Results
The 2020 Consumers Energy 400 NASCAR CUP Series race results showcase the full finishing order, including race winner and key performance stats from the Michigan International Speedway race.
Consumers Energy 400
Sunday, August 9th, 2020
Michigan International Speedway, Brooklyn, MI
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- Positions 1-20: Inversion of top 20 finishers positions in Saturday's FireKeepers Casino 400.
- Positions 21-40: Driver finish position in Saturday's FireKeepers Casino 400 is starting position.
- Drivers Entered: 39
- Laps Scheduled: 156
- Margin of Victory: 0.093 Seconds
- Time of Race: 2 Hours 9 Minutes 35 Seconds
- Average Speed: 144.463
- Cautions: 5 for 24 laps
- Lead Changes: 10
- Green Flag Passes: 2,046 (15.5 passes per green flag lap)
- Michigan International Speedway
- 51st Annual Consumers Energy 400
- Race Winner: Kevin Harvick
- Age: 44
- Team : No. 4 - Busch Light Apple Ford
- Owner: Stewart-Haas Racing
- Crew Chief: Rodney Childers
- Kevin Harvick won the 51st Annual Consumers Energy 400, his 55th victory in 704 NASCAR Cup Series races.
- This is his sixth victory and 19th top-10 finish in 2020.
- This is his fifth victory and 21st top-10 finish in 40 races at Michigan International Speedway.
- Denny Hamlin (second) posted his 15th top-10 finish in 30 races at Michigan International Speedway. It is his 14th top-10 finish in 2020.
- Martin Truex Jr. (third) posted his 13th top-10 finish in 30 races at Michigan International Speedway.
- Christopher Bell (17th) was the highest finishing rookie.
- This is Stewart-Haas Racing's sixth NASCAR Cup Series victory at Michigan International Speedway.
- Ford wins the Heritage Trophy in 2020 sweeping both races at Michigan International Speedway. Today's victory is Ford's 41st win at Michigan in the NASCAR Cup Series.
- Kevin Harvick becomes the first driver to win back-to-back races at the same track in consecutive days in the NASCAR Cup Series. The last driver to win a Cup races in consecutive days was NASCAR Hall of Famer Richard Petty in 1971 (7/14-15/1971 at Islip and Saratoga).
| FIN | ST | # | DRIVER | MAKE | TOT PTS | FIN PTS | STG PTS | PO PTS | LAPS | LED | X LED | S1 | S2 | STATUS |
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| 6 | 5 | 10 | Aric Almirola | Ford | 34 | 31 | 3 | 0 | 156 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 8 | Running |
| 39 | 19 | 2 | Brad Keselowski | Ford | 10 | 1 | 9 | 0 | 95 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | Accident |
| 14 | 2 | 14 | Clint Bowyer | Ford | 40 | 23 | 16 | 1 | 156 | 43 | 1 | 1 | 5 | Running |
| 2 | 15 | 11 | Denny Hamlin | Toyota | 40 | 35 | 5 | 0 | 156 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 6 | Running |
| 29 | 26 | 27 | JJ Yeley | Ford | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 154 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Running |
| 11 | 9 | 48 | Jimmie Johnson | Chevrolet | 26 | 26 | 0 | 0 | 156 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Running |
| 5 | 13 | 22 | Joey Logano | Ford | 35 | 32 | 3 | 0 | 156 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 9 | Running |
| 1 | 20 | 4 | Kevin Harvick | Ford | 59 | 40 | 13 | 6 | 156 | 90 | 4 | 8 | 1 | Running |
| 10 | 11 | 1 | Kurt Busch | Chevrolet | 29 | 27 | 2 | 0 | 156 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 0 | Running |
| 4 | 16 | 18 | Kyle Busch | Toyota | 49 | 33 | 16 | 0 | 156 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 3 | Running |
| 3 | 18 | 19 | Martin Truex Jr | Toyota | 34 | 34 | 0 | 0 | 156 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Running |
| 15 | 4 | 42 | Matt Kenseth | Chevrolet | 22 | 22 | 0 | 0 | 156 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Running |
| 28 | 29 | 34 | Michael McDowell | Ford | 9 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 156 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Running |
| 31 | 30 | 74 | Reed Sorenson | Chevrolet | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 153 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Running |
| 13 | 28 | 6 | Ryan Newman | Ford | 24 | 24 | 0 | 0 | 156 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Running |
| 8 | 31 | 3 | Austin Dillon | Chevrolet | 29 | 29 | 0 | 0 | 156 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Running |
| 19 | 32 | 47 | Ricky Stenhouse Jr | Chevrolet | 18 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 156 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Running |
| 35 | 33 | 66 | Timmy Hill | Toyota | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 150 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Running |
| 36 | 21 | 88 | Alex Bowman | Chevrolet | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 149 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Tire |
| 38 | 17 | 12 | Ryan Blaney | Ford | 6 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 95 | 4 | 1 | 7 | 10 | Accident |
| 22 | 22 | 32 | Corey Lajoie | Ford | 15 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 156 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Running |
| 18 | 23 | 13 | Ty Dillon | Chevrolet | 19 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 156 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Running |
