2020 Daytona 500 (Coolfastjack)

The 2020 Daytona 500 was held on February 16, 2020 at Daytona International Speedway. It was the 62nd running of the Great American Race
=== Teams and Drivers ===
Manufacturer	Team 	No.	Race driver
Chevrolet 	Chip Ganassi Racing 	1 	Kurt Busch
Chevrolet 	Chip Ganassi Racing 	42 	Kyle Larson
Chevrolet 	Germain Racing 	13 	Ty Dillon
Chevrolet 	Hendrick Motorsports 	9 	Chase Elliott
Chevrolet 	Hendrick Motorsports 	24 	William Byron
Chevrolet 	Hendrick Motorsports 	48 	Jimmie Johnson
Chevrolet 	Hendrick Motorsports 	88 	Alex Bowman
Chevrolet 	JTG Daugherty Racing 	37 	Ryan Preece
Chevrolet 	JTG Daugherty Racing 	47 	Ricky Stenhouse Jr
Chevrolet 	Premium Motorsports 	15 	Ross Chastain
Chevrolet 	Richard Childress Racing 	3 	Austin Dillon
Chevrolet 	Richard Childress Racing 	8 	Tyler Reddick (R)
Chevrolet 	Richard Petty Motorsports	43 	Darrell Wallace Jr.
Chevrolet 	Spire Motorsports 	77 	Justin Haley
Chevrolet 	StarCom Racing 	00 	Quin Houff
 	StarCom Racing 	99 	Landon Cassill
Ford 	 	 	
Ford 	Front Row Motorsports 	34 	Michael McDowell
Ford 	Front Row Motorsports 	36 	John Hunter Nemechek (R)
Ford 	Go Fas Racing 	32 	Corey LaJoie
Ford 	Roush Fenway Racing 	6 	Ryan Newman
Ford 	Roush Fenway Racing 	17 	Chris Buescher
Ford 	Stewart-Haas Racing 	4 	Kevin Harvick
Ford 	Stewart-Haas Racing 	10 	Aric Almirola
Ford 	Stewart-Haas Racing 	14 	Clint Bowyer
Ford 	Stewart-Haas Racing 	41 	Cole Custer (R)
Ford 	Team Penske 	2 	Brad Keselowski
Ford 	Team Penske 	12 	Ryan Blaney
Ford 	Team Penske 	22 	Joey Logano
Ford 	Wood Brothers Racing 	21 	Matt DiBenedetto
Toyota 	Joe Gibbs Racing 	11 	Denny Hamlin
Toyota 	Joe Gibbs Racing 	18 	Kyle Busch
Toyota 	Joe Gibbs Racing 	19 	Martin Truex Jr.
Toyota 	Joe Gibbs Racing 	20 	Erik Jones
Toyota 	Leavine Family Racing 	95 	Christopher Bell (R)
Chevrolet 	Rick Ware Racing 	51 	Garrett Smithley (R)
Chevrolet 	Rick Ware Racing 	52 	Cody Ware
Ford 	Petty Ware Racing 	53 	JJ Yeley
Toyota 	MBM Motorsports 	66 	Tommy Joe Martins
Toyota 	Gaunt Brothers Racing 	96 	Parker Kligerman
Chevrolet 	RCR Extra 	31 	Daniel Suarez
Chevrolet 	Beard Motorsports 	62 	Brendan Gaughan
Chevrolet 	Germain Racing 	27 	Joe Nemechek
Landon Cassill, Tommy Joe Martins, Daniel Suarez, Parker Kligerman, Joe Nemechek and Brendan Gaughan all had to qualify to get into the 500. After qualifying, Gaughan and Suarez were officially safe.
=== Advance Auto Parts Clash ===
The Clash was held on February 9. The race is 75 laps in length, and is divided into two segments; the first is 25 laps and the second is 50 laps. The race is open to those drivers who won a pole in the 2019 season or had won "The Clash" previously.
