2020 Toyota 200

The **2020 Toyota 200** was a NASCAR Xfinity Series race held on May 21, 2020, at Darlington Raceway in Darlington, South Carolina. Contested over 147 laps on the 1.366-mile (2.198 km) egg-shaped oval, it was the 24th race of the 2019 NASCAR Xfinity Series season.

## Background

### Track

**Darlington Raceway** is a race track built for NASCAR racing located near Darlington, South Carolina. It is nicknamed **"The Lady in Black"** and **"The Track Too Tough to Tame"** by many NASCAR fans and drivers and advertised as "A NASCAR Tradition." It is of a unique, somewhat egg-shaped design, an oval with the ends of very different configurations, a condition which supposedly arose from the proximity of one end of the track to a minnow pond the owner refused to relocate. This situation makes it very challenging for the crews to set up their cars' handling in a way that is effective at both ends.

## Schedule

**Monday, May 18**

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2:00 PM-2:30 PM SAFETY & COMMUNICATIONS MEETING (TELECONFERENCE)

3:00 PM-5:00 PM BROADCASTING SET-UP

4:00 PM-4:30 PM NXS ROOKIE MEETING (TELECONFERENCE)

5:00 PM NXS DRIVER / CREW CHIEF MEETING (ELECTRONIC COMMUNICATION)

**Tuesday, May 19 – UPDATED**

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8:30 AM-10:30 AM NXS HAULERS ENTER (SCREENING IN PROGRESS)

10:30 AM-5:30 PM NXS GARAGE ACCESS SCREENING IN PROGRESS

2:45 PM-3:15 PM PACE VEHICLE CALIBRATION

4:00 PM-5:30 PM NXS ENGINE PRIME & FINAL ADJUSTMENTS (PIT ROAD)

5:30 PM TRACK SERVICES MEETING (RADIO CHANNEL ASSIGNMENT)

5:50 PM NXS DRIVERS REPORT TO VEHICLES (GRID LOCATION)

***POSTPONED*** 6:00 PM NXS RACE (STAGES 45/90/147 LAPS = 200.1 MILES)

8:30 PM NXS HAULERS EXIT

**Thursday, May 21**

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6:00 AM-7:00 AM NXS HAULERS ENTER (SCREENING IN PROGRESS)

7:00 AM-11:30 AM NXS GARAGE ACCESS SCREENING IN PROGRESS

10:00 AM-11:30 AM NXS ENGINE PRIME & FINAL ADJUSTMENTS (PIT ROAD)

11:30 AM TRACK SERVICES MEETING (RADIO CHANNEL ASSIGNMENT)

11:50 AM NXS DRIVERS REPORT TO VEHICLES (GRID LOCATION)

12:00 PM NXS RACE (STAGES 45/90/147 LAPS = 200.1 MILES)

3:30 PM Approx NXS HAULERS EXIT

## Qualifying

Noah Gragson scored the pole for the race as a random draw

## Race

### Summary

**to racing:** With the beating and the banging in the final 10 laps that probably had the fans at home on their feet, an emotional Chase Briscoe battled Kyle Busch to the line to capture the win in the Toyota 200 at Darlington Raceway in the NASCAR Xfinity Series’ first race back since the COVID-19 pandemic brought sports to a halt. The win was made all the more poignant for Briscoe by the personal emotions of the week, as he and his wife, Marissa, had shared on Wednesday they had learned the day before they lost the baby they were expecting to welcome late in the year. (5-21-2020)

#98-Chase Briscoe overpowered #54-Kyle Busch to win the Toyota 200 NASCAR XFINITY Series race at Darlington Raceway on Thursday. The race was originally scheduled for Tuesday but was postponed due to rain, and delayed over four hours on Thursday for more rain.

The win is Briscoe’s first at Darlington, second of the season, and fourth of his career.

#54-Busch finished 2nd followed by #7-Justin Allgaier, #22-Austin Cindric, #9-Noah Gragson, #8-Daniel Hemric, #39-Ryan Sieg, #10-Ross Chastain, #20-Harrison Burton, and #11-Justin Haley.

Briscoe held the lead with one lap to go before Busch temporarily took the position. As the two raced off of turn 4, Busch made one last attempt by taking the low lane, but Briscoe held on.

Pole sitter #9-Noah Gragson finished fifth.

Stage 1 was won by Gragson. Stage 2 was won by Busch.

There were 10 lead changes among 6 drivers and 5 cautions for 28 yellow flag laps.

The average speed of the race was: 115.367mph.

### Race standings

1) #98-Chase Briscoe [2 wins], 223

2) #20-Harrison Burton [1 win], 204

3) #9-Noah Gragson [1 win], 193

4) #19-Brandon Jones [1 win], 165

5) #22-Austin Cindric, 197, -26

6) #10-Ross Chastain, 188, -35

7) #7-Justin Allgaier, 186, -37

8) #39-Ryan Sieg, 183, -40

9) #11- Justin Haley, 168, -55

10) #1-Michael Annett, 139, -84

11) #18-Riley Herbst, 128, -95

12) #68-Brandon Brown, 115, -108

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