2020 Alsco Uniforms 500

The 2020 Alsco Uniforms 500 was a NASCAR Cup Series race scheduled to be held on May 27, 2020, but run on May 28, 2020 due to Tropical Depression Bertha at Charlotte Motor Speedway in Concord, North Carolina, replacing Sonoma Raceway event.[8] Contested over 208 laps on the 1.5 mile (2.42 km) asphalt speedway, it was the eighth race of the 2020 NASCAR Cup Series season.

2020 Alsco Uniforms 500
Race details[1][2][3][4][5][6]
Race 8 of 36 in the 2020 NASCAR Cup Series
Date May 28, 2020 (2020-05-28)
Location Charlotte Motor Speedway in Concord, North Carolina
Course Permanent racing facility
1.5 mi (2.4 km)
Distance 208 laps, 312 mi (500 km)
Average speed 125.315 miles per hour (201.675 km/h)
Pole position
Driver Hendrick Motorsports
Grid positions set by partial inversion
of previous race's finishing order
Most laps led
Driver Kevin Harvick Stewart-Haas Racing
Laps 63
Winner
No. 9 Chase Elliott Hendrick Motorsports
Television in the United States
Network FS1
Announcers Mike Joy and Jeff Gordon
Nielsen Ratings 1.508 million[7]
Radio in the United States
Radio PRN
Booth Announcers Doug Rice and Mark Garrow
Turn Announcers Rob Albright (1 & 2) and Pat Patterson (3 & 4)

The first two stages were 60 laps each, and the final was 88.

Report

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Background

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Charlotte Motor Speedway, the track where the race was held.

The race was held at Charlotte Motor Speedway, which is located in Concord, North Carolina. The speedway complex includes a 1.5-mile (2.4 km) quad-oval track that will be utilized for the race, as well as a dragstrip and a dirt track. The speedway was built in 1959 by Bruton Smith and is considered the home track for NASCAR with many race teams based in the Charlotte metropolitan area. The track is owned and operated by Speedway Motorsports Inc. (SMI) with Marcus G. Smith serving as track president.

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
7 Josh Bilicki (i) Tommy Baldwin Racing Chevrolet
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 Gray Gaulding 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 Garrett Smithley (i) Rick Ware Racing Chevrolet
66 Timmy Hill (i) MBM Motorsports Toyota
77 J. J. Yeley (i) Spire Motorsports Chevrolet
78 B. J. McLeod (i) B. J. McLeod Motorsports Ford
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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William Byron was awarded the pole for the race as determined by the top 20 from Sunday's finishing order inverted.

Starting Lineup

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Pos No. Driver Team Manufacturer
1 24 William Byron Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet
2 88 Alex Bowman Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet
3 34 Michael McDowell Front Row Motorsports Ford
4 21 Matt DiBenedetto Wood Brothers Racing Ford
5 38 John Hunter Nemechek (R) Front Row Motorsports Ford
6 10 Aric Almirola Stewart-Haas Racing Ford
7 3 Austin Dillon Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet
8 22 Joey Logano Team Penske Ford
9 41 Cole Custer (R) Stewart-Haas Racing Ford
10 20 Erik Jones Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota
11 17 Chris Buescher Roush Fenway Racing Ford
12 95 Christopher Bell (R) Leavine Family Racing Toyota
13 8 Tyler Reddick (R) Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet
14 1 Kurt Busch Chip Ganassi Racing Chevrolet
15 19 Martin Truex Jr. Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota
16 4 Kevin Harvick Stewart-Haas Racing Ford
17 18 Kyle Busch Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota
18 12 Ryan Blaney Team Penske Ford
19 9 Chase Elliott Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet
20 2 Brad Keselowski Team Penske Ford
21 77 J. J. Yeley (i) Spire Motorsports Chevrolet
22 37 Ryan Preece JTG Daugherty Racing Chevrolet
23 32 Corey LaJoie Go Fas Racing Ford
24 47 Ricky Stenhouse Jr. JTG Daugherty Racing Chevrolet
25 13 Ty Dillon Germain Racing Chevrolet
26 42 Matt Kenseth Chip Ganassi Racing Chevrolet
27 6 Ryan Newman Roush Fenway Racing Ford
28 96 Daniel Suárez Gaunt Brothers Racing Toyota
29 11 Denny Hamlin Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota
30 15 Brennan Poole (R) Premium Motorsports Chevrolet
31 27 Gray Gaulding Rick Ware Racing Ford
32 78 B. J. McLeod (i) B. J. McLeod Motorsports Ford
33 53 Garrett Smithley (i) Rick Ware Racing Chevrolet
34 66 Timmy Hill (i) MBM Motorsports Toyota
35 00 Quin Houff (R) StarCom Racing Chevrolet
36 51 Joey Gase (i) Petty Ware Racing Ford
37 7 Josh Bilicki (i) Tommy Baldwin Racing Chevrolet
38 43 Bubba Wallace Richard Petty Motorsports Chevrolet
39 14 Clint Bowyer Stewart-Haas Racing Ford
40 48 Jimmie Johnson Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet
Official starting lineup[permanent dead link]

