Results
The 2020 Daytona 500 NASCAR CUP Series race results showcase the full finishing order, including race winner and key performance stats from the Daytona International Speedway race.
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).
| FIN | ST | # | DRIVER | MAKE | TOT PTS | FIN PTS | STG PTS | PO PTS | LAPS | LED | X LED | S1 | S2 | STATUS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 22 | 5 | 10 | Aric Almirola | Ford | 23 | 15 | 8 | 0 | 205 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 0 | Running |
| 36 | 9 | 2 | Brad Keselowski | Ford | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 183 | 30 | 4 | 0 | 0 | Accident |
| 6 | 29 | 14 | Clint Bowyer | Ford | 31 | 31 | 0 | 0 | 209 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Running |
| 4 | 30 | 36 | David Ragan | Ford | 33 | 33 | 0 | 0 | 209 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Running |
| 1 | 21 | 11 | Denny Hamlin | Toyota | 56 | 40 | 10 | 6 | 209 | 79 | 3 | 0 | 1 | Running |
| 35 | 6 | 48 | Jimmie Johnson | Chevrolet | 13 | 2 | 11 | 0 | 184 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 6 | Accident |
| 26 | 3 | 22 | Joey Logano | Ford | 20 | 11 | 9 | 0 | 200 | 6 | 1 | 4 | 9 | Accident |
| 5 | 10 | 4 | Kevin Harvick | Ford | 32 | 32 | 0 | 0 | 209 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Running |
| 33 | 18 | 1 | Kurt Busch | Chevrolet | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 184 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Accident |
| 34 | 28 | 18 | Kyle Busch | Toyota | 12 | 3 | 9 | 0 | 184 | 14 | 2 | 0 | 2 | Engine |
| 32 | 15 | 19 | Martin Truex Jr | Toyota | 12 | 5 | 7 | 0 | 186 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | Accident |
| 14 | 26 | 34 | Michael McDowell | Ford | 23 | 23 | 0 | 0 | 209 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Running |
| 31 | 40 | 27 | Reed Sorenson | Chevrolet | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 192 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Accident |
| 9 | 7 | 6 | Ryan Newman | Ford | 28 | 28 | 0 | 0 | 209 | 15 | 2 | 0 | 0 | Running |
| 7 | 39 | 62 | Brendan Gaughan | Chevrolet | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 209 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Running |
| 12 | 13 | 3 | Austin Dillon | Chevrolet | 25 | 25 | 0 | 0 | 209 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Running |
| 20 | 1 | 47 | Ricky Stenhouse Jr | Chevrolet | 29 | 17 | 12 | 0 | 206 | 24 | 2 | 7 | 3 | Running |
| 27 | 32 | 66 | Timmy Hill | Ford | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 200 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Accident |
| 10 | 8 | 42 | Kyle Larson | Chevrolet | 27 | 27 | 0 | 0 | 209 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Running |
| 24 | 2 | 88 | Alex Bowman | Chevrolet | 22 | 13 | 9 | 0 | 203 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 0 | Running |
| 2 | 27 | 12 | Ryan Blaney | Ford | 43 | 35 | 8 | 0 | 209 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 8 | Running |
| 8 | 36 | 32 | Corey Lajoie | Ford | 29 | 29 | 0 | 0 | 209 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Running |
| 23 | 37 | 51 | Joey Gase | Chevrolet | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 203 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Running |
| 30 | 24 | 13 | Ty Dillon | Chevrolet | 8 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 198 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 0 | Accident |
| 17 | 25 | 9 | Chase Elliott | Chevrolet | 35 | 20 | 14 | 1 | 209 | 23 | 1 | 1 | 7 | Running |
| 19 | 16 | 21 | Matt DiBenedetto | Ford | 21 | 18 | 3 | 0 | 207 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 | Running |
| 3 | 19 | 17 | Chris Buescher | Ford | 37 | 34 | 3 | 0 | 209 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 10 | Running |
| 18 | 14 | 20 | Erik Jones | Toyota | 19 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 208 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Running |
| 38 | 38 | 52 | BJ McLeod | Ford | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 105 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Accident |
| 29 | 31 | 37 | Ryan Preece | Chevrolet | 8 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 198 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Accident |
| 25 | 20 | 77 | Ross Chastain | Chevrolet | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 201 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | Accident |
| 15 | 11 | 43 | Bubba Wallace | Chevrolet | 22 | 22 | 0 | 0 | 209 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Running |
| 40 | 4 | 24 | William Byron | Chevrolet | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 58 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Accident |
| 16 | 34 | 15 | Brennan Poole | Chevrolet | 21 | 21 | 0 | 0 | 209 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Running |
| 37 | 12 | 41 | Cole Custer | Ford | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 174 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Rear End |
| 28 | 22 | 8 | Tyler Reddick | Chevrolet | 9 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 199 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Accident |
| 39 | 35 | 0 | Quin Houff | Chevrolet | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 89 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Accident |
| 13 | 33 | 16 | Justin Haley | Chevrolet | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 209 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Running |
| 11 | 23 | 38 | John Hunter Nemechek | Ford | 26 | 26 | 0 | 0 | 209 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Running |
| 21 | 17 | 95 | Christopher Bell | Toyota | 16 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 205 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Accident |
Race Infractions
Penalties imposed prior to or during the race.
