Race Lineup
The official 2020 Drive For the Cure 250 NASCAR XFINITY Series race lineup, determined by qualifying results, shows the starting positions of all drivers at Charlotte Motor Speedway Road Course.
Drive For the Cure 250
Saturday, October 10th, 2020
Charlotte Motor Speedway Road Course, Concord, NC
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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: 38
- Laps Scheduled: 67
- Laps Actual: 68 - NASCAR OVERTIME!
- Margin of Victory: 0.446 Seconds
- Time of Race: 2 Hours 43 Minutes 5 Seconds
- Average Speed: 58.041
- Cautions: 10 for 24 laps
- Lead Changes: 14
- Green Flag Passes: 1,308 (29.7 passes per green flag lap)
- Charlotte Motor Speedway Road Course
- 39th Annual Drive for the Cure 250 presented by Blue Cross and Blue Shield of North Carolina
- Race Winner: AJ Allmendinger
- Age: 38
- Team : No. 16 - Ellsworth Advisors Chevrolet
- Owner: Kaulig Racing
- Crew Chief: Justin Cox
- AJ Allmendinger won the 39th Annual Drive for the Cure 250 presented by Blue Cross and Blue Shield of North Carolina, his fifth victory in 27 Xfinity Series races.
- This is his second victory and eighth top-10 finish in 2020.
- This is his second victory and second top-10 finish in three races at Charlotte Motor Speedway Road Course.
- Noah Gragson (second) posted his second top-10 finish in three races at Charlotte Motor Speedway Road Course. It is his 22nd top-10 finish in 2020.
- Daniel Hemric (third) posted his second top-10 finish in three races at Charlotte Motor Speedway Road Course.
- Riley Herbst (12th) was the highest finishing rookie.
- This is Kaulig Racing's seventh victory in the NASCAR Xfinity Series.
| ST | # | DRIVER | MAKE | SPD | TIME | BHND | SPONSOR | TEAM | CREW CHIEF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 9 | Noah Gragson | Chevrolet | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | Lionel Racing | Jr Motorsports | Dave Elenz |
| 2 | 11 | Justin Haley | Chevrolet | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | LeafFilter Gutter Protection | Kaulig Racing | Alex Yontz |
| 3 | 8 | Daniel Hemric | Chevrolet | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | OnDeck Capital | Jr Motorsports | Taylor Moyer |
| 4 | 19 | Brandon Jones | Toyota | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | Toyota Service Centers | Joe Gibbs Racing | Jeff Meendering |
| 5 | 10 | Ross Chastain | Chevrolet | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | Nutrien Ag Solutions | Kaulig Racing | Bruce Schlicker |
| 6 | 39 | Ryan Sieg | Chevrolet | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | CMRRoofing.com | Rss Racing | Kevin Starland |
| 7 | 68 | Brandon Brown | Chevrolet | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | Ray's Siding Co. | Brandonbilt Motorsports | Doug Randolph |
| 8 | 98 | Chase Briscoe | Ford | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | Ford Performance Racing School | Stewart-haas Racing | Richard Boswell |
| 9 | 20 | Harrison Burton | Toyota | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | Dex Imaging | Joe Gibbs Racing | Ben Beshore |
| 10 | 7 | Justin Allgaier | Chevrolet | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | BRANDT | Jr Motorsports | Jason Burdett |
| 11 | 22 | Austin Cindric | Ford | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | Wurth | Team Penske | Brian Wilson |
| 12 | 21 | Kaz Grala | Chevrolet | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | ruedebusch.com | Richard Childress Racing | Andy Street |
| 13 | 18 | Riley Herbst | Toyota | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | Monster Energy | Joe Gibbs Racing | Dave Rogers |
| 14 | 1 | Michael Annett | Chevrolet | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | Pilot Flying J | Jr Motorsports | Travis Mack |
| 15 | 92 | Josh Williams | Chevrolet | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | General Farmulations/Star Tron | Dgm Racing | John Holmes |
| 16 | 36 | Alex Labbe | Chevrolet | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | Can-Am | Dgm Racing | Mario Gosselin |
| 17 | 44 | Tommy Joe Martins | Chevrolet | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | AAN Adjusters | Martins Motorsports | Frank Kerr |
| 18 | 51 | Jeremy Clements | Chevrolet | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | AllSouthElectric.com | Jeremy Clements Racing | Andrew Abbott |
| 19 | 02 | Brett Moffitt | Chevrolet | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | Robert B. Our Co. Inc. | Our Motorsports | Joe Williams |
| 20 | 66 | Timmy Hill | Toyota | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | LEITHCARS.COM | Motorsports Business Management | Clinton Cram |
| 21 | 93 | Myatt Snider | Chevrolet | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | The Original Louisiana Hot Sauce | Rss Racing | Jeff Green |
| 22 | 16 | AJ Allmendinger | Chevrolet | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | Ellsworth Advisors | Kaulig Racing | Justin Cox |
| 23 | 5 | Matt Mills | Toyota | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | Thompson Electric | B.j. Mcleod Motorsports | George Ingram |
| 24 | 07 | Jade Buford | Chevrolet | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | Big Machine Distillery | Ss Green Light Racing | Jason Miller |
| 25 | 6 | Ryan Vargas | Chevrolet | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | TikTok | Jd Motorsports | Wayne Carroll Jr |
| 26 | 0 | Jeffrey Earnhardt | Chevrolet | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | Contec Inc | Jd Motorsports | Kase Kallenbach |
| 27 | 61 | Austin Hill | Toyota | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | AISIN AW | Hattori Racing Enterprises | Doug Richert |
| 28 | 13 | Stephen Leicht | Toyota | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | JANIKING | Motorsports Business Management | Patrick Magee |
| 29 | 4 | BJ McLeod | Chevrolet | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | Swenson | Jd Motorsports | Bryan Berry |
| 30 | 90 | Preston Pardus | Chevrolet | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | Chinchor Electric/Danus | Dgm Racing | Tony Furr |
| 31 | 08 | Joe Graf Jr | Chevrolet | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | Watchonista | Ss Green Light Racing | Patrick Donahue |
| 32 | 78 | Josh Bilicki | Toyota | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | Insurance King | B.j. Mcleod Motorsports | Adam Brooks |
| 33 | 74 | Gray Gaulding | Chevrolet | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | CountOnMeNC.org | Mike Harmon Racing | Andrew Jones |
| 34 | 52 | Kody Vanderwal | Chevrolet | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | Space Shuttle Inn | Means Motorsports | Tim Brown |
| 35 | 47 | Kyle Weatherman | Chevrolet | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | Thin Gold Line Solutions | Mike Harmon Racing | Ed Jewett |
| 36 | 99 | CJ McLaughlin | Chevrolet | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | Hyundai Material Handling | B.j. Mcleod Motorsports | Keith Wolfe |
| 37 | 15 | Jesse Little | Chevrolet | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | Tufco Flooring | Jd Motorsports | Mark Setzer |
| 38 | 17 | Cody Ware | Ford | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | Thriv5 | Rick Ware Racing | Mike Hillman Sr |