Race Lineup
The official 2020 GEICO 500 NASCAR CUP Series race lineup, determined by qualifying results, shows the starting positions of all drivers at Talladega Superspeedway.
GEICO 500
Sunday, June 21st, 2020
Talladega Superspeedway, Lincoln, AL
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- Positions 1-12: Random draw from charter teams in those positions in owner points.
- Positions 13-24: Random draw from charter teams in those positions in owner points.
- Positions 25-36: Random draw from charter teams in those positions in owner points.
- Positions 37-40: Open teams in order of owners points.
- Drivers Entered: 40
- Laps Scheduled: 188
- Laps Actual: 191 - NASCAR OVERTIME!
- Margin of Victory: 0.007 Seconds
- Time of Race: 3 Hours 27 Minutes 28 Seconds
- Average Speed: 146.933
- Cautions: 8 for 33 laps
- Lead Changes: 56
- Green Flag Passes: 11,799 (74.7 passes per green flag lap)
- Talladega Superspeedway
- 51st Annual GEICO 500
- Race Winner: Ryan Blaney
- Age: 26
- Team : No. 12 - Menards/Sylvania Ford
- Owner: Team Penske
- Crew Chief: Todd Gordon
- Ryan Blaney won the 51st Annual GEICO 500, his fourth victory in 175 NASCAR Cup Series races.
- This is his first victory and seventh top-10 finish in 2020.
- This is his second victory and fourth top-10 finish in 12 races at Talladega Superspeedway.
- Ricky Stenhouse Jr (second) posted his ninth top-10 finish in 14 races at Talladega Superspeedway. It is his third top-10 finish in 2020.
- Aric Almirola (third) posted his ninth top-10 finish in 21 races at Talladega Superspeedway.
- John Hunter Nemechek (eighth) was the highest finishing rookie.
- Ryan Blaney (2019-2020) becomes the eighth different driver to win consecutive races at Talladega in the NASCAR Cup Series - Pete Hamilton (1970 sweep), Buddy Baker (1975 sweep, 1976), Darrell Waltrip (1982 sweep), Dale Earnhardt (1990, 1993-94, 1999 sweep), Sterling Marlin (1995-96), Dale Earnhardt Jr. (2001-2003), Jeff Gordon (2007 sweep).
- This is Team Penske's ninth victory at Talladega Superspeedway in the NASCAR Cup Series (third-most all-time).
- This is Ford's 30th win at Talladega Superspeedway in the NASCAR Cup Series (second-most all-time).
