Starting from pole Car 11 Denny Hamlin FedEx Office Toyota won the 22nd Annual Dixie Vodka 400, his 40th win in 519 NASCAR Cup Series races. This is his 3rd win & 7th Top 10 finish in 2020. This is his 3rd win & 11th Top 10 finish in 17 races at Homestead-Miami Speedway. 2nd Place Car 9 Chase Elliott Hooters Chevrolet, started from 5th place posted his 3rd Top 10 finish in 6 races at Homestead-Miami Speedway. It is his 8th Top 10 finish in 2020. 3rd Place Car 12 Ryan Blaney Menards/Jack Links Ford, started from 11th place posted his 1st Top 10 finish in 7 races at Homestead-Miami Speedway.
4th Place Car 8 Tyler Reddick # Chevy Cares Chevrolet, started from 24th place was the highest finishing rookie. 5th Place Car 10 Aric Almirola Smithfield Ford, started from 21st place followed by 6th place Car 18 Kyle Busch M&M’s Fudge Brownie Toyota, started from 4th place. 7th Place Car 3 Austin Dillon DOW/Behr Ultra Scuff Defense Chevrolet, started from 16th place followed by 8th place Car 95 Christopher Bell Rheem/Smurfit Kappa Toyota, started from 36th place. 9th Place Car 24 William Byron Axalta Chevrolet, started from 22nd place & lastly in the Top 10 was Car 2 Brad Keselowski MoneyLion Ford, in 10th place, started from 3rd place.
The Race had 6 Cautions for 27 Laps: 1st Caution on lap 5 for Weather [Red Flag: 02:08:05]. 2nd Caution on lap 22 for #6 Spin Turn 4/Competition Caution. 3rd Caution on lap 33 for Weather [Red Flag: 00:38:43]. 4th Caution on lap 82 for Stage 1 Conclusion. 5th Caution on lap 162 for Stage 2 Conclusion. 6th Caution on lap 172 for #22, 6 Crash in Turn 2.
The Race had 18 Lead Changes among 7 drivers; J. Logano 1-8; D. Hamlin 9; J. Logano 10-21; B. Keselowski 22; J. Logano 23-29; C. Elliott 30-36; R. Blaney 37-75; D. Hamlin 76-87; C. Elliott 88-90; R. Blaney 91-120; T. Reddick # 121-122; D. Hamlin 123-193; R. Blaney 194; D. Hamlin 195-217; T. Reddick # 218; K. Busch 219-220; C. Elliott 221-237; D. Hamlin 238-267.
Stages:
Stage 1 Top 10: 11, 12, 8, 9, 10, 2, 88, 24, 14, 17
Stage 2 Top 10: 11, 8, 9, 12, 24, 88, 19, 3, 18, 10
NASCAR Cup Series Race Number 12
Homestead-Miami Speedway – Homestead, FL – 1.5 – Mile Paved
Total Race Length – 267 Laps – 400.5 Miles
Finish Start Car Driver Team Laps Status
1. 1. Car 11 Denny Hamlin FedEx Office Toyota 267 Running | |
2. 5. Car 9 Chase Elliott Hooters Chevrolet 267 Running | |
3. 11. Car 12 Ryan Blaney Menards/Jack Links Ford 267 Running | |
4. 24. Car 8 Tyler Reddick # Chevy Cares Chevrolet 267 Running | |
5. 21. Car 10 Aric Almirola Smithfield Ford 267 Running | |
6. 4. Car 18 Kyle Busch M&M’s Fudge Brownie Toyota 267 Running | |
7. 16. Car 3 Austin Dillon DOW/Behr Ultra Scuff Defense Chevrolet 267 Running | |
8. 36. Car 95 Christopher Bell # Rheem/Smurfit Kappa Toyota 267 Running | |
9. 22. Car 24 William Byron Axalta Chevrolet 267 Running | |
10. 3. Car 2 Brad Keselowski MoneyLion Ford 267 Running | |
11. 12. Car 14 Clint Bowyer BlueDEF Ford 267 Running | |
12. 6. Car 19 Martin Truex Jr. Bass Pro Shops Toyota 267 Running | |
13. 17. Car 43 Bubba Wallace World Wide Technology Chevrolet 267 Running | |
14. 23. Car 21 Matt DiBenedetto Motorcraft/Quick Lane Ford 267 Running | |
15. 30. Car 34 Michael McDowell Love’s Travel Stops Ford 267 Running | |
16. 9. Car 48 Jimmie Johnson Ally Chevrolet 266 Running | |
17. 10. Car 1 Kurt Busch GEARWRENCH Chevrolet 266 Running | |
18. 8. Car 88 Alex Bowman LLUMAR Chevrolet 266 Running | |
19. 18. Car 38 John Hunter Nemechek # Death Wish Coffee Ford 266 Running | |
20. 19. Car 47 Ricky Stenhouse Jr. Kroger Chevrolet 266 Running | |
21. 15. Car 20 Erik Jones Toyota Accessories Toyota 266 Running | |
22. 35. Car 41 Cole Custer # Jacob Co./HaasTooling.com Ford 266 Running | |
23. 13. Car 17 Chris Buescher Fastenal Ford 266 Running | |
24. 33. Car 37 Ryan Preece Slim Jim Chevrolet 266 Running | |
25. 20. Car 42 Matt Kenseth Credit One Bank Chevrolet 266 Running | |
26. 7. Car 4 Kevin Harvick Busch Light Ford 266 Running | |
27. 2. Car 22 Joey Logano Shell Pennzoil Ford 265 Running | |
28. 32. Car 13 Ty Dillon GEICO For Your Boat Chevrolet 265 Running | |
29. 26. Car 32 Corey LaJoie Storm Tight Windows Ford 264 Running | |
30. 14. Car 6 Ryan Newman Oscar Mayer Subkit Ford 263 Running | |
31. 37. Car 96 * Daniel Suarez Toyota Certified Used Vehicles Toyota 263 Running | |
32. 28. Car 15 Brennan Poole # Spartan Mosquito Pro Tech Chevrolet 260 Running | |
33. 31. Car 00 Quin Houff # Good Greek Movers Chevrolet 259 Running | |
34. 38. Car 66 * Timmy Hill(i) RoofClaim.com Toyota 257 Running | |
35. 34. Car 77 BJ McLeod(i) Formula One Imports Chevrolet 256 Running | |
36. 29. Car 51 Joey Gase(i) EFX Corp Ford 255 Running | |
37. 27. Car 53 Josh Bilicki(i) Sky King Fireworks Chevrolet 245 Running | |
38. 25. Car 27 JJ Yeley(i) Ford 211 Fuel Pump |
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. 00 (Multiple inspection failures) and No. 77 (Unapproved adjustments). Failed to Qualify: None. Time of Race: 3 Hrs, 8 Mins, 6 Secs. Average Speed: 127.751 MPH. Margin of Victory: .895 Seconds. Caution Flags: 6 for 27 laps. Lead Changes: 18 among 7 drivers. American Ethanol Green Flag Restart Award: Denny Hamlin, #11. Sunoco Rookie of the Race: Tyler Reddick, #8.
(i) Ineligible for driver points in this series
Next Race: June 21, 2020 – Talladega Superspeedway
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