The 2020 Clash at Daytona will not be a predetermined number of cars; rather, the field is limited to drivers who meet more exclusive criteria. Only drivers who were 2019 Pole Award winners, former Clash race winners, former Daytona 500 champions, former Daytona 500 pole winners who competed full–time in 2019 and drivers who qualified for the 2019 Playoffs are eligible. This meant Denny Hamlin, Kyle Busch, Kevin Harvick, Martin Truex Jr, Chase Elliott, Joey Logano, Brad Keselowski, Kurt Busch, Kyle Larson, Alex Bowman, Ryan Blaney, William Byron, Clint Bowyer, Ryan Newman, Erik Jones, Aric Almirola, Austin Dillon, Jimmie Johnson and Daniel Suarez.
Pos	Driver 	Laps
1 	Chase Elliott 	75
2 	Joey Logano 	75
3 	Kyle Busch 	75
4 	Ryan Newman 	75
5 	Aric Almirola 	75
6 	Daniel Suarez 	75
7 	Martin Truex Jr	75
8 	Austin Dillon 	75
9 	Kurt Busch 	75
10 	Ryan Blaney 	74
11 	Brad Keselowski	73
12 	Jimmie Johnson 	73
13 	Alex Bowman 	72
14 	William Byron 	72
15 	Kevin Harvick 	72
16 	Clint Bowyer 	59
17 	Kyle Larson 	59
18 	Denny Hamlin 	36
19 	Erik Jones 	31
=== Daytona 500 Qualifying ===
Pos	Driver 	Duel
1 	Jimmie Johnson 	1
2 	Alex Bowman 	2
3 	Kyle Busch 	1
4 	William Byron 	2
5 	Chase Elliott 	1
6 	Brad Keselowski 	2
7 	Denny Hamlin 	1
8 	Joey Logano 	2
9 	Kevin Harvick 	1
10 	Ryan Blaney 	2
11 	Clint Bowyer 	1
12 	Austin Dillon 	2
13 	Tyler Reddick 	1
14 	Martin Truex Jr 	2
15 	Matt DiBenedetto 	1
16 	Aric Almirola 	2
17 	Cole Custer 	1
18 	Chris Buescher 	2
19 	Kurt Busch 	1
20 	Ryan Newman 	2
21 	Daniel Suarez (Safe) 	1
22 	Ricky Stenhouse Jr 	2
23 	Ryan Preece 	1
24 	Christopher Bell 	2
25 	Ty Dillon 	1
26 	Darrell Wallace Jr 	2
27 	Kyle Larson 	1
28 	Brendan Gaughan (Safe) 	2
29 	Michael McDowell 	1
30 	Ross Chastain 	2
31 	John Hunter Nemechek 	1
32 	Landon Cassill* 	2
33 	Corey LaJoie 	1
34 	Garrett Smithley 	2
35 	Parker Kligerman* 	1
36 	Justin Haley 	2
37 	Quin Houff 	1
38 	Cody Ware 	2
39 	Tommy Joe Martins* 	1
40 	JJ Yeley 	2
41 	Erik Jones (Failed Inspection)	1
42 	Joe Nemechek (No time)* 	2
=== Duel 1 Results ===
Pos	# 	Driver 	Team 	Manufacturer	Laps	Points
1 	11	Denny Hamlin 	Joe Gibbs Racing 	Toyota 	60 	10
2 	9 	Chase Elliott 	Hendrick Motorsports 	Chevrolet 	60 	9
3 	1 	Kurt Busch 	Chip Ganassi Racing 	Chevrolet 	60 	8
4 	4 	Kevin Harvick 	Stewart-Haas Racing 	Ford 	60 	7
5 	14	Clint Bowyer 	Stewart-Haas Racing 	Ford 	60 	6
