Started from 5th place Car 22 Joey Logano Pennzoil Ford won the 23rd Annual Pennzoil 400 presented by Jiffy Lube, his 24th win in 401 NASCAR Cup Series races. This is his 1st win & 1st Top 10 finish in 2020. This is his 2nd win & 10th Top 10 finish in 14 races at Las Vegas Motor Speedway. 2nd Place Car 21 Matt DiBenedetto Motorcraft/Quick Lane Ford, started from 19th place posted his 1st Top 10 finish in 7 races at Las Vegas Motor Speedway. It is his 1st Top 10 finish in 2020. 3rd Place Car 47 Ricky Stenhouse Jr. Kroger Chevrolet, started from 26th place posted his 2nd Top 10 finish in 10 races at Las Vegas Motor Speedway.
4th Place Car 3 Austin Dillon Bass Pro Shops/Tracker OffRoad Chevrolet, started from 21st place followed by 5th place Car 48 Jimmie Johnson Ally Chevrolet, started from 18th place. 6th Place Car 43 Bubba Wallace Coke Energy Chevrolet, started from 27th place followed by 7th place Car 2 Brad Keselowski Discount Tire Ford, started from 8th place. 8th Place Car 4 Kevin Harvick Busch Light Ford, started from 3rd place followed by 9th place Car 42 Kyle Larson Credit One Bank Chevrolet, started from 6th place. Lastly in the Top 10 was Car 13 Ty Dillon GEICO Chevrolet, in 10th place, started from 24th place. Tyler Reddick (18th) was the highest finishing rookie. Ryan Blaney leads the point standings by 3 points over Joey Logano.
The race had 9 Cautions for 37 Laps: 1st Caution on lap 2 for #96 stalled frontstretch. 2nd Caution on lap 27 for Competition caution. 3rd Caution on lap 82 for Stage 1 conclusion. 4th Caution on lap 160 for Stage 2 conclusion. 5th Caution on lap 169 for #38 spin turn 2. 6th Caution on lap 177 for #19 Crash in turn 4. 7th Caution on lap 222 for #9 spin turn 1. 8th Caution on lap 263 for #6 spin backstretch. 9th Caution on lap 267 for #24, 8, 18, 38 Crash on the frontstretch.
The race had 25 Lead Changes among 7 drivers; K. Busch 0; K. Harvick 1-4; J. Logano 5-11; K. Harvick 12-66; C. Elliott 67-82; M. Truex Jr. 83; C. Elliott 84-87; K. Harvick 88-102; C. Elliott 103-122; R. Stenhouse Jr. 123-126; A. Dillon 127; R. Stenhouse Jr. 128-145; C. Elliott 146-162; R. Blaney 163-166; J. Logano 167-171; K. Harvick 172; J. Logano 173-181; R. Blaney 182-183; K. Harvick 184-200; R. Blaney 201-204; C. Elliott 205-217; R. Blaney 218; R. Stenhouse Jr. 219-226; J. Logano 227-254; R. Blaney 255-262; J. Logano 263-267.
