Results
The 2020 Go Bowling 235 at the DAYTONA Road Course NASCAR CUP Series race results showcase the full finishing order, including race winner and key performance stats from the Daytona Road Course race.
Go Bowling 235 at the DAYTONA Road Course
Sunday, August 16th, 2020
Daytona Road Course, 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: 39
- Laps Scheduled: 65
- Margin of Victory: 0.202 Seconds
- Time of Race: 2 Hours 37 Minutes 30 Seconds
- Average Speed: 89.390
- Cautions: 4 for 7 laps
- Lead Changes: 13
- Green Flag Passes: 3,188 (55.0 passes per green flag lap)
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- Race Winner: Chase Elliott
- Age: 24
- Team : No. 9 - NAPA Auto Parts Chevrolet
- Owner: Hendrick Motorsports
- Crew Chief: Alan Gustafson
- Chase Elliott won the Go Bowling 235 at the DAYTONA Road Course, his eighth victory in 172 NASCAR Cup Series races.
- This is his second victory and 13th top-10 finish in 2020.
- This is his first victory and first top-10 finish in the inaugural series event at the Daytona International Speedway Road Course.
- Denny Hamlin (second) posted his first top-10 finish in the inaugural series event at the Daytona International Speedway Road Course. It is his 15th top-10 finish in 2020.
- Martin Truex Jr. (third) posted his first top-10 finish in the inaugural series event at the Daytona International Speedway Road Course.
- Tyler Reddick (18th) was the highest finishing rookie.
- Chase Elliott becomes the sixth driver in NASCAR Cup Series history to win three or more consecutive road course races; joining Tony Stewart (three consecutive wins: 2004-2005), Jeff Gordon (six: 1997 - 2000), Rusty Wallace (three: 1987-1988), Tim Richmond (three: 1986-1987), David Pearson (three (1976-1977).
| FIN | ST | # | DRIVER | MAKE | TOT PTS | FIN PTS | STG PTS | PO PTS | LAPS | LED | X LED | S1 | S2 | STATUS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 24 | 6 | 10 | Aric Almirola | Ford | 13 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 65 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Running |
| 13 | 17 | 2 | Brad Keselowski | Ford | 24 | 24 | 0 | 0 | 65 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Running |
| 6 | 12 | 14 | Clint Bowyer | Ford | 47 | 31 | 16 | 0 | 65 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | Running |
| 2 | 2 | 11 | Denny Hamlin | Toyota | 46 | 35 | 10 | 1 | 65 | 16 | 4 | 0 | 1 | Running |
| 34 | 32 | 27 | JJ Yeley | Ford | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 64 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Running |
| 4 | 11 | 48 | Jimmie Johnson | Chevrolet | 41 | 33 | 8 | 0 | 65 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | Running |
| 9 | 5 | 22 | Joey Logano | Ford | 37 | 28 | 9 | 0 | 65 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | Running |
| 17 | 1 | 4 | Kevin Harvick | Ford | 23 | 20 | 3 | 0 | 65 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | Running |
| 14 | 8 | 1 | Kurt Busch | Chevrolet | 25 | 23 | 2 | 0 | 65 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | Running |
| 37 | 4 | 18 | Kyle Busch | Toyota | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 53 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Accident |
| 3 | 3 | 19 | Martin Truex Jr | Toyota | 37 | 34 | 3 | 0 | 65 | 10 | 3 | 8 | 0 | Running |
| 26 | 16 | 42 | Matt Kenseth | Chevrolet | 11 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 65 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Running |
| 10 | 30 | 34 | Michael McDowell | Ford | 27 | 27 | 0 | 0 | 65 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Running |
| 19 | 14 | 6 | Ryan Newman | Ford | 18 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 65 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Running |
| 38 | 34 | 77 | Stanton Barrett | Chevrolet | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 49 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Running |
| 39 | 39 | 62 | Brendan Gaughan | Chevrolet | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 46 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Transmission |
| 16 | 25 | 47 | Ricky Stenhouse Jr | Chevrolet | 27 | 21 | 6 | 0 | 65 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | Running |
| 29 | 37 | 66 | Timmy Hill | Toyota | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 65 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Running |
