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: 400
Margin of Victory: 01.568 Seconds
Time of Race: 2 Hours 56 Minutes 42 Seconds
Average Speed: 101.868
Cautions: 3 for 21 laps
Lead Changes: 19
Green Flag Passes: 2,531 (6.7 passes per green flag lap)
Richmond Raceway
63rd Annual Federated Auto Parts 400
Race Winner: Brad Keselowski
Age: 36
Team : No. 2 - Western Star/Alliance Parts Ford
Owner: Team Penske
Crew Chief: Jeremy Bullins
Brad Keselowski won the 63rd Annual Federated Auto Parts 400, his 34th victory in 405 NASCAR Cup Series races.
This is his fourth victory and 20th top-10 finish in 2020.
This is his second victory and 12th top-10 finish in 22 races at Richmond Raceway.
Martin Truex Jr. (second) posted his 12th top-10 finish in 29 races at Richmond Raceway. It is his 18th top-10 finish in 2020.
Joey Logano (third) posted his 13th top-10 finish in 23 races at Richmond Raceway.
Tyler Reddick (11th) was the highest finishing rookie.
This is the ninth victory in the NASCAR Cup Series for Team Penske at Richmond Raceway.
This is the 33rd NASCAR Cup Seris win at Richmond Raceway for Ford and the 16th victory of the 2020 season.
Brad Keselowski becomes the 13th different driver to win the second race of the NASCAR Cup Series Playoffs.
Richmond, Virginia -
September 12, 2020 :
Kurt Busch, driver of the #1 Monster Energy Chevrolet, waits on the grid prior to the NASCAR Cup Series Federated Auto Parts 400 at Richmond Raceway.
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