2020_Foxwoods_Resort_Casino_301

2020 Foxwoods Resort Casino 301

2020 Foxwoods Resort Casino 301

NASCAR Cup Series race


The 2020 Foxwoods Resort Casino 301 was a NASCAR Cup Series race held on August 2, 2020 at New Hampshire Motor Speedway in Loudon, New Hampshire. Originally scheduled for July 19th, but postponed due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Contested over 301 laps on the 1.058-mile (1.703 km) speedway, it was the 20th race of the 2020 NASCAR Cup Series season.

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Background

New Hampshire Motor Speedway, the track where the race was held.

New Hampshire Motor Speedway is a 1.058-mile (1.703 km) oval speedway located in Loudon, New Hampshire, which has hosted NASCAR racing annually since the early 1990s, as well as the longest-running motorcycle race in North America, the Loudon Classic. Nicknamed "The Magic Mile", the speedway is often converted into a 1.6-mile (2.6 km) road course, which includes much of the oval.

The track was originally the site of Bryar Motorsports Park before being purchased and redeveloped by Bob Bahre. The track is currently one of eight major NASCAR tracks owned and operated by Speedway Motorsports.

Entry list

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

Aric Almirola was awarded the pole for the race as determined by a random draw.

Starting Lineup

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Race

Brad Keselowski won the race.

Stage Results

Stage One Laps: 75

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Stage Two Laps: 110

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Final Stage Results

Stage Three Laps: 116

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Race statistics

  • Lead changes: 22 among 7 different drivers
  • Cautions/Laps: 11 for 52
  • Red flags: 0
  • Time of race: 3 hours, 10 minutes and 22 seconds
  • Average speed: 100.372 miles per hour (161.533 km/h)

Media

Television

NBC Sports covered the race on the television side. Rick Allen, four-time and all-time Loudon winner Jeff Burton, Steve Letarte and Dale Earnhardt Jr. covered the race from the booth at Charlotte Motor Speedway. Parker Kligerman and Marty Snider handled the pit road duties on site, and Rutledge Wood handled the features from his home during the race.

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Radio

PRN had the radio call for the race, which was also simulcast on Sirius XM NASCAR Radio. Doug Rice and Mark Garrow called the race from the booth when the field races down the frontstretch. Rob Albright called the race from turns 1 & 2 and Pat Patterson called the race from turns 3 & 4. Brad Gillie and Jim Noble handled the duties on pit lane.

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Standings after the race

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References

  1. "2020 schedule". Jayski.com. Jayski's Silly Season Site. January 17, 2020. Retrieved June 14, 2020.
  2. "New Hampshire Motor Speedway". NASCAR.com. NASCAR Media Group, LLC. January 3, 2013. Archived from the original on May 2, 2017. Retrieved June 14, 2020.
  3. "Entry List" (PDF). Jayski.com. Jayski's Silly Season Site. July 28, 2020. Retrieved July 28, 2020.
  4. "Starting Lineup". NASCAR.com. NASCAR Media Group, LLC. July 30, 2020. Retrieved July 30, 2020.
  5. "Foxwoods Resort Casino 301 Results". NASCAR.com. NASCAR Media Group, LLC. August 2, 2020. Retrieved August 2, 2020.
  6. "Points standings" (PDF). Jayski.com. Jayski's Silly Season Site. August 2, 2020. Retrieved August 2, 2020.
  7. "Foxwoods Resort Casino 301 ratings". ShowBuzzDaily. Mitch Metcalf. Archived from the original on August 6, 2020. Retrieved August 4, 2020.
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