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: 188
Laps Actual: 200 - NASCAR OVERTIME!
Margin of Victory: 0.086 Seconds
Time of Race: 4 Hours 5 Minutes 58 Seconds
Average Speed: 129.774
Cautions: 13 for 54 laps
Lead Changes: 58
Green Flag Passes: 9,109 (62.4 passes per green flag lap)
Talladega Superspeedway
52nd Annual YellaWood 500
Race Winner: Denny Hamlin
Age: 39
Team : No. 11 - FedEx Express Toyota
Owner: Coy Gibbs
Crew Chief: Christopher Gabehart
Denny Hamlin won the 52nd Annual YellaWood 500, his 44th victory in 538 Cup Series races.
This is his seventh victory and 19th top-10 finish in 2020.
This is his second victory and 13th top-10 finish in 31 races at Talladega Superspeedway.
Erik Jones (second) posted his third top-10 finish in nine races at Talladega Superspeedway. It is his 12th top-10 finish in 2020.
Ty Dillon (third) posted his second top-10 finish in nine races at Talladega Superspeedway.
Tyler Reddick (seventh) was the highest finishing rookie.
Denny Hamlin leads the point standings by 20 points over Kevin Harvick.
Talladega, Alabama -
October 14, 2019 :
Joey Logano, driver of the #22 Shell Pennzoil Ford, leads a pack of cars during the Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series 1000Bulbs.com 500 at Talladega Superspeedway on October 14, 2019 in Talladega, Alabama.
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