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The official 2020 GEICO 500 NASCAR CUP Series entry list features top NASCAR drivers set to compete at Talladega Superspeedway, highlighting the full lineup of race participants and teams.

GEICO 500

Sunday, June 21st, 2020

Talladega Superspeedway, Lincoln, AL

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  • 15 Ford
  • 7 Toyota
  • 18 Chevrolet

  • 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: 188
  • Laps Actual: 191 - NASCAR OVERTIME!
  • Margin of Victory: 0.007 Seconds
  • Time of Race: 3 Hours 27 Minutes 28 Seconds
  • Average Speed: 146.933
  • Cautions: 8 for 33 laps
  • Lead Changes: 56
  • Green Flag Passes: 11,799 (74.7 passes per green flag lap)

  • Talladega Superspeedway
  • 51st Annual GEICO 500
  • Race Winner: Ryan Blaney
  • Age: 26
  • Team : No. 12 - Menards/Sylvania Ford
  • Owner: Team Penske
  • Crew Chief: Todd Gordon
  • Ryan Blaney won the 51st Annual GEICO 500, his fourth victory in 175 NASCAR Cup Series races.
  • This is his first victory and seventh top-10 finish in 2020.
  • This is his second victory and fourth top-10 finish in 12 races at Talladega Superspeedway.
  • Ricky Stenhouse Jr (second) posted his ninth top-10 finish in 14 races at Talladega Superspeedway. It is his third top-10 finish in 2020.
  • Aric Almirola (third) posted his ninth top-10 finish in 21 races at Talladega Superspeedway.
  • John Hunter Nemechek (eighth) was the highest finishing rookie.
  • Ryan Blaney (2019-2020) becomes the eighth different driver to win consecutive races at Talladega in the NASCAR Cup Series - Pete Hamilton (1970 sweep), Buddy Baker (1975 sweep, 1976), Darrell Waltrip (1982 sweep), Dale Earnhardt (1990, 1993-94, 1999 sweep), Sterling Marlin (1995-96), Dale Earnhardt Jr. (2001-2003), Jeff Gordon (2007 sweep).
  • This is Team Penske's ninth victory at Talladega Superspeedway in the NASCAR Cup Series (third-most all-time).
  • This is Ford's 30th win at Talladega Superspeedway in the NASCAR Cup Series (second-most all-time).
The NASCAR Garage 56 car during the Rolex 24
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GEICO 500 at Talladega Superspeedway Entry List
ENTRY # DRIVER HOMETOWN DOB AGE MAKE SPONSOR TEAM CREW CHIEF
1 10 Aric Almirola Tampa, FL Mar 14, 1984 36 Ford Smithfield Stewart-Haas Racing Mike Bugarewicz
2 2 Brad Keselowski Auburn Hills, MI Feb 12, 1984 36 Ford Dent Wizard Team Penske Jeremy Bullins
3 14 Clint Bowyer Emporia, KS May 30, 1979 41 Ford Barstool Sports America Stewart-Haas Racing Johnny Klausmeier
4 11 Denny Hamlin Chesterfield, VA Nov 18, 1980 39 Toyota Drive for Change Joe Gibbs Racing Chris Gabehart
5 53 JJ Yeley Phoenix, AZ Oct 5, 1976 43 Chevrolet Truckworx Rick Ware Racing Jason Houghtaling
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 MoneyLion Team Penske Paul Wolfe
8 4 Kevin Harvick Bakersfield, CA Dec 8, 1975 44 Ford Busch Light 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 Interstate Batteries Joe Gibbs Racing Adam Stevens
11 19 Martin Truex Jr Mayetta, NJ Jun 29, 1980 39 Toyota Bass Pro Shops / Tracker ATVs & Boats / USO Joe Gibbs Racing James Small
12 42 Matt Kenseth Cambridge, WI Mar 10, 1972 48 Chevrolet McDonald's Chip Ganassi Racing Chad Johnston
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 Castrol RFK Racing Scott Graves
15 62 Brendan Gaughan Las Vegas, NV Jul 10, 1975 44 Chevrolet Beard Motorsports / South Point Beard Motorsports Darren Shaw
16 3 Austin Dillon Lewisville, NC Apr 27, 1990 30 Chevrolet Bass Pro Shops / Tracker Off Road Richard Childress Racing Justin Alexander
17 47 Ricky Stenhouse Jr Olive Branch, MS Oct 2, 1987 32 Chevrolet NOS Energy Drink 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 Valvoline Hendrick Motorsports Greg Ives
20 12 Ryan Blaney High Point, NC Dec 31, 1993 26 Ford Menards / Sylvania Team Penske Todd Gordon
21 32 Corey Lajoie Kannapolis, NC Sep 25, 1991 28 Ford Schluter Systems GO FAS Racing Ryan Sparks
22 51 Joey Gase Cedar Rapids, IA Feb 8, 1993 27 Ford The Gifted Life Podcast / LOPA Petty Ware Racing Lee Leslie
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 Mountain Dew / Little Ceaser Hendrick Motorsports Alan Gustafson
25 21 Matt DiBenedetto Grass Valley, CA Jul 27, 1991 28 Ford Quick Lane Tire & Auto Center Wood Brothers Racing Greg Erwin
26 17 Chris Buescher Prosper, TX Oct 29, 1992 27 Ford Fastenal RFK Racing Luke Lambert
27 20 Erik Jones Byron, MI May 30, 1996 24 Toyota DeWalt Joe Gibbs Racing Chris Gayle
28 77 BJ McLeod Wauchula, FL Nov 17, 1983 36 Chevrolet OILFIRE Rye Whiskey Spire Motorsports Todd Parrott
29 37 Ryan Preece Berlin, CT Oct 25, 1990 29 Chevrolet Kroger JTG Daugherty Racing Trent Owens
30 27 Gray Gaulding Colonial Heights, VA Feb 10, 1998 22 Ford Panini America Rick Ware Racing Mike Hillman Sr
31 96 Daniel Suarez Monterrey, Mexico Jan 7, 1992 28 Toyota CommScope Gaunt Brothers Racing Dave Winston
32 43 Bubba Wallace Mobile, AL Oct 8, 1993 26 Chevrolet World Wide Technology Richard Petty Motorsports Jerry Baxter
33 24 William Byron Charlotte, NC Nov 29, 1997 22 Chevrolet Axalta Hendrick Motorsports Chad Knaus
34 15 Brennan Poole Sacramento, CA Apr 11, 1991 29 Chevrolet Remember Everyone Deployed Premium Motorsports Pat Tryson
35 41 Cole Custer Ladera Ranch, CA Jan 23, 1998 22 Ford Autodesk / HaasTooling.com Stewart-Haas Racing Mike Shiplett
36 78 Garrett Smithley Ligonier, PA Apr 27, 1992 28 Chevrolet Baker Camp Arnold Capital Management BJ McLeod Motorsports Todd Parrott
37 8 Tyler Reddick Corning, CA Jan 11, 1996 24 Chevrolet Realtree Richard Childress Racing Randall Burnett
38 00 Quin Houff Weyers Cave, VA Sep 15, 1997 22 Chevrolet Permatex StarCom Racing George Church
39 38 John Hunter Nemechek Mooresville, NC Jun 11, 1997 23 Ford Death Wish Coffee Front Row Motorsports Seth Barbour
40 95 Christopher Bell Norman, OK Dec 16, 1994 25 Toyota Procore Leavine Family Racing Jason Ratcliff