2020 O'Reilly Auto Parts 500 (Coolfastjack)

The 2019 O'Reilly Auto Parts 500 was a Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series race that was held on March 29, 2020 at Texas Motor Speedway in Fort Worth, Texas. Contested over 334 laps on the 1.5-mile (2.4 km) intermediate quad-oval, it was the seventh race of the 2020 Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series season.
== Report ==
=== Background ===
Texas Motor Speedway, the track where the race was held.
Texas Motor Speedway is a speedway located in the northernmost portion of the U.S. city of Fort Worth, Texas – the portion located in Denton County, Texas. The track measures 1.5 miles (2.4 km) around and is banked 24 degrees in the turns, and is of the oval design, where the front straightaway juts outward slightly. The track layout is similar to Atlanta Motor Speedway and Charlotte Motor Speedway (formerly Lowe's Motor Speedway). The track is owned by Speedway Motorsports, Inc., the same company that owns Atlanta and Charlotte Motor Speedways, as well as the short-track Bristol Motor Speedway.
==== Entry list[edit] ====
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
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 	Daniel Hemric 	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
66 	Joey Gase 	MBM Motorsports 	Toyota
77 	JJ Yeley 	Spire Motorsports 	Chevrolet
88 	Alex Bowman 	Hendrick Motorsports 	Chevrolet
95 	Christopher Bell (R)	Leavine Family Racing 	Toyota
== Qualifying ==
Kurt Busch started from pole position.
== Race ==
=== Stage Results ===
Stage One Laps: 85
Pos	No	Driver 	Team 	Manufacturer	Points
1 	12	Ryan Blaney 	Team Penske 	Ford 	10
2 	48	Jimmie Johnson 	Hendrick Motorsports	Chevrolet 	9
3 	9 	Chase Elliott 	Hendrick Motorsports	Chevrolet 	8
4 	1 	Kurt Busch 	Chip Ganassi Racing 	Chevrolet 	7
5 	17	Chris Buescher 	Roush Fenway Racing 	Ford 	6
6 	21	Matt DiBenedetto	Wood Brothers Racing	Ford 	5
7 	41	Daniel Suárez 	Stewart-Haas Racing 	Ford 	4
8 	18	Kyle Busch 	Joe Gibbs Racing 	Toyota 	3
9 	4 	Kevin Harvick 	Stewart-Haas Racing 	Ford 	2
10 	19	Martin Truex Jr 	Joe Gibbs Racing 	Toyota 	1
Stage Two Laps: 85
Pos	No	Driver 	Team 	Manufacturer	Points
1 	1 	Kurt Busch 	Chip Ganassi Racing 	Chevrolet 	10
2 	12	Ryan Blaney 	Team Penske 	Ford 	9
3 	41	Daniel Suárez 	Stewart-Haas Racing 	Ford 	8
4 	21	Matt DiBenedetto	Wood Brothers Racing	Ford 	7
5 	24	William Byron 	Hendrick Motorsports	Chevrolet 	6
6 	6 	Ryan Newman 	Roush Fenway Racing 	Ford 	5
7 	17	Chris Buescher 	Roush Fenway Racing 	Ford 	4
8 	48	Jimmie Johnson 	Hendrick Motorsports	Chevrolet 	3
9 	11	Denny Hamlin 	Joe Gibbs Racing 	Toyota 	2
10 	20	Erik Jones 	Joe Gibbs Racing 	Toyota 	1
=== Final Stage Results ===
Stage Three
Kurt Busch won the race.
