Car 22 Joey Logano Autotrader Ford & Car 9 Chase Elliott NAPA Auto Parts Chevrolet gave up the lead, fighting with 3 laps to go. Starting from pole Car 2 Brad Keselowski Discount Tire Ford my Bullins won the 60th Annual Food City presents the SUPERMARKET HEROES 500, his 32nd win in 386 NASCAR Cup Series races. This is his 2nd win (Charlotte, Bristol) and 6th Top 10 finish in 2020. This is his 3rd win & 7th Top 10 finish in 21 races at Bristol Motor Speedway. This is the 37th win by a Ford in the NASCAR Cup Series at Bristol Motor Speedway. 2nd Place Car 14 Clint Bowyer Built Ford Proud Ford, started from 23rd place posted his 16th Top 10 finish in 29 races at Bristol Motor Speedway. It is his 3rd Top 10 finish in 2020. 3rd Place Car 48 Jimmie Johnson Ally Chevrolet, started from 24th place posted his 22nd Top 10 finish in 37 races at Bristol Motor Speedway.
4th Place Car 18 Kyle Busch Skittles Toyota, started from 7th place followed by 5th place Car 20 Erik Jones STANLEY Toyota, started from 15th place. 6th Place Car 3 Austin Dillon Symbicort Chevrolet, started from 20th place followed by 7th place Car 1 Kurt Busch Monster Energy Chevrolet, started from 12th place. 8th Place Car 24 William Byron Axalta Chevrolet, started from 13th place. 9th Place Car 95 Christopher Bell JBL Toyota, started from 35th place was the highest finishing rookie. Lastly in the Top 10 was Car 43 Bubba Wallace Victory Junction Chevrolet, in 10th place, started from 36th place.
The race had 17 Cautions for 102 Laps: 1st Caution on lap 8 for #6 Spins Turns 1-2. 2nd Caution on lap 22 for Competition Caution. 3rd Caution on lap 62 for Competition Caution. 4th Caution on lap 127 for Stage 1 Conclusion. 5th Caution on lap 200 for #12, 13, Crash in Turn 2. 6th Caution on lap 213 for #51 Crash on the Backstretch. 7th Caution on lap 218 for #53 Stalled On Track. 8th Caution on lap 231 for #8, 88, 41, 47, 1, 48, 37, 34, 21 Crash on the Backstretch [Red Flag: 00:11:35]. 9th Caution on lap 240 for #37 Crash in Turns 3-4. 10th Caution on lap 252 for Stage 2 Conclusion. 11th Caution on lap 270 for #17 Crash in Turn 2. 12th Caution on lap 330 for #3 Crash in Turn 2. 13th Caution on lap 356 for #6 Spins Turn 4. 14th Caution on lap 434 for #4, 20 Crash in Turn 1. 15th Caution on lap 459 for #27 Crash in Turn 2. 16th Caution on lap 466 for #10, 19, 34, 43, 2, 6, 20 Crash in Turn 2. 17th Caution on lap 490 for #22, 11, 78 Crash in Turn 4.
The race had 21 Lead Changes among 7 drivers; B. Keselowski 1-62; C. Elliott 63; M. DiBenedetto 64-67; B. Keselowski 68-83; R. Blaney 84-104; C. Elliott 105-130; R. Blaney 131-169; B. Keselowski 170-203; C. Elliott 204-223; J. Logano 224; C. Elliott 225-255; D. Hamlin 256-277; K. Busch 278-329; C. Elliott 330; K. Busch 331-360; D. Hamlin 361-416; K. Busch 417-434; C. Elliott 435; D. Hamlin 436-488; C. Elliott 489-496; J. Logano 497; B. Keselowski 498-500.
