The 2020 Pennzoil 400 presented by Jiffy Lube was a NASCAR Cup Series race held on February 23, 2020, at Las Vegas Motor Speedway in Las Vegas. Contested over 267 laps on the 1.5 mi (2.4 km) asphalt intermediate speedway, it was the second race of the 2020 NASCAR Cup Series season. It was the first NASCAR Cup Series race run without Ryan Newman and David Ragan in the field since Loudon, 2001 and Homestead, 2006 respectively. Joey Logano was the race winner.

2020 Pennzoil 400
Race details[1][2][3][4][5][6][7][8]
Race 2 of 36 in the 2020 NASCAR Cup Series
The 2020 Pennzoil 400 program cover, featuring Joey Logano.
The 2020 Pennzoil 400 program cover, featuring Joey Logano.
Date February 23, 2020 (2020-02-23)
Location Las Vegas Motor Speedway in Las Vegas
Course Permanent racing facility
1.5 mi (2.4 km)
Distance 267 laps, 400.5 mi (640.8 km)
Average speed 134.861 miles per hour (217.038 km/h)
Pole position
Driver Joe Gibbs Racing
Time N/A
Most laps led
Driver Kevin Harvick Stewart-Haas Racing
Laps 92
Winner
No. 22 Joey Logano Team Penske
Television in the United States
Network Fox
Announcers Mike Joy and Jeff Gordon
Nielsen Ratings 5.500 million[9]
Radio in the United States
Radio PRN
Booth Announcers Doug Rice and Mark Garrow
Turn Announcers Rob Albright (1 & 2) and Pat Patterson (3 & 4)

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Background

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Las Vegas Motor Speedway, the track where the race was held.

Las Vegas Motor Speedway, located in Clark County, Nevada outside the Las Vegas city limits and about 15 miles northeast of the Las Vegas Strip, is a 1,200-acre (490 ha) complex of multiple tracks for motorsports racing. The complex is owned by Speedway Motorsports, Inc., which is headquartered in Charlotte, North Carolina.

Entry list

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  • (R) denotes rookie driver.
  • (i) denotes driver who are ineligible for series driver points.
No. Driver Team Manufacturer
00 Quin Houff (R) StarCom Racing Chevrolet
1 Kurt Busch Chip Ganassi Racing Chevrolet
2 Brad Keselowski Team Penske Ford
3 Austin Dillon Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet
4 Kevin Harvick Stewart-Haas Racing Ford
6 Ross Chastain (i) Roush Fenway Racing Ford
8 Tyler Reddick (R) Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet
9 Chase Elliott Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet
10 Aric Almirola Stewart-Haas Racing Ford
11 Denny Hamlin Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota
12 Ryan Blaney Team Penske Ford
13 Ty Dillon Germain Racing Chevrolet
14 Clint Bowyer Stewart-Haas Racing Ford
15 Brennan Poole (R) Premium Motorsports Chevrolet
17 Chris Buescher Roush Fenway Racing Ford
18 Kyle Busch Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota
19 Martin Truex Jr. Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota
20 Erik Jones Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota
21 Matt DiBenedetto Wood Brothers Racing Ford
22 Joey Logano Team Penske Ford
24 William Byron Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet
32 Corey LaJoie Go Fas Racing Ford
34 Michael McDowell Front Row Motorsports Ford
37 Ryan Preece JTG Daugherty Racing Chevrolet
38 John Hunter Nemechek (R) Front Row Motorsports Ford
41 Cole Custer (R) Stewart-Haas Racing Ford
42 Kyle Larson Chip Ganassi Racing Chevrolet
43 Bubba Wallace Richard Petty Motorsports Chevrolet
47 Ricky Stenhouse Jr. JTG Daugherty Racing Chevrolet
48 Jimmie Johnson Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet
51 Garrett Smithley Petty Ware Racing Chevrolet
52 J. J. Yeley (i) Rick Ware Racing Ford
53 Joey Gase (i) Rick Ware Racing Ford
66 Timmy Hill (i) MBM Motorsports Toyota
77 Reed Sorenson Spire Motorsports Chevrolet
88 Alex Bowman Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet
95 Christopher Bell (R) Leavine Family Racing Toyota
96 Daniel Suárez Gaunt Brothers Racing Toyota
Official entry list