Laps: 164
Pos	No	Driver 	Team 	Laps	Points
1 	18	Kyle Busch 	Joe Gibbs Racing 	334 	44
2 	12	Ryan Blaney 	Team Penske 	334 	55
3 	24	William Byron 	Hendrick Motorsports 	334 	40
4 	48	Jimmie Johnson 	Hendrick Motorsports 	334 	45
5 	19	Martin Truex Jr 	Joe Gibbs Racing 	334 	34
6 	2 	Brad Keselowski 	Team Penske 	334 	31
7 	14	Clint Bowyer 	Stewart-Haas Racing 	334 	31
8 	4 	Kevin Harvick 	Stewart-Haas Racing 	334 	32
9 	20	Erik Jones 	Joe Gibbs Racing 	334 	29
10 	6 	Ryan Newman 	Roush Fenway Racing 	334 	33
11 	17	Chris Buescher 	Roush Fenway Racing 	334 	36
12 	41	Daniel Suarez 	Stewart-Haas Racing 	334 	37
13 	1 	Kurt Busch 	Chip Ganassi Racing 	334 	42
14 	88	Alex Bowman 	Hendrick Motorsports 	334 	23
15 	11	Denny Hamlin 	Joe Gibbs Racing 	334 	25
16 	8 	Tyler Reddick 	Richard Childress Racing 	334 	21
17 	10	Aric Almirola 	Stewart-Haas Racing 	334 	20
18 	42	Kyle Larson 	Chip Ganassi Racing 	334 	20
19 	21	Matt DiBenedetto 	Wood Brothers Racing 	334 	30
20 	43	Darrell Wallace Jr	Richard Petty Motorsports	333 	17
21 	34	Michael McDowell 	Front Row Motorsports 	332 	16
22 	47	Ryan Preece 	JTG Daugherty Racing 	332 	15
23 	13	Ty Dillon 	Germain Racing 	332 	14
24 	36	Matt Tifft 	Front Row Motorsports 	333 	13
25 	95	Christopher Bell 	Leavine Family Racing 	333 	12
26 	38	Corey LaJoie 	Front Row Motorsports 	332 	11
27 	3 	Austin Dillon 	Richard Childress Racing 	332 	10
28 	32	Cole Custer 	Go Fas Racing 	331 	9
29 	15	Ross Chastain 	Premium Motorsports 	331 	0
30 	00	Landon Cassill 	StarCom Racing 	329 	0
31 	27	Reed Sorenson 	Premium Motorsports 	327 	0
32 	37	Daniel Hemric 	JTG Daughtery Racing 	325 	5
33 	51	Garrett Smithley 	Petty Ware Racing 	324 	4
34 	77	JJ Yeley 	Spire Motorsports 	322 	0
35 	52	Cody Ware 	Rick Ware Racing 	322 	0
36 	9 	Chase Elliott 	Hendrick Motorsports 	312 	9
37 	22	Joey Logano 	Team Penske 	312 	1
38 	66	Joey Gase 	MBM Motorsports 	188 	0
=== Cautions ===
#1:Stage 1 Completion (Lap 87-92)
#2:Austin Dillon Blows a Tire (Lap 156-161)
#3:Stage 2 Completion (Lap 172-177)
#4:Chase Elliott and Joey Logano Collide (Lap 311-315)
#5:Daniel Hemric Crashes into the Outside Wall (Lap 327-332)
=== Lap Leaders ===
16 among 10 different drivers
Driver 	Laps Led
Kurt Busch 	1-40
Denny Hamlin 	41-60
Ryan Newman 	61-62
Clint Bowyer 	63-66
Ryan Blaney 	67-88
Kevin Harvick 	89-95
Kurt Busch 	96-124
Martin Truex Jr	125-156
Kurt Busch 	157-178
Kyle Busch 	179-184
Kyle Larson 	185-234
Kurt Busch 	235-269
Ryan Blaney 	270-319
Kurt Busch 	320-329
Jimmie Johnson 	330-332
Kyle Busch 	333-334
=== Points Standings ===
Driver 	Points
Joey Logano 	284
Kyle Busch 	278
Brad Keselowski 	275
Kevin Harvick 	257
Kurt Busch 	242
Kyle Larson 	236
Chase Elliott 	234
Martin Truex Jr 	228
Ryan Blaney 	222
Denny Hamlin 	216
Clint Bowyer 	206
Jimmie Johnson 	206
Alex Bowman 	196
Aric Almirola 	193
William Byron 	182
Ryan Newman 	175
Daniel Suarez 	172
Erik Jones 	165
Chris Buescher 	161
Matt DiBenedetto	144
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