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: 39
Laps Scheduled: 267
Laps Actual: 268 - NASCAR OVERTIME!
Margin of Victory: 0.148 Seconds
Time of Race: 3 Hours 3 Minutes 32 Seconds
Average Speed: 131.420
Cautions: 7 for 36 laps
Lead Changes: 20
Green Flag Passes: 3,519 (15.2 passes per green flag lap)
Las Vegas Motor Speedway
3rd Annual South Point 400
Race Winner: Kurt Busch
Age: 42
Team : No. 1 - Monster Energy Chevrolet
Owner: Chip Ganassi
Crew Chief: Matt McCall
Kurt Busch won the 3rd Annual South Point 400, his 32nd victory in 715 Cup Series races.
This is his first victory and 16th top-10 finish in 2020.
This is his first victory and sixth top-10 finish in 23 races at Las Vegas Motor Speedway.
Matt DiBenedetto (second) posted his second top-10 finish in nine races at Las Vegas Motor Speedway. It is his eighth top-10 finish in 2020.
Denny Hamlin (third) posted his eighth top-10 finish in 19 races at Las Vegas Motor Speedway.
Cole Custer (16th) was the highest finishing rookie.
Kevin Harvick leads the point standings by 3 points over Denny Hamlin.
Las Vegas, Nevada -
February 23, 2020 :
Joey Logano, driver of the #22 Pennzoil Ford, celebrates in Victory Lane after winning the NASCAR Cup Series Penzoil 400 presented by Jiffy Lube at Las Vegas Motor Speedway on February 23, 2020 in Las Vegas, Nevada.
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