Stages:
Stage 1 Top 10: 9, 19, 4, 12, 22, 24, 42, 88, 48, 6
Stage 2 Top 10: 9, 12, 19, 24, 22, 4, 48, 42, 88, 18
Cup Series Race Number 2
Race Results for the 23rd Annual Pennzoil 400 presented by Jiffy Lube – Sunday, February 23, 2020. Las Vegas Motor Speedway – Las Vegas, NV – 1.5 – Mile Paved. Total Race Length – 267 Laps – 400.5 Miles
Finish Start Car Driver Team Laps Status
| 1. 5. Car 22 Joey Logano Pennzoil Ford 267 Running |
| 2. 19. Car 21 Matt DiBenedetto Motorcraft/Quick Lane Ford 267 Running |
| 3. 26. Car 47 Ricky Stenhouse Jr. Kroger Chevrolet 267 Running |
| 4. 21. Car 3 Austin Dillon Bass Pro Shops/Tracker OffRoad Chevrolet 267 Running |
| 5. 18. Car 48 Jimmie Johnson Ally Chevrolet 267 Running |
| 6. 27. Car 43 Bubba Wallace Coke Energy Chevrolet 267 Running |
| 7. 8. Car 2 Brad Keselowski Discount Tire Ford 267 Running |
| 8. 3. Car 4 Kevin Harvick Busch Light Ford 267 Running |
| 9. 6. Car 42 Kyle Larson Credit One Bank Chevrolet 267 Running |
| 10. 24. Car 13 Ty Dillon GEICO Chevrolet 267 Running |
| 11. 7. Car 12 Ryan Blaney Menards/Pennzoil Ford 267 Running |
| 12. 9. Car 14 Clint Bowyer BlueDEF Ford 267 Running |
| 13. 12. Car 88 Alex Bowman Llumar Chevrolet 267 Running |
| 14. 23. Car 17 Chris Buescher Fastenal Ford 267 Running |
| 15. 1. Car 18 Kyle Busch Snickers White Toyota 267 Running |
| 16. 30. Car 32 Corey LaJoie Schluter Systems Ford 267 Running |
| 17. 4. Car 11 Denny Hamlin FedEx Ground Toyota 267 Running |
| 18. 25. Car 8 Tyler Reddick # TAME The BEAST Chevrolet 267 Running |
| 19. 17. Car 41 Cole Custer # Production Alliance Group/Haas Ford 267 Running |
| 20. 2. Car 19 Martin Truex Jr. Bass Pro Shops Toyota 267 Running |
| 21. 14. Car 10 Aric Almirola Smithfield Ford 267 Running |
| 22. 11. Car 24 William Byron Axalta Chevrolet 267 Running |
| 23. 16. Car 20 Erik Jones Irwin SPEEDBOR Toyota 267 Running |
| 24. 29. Car 38 John Hunter Nemechek # Berry’s Bullets Ford 267 Running |
| 25. 13. Car 1 Kurt Busch Monster Energy Chevrolet 266 Running |
| 26. 10. Car 9 Chase Elliott NAPA Auto Parts Chevrolet 266 Running |
| 27. 15. Car 6 Ross Chastain(i) Wyndham Rewards Ford 265 Running |
| 28. 37. Car 52 JJ Yeley(i) Ford 264 Running |
| 29. 33. Car 15 Brennan Poole # Goettl Chevrolet 264 Running |
| 30. 35. Car 96 * Daniel Suarez Toyota Certified Used Vehicles Toyota 263 Running |
| 31. 31. Car 53 Joey Gase(i) Nevada Donor Network Ford 258 Running |
| 32. 32. Car 00 Quin Houff # Victory Weekend Chevrolet 258 Running |
| 33. 22. Car 95 Christopher Bell # Rheem/RTP Toyota 257 Running |
| 34. 36. Car 77 Reed Sorenson Chevrolet 253 Running |
| 35. 34. Car 51 Garrett Smithley Chevrolet 252 Running |
| 36. 28. Car 34 Michael McDowell Love’s Travel Stops Ford 245 Running |
| 37. 20. Car 37 Ryan Preece Natural Light Seltzer Chevrolet 222 Engine |
| 38. 38. Car 66 * Timmy Hill(i) Toyota 175 Rear End |
Race Comments: Prior to the start of the race the following cars dropped to the rear of the field under penalty for the reasons indicated: #11, 18, 95 (inspection infractions), #51 (multiple inspection failures), #15 (engine change at Daytona – single engine rule). Failed to Qualify: None. Time of Race: 2 Hrs, 58 Mins, 11 Secs. Average Speed: 134.861 MPH. Margin of Victory: Under Caution. Caution Flags: 9 for 37 laps. Lead Changes: 25 among 7 drivers.
(i) Ineligible for driver points in this series
Next Race: March 1, 2020 – Auto Club Speedway
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