Entry List
The official 2020 Super Start Batteries 400 NASCAR CUP Series entry list features top NASCAR drivers set to compete at Kansas Speedway, highlighting the full lineup of race participants and teams.
Super Start Batteries 400
Thursday, July 23rd, 2020
Kansas Speedway, Kansas City, KS
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- Positions 1-12: Random draw from charter teams in those positions in owner points.
- Positions 13-24: Random draw from charter teams in those positions in owner points.
- Positions 25-36: Random draw from charter teams in those positions in owner points.
- Positions 37-40: Open teams in order of owners points.
- Drivers Entered: 40
- Laps Scheduled: 267
- Margin of Victory: 0.510 Seconds
- Time of Race: 3 Hours 17 Minutes 14 Seconds
- Average Speed: 121.835
- Cautions: 11 for 47 laps
- Lead Changes: 22
- Green Flag Passes: 2,017 (9.2 passes per green flag lap)
- Kansas Speedway
- 10th Annual Super Start Batteries 400 presented by O'Reilly Auto Parts
- Race Winner: Denny Hamlin
- Age: 39
- Team : No. 11 - FedEx Freight Toyota
- Owner: Joe Gibbs Racing
- Crew Chief: Christopher Gabehart
- Denny Hamlin won the 10th Annual Super Start Batteries 400 presented by O'Reilly Auto Parts, his 42nd victory in 525 NASCAR Cup Series races.
- This is his fifth victory and 11th top-10 finish in 2020. It is also the fourth time in his career he has won five or more races in a season (2010, 2012, 2019, 2020).
- This is his third victory and ninth top-10 finish in 24 races at Kansas Speedway - his third victory ties Jeff Gordon, Jimmie Johnson and Kevin Harvick for series-most wins at Kansas.
- Brad Keselowski (second) posted his 11th top-10 finish in 21 races at Kansas Speedway. It is his 14th top-10 finish in 2020.
- Martin Truex Jr. (third) posted his 11th top-10 finish in 24 races at Kansas Speedway.
- Cole Custer (seventh) was the highest finishing rookie.
- This is Joe Gibbs Racing's sixth victory at Kansas Speedway.
| 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 | Smithfield Hometown Original | Stewart-Haas Racing | Mike Bugarewicz |
| 2 | 2 | Brad Keselowski | Auburn Hills, MI | Feb 12, 1984 | 36 | Ford | Wabash | Team Penske | Jeremy Bullins |
| 3 | 14 | Clint Bowyer | Emporia, KS | May 30, 1979 | 41 | Ford | One Cure | Stewart-Haas Racing | Johnny Klausmeier |
| 4 | 11 | Denny Hamlin | Chesterfield, VA | Nov 18, 1980 | 39 | Toyota | FedEx Office | Joe Gibbs Racing | Chris Gabehart |
| 5 | 27 | JJ Yeley | Phoenix, AZ | Oct 5, 1976 | 43 | Ford | Unsponsored | Rick Ware Racing | Mike Hillman Sr |
| 6 | 48 | Jimmie Johnson | El Cajon, CA | Sep 17, 1975 | 44 | Chevrolet | Ally | 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 Light Apple | Stewart-Haas Racing | Rodney Childers |
| 9 | 1 | Kurt Busch | Las Vegas, NV | Aug 4, 1978 | 41 | Chevrolet | Monster Energy | Chip Ganassi Racing | Matt McCall |
| 10 | 18 | Kyle Busch | Las Vegas, NV | May 2, 1985 | 35 | Toyota | M&M's Fudge Brownie | Joe Gibbs Racing | Adam Stevens |
| 11 | 19 | Martin Truex Jr | Mayetta, NJ | Jun 29, 1980 | 40 | Toyota | Auto Owners Insurance | Joe Gibbs Racing | James Small |
| 12 | 42 | Matt Kenseth | Cambridge, WI | Mar 10, 1972 | 48 | Chevrolet | McDelivery | Chip Ganassi Racing | Chad Johnston |
| 13 | 34 | Michael McDowell | Phoenix, AZ | Dec 21, 1984 | 35 | Ford | Dockside Logistics | Front Row Motorsports | Drew Blickensderfer |
