# 2020 Bank of America Roval 400

The 2020 Bank of America Roval 400 is a NASCAR Cup Series race that was held on October 11, 2020 at Charlotte Motor Speedway in Concord, North Carolina. Contested over 109 laps on the 2.28-mile (3.67 km) road course, it was the 32nd race of the 2020 NASCAR Cup Series season, the sixth race of the playoffs, and final race of the round of 12. It was also the first points race in cup series history to be declared a wet race.

## Report
### Background

Since 2018, deviating from past NASCAR events at Charlotte, the race will utilize a road course configuration of Charlotte Motor Speedway, promoted and trademarked as the "Roval". The course is 2.28 miles (3.67 km) in length and features 17 turns, utilizing the infield road course and portions of the oval track. The race will be contested over a scheduled distance of 109 laps, 400 kilometres (250 mi).
During July 2018 tests on the road course, concerns were raised over drivers exceeding track limits on the backstretch chicane on the course. The chicanes were modified with additional tire barriers and rumble strips in order to encourage drivers to properly drive through them, and NASCAR will enforce drive-through penalties on drivers who illegally "short-cut" parts of the course. The chicanes will not be used during restarts. In the summer of 2019, the bus stop on the backstretch was changed and deepened, becoming a permanent part of the circuit, compared to the previous year where it was improvised.
If a driver fails to legally make the backstretch bus stop, the driver must skip the frontstretch chicane and make a complete stop by the dotted line on the exit before being allowed to continue. A driver who misses the frontstretch chicane must stop before the exit.

#### Entry list

* (R) denotes rookie driver.
* (i) denotes driver who are ineligible for series driver points.
| No. | Driver | Team | Manufacturer |
| 00 | Quin Houff (R) | StarCom Racing | Chevrolet |
| 1 | Kurt Busch | Chip Ganassi Racing | Chevrolet |
| 2 | Brad Keselowski | Team Penske | Ford |
| 3 | Austin Dillon | Richard Childress Racing | Chevrolet |
| 4 | Kevin Harvick | Stewart-Haas Racing | Ford |
| 6 | Ryan Newman | Roush Fenway Racing | Ford |
| 8 | Tyler Reddick (R) | Richard Childress Racing | Chevrolet |
| 9 | Chase Elliott | Hendrick Motorsports | Chevrolet |
| 10 | Aric Almirola | Stewart-Haas Racing | Ford |
| 11 | Denny Hamlin | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota |
| 12 | Ryan Blaney | Team Penske | Ford |
| 13 | Ty Dillon | Germain Racing | Chevrolet |
| 14 | Clint Bowyer | Stewart-Haas Racing | Ford |
| 15 | Brennan Poole (R) | Premium Motorsports | Chevrolet |
| 17 | Chris Buescher | Roush Fenway Racing | Ford |
| 18 | Kyle Busch | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota |
| 19 | Martin Truex Jr. | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota |
| 20 | Erik Jones | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota |
| 21 | Matt DiBenedetto | Wood Brothers Racing | Ford |
| 22 | Joey Logano | Team Penske | Ford |
| 24 | William Byron | Hendrick Motorsports | Chevrolet |
| 27 | Gray Gaulding (i) | Rick Ware Racing | Ford |
| 32 | Corey LaJoie | Go Fas Racing | Ford |
| 34 | Michael McDowell | Front Row Motorsports | Ford |
| 37 | Ryan Preece | JTG Daugherty Racing | Chevrolet |
| 38 | John Hunter Nemechek (R) | Front Row Motorsports | Ford |
| 41 | Cole Custer (R) | Stewart-Haas Racing | Ford |
| 42 | Matt Kenseth | Chip Ganassi Racing | Chevrolet |
| 43 | Bubba Wallace | Richard Petty Motorsports | Chevrolet |
| 47 | Ricky Stenhouse Jr. | JTG Daugherty Racing | Chevrolet |
| 48 | Jimmie Johnson | Hendrick Motorsports | Chevrolet |
| 51 | Josh Bilicki (i) | Petty Ware Racing | Ford |
| 53 | James Davison | Rick Ware Racing | Chevrolet |
| 66 | Timmy Hill (i) | MBM Motorsports | Toyota |
| 77 | J. J. Yeley (i) | Spire Motorsports | Chevrolet |
| 88 | Alex Bowman | Hendrick Motorsports | Chevrolet |
| 95 | Christopher Bell (R) | Leavine Family Racing | Toyota |
| 96 | Daniel Suárez | Gaunt Brothers Racing | Toyota |
| Official entry list ||||

## Qualifying

Denny Hamlin was awarded the pole for the race as determined by competition-based formula.

