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2020 Dixie Vodka 400

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2020 Dixie Vodka 400
Race details[1][2][3][4][5][6]
Race 12 of 36 in the 2020 NASCAR Cup Series
2020 Dixie Vodka 400 program cover
2020 Dixie Vodka 400 program cover
Date June 14, 2020 (2020-06-14)
Location Homestead–Miami Speedway in Homestead, Florida
Course Permanent racing facility
1.5 mi (2.4 km)
Distance 267 laps, 400.5 mi (640.8 km)
Average speed 127.751 miles per hour (205.595 km/h)
Pole position
Driver Joe Gibbs Racing
Grid positions set by ballot
Most laps led
Driver Denny Hamlin Joe Gibbs Racing
Laps 137
Winner
No. 11 Denny Hamlin Joe Gibbs Racing
Television in the United States
Network Fox
Announcers Mike Joy and Jeff Gordon
Nielsen Ratings 2.775 million[7]
Radio in the United States
Radio MRN
Booth Announcers Alex Hayden and Jeff Striegle
Turn Announcers Dave Moody (1 & 2) and Mike Bagley (3 & 4)

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.[8]

Contested over 267 laps on the 1.5 mile (2.4 km) oval, it was 12th race of the 2020 NASCAR Cup Series season. This race was the first time since 2001 that Homestead did not host the final race of the season, and the first time in the Chase/Playoff era.

Report

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Background

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Homestead-Miami Speedway, the track where the race was held.

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.[9]

Entry list

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  • (R) denotes rookie driver.
  • (i) denotes driver who are ineligible for series driver points.
No. 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 Toyota
Official entry list

Qualifying

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Denny Hamlin was awarded the pole for the race as determined by a random draw.

Starting Lineup

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Pos No. 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 Toyota
Official starting lineup

Race

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Denny Hamlin won the race.

Stage Results

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Stage One Laps: 80

Pos No Driver Team Manufacturer Points
1 11 Denny Hamlin Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 10
2 12 Ryan Blaney Team Penske Ford 9
3 8 Tyler Reddick (R) Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 8
4 9 Chase Elliott Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 7
5 10 Aric Almirola Stewart-Haas Racing Ford 6
6 2 Brad Keselowski Team Penske Ford 5
7 88 Alex Bowman Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 4
8 24 William Byron Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 3
9 14 Clint Bowyer Stewart-Haas Racing Ford 2
10 17 Chris Buescher Roush Fenway Racing Ford 1
Official stage one results

Stage Two Laps: 80

Pos No Driver Team Manufacturer Points
1 11 Denny Hamlin Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 10
2 8 Tyler Reddick (R) Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 9
3 9 Chase Elliott Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 8
4 12 Ryan Blaney Team Penske Ford 7
5 24 William Byron Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 6
6 88 Alex Bowman Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 5
7 19 Martin Truex Jr. Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 4
8 3 Austin Dillon Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 3
9 18 Kyle Busch Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 2
10 10 Aric Almirola Stewart-Haas Racing Ford 1
Official stage two results