Practice

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First practice

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Aric Almirola was the fastest in the first practice session with a time of 30.226 seconds and a speed of 178.654 mph (287.516 km/h).[10]

Pos No. Driver Team Manufacturer Time Speed
1 10 Aric Almirola Stewart-Haas Racing Ford 30.226 178.654
2 14 Clint Bowyer Stewart-Haas Racing Ford 30.272 178.383
3 13 Ty Dillon Germain Racing Chevrolet 30.325 178.071
Official first practice results

Final practice

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Jimmie Johnson was the fastest in the final practice session with a time of 30.095 seconds and a speed of 179.432 mph (288.768 km/h).[11]

Pos No. Driver Team Manufacturer Time Speed
1 48 Jimmie Johnson Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 30.095 179.432
2 14 Clint Bowyer Stewart-Haas Racing Ford 30.122 179.271
3 10 Aric Almirola Stewart-Haas Racing Ford 30.139 179.170
Official final practice results[permanent dead link]

Qualifying

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Qualifying for Saturday was cancelled due to rain and Kyle Busch was awarded the pole as a result.[12]

Starting Lineup

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Pos No. Driver Team Manufacturer
1 18 Kyle Busch Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota
2 19 Martin Truex Jr. Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota
3 4 Kevin Harvick Stewart-Haas Racing Ford
4 11 Denny Hamlin Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota
5 22 Joey Logano Team Penske Ford
6 42 Kyle Larson Chip Ganassi Racing Chevrolet
7 12 Ryan Blaney Team Penske Ford
8 2 Brad Keselowski Team Penske Ford
9 14 Clint Bowyer Stewart-Haas Racing Ford
10 9 Chase Elliott Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet
11 24 William Byron Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet
12 88 Alex Bowman Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet
13 1 Kurt Busch Chip Ganassi Racing Chevrolet
14 10 Aric Almirola Stewart-Haas Racing Ford
15 6 Ross Chastain (i) Roush Fenway Racing Ford
16 20 Erik Jones Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota
17 41 Cole Custer (R) Stewart-Haas Racing Ford
18 48 Jimmie Johnson Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet
19 21 Matt DiBenedetto Wood Brothers Racing Ford
20 37 Ryan Preece JTG Daugherty Racing Chevrolet
21 3 Austin Dillon Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet
22 95 Christopher Bell (R) Leavine Family Racing Toyota
23 17 Chris Buescher Roush Fenway Racing Ford
24 13 Ty Dillon Germain Racing Chevrolet
25 8 Tyler Reddick (R) Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet
26 47 Ricky Stenhouse Jr. JTG Daugherty Racing Chevrolet
27 43 Bubba Wallace Richard Petty Motorsports Chevrolet
28 34 Michael McDowell Front Row Motorsports Ford
29 38 John Hunter Nemechek (R) Front Row Motorsports Ford
30 32 Corey LaJoie Go Fas Racing Ford
31 53 Joey Gase (i) Rick Ware Racing Ford
32 00 Quin Houff (R) StarCom Racing Chevrolet
33 15 Brennan Poole (R) Premium Motorsports Chevrolet
34 51 Garrett Smithley Petty Ware Racing Chevrolet
35 96 Daniel Suárez Gaunt Brothers Racing Toyota
36 77 Reed Sorenson Spire Motorsports Chevrolet
37 52 J. J. Yeley (i) Rick Ware Racing Ford
38 66 Timmy Hill (i) MBM Motorsports Toyota
Official starting lineup
  • Polesitter Kyle Busch, Denny Hamlin, and Christopher Bell all started at the back after failing inspection.[13]

Race

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Stage Results

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Joey Logano won the race.

