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2020 NASCAR Racing Experience 300

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2020 NASCAR Racing Experience 300
Race details[1][2][3][4]
Race 1 of 33 in the 2020 NASCAR Xfinity Series season
Daytona International Speedway
Daytona International Speedway
Date February 15, 2020 (2020-02-15)
Location Daytona International Speedway in Daytona Beach, Florida
Course 2.5 mi (4 km)
Distance 120 laps, 300 mi (480 km)
Average speed 136.64 mph
Pole position
Driver Richard Childress Racing
Time 47.763
Most laps led
Driver Jeb Burton JR Motorsports
Laps 26
Winner
No. 9 Noah Gragson JR Motorsports
Television in the United States
Network FS1
Announcers Adam Alexander, Clint Bowyer, and Brad Keselowski
Radio in the United States
Radio MRN
Booth Announcers Dave Moody and Jeff Striegle
Turn Announcers Mike Bagley, Kyle Rickey, and Steve Post

The 2020 NASCAR Racing Experience 300 was a NASCAR Xfinity Series race held on February 15, 2020. It was contested over 120 laps on the 2.5-mile (4.0 km) asphalt superspeedway. It was the first race of the 2020 NASCAR Xfinity Series season. JR Motorsports driver Noah Gragson collected his first career Xfinity Series win in a finish under caution.

Report

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Background

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Daytona International Speedway is one of three superspeedways to hold NASCAR races, the other two being Indianapolis Motor Speedway and Talladega Superspeedway.[5] The standard track at Daytona International Speedway is a four-turn superspeedway that is 2.5 miles (4.0 km) long. The track's turns are banked at 31 degrees, while the front stretch, the location of the finish line, is banked at 18 degrees.[6]

Entry list

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  • (R) denotes rookie driver.
  • (i) denotes driver who is ineligible for series driver points.
No. Driver Team Manufacturer Sponsor Crew Chief
0 B.J. McLeod JD Motorsports Chevrolet Opav Wayne Carroll, Jr
1 Michael Annett JR Motorsports Chevrolet AHA/Pilot Flying J Travis Mack
02 Brett Moffitt (i) Our Motorsports Chevrolet Plan B Sales Joe Williams Jr.
4 Jesse Little (R) JD Motorsports Chevrolet KSDT/Series Seating Bryan Berry
5 Matt Mills B. J. McLeod Motorsports Toyota J F Electric George Ingram
6 David Starr JD Motorsports Chevrolet Whataburger Kase Kallenbach
7 Justin Allgaier JR Motorsports Chevrolet BRANDT Jason Burdett
07 Ray Black Jr. SS-Green Light Racing Chevrolet CDA Tech Jason Miller
8 Jeb Burton JR Motorsports Chevrolet LS Tractor Taylor Moyer
08 Joe Graf Jr. (R) SS-Green Light Racing Chevrolet CORE Development Group Patrick Donahue
9 Noah Gragson JR Motorsports Chevrolet Bass Pro Shops/BRCC David Elenz
10 Ross Chastain Kaulig Racing Chevrolet Nutrien Ag Solutions Bruce Schlicker
11 Justin Haley Kaulig Racing Chevrolet LeafFilter Gutter Protection Alex Yontz
13 Chad Finchum MBM Motorsports Toyota Garrison Homes Ryan Bell
15 Robby Lyons JD Motorsports Chevrolet CSM/Carr & Sons Masonry Mark Setzer
16 A. J. Allmendinger Kaulig Racing Chevrolet Ellsworth Advisors Lennie Chandler
18 Riley Herbst (R) Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota Monster Energy Dave Rogers
19 Brandon Jones Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota Interstate Batteries Jeff Meendering
20 Harrison Burton (R) Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota Dex Imaging Ben Beshore
21 Myatt Snider Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet TaxSlayer Andy Street
22 Austin Cindric Team Penske Ford MoneyLion Brian Wilson
25 Chris Cockrum ACG Motorsports Chevrolet Advanced Communications Group Jeff Spraker
26 Colin Garrett Sam Hunt Racing Toyota The Rosie Network Brian Keselowski
36 Alex Labbé DGM Racing Chevrolet Globocam/Rousseau Nathan Kennedy
38 Jeff Green RSS Racing Chevrolet C2 Freight Resources Clifford Turner
39 Ryan Sieg RSS Racing Chevrolet CMR Roofing Kevin Starland
44 Tommy Joe Martins Martins Motorsports Chevrolet AAN Adjusters Daniel Johnson
47 Joe Nemechek (i) Mike Harmon Racing Chevrolet Trump-Pence 2020/Patriots PAC of America Ed Jewett
51 Jeremy Clements Jeremy Clements Racing Chevrolet Repairables.com Andrew Abbott
52 J. J. Yeley (i) Means Racing Chevrolet Tim Brown
61 Austin Hill (i) Hattori Racing Toyota AISIN Group Dan Stillman
66 Timmy Hill MBM Motorsports Toyota VSI Racing/RoofClaim.com Sebastion Laforge
68 Brandon Brown Brandonbilt Motorsports Chevrolet Larry's Lemonade Doug Randolph
74 Mike Harmon Mike Harmon Racing Chevrolet Teddy Brown
78 Vinnie Miller B. J. McLeod Motorsports Toyota UAP.ORG Keith Wolfe
90 Caesar Bacarella DGM Racing Chevrolet Maxim/Alpha Prime Regimen Mario Gosselin
92 Josh Williams DGM Racing Chevrolet Sleep Well/Harkin Construction Adam Brenner
93 C. J. McLaughlin RSS Racing Chevrolet Sci Aps Kevyn Rebolledo
98 Chase Briscoe Stewart-Haas Racing Ford Highpoint.com Richard Boswell, II
99 Josh Bilicki B. J. McLeod Motorsports Toyota DITEC Marine/Insurance King Adam Brooks
Official entry list

