2020_Federated_Auto_Parts_400

2020 Federated Auto Parts 400

2020 Federated Auto Parts 400

NASCAR Cup Series race

The 2020 Federated Auto Parts 400 was a NASCAR Cup Series race held on September 12, 2020, at Richmond Raceway in Richmond, Virginia. Contested over 400 laps on the .75-mile (1.21 km) D-shaped short track, it was the 28th race of the 2020 NASCAR Cup Series season, second race of the Playoffs and second race of the Round of 16.

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Background

Richmond Raceway, the track where the race was held.

Richmond Raceway (RR), formerly known as Richmond International Raceway (RIR), is a 3/4-mile (1.2 km), D-shaped, asphalt race track located just outside Richmond, Virginia in Henrico County. It hosts the NASCAR Cup Series, the NASCAR Xfinity Series, NASCAR Gander RV & Outdoors Truck Series and the IndyCar series. Known as "America's premier short track", it formerly hosted two USAC sprint car races.

Entry list

  • (R) denotes rookie driver.
  • (i) denotes driver who are ineligible for series driver points.
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Qualifying

Kevin Harvick was awarded the pole for the race as determined by competition-based formula.[4]

Starting Lineup

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Race

Brad Keselowski won the race.

Stage Results

Stage One Laps: 80

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Stage Two Laps: 155

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Final Stage Results

Stage Three Laps: 165

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Race statistics

  • Lead changes: 19 among 9 different drivers
  • Cautions/Laps: 3 for 21
  • Red flags: 0
  • Time of race: 2 hours, 56 minutes and 42 seconds
  • Average speed: 101.868 miles per hour (163.941 km/h)

Media

Television

NBC Sports covered the race on the television side. Rick Allen, Jeff Burton, Steve Letarte and three-time Richmond winner Dale Earnhardt Jr. covered the race from the booth at Charlotte Motor Speedway. Dave Burns, Parker Kligerman and Marty Snider handled the pit road duties on site.

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Radio

The Motor Racing Network had the radio call for the race, which was also simulcast on Sirius XM NASCAR Radio. Alex Hayden, Jeff Striegle and Rusty Wallace had the call in the broadcast booth for MRN when the field races through the front straightaway. Dave Moody called the race from a platform when the field races down the backstraightaway. Jason Toy and Kim Coon called the action for MRN from pit lane.

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Standings after the race

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References

  1. [1]
    "2020 schedule". Jayski.com. Jayski's Silly Season Site. January 17, 2020. Retrieved August 9, 2020.
  2. [2]
    "Richmond International Raceway". NASCAR.com. NASCAR Media Group, LLC. January 3, 2013. Archived from the original on September 3, 2015. Retrieved August 9, 2020.
  3. [3]
    "Entry List" (PDF). Jayski.com. Jayski's Silly Season Site. September 8, 2020. Retrieved September 8, 2020.
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    "Starting Lineup". NASCAR.com. NASCAR Media Group, LLC. September 9, 2020. Retrieved September 9, 2020.
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    "Federated Auto Parts 400 Results". NASCAR.com. NASCAR Media Group, LLC. September 12, 2020. Retrieved September 12, 2020.
  6. [6]
    "Points standings" (PDF). Jayski.com. Jayski's Silly Season Site. September 12, 2020. Retrieved September 12, 2020.
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