Starting from 9th place Car 18 Kyle Busch Skittles Zombie Toyota won the 16th Annual Autotrader EchoPark Automotive 500, his 57th win in 569 Cup Series races. This is his 1st win & 19th Top 10 finish in 2020. With this win Kyle Busch was able to keep his winning streak of at least 1 win every year for 16 years. This is his 4th win & 17th Top 10 finish in 31 races at Texas Motor Speedway. 2nd Place Car 19 Martin Truex Jr. Bass Pro Shops Toyota, started from 6th place posted his 17th Top 10 finish in 32 races at Texas Motor Speedway. It is his 22nd Top 10 finish in 2020. 3rd Place Car 95 Christopher Bell Procore Toyota, started from 15th place posted his 1st Top 10 finish in three races at Texas Motor Speedway. Christopher Bell was the highest finishing rookie.
4th Place Car 12 Ryan Blaney DEX Imaging Ford, started from 10th place followed by 5th place Car 88 Alex Bowman Acronis Chevrolet, started from 5th place. 6th Place Car 2 Brad Keselowski Discount Tire Ford, started from 3rd place followed by 7th place Car 1 Kurt Busch Monster Energy Chevrolet, started from 8th place. 8th Place Car 21 Matt DiBenedetto Menards/Richmond Ford, started from 14th place followed by 9th place Car 11 Denny Hamlin (P) FedEx Shipathon Toyota, started from 7th place. Lastly in the Top 10 was Car 22 Joey Logano AAA Insurance Ford, in 10th place, started from 2nd place. Kevin Harvick (P) leads the point standings by 15 points over Denny Hamlin (P).
The race had 8 Cautions for 47 Laps: 1st Caution on lap 6 for #17 Crash in Turn 2. 2nd Caution on lap 23 for #27 Crash in Turn 2. 3rd Caution on lap 45 for Weather [Red: 72:28:34]. 4th Caution on lap 61 for #10, 11, 42 and 43 Crash on the Frontstretch. 5th Caution on lap 77 for Debris in Turn 4. 6th Caution on lap 107 for Stage 1 Conclusion. 7th Caution on lap 135 for #51 Crash in Turn 2. 8th Caution on lap 212 for Stage 2 Conclusion.
The race had 23 Lead Changes among 11 drivers; K. Harvick (P) 1-28; A. Bowman (P) 29-45; M. Truex Jr. (P) 46; B. Poole # 47; C. Bowyer 48-81; M. Truex Jr. (P) 82; C. Bowyer 83-108; A. Bowman (P) 109-134; R. Blaney 135-138; M. Truex Jr. (P) 139; R. Blaney 140-155; M. Truex Jr. (P) 156-198; K. Busch 199-201; M. DiBenedetto 202-203; A. Almirola 204; E. Jones 205-206; K. Busch 207-216; C. Bowyer 217; K.Busch 218-267; M. Truex Jr. (P) 268-274; C. Bell # 275-279; K. Busch 280-282; C. Bowyer 283-310; K. Busch 311-334.
