The 2020 Dixie Vodka 400 was a NASCAR Cup Series race that was originally scheduled to be held on March 22, 2020 and was rescheduled to June 14, 2020, at Homestead–Miami Speedway in Homestead, Florida. On March 13, 2020, NASCAR announced that they would postpone the race due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
Contested over 267 laps on the 1.5 mile (2.4 km) oval, it was 12th race of the 2020 NASCAR Cup Series season.
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Background
Homestead-Miami Speedway is a motor racing track located in Homestead, Florida. The track, which has several configurations, has promoted several series of racing, including NASCAR, the NTT IndyCar Series and the Grand-Am Rolex Sports Car Series
From 2002 to 2019, Homestead-Miami Speedway hosted the final race of the season in all three of NASCAR's series: the NASCAR Cup Series, Xfinity Series and Gander RV & Outdoors Truck Series.
After having held races closed to spectators since The Real Heroes 400 in May due to the pandemic, the Dixie Vodka 400 was the first NASCAR event to admit a limited number of outside spectators (albeit still closed to the public). The race was held before an audience of 1,000 United States Armed Forces members from South Florida, representing the Homestead Air Reserve Base and the United States Southern Command.
Entry list (R) denotes rookie driver. (i) denotes driver who are ineligible for series driver points.
Driver Team Manufacturer 00 Quin Houff (R) 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 Brennan Poole (R) 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 J. J. Yeley (i) Rick Ware Racing Ford 32 Corey LaJoie Go Fas Racing Ford 34 Michael McDowell Front Row Motorsports Ford 37 Ryan Preece JTG Daugherty Racing Chevrolet 38 John Hunter Nemechek (R) Front Row Motorsports Ford 41 Cole Custer (R) Stewart-Haas Racing Ford 42 Matt Kenseth Chip Ganassi Racing Chevrolet 43 Bubba Wallace Richard Petty Motorsports Chevrolet 47 Ricky Stenhouse Jr. JTG Daugherty Racing Chevrolet 48 Jimmie Johnson Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 51 Joey Gase (i) Petty Ware Racing Ford 53 Josh Bilicki (i) Rick Ware Racing Chevrolet 66 Timmy Hill (i) MBM Motorsports Toyota 77 B. J. McLeod (i) Spire Motorsports Chevrolet 88 Alex Bowman Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 95 Christopher Bell (R) Leavine Family Racing Toyota 96 Daniel Suárez Gaunt Brothers Racing ToyotaOfficial entry list
Qualifying Denny Hamlin was awarded the pole for the race as determined by a random draw.
Starting Lineup Pos Driver Team Manufacturer 1 11 Denny Hamlin Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 2 22 Joey Logano Team Penske Ford 3 2 Brad Keselowski Team Penske Ford 4 18 Kyle Busch Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 5 9 Chase Elliott Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 6 19 Martin Truex Jr. Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 7 4 Kevin Harvick Stewart-Haas Racing Ford 8 88 Alex Bowman Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 9 48 Jimmie Johnson Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 10 1 Kurt Busch Chip Ganassi Racing Chevrolet 11 12 Ryan Blaney Team Penske Ford 12 14 Clint Bowyer Stewart-Haas Racing Ford 13 17 Chris Buescher Roush Fenway Racing Ford 14 6 Ryan Newman Roush Fenway Racing Ford 15 20 Erik Jones Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 16 3 Austin Dillon Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 17 43 Bubba Wallace Richard Petty Motorsports Chevrolet 18 38 John Hunter Nemechek (R) Front Row Motorsports Ford 19 47 Ricky Stenhouse Jr. JTG Daugherty Racing Chevrolet 20 42 Matt Kenseth Chip Ganassi Racing Chevrolet 21 10 Aric Almirola Stewart-Haas Racing Ford 22 24 William Byron Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 23 21 Matt DiBenedetto Wood Brothers Racing Ford 24 8 Tyler Reddick (R) Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 25 27 J. J. Yeley (i) Rick Ware Racing Ford 26 32 Corey LaJoie Go Fas Racing Ford 27 53 Josh Bilicki (i) Rick Ware Racing Chevrolet 28 15 Brennan Poole (R) Premium Motorsports Chevrolet 29 51 Joey Gase (i) Petty Ware Racing Ford 30 34 Michael McDowell Front Row Motorsports Ford 31 00 Quin Houff (R) StarCom Racing Chevrolet 32 13 Ty Dillon Germain Racing Chevrolet 33 37 Ryan Preece JTG Daugherty Racing Chevrolet 34 77 B. J. McLeod (i) Spire Motorsports Chevrolet 35 41 Cole Custer (R) Stewart-Haas Racing Ford 36 95 Christopher Bell (R) Leavine Family Racing Toyota 37 96 Daniel Suárez Gaunt Brothers Racing Toyota 38 66 Timmy Hill (i) MBM Motorsports ToyotaOfficial starting lineup
Race
Stage Results
Stage One Laps: 80
Pos Driver Team Manufacturer Points1 11 Denny Hamlin Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 102 12 Ryan Blaney Team Penske Ford 93 8 Tyler Reddick (R) Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 84 9 Chase Elliott Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 75 10 Aric Almirola Stewart-Haas Racing Ford 66 2 Brad Keselowski Team Penske Ford 57 88 Alex Bowman Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 48 24 William Byron Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 39 14 Clint Bowyer Stewart-Haas Racing Ford 210 17 Chris Buescher Roush Fenway Racing Ford 1Official stage one results
