2020_Toyota_200

2020 Toyota 200

2020 Toyota 200

NASCAR Xfinity Series race

The 2020 Toyota 200 was a NASCAR Xfinity Series race held on May 21, 2020—postponed from May 19, 2020 due to weather—at Darlington Raceway in Darlington, South Carolina. The race replaced the Chicagoland 300 for the 2020 season.[7] Contested over 147 laps on the 1.366-mile (2.198 km) egg-shaped oval, it was the fifth race of the 2020 NASCAR Xfinity Series season. Chase Briscoe took home his second victory of the season in NASCAR's return from the COVID-19 pandemic.[8]

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Background

The Toyota 200 marked the Xfinity Series' return to racing following a 10-week break caused by the COVID-19 pandemic, which began with the postponement of the Atlanta race weekend on March 13 and continued through mid-May.[9][10]

On April 30, NASCAR announced their return to racing with two Cup Series races and an Xfinity Series race at Darlington, with Cup races held Sunday, May 17 and Wednesday, May 20 and the Xfinity Series race held Tuesday, May 19 (later postponed to May 21 due to weather). Due to the pandemic, the race was held without fans in attendance.[11][12]

This was the first Xfinity Series race held at Darlington in the spring since 2014, and the first Darlington race branded the Toyota 200 since 2004.[13]

Entry list

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

Under modified operational procedures, no qualifying sessions were held for this race. The starting order was determined by a random draw, with drivers grouped into pots of positions based on segments of the owners' points standings going into the race. Additionally, NASCAR announced they were expanding the field of Xfinity Series entries from 36 to 40 due to the lack of qualifying.[14][15]

Starting Lineup

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Race

Race results

Stage Results

Stage One

Laps: 45

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Stage Two

Laps: 45

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Final Stage Results

Laps: 57

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Race statistics

  • Lead changes: 10 among 6 different drivers
  • Cautions/Laps: 5 for 28
  • Red flags: 0
  • Time of race: 1 hour, 44 minutes, 26 seconds
  • Average speed: 115.367 mph (185.665 km/h)

Media

Television

The Toyota 200 was carried by FS1 in the United States. Adam Alexander, Stewart-Haas Racing driver Clint Bowyer, and Michael Waltrip called the race from the Fox Sports Studio in Charlotte, with Regan Smith covering pit road.

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Radio

The Motor Racing Network (MRN) called the race for radio, which was simulcast on SiriusXM NASCAR Radio. Alex Hayden and Dave Moody anchored the action from the booth. Dillon Welch called the action from Turns 1 & 2 and Steve Post called the race through turns 3 & 4. Kim Coon and Hannah Newhouse provided reports from pit road.

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Standings after the race

Drivers' Championship standings
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Note: Only the first 12 positions are included for the driver standings.

References

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    "2020 NASCAR XFINITY Series Schedule". Jayski's NASCAR Silly Season Site. Retrieved 2020-09-13.
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    "Darlington Raceway". RacingCircuits.info. Retrieved 2020-09-13.
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    "Entry List" (PDF). Jayski.com. May 19, 2020. Retrieved September 13, 2020.
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    "Starting Lineup" (PDF). Jayski.com. May 17, 2020. Retrieved September 13, 2020.
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    "Toyota 200 Results" (PDF). Jayski.com. May 19, 2020. Retrieved September 13, 2020.
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    "Driver points" (PDF). Jayski.com. May 21, 2020. Retrieved September 13, 2020.
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    "Updated NASCAR schedule for 2020: Chicagoland, Sonoma, Richmond lose races to Darlington, Charlotte". www.sportingnews.com. Retrieved 2020-09-13.
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    "Chase Briscoe holds off Kyle Busch for thrilling Xfinity win - NBC Sports". NASCAR Talk | NBC Sports. 2020-05-21. Retrieved 2020-09-13.
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    "NASCAR statement: All race events through May 3 postponed | NASCAR". Official Site Of NASCAR. 2020-03-16. Retrieved 2020-09-13.
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    "NASCAR postpones Martinsville Speedway race - NBC Sports". NASCAR Talk | NBC Sports. 2020-04-17. Retrieved 2020-09-13.
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    "NASCAR goes green in May; 7 races in 11 days". ESPN.com. 2020-04-30. Retrieved 2020-09-13.
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    "Weather Postpones Toyota 200 at Darlington Raceway | MRN". MRN - Motor Racing Network. 2020-05-19. Retrieved 2020-09-13.
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    "Race Results at Darlington Raceway - Racing-Reference.info". www.racing-reference.info. Retrieved 2020-09-13.
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    "NASCAR expands field for some Xfinity, Gander Trucks races | NASCAR". Official Site Of NASCAR. 2020-05-11. Retrieved 2020-09-13.
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    "Xfinity Series Toyota 200 Starting Lineup Set: Noah Gragson On Pole". Frontstretch. 2020-05-17. Retrieved 2020-09-13.
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