2020 STP 500 (Coolfastjack)

The 2020 STP 500 was a NASCAR Cup Series race that was held on May 9, 2020, at Martinsville Speedway in Ridgeway, Virginia. Contested over 500 laps on the .526 mile (.847 km) paperclip-shaped short track, it was the twelfth race of the 2020 NASCAR Cup Series season and the first night race held at the track.
== Report ==
=== Background ===
Martinsville Speedway, the track where the race was held.
Martinsville Speedway is an International Speedway Corporation-owned NASCAR stock car racing track located in Henry County, in Ridgeway, Virginia, just to the south of Martinsville. At 0.526 miles (0.847 km) in length, it is the shortest track in the Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series. The track was also one of the first paved oval tracks in NASCAR, being built in 1947 by H. Clay Earles. It is also the only remaining race track that has been on the NASCAR circuit from its beginning in 1948.
==== Entry list ====
No.	Driver 	Team 	Manufacturer
00 	Landon Cassill 	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 	Ross Chastain 	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
32 	Cole Custer (R) 	Go Fas Racing 	Ford
34 	Michael McDowell 	Front Row Motorsports 	Ford
36 	Matt Tifft 	Front Row Motorsports 	Ford
37 	Ricky Stenhouse Jr 	JTG Daugherty Racing 	Chevrolet
38 	Corey LaJoie 	Front Row Motorsports 	Ford
41 	Daniel Suárez 	Stewart-Haas Racing 	Ford
42 	Kyle Larson 	Chip Ganassi Racing 	Chevrolet
43 	Darrell Wallace Jr. 	Richard Petty Motorsports	Chevrolet
47 	Ryan Preece 	JTG Daugherty Racing 	Chevrolet
48 	Jimmie Johnson 	Hendrick Motorsports 	Chevrolet
51 	Garrett Smithley (R)	Petty Ware Racing 	Chevrolet
52 	Cody Ware 	Rick Ware Racing 	Chevrolet
77 	D. J. Kennington 	Spire Motorsports 	Chevrolet
88 	Alex Bowman 	Hendrick Motorsports 	Chevrolet
95 	Christopher Bell (R)	Leavine Family Racing 	Toyota
== Qualifying ==
Joey Logano secured pole for the race.
== Race ==
=== Stage Results ===
Kyle Busch swept the stages.
Stage One Laps: 130
Pos	No	Driver 	Team 	Manufacturer	Points
1 	18	Kyle Busch 	Joe Gibbs Racing 	Toyota 	10
2 	9 	Chase Elliott 	Hendrick Motorsports	Chevrolet 	9
3 	2 	Brad Keselowski	Team Penske 	Ford 	8
4 	11	Denny Hamlin 	Joe Gibbs Racing 	Toyota 	7
5 	22	Joey Logano 	Team Penske 	Ford 	6
6 	19	Martin Truex Jr	Joe Gibbs Racing 	Toyota 	5
7 	4 	Kevin Harvick 	Stewart-Haas Racing 	Ford 	4
8 	14	Clint Bowyer 	Stewart-Haas Racing 	Ford 	3
9 	10	Aric Almirola 	Stewart-Haas Racing 	Ford 	2
10 	24	William Byron 	Hendrick Motorsports	Chevrolet 	1
Stage Two Laps: 130
Pos	No	Driver 	Team 	Manufacturer	Points
1 	18	Kyle Busch 	Joe Gibbs Racing 	Toyota 	10
2 	22	Joey Logano 	Team Penske 	Ford 	9
3 	11	Denny Hamlin 	Joe Gibbs Racing 	Toyota 	8
4 	9 	Chase Elliott 	Hendrick Motorsports	Chevrolet 	7
5 	2 	Brad Keselowski	Team Penske 	Ford 	6
6 	12	Ryan Blaney 	Team Penske 	Ford 	5
7 	4 	Kevin Harvick 	Stewart-Haas Racing 	Ford 	4
8 	14	Clint Bowyer 	Stewart-Haas Racing 	Ford 	3
9 	41	Daniel Suárez 	Stewart-Haas Racing 	Ford 	2
10 	19	Martin Truex Jr	Joe Gibbs Racing 	Toyota 	1
=== Final Stage Results ===
Stage Three Laps: 240
Pos	No	Driver 	Team 	Laps	Points
