Starting from 19th Place Car 9 Chase Elliott Kelley Blue Book Chevrolet won the Alsco Uniforms 500, his 7th win in 157 NASCAR Cup Series races. This is his 1st win & 5th Top 10 finish in 2020. This is his 1st win & 5th Top 10 finish in 9 races at Charlotte Motor Speedway. Hendrick Motorsports leads the NASCAR Cup Series in wins at Charlotte with 20: Jimmie Johnson (eight), Jeff Gordon (five), Darrell Waltrip (two), Ken Schrader (one), Terry Labonte (one), Casey Mears (one), Kasey Kahne (one) and Chase Elliott (one). 2nd Place Car 11 Denny Hamlin FedEx #SupportSmall Toyota, started from 29th place posted his 18th Top 10 finish in 29 races at Charlotte Motor Speedway. It is his 5th Top 10 finish in 2020. 3rd Place Car 12 Ryan Blaney BodyArmor Ford, started from 18th place posted his 3rd Top 10 finish in 10 races at Charlotte Motor Speedway.
4th Place Car 47 Ricky Stenhouse Jr. Kroger Chevrolet, started from 24th place followed by 5th place Car 1 Kurt Busch Monster Energy Chevrolet, started from 14th place. 6th Place Car 22 Joey Logano Shell Pennzoil Ford, started from 8th place followed by 7th place Car 2 Brad Keselowski Discount Tire Ford, started from 20th place. 8th Place Car 3 Austin Dillon Bass Pro Shops/Tracker Off Road Chevrolet, started from 7th place followed by 9th Place Car 19 Martin Truex Jr. Bass Pro Shops Toyota, started from 15th place. Lastly in the Top 10 was Car 4 Kevin Harvick Busch Light Ford, in 10th place, started from 16th place. John Hunter Nemechek (13th) was the highest finishing rookie. Chevrolet leads the NASCAR Cup Series in wins at Charlotte with 46 points paying victories.
The race had 7 Cautions for 37 Laps: 1st Caution on lap 2 for #51, 53 Crash in Turn 3. 2nd Caution on lap 22 for Competition Caution. 3rd Caution on lap 31 for #42 Spin Turn 4 [Red Flag: 1:14:02]. 4th Caution on lap 57 for Stage 1 Conclusion. 5th Caution on lap 74 for #15, 00 Crash in Turn 2. 6th Caution on lap 117 for Stage 2 Conclusion. 7th Caution on lap 145 for #66 Crash in Turn 4.
The race had 15 Lead Changes among 8 drivers; W. Byron 0; M. DiBenedetto 1-9; W. Byron 10; M. DiBenedetto 11; W. Byron 12-21; J. Logano 22-23; M. McDowell 24; J. Logano 25-57; R. Blaney 58; J. Logano 59-65; K. Harvick 66-74; A. Bowman 75-125; K. Harvick 126-145; R. Blaney 146; K. Harvick 147-180; C. Elliott 181-208.