| 14 | 7 | Reed Sorenson | Peachtree City, GA | Feb 5, 1986 | 34 | Chevrolet | Wilkerson Crane & Rental | Tommy Baldwin Racing | Tommy Baldwin |
| 15 | 6 | Ryan Newman | South Bend, IN | Dec 8, 1977 | 42 | Ford | Wyndham Rewards | RFK Racing | Scott Graves |
| 16 | 3 | Austin Dillon | Lewisville, NC | Apr 27, 1990 | 30 | Chevrolet | American Ethanol | Richard Childress Racing | Justin Alexander |
| 17 | 47 | Ricky Stenhouse Jr | Olive Branch, MS | Oct 2, 1987 | 32 | Chevrolet | Kroger | JTG Daugherty Racing | Brian Pattie |
| 18 | 66 | Timmy Hill | Port Tobacco, MD | Feb 25, 1993 | 27 | Toyota | RoofClaim.com | Motorsports Business Management | Clinton Cram |
| 19 | 88 | Alex Bowman | Tuscon, AZ | Apr 25, 1993 | 27 | Chevrolet | ChevyGoods.com / NOCO | Hendrick Motorsports | Greg Ives |
| 20 | 12 | Ryan Blaney | High Point, NC | Dec 31, 1993 | 26 | Ford | DEX Imaging | Team Penske | Todd Gordon |
| 21 | 32 | Corey Lajoie | Kannapolis, NC | Sep 25, 1991 | 28 | Ford | Built Bar | GO FAS Racing | Ryan Sparks |
| 22 | 51 | Joey Gase | Cedar Rapids, IA | Feb 8, 1993 | 27 | Ford | Page Construction | Petty Ware Racing | Jason Houghtaling |
| 23 | 13 | Ty Dillon | Lewisville, NC | Feb 27, 1992 | 28 | Chevrolet | GEICO | Germain Racing | Matt Borland |
| 24 | 9 | Chase Elliott | Dawsonville, GA | Nov 28, 1995 | 24 | Chevrolet | NAPA Auto Parts | Hendrick Motorsports | Alan Gustafson |
| 25 | 21 | Matt DiBenedetto | Grass Valley, CA | Jul 27, 1991 | 28 | Ford | Menards / Dutch Boy | Wood Brothers Racing | Greg Erwin |
| 26 | 17 | Chris Buescher | Prosper, TX | Oct 29, 1992 | 27 | Ford | Fifth Third Bank | RFK Racing | Luke Lambert |
| 27 | 20 | Erik Jones | Byron, MI | May 30, 1996 | 24 | Toyota | STANLEY | Joe Gibbs Racing | Chris Gayle |
| 28 | 78 | BJ McLeod | Wauchula, FL | Nov 17, 1983 | 36 | Chevrolet | Axele.com | BJ McLeod Motorsports | Ken Evans |
| 29 | 37 | Ryan Preece | Berlin, CT | Oct 25, 1990 | 29 | Chevrolet | Bush's Beans | JTG Daugherty Racing | Trent Owens |
| 30 | 96 | Daniel Suarez | Monterrey, Mexico | Jan 7, 1992 | 28 | Toyota | Toyota Certified Used Vehicles | Gaunt Brothers Racing | Dave Winston |
| 31 | 43 | Bubba Wallace | Mobile, AL | Oct 8, 1993 | 26 | Chevrolet | Victory Junction | Richard Petty Motorsports | Jerry Baxter |
| 32 | 24 | William Byron | Charlotte, NC | Nov 29, 1997 | 22 | Chevrolet | Axalta | Hendrick Motorsports | Chad Knaus |
| 33 | 15 | Brennan Poole | Sacramento, CA | Apr 11, 1991 | 29 | Chevrolet | Remember Everyone Deployed | Premium Motorsports | Pat Tryson |
| 34 | 41 | Cole Custer | Ladera Ranch, CA | Jan 23, 1998 | 22 | Ford | HaasTooling.com | Stewart-Haas Racing | Mike Shiplett |
| 35 | 77 | Garrett Smithley | Ligonier, PA | Apr 27, 1992 | 28 | Chevrolet | Formula One Imports | Spire Motorsports | Peter Sospenzo |
| 36 | 53 | Josh Bilicki | Menomonee Falls, WI | Jun 3, 1995 | 25 | Chevrolet | RBR Aviation / Junction Fuels | Rick Ware Racing | Todd Parrott |
| 37 | 8 | Tyler Reddick | Corning, CA | Jan 11, 1996 | 24 | Chevrolet | I Am Second | Richard Childress Racing | Randall Burnett |
| 38 | 00 | Quin Houff | Weyers Cave, VA | Sep 15, 1997 | 22 | Chevrolet | Creek Enterprise Inc. | StarCom Racing | George Church |
| 39 | 38 | John Hunter Nemechek | Mooresville, NC | Jun 11, 1997 | 23 | Ford | Digital Ally | Front Row Motorsports | Seth Barbour |
| 40 | 95 | Christopher Bell | Norman, OK | Dec 16, 1994 | 25 | Toyota | Rheem | Leavine Family Racing | Jason Ratcliff |