| Driver | Infraction | Penalty | Lap | Lap Assessed | Flag |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ryan Blaney | Pre-Race to the Rear Back up car | Tail End | 0 | 0 | White |
| Corey Lajoie | Pre-Race to the Rear Back up car | Tail End | 0 | 0 | White |
| Brennan Poole | Pre-Race to the Rear Engine & multiple inspection failures | Tail End | 0 | 0 | White |
| Ty Dillon | Pre-Race to the Rear Gear | Tail End | 0 | 0 | White |
| BJ McLeod | Pre-Race to the Rear Transmission | Tail End | 0 | 0 | White |
| Denny Hamlin | Pre-Race to the Rear Multiple inspection failures | Tail End | 0 | 0 | White |
| Christopher Bell | Pre-Race to the Rear Unapproved adjustment | Tail End | 0 | 0 | White |
| Corey Lajoie | Unspecified | Tail End | 21 | 25 | Yellow |
| Timmy Hill | Pitting before pit road is open | Tail End | 21 | 25 | Yellow |
| Timmy Hill | Too many crewmember(s) in contact with pit service area | Tail End | 21 | 25 | Yellow |
| Jimmie Johnson | Too many crewmember(s) in contact with pit service area | Tail End | 24 | 25 | Yellow |
| Corey Lajoie | Crewmember(s) over the wall too soon | Tail End | 24 | 25 | Yellow |
| BJ McLeod | Pitting before pit road is open | Tail End | 90 | 95 | Yellow |
| Timmy Hill | Pitting before pit road is open | Tail End | 90 | 95 | Yellow |
| Kevin Harvick | Pitting before pit road is open | Tail End | 91 | 95 | Yellow |
| Brennan Poole | Pitting before pit road is open | Tail End | 91 | 95 | Yellow |
| Reed Sorenson | Tire violation | Tail End | 93 | 95 | Yellow |
| Kevin Harvick | Pitting before pit road is open | Tail End | 131 | 135 | Yellow |
| Chase Elliott | Removing equipment from assigned pit area | Tail End | 131 | 135 | Yellow |
| Ricky Stenhouse Jr | Unspecified Passing below yellow line | Pass Thru | 157 | 163 | Green |
| Brendan Gaughan | Crewmember(s) over the wall too soon | Pass Thru | 170 | 173 | Green |
| Kurt Busch | Pitting before pit road is open Garage | Tail End | 184 | 0 | Yellow |
| David Ragan | Pitting before pit road is open | Tail End | 184 | 190 | Yellow |
| Brendan Gaughan | Pitting before pit road is open | Tail End | 184 | 190 | Yellow |
| Brendan Gaughan | Tire violation | Tail End | 184 | 190 | Yellow |
| Justin Haley | Pitting before pit road is open | Tail End | 184 | 190 | Yellow |
| Bubba Wallace | Pitting before pit road is open | Tail End | 184 | 190 | Yellow |
| Jimmie Johnson | Pitting before pit road is open Garage | Tail End | 184 | 0 | Yellow |
| Aric Almirola | Pitting before pit road is open | Tail End | 184 | 190 | Yellow |
| Chris Buescher | Pitting before pit road is open | Tail End | 184 | 190 | Yellow |
| Chris Buescher | Crewmember(s) over the wall too soon | Tail End | 184 | 190 | Yellow |
| Austin Dillon | Pitting before pit road is open | Tail End | 184 | 190 | Yellow |
| Matt DiBenedetto | Pitting before pit road is open | Tail End | 184 | 190 | Yellow |
| John Hunter Nemechek | Pitting before pit road is open | Tail End | 184 | 190 | Yellow |
| Ross Chastain | Pitting before pit road is open | Tail End | 184 | 190 | Yellow |
| Alex Bowman | Pitting before pit road is open | Tail End | 184 | 190 | Yellow |
| Tyler Reddick | Pitting before pit road is open | Tail End | 184 | 190 | Yellow |
| Ricky Stenhouse Jr | Too many crewmember(s) in contact with pit service area | Tail End | 187 | 190 | Yellow |
| Alex Bowman | Pitting before pit road is open Garage | Tail End | 193 | 0 | Yellow |
| Timmy Hill | Pitting before pit road is open | Tail End | 193 | 196 | Yellow |
| Timmy Hill | Speeding on pit road | Tail End | 193 | 196 | Yellow |
| Matt DiBenedetto | Pitting before pit road is open | Tail End | 194 | 196 | Yellow |
| Brendan Gaughan | Pitting before pit road is open | Tail End | 194 | 196 | Yellow |
| John Hunter Nemechek | Crewmember(s) over the wall too soon | Tail End | 194 | 196 | Yellow |
| Aric Almirola | Pitting before pit road is open | Tail End | 199 | 203 | Yellow |
| Christopher Bell | Pitting before pit road is open | Tail End | 199 | 203 | Yellow |
| Joey Logano | Pitting before pit road is open | Tail End | 199 | 203 | Yellow |
| Ross Chastain | Pitting before pit road is open | Tail End | 199 | 203 | Yellow |
| Tyler Reddick | Pitting before pit road is open Garage | Tail End | 199 | 0 | Yellow |
| Ross Chastain | Pitting before pit road is open | Tail End | 203 | 207 | Yellow |
| Christopher Bell | Pitting before pit road is open | Tail End | 203 | 207 | Yellow |
| Justin Haley | Pitting before pit road is open | Tail End | 204 | 207 | Yellow |
| Timmy Hill | Pitting before pit road is open | Tail End | 204 | 207 | Yellow |
| Clint Bowyer | Pitting before pit road is open | Tail End | 204 | 207 | Yellow |