Race Lineup
The official 2020 FanShield 500 NASCAR CUP Series race lineup, determined by qualifying results, shows the starting positions of all drivers at Phoenix Raceway.
FanShield 500
Sunday, March 8th, 2020
Phoenix Raceway, Phoenix, AZ
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- Phoenix Raceway
- 16th Annual FanShield 500
- Busch Pole Award Pole Winner: Chase Elliott
- Age: 24
- Team : No. 9 - UniFirst Chevrolet
- Owner: Rick Hendrick
- Crew Chief: Alan Gustafson
- Chase Elliott won the Pole Award for the 16th Annual FanShield 500 with a lap of 26.065 seconds, 138.116 mph.
- This is his ninth pole in 153 NASCAR Cup Series races.
- This is his first pole and second top-10 start in 2020.
- This is his first pole in nine races at Phoenix Raceway.
- Kevin Harvick (second) posted his fourth top-10 start of 2020 and his 18th in 35 races at Phoenix Raceway.
- Denny Hamlin (third) posted his 17th top-10 start at Phoenix Raceway. It is his second in four races this season.
- Christopher Bell (15th) was the fastest qualifying rookie.
- Drivers Entered: 38
- Laps Scheduled: 312
- Laps Actual: 316 - NASCAR OVERTIME!
- Margin of Victory: 0.276 Seconds
- Time of Race: 3 Hours 20 Minutes 50 Seconds
- Average Speed: 94.407
- Cautions: 12 for 73 laps
- Lead Changes: 20
- Green Flag Passes: 2,241 (9.2 passes per green flag lap)
- Phoenix Raceway
- 16th Annual Fanshield 500
- Race Winner: Joey Logano
- Age: 29
- Team : No. 22 - Shell Pennzoil Ford
- Owner: Roger Penske
- Crew Chief: Paul Wolfe
- Joey Logano won the 16th Annual Fanshield 500, his 25th victory in 403 Cup Series races.
- This is his second victory and second top-10 finish in 2020.
- This is his second victory and 12th top-10 finish in 23 races at Phoenix Raceway.
- Kevin Harvick (second) posted his 24th top-10 finish in 35 races at Phoenix Raceway. It is his fourth top-10 finish in 2020.
- Kyle Busch (third) posted his 22nd top-10 finish in 30 races at Phoenix Raceway.
- Cole Custer (ninth) was the highest finishing rookie.
- Kevin Harvick leads the point standings by 1 points over Joey Logano.
| ST | # | DRIVER | MAKE | SPD | TIME | BHND | SPONSOR | TEAM | CREW CHIEF |
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| 1 | 9 | Chase Elliott | Chevrolet | 138.116 | 26.065 | 0.000 | Unifirst | Hendrick Motorsports | Alan Gustafson |
| 2 | 4 | Kevin Harvick | Ford | 137.878 | 26.110 | 0.044 | Jimmy John's Freaky Fast Rewar… | Stewart-haas Racing | Rodney Childers |
| 3 | 11 | Denny Hamlin | Toyota | 137.841 | 26.117 | 0.052 | FedEx Freight | Joe Gibbs Racing | Chris Gabehart |
| 4 | 42 | Kyle Larson | Chevrolet | 137.604 | 26.162 | 0.096 | McDonald's | Chip Ganassi Racing | Chad Johnston |
| 5 | 12 | Ryan Blaney | Ford | 137.457 | 26.190 | 0.125 | Menards / Tarkett | Team Penske | Todd Gordon |
| 6 | 10 | Aric Almirola | Ford | 137.457 | 26.190 | 0.125 | Smithfield | Stewart-haas Racing | Mike Bugarewicz |
| 7 | 1 | Kurt Busch | Chevrolet | 137.420 | 26.197 | 0.132 | GEARWRENCH | Chip Ganassi Racing | Matt McCall |
| 8 | 88 | Alex Bowman | Chevrolet | 137.321 | 26.216 | 0.151 | Axalta | Hendrick Motorsports | Greg Ives |
| 9 | 21 | Matt DiBenedetto | Ford | 137.289 | 26.222 | 0.157 | Motorcraft / Quick Lane | Wood Brothers Racing | Greg Erwin |
| 10 | 18 | Kyle Busch | Toyota | 137.247 | 26.230 | 0.165 | Sport Clips | Joe Gibbs Racing | Adam Stevens |
