Starting from 21st place Car 3 Austin Dillon Bass Pro Shops/Tracker Off Road Chevrolet won the 24th Annual O’Reilly Auto Parts 500, his 3rd win in 247 NASCAR Cup Series races. This is his 1st win & 5th Top 10 finish in 2020. This is his 1st win & 2nd Top 10 finish in 15 races at Texas Motor Speedway. The is the first time since 2011 Talladega (Clint Bowyer and Jeff Burton) that Richard Childress Racing has finished 1-2 in the NASCAR Cup Series. This is Richard Childress Racing’s 109th NASCAR Cup Series victory. 2nd PLace Car 8 Tyler Reddick # Cat Oil & Gas Chevrolet, started from 24th place posted his 1st Top 10 finish in his series track debut at Texas Motor Speedway. It is his sixth top-10 finish in 2020. Tyler Reddick was the highest finishing rookie. 3rd Place Car 22 Joey Logano Shell Pennzoil Ford, started from 9th place posted his 13th Top 10 finish in 24 races at Texas Motor Speedway.
4th Place Car 18 Kyle Busch Interstate Batteries Toyota, started from 4th place followed by 5th place Car 4 Kevin Harvick Mobil 1 Ford, started from 5th place. 6th place Car 20 Erik Jones Craftsman Toyota, started from 23rd place. 7th place Car 12 Ryan Blaney Menards/Maytag F, started from 2nd place. 8th Place Car 1 Kurt Busch Monster Energy Chevrolet, started from 3rd place followed by 9th place Car 2 Brad Keselowski Wurth Ford, started from 6th place. Lastly in the Top 10 was Car 10 Aric Almirola Smithfield Hometown Original Ford, in 10th place, started from pole.
The race had 10 Cautions for 45 Laps: 1st Caution on lap 22 for Competition Caution. 2nd Caution on lap 107 for Stage 1 Conclusion. 3rd Caution on lap 118 for #48 Crash in Turn 4. 4th Caution on lap 212 for Stage 2 Conclusion. 5th Caution on lap 220 for #18, 17, 19, 42, 41, 10, 1, 24, 37, 47, 43, 4 Big Crash on the Frontstretch [Red: 00:11:29]. 6th Caution on lap 244 for #38 Crash on the Backstretch. 7th Caution on lap 252 for #13, 24 Crash in Turn 2. 8th Caution on lap 307 for #00, 95, 21 Crash in Turn 4. 9th Caution on lap 320 for #88, 11 Crash in Turn 2. 10th Caution on lap 330 for #11 Crash in Turn 4.
The race had 29 Lead Changes among 12 drivers; A. Almirola 1-25; K. Harvick 26-55; A. Almirola 56-62; M. Truex Jr. 63-67; K. Busch 68; R. Blaney 69-89; E. Jones 90-94; R. Blaney 95-112; K. Busch 113-122; D. Hamlin 123-125; R. Blaney 126-159; J. Logano 160-167; E. Jones 168-169; K. Harvick 170-176; A. Almirola 177-179; M. Truex Jr. 180-189; R. Blaney 190-217; B. Keselowski 218-232; D. Hamlin 233-237; R. Blaney 238-248; D. Hamlin 249; R. Blaney 250-287; D. Hamlin 288-289; M. DiBenedetto 290; J. Logano 291-304; K. Harvick 305-307; T. Reddick # 308-311; A. Dillon 312-323; T. Reddick # 324; A. Dillon 325-334.
