Starting from 20th place Car 4 Kevin Harvick Busch Light Apple Ford won the 51st Annual Consumers Energy 400, his 55th win in 704 NASCAR Cup Series races. This is his 6th win & 19th Top 10 finish in 2020. This is his fifth victory and 21st top-10 finish in 40 races at Michigan International Speedway. This is Stewart-Haas Racing’s 6th NASCAR Cup Series win at Michigan International Speedway. Ford wins the Heritage Trophy in 2020 sweeping both races at Michigan International Speedway. Today’s win is Ford’s 41st win at Michigan in the NASCAR Cup Series. Kevin Harvick becomes the first driver to win back-to-back races at the same track in consecutive days in the NASCAR Cup Series. The last driver to win a Cup races in consecutive days was NASCAR Hall of Famer Richard Petty in 1971 (7/14-15/1971 at Islip and Saratoga). 2nd Place Car 11 Denny Hamlin FedEx Ground Toyota, started from 15th place posted his 15th Top 10 finish in 30 races at Michigan International Speedway. It is his 14th Top 10 finish in 2020. 3rd Place Car 19 Martin Truex Jr. Auto-Owner’s Insurance Toyota, started from 18th place posted his 13th Top 10 finish in 30 races at Michigan International Speedway.
4th Place Car 18 Kyle Busch M&M’s Fudge Brownie Toyota, started from 16th place followed by 5th place Car 22 Joey Logano Shell Pennzoil Ford, started from 13th place. 6th Place Car 10 Aric Almirola Smithfield Hometown Originals Ford, started from 5th place followed by 7th place Car 21 Matt DiBenedetto #FordStrong Technicians Ford, started from 6th place. 8th Place Car 3 Austin Dillon Bass Pro Shops/Tracker Off Road Chevrolet, started from 31st place followed by 9th place Car 9 Chase Elliott Mountain Dew Chevrole, started from 14th place. Lastly in the Top 10 was Car 1 Kurt Busch Monster Energy Chevrolet, in 10th place, started from 11th place. Christopher Bell (17th) was the highest finishing rookie.
The race had 5 Cautions for 24 Laps: 1st Caution on lap 42 for Stage 1 Conclusion. 2nd Caution on lap 87 for Stage 2 Conclusion. 3rd Caution on lap 97 for #2, 12, 14, 88 Crash in Turn 2. 4th Caution on lap 106 for #95 Spin Turn 2. 5th Caution on lap 138 for Debris.
The race had 10 Lead Changes among 6 drivers; C. Buescher 0; C. Bowyer 1-43; K. Busch 44-47; K. Harvick 48-91; R. Blaney 92-95; D. Hamlin 96-101; K. Harvick 102-105; A. Almirola 106-109; K. Harvick 110; A. Almirola 111-115; K. Harvick 116-156.
Stages:
Stage 1 Top 10: 14, 95, 18, 21, 20, 24, 12, 4, 1, 22
Stage 2 Top 10: 4, 2, 18, 95, 14, 11, 20, 10, 22, 12
NASCAR Cup Series Race Number 22
Michigan International Speedway – Brooklyn, MI – 2. – Mile Paved
Total Race Length – 156 Laps – 312. Miles
Finish Start Car Team Laps Status
| 1. 20. Car 4 Kevin Harvick Busch Light Apple Ford 156 Running |
| 2. 15. Car 11 Denny Hamlin FedEx Ground Toyota 156 Running |
| 3. 18. Car 19 Martin Truex Jr. Auto-Owner’s Insurance Toyota 156 Running |
| 4. 16. Car 18 Kyle Busch M&M’s Fudge Brownie Toyota 156 Running |
| 5. 13. Car 22 Joey Logano Shell Pennzoil Ford 156 Running |
| 6. 5. Car 10 Aric Almirola Smithfield Hometown Originals Ford 156 Running |
