2020 Coca Cola 600 (Coolfastjack)

The 2020 Coca-Cola 600, the 61st running of the event, was a NASCAR Cup Series race held on May 24, 2020 at Charlotte Motor Speedway in Concord, North Carolina. Contested over 400 laps on the 1.5 mile (2.42 km) asphalt speedway, it was the 13th race of the 2020 NASCAR Cup Series season. Martin Truex Jr. won his second of the season, third Coca-Cola 600, and 27th career victory overall.
== Report ==
=== Background ===
Charlotte Motor Speedway, the track where the race was held.
The race was held at Charlotte Motor Speedway, which is located in Concord, North Carolina. The speedway complex includes a 1.5-mile (2.4 km) quad-oval track that will be utilized for the race, as well as a dragstrip and a dirt track. The speedway was built in 1959 by Bruton Smith and is considered the home track for NASCAR with many race teams based in the Charlotte metropolitan area. The track is owned and operated by Speedway Motorsports Inc. (SMI) with Marcus G. Smith serving as track president.
==== Entry list[edit] ====
* (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 	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 	Reed Sorenson 	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
51 	Garrett Smithley (R)	Petty Ware Racing 	Ford
52 	Cody Ware 	Rick Ware Racing 	Ford
53 	Josh Bilicki 	Rick Ware Racing 	Ford
54 	BJ McLeod 	Rick Ware Racing 	Ford
77 	Quin Houff 	Spire Motorsports 	Chevrolet
88 	Alex Bowman 	Hendrick Motorsports 	Chevrolet
95 	Christopher Bell (R)	Leavine Family Racing 	Toyota
96 	Parker Kligerman 	Gaunt Brothers Racing 	Toyota
== Qualifying ==
Kurt Busch scored the pole for the race.
== Race ==
=== Stage results ===
Stage 1 Laps: 100
Pos 	No 	Driver 	Team 	Manufacturer 	Points
1 	19 	Martin Truex Jr 	Joe Gibbs Racing 	Toyota 	10
2 	11 	Denny Hamlin 	Joe Gibbs Racing 	Toyota 	9
3 	18 	Kyle Busch 	Joe Gibbs Racing 	Toyota 	8
4 	4 	Kevin Harvick 	Stewart-Haas Racing 	Ford 	7
5 	24 	William Byron 	Hendrick Motorsports 	Chevrolet 	6
6 	2 	Brad Keselowski 	Team Penske 	Ford 	5
7 	22 	Joey Logano 	Team Penske 	Ford 	4
8 	14 	Clint Bowyer 	Stewart-Haas Racing 	Ford 	3
9 	20 	Erik Jones 	Joe Gibbs Racing 	Toyota 	2
10 	12 	Ryan Blaney 	Team Penske 	Ford 	1
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Stage 2 Laps: 100
Pos 	No 	Driver 	Team 	Manufacturer 	Points
1 	4 	Kevin Harvick 	Stewart-Haas Racing 	Ford 	10
2 	19 	Martin Truex Jr 	Joe Gibbs Racing 	Toyota 	9
3 	18 	Kyle Busch 	Joe Gibbs Racing 	Toyota 	8
4 	9 	Chase Elliott 	Hendrick Motorsports 	Chevrolet 	7
5 	24 	William Byron 	Hendrick Motorsports 	Chevrolet 	6
6 	11 	Denny Hamlin 	Joe Gibbs Racing 	Toyota 	5
7 	12 	Ryan Blaney 	Team Penske 	Ford 	4
8 	88 	Alex Bowman 	Hendrick Motorsports 	Chevrolet 	3
9 	22 	Joey Logano 	Team Penske 	Ford 	2
10 	1 	Kurt Busch 	Chip Ganassi Racing 	Chevrolet 	1
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Stage 3 Laps: 100
Pos	No	Driver 	Team 	Manufacturer	Points
1 	18	Kyle Busch 	Joe Gibbs Racing 	Toyota 	10
2 	11	Denny Hamlin 	Joe Gibbs Racing 	Toyota 	9
3 	19	Martin Truex Jr	Joe Gibbs Racing 	Toyota 	8
4 	12	Ryan Blaney 	Team Penske 	Ford 	7
5 	22	Joey Logano 	Team Penske 	Ford 	6
6 	9 	Chase Elliott 	Hendrick Motorsports	Chevrolet 	5
7 	20	Erik Jones 	Joe Gibbs Racing 	Toyota 	4
8 	24	William Byron 	Hendrick Motorsports	Chevrolet 	3
9 	1 	Kurt Busch 	Chip Ganassi Racing 	Chevrolet 	2
10 	17	Chris Buescher 	Roush Fenway Racing 	Ford 	1
=== Race results[edit] ===
Pos	No.	Driver 	Team 	Laps	Points
1 	19 	Martin Truex Jr 	Joe Gibbs Racing 	400 	68
2 	4 	Kevin Harvick 	Stewart-Haas Racing 	400 	46
