Results

The 2020 South Point 400 NASCAR CUP Series race results showcase the full finishing order, including race winner and key performance stats from the Las Vegas Motor Speedway race.

South Point 400

Sunday, September 27th, 2020

Las Vegas Motor Speedway, Las Vegas, NV

  • 16 Ford
  • 8 Toyota
  • 15 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: 39
  • Laps Scheduled: 267
  • Laps Actual: 268 - NASCAR OVERTIME!
  • Margin of Victory: 0.148 Seconds
  • Time of Race: 3 Hours 3 Minutes 32 Seconds
  • Average Speed: 131.420
  • Cautions: 7 for 36 laps
  • Lead Changes: 20
  • Green Flag Passes: 3,519 (15.2 passes per green flag lap)

  • Las Vegas Motor Speedway
  • 3rd Annual South Point 400
  • Race Winner: Kurt Busch
  • Age: 42
  • Team : No. 1 - Monster Energy Chevrolet
  • Owner: Chip Ganassi
  • Crew Chief: Matt McCall
  • Kurt Busch won the 3rd Annual South Point 400, his 32nd victory in 715 Cup Series races.
  • This is his first victory and 16th top-10 finish in 2020.
  • This is his first victory and sixth top-10 finish in 23 races at Las Vegas Motor Speedway.
  • Matt DiBenedetto (second) posted his second top-10 finish in nine races at Las Vegas Motor Speedway. It is his eighth top-10 finish in 2020.
  • Denny Hamlin (third) posted his eighth top-10 finish in 19 races at Las Vegas Motor Speedway.
  • Cole Custer (16th) was the highest finishing rookie.
  • Kevin Harvick leads the point standings by 3 points over Denny Hamlin.
Kurt Busch celebrates after winning
Las Vegas, Nevada - September 27, 2020 : Kurt Busch, driver of the #1 Monster Energy Chevrolet, celebrates after winning the NASCAR Cup Series South Point 400 at Las Vegas Motor Speedway.
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South Point 400 at Las Vegas Motor Speedway results
FIN ST # DRIVER MAKE TOT PTS FIN PTS STG PTS PO PTS LAPS LED X LED S1 S2 STATUS
17 4 10 Aric Almirola Ford 20 20 0 0 268 0 0 0 0 Running
13 12 2 Brad Keselowski Ford 24 24 0 0 268 2 1 0 0 Running
12 6 14 Clint Bowyer Ford 28 25 3 0 268 0 0 10 9 Running
3 10 11 Denny Hamlin Toyota 54 34 19 1 268 121 4 1 2 Running
33 37 77 JJ Yeley Chevrolet 0 0 0 0 261 0 0 0 0 Running
11 18 48 Jimmie Johnson Chevrolet 26 26 0 0 268 0 0 0 0 Running
14 5 22 Joey Logano Ford 32 23 9 0 268 1 1 2 0 Running
10 1 4 Kevin Harvick Ford 37 27 10 0 268 0 0 5 7 Running
1 9 1 Kurt Busch Chevrolet 45 40 0 5 268 29 2 0 0 Running
6 2 18 Kyle Busch Toyota 39 31 8 0 268 6 2 3 0 Running
4 11 19 Martin Truex Jr Toyota 42 33 9 0 268 0 0 9 4 Running
18 20 42 Matt Kenseth Chevrolet 19 19 0 0 268 0 0 0 0 Running
21 17 34 Michael McDowell Ford 16 16 0 0 268 0 0 0 0 Running
15 27 6 Ryan Newman Ford 22 22 0 0 268 0 0 0 0 Running
32 7 3 Austin Dillon Chevrolet 15 5 10 0 261 0 0 6 6 Running
23 33 47 Ricky Stenhouse Jr Chevrolet 14 14 0 0 268 0 0 0 0 Running
37 36 66 Timmy Hill Toyota 0 0 0 0 160 0 0 0 0 Rear End
5 8 88 Alex Bowman Chevrolet 43 32 11 0 268 5 1 8 3 Running
7 15 12 Ryan Blaney Ford 40 30 10 0 268 1 1 7 5 Running
27 31 32 Corey Lajoie Ford 10 10 0 0 267 0 0 0 0 Running
35 34 51 Joey Gase Ford 0 0 0 0 256 0 0 0 0 Running
26 24 13 Ty Dillon Chevrolet 11 11 0 0 267 0 0 0 0 Running
22 3 9 Chase Elliott Chevrolet 33 15 17 1 268 73 3 4 1 Running
2 19 21 Matt DiBenedetto Ford 38 35 3 0 268 8 3 0 8 Running
9 16 17 Chris Buescher Ford 28 28 0 0 268 10 1 0 0 Running
8 13 20 Erik Jones Toyota 29 29 0 0 268 0 0 0 0 Running
19 21 37 Ryan Preece Chevrolet 18 18 0 0 268 0 0 0 0 Running
31 30 27 Gray Gaulding Ford 0 0 0 0 262 0 0 0 0 Running
29 29 96 Daniel Suarez Toyota 8 8 0 0 265 0 0 0 0 Running
28 23 43 Bubba Wallace Chevrolet 9 9 0 0 266 0 0 0 0 Running
25 28 24 William Byron Chevrolet 13 12 1 0 268 12 1 0 10 Running
30 35 15 Brennan Poole Chevrolet 7 7 0 0 265 0 0 0 0 Running
16 22 41 Cole Custer Ford 21 21 0 0 268 0 0 0 0 Running
39 39 49 Chad Finchum Toyota 0 0 0 0 19 0 0 0 0 Overheating
36 38 53 Josh Bilicki Ford 0 0 0 0 227 0 0 0 0 Suspension
38 14 8 Tyler Reddick Chevrolet 1 1 0 0 157 0 0 0 0 Accident
34 32 0 Quin Houff Chevrolet 3 3 0 0 259 0 0 0 0 Running
20 25 38 John Hunter Nemechek Ford 17 17 0 0 268 0 0 0 0 Running
24 26 95 Christopher Bell Toyota 13 13 0 0 268 0 0 0 0 Running

Race Infractions

Penalties imposed prior to or during the race.

Driver Infraction Penalty Lap Lap Assessed Flag
Christopher Bell Speeding on pit road Tail End 27 30 Yellow
William Byron Speeding on pit road Tail End 27 30 Yellow
Josh Bilicki Too many crewmember(s) in contact with pit service area Tail End 83 86 Yellow
Jimmie Johnson Speeding on pit road Pass Thru 119 122 Green
Tyler Reddick Pitting before pit road is open Garage Tail End 160 0 Yellow
Austin Dillon Safety violation Tail End 192 196 Yellow
John Hunter Nemechek Pitting before pit road is open Tail End 250 255 Yellow
Ricky Stenhouse Jr Pitting before pit road is open Tail End 251 255 Yellow
Corey Lajoie Too many crewmember(s) in contact with pit service area Tail End 252 255 Yellow
Christopher Bell Pitting before pit road is open Tail End 261 266 Yellow
Corey Lajoie Pitting before pit road is open Tail End 261 266 Yellow
William Byron Pitting before pit road is open Tail End 261 266 Yellow