### Starting lineup

| Pos | No. | Driver | Team | Manufacturer |
| 1 | 11 | Denny Hamlin | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota |
| 2 | 9 | Chase Elliott | Hendrick Motorsports | Chevrolet |
| 3 | 2 | Brad Keselowski | Team Penske | Ford |
| 4 | 4 | Kevin Harvick | Stewart-Haas Racing | Ford |
| 5 | 88 | Alex Bowman | Hendrick Motorsports | Chevrolet |
| 6 | 3 | Austin Dillon | Richard Childress Racing | Chevrolet |
| 7 | 19 | Martin Truex Jr. | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota |
| 8 | 22 | Joey Logano | Team Penske | Ford |
| 9 | 18 | Kyle Busch | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota |
| 10 | 1 | Kurt Busch | Chip Ganassi Racing | Chevrolet |
| 11 | 14 | Clint Bowyer | Stewart-Haas Racing | Ford |
| 12 | 10 | Aric Almirola | Stewart-Haas Racing | Ford |
| 13 | 24 | William Byron | Hendrick Motorsports | Chevrolet |
| 14 | 20 | Erik Jones | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota |
| 15 | 6 | Ryan Newman | Roush Fenway Racing | Ford |
| 16 | 8 | Tyler Reddick (R) | Richard Childress Racing | Chevrolet |
| 17 | 13 | Ty Dillon | Germain Racing | Chevrolet |
| 18 | 37 | Ryan Preece | JTG Daugherty Racing | Chevrolet |
| 19 | 38 | John Hunter Nemechek (R) | Front Row Motorsports | Ford |
| 20 | 21 | Matt DiBenedetto | Wood Brothers Racing | Ford |
| 21 | 17 | Chris Buescher | Roush Fenway Racing | Ford |
| 22 | 15 | Brennan Poole (R) | Premium Motorsports | Chevrolet |
| 23 | 42 | Matt Kenseth | Chip Ganassi Racing | Chevrolet |
| 24 | 12 | Ryan Blaney | Team Penske | Ford |
| 25 | 00 | Quin Houff (R) | StarCom Racing | Chevrolet |
| 26 | 43 | Bubba Wallace | Richard Petty Motorsports | Chevrolet |
| 27 | 66 | Timmy Hill (i) | MBM Motorsports | Toyota |
| 28 | 41 | Cole Custer (R) | Stewart-Haas Racing | Ford |
| 29 | 51 | Josh Bilicki (i) | Petty Ware Racing | Ford |
| 30 | 48 | Jimmie Johnson | Hendrick Motorsports | Chevrolet |
| 31 | 34 | Michael McDowell | Front Row Motorsports | Ford |
| 32 | 32 | Corey LaJoie | Go Fas Racing | Ford |
| 33 | 77 | J. J. Yeley (i) | Spire Motorsports | Chevrolet |
| 34 | 96 | Daniel Suárez | Gaunt Brothers Racing | Toyota |
| 35 | 95 | Christopher Bell (R) | Leavine Family Racing | Toyota |
| 36 | 27 | Gray Gaulding (i) | Rick Ware Racing | Ford |
| 37 | 53 | James Davison | Rick Ware Racing | Chevrolet |
| 38 | 47 | Ricky Stenhouse Jr. | JTG Daugherty Racing | Chevrolet |
| Official starting lineup |||||

