The 2020 Dixie Vodka 400 was a NASCAR Cup Series race that was originally scheduled to be held on March 22, 2020 and was rescheduled to June 14, 2020, at Homestead–Miami Speedway in Homestead, Florida. On March 13, 2020, NASCAR announced that they would postpone the race due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[8]
| Race details[1][2][3][4][5][6] | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Race 12 of 36 in the 2020 NASCAR Cup Series | |||
 2020 Dixie Vodka 400 program cover | |||
| Date | June 14, 2020 | ||
| Location | Homestead–Miami Speedway in Homestead, Florida | ||
| Course |
Permanent racing facility 1.5 mi (2.4 km) | ||
| Distance | 267 laps, 400.5 mi (640.8 km) | ||
| Average speed | 127.751 miles per hour (205.595 km/h) | ||
| Pole position | |||
| Driver | Joe Gibbs Racing | ||
| Grid positions set by ballot | |||
| Most laps led | |||
| Driver | Denny Hamlin | Joe Gibbs Racing | |
| Laps | 137 | ||
| Winner | |||
| No. 11 | Denny Hamlin | Joe Gibbs Racing | |
| Television in the United States | |||
| Network | Fox | ||
| Announcers | Mike Joy and Jeff Gordon | ||
| Nielsen Ratings | 2.775 million[7] | ||
| Radio in the United States | |||
| Radio | MRN | ||
| Booth Announcers | Alex Hayden and Jeff Striegle | ||
| Turn Announcers | Dave Moody (1 & 2) and Mike Bagley (3 & 4) | ||
Contested over 267 laps on the 1.5 mile (2.4 km) oval, it was 12th race of the 2020 NASCAR Cup Series season. This race was the first time since 2001 that Homestead did not host the final race of the season, and the first time in the Chase/Playoff era.
Report
editBackground
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Homestead-Miami Speedway is a motor racing track located in Homestead, Florida. The track, which has several configurations, has promoted several series of racing, including NASCAR, the NTT IndyCar Series and the Grand-Am Rolex Sports Car Series
From 2002 to 2019, Homestead-Miami Speedway hosted the final race of the season in all three of NASCAR's series: the NASCAR Cup Series, Xfinity Series and Gander RV & Outdoors Truck Series.
After having held races closed to spectators since The Real Heroes 400 in May due to the pandemic, the Dixie Vodka 400 was the first NASCAR event to admit a limited number of outside spectators (albeit still closed to the public). The race was held before an audience of 1,000 United States Armed Forces members from South Florida, representing the Homestead Air Reserve Base and the United States Southern Command.[9]
Entry list
edit- (R) denotes rookie driver.
- (i) denotes driver who are ineligible for series driver points.
Qualifying
editDenny Hamlin was awarded the pole for the race as determined by a random draw.
Starting Lineup
editRace
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Stage Results
editStage One Laps: 80
| Pos | No | Driver | Team | Manufacturer | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 11 | Denny Hamlin | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 10 |
| 2 | 12 | Ryan Blaney | Team Penske | Ford | 9 |
| 3 | 8 | Tyler Reddick (R) | Richard Childress Racing | Chevrolet | 8 |
| 4 | 9 | Chase Elliott | Hendrick Motorsports | Chevrolet | 7 |
| 5 | 10 | Aric Almirola | Stewart-Haas Racing | Ford | 6 |
| 6 | 2 | Brad Keselowski | Team Penske | Ford | 5 |
| 7 | 88 | Alex Bowman | Hendrick Motorsports | Chevrolet | 4 |
