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 -
September 27, 2020 :
Kevin Harvick, driver of the #4 Mobil 1 Ford, and Kyle Busch, driver of the #18 M&M's Toyota, lead the field to pace lap prior to the NASCAR Cup Series South Point 400 at Las Vegas Motor Speedway.
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