The 2020 Wawa 250 Powered by Coca-Cola was the 22nd stock car race of the 2020 NASCAR Xfinity Series season and the 19th iteration of the event. The race was held on Friday, August 28, 2020 in Daytona Beach, Florida at Daytona International Speedway, a permanent triangular-shaped superspeedway. The race took the scheduled 100 laps to complete. After a wild ending that saw the leaders wreck in the middle of Turn 3-4, Justin Haley of Kaulig Racing would survive the last lap wreck and hold off Gray Gaulding to win the race, the 2nd NASCAR Xfinity Series win of his career and the 2nd of the season. To fill the podium, Gray Gaulding of SS-Green Light Racing and Chase Briscoe of Stewart-Haas Racing would finish 2nd and third, respectively.
Background Daytona International Speedway is one of three superspeedways to hold NASCAR races, the other two being Indianapolis Motor Speedway and Talladega Superspeedway. The standard track at Daytona International Speedway is a four-turn superspeedway that is 2.5 miles (4.0 km) long. The track's turns are banked at 31 degrees, while the front stretch, the location of the finish line, is banked at 18 degrees.
Entry list #DriverTeamMakeSponsor0Jeffrey EarnhardtJD MotorsportsChevroletDrydene1Michael AnnettJR MotorsportsChevroletTMC Transportation02Brett MoffittOur MotorsportsChevroletDestiny Homes4Jesse LittleJD MotorsportsChevroletSkuttleTight5Matt MillsB. J. McLeod MotorsportsToyotaJ. F. Electric6B. J. McLeodJD MotorsportsChevroletFlorida Sheriffs Youth Ranches "Put A Star On Your Car"7Justin AllgaierJR MotorsportsChevroletSuave07Gray GauldingSS-Green Light RacingChevroletWalk-On's Sports Bistreaux 8Daniel HemricJR MotorsportsChevroletPoppy Bank08Joe Graf Jr.SS-Green Light RacingChevroletBucked Up Energy Woke AF9Noah GragsonJR MotorsportsChevroletBass Pro Shops, Black Rifle Coffee Company10Ross ChastainKaulig RacingChevroletNutrien Ag Solutions11Justin HaleyKaulig RacingChevroletLeafFilter Gutter Protection13Chad FinchumMBM MotorsportsToyotaRoofClaim.com15Colby HowardJD MotorsportsChevroletProject Hope Foundation16A. J. AllmendingerKaulig RacingChevroletEllsworth Advisors18Riley HerbstJoe Gibbs RacingToyotaMonster Energy19Brandon JonesJoe Gibbs RacingToyotaMenards, Pelonis20Harrison BurtonJoe Gibbs RacingToyotaDEX Imaging21Anthony AlfredoRichard Childress RacingChevroletPyro Putty22Austin CindricTeam PenskeFordOdyssey Battery36Alex LabbéDGM RacingChevroletLa Rue Industrial Snowblowers, Les Excavations C. A. T. Inc.39Ryan SiegRSS RacingChevroletCMR Construction & Roofing44Tommy Joe MartinsMartins MotorsportsChevroletAAN Adjusters47Tim ViensMike Harmon RacingChevroletMike Harmon Racing51Jeremy ClementsJeremy Clements RacingChevroletRepairables.com52Kody VanderwalJimmy Means RacingChevroletThe Swag Spot61Timmy HillHattori Racing EnterprisesToyotaRoofClaim.com66John JacksonMBM MotorsportsToyotaJames Carter Attorney at Law68Brandon BrownBrandonbilt MotorsportsChevroletLarry's Hard Lemonade74Mike HarmonMike Harmon RacingChevroletThin Blue Line USA "#BackTheBlue"78Vinnie MillerB. J. McLeod MotorsportsToyotaKoolbox ICE90Caesar BacarellaDGM RacingChevroletMaxim, Alpha Prime Regimen92Josh WilliamsDGM RacingChevroletAlloy Employer Services "Stronger by design"93Myatt SniderRSS RacingChevroletSuperior Essex98Chase BriscoeStewart-Haas RacingFordFord Performance Racing School99Joey GaseB. J. McLeod MotorsportsToyotaEternal Fan, EFX Corp.Official entry list
Starting lineup The starting lineup was determined by a metric qualifying system based on the results and fastest lap of the second race of the 2020 Drydene 200 weekend, and owner's points. As a result, Chase Briscoe of Stewart-Haas Racing won the pole. Pos.