Kevin Harvick won the NASCAR Cup Series race at Indianapolis Motor Speedway

INDIANAPOLIS, INDIANA – JULY 05: Kevin Harvick, driver of the #4 Busch Light Patriotic Ford, celebrates winning the NASCAR Cup Series Big Machine Hand Sanitizer 400 Powered by Big Machine Records at Indianapolis Motor Speedway on July 05, 2020 in Indianapolis, Indiana. (Photo by Chris Graythen/Getty Images)

Starting from 11th place Car 4 Kevin Harvick Busch Light Patriotic Ford won the 27th Annual Big Machine Hand Sanitizer 400 Powered by Big Machine Records, his 53rd win in 698 NASCAR Cup Series races. This is his 4th win & 13th Top 10 finish in 2020. This is his 3rd win, 8th Top five and 14th Top 10 finish in 20 races at Indianapolis Motor Speedway. Kevin Harvick (2019-20) joins Jimmie Johnson (2008-09) and Kyle Busch (2015-16) as the only 3 drivers to win consecutive NASCAR Cup Series races at Indianapolis Motor Speedway. 2nd Place Car 42 Matt Kenseth McDelivery Chevrolet, started from 21st place posted his 13th Top 10 finish in 20 races at Indianapolis Motor Speedway. It is his 2nd Top 10 finish in 2020. 3rd Place Car 10 Aric Almirola Smithfield Ford, started from 5th place posted his 1st Top 10 finish in 10 races at Indianapolis Motor Speedway.

INDIANAPOLIS, INDIANA – JULY 05: Kevin Harvick, driver of the #4 Busch Light Patriotic Ford, takes the checkered flag to win the NASCAR Cup Series Big Machine Hand Sanitizer 400 Powered by Big Machine Records at Indianapolis Motor Speedway on July 05, 2020 in Indianapolis, Indiana. (Photo by Jamie Squire/Getty Images)

4th place Car 2 Brad Keselowski Discount Tire Ford, started from 9th place. 5th Place Car 41 Cole Custer HaasTooling.com Ford, started from 30th place was the highest finishing rookie. 6th Place Car 18 Kyle Busch Skittles Red White & Blue Toyota, started from 7th place followed by 7th place Car 34 Michael McDowell carparts.com Ford, started from 27th place. 8th Place Car 8 Tyler Reddick # Cheddar’s Scratch Kitchen Chevrolet, started from 13th place followed by 9th place Car 43 Bubba Wallace World Wide Technology Chevrolet, started from 17th place. Lastly in the Top 10 was Car 22 Joey Logano Shell Pennzoil Fordin 10th place, started from pole.

INDIANAPOLIS, INDIANA – JULY 05: Joey Logano, driver of the #22 Shell Pennzoil Ford, and Kurt Busch, driver of the #1 Monster Energy Chevrolet, lead the field to start the NASCAR Cup Series Big Machine Hand Sanitizer 400 Powered by Big Machine Records at Indianapolis Motor Speedway on July 05, 2020 in Indianapolis, Indiana. (Photo by Jamie Squire/Getty Images)

The race had 9 Cautions for 43 Laps: The biggest crash was in the pits as teams were pitting. 1st Caution on lap 14 for Competition Caution [Red Flag: 00:11:17]. 2nd Caution on lap 42 for #6 Incident Turn 3. 3rd Caution on lap 52 for Stage 1 Conclusion. 4th Caution on lap 76 for #20 Crash in Turn 3. 5th Caution on lap 84 for Debris On Backstretch. 6th Caution on lap 89 for #2, 12 Crash in Turn 3. 7th Caution on lap 102 for Stage 2 Conclusion. 8th Caution on lap 134 for #88 Crash in Turn 1. 9th Caution on lap 155 for #11 Crash in Turn 1.

INDIANAPOLIS, INDIANA – JULY 05: Cars pit during the NASCAR Cup Series Big Machine Hand Sanitizer 400 Powered by Big Machine Records at Indianapolis Motor Speedway on July 05, 2020 in Indianapolis, Indiana. (Photo by Jamie Squire/Getty Images)

The race had 11 Lead Changes among 9 drivers; J. Logano 1-14; R. Chastain(i) 15; G. Smithley(i) 16; K. Harvick 17-41; W. Byron 42-51; C. Elliott 52-77; W. Byron 78-82; A. Dillon 83-87; K. Harvick 88-122; M. Kenseth 123-134; D. Hamlin 135-153; K. Harvick 154-161.