Stages:
Stage 1 Top 10: 12, 18, 4, 8, 24, 1, 48, 88, 17, 19
Stage 2 Top 10: 12, 22, 11, 1, 4, 19, 9, 10, 20, 18
NASCAR Cup Series Race Number 18
Texas Motor Speedway – Fort Worth, TX – 1.5 – Mile Paved
Total Race Length – 334 Laps – 501. Miles
Finish Start Car Team Laps Status
1. 21. Car 3 Austin Dillon Bass Pro Shops/Tracker Off Road Chevrolet 334 Running |
2. 24. Car 8 Tyler Reddick # Cat Oil & Gas Chevrolet 334 Running |
3. 9. Car 22 Joey Logano Shell Pennzoil Ford 334 Running |
4. 4. Car 18 Kyle Busch Interstate Batteries Toyota 334 Running |
5. 5. Car 4 Kevin Harvick Mobil 1 Ford 334 Running |
6. 23. Car 20 Erik Jones Craftsman Toyota 334 Running |
7. 2. Car 12 Ryan Blaney Menards/Maytag F 334 Running |
8. 3. Car 1 Kurt Busch Monster Energy Chevrolet 334 Running |
9. 6. Car 2 Brad Keselowski Wurth Ford 334 Running |
10. 1. Car 10 Aric Almirola Smithfield Hometown Original Ford 334 Running |
11. 17. Car 14 Clint Bowyer Rush Truck Centers Ford 334 Running |
12. 8. Car 9 Chase Elliott NAPA Auto Parts Chevrolet 334 Running |
13. 15. Car 6 Ryan Newman Wyndham Rewards Ford 334 Running |
14. 14. Car 43 Bubba Wallace Cash App Chevrolet 334 Running |
15. 34. Car 34 Michael McDowell Love’s Travel Stops Ford 334 Running |
16. 36. Car 32 Corey LaJoie Trump 2020 Ford 334 Running |
17. 11. Car 21 Matt DiBenedetto Motorcraft/Quick Lane Ford 334 Running |
18. 22. Car 42 Matt Kenseth McDelivery Chevrolet 334 Running |
19. 16. Car 17 Chris Buescher Roush Performance Stage 3 Ford 333 Running |
20. 7. Car 11 Denny Hamlin FedEx Office Toyota 333 Running |
21. 33. Car 95 Christopher Bell # Rheem Toyota 331 Running |
22. 28. Car 38 John Hunter Nemechek # Citgard Heavy Duty Engine Oil Ford 331 Running |
23. 37. Car 96 * Daniel Suarez Toyota Used Certified Vehicles Toyota 329 Running |
24. 35. Car 77 JJ Yeley(i) Formula One Imports Chevrolet 328 Running |
25. 29. Car 27 Gray Gaulding(i) Panini America Ford 323 Running |
26. 20. Car 48 Jimmie Johnson Ally Chevrolet 322 Running |
27. 32. Car 15 Brennan Poole # Spartan Mosquito Chevrolet 322 Running |
28. 40. Car 7 * Reed Sorenson Gorilla Glue and Tape Chevrolet 322 Running |
29. 10. Car 19 Martin Truex Jr. Bass Pro Shops Toyota 320 Running |
30. 12. Car 88 Alex Bowman ChevyGoods.com/Adam’s Polishes Chevrolet 319 Accident |
31. 27. Car 53 Josh Bilicki(i) Junction Fuels Chevrolet 318 Running |
32. 31. Car 51 Joey Gase(i) Red Rock Secured Ford 318 Running |
33. 39. Car 78 * BJ McLeod(i) AXELE.COM Chevrolet 318 Running |
34. 26. Car 00 Quin Houff # Permatex Chevrolet 2957 Accident |
35. 30. Car 13 Ty Dillon GEICO Chevrolet 263 DVP |
36. 38. Car 66 * Timmy Hill(i) RoofClaim.com Toyota 254 Electrical |
37. 18. Car 24 William Byron Axalta Chevrolet 2527 Accident |
38. 13. Car 47 Ricky Stenhouse Jr. Kroger Chevrolet 2217 Accident |
39. 19. Car 41 Cole Custer # HaasTooling.com Ford 2197 Accident |
40. 25. Car 37 Ryan Preece Glad Chevrolet 217 Accident |
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: Nos. 7, 9 (multiple inspection failures), Nos. 51,
53, 77 (driver change). Failed to Qualify: None. Time of Race: 3 Hrs, 38 Mins, 57 Secs. Average Speed: 137.292 MPH. Margin of Victory: .149 Seconds. Caution Flags: 10 for 45 laps. Lead Changes:
29 among 12 drivers. American Ethanol Green Flag Restart Award: Clint Bowyer, #14. Sunoco Rookie of the Race: Tyler Reddick, #8.
(i) Ineligible for driver points in this series
Next Race: July 23, 2020 – Kansas Speedway
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