Starting from 9th place Car 4 Kevin Harvick Busch Light For The Farmers Ford won the 61st Annual Folds of Honor QuikTrip 500, his 51st win in 692 Cup Series races. This is his 2nd win & 9th Top 10 finish in 2020. This is his 3rd win & 15th Top 10 finish in 30 races at Atlanta Motor Speedway. 2nd Place Car 18 Kyle Busch M&M’s Fudge Brownie Toyota, started from 4th place posted his 9th Top 10 finish in 22 races at Atlanta Motor Speedway. It is his 6th Top 10 finish in 2020. 3rd Place Car 19 Martin Truex Jr. Auto Owners Insurance Toyota, started from 11th place posted his 10th Top 10 finish in 22 races at Atlanta Motor Speedway.
4th Place Car 12 Ryan Blaney Advance Auto Parts Ford, started from 7th place followed by 5th place Car 11 Denny Hamlin FedEx #SupportSmall Toyota, started from 10th place. 6th Place Car 1 Kurt Busch Monster Energy Chevrolet, started from 12th place followed by 7th place Car 48 Jimmie Johnson Ally Chevrolet, started from 15th place. 8th Place Car 9 Chase Elliott NAPA Auto Parts Chevrolet, started from pole followed by 9th place Car 2 Brad Keselowski Autotrader Ford, started from 6th place. Lastly in Top 10 was Car 22 Joey Logano Shell Pennzoil Ford, in 10th place, started from 3rd place. Tyler Reddick (16th) was the highest finishing rookie. Kevin Harvick leads the point standings by 48 points over Joey Logano.
The race had 5 Cautions for 24 Laps: 1st Caution on lap 27 for Competition Caution. 2nd Caution on lap 96 for #38 Spin Turn 4. 3rd Caution on lap 107 for Stage 1 Conclusion. 4th Caution on lap 203 for #34 Spin Turn 4. 5th Caution on lap 212 for Stage 2 Conclusion.
The race had 21 Lead Changes among 9 drivers; C. Elliott 1-26; B. Keselowski 27; J. Logano 28-36; K. Harvick 37-65; M. Truex Jr. 66-68; K. Busch 69; K. Harvick 70-86; M. Truex Jr. 87-108; C. Bowyer 109-113; M. Truex Jr. 114; C. Bowyer 115-146; M. Truex Jr. 147-159; B. Keselowski 160-163; C. Bowyer 164-184; M. Truex Jr. 185-203; K. Busch 204-206; M. Truex Jr. 207-213; K. Busch 214-217; K. Harvick 218-267; R. Blaney 268-269; J. Logano 270; K. Harvick 271-325.
Stages:
Stage 1 Top 10: 19, 18, 14, 11, 4, 9, 47, 20, 48, 12
Stage 2 Top 10: 19, 12, 18, 11, 9, 4, 21, 2, 14, 48
NASCAR Cup Series Race Number 10
Atlanta Motor Speedway – Hampton, GA – 1.54 – Mile Paved
Total Race Length – 325 Laps – 500.5 Miles
Finish Start Car Driver Team Laps Status
| 1. 9. Car 4 Kevin Harvick Busch Light For The Farmers Ford 325 Running |
| 2. 4. Car 18 Kyle Busch M&M’s Fudge Brownie Toyota 325 Running |
| 3. 11. Car 19 Martin Truex Jr. Auto Owners Insurance Toyota 325 Running |
| 4. 7. Car 12 Ryan Blaney Advance Auto Parts Ford 325 Running |
| 5. 10. Car 11 Denny Hamlin FedEx #SupportSmall Toyota 325 Running |
| 6. 12. Car 1 Kurt Busch Monster Energy Chevrolet 325 Running |
| 7. 15. Car 48 Jimmie Johnson Ally Chevrolet 325 Running |
| 8. 1. Car 9 Chase Elliott NAPA Auto Parts Chevrolet 325 Running |
| 9. 6. Car 2 Brad Keselowski Autotrader Ford 325 Running |
| 10. 3. Car 22 Joey Logano Shell Pennzoil Ford 325 Running |
| 11. 16. Car 3 Austin Dillon Symbicort Chevrolet 324 Running |
| 12. 8. Car 88 Alex Bowman Axalta Chevrolet 324 Running |
| 13. 22. Car 47 Ricky Stenhouse Jr. NOS Energy Drink Chevrolet 324 Running |
| 14. 17. Car 6 Ryan Newman Progressive Insurance Ford 324 Running |
| 15. 19. Car 42 Matt Kenseth Credit One Bank Chevrolet 324 Running |
| 16. 24. Car 8 Tyler Reddick # Roland Chevrolet 324 Running |
| 17. 2. Car 10 Aric Almirola Smithfield Ford 324 Running |
| 18. 27. Car 95 Christopher Bell # Rheem Toyota 324 Running |
| 19. 31. Car 41 Cole Custer # HaasTooling.com Ford 324 Running |
| 20. 5. Car 14 Clint Bowyer Busch Light For The Farmers Ford 324 Running |
| 21. 23. Car 43 Bubba Wallace McDonald’s Chevrolet 324 Running |
| 22. 13. Car 17 Chris Buescher Fastenal Ford 324 Running |
| 23. 18. Car 38 John Hunter Nemechek # YANMAR Ford 324 Running |
| 24. 36. Car 34 Michael McDowell FR8 Auctions Ford 324 Running |
| 25. 21. Car 21 Matt DiBenedetto Menards/Knauf Ford 324 Running |
| 26. 29. Car 37 Ryan Preece Kroger Chevrolet 323 Running |
| 27. 25. Car 32 Corey LaJoie Built Bar Ford 323 Running |
| 28. 14. Car 20 Erik Jones STANLEY Toyota 322 Running |
| 29. 28. Car 13 Ty Dillon GEICO Chevrolet 322 Running |
| 30. 33. Car 15 Brennan Poole # Spartan Mosquito Chevrolet 321 Running |
| 31. 37. Car 96 * Daniel Suarez Coca-Cola Toyota 316 Running |
| 32. 35. Car 00 Quin Houff # UNITS Chevrolet 314 Running |
| 33. 20. Car 24 William Byron Liberty University Chevrolet 313 Running |
| 34. 32. Car 27 Josh Bilicki(i) Insurance King Ford 313 Running |
| 35. 34. Car 53 Garrett Smithley(i) Hero Box Chevrolet 312 Running |
| 36. 30. Car 77 JJ Yeley(i) Swamp Rabbits Chevrolet 311 Running |
| 37. 40. Car 7 * Reed Sorenson Chevrolet 310 Running |
| 38. 26. Car 51 Joey Gase(i) Donate Life Ford 308 Running |
| 39. 38. Car 66 * Timmy Hill(i) RoofClaim.com Toyota 259 Electrical |
| 40. 39. Car 78 * BJ McLeod(i) Circle Track Warehouse Chevrolet 3 Clutch |
Race Comments: Prior to the start of the race the following cars dropped to the rear of the field under penalty for the reasons indicated: #41, 66 (unapproved adjustments), #1, 32, 53 (multiple inspection failures). Failed to Qualify: None. Time of Race: 3 Hrs, 30 Mins, 3 Secs. Average Speed: 142.966 MPH. Margin of Victory: 3.527 Seconds. Caution Flags: 5 for 24 laps. Lead Changes: 21
among 9 drivers Sunoco Rookie of the Race: Tyler Reddick, #8
(i) Ineligible for driver points in this series
Next Race: June 10, 2020 – Martinsville Speedway
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