Stage Two Laps: 80
Pos Driver Team Manufacturer Points1 11 Denny Hamlin Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 102 8 Tyler Reddick (R) Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 93 9 Chase Elliott Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 84 12 Ryan Blaney Team Penske Ford 75 24 William Byron Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 66 88 Alex Bowman Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 57 19 Martin Truex Jr. Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 48 3 Austin Dillon Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 39 18 Kyle Busch Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 210 10 Aric Almirola Stewart-Haas Racing Ford 1Official stage two results
Final Stage Results
Stage Three Laps: 107
Pos Grid Driver Team Manufacturer Laps Points1 1 11 Denny Hamlin Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 267 602 5 9 Chase Elliott Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 267 503 11 12 Ryan Blaney Team Penske Ford 267 504 24 8 Tyler Reddick (R) Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 267 505 21 10 Aric Almirola Stewart-Haas Racing Ford 267 396 4 18 Kyle Busch Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 267 337 16 3 Austin Dillon Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 267 338 36 95 Christopher Bell (R) Leavine Family Racing Toyota 267 299 22 24 William Byron Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 267 3710 3 2 Brad Keselowski Team Penske Ford 267 3211 12 14 Clint Bowyer Stewart-Haas Racing Ford 267 2812 6 19 Martin Truex Jr. Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 267 2913 17 43 Bubba Wallace Richard Petty Motorsports Chevrolet 267 2414 23 21 Matt DiBenedetto Wood Brothers Racing Ford 267 2315 30 34 Michael McDowell Front Row Motorsports Ford 267 2216 9 48 Jimmie Johnson Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 266 2117 10 1 Kurt Busch Chip Ganassi Racing Chevrolet 266 2018 8 88 Alex Bowman Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 266 2819 18 38 John Hunter Nemechek (R) Front Row Motorsports Ford 266 1820 19 47 Ricky Stenhouse Jr. JTG Daugherty Racing Chevrolet 266 1721 15 20 Erik Jones Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 266 1622 35 41 Cole Custer (R) Stewart-Haas Racing Ford 266 1523 13 17 Chris Buescher Roush Fenway Racing Ford 266 1524 33 37 Ryan Preece JTG Daugherty Racing Chevrolet 266 1325 20 42 Matt Kenseth Chip Ganassi Racing Chevrolet 266 1226 7 4 Kevin Harvick Stewart-Haas Racing Ford 266 1127 2 22 Joey Logano Team Penske Ford 265 1028 32 13 Ty Dillon Germain Racing Chevrolet 265 929 26 32 Corey LaJoie Go Fas Racing Ford 264 830 14 6 Ryan Newman Roush Fenway Racing Ford 263 731 37 96 Daniel Suárez Gaunt Brothers Racing Toyota 263 632 28 15 Brennan Poole (R) Premium Motorsports Chevrolet 260 533 31 00 Quin Houff (R) StarCom Racing Chevrolet 259 434 38 66 Timmy Hill (i) MBM Motorsports Toyota 257 035 34 77 B. J. McLeod (i) Spire Motorsports Chevrolet 256 036 29 51 Joey Gase (i) Petty Ware Racing Ford 255 037 27 53 Josh Bilicki (i) Rick Ware Racing Chevrolet 245 038 25 27 J. J. Yeley (i) Rick Ware Racing Ford 211 0Official race results
Race statistics Lead changes: 18 among 7 different drivers Cautions/Laps: 6 for 27 Red flags: 2 for 2 hours, 46 minutes and 48 seconds Time of race: 3 hours, 8 minutes and 6 seconds Average speed:
Media
Television The Dixie Vodka 400 was carried by Fox in the United States. Mike Joy and 2012 Homestead winner Jeff Gordon covered the race from the Fox Sports studio in Charlotte. Matt Yocum handled the pit road duties. Larry McReynolds provided insight from the Fox Sports studio in Charlotte.
FoxBooth announcersPit reporterIn-race analyst Lap-by-lap: Mike JoyColor-commentator: Jeff Gordon Matt Yocum Larry McReynolds
Radio MRN had the radio call for the race, which was simulcast on Sirius XM NASCAR Radio. Alex Hayden and Jeff Striegle called the action of the race for MRN when the field raced down the front straightaway. Dave Moody covered the action for MRN in turns 1 & 2, and Mike Bagley had the call of the action from turns 3 & 4. Winston Kelley and Steve Post covered the action of the race for MRN on pit road.
MRN Booth announcersTurn announcersPit reporters Lead announcer: Alex HaydenAnnouncer: Jeff Striegle Turns 1 & 2: Dave MoodyTurns 3 & 4: Mike Bagley Winston KelleySteve Post
Standings after the race
Drivers' Championship standings Pos Driver Points 1 Kevin Harvick 463 1 2 Chase Elliott 455 (–8) 1 3 Joey Logano 434 (–29) 1 4 Brad Keselowski 412 (–51) 1 5 Ryan Blaney 411 (–52) 2 6 Martin Truex Jr. 410 (–53) 1 7 Denny Hamlin 395 (–68) 1 8 Alex Bowman 380 (–83) 9 Kyle Busch 359 (–104) 10 Kurt Busch 338 (–125) 11 Jimmie Johnson 322 (–141) 12 Clint Bowyer 316 (–147) 1 13 Aric Almirola 303 (–160) 1 14 Matt DiBenedetto 301 (–162) 1 15 William Byron 291 (–172) 1 16 Austin Dillon 281 (–182)Official driver's standings
Manufacturers' Championship standings Pos Manufacturer Points 1 Ford 444 2 Toyota 419 (–25) 3 Chevrolet 408 (–36)
Note: Only the first 16 positions are included for the driver standings. . – Driver has clinched a position in the NASCAR Cup Series playoffs.
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