2020 Quaker State 400 (Coolfastjack)

The 2020 Quaker State 400 presented by Walmart was a NASCAR Cup Series race held on July 11, 2020 at Kentucky Speedway in Sparta, Kentucky. Contested over 267 laps on the 1.5-mile (2.4 km) speedway, it was the 21st race of the 2020 NASCAR Cup Series season.
== Report ==
=== Background ===
The sixth running of the Quaker State 400 was held in Sparta, Kentucky at Kentucky Speedway on July 9, 2016. The track is a 1.5-mile (2.4 km) tri-oval speedway owned by Speedway Motorsports, Inc.. Kentucky Speedway, which has also hosted the ARCA Racing Series, NASCAR Gander Outdoors Truck Series, NASCAR Xfinity Series, and the Indy Racing League, has a grandstand seating capacity of 107,000.
==== 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
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 	Ford
52 	B. J. McLeod (i) 	Rick Ware Racing 	Chevrolet
77 	Quin Houff 	Spire Motorsports 	Chevrolet
88 	Alex Bowman 	Hendrick Motorsports 	Chevrolet
95 	Christopher Bell (R)	Leavine Family Racing 	Toyota
== Qualifying[edit] ==
Aric Almirola scored the pole for the race
== Race ==
=== Stage results ===
Stage One Laps: 80
Pos	No	Driver 	Team 	Manufacturer	Points
1 	4 	Kevin Harvick 	Stewart-Haas Racing	Ford 	10
2 	10	Aric Almirola 	Stewart-Haas Racing	Ford 	9
3 	11	Denny Hamlin 	Joe Gibbs Racing 	Toyota 	8
4 	12	Ryan Blaney 	Team Penske 	Ford 	7
5 	14	Clint Bowyer 	Stewart-Haas Racing	Ford 	6
6 	22	Joey Logano 	Team Penske 	Ford 	5
7 	42	Kyle Larson 	Chip Ganassi Racing	Chevrolet 	4
8 	18	Kyle Busch 	Joe Gibbs Racing 	Toyota 	3
9 	41	Daniel Suarez 	Stewart-Haas Racing	Ford 	2
10 	2 	Brad Keselowski	Team Penske 	Ford 	1
Stage Two Laps: 80
Pos	No	Driver 	Team 	Manufacturer	Points
1 	12	Ryan Blaney 	Team Penske 	Ford 	10
2 	4 	Kevin Harvick 	Stewart-Haas Racing	Ford 	9
3 	11	Denny Hamlin 	Joe Gibbs Racing 	Toyota 	8
4 	42	Kyle Larson 	Chip Ganassi Racing	Chevrolet 	7
5 	14	Clint Bowyer 	Stewart-Haas Racing	Ford 	6
6 	10	Aric Almirola 	Stewart-Haas Racing	Ford 	5
7 	2 	Brad Keselowski 	Team Penske 	Ford 	4
8 	22	Joey Logano 	Team Penske 	Ford 	3
9 	21	Matt DiBenedetto	Wood Brothers 	Ford 	2
10 	1 	Kurt Busch 	Chip Ganassi Racing	Chevrolet 	1
=== Final stage results ===
Stage Three Laps: 107
Pos	No	Driver 	Team 	Laps
1 	19	Martin Truex Jr 	Joe Gibbs Racing 	267
2 	21	Matt DiBenedetto 	Wood Brothers 	267
3 	42	Kyle Larson 	Chip Ganassi Racing 	267
4 	10	Aric Almirola 	Stewart-Haas Racing 	267
5 	2 	Brad Keselowski 	Team Penske 	267
6 	48	Jimmie Johnson 	Hendrick Motorsports 	267
7 	1 	Kurt Busch 	Chip Ganassi Racing 	267
8 	18	Kyle Busch 	Joe Gibbs Racing 	267
9 	88	Alex Bowman 	Hendrick Motorsports 	267
10 	47	Ryan Preece 	JTG Daughtery Racing 	267
11 	24	William Byron 	Hendrick Motorsports 	267
12 	20	Erik Jones 	Joe Gibbs Racing 	267
13 	6 	Ryan Newman 	Roush Fenway Racing 	267
14 	17	Chris Buescher 	Roush Fenway Racing 	267
15 	41	Daniel Suarez 	Stewart-Haas Racing 	267
16 	3 	Austin Dillon 	Richard Childress Racing 	267
17 	11	Denny Hamlin 	Joe Gibbs Racing 	267
18 	9 	Chase Elliott 	Hendrick Motorsports 	267
19 	37	Ricky Stenhouse Jr	JTG Daughtery Racing 	267
20 	14	Clint Bowyer 	Stewart-Haas Racing 	266
21 	13	Ty Dillon 	Germain Racing 	266
22 	8 	Tyler Reddick 	Richard Childress Racing 	266
23 	95	Christopher Bell 	Leavine Family Racing 	266
24 	34	Michael McDowell 	Front Row Motorsports 	266
25 	32	Cole Custer 	Go Fas Racing 	266
26 	38	Corey LaJoie 	Front Row Motorsports 	266
27 	43	Darrell Wallace Jr	Richard Petty Motorsports	265
28 	51	Garrett Smithley 	Rick Ware Racing 	264
29 	00	Landon Cassill 	StarCom Racing 	264
30 	77	Quin Houff 	Spire Motorsports 	264
31 	15	Ross Chastain (i) 	Premium Motorsports 	263
32 	12	Ryan Blaney 	Team Penske 	260
33 	22	Joey Logano 	Team Penske 	254
34 	4 	Kevin Harvick 	Stewart-Haas Racing 	254
35 	36	Matt Tifft 	Front Row Motorsports 	253
36 	52	B. J. McLeod (i) 	Rick Ware Racing 	25
=== Cautions ===
#1:Erik Jones Spins (Lap 11-14)
#2:Chase Elliott Blows a Tire (Lap 43-46)
#3:Stage 1 Completion (Lap 82-86)
#4:Stage 2 Completion (Lap 162-166)
#5:Joey Logano collides with Kevin Harvick, Matt Tifft spins through the grass (Lap 255-259)
#6:Ryan Blaney Crashes (Lap 260-263)
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