| 11 | 20 | Erik Jones | Toyota | 137.106 | 26.257 | 0.192 | Interstate Batteries | Joe Gibbs Racing | Chris Gayle |
| 12 | 19 | Martin Truex Jr | Toyota | 136.997 | 26.278 | 0.213 | Bass Pros Shops | Joe Gibbs Racing | James Small |
| 13 | 22 | Joey Logano | Ford | 136.950 | 26.287 | 0.222 | Shell Pennzoil | Team Penske | Paul Wolfe |
| 14 | 2 | Brad Keselowski | Ford | 136.939 | 26.289 | 0.224 | Bass Pro Shops / Tracker Boats | Team Penske | Jeremy Bullins |
| 15 | 95 | Christopher Bell | Toyota | 136.908 | 26.295 | 0.230 | Procore | Leavine Family Racing | Jason Ratcliff |
| 16 | 41 | Cole Custer | Ford | 136.679 | 26.339 | 0.274 | Haas Automation | Stewart-haas Racing | Mike Shiplett |
| 17 | 24 | William Byron | Chevrolet | 136.550 | 26.364 | 0.299 | Hertz | Hendrick Motorsports | Chad Knaus |
| 18 | 14 | Clint Bowyer | Ford | 136.426 | 26.388 | 0.323 | Mobil 1 / Haas CNC | Stewart-haas Racing | Johnny Klausmeier |
| 19 | 47 | Ricky Stenhouse Jr | Chevrolet | 136.116 | 26.448 | 0.383 | Kroger | Jtg Daugherty Racing | Brian Pattie |
| 20 | 37 | Ryan Preece | Chevrolet | 136.111 | 26.449 | 0.384 | Velveeta | Jtg Daugherty Racing | Trent Owens |
| 21 | 48 | Jimmie Johnson | Chevrolet | 135.947 | 26.481 | 0.416 | Ally | Hendrick Motorsports | Cliff Daniels |
| 22 | 34 | Michael McDowell | Ford | 135.839 | 26.502 | 0.437 | Love's Travel Stops | Front Row Motorsports | Drew Blickensderfer |
| 23 | 17 | Chris Buescher | Ford | 135.788 | 26.512 | 0.447 | SunnyD | Rfk Racing | Luke Lambert |
| 24 | 6 | Ross Chastain | Ford | 135.711 | 26.527 | 0.462 | Oscar Meyer | Rfk Racing | Scott Graves |
| 25 | 13 | Ty Dillon | Chevrolet | 135.706 | 26.528 | 0.463 | GEICO | Germain Racing | Matt Borland |
| 26 | 38 | John Hunter Nemechek | Ford | 135.639 | 26.541 | 0.476 | MDS Transport | Front Row Motorsports | Seth Barbour |
| 27 | 43 | Bubba Wallace | Chevrolet | 135.161 | 26.635 | 0.570 | World Wide Technology | Richard Petty Motorsports | Jerry Baxter |
| 28 | 32 | Corey Lajoie | Ford | 134.993 | 26.668 | 0.603 | Motor Trend | Go Fas Racing | Ryan Sparks |
| 29 | 8 | Tyler Reddick | Chevrolet | 134.867 | 26.693 | 0.628 | I Am Second | Richard Childress Racing | Randall Burnett |
| 30 | 3 | Austin Dillon | Chevrolet | 134.469 | 26.772 | 0.707 | Alliance Parts | Richard Childress Racing | Justin Alexander |
| 31 | 96 | Daniel Suarez | Toyota | 133.963 | 26.873 | 0.808 | CommScope | Gaunt Brothers Racing | Dave Winston |
| 32 | 15 | Brennan Poole | Chevrolet | 133.784 | 26.909 | 0.844 | Goettl | Premium Motorsports | Pat Tryson |
| 33 | 52 | JJ Yeley | Ford | 132.504 | 27.169 | 1.104 | Jacob Construction | Rick Ware Racing | Mark Hillman |
| 34 | 00 | Quin Houff | Chevrolet | 132.299 | 27.211 | 1.146 | Mount-N-Lock / Ashurst Honey | Starcom Racing | George Church |
| 35 | 77 | Reed Sorenson | Chevrolet | 131.411 | 27.395 | 1.330 | Spire Motorsports | Spire Motorsports | Peter Sospenzo |
| 36 | 51 | Garrett Smithley | Chevrolet | 131.081 | 27.464 | 1.399 | Jacob Construction | Petty Ware Racing | Jason Houghtaling |
| 37 | 53 | Joey Gase | Ford | 130.752 | 27.533 | 1.468 | Rick Ware Racing | Rick Ware Racing | Lee Leslie |
| 38 | 66 | Timmy Hill | Toyota | 130.510 | 27.584 | 1.519 | Pit Boss Grills | Motorsports Business Management | Steven Idol |