Race Lineup
The official 2020 GEICO 500 NASCAR CUP Series race lineup, determined by qualifying results, shows the starting positions of all drivers at Talladega Superspeedway.
GEICO 500
Sunday, June 21st, 2020
Talladega Superspeedway, Lincoln, AL
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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: 40
- Laps Scheduled: 188
- Laps Actual: 191 - NASCAR OVERTIME!
- Margin of Victory: 0.007 Seconds
- Time of Race: 3 Hours 27 Minutes 28 Seconds
- Average Speed: 146.933
- Cautions: 8 for 33 laps
- Lead Changes: 56
- Green Flag Passes: 11,799 (74.7 passes per green flag lap)
- Talladega Superspeedway
- 51st Annual GEICO 500
- Race Winner: Ryan Blaney
- Age: 26
- Team : No. 12 - Menards/Sylvania Ford
- Owner: Team Penske
- Crew Chief: Todd Gordon
- Ryan Blaney won the 51st Annual GEICO 500, his fourth victory in 175 NASCAR Cup Series races.
- This is his first victory and seventh top-10 finish in 2020.
- This is his second victory and fourth top-10 finish in 12 races at Talladega Superspeedway.
- Ricky Stenhouse Jr (second) posted his ninth top-10 finish in 14 races at Talladega Superspeedway. It is his third top-10 finish in 2020.
- Aric Almirola (third) posted his ninth top-10 finish in 21 races at Talladega Superspeedway.
- John Hunter Nemechek (eighth) was the highest finishing rookie.
- Ryan Blaney (2019-2020) becomes the eighth different driver to win consecutive races at Talladega in the NASCAR Cup Series - Pete Hamilton (1970 sweep), Buddy Baker (1975 sweep, 1976), Darrell Waltrip (1982 sweep), Dale Earnhardt (1990, 1993-94, 1999 sweep), Sterling Marlin (1995-96), Dale Earnhardt Jr. (2001-2003), Jeff Gordon (2007 sweep).
- This is Team Penske's ninth victory at Talladega Superspeedway in the NASCAR Cup Series (third-most all-time).
- This is Ford's 30th win at Talladega Superspeedway in the NASCAR Cup Series (second-most all-time).
| ST | # | DRIVER | MAKE | SPD | TIME | BHND | SPONSOR | TEAM | CREW CHIEF |
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| 1 | 19 | Martin Truex Jr | Toyota | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | Bass Pro Shops / Tracker ATVs &… | Joe Gibbs Racing | James Small |
| 2 | 11 | Denny Hamlin | Toyota | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | Drive for Change | Joe Gibbs Racing | Chris Gabehart |
| 3 | 18 | Kyle Busch | Toyota | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | Interstate Batteries | Joe Gibbs Racing | Adam Stevens |
| 4 | 48 | Jimmie Johnson | Chevrolet | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | Ally | Hendrick Motorsports | Cliff Daniels |
| 5 | 4 | Kevin Harvick | Ford | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | Busch Light | Stewart-haas Racing | Rodney Childers |
| 6 | 2 | Brad Keselowski | Ford | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | Dent Wizard | Team Penske | Jeremy Bullins |
| 7 | 1 | Kurt Busch | Chevrolet | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | Monster Energy | Chip Ganassi Racing | Matt McCall |
| 8 | 88 | Alex Bowman | Chevrolet | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | Valvoline | Hendrick Motorsports | Greg Ives |
| 9 | 22 | Joey Logano | Ford | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | MoneyLion | Team Penske | Paul Wolfe |
| 10 | 14 | Clint Bowyer | Ford | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | Barstool Sports America | Stewart-haas Racing | Johnny Klausmeier |
| 11 | 9 | Chase Elliott | Chevrolet | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | Mountain Dew / Little Ceaser | Hendrick Motorsports | Alan Gustafson |
| 12 | 12 | Ryan Blaney | Ford | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | Menards / Sylvania | Team Penske | Todd Gordon |
| 13 | 42 | Matt Kenseth | Chevrolet | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | McDonald's | Chip Ganassi Racing | Chad Johnston |
