The race was moved 4 p.m. on February 17, 2020. This being the second, he first time was in 2012.[2]
Lots of the race was good until lap 185, a crash involved at least 20 cars on the backstretch. The race was stopped because of the crash. Denny Hamlin won the race by 0.014 seconds over Ryan Blaney on the second restart in overtime. Chris Buescher, David Ragan, and Kevin Harvick rdid not make it in the top five. On the final lap, Ryan Newman was involved in a serious crash and was immediately rushed to a local hospital. He was seriously injured in the crash, but the injuries are not believed to be life-threatening.[3]
Race
Stage Results
Stage One Laps: 65
| Pos | No | Driver | Team | Manufacturer | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 9 | Chase Elliott | Hendrick Motorsports | Chevrolet | 10 |
| 2 | 88 | Alex Bowman | Hendrick Motorsports | Chevrolet | 9 |
| 3 | 10 | Aric Almirola | Stewart-Haas Racing | Ford | 8 |
| 4 | 22 | Joey Logano | Team Penske | Ford | 7 |
| 5 | 48 | Jimmie Johnson | Hendrick Motorsports | Chevrolet | 6 |
| 6 | 12 | Ryan Blaney | Team Penske | Ford | 5 |
| 7 | 47 | Ricky Stenhouse Jr. | JTG Daugherty Racing | Chevrolet | 4 |
| 8 | 21 | Matt DiBenedetto | Wood Brothers Racing | Ford | 3 |
| 9 | 17 | Chris Buescher | Roush Fenway Racing | Ford | 2 |
| 10 | 13 | Ty Dillon | Germain Racing | Chevrolet | 1 |
| Official stage one results | |||||
Stage Two Laps: 65
| Pos | No | Driver | Team | Manufacturer | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 11 | Denny Hamlin | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 10 |
| 2 | 18 | Kyle Busch | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 9 |
| 3 | 47 | Ricky Stenhouse Jr. | JTG Daughtery Racing | Chevrolet | 8 |
| 4 | 19 | Martin Truex Jr. | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 7 |
| 5 | 77 | Ross Chastain (i) | Spire Motorsports | Chevrolet | 0 |
| 6 | 48 | Jimmie Johnson | Hendrick Motorsports | Chevrolet | 5 |
| 7 | 9 | Chase Elliott | Hendrick Motorsports | Chevrolet | 4 |
| 8 | 12 | Ryan Blaney | Team Penske | Ford | 3 |
| 9 | 22 | Joey Logano | Team Penske | Ford | 2 |
| 10 | 17 | Chris Buescher | Roush Fenway Racing | Ford | 1 |
| Official stage two results | |||||
Final Stage Results
Stage Three Laps: 70
| Pos | Grid | No | Driver | Team | Manufacturer | Laps | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 21 | 11 | Denny Hamlin | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 209 | 50 |
| 2 | 27 | 12 | Ryan Blaney | Team Penske | Ford | 209 | 43 |
| 3 | 19 | 17 | Chris Buescher | Roush Fenway Racing | Ford | 209 | 37 |
| 4 | 30 | 36 | David Ragan | Rick Ware Racing | Ford | 209 | 33 |
| 5 | 10 | 4 | Kevin Harvick | Stewart-Haas Racing | Ford | 209 | 32 |
| 6 | 29 | 14 | Clint Bowyer | Stewart-Haas Racing | Ford | 209 | 31 |
| 7 | 39 | 62 | Brendan Gaughan (i) | Beard Motorsports | Chevrolet | 209 | 0 |
| 8 | 38 | 32 | Corey LaJoie | Go Fas Racing | Ford | 209 | 29 |
| 9 | 7 | 6 | Ryan Newman | Roush Fenway Racing | Ford | 209 | 28 |
| 10 | 8 | 42 | Kyle Larson | Chip Ganassi Racing | Chevrolet | 209 | 27 |
| 11 | 23 | 38 | John Hunter Nemechek (R) | Front Row Motorsports | Ford | 209 | 26 |
| 12 | 13 | 3 | Austin Dillon | Richard Childress Racing | Chevrolet | 209 | 25 |
| 13 | 33 | 16 | Justin Haley (i) | Kaulig Racing | Chevrolet | 209 | 0 |
| 14 | 26 | 34 | Michael McDowell | Front Row Motorsports | Ford | 209 | 23 |
| 15 | 11 | 43 | Bubba Wallace | Richard Petty Motorsports | Chevrolet | 209 | 22 |
| 16 | 34 | 15 | Brennan Poole (R) | Premium Motorsports | Chevrolet | 209 | 21 |
| 17 | 25 | 9 | Chase Elliott | Hendrick Motorsports | Chevrolet | 209 | 34 |
