2020 Brickyard 400 (Coolfastjack)

The 2020 Brickyard 400, branded as Big Machine Vodka 400 at the Brickyard presented by Golden Corral, was a NASCAR Cup Series race held on July 5, 2020 at Indianapolis Motor Speedway in Speedway, Indiana. It is the 27th running of the Brickyard 400. Contested over 160 laps on the 2.5-mile (4.0 km) speedway, it was the 20th race of the 2020 NASCAR Cup Series season. Brad Keselowski won this race.
== Report ==
=== Background ===
Indianapolis Motor Speedway, the track where the race will be held.
The Indianapolis Motor Speedway, located in Speedway, Indiana, (an enclave suburb of Indianapolis) in the United States, is the home of the Indianapolis 500 and the Brickyard 400. It is located on the corner of 16th Street and Georgetown Road, approximately six miles (10 km) west of Downtown Indianapolis.
Constructed in 1909, it is the original speedway, the first racing facility so named. It has a permanent seating capacity estimated at 235,000 with infield seating raising capacity to an approximate 400,000. It is the highest-capacity sports venue in the world.
Considered relatively flat by American standards, the track is a 2.5-mile (4.0 km), nearly rectangular oval with dimensions that have remained essentially unchanged since its inception: four 0.25-mile (0.40 km) turns, two 0.625-mile long (1.006 km) straightaways between the fourth and first turns and the second and third turns, and two .125-mile (0.201 km) short straightaways – termed "short chutes" – between the first and second, and third and fourth turns.
==== Entry list ====
* (i) denotes driver who are ineligible for series driver points.
* (R) denotes rookie driver.
No.	Driver 	Team 	Manufacturer
00 	Landon Cassill (i) 	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 (i) 	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 	Ryan Sieg (i) 	Premium 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
50 	JJ Yeley 	The Money Team 	Chevrolet
51 	Garrett Smithley (R)	Petty Ware Racing 	Ford
52 	Cody Ware 	Rick Ware Racing 	Ford
66 	Joey Gase 	MBM Motorsports 	Toyota
77 	Reed Sorenson 	Spire Motorsports 	Chevrolet
88 	Alex Bowman 	Hendrick Motorsports 	Chevrolet
95 	Christopher Bell (R)	Leavine Family Racing 	Toyota
96 	Parker Kligerman (i)	Gaunt Brothers Racing 	Toyota
== Qualifying ==
Jimmie Johnson scored the pole for the race.
== Race ==
=== Stage results ===
Stage One Laps: 50
Pos	No	Driver 	Team 	Manufacturer	Points
1 	11	Denny Hamlin 	Joe Gibbs Racing 	Toyota 	10
2 	42	Kyle Larson 	Chip Ganassi Racing	Chevrolet 	9
3 	4 	Kevin Harvick 	Stewart-Haas Racing	Ford 	8
4 	2 	Brad Keselowski	Team Penske 	Ford 	7
5 	14	Clint Bowyer 	Stewart-Haas Racing	Ford 	6
6 	22	Joey Logano 	Team Penske 	Ford 	5
7 	18	Kyle Busch 	Joe Gibbs Racing 	Toyota 	4
8 	20	Erik Jones 	Joe Gibbs Racing 	Toyota 	3
9 	6 	Ryan Newman 	Roush Fenway Racing	Ford 	2
10 	1 	Kurt Busch 	Chip Ganassi Racing	Chevrolet 	1
