Starting from 7th place Car 9 Chase Elliott NAPA Auto Parts Chevrolet won the Go Bowling 235 at the DAYTONA Road Course, his 8th win in 172 NASCAR Cup Series races. This is his 2nd win & 13th Top 10 finish in 2020. This is his 1st win & 1st Top 10 finish in the inaugural series event at the Daytona International Speedway Road Course. Chase Elliott becomes the 6th driver in NASCAR Cup Series history to win 3 or more consecutive road course races; joining Tony Stewart (three consecutive wins: 2004-2005), Jeff Gordon (six: 1997 – 2000), Rusty Wallace (three: 1987-1988), Tim Richmond (three: 1986-1987), David Pearson (three (1976-1977). 2nd Place Car 11 Denny Hamlin FedEx Freight Toyota, started from 2nd place posted his 1st Top 10 finish in the inaugural series event at the Daytona International Speedway Road Course. It is his 15th Top 10 finish in 2020. 3rd Place Car 19 Martin Truex Jr. Bass Pro Shops Toyota, started from 3rd place posted his 1st Top 10 finish in the inaugural series event at the Daytona International Speedway Road Course.
4th Place Car 48 Jimmie Johnson Ally Chevrolet, started from 11th place followed by 5th place Car 17 Chris Buescher Fastenal Ford, started from 21st place. 6th PLace Car 14 Clint Bowyer Mobil 1 Ford, started from 12th place followed by 7th place Car 3 Kaz Grala(i) American Ethanol Chevrolet, started from 10th place. 8th Place Car 24 William Byron Liberty University Chevrolet, started from 13th place followed by 9th place Car 22 Joey Logano PPG Ford, started from 5th place. Lastly in the Top 10 was Car 34 Michael McDowell Chicago Pneumatic Ford, in 10th place, started from 30th place. Tyler Reddick (18th) was the highest finishing rookie.
The race had 4 Cautions for 7 Laps: 1st Caution on lap 17 for Stage 1 Conclusion. 2nd Caution on lap 32 for Stage 2 Conclusion. 3rd Caution on lap 37 for Weather – Lightning [Red: 00:31:14]. 4th Caution on lap 61 for #18 Crash in Turn 8.
The race had 13 Lead Changes among 6 drivers; K. Harvick 0; D. Hamlin 1; K. Busch 2; D. Hamlin 3-9; M. Truex Jr. 10-12; C. Elliott 13-16; J. Logano 17; D. Hamlin 18-21; M. Truex Jr. 22-27; D. Hamlin 28-31; C. Elliott 32-48; M. Truex Jr. 49; K. Grala(i) 50-52; C. Elliott 53-65.
Stages:
Stage 1 Top 10: 9, 22, 48, 14, 21, 20, 24, 19, 41, 37
Stage 2 Top 10: 11, 14, 12, 24, 47, 37, 9, 4, 1, 32
NASCAR Cup Series Race Number 23
Daytona International Speedway Road Course – Daytona Beach, FL – 3.61 – Mile Paved Total Race Length – 65 Laps – 234.65 Miles
Finish Start Car Team Laps Status
1. 7. Car 9 Chase Elliott NAPA Auto Parts Chevrolet 65 Running |
2. 2. Car 11 Denny Hamlin FedEx Freight Toyota 65 Running |
3. 3. Car 19 Martin Truex Jr. Bass Pro Shops Toyota 65 Running |
4. 11. Car 48 Jimmie Johnson Ally Chevrolet 65 Running |
5. 21. Car 17 Chris Buescher Fastenal Ford 65 Running |
6. 12. Car 14 Clint Bowyer Mobil 1 Ford 65 Running |
7. 10. Car 3 Kaz Grala(i) American Ethanol Chevrolet 65 Running |
8. 13. Car 24 William Byron Liberty University Chevrolet 65 Running |
9. 5. Car 22 Joey Logano PPG Ford 65 Running |
10. 30. Car 34 Michael McDowell Chicago Pneumatic Ford 65 Running |
11. 20. Car 20 Erik Jones Toyota TrueStart Toyota 65 Running |
12. 27. Car 88 Alex Bowman Axalta Chevrolet 65 Running |
13. 17. Car 2 Brad Keselowski Wabash Ford 65 Running |
14. 8. Car 1 Kurt Busch Monster Energy Chevrolet 65 Running |
15. 9. Car 21 Matt DiBenedetto Menards/Dutch Boy Ford 65 Running |
16. 25. Car 47 Ricky Stenhouse Jr. Kroger Chevrolet 65 Running |
17. 1. Car 4 Kevin Harvick Busch Beer National Forest Foundation Ford 65 Running |
18. 18. Car 8 Tyler Reddick # Cat App Chevrolet 65 Running |
19. 14. Car 6 Ryan Newman Guaranteed Rate Ford 65 Running |
20. 23. Car 13 Ty Dillon GEICO For Your Boat Chevrolet 65 Running |
21. 15. Car 95 Christopher Bell # Germania Insurance Toyota 65 Running |
22. 26. Car 41 Cole Custer # HaasTooling.com Ford 65 Running |
23. 22. Car 37 Ryan Preece Purina Chevrolet 65 Running |
24. 6. Car 10 Aric Almirola Go Bowling Ford 65 Running |
25. 19. Car 43 Bubba Wallace Door Dash Chevrolet 65 Running |
26. 16. Car 42 Matt Kenseth Clover Chevrolet 65 Running |
27. 31. Car 96 * Daniel Suarez CommScope Toyota 65 Running |
28. 33. Car 15 Brennan Poole # Chevrolet 65 Running |
29. 37. Car 66 * Timmy Hill(i) RoofClaim.com Toyota 65 Running |
30. 38. Car 51 James Davison Jacob Construction Ford 65 Running |
31. 24. Car 12 Ryan Blaney Advance Auto Parts Ford 65 Running |
32. 29. Car 32 Corey LaJoie Trump 2020 Ford 65 Running |
33. 35. Car 00 Quin Houff # Bos Klein/Creek Enterprises Chevrolet 64 Running |
34. 32. Car 27 JJ Yeley(i) NASCAR Heat 5 Ford 64 Running |
35. 28. Car 38 John Hunter Nemechek # Death Wish Coffee Ford 62 Accident |
36. 36. Car 53 Garrett Smithley(i) Ford 60 Battery |
37. 4. Car 18 Kyle Busch Snickers Toyota 53 Accident |
38. 34. Car 77 Stanton Barrett Spire Motorsports Chevrolet 49 Running |
39. 39. Car 62 * Brendan Gaughan Beard Motorsports Chevrolet 46 Transmission |
Race Comments: Prior to the start of the race, the following vehicle(s) dropped to the rear of the field under penalty: Nos. 3, 77 (Driver Change), No. 32 (Two Inspection Failures), No. 66
(Unapproved Adjustment). Failed to Qualify: None. Time of Race: 2 Hrs, 37 Mins, 30 Secs. Average Speed: 89.39 MPH. Margin of Victory: .202 Seconds. Caution Flags: 4 for 7 laps. Lead Changes: 13 among 6 drivers. American Ethanol Green Flag Restart Award: Chase Elliott, #9. Busch Pole Award: Kevin Harvick, #4. Sunoco Rookie of the Race: Tyler Reddick, #8.
(i) Ineligible for driver points in this series
Next Race: August 22, 2020 – Dover International Speedway
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