NASCAR CUP Series

Qualifying Results

The 2020 Daytona 500 NASCAR CUP Series qualifying results feature the drivers' lap times, positions, and who secured pole position at Daytona International Speedway.

Daytona 500

Sunday, February 16th, 2020

Daytona International Speedway, Daytona Beach, FL

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Drivers Entered: 43 (3 drivers will not make the race)
Laps Scheduled: 200
Laps Actual: 209 - NASCAR OVERTIME!
Margin of Victory: 0.014 Seconds
Time of Race: 3 Hours 42 Minutes 10 Seconds
Average Speed: 141.110
Cautions: 9 for 39 laps
Lead Changes: 23
Green Flag Passes: 6,720 (39.5 passes per green flag lap)

Daytona International Speedway
62nd Annual DAYTONA 500
Race Winner: Denny Hamlin
Age: 39
Team : No. 11 - FedEx Express Toyota
Owner: Joe Gibbs Racing
Crew Chief: Christopher Gabehart
Denny Hamlin won the 62nd Annual DAYTONA 500, his 38th victory in 508 NASCAR Cup Series races.
This is his third DAYTONA 500 victory and 10th top-10 finish in 30 races at Daytona International Speedway - he is now tied with Bobby Allison, Dale Jarrett and Jeff Gordon for third-most DAYTONA 500 wins all-time.
Ryan Blaney (second) posted his third top-10 finish in 11 races at Daytona International Speedway. It is his first top-10 finish in 2020.
Chris Buescher (third) posted his fourth top-10 finish in ten races at Daytona International Speedway.
John Hunter Nemechek (11th) was the highest finishing rookie.
A driver has won back-to-back Daytona 500s four times - Richard Petty (1973-74), Cale Yarborough (1983-84), Sterling Marlin (1994-95), Denny Hamlin (2019-20).