| 14 | 6 | Ryan Newman | Ford | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | Castrol | Rfk Racing | Scott Graves |
| 15 | 10 | Aric Almirola | Ford | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | Smithfield | Stewart-haas Racing | Mike Bugarewicz |
| 16 | 8 | Tyler Reddick | Chevrolet | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | Realtree | Richard Childress Racing | Randall Burnett |
| 17 | 3 | Austin Dillon | Chevrolet | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | Bass Pro Shops / Tracker Off Road | Richard Childress Racing | Justin Alexander |
| 18 | 20 | Erik Jones | Toyota | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | DeWalt | Joe Gibbs Racing | Chris Gayle |
| 19 | 24 | William Byron | Chevrolet | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | Axalta | Hendrick Motorsports | Chad Knaus |
| 20 | 47 | Ricky Stenhouse Jr | Chevrolet | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | NOS Energy Drink | Jtg Daugherty Racing | Brian Pattie |
| 21 | 17 | Chris Buescher | Ford | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | Fastenal | Rfk Racing | Luke Lambert |
| 22 | 38 | John Hunter Nemechek | Ford | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | Death Wish Coffee | Front Row Motorsports | Seth Barbour |
| 23 | 21 | Matt DiBenedetto | Ford | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | Quick Lane Tire & Auto Center | Wood Brothers Racing | Greg Erwin |
| 24 | 43 | Bubba Wallace | Chevrolet | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | World Wide Technology | Richard Petty Motorsports | Jerry Baxter |
| 25 | 32 | Corey Lajoie | Ford | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | Schluter Systems | Go Fas Racing | Ryan Sparks |
| 26 | 34 | Michael McDowell | Ford | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | Love's Travel Stops | Front Row Motorsports | Drew Blickensderfer |
| 27 | 15 | Brennan Poole | Chevrolet | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | Remember Everyone Deployed | Premium Motorsports | Pat Tryson |
| 28 | 41 | Cole Custer | Ford | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | Autodesk / HaasTooling.com | Stewart-haas Racing | Mike Shiplett |
| 29 | 27 | Gray Gaulding | Ford | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | Panini America | Rick Ware Racing | Mike Hillman Sr |
| 30 | 77 | BJ McLeod | Chevrolet | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | OILFIRE Rye Whiskey | Spire Motorsports | Todd Parrott |
| 31 | 37 | Ryan Preece | Chevrolet | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | Kroger | Jtg Daugherty Racing | Trent Owens |
| 32 | 00 | Quin Houff | Chevrolet | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | Permatex | Starcom Racing | George Church |
| 33 | 13 | Ty Dillon | Chevrolet | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | GEICO | Germain Racing | Matt Borland |
| 34 | 53 | JJ Yeley | Chevrolet | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | Truckworx | Rick Ware Racing | Jason Houghtaling |
| 35 | 95 | Christopher Bell | Toyota | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | Procore | Leavine Family Racing | Jason Ratcliff |
| 36 | 51 | Joey Gase | Ford | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | The Gifted Life Podcast / LOPA | Petty Ware Racing | Lee Leslie |
| 37 | 96 | Daniel Suarez | Toyota | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | CommScope | Gaunt Brothers Racing | Dave Winston |
| 38 | 66 | Timmy Hill | Toyota | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | RoofClaim.com | Motorsports Business Management | Clinton Cram |
| 39 | 62 | Brendan Gaughan | Chevrolet | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | Beard Motorsports / South Point | Beard Motorsports | Darren Shaw |
| 40 | 78 | Garrett Smithley | Chevrolet | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | Baker Camp Arnold Capital Managemen… | Bj Mcleod Motorsports | Todd Parrott |