| 9 | 14 | 9 | Chase Elliott | Chevrolet | 28 | 28 | 0 | 0 | 156 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Running |
| 7 | 6 | 21 | Matt DiBenedetto | Ford | 37 | 30 | 7 | 0 | 156 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | Running |
| 20 | 1 | 17 | Chris Buescher | Ford | 17 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 156 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Running |
| 27 | 10 | 20 | Erik Jones | Toyota | 20 | 10 | 10 | 0 | 156 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 7 | Running |
| 16 | 25 | 37 | Ryan Preece | Chevrolet | 21 | 21 | 0 | 0 | 156 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Running |
| 26 | 24 | 96 | Daniel Suarez | Toyota | 11 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 156 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Running |
| 21 | 12 | 43 | Bubba Wallace | Chevrolet | 16 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 156 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Running |
| 12 | 7 | 24 | William Byron | Chevrolet | 30 | 25 | 5 | 0 | 156 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | Running |
| 30 | 37 | 15 | Brennan Poole | Chevrolet | 7 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 153 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Running |
| 25 | 34 | 41 | Cole Custer | Ford | 12 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 156 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Running |
| 34 | 35 | 53 | Garrett Smithley | Chevrolet | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 152 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Running |
| 33 | 39 | 7 | Josh Bilicki | Chevrolet | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 152 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Running |
| 24 | 3 | 8 | Tyler Reddick | Chevrolet | 13 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 156 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Running |
| 32 | 27 | 0 | Quin Houff | Chevrolet | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 153 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Running |
| 23 | 36 | 38 | John Hunter Nemechek | Ford | 14 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 156 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Running |
| 17 | 8 | 95 | Christopher Bell | Toyota | 36 | 20 | 16 | 0 | 156 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | Running |
| 37 | 38 | 51 | James Davison | Ford | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 147 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Running |
Race Infractions
Penalties imposed prior to or during the race.
| Driver | Infraction | Penalty | Lap | Lap Assessed | Flag |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Austin Dillon | Pre-Race to the Rear Backup car | Tail End | 0 | 0 | White |
| Ryan Newman | Pre-Race to the Rear Backup car | Tail End | 0 | 0 | White |
| Tyler Reddick | Pre-Race to the Rear Backup car | Tail End | 0 | 0 | White |
| Aric Almirola | Pre-Race to the Rear Backup car | Tail End | 0 | 0 | White |
| Chris Buescher | Pre-Race to the Rear Backup car | Tail End | 0 | 0 | White |
| Michael McDowell | Pre-Race to the Rear Backup car | Tail End | 0 | 0 | White |
| Ryan Preece | Pre-Race to the Rear Backup car | Tail End | 0 | 0 | White |
| John Hunter Nemechek | Pre-Race to the Rear Backup car | Tail End | 0 | 0 | White |
| Cole Custer | Pre-Race to the Rear Backup car | Tail End | 0 | 0 | White |
| Josh Bilicki | Pre-Race to the Rear Transmission change | Tail End | 0 | 0 | White |
| Josh Bilicki | Pre-Race to the Rear Driver change | Tail End | 0 | 0 | White |
| Brennan Poole | Pre-Race to the Rear Engine change | Tail End | 0 | 0 | White |
| Ryan Preece | Pre-Race to the Rear Multiple inspection failures | Tail End | 0 | 0 | White |
| Reed Sorenson | Pre-Race to the Rear Multiple inspection failures | Tail End | 0 | 0 | White |
| Daniel Suarez | Pre-Race to the Rear Multiple inspection failures | Tail End | 0 | 0 | White |
| Austin Dillon | Pre-Race to the Rear Unapproved adjustments on starting grid | Pass Thru | 0 | 1 | White |
| Brennan Poole | Safety violation | Tail End | 44 | 47 | Yellow |
| John Hunter Nemechek | Pitting before pit road is open | Tail End | 46 | 47 | Yellow |
| Timmy Hill | Pitting before pit road is open | Tail End | 87 | 91 | Yellow |
| JJ Yeley | Crewmember(s) over the wall too soon | Tail End | 89 | 91 | Yellow |
| Josh Bilicki | Jumping the restart Incorrect lane on restart | Pass Thru | 91 | 94 | Green |
| Ryan Blaney | Pitting before pit road is open Garage | Tail End | 96 | 0 | Yellow |
| Cole Custer | Safety violation | Tail End | 97 | 101 | Yellow |
| Garrett Smithley | Pitting before pit road is open | Tail End | 100 | 101 | Yellow |
| Timmy Hill | Pitting before pit road is open | Tail End | 100 | 101 | Yellow |
| Christopher Bell | Pitting before pit road is open | Tail End | 105 | 109 | Yellow |
| Christopher Bell | Running the stop and go sign/light | 1 Lap | 105 | 106 | Yellow |
| Timmy Hill | Pitting before pit road is open | Tail End | 108 | 109 | Yellow |
| Alex Bowman | Pitting before pit road is open | Tail End | 136 | 141 | Yellow |