Stages:
Stage 1 Top 10: 9, 12, 2, 10, 22, 4, 21, 11, 47, 48
Stage 2 Top 10: 9, 11, 4, 22, 18, 14, 24, 20, 2, 17
NASCAR Cup Series Race Number 9
Bristol Motor Speedway – Bristol, TN – 0.533 – Mile Concrete
Total Race Length – 500 Laps – 266.5 Miles
Finish Start Car Driver Team Laps Status
| 1. 1. Car 2 Brad Keselowski Discount Tire Ford 500 Running | ||||
| 2. 23. Car 14 Clint Bowyer Built Ford Proud Ford 500 Running | ||||
| 3. 24. Car 48 Jimmie Johnson Ally Chevrolet 500 Running | ||||
| 4. 7. Car 18 Kyle Busch Skittles Toyota 500 Running | ||||
| 5. 15. Car 20 Erik Jones STANLEY Toyota 500 Running | ||||
| 6. 20. Car 3 Austin Dillon Symbicort Chevrolet 500 Running | ||||
| 7. 12. Car 1 Kurt Busch Monster Energy Chevrolet 500 Running | ||||
| 8. 13. Car 24 William Byron Axalta Chevrolet 500 Running | ||||
| 9. 35. Car 95 Christopher Bell # JBL Toyota 500 Running | ||||
| 10. 36. Car 43 Bubba Wallace Victory Junction Chevrolet 500 Running | ||||
| 11. 8. Car 4 Kevin Harvick Hunt Brothers Pizza Ford 500 Running | ||||
| 12. 33. Car 37 Ryan Preece Bush’s Beans Chevrolet 500 Running | ||||
| 13. 18. Car 38 John Hunter Nemechek # SCAG Ford 500 Running | ||||
| 14. 25. Car 34 Michael McDowell Love’s Travel Stops Ford 500 Running | ||||
| 15. 17. Car 6 Ryan Newman Castrol Ford 500 Running | ||||
| 16. 14. Car 42 Matt Kenseth McDonald’s Chevrolet 500 Running | ||||
| 17. 10. Car 11 Denny Hamlin FedEx Express Toyota 500 Running | ||||
| 18. 37. Car 96 * Daniel Suarez It’s Good to be Genuine Toyota 500 Running | ||||
| 19. 38. Car 66 * Timmy Hill(i) Pit Boss Grills Toyota 500 Running | ||||
| 20. 5. Car 19 Martin Truex Jr. Auto Owners Insurance Toyota 500 Running | ||||
| 21. 3. Car 22 Joey Logano Autotrader Ford 500 Running | ||||
| 22. 6. Car 9 Chase Elliott NAPA Auto Parts Chevrolet 500 Running | ||||
| 23. 19. Car 17 Chris Buescher SunnyD Ford 496 Running | ||||
| 24. 34. Car 15 Brennan Poole # Spartan Mosquito Pro Tech Chevrolet 494 Running | ||||
| 25. 40. Car 7 * JJ Yeley(i) Chevrolet 492 Running | ||||
| 26. 31. Car 77 Garrett Smithley(i) Spire Motorsports Chevrolet 489 Running | ||||
| 27. 28. Car 00 Quin Houff # Mane ‘n Tail Chevrolet 483 Running | ||||
| 28. 39. Car 78 * BJ McLeod(i) Circle Track Warehouse Ford 477 Accident | ||||
| 29. 2. Car 10 Aric Almirola Smithfield Ford 470 Accident | ||||
| 30. 30. Car 27 Gray Gaulding Panini America Ford 456 Accident | ||||
| 31. 9. Car 21 Matt DiBenedetto Reese/Draw Tite Ford 456 Running | ||||
| 32. 32. Car 32 Corey LaJoie Enlisted Nine/JDog Brands Ford 375 Fuel Pressure | ||||
| 33. 27. Car 51 Joey Gase(i) Chevrolet 302 Too Slow | ||||
| 34. 16. Car 47 Ricky Stenhouse Jr. Kroger Chevrolet 228 Accident | ||||
| 35. 22. Car 41 Cole Custer # Haas Automation Ford 228 Accident | ||||
| 36. 21. Car 8 Tyler Reddick # Alsco Uniforms Chevrolet 228 Accident | ||||
| 37. 11. Car 88 Alex Bowman Chevy Goods.com/Adam’s Polishes Chevrolet 228 Accident | ||||
| 38. 26. Car 53 Bayley Currey(i) Belmont Classic Cars Chevrolet 203 Accident | ||||
| 39. 29. Car 13 Ty Dillon GEICO Chevrolet 201 Accident | ||||
| 40. 4. Car 12 Ryan Blaney Menards/Richmond Ford 199 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. 27, 37 (failed pre-race inspection twice). Failed to Qualify: None. Time of Race: 3 Hrs, 19 Mins, 2 Secs. Average Speed: 80.338 MPH. Margin of Victory: .471 Seconds. Caution Flags: 17 for 102 laps, Lead Changes: 21 among 7 drivers. American Ethanol Green Flag Restart Award: Jimmie Johnson, #48 Sunoco Rookie of the Year: Christopher Bell, #95.
(i) Ineligible for driver points in this series
Next Race: June 7, 2020 – Atlanta Motor Speedway
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