Race Lineup
The official 2020 The Real Heroes 400 NASCAR CUP Series race lineup, determined by qualifying results, shows the starting positions of all drivers at Darlington Raceway.
The Real Heroes 400
Sunday, May 17th, 2020
Darlington Raceway, Darlington, SC
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- Positions 1-12 will be determined by a random draw from charter teams in those positions in team owner points.
- Positions 13-24: Random draw among charter teams in those positions in owner points.
- Positions 25-36: Random draw among charter teams in those positions in owner points.
- Positions 37-40 will be filled out by open, non-chartered teams in order of owner points.
- Drivers Entered: 40
- Laps Scheduled: 293
- Margin of Victory: 02.154 Seconds
- Time of Race: 3 Hours 27 Minutes 21 Seconds
- Average Speed: 115.815
- Cautions: 10 for 57 laps
- Lead Changes: 10
- Green Flag Passes: 1,274 (5.4 passes per green flag lap)
- Darlington Raceway
- The Real Heroes 400
- Race Winner: Kevin Harvick
- Age: 44
- Team : No. 4 - Busch Light YOURFACEHERE Ford
- Owner: Stewart-Haas Racing
- Crew Chief: Rodney Childers
- Kevin Harvick won the The Real Heroes 400, his 50th victory in 687 NASCAR Cup Series races. Harvick is now tied with NASCAR Hall of Famers Ned Jarrett and Junior Johnson for 12th on the series wins list.
- This is his first victory and fifth top-10 finish in 2020.
- This is his second victory and 13th top-10 finish in 25 races at Darlington Raceway.
- Alex Bowman (second) posted his first top-10 finish in six races at Darlington Raceway. It is his second top-10 finish in 2020.
- Kurt Busch (third) posted his 10th top-10 finish in 25 races at Darlington Raceway.
- Tyler Reddick (seventh) was the highest finishing rookie.
- Kevin Harvick leads the point standings by 28 points over Alex Bowman.
- Kevin Harvick is the only driver this season to finish in the top-10 in all five races of 2020.
| ST | # | DRIVER | MAKE | SPD | TIME | BHND | SPONSOR | TEAM | CREW CHIEF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | Brad Keselowski | Ford | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | Discount Tire | Team Penske | Jeremy Bullins |
| 2 | 88 | Alex Bowman | Chevrolet | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | ChevyGoods.com-NOCO | Hendrick Motorsports | Greg Ives |
| 3 | 21 | Matt DiBenedetto | Ford | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | Motorcraft / Quick Lane | Wood Brothers Racing | Greg Erwin |
| 4 | 18 | Kyle Busch | Toyota | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | M&M's | Joe Gibbs Racing | Adam Stevens |
| 5 | 10 | Aric Almirola | Ford | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | Smithfield | Stewart-haas Racing | Mike Bugarewicz |
| 6 | 4 | Kevin Harvick | Ford | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | Busch Light #YOURFACEHERE | Stewart-haas Racing | Rodney Childers |
| 7 | 12 | Ryan Blaney | Ford | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | Menards / Duracell | Team Penske | Todd Gordon |
| 8 | 48 | Jimmie Johnson | Chevrolet | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | Ally | Hendrick Motorsports | Cliff Daniels |
| 9 | 22 | Joey Logano | Ford | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | Shell Pennzoil | Team Penske | Paul Wolfe |
| 10 | 11 | Denny Hamlin | Toyota | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | FedEx Thank You | Joe Gibbs Racing | Chris Gabehart |
| 11 | 9 | Chase Elliott | Chevrolet | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | NAPA Auto Parts | Hendrick Motorsports | Alan Gustafson |
| 12 | 42 | Matt Kenseth | Chevrolet | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | Credit One Bank | Chip Ganassi Racing | Chad Johnston |
| 13 | 14 | Clint Bowyer | Ford | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | Rush Trucking / Mobil 1 | Stewart-haas Racing | Johnny Klausmeier |
| 14 | 41 | Cole Custer | Ford | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | HaasTooling.com | Stewart-haas Racing | Mike Shiplett |
| 15 | 19 | Martin Truex Jr | Toyota | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | Bass Pro Shops | Joe Gibbs Racing | James Small |
| 16 | 3 | Austin Dillon | Chevrolet | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | Symbicort | Richard Childress Racing | Justin Alexander |
| 17 | 43 | Bubba Wallace | Chevrolet | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | World Wide Technology | Richard Petty Motorsports | Jerry Baxter |
| 18 | 24 | William Byron | Chevrolet | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | Axalta | Hendrick Motorsports | Chad Knaus |
| 19 | 32 | Corey Lajoie | Ford | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | Drydene | Go Fas Racing | Ryan Sparks |
| 20 | 20 | Erik Jones | Toyota | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | DeWalt Atomic Thank You | Joe Gibbs Racing | Chris Gayle |
| 21 | 6 | Ryan Newman | Ford | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | Oscar Mayer | Rfk Racing | Scott Graves |
| 22 | 1 | Kurt Busch | Chevrolet | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | Monster Energy | Chip Ganassi Racing | Matt McCall |
| 23 | 47 | Ricky Stenhouse Jr | Chevrolet | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | Kroger | Jtg Daugherty Racing | Brian Pattie |
| 24 | 17 | Chris Buescher | Ford | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | Fastenal | Rfk Racing | Luke Lambert |
| 25 | 37 | Ryan Preece | Chevrolet | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | Cottonelle | Jtg Daugherty Racing | Trent Owens |
| 26 | 53 | Garrett Smithley | Chevrolet | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | Trophy Tractor | Rick Ware Racing | Jason Houghtaling |
| 27 | 00 | Quin Houff | Chevrolet | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | UNITS | Starcom Racing | George Church |
| 28 | 95 | Christopher Bell | Toyota | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | Rheem | Leavine Family Racing | Jason Ratcliff |
| 29 | 8 | Tyler Reddick | Chevrolet | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | Caterpillar | Richard Childress Racing | Randall Burnett |
| 30 | 27 | JJ Yeley | Ford | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | Jacob Construction | Rick Ware Racing | Mark Hillman |
| 31 | 34 | Michael McDowell | Ford | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | Carparts.com | Front Row Motorsports | Drew Blickensderfer |
| 32 | 51 | Joey Gase | Ford | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | Agri Suply | Petty Ware Racing | Lee Leslie |
| 33 | 13 | Ty Dillon | Chevrolet | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | GEICO | Germain Racing | Matt Borland |
| 34 | 38 | John Hunter Nemechek | Ford | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | Citigard | Front Row Motorsports | Seth Barbour |
| 35 | 15 | Brennan Poole | Chevrolet | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | SpartanGO | Premium Motorsports | Pat Tryson |
| 36 | 77 | Reed Sorenson | Chevrolet | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | Bon Secours #TheRealHeroes | Spire Motorsports | Peter Sospenzo |
| 37 | 96 | Daniel Suarez | Toyota | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | Today. Tomorrow. Toyota. | Gaunt Brothers Racing | Dave Winston |
| 38 | 66 | Timmy Hill | Toyota | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | RoofClaim.com | Motorsports Business Management | Doug Richert |
| 39 | 78 | BJ McLeod | Chevrolet | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | Unsponsored | Bj Mcleod Motorsports | Todd Parrott |
| 40 | 7 | Josh Bilicki | Chevrolet | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | Gravely | Tommy Baldwin Racing | Tommy Baldwin |