Race Lineup
The official 2020 NASCAR Cup Series Championship NASCAR CUP Series race lineup, determined by qualifying results, shows the starting positions of all drivers at Phoenix Raceway.
NASCAR Cup Series Championship
Sunday, November 8th, 2020
Phoenix Raceway, Phoenix, AZ
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- Drivers Entered: 39
- Laps Scheduled: 312
- Margin of Victory: 02.740 Seconds
- Time of Race: 2 Hours 47 Minutes 0 Seconds
- Average Speed: 112.096
- Cautions: 4 for 27 laps
- Lead Changes: 19
- Green Flag Passes: 2,641 (9.3 passes per green flag lap)
- Phoenix Raceway
- 33rd Annual Season Finale 500
- Race Winner: Chase Elliott
- Age: 24
- Team : No. 9 - NAPA Auto Parts Chevrolet
- Owner: Hendrick Motorsports
- Crew Chief: Alan Gustafson
- Chase Elliott won the 33rd Annual Season Finale 500, his 11th victory in 185 NASCAR Cup Series races.
- This is his fifth victory and 22nd top-10 finish in 2020.
- This is his first victory and sixth top-10 finish in 10 races at Phoenix Raceway.
- Brad Keselowski (second) posted his 11th top-10 finish in 23 races at Phoenix Raceway. It is his 24th top-10 finish in 2020.
- Joey Logano (third) posted his 13th top-10 finish in 24 races at Phoenix Raceway.
- Christopher Bell (17th) was the highest finishing rookie.
- Chase Elliott wins the 2020 NASCAR Cup Series championship.
- Cole Custer wins the 2020 NASCAR Cup Series Sunoco Rookie of the Year honors.
- Ford wins the 2020 NASCAR Cup Series manufacturers championship.
| ST | # | DRIVER | MAKE | SPD | TIME | BHND | SPONSOR | TEAM | CREW CHIEF |
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| 34 | 00 | Quin Houff | Chevrolet | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | CREEK Enterprise Inc | Starcom Racing | George Church |
| 7 | 1 | Kurt Busch | Chevrolet | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | Monster Energy | Chip Ganassi Racing | Matt McCall |
| 3 | 2 | Brad Keselowski | Ford | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | Discount Tire | Team Penske | Jeremy Bullins |
| 18 | 3 | Austin Dillon | Chevrolet | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | DOW | Richard Childress Racing | Justin Alexander |
| 11 | 4 | Kevin Harvick | Ford | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | Busch Light | Stewart-haas Racing | Rodney Childers |
| 19 | 6 | Ryan Newman | Ford | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | Guaranteed Rate | Rfk Racing | Scott Graves |
| 39 | 7 | Garrett Smithley | Chevrolet | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | Victory Lane Oil | Tommy Baldwin Racing | Tommy Baldwin |
| 21 | 8 | Tyler Reddick | Chevrolet | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | I Am Second | Richard Childress Racing | Randall Burnett |
| 1 | 9 | Chase Elliott | Chevrolet | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | NAPA Auto Parts | Hendrick Motorsports | Alan Gustafson |
| 10 | 10 | Aric Almirola | Ford | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | Smithfield | Stewart-haas Racing | Mike Bugarewicz |
| 4 | 11 | Denny Hamlin | Toyota | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | FedEx | Joe Gibbs Racing | Chris Gabehart |
| 5 | 12 | Ryan Blaney | Ford | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | Menards / Moen | Team Penske | Todd Gordon |
| 22 | 13 | Ty Dillon | Chevrolet | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | GEICO | Germain Racing | Matt Borland |
| 9 | 14 | Clint Bowyer | Ford | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | Rush / Haas CNC | Stewart-haas Racing | Johnny Klausmeier |
| 35 | 15 | Brennan Poole | Chevrolet | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | Goettl Air Conditioning & Plumbing | Premium Motorsports | Pat Tryson |
| 31 | 17 | Chris Buescher | Ford | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | Fastenal | Rfk Racing | Luke Lambert |
| 8 | 18 | Kyle Busch | Toyota | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | M&M's | Joe Gibbs Racing | Adam Stevens |
| 13 | 19 | Martin Truex Jr | Toyota | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | Bass Pro Shops | Joe Gibbs Racing | James Small |
| 14 | 20 | Erik Jones | Toyota | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | DeWalt Atomic | Joe Gibbs Racing | Chris Gayle |
| 12 | 21 | Matt DiBenedetto | Ford | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | Motorcraft / Quick Lane | Wood Brothers Racing | Greg Erwin |
| 2 | 22 | Joey Logano | Ford | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | Shell Pennzoil | Team Penske | Paul Wolfe |
| 25 | 24 | William Byron | Chevrolet | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | Axalta | Hendrick Motorsports | Chad Knaus |
| 32 | 27 | JJ Yeley | Ford | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | Fat Boy | Rick Ware Racing | Mark Hillman |
| 28 | 32 | Corey Lajoie | Ford | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | Pala Casino | Go Fas Racing | Ryan Sparks |
| 29 | 34 | Michael McDowell | Ford | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | Love's Travel Stops | Front Row Motorsports | Drew Blickensderfer |
| 24 | 37 | Ryan Preece | Chevrolet | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | Honey Nut Cherrios | Jtg Daugherty Racing | Trent Owens |
| 27 | 38 | John Hunter Nemechek | Ford | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | Fire Alarm Services | Front Row Motorsports | Seth Barbour |
| 15 | 41 | Cole Custer | Ford | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | HaasTooling.com | Stewart-haas Racing | Mike Shiplett |
| 16 | 42 | Matt Kenseth | Chevrolet | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | Credit One Bank | Chip Ganassi Racing | Phil Surgen |
| 23 | 43 | Bubba Wallace | Chevrolet | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | Door Dash | Richard Petty Motorsports | Jerry Baxter |
| 20 | 47 | Ricky Stenhouse Jr | Chevrolet | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | Kroger | Jtg Daugherty Racing | Brian Pattie |
| 26 | 48 | Jimmie Johnson | Chevrolet | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | Ally | Hendrick Motorsports | Cliff Daniels |
| 37 | 51 | Joey Gase | Ford | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | Donate Life Arizona | Petty Ware Racing | Jason Houghtaling |
| 36 | 53 | James Davison | Ford | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | Hopegivers | Rick Ware Racing | Ken Evans |
| 33 | 66 | Timmy Hill | Toyota | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | RoofClaim.com | Motorsports Business Management | Clinton Cram |
| 38 | 77 | Josh Bilicki | Chevrolet | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | RacingForTheTruth.com | Spire Motorsports | Peter Sospenzo |
| 6 | 88 | Alex Bowman | Chevrolet | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | ChevyGoods.com / Truck.Hero | Hendrick Motorsports | Greg Ives |
| 17 | 95 | Christopher Bell | Toyota | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | Rheem-Smurfit Kappa | Leavine Family Racing | Jason Ratcliff |
| 30 | 96 | Daniel Suarez | Toyota | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | Peacock TV - Can't Not Watch | Gaunt Brothers Racing | Dave Winston |