| 7. 6. Car 21 Matt DiBenedetto #FordStrong Technicians Ford 156 Running |
| 8. 31. Car 3 Austin Dillon Bass Pro Shops/Tracker Off Road Chevrolet 156 Running |
| 9. 14. Car 9 Chase Elliott Mountain Dew Chevrolet 156 Running |
| 10. 11. Car 1 Kurt Busch Monster Energy Chevrolet 156 Running |
| 11. 9. Car 48 Jimmie Johnson Ally Fueling Futures Chevrolet 156 Running |
| 12. 7. Car 24 William Byron Axalta Chevrolet 156 Running |
| 13. 28. Car 6 Ryan Newman Castrol Ford 156 Running |
| 14. 2. Car 14 Clint Bowyer DEKALB Ford 156 Running |
| 15. 4. Car 42 Matt Kenseth Credit One Bank Chevrolet 156 Running |
| 16. 25. Car 37 Ryan Preece Honey Nut Cheerios Chevrolet 156 Running |
| 17. 8. Car 95 Christopher Bell # Procore Toyota 156 Running |
| 18. 23. Car 13 Ty Dillon GEICO Chevrolet 156 Running |
| 19. 32. Car 47 Ricky Stenhouse Jr. Kroger Chevrolet 156 Running |
| 20. 1. Car 17 Chris Buescher Fastenal Ford 156 Running |
| 21. 12. Car 43 Bubba Wallace Victory Junction Chevrolet 156 Running |
| 22. 22. Car 32 Corey LaJoie Trump 2020 Ford 156 Running |
| 23. 36. Car 38 John Hunter Nemechek # Mystik Michigan Ford 156 Running |
| 24. 3. Car 8 Tyler Reddick # Chevy Accessories Chevrolet 156 Running |
| 25. 34. Car 41 Cole Custer # HaasTooling.com/Jacob Co. Ford 156 Running |
| 26. 24. Car 96 * Daniel Suarez Toyota 156 Running |
| 27. 10. Car 20 Erik Jones STANLEY Toyota 156 Running |
| 28. 29. Car 34 Michael McDowell Martin Transportation Systems Ford 156 Running |
| 29. 26. Car 27 JJ Yeley(i) Ford 154 Running |
| 30. 37. Car 15 Brennan Poole # Chevrolet 153 Running |
| 31. 30. Car 74 Reed Sorenson Fake Steak Chevrolet 153 Running |
| 32. 27. Car 00 Quin Houff # CREEK Enterprises Inc. Chevrolet 153 Running |
| 33. 39. Car 7 * Josh Bilicki(i) Wisconsin Lightning Labs Chevrolet 152 Running |
| 34. 35. Car 53 Garrett Smithley(i) Kendall Motor Oil Ford 152 Running |
| 35. 33. Car 66 * Timmy Hill(i) SBC Contractors Inc. Toyota 150 Running |
| 36. 21. Car 88 Alex Bowman ChevyGoods.com/Adam’s Polishes Chevrolet 149 Running |
| 37. 38. Car 51 James Davison Signing Day Sports Ford 147 Running |
| 38. 17. Car 12 Ryan Blaney Menards/Knauf Ford 95 Accident |
| 39. 19. Car 2 Brad Keselowski Discount Tire Ford 95 Accident |
Race Comments: Prior to the start of the race, the following vehicle(s) dropped to the rear of the field under penalty: No. 15 (Engine Change), No. 7 (Transmission Change, Driver Change), Nos. 3, 6, 8, 10, 18, 34, 38, 41 (Backup Cars), No. 37 (Backup Car, Two Inspection Failures), Nos. 74, 96 (Two Inspection Failures). Failed to Qualify: None. Time of Race: 2 Hrs, 9 Mins, 35 Secs. Average Speed: 144.463 MPH. Margin of Victory: .093 Seconds. Caution Flags: 5 for 24 laps. Lead Changes: 10 among 6 drivers. American Ethanol Green Flag Restart Award: Kevin Harvick, #4. Sunoco Rookie of the Race: Christopher Bell, #95.
(i) Ineligible for driver points in this series
Next Race: August 16, 2020 – Daytona International Speedway Road Course
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