| 12 | 27 | 88 | Alex Bowman | Chevrolet | 25 | 25 | 0 | 0 | 65 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Running |
| 31 | 24 | 12 | Ryan Blaney | Ford | 14 | 6 | 8 | 0 | 65 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | Running |
| 32 | 29 | 32 | Corey Lajoie | Ford | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 65 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | Running |
| 20 | 23 | 13 | Ty Dillon | Chevrolet | 17 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 65 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Running |
| 1 | 7 | 9 | Chase Elliott | Chevrolet | 60 | 40 | 14 | 6 | 65 | 34 | 3 | 1 | 7 | Running |
| 15 | 9 | 21 | Matt DiBenedetto | Ford | 28 | 22 | 6 | 0 | 65 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | Running |
| 5 | 21 | 17 | Chris Buescher | Ford | 32 | 32 | 0 | 0 | 65 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Running |
| 11 | 20 | 20 | Erik Jones | Toyota | 31 | 26 | 5 | 0 | 65 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | Running |
| 23 | 22 | 37 | Ryan Preece | Chevrolet | 20 | 14 | 6 | 0 | 65 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 6 | Running |
| 27 | 31 | 96 | Daniel Suarez | Toyota | 10 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 65 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Running |
| 25 | 19 | 43 | Bubba Wallace | Chevrolet | 12 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 65 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Running |
| 8 | 13 | 24 | William Byron | Chevrolet | 40 | 29 | 11 | 0 | 65 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 4 | Running |
| 28 | 33 | 15 | Brennan Poole | Chevrolet | 9 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 65 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Running |
| 22 | 26 | 41 | Cole Custer | Ford | 17 | 15 | 2 | 0 | 65 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 0 | Running |
| 36 | 36 | 53 | Garrett Smithley | Chevrolet | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 60 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Battery |
| 18 | 18 | 8 | Tyler Reddick | Chevrolet | 19 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 65 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Running |
| 33 | 35 | 0 | Quin Houff | Chevrolet | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 64 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Running |
| 35 | 28 | 38 | John Hunter Nemechek | Ford | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 62 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Accident |
| 21 | 15 | 95 | Christopher Bell | Toyota | 16 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 65 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Running |
| 30 | 38 | 51 | James Davison | Ford | 7 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 65 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Running |
| 7 | 10 | 3 | Kaz Grala | Chevrolet | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 65 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Running |
Race Infractions
Penalties imposed prior to or during the race.
| Driver | Infraction | Penalty | Lap | Lap Assessed | Flag |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kaz Grala | Pre-Race to the Rear Driver change | Tail End | 0 | 0 | White |
| Stanton Barrett | Pre-Race to the Rear Driver change | Tail End | 0 | 0 | White |
| Corey Lajoie | Pre-Race to the Rear Two Inspection Failures | Tail End | 0 | 0 | White |
| Timmy Hill | Pre-Race to the Rear Unapproved adjustment | Tail End | 0 | 0 | White |
| Alex Bowman | Pitting before pit road is open | Tail End | 15 | 17 | Yellow |
| Stanton Barrett | Speeding on pit road | Tail End | 16 | 17 | Yellow |
| James Davison | Pitting before pit road is open | Tail End | 16 | 17 | Yellow |
| Quin Houff | Removing equipment from assigned pit area | Tail End | 16 | 17 | Yellow |
| Martin Truex Jr | Speeding on pit road | Tail End | 27 | 32 | Green/Yellow |
| James Davison | Speeding on pit road | Tail End | 31 | 32 | Yellow |
| JJ Yeley | Speeding on pit road | Tail End | 31 | 32 | Yellow |
| Timmy Hill | Too many crewmember(s) in contact with pit service area | Tail End | 38 | 39 | Yellow |
| Kyle Busch | Speeding on pit road Missed chicane | Pass Thru | 47 | 55 | Green |
| Ryan Blaney | Speeding on pit road | Pass Thru | 49 | 50 | Green |
| John Hunter Nemechek | Tire violation | Tail End | 61 | 62 | Yellow |