Starting from 38th place due to Inspection failure penalty Car 9 Chase Elliott NAPA Auto Parts Chevrolet won the 33rd Annual Season Finale 500, his 11th win in 185 NASCAR Cup Series races & the Championship. Chase Elliott wins the 2020 NASCAR Cup Series championship. This is his 5th win & 22nd Top 10 finish in 2020. This is his 1st win & 6th Top 10 finish in 10 races at Phoenix Raceway. 2nd Place Car 2 Brad Keselowski Discount Tire, started from 3rd place posted his 11th Top 10 finish in 23 races at Phoenix Raceway. It is his 24th Top 10 finish in 2020. 3rd Place Car 22 Joey Logano Shell Pennzoil Ford, started from 2nd place posted his 13th Top 10 finish in 24 races at Phoenix Raceway.
4th Place Car 11 Denny Hamlin FedEx Express Toyota, started from 4th place followed by 5th place Car 48 Jimmie Johnson Ally Chevrolet, started from 26th place. 6th Place Car 12 Ryan Blaney Menards/MOEN Ford, started from 5th place followed by 7th place Car 4 Kevin Harvick Busch Light Ford, started from 11th place. 8th Place Car 21 Matt DiBenedetto Motorcraft/Quick Lane Ford, started from 12th place followed by 9. 25. Car 24 William Byron Axalta Chevrolet, started from 25th place. Lastly in the Top 10 was Car 19 Martin Truex Jr. Bass Pro Shops Toyota, in 10th place, started from 13th place. Christopher Bell (17th) was the highest finishing rookie. Cole Custer wins the 2020 NASCAR Cup Series Sunoco Rookie of the Year honors. Ford wins the 2020 NASCAR Cup Series manufacturers championship.
The race had 4 Cautions for 27 Laps: 1st Caution on lap 32 for Competition. 2nd Caution on lap 77 for Stage 1 Conclusion. 3rd Caution on lap 162 for #53 Crash in Turn 2. 4th Caution on lap 192 for Stage 2 Conclusion.
The race had 19 Lead Changes among 9 drivers; C. Elliott (P) 0; J. Logano (P) 1-32; R. Blaney 33; J. Logano (P) 34-78; C. Elliott (P) 79; J. Logano (P) 80-119; C. Elliott (P) 120-138; J. Johnson 139-142; M. DiBenedetto 143; A. Almirola 144-150; C. Elliott (P) 151-163; K. Busch 164-167; C. Elliott (P) 168-172; B. Keselowski (P) 173-182; C. Elliott (P) 183-189; B. Keselowski (P) 190-195; C. Elliott (P) 196-260; R. Stenhouse Jr. 261; J. Logano (P) 262-269; C. Elliott (P) 270-312.
Stages:
Stage 1 Top 10: 22, 11, 9, 2, 12, 18, 88, 14, 1, 21
Stage 2 Top 10: 2, 9, 22, 11, 12, 48, 1, 18, 21, 24
NASCAR Cup Series Race Number 36
Phoenix Raceway – Avondale, AZ – 1. – Mile Paved
Total Race Length – 312 Laps – 312. Miles
Finish Start Car Team Laps Status
| 1. 38. Car 9 Chase Elliott (P) NAPA Auto Parts Chevrolet 312 Running – Champion |
| 2. 3. Car 2 Brad Keselowski (P) Discount Tire Ford 312 Running |
| 3. 2. Car 22 Joey Logano (P) Shell Pennzoil Ford 312 Running |
| 4. 4. Car 11 Denny Hamlin (P) FedEx Express Toyota 312 Running |
| 5. 26. Car 48 Jimmie Johnson Ally Chevrolet 312 Running |
| 6. 5. Car 12 Ryan Blaney Menards/MOEN Ford 312 Running |
| 7. 11. Car 4 Kevin Harvick Busch Light Ford 312 Running |
| 8. 12. Car 21 Matt DiBenedetto Motorcraft/Quick Lane Ford 312 Running |
| 9. 25. Car 24 William Byron Axalta Chevrolet 312 Running |
| 10. 13. Car 19 Martin Truex Jr. Bass Pro Shops Toyota 312 Running |
| 11. 8. Car 18 Kyle Busch M&M’s Toyota 312 Running |
| 12. 7. Car 1 Kurt Busch Monster Energy Chevrolet 312 Running |
| 13. 10. Car 10 Aric Almirola Smithfield Ford 311 Running |
| 14. 9. Car 14 Clint Bowyer Rush/HAAS CNC Ford 311 Running |
| 15. 23. Car 43 Bubba Wallace Door Dash Chevrolet 311 Running |
| 16. 6. Car 88 Alex Bowman ChevyGoods.com/Truck Hero Chevrolet 311 Running |
| 17. 17. Car 95 Christopher Bell # Rheem/Smurfit Kappa Toyota 311 Running |
| 18. 18. Car 3 Austin Dillon DOW Chevrolet 311 Running |
| 19. 21. Car 8 Tyler Reddick # I Am Second Chevrolet 311 Running |
| 20. 31. Car 17 Chris Buescher Fastenal Ford 311 Running |
| 21. 22. Car 13 Ty Dillon GEICO Chevrolet 311 Running |
| 22. 14. Car 20 Erik Jones DEWALT Atomic Toyota 311 Running |
| 23. 29. Car 34 Michael McDowell Love’s Travel Stops Ford 311 Running |
| 24. 19. Car 6 Ryan Newman Guaranteed Rate Ford 311 Running |
| 25. 16. Car 42 Matt Kenseth Credit One Bank Chevrolet 311 Running |
| 26. 27. Car 38 John Hunter Nemechek # Fire Alarm Services Ford 311 Running |
| 27. 20. Car 47 Ricky Stenhouse Jr. Kroger Chevrolet 310 Running |
| 28. 15. Car 41 Cole Custer # HaasTooling.com Ford 310 Running |
| 29. 35. Car 15 Brennan Poole # GOETTL Chevrolet 309 Running |
| 30. 32. Car 27 JJ Yeley(i) Fat Boy Chevrolet 306 Running |
| 31. 30. Car 96 * Daniel Suarez PeacockTV – Can’t Not Watch Toyota 306 Running |
| 32. 37. Car 51 Joey Gase(i) Donate Life AZ Ford 302 Running |
| 33. 36. Car 53 James Davison Hopegivers Ford 302 Running |
| 34. 24. Car 37 Ryan Preece Honey Nut Cheerios Chevrolet 299 Running |
| 35. 38. Car 77 Josh Bilicki(i) 12secondculturebook.com/DECK Chevrolet 296 Running |
| 36. 33. Car 66 * Timmy Hill(i) RoofClaim.com Toyota 288 Running |
| 37. 39. Car 7 * Garrett Smithley(i) Victory Lane Chevrolet 261 Rear End |
| 38. 28. Car 32 Corey LaJoie Pala Casino Ford 215 Suspension |
| 39. 34. Car 00 Quin Houff # CREEK Enterprises Inc. Chevrolet 149 Handling |
Race Comments: Prior to the start of the race, the following vehicle(s) dropped to the rear of the field for the reasons indicated: Nos. 9, 15 (multiple inspection failures). Failed to Qualify: None. Time of Race: 2 Hrs, 47 Mins, 0 Secs. Average Speed: 112.096 MPH. Margin of Victory: 2.740 Seconds. Caution Flags: 4 for 27 laps; Laps. Lead Changes: 19 among 9 drivers. American Ethanol Green Flag Restart Award: Chase Elliott, #9. Sunoco Rookie of the Race: Christopher Bell, #95.
(i) Ineligible for driver points in this series
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