2020_South_Point_400

2020 South Point 400

2020 South Point 400

NASCAR Cup Series race


The 2020 South Point 400 was a NASCAR Cup Series race held on September 27, 2020, at Las Vegas Motor Speedway in Las Vegas. Contested over 268 laps—extended from 267 laps due to an overtime finish, on the 1.5 mi (2.4 km) asphalt intermediate speedway, it was the 30th race of the 2020 NASCAR Cup Series season, the fourth race of the Playoffs, and the first race of the Round of 12.

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Background

Las Vegas Motor Speedway, the track where the race is held.

Las Vegas Motor Speedway, located in Clark County, Nevada outside the Las Vegas city limits and about 15 miles northeast of the Las Vegas Strip, is a 1,200-acre (490 ha) complex of multiple tracks for motorsports racing. The complex is owned by Speedway Motorsports, Inc., which is headquartered in Charlotte, North Carolina.

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

Kurt Busch won the race.

Stage Results

Stage One Laps: 80

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Stage Two Laps: 80

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Final Stage Results

Stage Three Laps: 107

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Race statistics

  • Lead changes: 20 among 11 different drivers
  • Cautions/Laps: 7 for 36
  • Red flags: 0
  • Time of race: 3 hours, 3 minutes and 32 seconds
  • Average speed: 131.42 miles per hour (211.50 km/h)

Media

Television

NBC Sports covered the race on the television side. Rick Allen, Jeff Burton, Steve Letarte and Dale Earnhardt Jr. called the action from the booth at Charlotte Motor Speedway. Brad Daugherty called the action on site. Marty Snider and Kelli Stavast handled the pit road duties on site, and Dave Burns handled pit road duties from Charlotte Motor Speedway during the race.

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Radio

PRN had the radio call for the race, which will also simulcast on Sirius XM NASCAR Radio. Doug Rice and Mark Garrow called the race from the booth when the field raced through the tri-oval. Rob Albright called the race from a billboard in turn 2 when the field raced through turns 1 and 2 & Pat Patterson called the race from a billboard outside of turn 3 when the field raced through turns 3 and 4. Brad Gillie and Brett McMillan 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 August 16, 2020.
  2. "Las Vegas Motor Speedway". NASCAR.com. NASCAR Media Group, LLC. January 3, 2013. Archived from the original on April 28, 2017. Retrieved August 16, 2020.
  3. "Entry List" (PDF). Jayski.com. Jayski's Silly Season Site. September 21, 2020. Retrieved September 21, 2020.
  4. "Starting Lineup". NASCAR.com. NASCAR Media Group, LLC. September 23, 2020. Retrieved September 23, 2020.
  5. "South Point 400 Results". NASCAR.com. NASCAR Media Group, LLC. September 27, 2020. Retrieved September 27, 2020.
  6. "Points standings" (PDF). Jayski.com. Jayski's Silly Season Site. September 27, 2020. Retrieved September 27, 2020.
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