Results
The 2020 GEICO 500 NASCAR CUP Series race results showcase the full finishing order, including race winner and key performance stats from the Talladega Superspeedway race.
GEICO 500
Sunday, June 21st, 2020
Talladega Superspeedway, Lincoln, AL
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- Positions 1-12: Random draw from charter teams in those positions in owner points.
- Positions 13-24: Random draw from charter teams in those positions in owner points.
- Positions 25-36: Random draw from charter teams in those positions in owner points.
- Positions 37-40: Open teams in order of owners points.
- Drivers Entered: 40
- Laps Scheduled: 188
- Laps Actual: 191 - NASCAR OVERTIME!
- Margin of Victory: 0.007 Seconds
- Time of Race: 3 Hours 27 Minutes 28 Seconds
- Average Speed: 146.933
- Cautions: 8 for 33 laps
- Lead Changes: 56
- Green Flag Passes: 11,799 (74.7 passes per green flag lap)
- Talladega Superspeedway
- 51st Annual GEICO 500
- Race Winner: Ryan Blaney
- Age: 26
- Team : No. 12 - Menards/Sylvania Ford
- Owner: Team Penske
- Crew Chief: Todd Gordon
- Ryan Blaney won the 51st Annual GEICO 500, his fourth victory in 175 NASCAR Cup Series races.
- This is his first victory and seventh top-10 finish in 2020.
- This is his second victory and fourth top-10 finish in 12 races at Talladega Superspeedway.
- Ricky Stenhouse Jr (second) posted his ninth top-10 finish in 14 races at Talladega Superspeedway. It is his third top-10 finish in 2020.
- Aric Almirola (third) posted his ninth top-10 finish in 21 races at Talladega Superspeedway.
- John Hunter Nemechek (eighth) was the highest finishing rookie.
- Ryan Blaney (2019-2020) becomes the eighth different driver to win consecutive races at Talladega in the NASCAR Cup Series - Pete Hamilton (1970 sweep), Buddy Baker (1975 sweep, 1976), Darrell Waltrip (1982 sweep), Dale Earnhardt (1990, 1993-94, 1999 sweep), Sterling Marlin (1995-96), Dale Earnhardt Jr. (2001-2003), Jeff Gordon (2007 sweep).
- This is Team Penske's ninth victory at Talladega Superspeedway in the NASCAR Cup Series (third-most all-time).
- This is Ford's 30th win at Talladega Superspeedway in the NASCAR Cup Series (second-most all-time).
| FIN | ST | # | DRIVER | MAKE | TOT PTS | FIN PTS | STG PTS | PO PTS | LAPS | LED | X LED | S1 | S2 | STATUS |
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| 3 | 15 | 10 | Aric Almirola | Ford | 34 | 34 | 0 | 0 | 191 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Running |
| 19 | 6 | 2 | Brad Keselowski | Ford | 29 | 18 | 11 | 0 | 191 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 4 | Running |
| 25 | 10 | 14 | Clint Bowyer | Ford | 12 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 190 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Running |
| 4 | 2 | 11 | Denny Hamlin | Toyota | 33 | 33 | 0 | 0 | 191 | 18 | 7 | 0 | 0 | Running |
| 36 | 34 | 53 | JJ Yeley | Chevrolet | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 178 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Running |
| 13 | 4 | 48 | Jimmie Johnson | Chevrolet | 31 | 24 | 7 | 0 | 191 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 0 | Running |
| 17 | 9 | 22 | Joey Logano | Ford | 33 | 20 | 13 | 0 | 191 | 33 | 11 | 3 | 6 | Running |
| 10 | 5 | 4 | Kevin Harvick | Ford | 27 | 27 | 0 | 0 | 191 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | Running |
| 9 | 7 | 1 | Kurt Busch | Chevrolet | 31 | 28 | 3 | 0 | 191 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 | Running |
| 32 | 3 | 18 | Kyle Busch | Toyota | 19 | 5 | 14 | 0 | 189 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 3 | Running |
| 23 | 1 | 19 | Martin Truex Jr | Toyota | 14 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 191 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Running |
| 40 | 13 | 42 | Matt Kenseth | Chevrolet | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 127 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Rear Hub |
| 18 | 26 | 34 | Michael McDowell | Ford | 19 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 191 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Running |
| 24 | 14 | 6 | Ryan Newman | Ford | 13 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 191 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Running |
| 21 | 39 | 62 | Brendan Gaughan | Chevrolet | 16 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 191 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Running |
| 39 | 17 | 3 | Austin Dillon | Chevrolet | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 133 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Accident |
| 2 | 20 | 47 | Ricky Stenhouse Jr | Chevrolet | 46 | 35 | 10 | 1 | 191 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 1 | Running |
| 33 | 38 | 66 | Timmy Hill | Toyota | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 185 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Running |