Stage One Laps: 80

Pos No Driver Team Manufacturer Points
1 9 Chase Elliott Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 10
2 19 Martin Truex Jr. Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 9
3 4 Kevin Harvick Stewart-Haas Racing Ford 8
4 12 Ryan Blaney Team Penske Ford 7
5 22 Joey Logano Team Penske Ford 6
6 24 William Byron Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 5
7 42 Kyle Larson Chip Ganassi Racing Chevrolet 4
8 88 Alex Bowman Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 3
9 48 Jimmie Johnson Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 2
10 6 Ross Chastain (i) Roush Fenway Racing Ford 0
Official stage one results

Stage Two Laps: 80

Pos No Driver Team Manufacturer Points
1 9 Chase Elliott Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 10
2 12 Ryan Blaney Team Penske Ford 9
3 19 Martin Truex Jr. Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 8
4 24 William Byron Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 7
5 22 Joey Logano Team Penske Ford 6
6 4 Kevin Harvick Stewart-Haas Racing Ford 5
7 48 Jimmie Johnson Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 4
8 42 Kyle Larson Chip Ganassi Racing Chevrolet 3
9 88 Alex Bowman Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 2
10 18 Kyle Busch Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 1
Official stage two results

Final Stage Results

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Stage Three Laps: 107

Pos Grid No Driver Team Manufacturer Laps Points
1 5 22 Joey Logano Team Penske Ford 267 52
2 19 21 Matt DiBenedetto Wood Brothers Racing Ford 267 35
3 26 47 Ricky Stenhouse Jr. JTG Daugherty Racing Chevrolet 267 34
4 21 3 Austin Dillon Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 267 33
5 18 48 Jimmie Johnson Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 267 38
6 27 43 Bubba Wallace Richard Petty Motorsports Chevrolet 267 31
7 8 2 Brad Keselowski Team Penske Ford 267 30
8 3 4 Kevin Harvick Stewart-Haas Racing Ford 267 42
9 6 42 Kyle Larson Chip Ganassi Racing Chevrolet 267 35
10 24 13 Ty Dillon Germain Racing Chevrolet 267 27
11 7 12 Ryan Blaney Team Penske Ford 267 42
12 9 14 Clint Bowyer Stewart-Haas Racing Ford 267 25
13 12 88 Alex Bowman Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 267 29
14 23 17 Chris Buescher Roush Fenway Racing Ford 267 23
15 1 18 Kyle Busch Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 267 23
16 30 32 Corey LaJoie Go Fas Racing Ford 267 21
17 4 11 Denny Hamlin Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 267 20
18 25 8 Tyler Reddick (R) Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 267 19
19 17 41 Cole Custer (R) Stewart-Haas Racing Ford 267 18
20 2 19 Martin Truex Jr. Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 267 34
21 14 10 Aric Almirola Stewart-Haas Racing Ford 267 16
22 11 24 William Byron Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 267 27
23 16 20 Erik Jones Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 267 14
24 29 38 John Hunter Nemechek (R) Front Row Motorsports Ford 267 13
25 13 1 Kurt Busch Chip Ganassi Racing Chevrolet 266 12
26 10 9 Chase Elliott Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 266 31
27 15 6 Ross Chastain (i) Roush Fenway Racing Ford 265 0
28 37 52 J. J. Yeley (i) Rick Ware Racing Ford 264 0
29 33 15 Brennan Poole (R) Premium Motorsports Chevrolet 264 8
30 35 96 Daniel Suárez Gaunt Brothers Racing Toyota 263 7
31 31 53 Joey Gase (i) Rick Ware Racing Ford 258 0
32 32 00 Quin Houff (R) StarCom Racing Chevrolet 258 5
33 22 95 Christopher Bell (R) Leavine Family Racing Toyota 257 4
34 36 77 Reed Sorenson Spire Motorsports Chevrolet 253 3
35 34 51 Garrett Smithley Petty Ware Racing Chevrolet 252 2
36 28 34 Michael McDowell Front Row Motorsports Ford 245 1
37 20 37 Ryan Preece JTG Daugherty Racing Chevrolet 222 1
38 38 66 Timmy Hill (i) MBM Motorsports Toyota 175 0
Official race results