Race

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Chase Elliott won the race.

Stage Results

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Stage One Laps: 55

Pos No Driver Team Manufacturer Points
1 22 Joey Logano Team Penske Ford 10
2 12 Ryan Blaney Team Penske Ford 9
3 21 Matt DiBenedetto Wood Brothers Racing Ford 8
4 4 Kevin Harvick Stewart-Haas Racing Ford 7
5 88 Alex Bowman Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 6
6 47 Ricky Stenhouse Jr. JTG Daugherty Racing Chevrolet 5
7 3 Austin Dillon Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 4
8 1 Kurt Busch Chip Ganassi Racing Chevrolet 3
9 9 Chase Elliott Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 2
10 17 Chris Buescher Roush Fenway Racing Ford 1
Official stage one results

Stage Two Laps: 60

Pos No Driver Team Manufacturer Points
1 88 Alex Bowman Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 10
2 12 Ryan Blaney Team Penske Ford 9
3 22 Joey Logano Team Penske Ford 8
4 9 Chase Elliott Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 7
5 4 Kevin Harvick Stewart-Haas Racing Ford 6
6 1 Kurt Busch Chip Ganassi Racing Chevrolet 5
7 3 Austin Dillon Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 4
8 38 John Hunter Nemechek (R) Front Row Motorsports Ford 3
9 95 Christopher Bell (R) Leavine Family Racing Toyota 2
10 43 Bubba Wallace Richard Petty Motorsports Chevrolet 1
Official stage two results

Final Stage Results

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Stage Three Laps: 93

Pos Grid No Driver Team Manufacturer Laps Points
1 19 9 Chase Elliott Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 208 49
2 29 11 Denny Hamlin Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 208 35
3 18 12 Ryan Blaney Team Penske Ford 208 52
4 24 47 Ricky Stenhouse Jr. JTG Daugherty Racing Chevrolet 208 38
5 14 1 Kurt Busch Chip Ganassi Racing Chevrolet 208 40
6 8 22 Joey Logano Team Penske Ford 208 49
7 20 2 Brad Keselowski Team Penske Ford 208 30
8 7 3 Austin Dillon Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 208 37
9 15 19 Martin Truex Jr. Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 208 28
10 16 4 Kevin Harvick Stewart-Haas Racing Ford 208 40
11 40 48 Jimmie Johnson Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 208 26
12 1 24 William Byron Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 208 25
13 5 38 John Hunter Nemechek (R) Front Row Motorsports Ford 208 27
14 13 8 Tyler Reddick (R) Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 208 23
15 4 21 Matt DiBenedetto Wood Brothers Racing Ford 208 30
16 39 14 Clint Bowyer Stewart-Haas Racing Ford 208 21
17 27 6 Ryan Newman Roush Fenway Racing Ford 208 20
18 9 41 Cole Custer (R) Stewart-Haas Racing Ford 208 19
19 23 32 Corey LaJoie Go Fas Racing Ford 208 18
20 6 10 Aric Almirola Stewart-Haas Racing Ford 208 17
21 12 95 Christopher Bell (R) Leavine Family Racing Toyota 208 18
22 11 17 Chris Buescher Roush Fenway Racing Ford 208 16
23 26 42 Matt Kenseth Chip Ganassi Racing Chevrolet 207 14
24 22 37 Ryan Preece JTG Daugherty Racing Chevrolet 207 13
25 3 34 Michael McDowell Front Row Motorsports Ford 207 12
26 10 20 Erik Jones Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 207 11
27 25 13 Ty Dillon Germain Racing Chevrolet 207 10
28 28 96 Daniel Suárez Gaunt Brothers Racing Toyota 207 9
29 17 18 Kyle Busch Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 207 8
30 31 27 Gray Gaulding Rick Ware Racing Ford 206 7
31 2 88 Alex Bowman Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 206 22
32 35 00 Quin Houff (R) StarCom Racing Chevrolet 205 5
33 34 66 Timmy Hill (i) MBM Motorsports Toyota 205 0
34 21 77 J. J. Yeley (i) Spire Motorsports Chevrolet 204 0
35 32 78 B. J. McLeod (i) B. J. McLeod Motorsports Ford 203 0
36 37 7 Josh Bilicki (i) Tommy Baldwin Racing Chevrolet 200 0
37 38 43 Bubba Wallace Richard Petty Motorsports Chevrolet 165 2
38 30 15 Brennan Poole (R) Premium Motorsports Chevrolet 86 1
39 36 51 Joey Gase (i) Petty Ware Racing Ford 8 0
40 33 53 Garrett Smithley (i) Rick Ware Racing Chevrolet 0 0
Official race results