6 	18	Kyle Busch 	Joe Gibbs Racing 	Toyota 	60 	5
7 	21	Matt DiBenedetto 	Wood Brothers 	Ford 	60 	4
8 	41	Cole Custer 	Stewart-Haas Racing 	Ford 	60 	3
9 	42	Kyle Larson 	Chip Ganassi Racing 	Chevrolet 	60 	2
10 	37	Ryan Preece 	JTG Daugherty Racing 	Chevrolet 	60 	1
11 	20	Erik Jones 	Joe Gibbs Racing 	Toyota 	60 	
12 	31	Daniel Suarez 	Richard Childress Racing	Chevrolet 	60 	
13 	48	Jimmie Johnson 	Hendrick Motorsports 	Chevrolet 	60 	
14 	34	Michael McDowelll 	Front Row Motorsports 	Ford 	59 	
15 	32	Corey LaJoie 	Go Fas Racing 	Ford 	59 	
16 	00	Quin Houff 	StarCom Racing 	Chevrolet 	59 	
17 	96	Parker Kligerman 	Gaunt Brothers Racing 	Toyota 	59 	
18 	13	Ty Dillon 	Germain Racing 	Chevrolet 	51 	
19 	36	John Hunter Nemechek	Front Row Motorsports 	Ford 	25 	
20 	8 	Tyler Reddick (R) 	Richard Childress Racing	Chevrolet 	20 	
21 	66	Tommy Joe Martins 	MBM Motorsports 	Toyota 	17 	
Cautions
#1:Tyler Reddick Crash (Lap 19-22)
#2:Ty Dillon Crash (Lap 50-53)
=== Duel 2 Results ===
Pos	No	Driver 	Team 	Manufacturer	Laps	Points
1 	22	Joey Logano 	Team Penske 	Ford 	60 	10
2 	10	Aric Almirola 	Stewart-Haas Racing 	Ford 	60 	9
3 	19	Martin Truex Jr 	Joe Gibbs Racing 	Toyota 	60 	8
4 	2 	Brad Keselowski 	Team Penske 	Ford 	60 	7
5 	95	Christopher Bell (R)	Leavine Family Racing 	Toyota 	60 	6
6 	3 	Austin Dillon 	Richard Childress Racing 	Chevrolet 	60 	5
7 	24	William Byron 	Hendrick Motorsports 	Chevrolet 	60 	4
8 	6 	Ryan Newman 	Roush Fenway Racing 	Ford 	60 	3
9 	17	Chris Buescher 	Roush Fenway Racing 	Ford 	60 	2
10 	47	Ricky Stenhouse Jr 	JTG Daugherty Racing 	Chevrolet 	60 	1
11 	62	Brendan Gaughan 	Beard Motorsports 	Chevrolet 	60 	
12 	43	Darrell Wallace Jr 	Richard Petty Motorsports	Chevrolet 	60 	
13 	15	Ross Chastain 	Premium Motorsports 	Chevrolet 	60 	
14 	99	Landon Cassill 	StarCom Racing 	Chevrolet 	59 	
15 	52	Cody Ware 	Rick Ware Racing 	Chevrolet 	59 	
16 	77	Justin Haley 	Spire Motorsports 	Chevrolet 	59 	
17 	51	Garrett Smithley (R)	Rick Ware Racing 	Chevrolet 	58 	
18 	53	JJ Yeley 	Petty Ware Racing 	Ford 	46 	
19 	88	Alex Bowman 	Hendrick Motorsports 	Chevrolet 	7 	
20 	12	Ryan Blaney 	Team Penske 	Ford 	7 	
21 	27	Joe Nemechek 	Germain Racing 	Chevrolet 	3 	
Cautions
#1:Joe Nemechek Blows an Engine (Lap 4-7)
#2:Ryan Blaney, Alex Bowman, Bubba Wallace Crash (Lap 8-11)
-Tommy Joe Martins and Joe Nemechek failed to qualify for the 500.