| 18 | 14 | 20 | Erik Jones | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 208 | 19 |
| 19 | 16 | 21 | Matt DiBenedetto | Wood Brothers Racing | Ford | 207 | 21 |
| 20 | 1 | 47 | Ricky Stenhouse Jr. | JTG Daugherty Racing | Chevrolet | 206 | 29 |
| 21 | 17 | 95 | Christopher Bell (R) | Leavine Family Racing | Toyota | 205 | 16 |
| 22 | 5 | 10 | Aric Almirola | Stewart-Haas Racing | Ford | 205 | 23 |
| 23 | 37 | 51 | Joey Gase (i) | Petty Ware Racing | Chevrolet | 203 | 0 |
| 24 | 2 | 88 | Alex Bowman | Hendrick Motorsports | Chevrolet | 203 | 22 |
| 25 | 20 | 77 | Ross Chastain (i) | Spire Motorsports | Chevrolet | 201 | 0 |
| 26 | 3 | 22 | Joey Logano | Team Penske | Ford | 200 | 20 |
| 27 | 32 | 66 | Timmy Hill (i) | MBM Motorsports | Toyota | 200 | 0 |
| 28 | 22 | 8 | Tyler Reddick (R) | Richard Childress Racing | Chevrolet | 199 | 9 |
| 29 | 31 | 37 | Ryan Preece | JTG Daugherty Racing | Chevrolet | 198 | 8 |
| 30 | 24 | 13 | Ty Dillon | Germain Racing | Chevrolet | 198 | 8 |
| 31 | 40 | 27 | Reed Sorenson | Premium Motorsports | Chevrolet | 192 | 6 |
| 32 | 15 | 19 | Martin Truex Jr. | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 186 | 12 |
| 33 | 18 | 1 | Kurt Busch | Chip Ganassi Racing | Toyota | 184 | 4 |
| 34 | 28 | 18 | Kyle Busch | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 184 | 12 |
| 35 | 6 | 48 | Jimmie Johnson | Hendrick Motorsports | Chevrolet | 184 | 13 |
| 36 | 9 | 2 | Brad Keselowski | Team Penske | Ford | 183 | 1 |
| 37 | 12 | 41 | Cole Custer (R) | Stewart-Haas Racing | Ford | 174 | 1 |
| 38 | 38 | 52 | B. J. McLeod (i) | Rick Ware Racing | Ford | 105 | 0 |
| 39 | 35 | 00 | Quin Houff (R) | StarCom Racing | Chevrolet | 89 | 1 |
| 40 | 4 | 24 | William Byron | Hendrick Motorsports | Chevrolet | 58 | 1 |
| Official race results | |||||||
Race statistics
- Lead changes: 23 among 13 different drivers
- Cautions/Laps: 9 for 39
- Red flags: 3 (1 for weather, 2 for accidents)
- Time of race: 3 hours, 42 minutes and 10 seconds
- Margin of Victory: 0.014 seconds
- Average speed: 141.11 miles per hour (227.09 km/h)
Post-race
Right after the race was done, Hamlin and his crew did not know how serious Newman's crash. Instead, they started to celebrate the win, When he exited his car, the crowd booed him both on the infield grass and again in victory lane. Joe Gibbs gave an apology for the team's celebration, with Hamlin saying he was first notified when NASCAR canceled the tradition of interviewing the winner on the front-stretch before driving his car to victory lane[4]
Standings after the race
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2020 Daytona 500 Media
Daytona International Speedway, the circuit where the 62nd annual Daytona 500 took place. The first twenty laps were raced on Sunday afternoon and the remaining laps (including the green-white-checkered finish) were completed on Monday evening.
Ricky Stenhouse Jr. scored the pole position.
Ryan Newman crashed on the final lap as Denny Hamlin (#11) and Ryan Blaney (#12) raced to the finish line
Denny Hamlin won the race.
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References
- ↑ Bromberg, Nick. "President Donald Trump leads field on a pace lap after giving command ahead of Daytona 500". Yahoo! Sports. Retrieved 16 February 2020.
- ↑ Busbee, Jay (February 16, 2020). "Daytona 500 postponed to Monday due to rain". Yahoo Sports. https://sports.yahoo.com/daytona-500-postponed-to-monday-due-to-rain-235051849.html.
- ↑ Ryan Newman transported to hospital after crash at end of Daytona 500, Sporting News, February 18 2020
- ↑ "Gibbs apologizes for post-race celebration". 18 February 2020.