Results
The 2020 Coke Zero Sugar 400 NASCAR CUP Series race results showcase the full finishing order, including race winner and key performance stats from the Daytona International Speedway race.
Coke Zero Sugar 400
Saturday, August 29th, 2020
Daytona International Speedway, Daytona Beach, FL
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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: 40
- Laps Scheduled: 160
- Laps Actual: 164 - NASCAR OVERTIME!
- Margin of Victory: 0.119 Seconds
- Time of Race: 2 Hours 39 Minutes 59 Seconds
- Average Speed: 153.766
- Cautions: 6 for 21 laps
- Lead Changes: 35
- Green Flag Passes: 7,842 (54.8 passes per green flag lap)
- Daytona International Speedway
- 62nd Annual Coke Zero Sugar 400
- Race Winner: William Byron
- Age: 22
- Team : No. 24 - Liberty University Chevrolet
- Owner: Hendrick Motorsports
- Crew Chief: Chad Knaus
- William Byron won the 62nd Annual Coke Zero Sugar 400, his first victory in 98 NASCAR Cup Series races.
- This is his first victory and ninth top-10 finish in 2020.
- This is his first victory and second top-10 finish in six races at Daytona International Speedway.
- Chase Elliott (second) posted his first top-10 finish in 10 races at Daytona International Speedway. It is his 15th top-10 finish in 2020.
- Denny Hamlin (third) posted his 11th top-10 finish in 30 races at Daytona International Speedway.
- John Hunter Nemechek (11th) was the highest finishing rookie.
- William Byron and Matt DiBenedetto clinch the final two spots in the NASCAR Cup Series Playoffs.
- Byron becomes the 21st different driver to win his first career NASCAR Cup Series race at Daytona International Speedway and the 11th to do it in the summer race.
| FIN | ST | # | DRIVER | MAKE | TOT PTS | FIN PTS | STG PTS | PO PTS | LAPS | LED | X LED | S1 | S2 | STATUS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 18 | 5 | 10 | Aric Almirola | Ford | 19 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 164 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Running |
| 10 | 4 | 2 | Brad Keselowski | Ford | 32 | 27 | 5 | 0 | 164 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 6 | Running |
| 19 | 14 | 14 | Clint Bowyer | Ford | 26 | 18 | 8 | 0 | 164 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | Running |
| 3 | 10 | 11 | Denny Hamlin | Toyota | 36 | 34 | 2 | 0 | 164 | 9 | 3 | 9 | 0 | Running |
| 40 | 33 | 27 | JJ Yeley | Ford | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Engine |
| 17 | 7 | 48 | Jimmie Johnson | Chevrolet | 32 | 20 | 12 | 0 | 164 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 5 | Running |
| 27 | 3 | 22 | Joey Logano | Ford | 32 | 10 | 20 | 2 | 158 | 36 | 6 | 1 | 1 | Accident |
| 20 | 1 | 4 | Kevin Harvick | Ford | 17 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 164 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 0 | Running |
| 34 | 13 | 1 | Kurt Busch | Chevrolet | 10 | 3 | 7 | 0 | 151 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | Accident |
| 33 | 11 | 18 | Kyle Busch | Toyota | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 152 | 31 | 3 | 10 | 0 | Accident |
| 4 | 2 | 19 | Martin Truex Jr | Toyota | 42 | 33 | 9 | 0 | 164 | 14 | 4 | 0 | 2 | Running |
| 28 | 19 | 42 | Matt Kenseth | Chevrolet | 9 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 158 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Accident |
| 14 | 26 | 34 | Michael McDowell | Ford | 26 | 23 | 3 | 0 | 164 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 0 | Running |
| 36 | 22 | 6 | Ryan Newman | Ford | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 151 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Accident |
| 8 | 40 | 62 | Brendan Gaughan | Chevrolet | 29 | 29 | 0 | 0 | 164 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Running |
| 25 | 12 | 3 | Austin Dillon | Chevrolet | 12 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 161 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Running |
| 32 | 31 | 47 | Ricky Stenhouse Jr | Chevrolet | 8 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 155 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | Accident |
| 24 | 35 | 66 | Timmy Hill | Toyota | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 161 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Running |
| 7 | 8 | 88 | Alex Bowman | Chevrolet | 30 | 30 | 0 | 0 | 164 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Running |
| 6 | 9 | 12 | Ryan Blaney | Ford | 40 | 31 | 9 | 0 | 164 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 9 | Running |
| 21 | 25 | 32 | Corey Lajoie | Ford | 16 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 163 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Accident |
