Race Lineup
The official 2020 Federated Auto Parts 400 NASCAR CUP Series race lineup, determined by qualifying results, shows the starting positions of all drivers at Richmond Raceway.
Federated Auto Parts 400
Saturday, September 12th, 2020
Richmond Raceway, Richmond, VA
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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: 38
- Laps Scheduled: 400
- Margin of Victory: 01.568 Seconds
- Time of Race: 2 Hours 56 Minutes 42 Seconds
- Average Speed: 101.868
- Cautions: 3 for 21 laps
- Lead Changes: 19
- Green Flag Passes: 2,531 (6.7 passes per green flag lap)
- Richmond Raceway
- 63rd Annual Federated Auto Parts 400
- Race Winner: Brad Keselowski
- Age: 36
- Team : No. 2 - Western Star/Alliance Parts Ford
- Owner: Team Penske
- Crew Chief: Jeremy Bullins
- Brad Keselowski won the 63rd Annual Federated Auto Parts 400, his 34th victory in 405 NASCAR Cup Series races.
- This is his fourth victory and 20th top-10 finish in 2020.
- This is his second victory and 12th top-10 finish in 22 races at Richmond Raceway.
- Martin Truex Jr. (second) posted his 12th top-10 finish in 29 races at Richmond Raceway. It is his 18th top-10 finish in 2020.
- Joey Logano (third) posted his 13th top-10 finish in 23 races at Richmond Raceway.
- Tyler Reddick (11th) was the highest finishing rookie.
- This is the ninth victory in the NASCAR Cup Series for Team Penske at Richmond Raceway.
- This is the 33rd NASCAR Cup Seris win at Richmond Raceway for Ford and the 16th victory of the 2020 season.
- Brad Keselowski becomes the 13th different driver to win the second race of the NASCAR Cup Series Playoffs.
| ST | # | DRIVER | MAKE | SPD | TIME | BHND | SPONSOR | TEAM | CREW CHIEF |
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| 4 | 88 | Alex Bowman | Chevrolet | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | ChevyGoods.com / Truck Hero | Hendrick Motorsports | Greg Ives |
| 10 | 10 | Aric Almirola | Ford | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | Smithfield Hometown Original | Stewart-haas Racing | Mike Bugarewicz |
| 3 | 3 | Austin Dillon | Chevrolet | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | Dow NORKOOL | Richard Childress Racing | Justin Alexander |
| 9 | 2 | Brad Keselowski | Ford | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | Western Star / Alliance Parts | Team Penske | Jeremy Bullins |
| 29 | 15 | Brennan Poole | Chevrolet | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | Unsponsored | Premium Motorsports | Pat Tryson |
| 30 | 43 | Bubba Wallace | Chevrolet | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | Door Dash | Richard Petty Motorsports | Jerry Baxter |
| 12 | 9 | Chase Elliott | Chevrolet | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | NAPA Auto Parts | Hendrick Motorsports | Alan Gustafson |
| 25 | 17 | Chris Buescher | Ford | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | Fastenal | Rfk Racing | Luke Lambert |
| 26 | 95 | Christopher Bell | Toyota | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | Toyota T-Ten | Leavine Family Racing | Jason Ratcliff |
| 11 | 14 | Clint Bowyer | Ford | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | Ford Performance Racing School | Stewart-haas Racing | Greg Zipadelli |
| 13 | 41 | Cole Custer | Ford | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | HaasTooling.com | Stewart-haas Racing | Mike Shiplett |
| 34 | 32 | Corey Lajoie | Ford | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | Keen Parts | Go Fas Racing | Ryan Sparks |
| 28 | 96 | Daniel Suarez | Toyota | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | TOYOTA T-TEN | Gaunt Brothers Racing | Dave Winston |
| 7 | 11 | Denny Hamlin | Toyota | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | FedEx Cares | Joe Gibbs Racing | Chris Gabehart |
| 17 | 20 | Erik Jones | Toyota | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | Irwin SPEEDBOR | Joe Gibbs Racing | Chris Gayle |
| 38 | 53 | James Davison | Chevrolet | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | Cruz & Associates | Rick Ware Racing | Todd Parrott |
| 18 | 48 | Jimmie Johnson | Chevrolet | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | Ally | Hendrick Motorsports | Cliff Daniels |
| 32 | 27 | JJ Yeley | Ford | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | Jacob Companies | Rick Ware Racing | Mark Hillman |
| 36 | 51 | Joey Gase | Ford | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | DonateLifeVirginia.org | Petty Ware Racing | Jason Houghtaling |
| 2 | 22 | Joey Logano | Ford | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | Shell Pennzoil | Team Penske | Paul Wolfe |
| 31 | 38 | John Hunter Nemechek | Ford | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | Safeway | Front Row Motorsports | Seth Barbour |
| 1 | 4 | Kevin Harvick | Ford | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | Hunt Brothers Pizza / Fields | Stewart-haas Racing | Rodney Childers |
| 8 | 1 | Kurt Busch | Chevrolet | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | Monster Energy | Chip Ganassi Racing | Matt McCall |
| 6 | 18 | Kyle Busch | Toyota | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | M&M's | Joe Gibbs Racing | Jacob Canter |
| 14 | 19 | Martin Truex Jr | Toyota | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | Bass Pro Shops | Joe Gibbs Racing | James Small |
| 16 | 21 | Matt DiBenedetto | Ford | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | Quick Lane Tire & Auto Center | Wood Brothers Racing | Greg Erwin |
| 19 | 42 | Matt Kenseth | Chevrolet | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | McDonalds | Chip Ganassi Racing | Phil Surgen |
| 20 | 34 | Michael McDowell | Ford | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | Loveĵs Travel Plaza | Front Row Motorsports | Drew Blickensderfer |
| 33 | 00 | Quin Houff | Chevrolet | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | Trucker Appreciation | Starcom Racing | George Church |
| 35 | 77 | Reed Sorenson | Chevrolet | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | BetterForYourHealth.com | Spire Motorsports | Peter Sospenzo |
| 23 | 47 | Ricky Stenhouse Jr | Chevrolet | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | Kroger | Jtg Daugherty Racing | Brian Pattie |
| 15 | 12 | Ryan Blaney | Ford | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | Menards / Libman | Team Penske | Todd Gordon |
| 21 | 6 | Ryan Newman | Ford | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | Guaranteed Rate | Rfk Racing | Scott Graves |
| 24 | 37 | Ryan Preece | Chevrolet | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | Kleenex | Jtg Daugherty Racing | Trent Owens |
| 37 | 66 | Timmy Hill | Toyota | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | CrashCalimsR.us | Motorsports Business Management | Clinton Cram |
| 27 | 13 | Ty Dillon | Chevrolet | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | GEICO | Germain Racing | Matt Borland |
| 22 | 8 | Tyler Reddick | Chevrolet | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | DOW NORKOOL | Richard Childress Racing | Randall Burnett |
| 5 | 24 | William Byron | Chevrolet | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | Liberty University | Hendrick Motorsports | Chad Knaus |