Race Lineup
The official 2020 Quaker State 400 Presented by Walmart NASCAR CUP Series race lineup, determined by qualifying results, shows the starting positions of all drivers at Kentucky Speedway.
Quaker State 400 Presented by Walmart
Sunday, July 12th, 2020
Kentucky Speedway, Sparta, KY
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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: 38
- Laps Scheduled: 267
- Margin of Victory: 0.271 Seconds
- Time of Race: 2 Hours 59 Minutes 49 Seconds
- Average Speed: 133.636
- Cautions: 8 for 42 laps
- Lead Changes: 13
- Green Flag Passes: 1,981 (8.8 passes per green flag lap)
- Kentucky Speedway
- 10th Annual Quaker State 400 presented by Walmart
- Race Winner: Cole Custer
- Age: 22
- Team : No. 41 - HaasTooling.com Ford
- Owner: Gene Haas
- Crew Chief: Mike Shiplett
- Cole Custer won the 10th Annual Quaker State 400 presented by Walmart, his first victory in 20 Cup Series races.
- This is his first victory and third top-10 finish in 2020.
- This is his first victory and first top-10 finish in one race at Kentucky Speedway.
- Martin Truex Jr. (second) posted his sixth top-10 finish in ten races at Kentucky Speedway. It is his ninth top-10 finish in 2020.
- Matt DiBenedetto (third) posted his first top-10 finish in six races at Kentucky Speedway.
- Cole Custer (first) was the highest finishing rookie.
- Kevin Harvick leads the point standings by 88 points over Brad Keselowski.
| ST | # | DRIVER | MAKE | SPD | TIME | BHND | SPONSOR | TEAM | CREW CHIEF |
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| 2 | 22 | Joey Logano | Ford | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | Shell Pennzoil | Team Penske | Paul Wolfe |
| 7 | 1 | Kurt Busch | Chevrolet | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | Monster Energy | Chip Ganassi Racing | Matt McCall |
| 5 | 88 | Alex Bowman | Chevrolet | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | Cincinnati | Hendrick Motorsports | Greg Ives |
| 20 | 48 | Jimmie Johnson | Chevrolet | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | Ally | Hendrick Motorsports | Cliff Daniels |
| 4 | 10 | Aric Almirola | Ford | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | Smithfield Vote for Bacon | Stewart-haas Racing | Mike Bugarewicz |
| 12 | 11 | Denny Hamlin | Toyota | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | FedEx Freight | Joe Gibbs Racing | Chris Gabehart |
| 1 | 18 | Kyle Busch | Toyota | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | M&M's Fudge Brownie | Joe Gibbs Racing | Adam Stevens |
| 9 | 19 | Martin Truex Jr | Toyota | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | Auto Owners Insurance | Joe Gibbs Racing | James Small |
| 6 | 2 | Brad Keselowski | Ford | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | Snap-on | Team Penske | Jeremy Bullins |
| 8 | 9 | Chase Elliott | Chevrolet | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | Kelley Blue Book | Hendrick Motorsports | Alan Gustafson |
| 3 | 4 | Kevin Harvick | Ford | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | Hunt Brothers Pizza | Stewart-haas Racing | Rodney Childers |
| 11 | 12 | Ryan Blaney | Ford | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | Advance Auto Parts | Team Penske | Todd Gordon |
| 24 | 8 | Tyler Reddick | Chevrolet | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | Caterpillar | Richard Childress Racing | Randall Burnett |
| 23 | 6 | Ryan Newman | Ford | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | Acronis | Rfk Racing | Scott Graves |
| 10 | 21 | Matt DiBenedetto | Ford | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | Menards / Quaker State | Wood Brothers Racing | Greg Erwin |
| 19 | 3 | Austin Dillon | Chevrolet | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | RigUp | Richard Childress Racing | Justin Alexander |
| 18 | 43 | Bubba Wallace | Chevrolet | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | Victory Junction | Richard Petty Motorsports | Jerry Baxter |
| 21 | 24 | William Byron | Chevrolet | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | Axalta | Hendrick Motorsports | Chad Knaus |
| 22 | 38 | John Hunter Nemechek | Ford | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | YANMAR | Front Row Motorsports | Seth Barbour |
| 13 | 17 | Chris Buescher | Ford | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | Fifth Third Bank | Rfk Racing | Luke Lambert |
| 17 | 42 | Matt Kenseth | Chevrolet | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | Clover | Chip Ganassi Racing | Chad Johnston |
| 15 | 14 | Clint Bowyer | Ford | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | One Cure | Stewart-haas Racing | Johnny Klausmeier |
| 16 | 20 | Erik Jones | Toyota | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | Built in Kentucky | Joe Gibbs Racing | Chris Gayle |
| 14 | 47 | Ricky Stenhouse Jr | Chevrolet | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | Kroger | Jtg Daugherty Racing | Brian Pattie |
| 35 | 51 | Joey Gase | Ford | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | Donate Life / Pro Master | Petty Ware Racing | Lee Leslie |
| 31 | 15 | Brennan Poole | Chevrolet | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | Spartan Mosquito Pro Tech | Premium Motorsports | Pat Tryson |
| 30 | 34 | Michael McDowell | Ford | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | Love's Travel Stops | Front Row Motorsports | Drew Blickensderfer |
| 25 | 53 | Garrett Smithley | Chevrolet | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | Victory Lane Quick Oil Change / Ken… | Rick Ware Racing | Jason Houghtaling |
| 33 | 13 | Ty Dillon | Chevrolet | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | GEICO | Germain Racing | Matt Borland |
| 29 | 41 | Cole Custer | Ford | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | HaasTooling.com | Stewart-haas Racing | Mike Shiplett |
| 27 | 32 | Corey Lajoie | Ford | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | Keen Parts | Go Fas Racing | Ryan Sparks |
| 28 | 00 | Quin Houff | Chevrolet | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | Creek Enterprises Inc. | Starcom Racing | George Church |
| 36 | 27 | JJ Yeley | Ford | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | Greenlight Debit Cards for Kids | Rick Ware Racing | Mike Hillman Sr |
| 34 | 95 | Christopher Bell | Toyota | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | Toyota | Leavine Family Racing | Jason Ratcliff |
| 32 | 37 | Ryan Preece | Chevrolet | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | Kingsford | Jtg Daugherty Racing | Trent Owens |
| 37 | 96 | Daniel Suarez | Toyota | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | Toyota Certified Used Vehicles | Gaunt Brothers Racing | Dave Winston |
| 38 | 66 | Timmy Hill | Toyota | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | RoofClaim.com | Motorsports Business Management | Clinton Cram |
| 26 | 77 | Josh Bilicki | Chevrolet | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | Austin Hatcher Foundtion | Spire Motorsports | Peter Sospenzo |