== Daytona 500 ==
=== Race results ===
==== Stage Results ====
Stage One Laps: 60
Pos	No	Driver 	Team 	Manufacturer	Points
1 	22	Joey Logano 	Team Penske 	Ford 	10
2 	10	Aric Almirola 	Stewart-Haas Racing	Ford 	9
3 	2 	Brad Keselowski	Team Penske 	Ford 	8
4 	41	Cole Custer 	Stewart-Haas Racing	Ford 	7
5 	12	Ryan Blaney 	Team Penske 	Ford 	6
6 	11	Denny Hamlin 	Joe Gibbs Racing 	Toyota 	5
7 	4 	Kevin Harvick 	Stewart-Haas Racing	Ford 	4
8 	1 	Kurt Busch 	Chip Ganassi Racing	Chevrolet 	3
9 	14	Clint Bowyer 	Stewart-Haas Racing	Ford 	2
10 	18	Kyle Busch 	Joe Gibbs Racing 	Toyota 	1
Stage Two Laps:60
Pos	No	Driver 	Team 	Manufacturer	Points
1 	18	Kyle Busch 	Joe Gibbs Racing 	Toyota 	10
2 	88	Alex Bowman 	Hendrick Motorsports	Chevrolet 	9
3 	24	William Byron	Hendrick Motorsports	Chevrolet 	8
4 	12	Ryan Blaney 	Team Penske 	Ford 	7
5 	9 	Chase Elliott	Hendrick Motorsports	Chevrolet 	6
6 	1 	Kurt Busch 	Chip Ganassi Racing 	Chevrolet 	5
7 	10	Aric Almirola	Stewart-Haas Racing 	Ford 	4
8 	6 	Ryan Newman 	Roush Fenway Racing 	Ford 	3
9 	22	Joey Logano 	Team Penske 	Ford 	2
10 	11	Denny Hamlin 	Joe Gibbs Racing 	Toyota 	1
=== Race Overview ===
==== Stage 1 ====
The race began with Jimmie Johnson and William Byron leading the field to the green flag. Johnson led the opening 3 laps until Denny Hamlin took the lead on Lap 4. Brad Keselowski took the lead on the bottom with help from his Penske teammates on Lap 7 to steal the lead. On Lap 20, Corey LaJoie blew a tire and spun across the track, avoiding the rest of the pack and bringing out the first caution of the day. The entire field hit pit road, and Chase Elliott won the race off. Matt DiBenedetto quickly assumed the lead on the restart. On Lap 32 Chase Elliott passed DiBenedetto on the outside to assume the lead. Alex Bowman did likewise to pass Elliott a few laps later. With a few laps left, Joey Logano passed new leader Kurt Busch for the lead and brought a group of Fords. Logano ended up winning the stage as Fords made up the entire Top 5. Kyle Busch won the race off pit road. Kyle Larson and Ricky Stenhouse Jr were sent to the rear for speeding.
==== Stage 2 ====
Kyle Busch led on the restart until Chase Elliott took the lead on Lap 68. The lead swapped multiple times until Ryan Blaney took the lead on Lap 74. He led a train of cars on to pit road on Lap 91 as multiple cars collided coming into their pit stalls. Ryan Preece ran into teammate Ricky Stenhouse Jr, and Bubba Wallace dragged a fuel can after pitting. Everyone continued on racing as the race stayed green. Kyle Larson hit the wall on Lap 94 but the race continued green. Debris from Cody Ware's car brought out a caution on Lap 102. On the restart Kyle Busch took the lead on Lap 113 away from Chris Buescher, who benefitted on the fuel cycle. Busch led until the end of Stage 2, but on the final lap rounding Turn 1, Aric Almirola got into the left rear quarter panel of Jimmie Johnson, sending the 48 sideways. Johnson continued on after spinning it, but it caused a chain reaction as Matt DiBenedetto got into Austin Dillon, creating a big one involving Martin Truex Jr, Christopher Bell, Ty Dillon, Kevin Harvick, Daniel Suarez, Michael McDowell, Justin Haley and Brendan Gaughan. Most cars involved were forced out of the race.