## Race
### Stage results

Stage one Laps: 25
| Pos | No | Driver | Team | Manufacturer | Points |
| 1 | 13 | Ty Dillon | Germain Racing | Chevrolet | 10 |
| 2 | 95 | Christopher Bell (R) | Leavine Family Racing | Toyota | 9 |
| 3 | 21 | Matt DiBenedetto | Wood Brothers Racing | Ford | 8 |
| 4 | 24 | William Byron | Hendrick Motorsports | Chevrolet | 7 |
| 5 | 66 | Timmy Hill (i) | MBM Motorsports | Toyota | 0 |
| 6 | 6 | Ryan Newman | Roush Fenway Racing | Ford | 5 |
| 7 | 12 | Ryan Blaney | Team Penske | Ford | 4 |
| 8 | 22 | Joey Logano | Team Penske | Ford | 3 |
| 9 | 43 | Bubba Wallace | Richard Petty Motorsports | Chevrolet | 2 |
| 10 | 20 | Erik Jones | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 1 |
| Official stage one results ||||||
Stage two Laps: 25
| Pos | No | Driver | Team | Manufacturer | Points |
| 1 | 12 | Ryan Blaney | Team Penske | Ford | 10 |
| 2 | 9 | Chase Elliott | Hendrick Motorsports | Chevrolet | 9 |
| 3 | 95 | Christopher Bell (R) | Leavine Family Racing | Toyota | 8 |
| 4 | 19 | Martin Truex Jr. | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 7 |
| 5 | 22 | Joey Logano | Team Penske | Ford | 6 |
| 6 | 88 | Alex Bowman | Hendrick Motorsports | Chevrolet | 5 |
| 7 | 24 | William Byron | Hendrick Motorsports | Chevrolet | 4 |
| 8 | 8 | Tyler Reddick (R) | Richard Childress Racing | Chevrolet | 3 |
| 9 | 34 | Michael McDowell | Front Row Motorsports | Ford | 2 |
| 10 | 2 | Brad Keselowski | Team Penske | Ford | 1 |
| Official stage two results ||||||

### Final stage results

Stage three Laps: 59
| Pos | Grid | No | Driver | Team | Manufacturer | Laps | Points |
| 1 | 2 | 9 | Chase Elliott | Hendrick Motorsports | Chevrolet | 109 | 49 |
| 2 | 8 | 22 | Joey Logano | Team Penske | Ford | 109 | 44 |
| 3 | 14 | 20 | Erik Jones | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 109 | 35 |
| 4 | 10 | 1 | Kurt Busch | Chip Ganassi Racing | Chevrolet | 109 | 33 |
| 5 | 24 | 12 | Ryan Blaney | Team Penske | Ford | 109 | 46 |
| 6 | 13 | 24 | William Byron | Hendrick Motorsports | Chevrolet | 109 | 42 |
| 7 | 7 | 19 | Martin Truex Jr. | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 109 | 37 |
| 8 | 5 | 88 | Alex Bowman | Hendrick Motorsports | Chevrolet | 109 | 34 |
| 9 | 28 | 41 | Cole Custer (R) | Stewart-Haas Racing | Ford | 109 | 28 |
| 10 | 11 | 14 | Clint Bowyer | Stewart-Haas Racing | Ford | 109 | 27 |
| 11 | 4 | 4 | Kevin Harvick | Stewart-Haas Racing | Ford | 109 | 26 |
| 12 | 16 | 8 | Tyler Reddick (R) | Richard Childress Racing | Chevrolet | 109 | 28 |
| 13 | 30 | 48 | Jimmie Johnson | Hendrick Motorsports | Chevrolet | 109 | 24 |
| 14 | 18 | 37 | Ryan Preece | JTG Daugherty Racing | Chevrolet | 109 | 23 |
| 15 | 1 | 11 | Denny Hamlin | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 109 | 22 |
| 16 | 12 | 10 | Aric Almirola | Stewart-Haas Racing | Ford | 109 | 21 |
| 17 | 38 | 47 | Ricky Stenhouse Jr. | JTG Daugherty Racing | Chevrolet | 109 | 20 |
| 18 | 3 | 2 | Brad Keselowski | Team Penske | Ford | 109 | 20 |
| 19 | 6 | 3 | Austin Dillon | Richard Childress Racing | Chevrolet | 109 | 18 |
| 20 | 21 | 17 | Chris Buescher | Roush Fenway Racing | Ford | 109 | 17 |
| 21 | 26 | 43 | Bubba Wallace | Richard Petty Motorsports | Chevrolet | 109 | 18 |
| 22 | 20 | 21 | Matt DiBenedetto | Wood Brothers Racing | Ford | 109 | 23 |
| 23 | 17 | 13 | Ty Dillon | Germain Racing | Chevrolet | 109 | 24 |
| 24 | 35 | 95 | Christopher Bell (R) | Leavine Family Racing | Toyota | 109 | 30 |
| 25 | 34 | 96 | Daniel Suárez | Gaunt Brothers Racing | Toyota | 109 | 12 |
| 26 | 36 | 27 | Gray Gaulding (i) | Rick Ware Racing | Ford | 109 | 0 |
| 27 | 32 | 32 | Corey LaJoie | Go Fas Racing | Ford | 109 | 10 |
| 28 | 25 | 00 | Quin Houff (R) | StarCom Racing | Chevrolet | 109 | 9 |
| 29 | 37 | 53 | James Davison | Rick Ware Racing | Chevrolet | 109 | 8 |
| 30 | 9 | 18 | Kyle Busch | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 109 | 7 |
| 31 | 15 | 6 | Ryan Newman | Roush Fenway Racing | Ford | 109 | 11 |
| 32 | 31 | 34 | Michael McDowell | Front Row Motorsports | Ford | 109 | 7 |
| 33 | 29 | 51 | Josh Bilicki (i) | Petty Ware Racing | Ford | 108 | 0 |
| 34 | 23 | 42 | Matt Kenseth | Chip Ganassi Racing | Chevrolet | 108 | 3 |
| 35 | 33 | 77 | J. J. Yeley (i) | Spire Motorsports | Chevrolet | 108 | 0 |
| 36 | 19 | 38 | John Hunter Nemechek (R) | Front Row Motorsports | Ford | 105 | 1 |
| 37 | 22 | 15 | Brennan Poole (R) | Premium Motorsports | Chevrolet | 95 | 1 |
| 38 | 27 | 66 | Timmy Hill (i) | MBM Motorsports | Toyota | 57 | 0 |
| Official race results ||||||||