Race statistics

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  • Lead changes: 25 among 7 different drivers
  • Cautions/Laps: 9 for 37
  • Red flags: 0
  • Time of race: 2 hours, 58 minutes and 11 seconds
  • Average speed: 134.861 miles per hour (217.038 km/h)

Media

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Television

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Fox Sports covered their 20th race at the Las Vegas Motor Speedway. Mike Joy and 2001 race winner Jeff Gordon called from the booth for the race. Jamie Little, Regan Smith, Vince Welch and Matt Yocum handled the pit road duties for the television side. Larry McReynolds and Jamie McMurray provided insight from the Fox Sports studio in Charlotte.

Fox
Booth announcers Pit reporters In-race analysts
Lap-by-lap: Mike Joy
Color-commentator: Jeff Gordon
Jamie Little
Regan Smith
Vince Welch
Matt Yocum
Larry McReynolds
Jamie McMurray

Radio

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PRN covered the radio call for the race which was simulcasted on Sirius XM NASCAR Radio. Doug Rice and Mark Garrow called the race in the booth when the field raced through the tri-oval. Rob Albright called the race from a billboard in turn 2 when the field raced through turns 1 and 2. Pat Patterson called the race from a billboard outside of turn 3 when the field raced through turns 3 and 4. Brad Gillie, Brett McMillan, Wendy Venturini and Heather DeBeaux worked pit road for the radio side.

PRN
Booth announcers Turn announcers Pit reporters
Lead announcer: Doug Rice
Announcer: Mark Garrow
Turns 1 & 2: Rob Albright
Turns 3 & 4: Pat Patterson
Brad Gillie
Brett McMillan
Wendy Venturini
Heather DeBeaux

Standings after the race

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References

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  1. ^ "2020 schedule". Jayski.com. Jayski's Silly Season Site. Retrieved January 17, 2020.
  2. ^ "Las Vegas Motor Speedway". NASCAR.com. NASCAR Media Group, LLC. January 3, 2013. Archived from the original on April 28, 2017. Retrieved February 7, 2020.
  3. ^ "Entry List". MRN.com. Motor Racing Network. February 18, 2020. Retrieved February 18, 2020.
  4. ^ "First Practice Results". MRN.com. Motor Racing Network. February 21, 2020. Retrieved February 21, 2020.
  5. ^ "Final Practice Results". MRN.com. Motor Racing Network. February 21, 2020. Retrieved February 21, 2020.
  6. ^ "Starting Lineup". MRN.com. Motor Racing Network. February 22, 2020. Retrieved February 22, 2020.
  7. ^ "Pennzoil 400 Results". MRN.com. Motor Racing Network. February 23, 2020. Retrieved February 23, 2020.
  8. ^ "Points standings" (PDF). Jayski.com. Jayski's Silly Season Site. February 23, 2020. Retrieved February 23, 2020.
  9. ^ "Pennzoil 400 ratings". ShowBuzzDaily. Mitch Metcalf. Archived from the original on 25 February 2020. Retrieved 25 February 2020.
  10. ^ Utter, Jim (February 21, 2020). "Aric Almirola tops Friday's first Cup practice at Vegas". Motorsport.com. Las Vegas: Motorsport Network. Retrieved February 21, 2020.
  11. ^ Utter, Jim (February 21, 2020). "Jimmie Johnson leads final practice at Las Vegas". Motorsport.com. Las Vegas: Motorsport Network. Retrieved February 21, 2020.
  12. ^ Utter, Jim (February 22, 2020). "Las Vegas Cup qualifying rained out; Kyle Busch on pole". Motorsport.com. Las Vegas: Motorsport Network. Retrieved February 22, 2020.
  13. ^ DeGroot, Nick (February 22, 2020). "Busch, Hamlin and Bell penalized at Las Vegas". Motorsport.com. Las Vegas: Motorsport Network. Archived from the original on February 22, 2020. Retrieved February 22, 2020.


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