Race Lineup
The official 2020 Toyota 500 NASCAR CUP Series race lineup, determined by qualifying results, shows the starting positions of all drivers at Darlington Raceway.
Toyota 500
Wednesday, May 20th, 2020
Darlington Raceway, Darlington, SC
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- Positions 1-20: Invert the top 20 from the May 17th race at Darlington
- Positions 21-40: In finishing order from the May 17th race at Darlington, followed by new entries
- Drivers Entered: 39
- Laps Scheduled: 227
- Laps Actual: 208 - Race Shortened
- Margin of Victory: Under Caution Seconds
- Time of Race: 2 Hours 42 Minutes 23 Seconds
- Average Speed: 104.984
- Cautions: 11 for 54 laps
- Lead Changes: 17
- Green Flag Passes: 2,053 (13.3 passes per green flag lap)
- Darlington Raceway
- Toyota 500
- Race Winner: Denny Hamlin
- Age: 39
- Team : No. 11 - FedEx Delivering Strength Toyota
- Owner: Joe Gibbs Racing
- Crew Chief: Christopher Gabehart
- Denny Hamlin won the Toyota 500, his 39th victory in 512 NASCAR Cup Series races.
- This is his second victory (Daytona, Darlington) and third top-10 finish in 2020.
- This is his third victory (2010, 2017, 2020) and 12th top-10 finish in 16 races at Darlington Raceway.
- Kyle Busch (second) posted his 11th top-10 finish in 17 races at Darlington Raceway. It is his third top-10 finish in 2020.
- Kevin Harvick (third) posted his 13th top-10 finish in 25 races at Darlington Raceway. Continues his streak of of finishing in the top-10 in all six races this season.
- Christopher Bell (11th) was the highest finishing rookie.
- Kevin Harvick leads the point standings by 2 points over Joey Logano.
| ST | # | DRIVER | MAKE | SPD | TIME | BHND | SPONSOR | TEAM | CREW CHIEF |
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| 20 | 4 | Kevin Harvick | Ford | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | Mobil 1 | Stewart-haas Racing | Rodney Childers |
| 19 | 88 | Alex Bowman | Chevrolet | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | ChevyGoods.com-NOCO | Hendrick Motorsports | Greg Ives |
| 18 | 1 | Kurt Busch | Chevrolet | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | Monster Energy | Chip Ganassi Racing | Matt McCall |
| 17 | 9 | Chase Elliott | Chevrolet | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | NAPA Auto Parts | Hendrick Motorsports | Alan Gustafson |
| 16 | 11 | Denny Hamlin | Toyota | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | FedEx Delivering Strength | Joe Gibbs Racing | Chris Gabehart |
| 15 | 19 | Martin Truex Jr | Toyota | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | Bass Pro Shops | Joe Gibbs Racing | James Small |
| 14 | 8 | Tyler Reddick | Chevrolet | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | Caterpillar | Richard Childress Racing | Randall Burnett |
| 13 | 20 | Erik Jones | Toyota | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | STANLEY | Joe Gibbs Racing | Chris Gayle |
| 12 | 38 | John Hunter Nemechek | Ford | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | SCAG | Front Row Motorsports | Seth Barbour |
| 11 | 42 | Matt Kenseth | Chevrolet | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | Credit One Bank | Chip Ganassi Racing | Chad Johnston |
| 10 | 3 | Austin Dillon | Chevrolet | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | Dow / Keep America Beautiful | Richard Childress Racing | Justin Alexander |
| 9 | 10 | Aric Almirola | Ford | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | Smithfield | Stewart-haas Racing | Mike Bugarewicz |
| 8 | 2 | Brad Keselowski | Ford | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | PIRTEK | Team Penske | Jeremy Bullins |
| 7 | 21 | Matt DiBenedetto | Ford | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | Motorcraft / Quick Lane | Wood Brothers Racing | Greg Erwin |
| 6 | 6 | Ryan Newman | Ford | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | Oscar Mayer Hot Dogs | Rfk Racing | Scott Graves |
| 5 | 12 | Ryan Blaney | Ford | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | Menards / MOEN | Team Penske | Todd Gordon |
| 4 | 14 | Clint Bowyer | Ford | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | Rush Trucking / Mobil Delvac 1 | Stewart-haas Racing | Johnny Klausmeier |
| 3 | 22 | Joey Logano | Ford | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | Shell Pennzoil | Team Penske | Paul Wolfe |
| 2 | 13 | Ty Dillon | Chevrolet | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | GEICO | Germain Racing | Matt Borland |
| 1 | 37 | Ryan Preece | Chevrolet | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | Tide Power Pods | Jtg Daugherty Racing | Trent Owens |
| 21 | 43 | Bubba Wallace | Chevrolet | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | Victory Junction | Richard Petty Motorsports | Jerry Baxter |
| 22 | 41 | Cole Custer | Ford | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | HaasTooling.com | Stewart-haas Racing | Mike Shiplett |
| 23 | 34 | Michael McDowell | Ford | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | Carparts.com | Front Row Motorsports | Drew Blickensderfer |
| 24 | 95 | Christopher Bell | Toyota | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | Procore | Leavine Family Racing | Jason Ratcliff |
| 25 | 96 | Daniel Suarez | Toyota | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | Today. Tomorrow. Toyota. | Gaunt Brothers Racing | Dave Winston |
| 26 | 18 | Kyle Busch | Toyota | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | M&M's Fudge Brownie | Joe Gibbs Racing | Adam Stevens |
| 27 | 15 | Brennan Poole | Chevrolet | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | Spartan Mosquito Pro Tech | Premium Motorsports | Pat Tryson |
| 30 | 51 | Joey Gase | Chevrolet | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | Agri Suply | Petty Ware Racing | Lee Leslie |
| 31 | 32 | Corey Lajoie | Ford | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | Keen Parts Thank a Hero | Go Fas Racing | Ryan Sparks |
| 32 | 17 | Chris Buescher | Ford | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | Fifth Third Bank | Rfk Racing | Luke Lambert |
| 33 | 77 | JJ Yeley | Chevrolet | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | Bon Secours #TheRealHeroes | Spire Motorsports | Tommy Baldwin |
| 34 | 24 | William Byron | Chevrolet | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | Axalta | Hendrick Motorsports | Chad Knaus |
| 35 | 00 | Quin Houff | Chevrolet | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | UNITS | Starcom Racing | George Church |
| 36 | 53 | Garrett Smithley | Ford | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | Trophy Tractor | Rick Ware Racing | Jason Houghtaling |
| 37 | 48 | Jimmie Johnson | Chevrolet | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | Ally | Hendrick Motorsports | Cliff Daniels |
| 38 | 78 | BJ McLeod | Chevrolet | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | Christensen Arms | Bj Mcleod Motorsports | Todd Parrott |
| 39 | 47 | Ricky Stenhouse Jr | Chevrolet | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | Kroger | Jtg Daugherty Racing | Brian Pattie |
| 28 | 27 | Gray Gaulding | Chevrolet | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | Panini America | Rick Ware Racing | Mark Hillman |
| 29 | 77 | JJ Yeley | Chevrolet | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | Bon Secours #TheRealHeroes | Spire Motorsports | Tommy Baldwin |