Final Stage Results

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Stage Three Laps: 107

Pos Grid No Driver Team Manufacturer Laps Points
1 1 11 Denny Hamlin Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 267 60
2 5 9 Chase Elliott Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 267 50
3 11 12 Ryan Blaney Team Penske Ford 267 50
4 24 8 Tyler Reddick (R) Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 267 50
5 21 10 Aric Almirola Stewart-Haas Racing Ford 267 39
6 4 18 Kyle Busch Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 267 33
7 16 3 Austin Dillon Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 267 33
8 36 95 Christopher Bell (R) Leavine Family Racing Toyota 267 29
9 22 24 William Byron Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 267 37
10 3 2 Brad Keselowski Team Penske Ford 267 32
11 12 14 Clint Bowyer Stewart-Haas Racing Ford 267 28
12 6 19 Martin Truex Jr. Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 267 29
13 17 43 Bubba Wallace Richard Petty Motorsports Chevrolet 267 24
14 23 21 Matt DiBenedetto Wood Brothers Racing Ford 267 23
15 30 34 Michael McDowell Front Row Motorsports Ford 267 22
16 9 48 Jimmie Johnson Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 266 21
17 10 1 Kurt Busch Chip Ganassi Racing Chevrolet 266 20
18 8 88 Alex Bowman Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 266 28
19 18 38 John Hunter Nemechek (R) Front Row Motorsports Ford 266 18
20 19 47 Ricky Stenhouse Jr. JTG Daugherty Racing Chevrolet 266 17
21 15 20 Erik Jones Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 266 16
22 35 41 Cole Custer (R) Stewart-Haas Racing Ford 266 15
23 13 17 Chris Buescher Roush Fenway Racing Ford 266 15
24 33 37 Ryan Preece JTG Daugherty Racing Chevrolet 266 13
25 20 42 Matt Kenseth Chip Ganassi Racing Chevrolet 266 12
26 7 4 Kevin Harvick Stewart-Haas Racing Ford 266 11
27 2 22 Joey Logano Team Penske Ford 265 10
28 32 13 Ty Dillon Germain Racing Chevrolet 265 9
29 26 32 Corey LaJoie Go Fas Racing Ford 264 8
30 14 6 Ryan Newman Roush Fenway Racing Ford 263 7
31 37 96 Daniel Suárez Gaunt Brothers Racing Toyota 263 6
32 28 15 Brennan Poole (R) Premium Motorsports Chevrolet 260 5
33 31 00 Quin Houff (R) StarCom Racing Chevrolet 259 4
34 38 66 Timmy Hill (i) MBM Motorsports Toyota 257 0
35 34 77 B. J. McLeod (i) Spire Motorsports Chevrolet 256 0
36 29 51 Joey Gase (i) Petty Ware Racing Ford 255 0
37 27 53 Josh Bilicki (i) Rick Ware Racing Chevrolet 245 0
38 25 27 J. J. Yeley (i) Rick Ware Racing Ford 211 0
Official race results

Race statistics

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  • 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: 127.751 miles per hour (205.595 km/h)

Media

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Television

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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.

Fox
Booth announcers Pit reporter In-race analyst
Lap-by-lap: Mike Joy
Color-commentator: Jeff Gordon
Matt Yocum Larry McReynolds

Radio

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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 announcers Turn announcers Pit reporters
Lead announcer: Alex Hayden
Announcer: Jeff Striegle
Turns 1 & 2: Dave Moody
Turns 3 & 4: Mike Bagley
Winston Kelley
Steve Post

Standings after the race

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References

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  1. ^ "2020 schedule". Jayski.com. Jayski's Silly Season Site. January 17, 2020. Retrieved February 26, 2020.
  2. ^ "Homestead-Miami Speedway". NASCAR.com. NASCAR Media Group, LLC. January 3, 2013. Archived from the original on April 28, 2017. Retrieved February 26, 2020.
  3. ^ "Entry List" (PDF). Jayski.com. Jayski's Silly Season Site. June 9, 2020. Retrieved June 9, 2020.
  4. ^ "Starting Lineup". NASCAR.com. NASCAR Media Group, LLC. June 11, 2020. Retrieved June 11, 2020.
  5. ^ "Dixie Vodka 400 Results". NASCAR.com. NASCAR Media Group, LLC. June 14, 2020. Retrieved June 14, 2020.
  6. ^ "Points standings" (PDF). Jayski.com. Jayski's Silly Season Site. June 14, 2020. Retrieved June 14, 2020.
  7. ^ "Dixie Vodka 400 ratings". ShowBuzzDaily. Mitch Metcalf. Archived from the original on June 16, 2020. Retrieved June 16, 2020.
  8. ^ "NASCAR statement on Atlanta, Miami race events | NASCAR". Official Site Of NASCAR. 2020-03-13. Retrieved 2020-03-13.
  9. ^ "NASCAR reveals plan to welcome back guests at select tracks". NASCAR. 2020-06-09. Retrieved 2020-06-10.


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