| 8 | 24 | William Byron | Hendrick Motorsports | Chevrolet | 3 |
| 9 | 14 | Clint Bowyer | Stewart-Haas Racing | Ford | 2 |
| 10 | 17 | Chris Buescher | Roush Fenway Racing | Ford | 1 |
| Official stage one results | |||||
Stage Two Laps: 80
| Pos | No | Driver | Team | Manufacturer | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 11 | Denny Hamlin | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 10 |
| 2 | 8 | Tyler Reddick (R) | Richard Childress Racing | Chevrolet | 9 |
| 3 | 9 | Chase Elliott | Hendrick Motorsports | Chevrolet | 8 |
| 4 | 12 | Ryan Blaney | Team Penske | Ford | 7 |
| 5 | 24 | William Byron | Hendrick Motorsports | Chevrolet | 6 |
| 6 | 88 | Alex Bowman | Hendrick Motorsports | Chevrolet | 5 |
| 7 | 19 | Martin Truex Jr. | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 4 |
| 8 | 3 | Austin Dillon | Richard Childress Racing | Chevrolet | 3 |
| 9 | 18 | Kyle Busch | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 2 |
| 10 | 10 | Aric Almirola | Stewart-Haas Racing | Ford | 1 |
| Official stage two results | |||||
Final Stage Results
editStage Three Laps: 107
| Pos | Grid | No | Driver | Team | Manufacturer | Laps | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | 11 | Denny Hamlin | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 267 | 60 |
| 2 | 5 | 9 | Chase Elliott | Hendrick Motorsports | Chevrolet | 267 | 50 |
| 3 | 11 | 12 | Ryan Blaney | Team Penske | Ford | 267 | 50 |
| 4 | 24 | 8 | Tyler Reddick (R) | Richard Childress Racing | Chevrolet | 267 | 50 |
| 5 | 21 | 10 | Aric Almirola | Stewart-Haas Racing | Ford | 267 | 39 |
| 6 | 4 | 18 | Kyle Busch | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 267 | 33 |
| 7 | 16 | 3 | Austin Dillon | Richard Childress Racing | Chevrolet | 267 | 33 |
| 8 | 36 | 95 | Christopher Bell (R) | Leavine Family Racing | Toyota | 267 | 29 |
| 9 | 22 | 24 | William Byron | Hendrick Motorsports | Chevrolet | 267 | 37 |
| 10 | 3 | 2 | Brad Keselowski | Team Penske | Ford | 267 | 32 |
| 11 | 12 | 14 | Clint Bowyer | Stewart-Haas Racing | Ford | 267 | 28 |
| 12 | 6 | 19 | Martin Truex Jr. | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 267 | 29 |
| 13 | 17 | 43 | Bubba Wallace | Richard Petty Motorsports | Chevrolet | 267 | 24 |
| 14 | 23 | 21 | Matt DiBenedetto | Wood Brothers Racing | Ford | 267 | 23 |
| 15 | 30 | 34 | Michael McDowell | Front Row Motorsports | Ford | 267 | 22 |
| 16 | 9 | 48 | Jimmie Johnson | Hendrick Motorsports | Chevrolet | 266 | 21 |
| 17 | 10 | 1 | Kurt Busch | Chip Ganassi Racing | Chevrolet | 266 | 20 |
| 18 | 8 | 88 | Alex Bowman | Hendrick Motorsports | Chevrolet | 266 | 28 |
| 19 | 18 | 38 | John Hunter Nemechek (R) | Front Row Motorsports | Ford | 266 | 18 |
| 20 | 19 | 47 | Ricky Stenhouse Jr. | JTG Daugherty Racing | Chevrolet | 266 | 17 |
| 21 | 15 | 20 | Erik Jones | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 266 | 16 |
| 22 | 35 | 41 | Cole Custer (R) | Stewart-Haas Racing | Ford | 266 | 15 |
| 23 | 13 | 17 | Chris Buescher | Roush Fenway Racing | Ford | 266 | 15 |
| 24 | 33 | 37 | Ryan Preece | JTG Daugherty Racing | Chevrolet | 266 | 13 |
| 25 | 20 | 42 | Matt Kenseth | Chip Ganassi Racing | Chevrolet | 266 | 12 |
| 26 | 7 | 4 | Kevin Harvick | Stewart-Haas Racing | Ford | 266 | 11 |
| 27 | 2 | 22 | Joey Logano | Team Penske | Ford | 265 | 10 |