Practice

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First practice

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Noah Gragson was the fastest in the first practice session with a time of 47.214 seconds and a speed of 190.621 mph (306.775 km/h).[7]

Pos No. Driver Team Manufacturer Time Speed
1 9 Noah Gragson JR Motorsports Chevrolet 47.214 190.621
2 10 Ross Chastain Kaulig Racing Chevrolet 47.225 190.577
3 11 Justin Haley Kaulig Racing Chevrolet 47.226 190.573
Official first practice results

Final practice

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Caesar Bacarella was the fastest in the final practice session with a time of 48.311 seconds and a speed of 186.293 mph (299.810 km/h).[8]

Pos No. Driver Team Manufacturer Time Speed
1 90 Caesar Bacarella DGM Racing Chevrolet 48.311 186.293
2 68 Brandon Brown Brandonbilt Motorsports Chevrolet 48.461 185.716
3 39 Ryan Sieg RSS Racing Chevrolet 48.515 185.510
Official final practice results

Qualifying

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In his first Xfinity Series start, Myatt Snider scored the pole for the race with a time of 47.763 seconds and a speed of 188.430 mph (303.249 km/h).[9] Colin Garrett, Tommy Joe Martins, Ross Chastain, and A. J. Allmendinger did not qualify for the race. Josh Bilicki, J. J. Yeley, and Mike Harmon made the field based on 2019 owner points, while Joe Nemechek made the field as a past champion. After qualifying, it was announced that Chastain would take over for Jeff Green in the No. 38.[10]

Qualifying results

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Pos No Driver Team Manufacturer Time
1 21 Myatt Snider Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 47.763
2 1 Michael Annett JR Motorsports Chevrolet 47.817
3 11 Justin Haley Kaulig Racing Chevrolet 47.849
4 8 Jeb Burton JR Motorsports Chevrolet 47.917
5 08 Joe Graf Jr. (R) SS-Green Light Racing Chevrolet 47.926
6 19 Brandon Jones Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 47.936
7 18 Riley Herbst (R) Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 47.981
8 20 Harrison Burton (R) Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 47.985
9 39 Ryan Sieg RSS Racing Chevrolet 48.021
10 98 Chase Briscoe Stewart-Haas Racing Ford 48.032
11 68 Brandon Brown Brandonbilt Motorsports Chevrolet 48.070
12 9 Noah Gragson JR Motorsports Chevrolet 48.079
13 7 Justin Allgaier JR Motorsports Chevrolet 48.207
14 90 Caesar Bacarella DGM Racing Chevrolet 48.242
15 22 Austin Cindric Team Penske Ford 48.437
16 07 Ray Black Jr. SS-Green Light Racing Chevrolet 48.438
17 92 Josh Williams DGM Racing Chevrolet 48.446
18 4 Jesse Little (R) JD Motorsports Chevrolet 48.526
19 36 Alex Labbé DGM Racing Chevrolet 48.589
20 15 Robby Lyons JD Motorsports Chevrolet 48.598
21 93 C. J. McLaughlin RSS Racing Chevrolet 48.599
22 0 B. J. McLeod JD Motorsports Chevrolet 48.691
23 38 Jeff Green RSS Racing Chevrolet 48.705
24 02 Brett Moffitt (i) Our Motorsports Chevrolet 48.715
25 78 Vinnie Miller B. J. McLeod Motorsports Toyota 48.827
26 66 Timmy Hill MBM Motorsports Toyota 48.835
27 25 Chris Cockrum ACG Motorsports Chevrolet 48.837
28 61 Austin Hill (i) Hattori Racing Toyota 48.887
29 51 Jeremy Clements Jeremy Clements Racing Chevrolet 48.895
30 5 Matt Mills B. J. McLeod Motorsports Toyota 48.996
31 6 David Starr JD Motorsports Chevrolet 49.017
32 99 Josh Bilicki B. J. McLeod Motorsports Toyota 49.082
33 52 J. J. Yeley (i) Means Racing Chevrolet 49.202
34 74 Mike Harmon Mike Harmon Racing Chevrolet 49.377
35 10 Ross Chastain Kaulig Racing Chevrolet 50.602 (DNQ)
36 47 Joe Nemechek (i) Mike Harmon Racing Chevrolet 49.184
37 26 Colin Garrett Sam Hunt Racing Toyota 49.027 (DNQ)
38 44 Tommy Joe Martins Martins Motorsports Chevrolet 49.095 (DNQ)
39 13 Chad Finchum MBM Motorsports Toyota 49.116
40 16 A. J. Allmendinger Kaulig Racing Chevrolet 51.113 (DNQ)
Official qualifying results

