Chase Elliott won the NASCAR Cup Series inaugural DAYTONA Road Course race

DAYTONA BEACH, FLORIDA – AUGUST 16: Chase Elliott, driver of the #9 NAPA Auto Parts Chevrolet, crosses the finish line to win the NASCAR Cup Series Go Bowling 235 at Daytona International Speedway on August 16, 2020 in Daytona Beach, Florida. (Photo by Chris Graythen/Getty Images)

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.

DAYTONA BEACH, FLORIDA – AUGUST 16: Chase Elliott, driver of the #9 NAPA Auto Parts Chevrolet, celebrates in Victory Lane after winning the NASCAR Cup Series Go Bowling 235 at Daytona International Speedway on August 16, 2020 in Daytona Beach, Florida. (Photo by Chris Graythen/Getty Images)

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.

DAYTONA BEACH, FLORIDA – AUGUST 16: Michael McDowell, driver of the #34 Chicago Pneumatic Ford, leads the field during the NASCAR Cup Series Go Bowling 235 at Daytona International Speedway on August 16, 2020 in Daytona Beach, Florida. (Photo by Chris Graythen/Getty Images)

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.

DAYTONA BEACH, FLORIDA – AUGUST 16: Clint Bowyer, driver of the #14 Mobil 1 Ford, pits during the NASCAR Cup Series Go Bowling 235 at Daytona International Speedway on August 16, 2020 in Daytona Beach, Florida. (Photo by Brian Lawdermilk/Getty Images)

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.

DAYTONA BEACH, FLORIDA – AUGUST 16: Chase Elliott, driver of the #9 NAPA Auto Parts Chevrolet, drives during the NASCAR Cup Series Go Bowling 235 at Daytona International Speedway on August 16, 2020 in Daytona Beach, Florida. (Photo by Brian Lawdermilk/Getty Images)

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

DAYTONA BEACH, FLORIDA – AUGUST 16: Kevin Harvick, driver of the #4 Busch Beer National Forest Foundation Ford, and Denny Hamlin, driver of the #11 FedEx Freight Toyota, lead the field on a pace lap prior to ASCAR Cup Series Go Bowling 235 at Daytona International Speedway on August 16, 2020 in Daytona Beach, Florida. (Photo by Chris Graythen/Getty Images)

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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