Stage Two Laps: 50
Pos	No	Driver 	Team 	Manufacturer	Points
1 	2 	Brad Keselowski	Team Penske 	Ford 	10
2 	42	Kyle Larson 	Chip Ganassi Racing 	Chevrolet 	9
3 	22	Joey Logano 	Team Penske 	Ford 	8
4 	4 	Kevin Harvick 	Stewart-Haas Racing 	Ford 	7
5 	18	Kyle Busch 	Joe Gibbs Racing 	Toyota 	6
6 	20	Erik Jones 	Joe Gibbs Racing 	Toyota 	5
7 	1 	Kurt Busch 	Chip Ganassi Racing 	Chevrolet 	4
8 	48	Jimmie Johnson 	Hendrick Motorsports	Chevrolet 	3
9 	24	William Byron 	Hendrick Motorsports	Chevrolet 	2
10 	88	Alex Bowman 	Hendrick Motorsports	Chevrolet 	1
=== Final stage results ===
Stage Three Laps: 60
Pos	No	Driver 	Team 	Laps
1 	2 	Brad Keselowski 	Team Penske 	160
2 	22	Joey Logano 	Team Penske 	160
3 	4 	Kevin Harvick 	Stewart-Haas Racing 	160
4 	42	Kyle Larson 	Chip Ganassi Racing 	160
5 	11	Denny Hamlin 	Joe Gibbs Racing 	160
6 	48	Jimmie Johnson 	Hendrick Motorsports 	160
7 	17	Chris Buescher 	Roush Fenway Racing 	160
8 	6 	Ryan Newman 	Roush Fenway Racing 	160
9 	41	Daniel Suarez 	Stewart-Haas Racing 	160
10 	88	Alex Bowman 	Hendrick Motorsports 	160
11 	20	Erik Jones 	Joe Gibbs Racing 	160
12 	43	Darrell Wallace Jr	Richard Petty Motorsports	160
13 	1 	Kurt Busch 	Chip Ganassi Racing 	160
14 	10	Aric Almirola 	Stewart-Haas Racing 	160
15 	37	Ricky Stenhouse Jr	JTG Daughtery Racing 	160
16 	14	Clint Bowyer 	Stewart-Haas Racing 	160
17 	3 	Austin Dillon 	Richard Childress Racing 	160
18 	95	Christopher Bell 	Leavine Family Racing 	160
19 	47	Ryan Preece 	JTG Daughtery Racing 	160
20 	36	Matt TIfft 	Front Row Motorsports 	160
21 	32	Cole Custer 	Go Fas Racing 	160
22 	38	Corey LaJoie 	Front Row Motorsports 	160
23 	13	Ty Dillon 	Germain Racing 	160
24 	12	Ryan Blaney 	Team Penske 	159
25 	96	Parker Kligerman 	Gaunt Brothers Racing 	158
26 	00	Landon Cassill 	StarCom Racing 	158
27 	27	Ryan Sieg 	Premium Motorsports 	158
28 	50	JJ Yeley 	The Money Team 	158
29 	51	Garrett Smithley 	Rick Ware Racing 	157
30 	77	Reed Sorenson 	Spire Motorsports 	155
31 	52	Cody Ware 	Rick Ware Racing 	153
32 	66	Joey Gase 	MBM Motorsports 	145
33 	15	Ross Chastain 	Premium Motorsports 	139
34 	21	Matt DiBenedetto 	Wood Brothers 	138
35 	24	William Byron 	Hendrick Motorsports 	138
36 	34	Michael McDowell 	Front Row Motorsports 	138
37 	18	Kyle Busch 	Joe Gibbs Racing 	134
38 	9 	Chase Elliott 	Hendrick Motorsports 	97
39 	19	Martin Truex Jr 	Joe Gibbs Racing 	97
40 	8 	Tyler Reddick 	Richard Childress Racing 	59
=== Cautions ===
#1:Clint Bowyer Spins (Lap 9-12)
#2:Ryan Blaney Blows a Tire (Lap 56-59)
#3:Stage 1 Completion + Tyler Reddick Crash (Lap 60-64)
#4:Debris (Lap 93-96)
#5:Chase Elliott and Martin Truex Jr Crash (Lap 98-102) (Red Flag)
#6:Cole Custer Spins (Lap 103-105)
#7:Stage 2 Completion (Lap 122-125)
#8:Kyle Busch Blows a Tire from the lead (Lap 135-138)
#9:The Big One involves 8 cars (Lap 139-143)
#10:Joey Gase Blows an Engine (Lap 152-155)
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