| 28 | 32 | 13 | Ty Dillon | Germain Racing | Chevrolet | 265 | 9 |
| 29 | 26 | 32 | Corey LaJoie | Go Fas Racing | Ford | 264 | 8 |
| 30 | 14 | 6 | Ryan Newman | Roush Fenway Racing | Ford | 263 | 7 |
| 31 | 37 | 96 | Daniel Suárez | Gaunt Brothers Racing | Toyota | 263 | 6 |
| 32 | 28 | 15 | Brennan Poole (R) | Premium Motorsports | Chevrolet | 260 | 5 |
| 33 | 31 | 00 | Quin Houff (R) | StarCom Racing | Chevrolet | 259 | 4 |
| 34 | 38 | 66 | Timmy Hill (i) | MBM Motorsports | Toyota | 257 | 0 |
| 35 | 34 | 77 | B. J. McLeod (i) | Spire Motorsports | Chevrolet | 256 | 0 |
| 36 | 29 | 51 | Joey Gase (i) | Petty Ware Racing | Ford | 255 | 0 |
| 37 | 27 | 53 | Josh Bilicki (i) | Rick Ware Racing | Chevrolet | 245 | 0 |
| 38 | 25 | 27 | J. J. Yeley (i) | Rick Ware Racing | Ford | 211 | 0 |
| Official race results | |||||||
Race statistics
edit- Lead changes: 18 among 7 different drivers
- Cautions/Laps: 6 for 27
- Red flags: 2 for 2 hours, 46 minutes and 48 seconds
- Time of race: 3 hours, 8 minutes and 6 seconds
- Average speed: 127.751 miles per hour (205.595 km/h)
Media
editTelevision
editThe Dixie Vodka 400 was carried by Fox in the United States. Mike Joy and 2012 Homestead winner Jeff Gordon covered the race from the Fox Sports studio in Charlotte. Matt Yocum handled the pit road duties. Larry McReynolds provided insight from the Fox Sports studio in Charlotte.
| Fox | ||
|---|---|---|
| Booth announcers | Pit reporter | In-race analyst |
| Lap-by-lap: Mike Joy Color-commentator: Jeff Gordon |
Matt Yocum | Larry McReynolds |
Radio
editMRN had the radio call for the race, which was simulcast on Sirius XM NASCAR Radio. Alex Hayden and Jeff Striegle called the action of the race for MRN when the field raced down the front straightaway. Dave Moody covered the action for MRN in turns 1 & 2, and Mike Bagley had the call of the action from turns 3 & 4. Winston Kelley and Steve Post covered the action of the race for MRN on pit road.
| MRN | ||
|---|---|---|
| Booth announcers | Turn announcers | Pit reporters |
| Lead announcer: Alex Hayden Announcer: Jeff Striegle |
Turns 1 & 2: Dave Moody Turns 3 & 4: Mike Bagley |
Winston Kelley Steve Post |
Standings after the race
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References
edit- ^ "2020 schedule". Jayski.com. Jayski's Silly Season Site. January 17, 2020. Retrieved February 26, 2020.
- ^ "Homestead-Miami Speedway". NASCAR.com. NASCAR Media Group, LLC. January 3, 2013. Archived from the original on April 28, 2017. Retrieved February 26, 2020.
- ^ "Entry List" (PDF). Jayski.com. Jayski's Silly Season Site. June 9, 2020. Retrieved June 9, 2020.
- ^ "Starting Lineup". NASCAR.com. NASCAR Media Group, LLC. June 11, 2020. Retrieved June 11, 2020.
- ^ "Dixie Vodka 400 Results". NASCAR.com. NASCAR Media Group, LLC. June 14, 2020. Retrieved June 14, 2020.
- ^ "Points standings" (PDF). Jayski.com. Jayski's Silly Season Site. June 14, 2020. Retrieved June 14, 2020.
- ^ "Dixie Vodka 400 ratings". ShowBuzzDaily. Mitch Metcalf. Archived from the original on June 16, 2020. Retrieved June 16, 2020.
- ^ "NASCAR statement on Atlanta, Miami race events | NASCAR". Official Site Of NASCAR. 2020-03-13. Retrieved 2020-03-13.
- ^ "NASCAR reveals plan to welcome back guests at select tracks". NASCAR. 2020-06-09. Retrieved 2020-06-10.