Results

The 2020 Drydene 311 Race 1 NASCAR CUP Series race results showcase the full finishing order, including race winner and key performance stats from the Dover Motor Speedway race.

Drydene 311 Race 1

Saturday, August 22nd, 2020

Dover Motor Speedway, Dover, DE

  • 15 Ford
  • 7 Toyota
  • 18 Chevrolet

  • 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: 311
  • Margin of Victory: 01.179 Seconds
  • Time of Race: 2 Hours 30 Minutes 3 Seconds
  • Average Speed: 124.359
  • Cautions: 4 for 21 laps
  • Lead Changes: 15
  • Green Flag Passes: 1,749 (6.0 passes per green flag lap)

  • Dover International Speedway
  • 51st Annual Drydene 311 (1)
  • Race Winner: Denny Hamlin
  • Age: 39
  • Team : No. 11 - FedEx Office Toyota
  • Owner: Coy Gibbs
  • Crew Chief: Christopher Gabehart
  • Denny Hamlin won the 51st Annual Drydene 311 (1), his 43rd victory in 531 NASCAR Cup Series races.
  • This is his sixth victory and 16th top-10 finish in 2020.
  • This is his first victory and 13th top-10 finish in 30 races at Dover International Speedway.
  • Martin Truex Jr. (second) posted his 17th top-10 finish in 30 races at Dover International Speedway. It is his 15th top-10 finish in 2020.
  • Kyle Busch (third) posted his 20th top-10 finish in 32 races at Dover International Speedway.
  • Cole Custer (11th) was the highest finishing rookie.
  • Kevin Harvick leads the point standings by 100 points over Denny Hamlin.
Denny Hamlin celebrates in Victory Lane
Dover, Delaware - August 22, 2020 : Denny Hamlin, driver of the #11 FedEx Office Toyota, celebrates in Victory Lane after winning the NASCAR Cup Series Drydene 311 at Dover International Speedway.
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Drydene 311 Race 1 at Dover Motor Speedway results
FIN ST # DRIVER MAKE TOT PTS FIN PTS STG PTS PO PTS LAPS LED X LED S1 S2 STATUS
17 17 10 Aric Almirola Ford 21 20 1 0 309 0 0 10 0 Running
9 7 2 Brad Keselowski Ford 42 28 14 0 311 9 2 3 5 Running
6 4 14 Clint Bowyer Ford 46 31 15 0 311 0 0 4 3 Running
1 2 11 Denny Hamlin Toyota 67 40 20 7 311 115 3 1 1 Running
31 34 27 JJ Yeley Ford 0 0 0 0 302 0 0 0 0 Running
7 6 48 Jimmie Johnson Chevrolet 37 30 7 0 311 0 0 8 7 Running
8 5 22 Joey Logano Ford 37 29 8 0 311 0 0 6 8 Running
4 10 4 Kevin Harvick Ford 42 33 9 0 311 0 0 7 6 Running
40 9 1 Kurt Busch Chevrolet 1 1 0 0 6 0 0 0 0 Accident
3 22 18 Kyle Busch Toyota 41 34 7 0 311 3 1 0 4 Running
2 3 19 Martin Truex Jr Toyota 50 35 15 0 311 88 2 5 2 Running
23 26 42 Matt Kenseth Chevrolet 14 14 0 0 309 1 1 0 0 Running
26 15 34 Michael McDowell Ford 11 11 0 0 308 0 0 0 0 Running
39 36 77 Reed Sorenson Chevrolet 1 1 0 0 83 0 0 0 0 Handling
19 23 6 Ryan Newman Ford 18 18 0 0 309 0 0 0 0 Running
15 32 3 Austin Dillon Chevrolet 31 22 9 0 310 49 3 2 0 Running
10 19 47 Ricky Stenhouse Jr Chevrolet 29 27 2 0 311 1 1 0 9 Running
34 33 66 Timmy Hill Toyota 0 0 0 0 298 0 0 0 0 Running
21 11 88 Alex Bowman Chevrolet 16 16 0 0 309 0 0 0 0 Running
14 20 12 Ryan Blaney Ford 23 23 0 0 310 0 0 0 0 Running
29 29 32 Corey Lajoie Ford 8 8 0 0 308 0 0 0 0 Running
35 38 51 Joey Gase Ford 0 0 0 0 293 0 0 0 0 Running
18 25 13 Ty Dillon Chevrolet 19 19 0 0 309 0 0 0 0 Running
5 1 9 Chase Elliott Chevrolet 33 32 1 0 311 27 1 0 10 Running
20 14 21 Matt DiBenedetto Ford 17 17 0 0 309 17 1 0 0 Running
16 12 17 Chris Buescher Ford 23 21 2 0 310 0 0 9 0 Running
12 13 20 Erik Jones Toyota 25 25 0 0 311 0 0 0 0 Running
38 40 78 BJ McLeod Chevrolet 0 0 0 0 166 0 0 0 0 Handling
25 27 37 Ryan Preece Chevrolet 12 12 0 0 309 0 0 0 0 Running
30 28 96 Daniel Suarez Toyota 7 7 0 0 306 0 0 0 0 Running
27 24 43 Bubba Wallace Chevrolet 10 10 0 0 308 0 0 0 0 Running
28 8 24 William Byron Chevrolet 9 9 0 0 308 1 1 0 0 Running
36 30 15 Brennan Poole Chevrolet 1 1 0 0 286 0 0 0 0 Rear End
11 21 41 Cole Custer Ford 26 26 0 0 311 0 0 0 0 Running
37 39 7 Garrett Smithley Chevrolet 0 0 0 0 241 0 0 0 0 Battery
32 37 53 Josh Bilicki Chevrolet 0 0 0 0 299 0 0 0 0 Running
13 16 8 Tyler Reddick Chevrolet 24 24 0 0 310 0 0 0 0 Running
33 35 0 Quin Houff Chevrolet 4 4 0 0 298 0 0 0 0 Running
24 31 38 John Hunter Nemechek Ford 13 13 0 0 309 0 0 0 0 Running
22 18 95 Christopher Bell Toyota 15 15 0 0 309 0 0 0 0 Running

Race Infractions

Penalties imposed prior to or during the race.

Driver Infraction Penalty Lap Lap Assessed Flag
Brennan Poole Pre-Race to the Rear 2 Inspection failures Tail End 0 0 White
Joey Gase Pre-Race to the Rear Unapproved adjustments Tail End 0 0 White
Daniel Suarez Pre-Race to the Rear Unapproved adjustments Tail End 0 0 White
Garrett Smithley Pre-Race to the Rear Impound procedure infraction Pass Thru 0 1 White
Kurt Busch Pitting before pit road is open Tail End 7 11 Yellow
Alex Bowman Pitting before pit road is open Tail End 8 11 Yellow
Alex Bowman Too many crewmember(s) in contact with pit service area Tail End 8 11 Yellow
Quin Houff Speeding on pit road Tail End 27 31 Yellow
Alex Bowman Safety violation Tail End 27 31 Yellow
Matt Kenseth Speeding on pit road Tail End 73 77 Yellow
Austin Dillon Speeding on pit road Tail End 188 192 Yellow
Tyler Reddick Pitting before pit road is open Tail End 190 192 Yellow