3 	9 	Chase Elliott 	Hendrick Motorsports 	400 	47
4 	18 	Kyle Busch 	Joe Gibbs Racing 	400 	61
5 	17 	Chris Buescher 	Roush Fenway Racing 	400 	34
6 	11 	Denny Hamlin 	Joe Gibbs Racing 	400 	56
7 	22 	Joey Logano 	Team Penske 	400 	43
8 	20 	Erik Jones 	Joe Gibbs Racing 	400 	35
9 	1 	Kurt Busch 	Chip Ganassi Racing 	400 	32
10 	24 	William Byron 	Hendrick Motorsports 	400 	43
11 	14 	Clint Bowyer 	Stewart-Haas Racing 	400 	29
12 	88 	Alex Bowman 	Hendrick Motorsports 	400 	28
13 	41 	Daniel Suarez 	Stewart-Haas Racing 	400 	24
14 	21 	Matt DiBenedetto 	Wood Brothers 	400 	23
15 	48 	Jimmie Johnson 	Hendrick Motorsports 	399 	23
16 	3 	Austin Dillon 	Richard Childress Racing 	399 	22
17 	12 	Ryan Blaney 	Team Penske 	399 	33
18 	10 	Aric Almirola 	Stewart-Haas Racing 	399 	19
19 	6 	Ryan Newman 	Roush Fenway Racing 	399 	18
20 	95 	Christopher Bell 	Leavine Family Racing 	399 	18
21 	2 	Brad Keselowski 	Team Penske 	398 	21
22 	32 	Cole Custer 	Go Fas Racing 	398 	15
23 	13 	Ty Dillon 	Germain Racing 	398 	14
24 	43 	Darrell Wallace Jr 	Richard Petty Motorsports	398 	13
25 	8 	Tyler Reddick 	Richard Childress Racing 	398 	12
26 	38 	Corey LaJoie 	Front Row Motorsports 	397 	11
27 	34 	Michael McDowell 	Front Row Motorsports 	397 	10
28 	36 	Matt Tifft 	Front Row Motorsports 	396 	9
29 	47 	Ryan Preece 	JTG Daugherty Racing 	395 	8
30 	15 	Ross Chastain 	Premium Motorsports 	395 	0
31 	51 	Garrett Smithley 	Rick Ware Racing 	394 	6
32 	27 	Reed Sorenson 	Premium Motorsports 	393 	0
33 	77 	Quin Houff 	Spire Motorsports 	393 	0
34 	53 	Josh Bilicki 	Rick Ware Racing 	392 	0
35 	52 	Cody Ware 	Rick Ware Racing 	389 	0
36 	96 	Parker Kligerman 	Gaunt Brothers Racing 	354 	0
37 	37 	Ricky Stenhouse Jr.	JTG Daughtery Racing 	337 	1
38 	54 	BJ McLeod 	Rick Ware Racing 	328 	0
39 	00 	Landon Cassill 	StarCom Racing 	224 	0
40 	42 	Kyle Larson 	Chip Ganassi Racing 	90 	1
=== Cautions ===
#1:Jimmie Johnson Spins (Lap 21-25)
#2:Cody Ware's wheel comes off Pit Road (Lap 77-80)
#3:Kyle Larson Crashes after getting hit by Tyler Reddick (Lap 90-94)
#4:Stage 1 Completion (Lap 102-107)
#5:Brad Keselowski Spins (Lap 162-165)
#6:Stage 2 Completion (Lap 202-207)
#7:Landon Cassill Hits the Wall (Lap 222-225)
#8:Stage 3 Completion (Lap 302-307)
#9:Ryan Preece Spins (Lap 309-312)
#10:Brad Keselowski Spins with Tyler Reddick (Lap 316-320)
#11:Ricky Stenhouse Jr makes contact with the inside wall (Lap 336-339)
#12:Parker Kligerman Hits the Wall (Lap 356-361)
=== Lead Changes ===
30 among 13 different drivers
Driver 	Laps Led
Kurt Busch 	1
William Byron 	2-23
Christopher Bell	24-25
William Byron 	26-50
Kyle Busch 	51-75
Martin Truex Jr 	76-80
Ryan Blaney 	81-84
Chris Buescher 	85-93
Chase Elliott 	94
Ryan Blaney 	95-98
Martin Truex Jr 	99-104
Chase Elliott 	105-107
Martin Truex Jr 	108-115
Joey Logano 	116-130
Kyle Busch 	131-165
Ryan Blaney 	166-180
Kurt Busch 	181-192
Kevin Harvick 	193-205
Jimmie Johnson 	206-207
Kevin Harvick 	208-219
Martin Truex Jr 	220-229
Kyle Busch 	230-294
Austin Dillon 	295-299
Kyle Busch 	300-312
Denny Hamlin 	313-325
Chase Elliott 	326-329
Martin Truex Jr 	330-340
Kyle Busch 	341-364
Ryan Blaney 	365-395
Martin Truex Jr 	396-400
=== Points Standings ===
Driver 	Points
Kyle Busch 	552
Joey Logano 	529
Denny Hamlin 	493
Chase Elliott 	485
Kevin Harvick 	481
Brad Keselowski 	474
Martin Truex Jr 	473
Ryan Blaney 	395
Alex Bowman 	373
Kyle Larson 	361
Clint Bowyer 	352
Jimmie Johnson 	352
Kurt Busch 	349
Daniel Suarez 	335
Aric Almirola 	333
Erik Jones 	332
Chris Buescher 	331
William Byron 	330
Ryan Newman 	318
Matt DiBenedetto	313
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