Race Lineup
The official 2020 Go Bowling 235 at the DAYTONA Road Course NASCAR CUP Series race lineup, determined by qualifying results, shows the starting positions of all drivers at Daytona Road Course.
Go Bowling 235 at the DAYTONA Road Course
Sunday, August 16th, 2020
Daytona Road Course, Daytona Beach, FL
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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: 65
- Margin of Victory: 0.202 Seconds
- Time of Race: 2 Hours 37 Minutes 30 Seconds
- Average Speed: 89.390
- Cautions: 4 for 7 laps
- Lead Changes: 13
- Green Flag Passes: 3,188 (55.0 passes per green flag lap)
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- Race Winner: Chase Elliott
- Age: 24
- Team : No. 9 - NAPA Auto Parts Chevrolet
- Owner: Hendrick Motorsports
- Crew Chief: Alan Gustafson
- Chase Elliott won the Go Bowling 235 at the DAYTONA Road Course, his eighth victory in 172 NASCAR Cup Series races.
- This is his second victory and 13th top-10 finish in 2020.
- This is his first victory and first top-10 finish in the inaugural series event at the Daytona International Speedway Road Course.
- Denny Hamlin (second) posted his first top-10 finish in the inaugural series event at the Daytona International Speedway Road Course. It is his 15th top-10 finish in 2020.
- Martin Truex Jr. (third) posted his first top-10 finish in the inaugural series event at the Daytona International Speedway Road Course.
- Tyler Reddick (18th) was the highest finishing rookie.
- Chase Elliott becomes the sixth driver in NASCAR Cup Series history to win three or more consecutive road course races; joining Tony Stewart (three consecutive wins: 2004-2005), Jeff Gordon (six: 1997 - 2000), Rusty Wallace (three: 1987-1988), Tim Richmond (three: 1986-1987), David Pearson (three (1976-1977).
| ST | # | DRIVER | MAKE | SPD | TIME | BHND | SPONSOR | TEAM | CREW CHIEF |
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| 1 | 4 | Kevin Harvick | Ford | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | Busch Beer National Forest Foundati… | Stewart-haas Racing | Rodney Childers |
| 2 | 11 | Denny Hamlin | Toyota | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | FedEx Freight | Joe Gibbs Racing | Chris Gabehart |
| 3 | 19 | Martin Truex Jr | Toyota | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | Bass Pro Shops | Joe Gibbs Racing | James Small |
| 4 | 18 | Kyle Busch | Toyota | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | Snickers | Joe Gibbs Racing | Adam Stevens |
| 5 | 22 | Joey Logano | Ford | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | PPG | Team Penske | Paul Wolfe |
| 6 | 10 | Aric Almirola | Ford | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | Go Bowling | Stewart-haas Racing | Mike Bugarewicz |
| 7 | 9 | Chase Elliott | Chevrolet | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | NAPA Auto Parts | Hendrick Motorsports | Alan Gustafson |
| 8 | 1 | Kurt Busch | Chevrolet | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | Monster Energy | Chip Ganassi Racing | Matt McCall |
| 9 | 21 | Matt DiBenedetto | Ford | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | Menards / Dutch Boy | Wood Brothers Racing | Greg Erwin |
| 10 | 3 | Kaz Grala | Chevrolet | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | American Ethanol | Richard Childress Racing | Justin Alexander |
| 11 | 48 | Jimmie Johnson | Chevrolet | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | Ally | Hendrick Motorsports | Cliff Daniels |
| 12 | 14 | Clint Bowyer | Ford | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | Mobil 1 | Stewart-haas Racing | Johnny Klausmeier |
| 13 | 24 | William Byron | Chevrolet | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | Liberty University | Hendrick Motorsports | Chad Knaus |
| 14 | 6 | Ryan Newman | Ford | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | Go Bowling | Rfk Racing | Scott Graves |
| 15 | 95 | Christopher Bell | Toyota | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | Germania Insurance | Leavine Family Racing | Jason Ratcliff |
| 16 | 42 | Matt Kenseth | Chevrolet | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | Clover | Chip Ganassi Racing | Chad Johnston |
| 17 | 2 | Brad Keselowski | Ford | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | Wabash | Team Penske | Jeremy Bullins |
| 18 | 8 | Tyler Reddick | Chevrolet | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | Cat App | Richard Childress Racing | Randall Burnett |
| 19 | 43 | Bubba Wallace | Chevrolet | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | Victory Junction | Richard Petty Motorsports | Jerry Baxter |
| 20 | 20 | Erik Jones | Toyota | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | Toyota True Start | Joe Gibbs Racing | Chris Gayle |
| 21 | 17 | Chris Buescher | Ford | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | Fastenal | Rfk Racing | Luke Lambert |
| 22 | 37 | Ryan Preece | Chevrolet | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | Purina | Jtg Daugherty Racing | Trent Owens |
| 23 | 13 | Ty Dillon | Chevrolet | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | GEICO For Your Boat | Germain Racing | Matt Borland |
| 24 | 12 | Ryan Blaney | Ford | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | Advance Auto Parts | Team Penske | Todd Gordon |
| 25 | 47 | Ricky Stenhouse Jr | Chevrolet | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | Kroger | Jtg Daugherty Racing | Brian Pattie |
| 26 | 41 | Cole Custer | Ford | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | HaasTooling.com | Stewart-haas Racing | Mike Shiplett |
| 27 | 88 | Alex Bowman | Chevrolet | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | Axalta | Hendrick Motorsports | Greg Ives |
| 28 | 38 | John Hunter Nemechek | Ford | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | Death Wish Coffee | Front Row Motorsports | Seth Barbour |
| 29 | 32 | Corey Lajoie | Ford | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | Trump 2020 | Go Fas Racing | Ryan Sparks |
| 30 | 34 | Michael McDowell | Ford | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | Chicago Pneumatic | Front Row Motorsports | Drew Blickensderfer |
| 31 | 96 | Daniel Suarez | Toyota | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | CommScope | Gaunt Brothers Racing | Dave Winston |
| 32 | 27 | JJ Yeley | Ford | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | Motorsport Games / NASCAR Heat 5 | Rick Ware Racing | Mike Hillman Sr |
| 33 | 15 | Brennan Poole | Chevrolet | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | Rick Ware Racing | Premium Motorsports | Pat Tryson |
| 34 | Reed Sorenson | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | |||||
| 35 | 00 | Quin Houff | Chevrolet | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | Bos Klein / CREEK Enterprises | Starcom Racing | George Church |
| 36 | 53 | Garrett Smithley | Chevrolet | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | Solid Start True Brand | Rick Ware Racing | Jason Houghtaling |
| 37 | 66 | Timmy Hill | Toyota | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | RoofClaim.com | Motorsports Business Management | Clinton Cram |
| 38 | 51 | James Davison | Ford | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | Jacob Construction | Petty Ware Racing | Lee Leslie |
| 39 | 62 | Brendan Gaughan | Chevrolet | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | Beard Motorsports | Beard Motorsports | Darren Shaw |