Starting from 29th place Rookie Car 41 Cole Custer HaasTooling.com Ford won the 10th Annual Quaker State 400 presented by Walmart, his 1st win in 20 NASCAR Cup Series races. This is his 1st win & 3rd Top 10 finish in 2020. This is his 1st win & 1st Top 10 finish in 1 race at Kentucky Speedway. 2nd Place Car 19 Martin Truex Jr. Auto Owners Insurance Toyota, started from 9th place posted his 6th Top 10 finish in 10 races at Kentucky Speedway. It is his 9th Top 10 finish in 2020. 3rd Place Car 21 Matt DiBenedetto Menards/Quaker State Ford, started from 10th place posted his 1st Top 10 finish in 6 races at Kentucky Speedway.
4th Place Car 4 Kevin Harvick Hunt Brothers Pizza Ford, started from 3rd place followed by 5th place Car 1 Kurt Busch Monster Energy Chevrolet, started from 7th place. 6th Place Car 12 Ryan Blaney Advance Auto Parts Ford, started from 11th place followed by 7th place Car 95 Christopher Bell # Toyota Toyota, started from 34th place. 8th Place Car 10 Aric Almirola Smithfield Vote For Bacon Ford, started from 4th place followed by 9th place Car 2 Brad Keselowski Snap-On Ford, started from 6th place. Lastly in the Top 10 was Car 8 Tyler Reddick # Caterpillar Chevrolet, in 10th place, started from 24th place. Kevin Harvick leads the point standings by 88 points over Brad Keselowski.
The race had 8 Cautions 8 for 42 Laps: 1st Caution on lap 27 for Competition Caution. 2nd Caution on lap 82 for Stage 1 Conclusion. 3rd Caution on lap 155 for #42 Spin Turn 4. 4th Caution on lap 162 for Stage 2 Conclusion. 5th Caution on lap 230 for Debris on Frontstretch. 6th Caution on lap 245 for #38 Crash in Turn 2. 7th Caution on lap 250 for #2, #48 Crash on the Frontstretch. 8th Caution on lap 262 for #42 Spin Turn 4.
The race had 13 Lead Changes: 13 among 9 drivers; K. Busch 1-9; A. Almirola 10-137; R. Blaney 138-149; M. DiBenedetto 150; B. Keselowski 151-180; M. Truex Jr. 181-219; B. Keselowski 220-223; C. Custer # 224-227; W. Byron 228-231; M. Truex Jr. 232-248; R. Blaney 249-254; K. Harvick 255-265; M. Truex Jr. 266; C. Custer # 267.
Stage:
Stage 1 Top 10: 10, 9, 22, 21, 12, 4, 88, 1, 14, 19
Stage 2 Top 10: 2, 12, 41, 22, 19, 88, 3, 48, 21, 20
NASCAR Cup Series Race Number 17
Kentucky Speedway – Sparta, KY – 1.5 – Mile Paved
Total Race Length – 267 Laps – 400.5 Miles
Finish Start Car Team Laps Status
| 1. 29. Car 41 Cole Custer # HaasTooling.com Ford 267 Running |
| 2. 9. Car 19 Martin Truex Jr. Auto Owners Insurance Toyota 267 Running |
| 3. 10. Car 21 Matt DiBenedetto Menards/Quaker State Ford 267 Running |
| 4. 3. Car 4 Kevin Harvick Hunt Brothers Pizza Ford 267 Running |
| 5. 7. Car 1 Kurt Busch Monster Energy Chevrolet 267 Running |
| 6. 11. Car 12 Ryan Blaney Advance Auto Parts Ford 267 Running |
| 7. 34. Car 95 Christopher Bell # Toyota Toyota 267 Running |
| 8. 4. Car 10 Aric Almirola Smithfield Vote For Bacon Ford 267 Running |
| 9. 6. Car 2 Brad Keselowski Snap-On Ford 267 Running |
| 10. 24. Car 8 Tyler Reddick # Caterpillar Chevrolet 267 Running |
| 11. 21. Car 24 William Byron Axalta Chevrolet 267 Running |
| 12. 12. Car 11 Denny Hamlin FedEx Freight Toyota 267 Running |
| 13. 19. Car 3 Austin Dillon RigUp Chevrolet 267 Running |
| 14. 15. Car 14 Clint Bowyer One Cure Ford 267 Running |
| 15. 2. Car 22 Joey Logano Shell Pennzoil Ford 267 Running |
| 16. 33. Car 13 Ty Dillon GEICO Chevrolet 267 Running |
| 17. 23. Car 6 Ryan Newman Acronis Ford 267 Running |
| 18. 20. Car 48 Jimmie Johnson Ally Chevrolet 267 Running |
| 19. 5. Car 88 Alex Bowman Cincinnati Chevrolet 267 Running |
| 20. 13. Car 17 Chris Buescher Fifth Third Bank Ford 267 Running |
| 21. 1. Car 18 Kyle Busch M&M’s Fudge Brownie Toyota 267 Running |
| 22. 16. Car 20 Erik Jones Built In Kentucky Toyota 267 Running |
| 23. 8. Car 9 Chase Elliott Kelley Blue Book Chevrolet 267 Running |
| 24. 30. Car 34 Michael McDowell Love’s Travel Stops Ford 267 Running |
| 25. 17. Car 42 Matt Kenseth Clover Chevrolet 267 Running |
| 26. 37. Car 96 * Daniel Suarez Toyota Certified Used Vehicles Toyota 267 Running |
| 27. 18. Car 43 Bubba Wallace Victory Junction Chevrolet 265 Running |
| 28. 27. Car 32 Corey LaJoie Keen Parts Ford 264 Running |
| 29. 14. Car 47 Ricky Stenhouse Jr. Kroger Chevrolet 264 Running |
| 30. 36. Car 27 JJ Yeley(i) Greenlight Ford 260 Running |
| 31. 31. Car 15 Brennan Poole # Spartan Mosquito Chevrolet 259 Running |
| 32. 26. Car 77 Josh Bilicki(i) Austin Hatcher Foundation Chevrolet 257 Running |
| 33. 25. Car 53 Garrett Smithley(i) Victory Lane Quick Oil Change Chevrolet 257 Running |
| 34. 35. Car 51 Joey Gase(i) Donate Life Life Center/Pro Master Ford 257 Running |
| 35. 28. Car 00 Quin Houff # Creek Enterprise Inc Chevrolet 255 Running |
| 36. 22. Car 38 John Hunter Nemechek # YANMAR Ford 248 Accident |
| 37. 38. Car 66 * Timmy Hill(i) RoofClaim.com Toyota 170 Electrical |
| 38. 32. Car 37 Ryan Preece Kingsford Chevrolet 159 Transmission |
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: #19, #42 (multiple inspection failures). Failed to Qualify: None. Time of Race: 2 Hrs, 59 Mins, 49 Secs. Average Speed: 133.636 MPH. Margin of Victory: .271 Seconds. Caution Flags: 8 for 42 laps; Laps. Lead Changes: 13 among 9 drivers.
(i) Ineligible for driver points in this series
Next Race: July 15, 2020 – Bristol Motor Speedway
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