Race statistics

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  • Lead changes: 15 among 8 different drivers
  • Cautions/Laps: 7 for 37
  • Red flags: 1 for 1 hour, 14 minutes and 2 seconds
  • Time of race: 2 hours, 29 minutes and 23 seconds
  • Average speed: 125.315 miles per hour (201.675 km/h)

Media

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Television

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The Alsco Uniforms 500 was carried by FS1 in the United States. Mike Joy and five-time Charlotte winner Jeff Gordon covered the race from the Fox Sports studio in Charlotte. Vince Welch handled the pit road duties. Larry McReynolds provided insight from the Fox Sports studio in Charlotte.

FS1
Booth announcers Pit reporter In-race analyst
Lap-by-lap: Mike Joy
Color-commentator: Jeff Gordon
Vince Welch Larry McReynolds

Radio

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Radio coverage of the race was broadcast by the Performance Racing Network (PRN), and was simulcasted on Sirius XM NASCAR Radio. Doug Rice and Mark Garrow called the race in the booth when the field raced through the quad-oval. Rob Albright reported the race from a billboard in turn 2 when the field was racing through turns 1 and 2 and halfway down the backstretch. Pat Patterson called the race from a billboard outside of turn 3 when the field raced through the other half of the backstretch and through turns 3 and 4. Brad Gillie, Brett McMillan and Wendy Venturini were the pit reporters during the broadcast.

PRN Radio
Booth announcers Turn announcers Pit reporters
Lead announcer: Doug Rice
Announcer: Mark Garrow
Turns 1 & 2: Rob Albright
Turns 3 & 4: Pat Patterson
Brad Gillie
Brett McMillan
Wendy Venturini

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 May 1, 2020.
  2. ^ "Charlotte Motor Speedway". NASCAR.com. NASCAR Media Group, LLC. January 3, 2013. Archived from the original on September 29, 2015. Retrieved May 1, 2020.
  3. ^ "Entry List". MRN.com. Motor Racing Network. May 25, 2020. Retrieved May 25, 2020.
  4. ^ "Starting Lineup". MRN.com. Motor Racing Network. May 25, 2020. Retrieved May 25, 2020.
  5. ^ "Alsco Uniforms 500 Results". MRN.com. Motor Racing Network. May 28, 2020. Retrieved May 28, 2020.
  6. ^ "Points standings" (PDF). Jayski.com. Jayski's Silly Season Site. May 28, 2020. Retrieved May 28, 2020.
  7. ^ "Alsco Uniforms 500 ratings". ShowBuzzDaily. Mitch Metcalf. Archived from the original on May 29, 2020. Retrieved May 29, 2020.
  8. ^ Norris, Brad. "NASCAR realigns 2020 schedule, shifts events from Chicagoland, Richmond, Sonoma". NASCAR.com. Retrieved May 18, 2020.


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