| 7 | 8 | 88 | Alex Bowman | Chevrolet | 39 | 30 | 9 | 0 | 191 | 12 | 4 | 2 | 0 | Running |
| 1 | 12 | 12 | Ryan Blaney | Ford | 59 | 40 | 14 | 5 | 191 | 63 | 10 | 6 | 2 | Running |
| 16 | 25 | 32 | Corey Lajoie | Ford | 21 | 21 | 0 | 0 | 191 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Running |
| 37 | 36 | 51 | Joey Gase | Ford | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 141 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Accident |
| 12 | 33 | 13 | Ty Dillon | Chevrolet | 25 | 25 | 0 | 0 | 191 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Running |
| 38 | 11 | 9 | Chase Elliott | Chevrolet | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 135 | 3 | 1 | 9 | 0 | Accident |
| 26 | 23 | 21 | Matt DiBenedetto | Ford | 11 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 190 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Running |
| 6 | 21 | 17 | Chris Buescher | Ford | 33 | 31 | 2 | 0 | 191 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 9 | Running |
| 5 | 18 | 20 | Erik Jones | Toyota | 32 | 32 | 0 | 0 | 191 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Running |
| 31 | 30 | 77 | BJ McLeod | Chevrolet | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 190 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Running |
| 15 | 31 | 37 | Ryan Preece | Chevrolet | 22 | 22 | 0 | 0 | 191 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | Running |
| 30 | 29 | 27 | Gray Gaulding | Ford | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 190 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Running |
| 28 | 37 | 96 | Daniel Suarez | Toyota | 9 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 190 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Running |
| 14 | 24 | 43 | Bubba Wallace | Chevrolet | 27 | 23 | 4 | 0 | 191 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 7 | Running |
| 11 | 19 | 24 | William Byron | Chevrolet | 28 | 26 | 2 | 0 | 191 | 11 | 2 | 10 | 10 | Running |
| 35 | 27 | 15 | Brennan Poole | Chevrolet | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 178 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Accident |
| 22 | 28 | 41 | Cole Custer | Ford | 18 | 15 | 3 | 0 | 191 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | Running |
| 34 | 40 | 78 | Garrett Smithley | Chevrolet | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 185 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Running |
| 20 | 16 | 8 | Tyler Reddick | Chevrolet | 28 | 17 | 10 | 1 | 191 | 19 | 3 | 1 | 0 | Running |
| 27 | 32 | 0 | Quin Houff | Chevrolet | 10 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 190 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Running |
| 8 | 22 | 38 | John Hunter Nemechek | Ford | 29 | 29 | 0 | 0 | 191 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Running |
| 29 | 35 | 95 | Christopher Bell | Toyota | 14 | 8 | 6 | 0 | 190 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 5 | Running |
Race Infractions
Penalties imposed prior to or during the race.
| Driver | Infraction | Penalty | Lap | Lap Assessed | Flag |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brendan Gaughan | Pre-Race to the Rear Unapproved Adjustments | Tail End | 0 | 0 | White |
| BJ McLeod | 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 |
| William Byron | Pre-Race to the Rear 2 Inspection Failures | Tail End | 0 | 0 | White |
| Garrett Smithley | Pre-Race to the Rear 2 Inspection Failures | Tail End | 0 | 0 | White |
| Joey Gase | Pre-Race to the Rear 3 Inspection Failures | Tail End | 0 | 0 | White |
| Joey Gase | Pre-Race to the Rear 3 Inspection Failures | Pass Thru | 0 | 1 | White |
| Brendan Gaughan | Pitting before pit road is open | Tail End | 56 | 64 | Yellow |
| John Hunter Nemechek | Pitting before pit road is open | Tail End | 96 | 99 | Yellow |
| Chase Elliott | Pitting before pit road is open | Tail End | 134 | 138 | Yellow |
| Brennan Poole | Pitting before pit road is open | Tail End | 143 | 146 | Yellow |
| Matt DiBenedetto | Speeding on pit road | Tail End | 144 | 146 | Yellow |
| BJ McLeod | Crewmember(s) over the wall too soon | Tail End | 144 | 146 | Yellow |
| Christopher Bell | Unspecified Forcing below the yellow line | Pass Thru | 146 | 148 | Green |
| Ryan Preece | Speeding on pit road | Pass Thru | 183 | 186 | Yellow |
| Ryan Preece | Pitting before pit road is open | Tail End | 186 | 189 | Yellow |
| Gray Gaulding | Pitting before pit road is open | Tail End | 186 | 189 | Yellow |
| Jimmie Johnson | Pitting before pit road is open | Tail End | 186 | 189 | Yellow |
| Corey Lajoie | Pitting before pit road is open | Tail End | 186 | 189 | Yellow |
| Ryan Newman | Speeding on pit road Moved to tail end of lead lap after not doing pass through | Other - See Notes | 189 | 191 | Green |