Entry List
The official 2020 Cook Out Southern 500 NASCAR CUP Series entry list features top NASCAR drivers set to compete at Darlington Raceway, highlighting the full lineup of race participants and teams.
Cook Out Southern 500
Sunday, September 6th, 2020
Darlington Raceway, Darlington, SC
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- Due to no practice and qualifying for the remaining 2020 season, NASCAR uses three weighted and averaged competition-based performance metrics from the most recently completed race to determine the Starting lineup and Pit selection order for each race:
- * Owner points position (weighted at 35%)
- * Finish position (weighted at 50%)
- * Fastest lap rank (weighted at 15%)
- Drivers Entered: 39
- Laps Scheduled: 367
- Margin of Victory: 0.343 Seconds
- Time of Race: 3 Hours 47 Minutes 26 Seconds
- Average Speed: 132.256
- Cautions: 7 for 34 laps
- Lead Changes: 18
- Green Flag Passes: 2,904 (8.7 passes per green flag lap)
- Darlington Raceway
- 71st Annual Cook Out Southern 500
- Race Winner: Kevin Harvick
- Age: 44
- Team : No. 4 - Busch Beer Throwback Ford
- Owner: Tony Stewart
- Crew Chief: Rodney Childers
- Kevin Harvick won the 71st Annual Cook Out Southern 500, his 57th victory in 710 Cup Series races.
- This is his eighth victory and 22nd top-10 finish in 2020.
- This is his third victory and 15th top-10 finish in 27 races at Darlington Raceway.
- Austin Dillon (second) posted his third top-10 finish in ten races at Darlington Raceway. It is his eighth top-10 finish in 2020.
- Joey Logano (third) posted his seventh top-10 finish in 15 races at Darlington Raceway.
- Cole Custer (12th) was the highest finishing rookie.
- Kevin Harvick leads the point standings by 19 points over Denny Hamlin.
| ENTRY | # | DRIVER | HOMETOWN | DOB | AGE | MAKE | SPONSOR | TEAM | CREW CHIEF |
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| 1 | 10 | Aric Almirola | Tampa, FL | Mar 14, 1984 | 36 | Ford | Go Bowling | Stewart-Haas Racing | Mike Bugarewicz |
| 2 | 2 | Brad Keselowski | Auburn Hills, MI | Feb 12, 1984 | 36 | Ford | Discount Tire | Team Penske | Jeremy Bullins |
| 3 | 14 | Clint Bowyer | Emporia, KS | May 30, 1979 | 41 | Ford | PEAK Throwback | Stewart-Haas Racing | Johnny Klausmeier |
| 4 | 11 | Denny Hamlin | Chesterfield, VA | Nov 18, 1980 | 39 | Toyota | Federal Express | Joe Gibbs Racing | Chris Gabehart |
| 5 | 27 | JJ Yeley | Phoenix, AZ | Oct 5, 1976 | 43 | Ford | Jacob Companies Kenny Irwin Jr 1997 Throwback | Rick Ware Racing | Mark Hillman |
| 6 | 48 | Jimmie Johnson | El Cajon, CA | Sep 17, 1975 | 44 | Chevrolet | Ally Throwback | Hendrick Motorsports | Cliff Daniels |
| 7 | 22 | Joey Logano | Middleton, CT | May 24, 1990 | 30 | Ford | Shell Pennzoil | Team Penske | Paul Wolfe |
| 8 | 4 | Kevin Harvick | Bakersfield, CA | Dec 8, 1975 | 44 | Ford | Busch Beer Throwback | Stewart-Haas Racing | Rodney Childers |
| 9 | 1 | Kurt Busch | Las Vegas, NV | Aug 4, 1978 | 42 | Chevrolet | Monster Energy | Chip Ganassi Racing | Matt McCall |
| 10 | 18 | Kyle Busch | Las Vegas, NV | May 2, 1985 | 35 | Toyota | M&M's | Joe Gibbs Racing | Adam Stevens |
| 11 | 19 | Martin Truex Jr | Mayetta, NJ | Jun 29, 1980 | 40 | Toyota | Bass Pro Shops | Joe Gibbs Racing | James Small |
| 12 | 42 | Matt Kenseth | Cambridge, WI | Mar 10, 1972 | 48 | Chevrolet | McDelivery | Chip Ganassi Racing | Phil Surgen |
| 13 | 34 | Michael McDowell | Phoenix, AZ | Dec 21, 1984 | 35 | Ford | Love's Travel Stops | Front Row Motorsports | Drew Blickensderfer |