Race

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Race results

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Stage Results

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Stage One Laps: 30

Pos No Driver Team Manufacturer Points
1 8 Jeb Burton JR Motorsports Chevrolet 10
2 1 Michael Annett JR Motorsports Chevrolet 9
3 7 Justin Allgaier JR Motorsports Chevrolet 8
4 9 Noah Gragson JR Motorsports Chevrolet 7
5 11 Justin Haley Kaulig Racing Chevrolet 6
6 22 Austin Cindric Team Penske Ford 5
7 21 Myatt Snider Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 4
8 20 Harrison Burton (R) Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 3
9 36 Alex Labbé DGM Racing Chevrolet 2
10 38 Ross Chastain RSS Racing Chevrolet 1

Stage Two Laps: 30

Pos No Driver Team Manufacturer Points
1 7 Justin Allgaier JR Motorsports Chevrolet 10
2 11 Justin Haley Kaulig Racing Chevrolet 9
3 8 Jeb Burton JR Motorsports Chevrolet 8
4 39 Ryan Sieg RSS Racing Chevrolet 7
5 22 Austin Cindric Team Penske Ford 6
6 68 Brandon Brown Brandonbilt Motorsports Chevrolet 5
7 38 Ross Chastain RSS Racing Chevrolet 4
8 19 Brandon Jones Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 3
9 9 Noah Gragson JR Motorsports Chevrolet 2
10 98 Chase Briscoe Stewart-Haas Racing Ford 1

Final Stage Results

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Laps: 60

Pos Grid No Driver Team Manufacturer Laps Points Status
1 12 9 Noah Gragson JR Motorsports Chevrolet 120 49 Running
2 8 20 Harrison Burton (R) Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 120 38 Running
3 26 66 Timmy Hill MBM Motorsports Toyota 120 0 Running
4 6 19 Brandon Jones Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 120 36 Running
5 10 98 Chase Briscoe Stewart-Haas Racing Ford 120 34 Running
6 3 11 Justin Haley Kaulig Racing Chevrolet 120 46 Running
7 11 68 Brandon Brown Brandonbilt Motorsports Chevrolet 120 35 Running
8 16 07 Ray Black Jr. SS-Green Light Racing Chevrolet 120 29 Running
9 9 39 Ryan Sieg RSS Racing Chevrolet 120 35 Running
10 19 36 Alex Labbé DGM Racing Chevrolet 120 29 Running
11 2 1 Michael Annett JR Motorsports Chevrolet 119 35 Accident
12 34 52 J. J. Yeley Means Racing Chevrolet 119 25 Running
13 22 0 B. J. McLeod JD Motorsports Chevrolet 119 24 Running
14 25 78 Vinnie Miller B. J. McLeod Motorsports Toyota 119 23 Running
15 36 47 Joe Nemechek (i) Mike Harmon Racing Chevrolet 119 0 Running
16 35 74 Mike Harmon Mike Harmon Racing Chevrolet 119 21 Running
17 20 15 Robby Lyons JD Motorsports Chevrolet 119 20 Running
18 31 6 David Starr JD Motorsports Chevrolet 119 19 Running
19 18 4 Jesse Little (R) JD Motorsports Chevrolet 118 18 Accident
20 33 13 Chad Finchum MBM Motorsports Toyota 118 17 Running
21 32 99 Josh Bilicki B. J. McLeod Motorsports Toyota 117 16 Running
22 23 38 Ross Chastain RSS Racing Chevrolet 115 19 Running
23 4 8 Jeb Burton JR Motorsports Chevrolet 114 32 Accident
24 24 02 Brett Moffitt (i) Our Motorsports Chevrolet 114 0 Accident
25 15 22 Austin Cindric Team Penske Ford 113 23 Accident
26 17 92 Josh Williams DGM Racing Chevrolet 113 11 Accident
27 21 93 C. J. McLaughlin RSS Racing Chevrolet 113 10 Running
28 29 51 Jeremy Clements Jeremy Clements Racing Chevrolet 113 9 Running
29 14 90 Caesar Bacarella DGM Racing Chevrolet 112 8 Accident
30 13 7 Justin Allgaier JR Motorsports Chevrolet 107 25 Accident
31 30 5 Matt Mills B. J. McLeod Motorsports Toyota 101 6 Electrical
32 7 18 Riley Herbst (R) Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 59 5 Accident
33 1 21 Myatt Snider Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 59 8 Accident
34 27 25 Chris Cockrum ACG Motorsports Chevrolet 59 3 Accident
35 28 61 Austin Hill (i) Hattori Racing Toyota 37 0 Accident
36 5 08 Joe Graf Jr. (R) SS-Green Light Racing Chevrolet 37 1 Accident
Official race results