#DriverTeamMake198Chase BriscoeStewart-Haas RacingFord210Ross ChastainKaulig RacingChevrolet322Austin CindricTeam PenskeFord49Noah GragsonJR MotorsportsChevrolet57Justin AllgaierJR MotorsportsChevrolet619Brandon JonesJoe Gibbs RacingToyota78Daniel HemricJR MotorsportsChevrolet81Michael AnnettJR MotorsportsChevrolet911Justin HaleyKaulig RacingChevrolet1018Riley HerbstJoe Gibbs RacingToyota1120Harrison BurtonJoe Gibbs RacingToyota1202Brett MoffittOur MotorsportsChevrolet1321Anthony AlfredoRichard Childress RacingChevrolet1439Ryan SiegRSS RacingChevrolet1568Brandon BrownBrandonbilt MotorsportsChevrolet1651Jeremy ClementsJeremy Clements RacingChevrolet1736Alex LabbéDGM RacingChevrolet1844Tommy Joe MartinsMartins MotorsportsChevrolet1993Myatt SniderRSS RacingChevrolet2092Josh WilliamsDGM RacingChevrolet214Jesse LittleJD MotorsportsChevrolet2208Joe Graf Jr.SS-Green Light RacingChevrolet236B. J. McLeodJD MotorsportsChevrolet240Jeffrey EarnhardtJD MotorsportsChevrolet2513Chad FinchumMBM MotorsportsToyota2615Colby HowardJD MotorsportsChevrolet2752Kody VanderwalJimmy Means RacingChevrolet2807Gray GauldingSS-Green Light RacingChevrolet295Matt MillsB. J. McLeod MotorsportsToyota3078Vinnie MillerB. J. McLeod MotorsportsToyota3161Timmy HillHattori Racing EnterprisesToyota3290Caesar BacarellaDGM RacingChevrolet3399Joey GaseB. J. McLeod MotorsportsToyota3416A. J. AllmendingerKaulig RacingChevrolet3574Mike HarmonMike Harmon RacingChevrolet3647Tim ViensMike Harmon RacingChevrolet3766John JacksonMBM MotorsportsToyotaOfficial starting lineup
Race results Stage 1 Laps: 30 Fin#DriverTeamMakePts111Justin HaleyKaulig RacingChevrolet10210Ross ChastainKaulig RacingChevrolet9322Austin CindricTeam PenskeFord8468Brandon BrownBrandonbilt MotorsportsChevrolet7598Chase BriscoeStewart-Haas RacingFord6618Riley HerbstJoe Gibbs RacingToyota579Noah GragsonJR MotorsportsChevrolet487Justin AllgaierJR MotorsportsChevrolet3919Brandon JonesJoe Gibbs RacingToyota2108Daniel HemricJR MotorsportsChevrolet1 Stage 2 Laps: 30 Fin#DriverTeamMakePts116A. J. AllmendingerKaulig RacingChevrolet10210Ross ChastainKaulig RacingChevrolet9311Justin HaleyKaulig RacingChevrolet8407Gray GauldingSS-Green Light RacingChevrolet051Michael AnnettJR MotorsportsChevrolet6618Riley HerbstJoe Gibbs RacingToyota5720Harrison BurtonJoe Gibbs RacingToyota4898Chase BriscoeStewart-Haas RacingFord3922Austin CindricTeam PenskeFord21039Ryan SiegRSS RacingChevrolet1 Stage 3 Laps: 40 FinSt#DriverTeamMakeLapsLedStatusPts1911Justin HaleyKaulig RacingChevrolet1009running5822807Gray GauldingSS-Green Light RacingChevrolet1002running03198Chase BriscoeStewart-Haas RacingFord10022running4341018Riley HerbstJoe Gibbs RacingToyota1004running3351120Harrison BurtonJoe Gibbs RacingToyota1000running366210Ross ChastainKaulig RacingChevrolet1001running49781Michael AnnettJR MotorsportsChevrolet1000running368322Austin CindricTeam PenskeFord1000running3992092Josh WilliamsDGM RacingChevrolet1000running2810214Jesse LittleJD MotorsportsChevrolet1000running27113078Vinnie MillerB. J. McLeod MotorsportsToyota1000running26122615Colby HowardJD MotorsportsChevrolet1000running2513619Brandon JonesJoe Gibbs RacingToyota1000running26141844Tommy Joe MartinsMartins MotorsportsChevrolet1000running23153416A. J. AllmendingerKaulig RacingChevrolet9958crash3216295Matt MillsB. J. McLeod MotorsportsToyota990running21173574Mike HarmonMike Harmon RacingChevrolet990running20183647Tim ViensMike Harmon RacingChevrolet990running0191993Myatt SniderRSS RacingChevrolet990running18201651Jeremy ClementsJeremy Clements RacingChevrolet980running17211321Anthony AlfredoRichard Childress RacingChevrolet980running16223161Timmy HillHattori Racing EnterprisesToyota974running0231439Ryan SiegRSS RacingChevrolet960running152478Daniel HemricJR MotorsportsChevrolet920running14252513Chad FinchumMBM MotorsportsToyota880engine12261568Brandon BrownBrandonbilt MotorsportsChevrolet480dvp18271202Brett MoffittOur MotorsportsChevrolet470crash0283399Joey GaseB. J. McLeod MotorsportsToyota460dvp92957Justin AllgaierJR MotorsportsChevrolet460crash11301736Alex LabbéDGM RacingChevrolet450crash73149Noah GragsonJR MotorsportsChevrolet400crash1032236B. J. McLeodJD MotorsportsChevrolet360crash533240Jeffrey EarnhardtJD MotorsportsChevrolet240crash4342752Kody VanderwalJimmy Means RacingChevrolet240crash3353766John JacksonMBM MotorsportsToyota140handling2363290Caesar BacarellaDGM RacingChevrolet120crash1372208Joe Graf Jr.SS-Green Light RacingChevrolet70crash1Official race results
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