Stages:
Stage 1 Top 10: 14, 19, 20, 12, 48, 24, 9, 22, 3, 21
Stage 2 Top 10: 18, 19, 88, 2, 12, 95, 3, 14, 47, 4
NASCAR Cup Series Race Number 34
Texas Motor Speedway – Fort Worth, TX – 1.5 – Mile Paved
Total Race Length – 334 Laps – 501. Miles
Finish Start Car Team Laps Status
1. 9. Car 18 Kyle Busch Skittles Zombie Toyota 334 Running |
2. 6. Car 19 Martin Truex Jr. (P) Bass Pro Shops Toyota 334 Running |
3. 15. Car 95 Christopher Bell # Procore Toyota 334 Running |
4. 10. Car 12 Ryan Blaney DEX Imaging Ford 334 Running |
5. 5. Car 88 Alex Bowman (P) Acronis Chevrolet 334 Running |
6. 3. Car 2 Brad Keselowski (P) Discount Tire Ford 334 Running |
7. 8. Car 1 Kurt Busch (P) Monster Energy Chevrolet 334 Running |
8. 14. Car 21 Matt DiBenedetto Menards/Richmond Ford 334 Running |
9. 7. Car 11 Denny Hamlin (P) FedEx Shipathon Toyota 334 Running |
10. 2. Car 22 Joey Logano (P) AAA Insurance Ford 334 Running |
11. 12. Car 3 Austin Dillon DOW Sullair Chevrolet 334 Running |
12. 22. Car 47 Ricky Stenhouse Jr. Kroger Chevrolet 334 Running |
13. 11. Car 24 William Byron Liberty University Chevrolet 334 Running |
14. 16. Car 41 Cole Custer # Autodesk/HaasTooling.com Ford 334 Running |
15. 19. Car 8 Tyler Reddick # Clark Pipeline Services Chevrolet 334 Running |
16. 1. Car 4 Kevin Harvick (P) Hunt Brothers Pizza Ford 333 Running |
17. 21. Car 14 Clint Bowyer Rush Truck Centers/Cummins Ford 333 Running |
18. 29. Car 37 Ryan Preece Scott Brand Chevrolet 333 Running |
19. 25. Car 6 Ryan Newman Guaranteed Rate Ford 333 Running |
20. 4. Car 9 Chase Elliott (P) Hooters Give a Hoot Chevrolet 333 Running |
21. 17. Car 20 Erik Jones Sport Clips Toyota 333 Running |
22. 24. Car 38 John Hunter Nemechek # ROMCO Ford 332 Running |
23. 13. Car 10 Aric Almirola Smithfield Ford 332 Running |
24. 27. Car 13 Ty Dillon GEICO Chevrolet 332 Running |
25. 28. Car 32 Corey LaJoie Schluter Systems Ford 331 Running |
26. 23. Car 34 Michael McDowell Love’s Travel Stops Ford 331 Running |
27. 30. Car 96 * Daniel Suarez The NASCAR Foundation Toyota 328 Running |
28. 31. Car 15 Brennan Poole # THRIV5 Chevrolet 328 Running |
29. 37. Car 7 * Josh Bilicki(i) Junction Fuels Chevrolet 326 Running |
30. 36. Car 66 * Timmy Hill(i) RoofClaim.com Toyota 325 Running |
31. 38. Car 53 Garrett Smithley(i) Victory Lane Quick Oil Change Ford 325 Running |
32. 35. Car 77 Reed Sorenson Marwin Sports Chevrolet 321 Running |
33. 34. Car 00 Quin Houff # Good Greek Movers Chevrolet 316 Running |
34. 20. Car 17 Chris Buescher Fastenal Ford 310 Running |
35. 40. Car 49 * Chad Finchum(i) LasVegas.net Toyota 310 Running |
36. 26. Car 48 Jimmie Johnson Ally designed by Noah Sweet Chevrolet 279 Engine |
37. 39. Car 51 Joey Gase(i) Donate Life Texas Ford 184 Suspension |
38. 18. Car 43 Bubba Wallace Door Dash Chevrolet 59 Accident |
39. 32. Car 42 Matt Kenseth McDonald’s Chevrolet 59 Accident |
40. 33. Car 27 JJ Yeley(i) Fat Boy Ice Cream Chevrolet 20 Accident |
Race Comments: Prior to the start of the race, the following cars dropped to the rear of the field for the reasons indicated: #19, 49 and 96 (Failed inspection twice), #53 (Unapproved adjustments). Failed to Qualify: None. Time of Race: 3 Hrs, 42 Mins, 14 Secs. Average Speed: 135.263 MPH. Margin of Victory:.468 Seconds. Caution Flags: 8 for 47 laps. Lead Changes: 23 among 11 drivers. Sunoco Rookie of the Race: Christopher Bell, #95,
(i) Ineligible for driver points in this series
Next Race: November 1, 2020 – Martinsville Speedway
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