### Race statistics

* Lead changes: 17 among 11 different drivers
* Cautions/Laps: 9 for 16
* Red flags: 0
* Time of race: 3 hours, 17 minutes and 11 seconds
* Average speed: 76.948 miles per hour (123.836 km/h)

## Media
### Television

NBC Sports covered the race on the television side. Rick Allen, Jeff Burton, Steve Letarte and Dale Earnhardt Jr. called the action from the booth live from the track for the first time since March. Dave Burns, Parker Kligerman and Dillon Welch handled the pit road duties and Rutledge Wood handled the features live from the track.
NBC :
| Booth announcers | Pit reporters | Features reporter |
| Lap-by-lap: Rick Allen Color-commentator: Jeff Burton Color-commentator: Steve Letarte Color-commentator: Dale Earnhardt Jr. | Dave Burns Parker Kligerman Dillon Welch | Rutledge Wood |

### Radio

The Performance Racing Network had the radio call for the race, which was also simulcast on Sirius XM NASCAR Radio. Doug Rice and Mark Garrow called the race from the booth when the field raced down the front straightaway. IMS Radio's Nick Yeoman was assigned the entrance to the road course and into the Bank of America bridge (Turns 1-3). Voice of the Indianapolis 500 Mark Jaynes was assigned the action from the Bank of America bridge to the middle of the infield section. Doug Turnbull called the action exiting in infield into the oval Turn 1 banking (Turns 7-9). Pat Patterson called the action on the backstretch and into the bus stop. Rob Albright was assigned to the oval Turn 3-4 end. (Turns 13-15). Brad Gillie, Brett McMillan and Wendy Venturini had the call from the pit area for PRN.
PRN :
| Booth announcers | Turn announcers | Pit reporters |
| Lead announcer: Doug Rice Announcer: Mark Garrow | Infield entrance: Nick Yeoman Middle of Infield: Mark Jaynes Exit of Infield: Doug Turnbull Oval 2 to Bus Stop Pat Patterson Oval 3/4: Rob Albright | Brad Gillie Brett McMillan Wendy Venturini |

## Standings after the race

| | Pos | Driver | Points |
| 1 | 1 | Kevin Harvick | 4,067 |
| 1 | 2 | Denny Hamlin | 4,054 (–13) |
| 1 | 3 | Brad Keselowski | 4,035 (–32) |
| 1 | 4 | Chase Elliott | 4,027 (–40) |
| 2 | 5 | Joey Logano | 4,022 (–45) |
| 1 | 6 | Martin Truex Jr. | 4,017 (–50) |
| 1 | 7 | Alex Bowman | 4,009 (–58) |
| 2 | 8 | Kurt Busch | 4,006 (–61) |
| 1 | 9 | Kyle Busch | 2,187 (–1,880) |
| 1 | 10 | Austin Dillon | 2,186 (–1,881) |
| 2 | 11 | Ryan Blaney | 2,160 (–1,907) |
| 2 | 12 | William Byron | 2,155 (–1,912) |
| 2 | 13 | Clint Bowyer | 2,154 (–1,913) |
| 2 | 14 | Aric Almirola | 2,143 (–1,924) |
| | 15 | Matt DiBenedetto | 2,131 (–1,936) |
| | 16 | Cole Custer | 2,123 (–1,944) |
| Official driver's standings ||||
| Pos | Manufacturer | Points |
| 1 | Ford | 1,186 |
| 2 | Toyota | 1,125 (–61) |
| 3 | Chevrolet | 1,086 (–100) |