| 31 | 37 | 53 | Joey Gase | Chevrolet | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 158 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Running |
| 22 | 29 | 13 | Ty Dillon | Chevrolet | 15 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 163 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Accident |
| 2 | 27 | 9 | Chase Elliott | Chevrolet | 35 | 35 | 0 | 0 | 164 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Running |
| 12 | 15 | 21 | Matt DiBenedetto | Ford | 29 | 25 | 4 | 0 | 164 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | Running |
| 9 | 17 | 17 | Chris Buescher | Ford | 28 | 28 | 0 | 0 | 164 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Running |
| 35 | 20 | 20 | Erik Jones | Toyota | 11 | 2 | 9 | 0 | 151 | 15 | 2 | 2 | 0 | Accident |
| 37 | 28 | 37 | Ryan Preece | Chevrolet | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 151 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Accident |
| 26 | 30 | 96 | Daniel Suarez | Toyota | 11 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 159 | 19 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Accident |
| 16 | 36 | 77 | Ross Chastain | Chevrolet | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 164 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Running |
| 5 | 21 | 43 | Bubba Wallace | Chevrolet | 32 | 32 | 0 | 0 | 164 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Running |
| 1 | 6 | 24 | William Byron | Chevrolet | 49 | 40 | 4 | 5 | 164 | 24 | 5 | 7 | 0 | Running |
| 15 | 32 | 15 | Brennan Poole | Chevrolet | 22 | 22 | 0 | 0 | 164 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Running |
| 30 | 16 | 41 | Cole Custer | Ford | 7 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 158 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Accident |
| 38 | 39 | 7 | Josh Bilicki | Chevrolet | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 151 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Running |
| 29 | 18 | 8 | Tyler Reddick | Chevrolet | 16 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 158 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | Accident |
| 23 | 34 | 0 | Quin Houff | Chevrolet | 14 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 162 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Running |
| 11 | 24 | 38 | John Hunter Nemechek | Ford | 26 | 26 | 0 | 0 | 164 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Running |
| 13 | 23 | 95 | Christopher Bell | Toyota | 30 | 24 | 6 | 0 | 164 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 10 | Running |
| 39 | 38 | 51 | James Davison | Ford | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 139 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Accident |
Race Infractions
Penalties imposed prior to or during the race.
| Driver | Infraction | Penalty | Lap | Lap Assessed | Flag |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Austin Dillon | Pre-Race to the Rear Multiple inspection failures | Tail End | 0 | 0 | White |
| Clint Bowyer | Pre-Race to the Rear Unapproved adjustments | Tail End | 0 | 0 | White |
| Austin Dillon | Speeding on pit road | Tail End | 22 | 24 | Yellow |
| Denny Hamlin | All passing on pit road must be to the outside on entry | Tail End | 52 | 55 | Yellow |
| Brendan Gaughan | Speeding on pit road | Pass Thru | 88 | 91 | Green |
| Brendan Gaughan | Speeding on pit road | Pass Thru | 91 | 95 | Green |
| Ross Chastain | Pitting before pit road is open | Tail End | 100 | 105 | Yellow |
| Denny Hamlin | Pitting before pit road is open | Tail End | 101 | 105 | Yellow |
| Joey Gase | Speeding on pit road | Pass Thru | 131 | 133 | Green |
| James Davison | Pitting before pit road is open Garage | Tail End | 143 | 0 | Yellow |
| Ricky Stenhouse Jr | Pitting before pit road is open Garage | Tail End | 152 | 0 | Yellow |
| Kurt Busch | Pitting before pit road is open Garage | Tail End | 152 | 0 | Yellow |
| Ryan Newman | Pitting before pit road is open Garage | Tail End | 152 | 0 | Yellow |
| Kyle Busch | Pitting before pit road is open Garage | Tail End | 152 | 0 | Yellow |
| Erik Jones | Pitting before pit road is open Garage | Tail End | 152 | 0 | Yellow |
| Austin Dillon | Improper fueling | Pass Thru | 155 | 157 | Green |
| John Hunter Nemechek | Pitting before pit road is open | Tail End | 159 | 162 | Yellow |
| Bubba Wallace | Pitting before pit road is open | Tail End | 159 | 162 | Yellow |
| Jimmie Johnson | Pitting before pit road is open | Tail End | 159 | 162 | Yellow |
| Daniel Suarez | Pitting before pit road is open Garage | Tail End | 159 | 0 | Yellow |