=== Stage 3 ===
The race restarted on Lap 126. Aric Almirola got jump on pit road and the jump on the inside lane, keeping the lead from Kyle Busch. After the lead swapped multiple times, Almirola assumed the lead and held it until Lap 156, as exiting Turn 4 Almirola was turned by Ryan Newman, who spun down the track into multiple cars. The chain reaction caused John Hunter Nemechek to careen into Parker Kligerman, who slammed the inside wall. Multiple others were involved including Ryan Preece, Landon Cassill and Clint Bowyer. A restart followed on Lap 161. As Ryan Blaney held the lead, Justin Haley blew a tire running 24th, and getting into the outside wall. Trying to slow down for the caution, Ryan Preece ran into the back of Ross Chastain, spinning him at the exit of Turn 4. The race resumed again on Lap 168. On the backstretch on Lap 171, Ricky Stenhouse Jr was turned by Tyler Reddick, and spun across the track. Not too long after, Ryan Newman's tire let go and sent him across the track, involving Joey Logano, Denny Hamlin, Tyler Reddick and causing damage to Garrett Smithley. Another restart followed on Lap 176. Exiting Turn 4 on the same lap, Chris Buescher was turned by Michael McDowell. Buescher got into the side of Landon Cassill before spinning across the track and into the outside wall. This collected Jimmie Johnson and effectively ended his night. Cassill also spun across the track collecting Quin Houff and Brendan Gaughan. Cody Ware also spun trying to avoid the incident. This prompted a Red Flag that lasted for 20 minutes. On the restart on Lap 180, Chase Elliott took the lead from Ryan Blaney, and Kyle Busch drew alongside Elliott. Busch led the next lap, and Blaney the lap after. Elliott made a 3 wide pass on the outside with help from teammate Alex Bowman. The next few laps were mainly single file, and Kyle Busch got back up through the field after falling outside the Top 10. On the final lap, Blaney got to the outside of Elliott as Bowman made a move inside. Elliott blocked both lines as others drew closer to the #9. Elliott would hold off the field to win his 7th career race, and behind came Blaney, Keselowski, Bowman and Kyle Busch. Kyle Larson was spun by Bubba Wallace in the tri-oval, causing a multi car crash involving Clint Bowyer, Erik Jones and Cole Custer.
=== Final Stage Results ===
Laps: 80
Pos	No	Driver 	Team 	Laps	Status 	Points
1 	9 	Chase Elliott 	Hendrick Motorsports 	200 	Finished 	57
2 	12	Ryan Blaney 	Team Penske 	200 	Finished 	49
3 	2 	Brad Keselowski 	Team Penske 	200 	Finished 	50
4 	88	Alex Bowman 	Hendrick Motorsports 	200 	Finished 	43
5 	18	Kyle Busch 	Joe Gibbs Racing 	200 	Finished 	49
6 	10	Aric Almirola 	Stewart-Haas Racing 	200 	Finished 	54
7 	37	Ryan Preece 	JTG Daughtery Racing 	200 	Finished 	32
8 	24	William Byron 	Hendrick Motorsports 	200 	Finished 	42
9 	43	Darrell Wallace Jr 	Richard Petty Motorsports	200 	Finished 	28
10 	1 	Kurt Busch 	Chip Ganassi Racing 	200 	Finished 	44
11 	42	Kyle Larson 	Chip Ganassi Racing 	200 	Finished (Crash)	28
12 	14	Clint Bowyer 	Stewart-Haas Racing 	200 	Finished (Crash)	34
13 	20	Erik Jones 	Joe Gibbs Racing 	200 	Finished (Crash)	24