INDIANAPOLIS, INDIANA – JULY 05: Aric Almirola, driver of the #10 Smithfield Ford, and Brad Keselowski, driver of the #2 Discount Tire Ford, lead a pack of cars during the NASCAR Cup Series Big Machine Hand Sanitizer 400 Powered by Big Machine Records at Indianapolis Motor Speedway on July 05, 2020 in Indianapolis, Indiana. (Photo by Jamie Squire/Getty Images)

Stages:
Stage 1 Top 10: 24, 20, 3, 9, 4, 11, 21, 18, 2, 14
Stage 2 Top 10: 4, 9, 11, 21, 3, 42, 18, 1, 95, 14

INDIANAPOLIS, INDIANA – JULY 05: Kevin Harvick, driver of the #4 Busch Light Patriotic Ford, drives during the NASCAR Cup Series Big Machine Hand Sanitizer 400 Powered by Big Machine Records at Indianapolis Motor Speedway on July 05, 2020 in Indianapolis, Indiana. (Photo by Jamie Squire/Getty Images)

NASCAR Cup Series Race Number 16
Indianapolis Motor Speedway – Speedway, IN – 2.5 – Mile Paved
Total Race Length – 161 Laps – 402.5 Miles

Finish Start Car Team Laps Status

1. 11. Car 4 Kevin Harvick Busch Light Patriotic Ford 161 Running
2. 21. Car 42 Matt Kenseth McDelivery Chevrolet 161 Running
3. 5. Car 10 Aric Almirola Smithfield Ford 161 Running
4. 9. Car 2 Brad Keselowski Discount Tire Ford 161 Running
5. 30. Car 41 Cole Custer # HaasTooling.com Ford 161 Running
6. 7. Car 18 Kyle Busch Skittles Red White & Blue Toyota 161 Running
7. 27. Car 34 Michael McDowell carparts.com Ford 161 Running
8. 13. Car 8 Tyler Reddick # Cheddar’s Scratch Kitchen Chevrolet 161 Running
9. 17. Car 43 Bubba Wallace World Wide Technology Chevrolet 161 Running
10. 1. Car 22 Joey Logano Shell Pennzoil Ford 161 Running
11. 10. Car 9 Chase Elliott NAPA Auto Parts Chevrolet 161 Running
12. 35. Car 95 Christopher Bell # Rheem Toyota 161 Running
13. 2. Car 1 Kurt Busch Monster Energy Chevrolet 161 Running
14. 29. Car 13 Ty Dillon GEICO Military Chevrolet 161 Running
15. 19. Car 38 John Hunter Nemechek # Fire Alarm Services Ford 161 Running
16. 22. Car 14 Clint Bowyer Rush Truck Centers/Cummins Ford 161 Running
17. 32. Car 77 Ross Chastain(i) Melon Man Brand Chevrolet 161 Running
18. 16. Car 3 Austin Dillon Dow Salutes Veterans Chevrolet 161 Running
19. 15. Car 21 Matt DiBenedetto RED KAP/Menards Ford 161 Running
20. 37. Car 96 * Daniel Suarez Toyota Certified Used Vehicles Toyota 160 Running
21. 34. Car 27 JJ Yeley(i) GREENLIGHT Ford 160 Running
22. 40. Car 78 * BJ McLeod(i) Koolbox Chevrolet 160 Running
23. 33. Car 00 Quin Houff # Mane ‘n Tail Chevrolet 159 Running
24. 28. Car 53 Garrett Smithley(i) AXELE.COM Chevrolet 159 Running
25. 39. Car 7 * Josh Bilicki(i) Insurance King Chevrolet 158 Running
26. 25. Car 51 Joey Gase(i) Red Rock Secured Ford 157 Running
27. 18. Car 24 William Byron Liberty University Chevrolet 156 Running
28. 6. Car 11 Denny Hamlin FedEx Express Toyota 153 Accident
29. 38. Car 66 * Timmy Hill(i) ROOFCLAIM.COM Toyota 153 Running
30. 3. Car 88 Alex Bowman ChevyGoods.com/Adam’s Polishes Chevrolet 132 Accident
31. 20. Car 17 Chris Buescher SunnyD Ford 99 Accident
32. 12. Car 12 Ryan Blaney Menards/Atlas Ford 96 DVP
33. 23. Car 20 Erik Jones STANLEY Security Toyota 73 Accident
34. 14. Car 6 Ryan Newman Oscar Mayer Ford 60 Accident
35. 26. Car 15 Brennan Poole # Spartan Mosquito Chevrolet 24 DVP
36. 24. Car 47 Ricky Stenhouse Jr. Kroger Chevrolet 20 DVP
37. 4. Car 48 Justin Allgaier(i) Ally Chevrolet 17 Accident
38. 8. Car 19 Martin Truex Jr. Auto Owners Insurance Toyota 16 Accident
39. 31. Car 32 Corey LaJoie Trump 2020 Ford 15 Accident
40. 36. Car 37 Ryan Preece Kleenex Chevrolet 14 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: No. 48 (driver change), No. 66 (two inspection failures). Failed to Qualify: None. Time of Race: 3 Hrs, 16 Mins, 5 Secs. Average Speed: 123.162 MPH. Margin of Victory: 0.743 Seconds. Caution Flags: 9 for 43 laps. Lead Changes: 11 among 9 drivers. American Ethanol Green Flag Restart Award: Christopher Bell, #95. Sunoco Rookie of the Race: Cole Custer, #41

(i) Ineligible for driver points in this series

Next Race: July 12, 2020 – Kentucky Speedway

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