Starting from 13th place Car 22 Joey Logano Shell Pennzoil Ford won the 16th Annual Fanshield 500, his 25th win in 403 NASCAR Cup Series races. This is his 2nd win & 2nd Top 10 finish in 2020. This is his 2nd win & 12th Top 10 finish in 23 races at Phoenix Raceway. 2nd Place Car 4 Kevin Harvick Jimmy John’s Freaky Fast Rewards Ford, started from 2nd place posted his 24th Top 10 finish in 35 races at Phoenix Raceway. It is his 4th Top 10 finish in 2020. 3rd Place Car 18 Kyle Busch Sport Clips Toyota, started from 10th place posted his 22nd Top 10 finish in 30 races at Phoenix Raceway.
4th Place Car 42 Kyle Larson McDonald’s Chevrolet, started from 4th place followed by 5th place Car 14 Clint Bowyer Mobil 1/Haas CNC Ford, started from 18th place. 6th Place Car 1 Kurt Busch GEARWRENCH Chevrolet, started from 7th place followed by 7th place Car 9 Chase Elliott UniFirst Chevrolet, started from pole. 8th place Car 10 Aric Almirola Smithfield Ford, started from 6th place. 9th Place Car 41 Cole Custer Haas Automation Ford, started from 16th place was the highest finishing rookie. Lastly in the Top 10 was Car 24 William Byron Hertz Chevroletin 10th place, started from 17th place. Kevin Harvick leads the point standings by 1 points over Joey Logano.
The race had 12 Cautions for 73 Laps: 1st Caution on lap 59 for #47, 53 Crash in Turn 2. 2nd Caution on lap 65 for #2, 11, 12 Crash in Turn 3 and 4. 3rd Caution on lap 77 for Stage 1 Conclusion. 4th Caution on lap 132 for #3 Crash in Turn 3. 5th Caution on lap 190 for Possible fluid on frontstretch from #51, Stage 2 Conclusion. 6th Caution on lap 215 for #00 Crash in Turn 2. 7th Caution on lap 253 for #20 Crash in Turn 2. 8th Caution on lap 266 for #8 Crash in Turn 2. 9th Caution on lap 278 for #17 Crash in Turn 1. 10th Caution on lap 284 for #19, 10, 48 Crash in Turn 1. 11th Caution on lap 305 for #6, 41, 24 Crash on the Frontstretch. 12th Caution on lap 311 for #47, 38 Crash on the Frontstretch.
The race had 20 Lead Changes among 7 drivers; C. Elliott 1-60; K. Harvick 61-91; C. Elliott 92-102; K. Harvick 103-132; C. Elliott 133-137; M. Truex Jr. 138-140; C. Elliott 141-155; B. Keselowski 156-193; C. Buescher 194; B. Keselowski 195-215; C. Elliott 216; M. Truex Jr. 217-224; J. Logano 225-250; K. Harvick 251-254; C. Elliott 255; K. Harvick 256-257; J. Logano 258-267; B. Keselowski 268-271; K. Larson 272-273; B. Keselowski 274-292; J. Logano 293-316.
Stages:
Stage 1 Top 10: 4, 9, 22, 21, 18, 88, 19, 10, 8, 20
Stage 2 Top 10: 2, 4, 19, 8, 18, 10, 22, 14, 42, 41
NASCAR Cup Series Race Number 4
Phoenix Raceway – Avondale, AZ – 1. – Mile Paved
Total Race Length – 316 Laps – 316. Miles
Finish Start Car Driver Team Laps Status
1. 13. Car 22 Joey Logano Shell Pennzoil Ford 316 Running |
2. 2. Car 4 Kevin Harvick Jimmy John’s Freaky Fast Rewards Ford 316 Running |
3. 10. Car 18 Kyle Busch Sport Clips Toyota 316 Running |
4. 4. Car 42 Kyle Larson McDonald’s Chevrolet 316 Running |
5. 18. Car 14 Clint Bowyer Mobil 1/Haas CNC Ford 316 Running |
6. 7. Car 1 Kurt Busch GEARWRENCH Chevrolet 316 Running |
7. 1. Car 9 Chase Elliott UniFirst Chevrolet 316 Running |
8. 6. Car 10 Aric Almirola Smithfield Ford 316 Running |
9. 16. Car 41 Cole Custer # Haas Automation Ford 316 Running |
10. 17. Car 24 William Byron Hertz Chevrolet 316 Running |
11. 14. Car 2 Brad Keselowski Alliance Parts Ford 316 Running |
12. 21. Car 48 Jimmie Johnson Ally Chevrolet 316 Running |
13. 9. Car 21 Matt DiBenedetto Motorcraft/Quick Lane Ford 316 Running |
14. 8. Car 88 Alex Bowman Axalta Chevrolet 316 Running |
15. 25. Car 13 Ty Dillon GEICO Chevrolet 316 Running |
16. 22. Car 34 Michael McDowell Love’s Travel Stops Ford 316 Running |
17. 23. Car 17 Chris Buescher SunnyD Ford 316 Running |
18. 20. Car 37 Ryan Preece Velveeta Chevrolet 316 Running |
19. 27. Car 43 Bubba Wallace World Wide Technology Chevrolet 316 Running |
20. 3. Car 11 Denny Hamlin FedEx Freight Toyota 316 Running |
21. 31. Car 96 * Daniel Suarez CommScope Toyota 316 Running |
22. 19. Car 47 Ricky Stenhouse Jr. Kroger Chevrolet 316 Running |
23. 24. Car 6 Ross Chastain(i) Oscar Mayer Ford 316 Running |
24. 15. Car 95 Christopher Bell # Procore Toyota 316 Running |
25. 26. Car 38 John Hunter Nemechek # MDS Transport Ford 316 Running |
26. 33. Car 52 JJ Yeley(i) Jacob Construction Ford 316 Running |
27. 28. Car 32 Corey LaJoie Motor Trend Ford 316 Running |
28. 11. Car 20 Erik Jones Interstate Batteries Toyota 313 Running |
29. 37. Car 53 Joey Gase(i) Chevrolet 313 Running |
30. 35. Car 77 Reed Sorenson Spire Motorsports Chevrolet 312 Running |
31. 32. Car 15 Brennan Poole # Goettl Chevrolet 292 Electrical |
32. 12. Car 19 Martin Truex Jr. Bass Pro Shops Toyota 282 Accident |
33. 29. Car 8 Tyler Reddick # I Am Second Chevrolet 264 Accident |
34. 34. Car 00 Quin Houff # Mount-N-Lock/Ashurst Honey Chevrolet 208 Accident |
35. 36. Car 51 Garrett Smithley Jacob Construction Chevrolet 181 Engine |
36. 30. Car 3 Austin Dillon Bass Pro Shops/Tracker Off Road Chevrolet 129 Accident |
37. 5. Car 12 Ryan Blaney Menards/Tarkett Ford 65 Accident |
38. 38. Car 66 * Timmy Hill(i) PIT BOSS GRILLS Toyota 51 Engine |
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. 19 (Engine Change), No. 38 (Radiator Change). Failed to Qualify: None. Time of Race: 3 Hrs, 20 Mins, 50 Secs. Average Speed: 94.407 MPH. Margin of Victory: .276 Seconds. Caution Flags: 12 for 73 laps. Lead Changes: 20 among 7 drivers. Busch Pole Award: Chase Elliott, #9 138.116 mph. Sunoco Rookie of the Race: Cole Custer, #41.
(i) Ineligible for driver points in this series
Next Race: March 15, 2020 – Atlanta Motor Speedway
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