| 14 | 6 | Ryan Newman | South Bend, IN | Dec 8, 1977 | 42 | Ford | Oscar Mayer | RFK Racing | Scott Graves |
| 15 | 3 | Austin Dillon | Lewisville, NC | Apr 27, 1990 | 30 | Chevrolet | American Ethanol | Richard Childress Racing | Justin Alexander |
| 16 | 47 | Ricky Stenhouse Jr | Olive Branch, MS | Oct 2, 1987 | 32 | Chevrolet | Kroger | JTG Daugherty Racing | Brian Pattie |
| 17 | 66 | Timmy Hill | Port Tobacco, MD | Feb 25, 1993 | 27 | Toyota | RoofClaim.com Phil Parsons 1984 Throwback | Motorsports Business Management | Clinton Cram |
| 18 | 88 | Alex Bowman | Tuscon, AZ | Apr 25, 1993 | 27 | Chevrolet | ChevyGoods.com / Truck Hero | Hendrick Motorsports | Greg Ives |
| 19 | 12 | Ryan Blaney | High Point, NC | Dec 31, 1993 | 26 | Ford | Menards / Maytag | Team Penske | Todd Gordon |
| 20 | 32 | Corey Lajoie | Kannapolis, NC | Sep 25, 1991 | 28 | Ford | Trump 2020 | GO FAS Racing | Ryan Sparks |
| 21 | 51 | Joey Gase | Cedar Rapids, IA | Feb 8, 1993 | 27 | Ford | Carolina Cooker Bobby Allison Throwback | Petty Ware Racing | Jason Houghtaling |
| 22 | 13 | Ty Dillon | Lewisville, NC | Feb 27, 1992 | 28 | Chevrolet | GEICO | Germain Racing | Matt Borland |
| 23 | 9 | Chase Elliott | Dawsonville, GA | Nov 28, 1995 | 24 | Chevrolet | Go Bowling | Hendrick Motorsports | Alan Gustafson |
| 24 | 21 | Matt DiBenedetto | Grass Valley, CA | Jul 27, 1991 | 29 | Ford | Motorcraft / Quick Lane | Wood Brothers Racing | Greg Erwin |
| 25 | 17 | Chris Buescher | Prosper, TX | Oct 29, 1992 | 27 | Ford | Fastenal Blue 500 Sales Event | RFK Racing | Luke Lambert |
| 26 | 20 | Erik Jones | Byron, MI | May 30, 1996 | 24 | Toyota | Sport Clips | Joe Gibbs Racing | Chris Gayle |
| 27 | 37 | Ryan Preece | Berlin, CT | Oct 25, 1990 | 29 | Chevrolet | Bush's Beans | JTG Daugherty Racing | Trent Owens |
| 28 | 96 | Daniel Suarez | Monterrey, Mexico | Jan 7, 1992 | 28 | Toyota | CommScope | Gaunt Brothers Racing | Dave Winston |
| 29 | 77 | Ross Chastain | Alva, FL | Dec 4, 1992 | 27 | Chevrolet | Dirty Mo Media 1976 Throwback | Spire Motorsports | Peter Sospenzo |
| 30 | 43 | Bubba Wallace | Mobile, AL | Oct 8, 1993 | 26 | Chevrolet | Cash App | Richard Petty Motorsports | Jerry Baxter |
| 31 | 24 | William Byron | Charlotte, NC | Nov 29, 1997 | 22 | Chevrolet | Liberty University Throwback | Hendrick Motorsports | Chad Knaus |
| 32 | 15 | Brennan Poole | Sacramento, CA | Apr 11, 1991 | 29 | Chevrolet | Remember Everyone Deployed 1980's Throwback | Premium Motorsports | Pat Tryson |
| 33 | 41 | Cole Custer | Ladera Ranch, CA | Jan 23, 1998 | 22 | Ford | HaasTooling.com | Stewart-Haas Racing | Mike Shiplett |
| 34 | 7 | Josh Bilicki | Menomonee Falls, WI | Jun 3, 1995 | 25 | Chevrolet | Insurance King | Tommy Baldwin Racing | Patrick Donahue |
| 35 | 8 | Tyler Reddick | Corning, CA | Jan 11, 1996 | 24 | Chevrolet | Cat Power | Richard Childress Racing | Randall Burnett |
| 36 | 00 | Quin Houff | Weyers Cave, VA | Sep 15, 1997 | 22 | Chevrolet | Permatex | StarCom Racing | George Church |
| 37 | 38 | John Hunter Nemechek | Mooresville, NC | Jun 11, 1997 | 23 | Ford | Citgard | Front Row Motorsports | Seth Barbour |
| 38 | 95 | Christopher Bell | Norman, OK | Dec 16, 1994 | 25 | Toyota | Rheem | Leavine Family Racing | Jason Ratcliff |
| 39 | 53 | James Davison | Melbourne, Australia | Aug 28, 1986 | 34 | Chevrolet | Signing Day Sports Tom Sneva Throwback | Rick Ware Racing | Todd Parrott |