Race statistics

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  • Lead changes: 12 among 8 different drivers
  • Cautions/Laps: 7 for 28
  • Red flags: 1
  • Time of race: 2 hours, 11 minutes, and 44 seconds
  • Average speed: 136.64 mph (219.90 km/h)

Media

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Television

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The NASCAR Racing Experience 300 was carried by FS1 in the United States. Adam Alexander, Stewart-Haas Racing driver Clint Bowyer, and Team Penske driver Brad Keselowski called the race from the booth, with Regan Smith and Matt Yocum covering pit road.

FS1
Booth announcers Pit reporters
Lap-by-lap: Adam Alexander

Color-commentator: Clint Bowyer

Color-commentator: Brad Keselowski

Regan Smith

Matt Yocum

Radio

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The Motor Racing Network (MRN) called the race for radio, which was simulcast on SiriusXM NASCAR Radio. Dave Moody and Jeff Striegle anchored the action from the booth. Mike Bagley called the action from Turns 1 & 2, Kyle Rickey worked the backstretch, and Steve Post called the race through turns 3 & 4. NASCAR Hall of Fame Executive Director Winston Kelley anchored pit road and was joined by Dillon Welch.

MRN Radio
Booth announcers Turn announcers Pit reporters
Lead announcer: Dave Moody

Announcer: Jeff Striegle

Turns 1 & 2: Mike Bagley

Backstretch: Kyle Rickey

Turns 3 & 4: Steve Post

Winston Kelley

Dillon Welch

Standings after the race

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Drivers' Championship standings
Pos Driver Points
1 Noah Gragson 49
2 Justin Haley 46 (-3)
3 Harrison Burton (R) 38 (-11)
4 Brandon Jones 36 (-13)
5 Brandon Brown 35 (-14)
6 Ryan Sieg 35 (-14)
7 Michael Annett 35 (-14)
8 Chase Briscoe 34 (-15)
9 Jeb Burton 32 (-17)
10 Ray Black Jr. 29 (-20)
11 Alex Labbé 29 (-20)
12 J. J. Yeley 25 (-24)
Official driver's standings

Note: Only the first 12 positions are included for the driver standings.

References

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  1. ^ "Entry List" (PDF). jayski.com. February 14, 2020. Retrieved September 11, 2020.
  2. ^ "Race Results" (PDF). jayski.com. February 15, 2020. Retrieved September 11, 2020.
  3. ^ "FOX Sports Bolsters Stellar NASCAR XFINITY SERIES Driver Analyst Roster with Addition of Stewart and Busch Brothers". FOX Sports PressPass. February 13, 2020. Retrieved September 11, 2020.
  4. ^ Wackerlin, Jeff (February 14, 2020). "Daytona Weekend Preview". Motor Racing Network. Retrieved September 11, 2020.
  5. ^ "NASCAR.COM : Tracks". 2010-08-11. Archived from the original on 2010-08-11. Retrieved 2020-09-12.
  6. ^ "Daytona International Speedway: The World Center of Racing". 2010-08-30. Archived from the original on 2010-08-30. Retrieved 2020-09-12.
  7. ^ Practice 1 NASCAR
  8. ^ Practice 2 NASCAR
  9. ^ Time Trial Results NASCAR
  10. ^ Lineup


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