14 	41	Cole Custer (R) 	Stewart-Haas Racing 	200 	Finished (Crash)	33
15 	34	Michael McDowell 	Front Row Motorsports 	200 	Finished 	22
16 	00	Quin Houff 	StarCom Racing 	200 	Finished 	21
17 	15	Ross Chastain 	Premium Motorsports 	200 	Finished 	0
18 	51	Garrett Smithley (R) 	Rick Ware Racing 	199 	Finished 	19
19 	47	Ricky Stenhouse Jr 	JTG Daughtery Racing 	198 	Finished 	19
20 	62	Brendan Gaughan 	Beard Motorsports 	198 	Finished 	0
21 	99	Landon Cassill 	StarCom Racing 	197 	Finished 	16
22 	32	Corey LaJoie 	Go Fas Racing 	190 	Finished 	15
23 	48	Jimmie Johnson 	Hendrick Motorsports 	180 	Crash Damage 	15
24 	52	Cody Ware 	Rick Ware Racing 	179 	Finished 	13
25 	17	Chris Buescher 	Roush Fenway Racing 	177 	Crash 	15
26 	77	Justin Haley 	Spire Motorsports 	176 	Finished 	0
27 	6 	Ryan Newman 	Roush Fenway Racing 	170 	Crash 	16
28 	22	Joey Logano 	Team Penske 	170 	Crash 	32
29 	11	Denny Hamlin 	Joe Gibbs Racing 	170 	Crash 	25
30 	8 	Tyler Reddick (R) 	Richard Childress Racing 	169 	Crash 	7
31 	96	Parker Kligerman 	Gaunt Brothers Racing 	156 	Crash 	0
32 	36	John Hunter Nemechek (R)	Front Row Motorsports 	156 	Crash 	5
33 	31	Daniel Suarez 	Richard Childress Racing 	130 	Crash Damage 	0
34 	4 	Kevin Harvick 	Stewart Haas Racing 	119 	Crash 	14
35 	21	Matt DiBenedetto 	Wood Brothers 	119 	Crash 	7
36 	19	Martin Truex Jr 	Joe Gibbs Racing 	119 	Crash 	9
37 	95	Christopher Bell (R) 	Leavine Family Racing 	119 	Crash 	7
38 	3 	Austin Dillon 	Richard Childress Racing 	119 	Crash 	6
39 	13	Ty Dillon 	Germain Racing 	119 	Crash 	1
40 	53	JJ Yeley 	Petty Ware Racing 	30 	Mechanical 	0
=== Cautions ===
#1:Corey LaJoie Spins (Lap 20-24)
#2:Stage 1 Completion (Lap 61-64)
#3:Debris (Lap 102-105)
#4:Stage 2 Completion + The Big One (Lap 120-124)
#5:John Hunter Nemechek and Parker Kligerman Crash with others (Lap 156-160)
#6:Justin Haley Blows a Tire, Ryan Preece Spins Ross Chastain ahead (Lap 164-167)
#7:Cole Custer Spins on the Backstretch, Newman Blows a Tire in Front of Field (Lap 171-175)
#8:Chris Buescher Crashes Heavily, involves Jimmie Johnson and others (Lap 176-180) (Red Flag)
=== Lead Changes ===
33 among 15 different drivers
Driver 	Laps Led
Jimmie Johnson 	1-3
Denny Hamlin 	4-6
Brad Keselowski 	7-22
Chase Elliott 	23-24
Matt DiBenedetto	25-31
Chase Elliott 	32-34
Alex Bowman 	35-36
Kurt Busch 	37-43
Joey Logano 	44-48
Chris Buescher 	49-50
Joey Logano 	51-56
Clint Bowyer 	57
Joey Logano 	58-62
Kyle Busch 	63-67
Chase Elliott 	68-70
Joey Logano 	71-73
Ryan Blaney 	74-90
Chase Elliott 	91-99
Chris Buescher 	100-110
Daniel Hemric 	111-112
Kyle Busch 	113-122
Aric Almirola 	123-124
Kyle Busch 	125
Aric Almirola 	126-130
William Byron 	131-135
Brad Keselowski 	136-140
Aric Almirola 	141-156
Brad Keselowski 	157-160
Ryan Blaney 	161-175
Chase Elliott 	176-181
Kyle Busch 	182
Ryan Blaney 	183
Chase Elliott 	184-200
=== Points Standings ===
Driver 	Points
Chase Elliott 	57
Aric Almirola 	54
Brad Keselowski 	50
Ryan Blaney 	49
Kyle Busch 	49
Kurt Busch 	44
Alex Bowman 	43
William Byron 	42
Clint Bowyer 	34
Cole Custer 	33
Ryan Preece 	32
Joey Logano 	32
Darrell Wallace Jr	28
Kyle Larson 	28
Denny Hamlin 	25
Erik Jones 	24
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