Stages:
Stage 1 Top 10: 22, 12, 21, 4, 88, 47, 3, 1, 9, 17
Stage 2 Top 10: 88, 12, 22, 9, 4, 1, 3, 38, 95, 43
NASCAR Cup Series Race Number 8
Charlotte Motor Speedway – Concord, NC – 1.5 – Mile Paved
Total Race Length – 208 Laps – 312. Miles
Finish Start Car Driver Team Laps Status
| 1. 19. Car 9 Chase Elliott Kelley Blue Book Chevrolet 208 Running | ||||
| 2. 29. Car 11 Denny Hamlin FedEx #SupportSmall Toyota 208 Running | ||||
| 3. 18. Car 12 Ryan Blaney BodyArmor Ford 208 Running | ||||
| 4. 24. Car 47 Ricky Stenhouse Jr. Kroger Chevrolet 208 Running | ||||
| 5. 14. Car 1 Kurt Busch | Monster Energy Chevrolet 208 Running | |||
| 6. 8. Car 22 Joey Logano Shell Pennzoil Ford 208 Running | ||||
| 7. 20. Car 2 Brad Keselowski Discount Tire Ford 208 Running | ||||
| 8. 7. Car 3 Austin Dillon Bass Pro Shops/Tracker Off Road Chevrolet 208 Running | ||||
| 9. 15. Car 19 Martin Truex Jr. Bass Pro Shops Toyota 208 Running | ||||
| 10. 16. Car 4 Kevin Harvick Busch Light Ford 208 Running | ||||
| 11. 40. Car 48 Jimmie Johnson Ally Chevrolet 208 Running | ||||
| 12. 1. Car 24 William Byron Axalta Chevrolet 208 Running | ||||
| 13. 5. Car 38 John Hunter Nemechek # SCAG Ford 208 Running | ||||
| 14. 1. Car 38 Tyler Reddick # Okuma Chevrolet 208 Running | ||||
| 15. 4. Car 21 Matt DiBenedetto Menards/Richmond Ford 208 Running | ||||
| 16. 39. Car 14 Clint Bowyer PEAK Ford 208 Running | ||||
| 17. 27. Car 6 Ryan Newman Roush Performance Ford 208 Running | ||||
| 18. 9. Car 41 Cole Custer # Autodesk/HaasTooling.com Ford 208 Running | ||||
| 19. 23. Car 32 Corey LaJoie Superior Logistics Ford 208 Running | ||||
| 20. 6. Car 10 Aric Almirola Smithfield Ford 208 Running | ||||
| 21. 12. Car 95 Christopher Bell # Procore Toyota 208 Running | ||||
| 22. 11. Car 17 Chris Buescher Fastenal Ford 208 Running | ||||
| 23. 26. Car 42 Matt Kenseth Credit One Bank Chevrolet 207 Running | ||||
| 24. 22. Car 37 Ryan Preece Cottonelle Chevrolet 207 Running | ||||
| 25. 3. Car 34 Michael McDowell CarParts.com Ford 207 Running | ||||
| 26. 10. Car 20 Erik Jones Craftsman Toyota 207 Running | ||||
| 27. 25. Car 13 Ty Dillon GEICO Chevrolet 207 Running | ||||
| 28. 28. Car 96 * Daniel Suarez Today.Tomorrow.Toyota Toyota 207 Running | ||||
| 29. 17. Car 18 Kyle Busch M&M’s Fudge Brownie Toyota 207 Running | ||||
| 30. 31. Car 27 Gray Gaulding Panini America Ford 206 Running | ||||
| 31. 2. Car 88 Alex Bowman ChevyGoods.com/NOCO Chevrolet 206 Running | ||||
| 32. 35. Car 00 Quin Houff # Good Greek Movers Chevrolet 205 Running | ||||
| 33. 34. Car 66 * Timmy Hill(i) RoofClaim.com Toyota 205 Running | ||||
| 34. 21. Car 77 JJ Yeley(i) Aquesta Bank Chevrolet 204 Running | ||||
| 35. 32. Car 78 * BJ McLeod(i) Circle Track Warehouse Ford 203 Running | ||||
| 36. 37. Car 7 * Josh Bilicki(i) Chevrolet 200 Running | ||||
| 37. 38. Car 43 Bubba Wallace World Wide Technology Chevrolet 165 Accident | ||||
| 38. 30. Car 15 Brennan Poole # SpartanGo Chevrolet 86 Accident | ||||
| 39. 36. Car 51 Joey Gase(i) Ford 8 DVP | ||||
| 40. 33. Car 53 Garrett Smithley(i) Chevrolet 0 Accident |
Race Comments: Prior to the start of the race, the following vehicle(s) dropped to the rear of the field under penalty for the reasons indicated: No. 10 (unapproved adjustments), Nos. 7, 77 (driver
change). Failed to Qualify: None. Time of Race: 2 Hrs, 29 Mins, 23 Secs. Average Speed: 125.315 MPH. Margin of Victory: 2.208 Seconds. Caution Flags: 7 for 37 laps. Lead Changes: 15 among 8
drivers. American Ethanol Green Flag Restart Award : Ryan Blaney, #12. Sunoco Rookie of the Race: John H. Nemechek, #38.
(i) Ineligible for driver points in this series
Next Race: May 31, 2020 – Bristol Motor Speedway
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