1 	22	Joey Logano 	Team Penske 	500 	56
2 	18	Kyle Busch 	Joe Gibbs Racing 	500 	57
3 	19	Martin Truex Jr 	Joe Gibbs Racing 	500 	41
4 	2 	Brad Keselowski 	Team Penske 	500 	48
5 	11	Denny Hamlin 	Joe Gibbs Racing 	500 	48
6 	9 	Chase Elliott 	Hendrick Motorsports 	500 	48
7 	14	Clint Bowyer 	Stewart-Haas Racing 	500 	36
8 	12	Ryan Blaney 	Team Penske 	500 	34
9 	10	Aric Almirola 	Stewart-Haas Racing 	500 	30
10 	4 	Kevin Harvick 	Stewart-Haas Racing 	500 	35
11 	41	Daniel Suarez 	Stewart-Haas Racing 	500 	28
12 	20	Erik Jones 	Joe Gibbs Racing 	500 	25
13 	24	William Byron 	Hendrick Motorsports 	500 	25
14 	48	Jimmie Johnson 	Hendrick Motorsports 	500 	23
15 	3 	Austin Dillon 	Richard Childress Racing 	500 	22
16 	1 	Kurt Busch 	Chip Ganassi Racing 	500 	21
17 	13	Ty Dillon 	Germain Racing 	500 	20
18 	17	Chris Buescher 	Roush Fenway Racing 	500 	19
19 	43	Darrell Wallace Jr	Richard Petty Motorsports	499 	18
20 	21	Matt DiBenedetto 	Wood Brothers 	499 	17
21 	88	Alex Bowman 	Hendrick Motorsports 	499 	16
22 	95	Christopher Bell 	Leavine Family Racing 	499 	15
23 	6 	Ryan Newman 	Roush Fenway Racing 	499 	14
24 	8 	Tyler Reddick 	Richard Childress Racing 	498 	13
25 	47	Ryan Preece 	JTG Daughtery Racing 	498 	12
26 	37	Ricky Stenhouse Jr	JTG Daughtery Racing 	496 	11
27 	36	Matt Tifft 	Front Row Motorsports 	496 	10
28 	00	Landon Cassill 	StarCom Racing 	495 	0
29 	38	Corey LaJoie 	Front Row Motorsports 	494 	8
30 	32	Cole Custer 	Go Fas Racing 	493 	7
31 	15	Ross Chastain 	Premium Motorsports 	491 	0
32 	77	DJ Kennington 	Spire Motorsports 	489 	0
33 	51	Garrett Smithley 	Rick Ware Racing 	487 	4
34 	52	Cody Ware 	Rick Ware Racing 	381 	0
35 	34	Michael McDowell 	Front Row Motorsports 	373 	2
36 	42	Kyle Larson 	Chip Ganassi Racing 	124 	1
=== Cautions ===
#1:Martin Truex Jr Spins (Lap 25-31)
#2:Kyle Larson Crash + Stage 1 Completion (Lap 124-136)
#3:Ricky Stenhouse Jr spins teammate Preece (Lap 239-245)
#4:Stage 2 Completion (Lap 252-259)
#5:Michael McDowell Crash (Lap 373-379)
#6:Corey LaJoie Spins (Lap 381-387)
#7:Alex Bowman triggers multi car crash (4 cars) (Lap 388-395)
#8:Tyler Reddick spins Garrett Smithley (Lap 464-471)
#9:Kurt Busch Spins (Lap 489-492)
#10:Corey LaJoie spun by Landon Cassill (Lap 494-498)
=== Lap Leaders ===
17 among 6 different drivers
Driver 	Laps Led
Joey Logano 	1-39
Martin Truex Jr	40-103
Brad Keselowski	104-109
Kyle Busch 	110-136
Joey Logano 	137-149
Chase Elliott 	150-190
Brad Keselowski	191-204
Denny Hamlin 	205-212
Kyle Busch 	213-295
Chase Elliott 	296-357
Joey Logano 	358-380
Kyle Busch 	381-387
Chase Elliott 	388-409
Brad Keselowski	410-472
Chase Elliott 	473-492
Kyle Busch 	493-499
Joey Logano 	500
=== Points Standings ===
Driver 	Points
Kyle Busch 	491
Joey Logano 	486
Brad Keselowski 	453
Chase Elliott 	438
Denny Hamlin 	437
Kevin Harvick 	435
Martin Truex Jr 	405
Ryan Blaney 	362
Kyle Larson 	360
Alex Bowman 	345
Jimmie Johnson 	329
Clint Bowyer 	323
Kurt Busch 	317
Aric Almirola 	314
Daniel Suarez 	311
Ryan Newman 	300
Erik Jones 	297
Chris Buescher 	297
Matt DiBenedetto	290
William Byron 	287
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