Race Results : Daytona International Speedway
Daytona 500
Daytona International Speedway , Daytona Beach, FL
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- Drivers Entered: 43 (3 drivers will not make the race)
- Laps Scheduled: 200
- Laps Actual: 209 - NASCAR OVERTIME!
- Margin of Victory: 0.014 Seconds
- Time of Race: 3 Hours 42 Minutes 10 Seconds
- Average Speed: 141.110
- Cautions: 9 for 39 laps
- Lead Changes: 23
- Green Flag Passes: 6,720 (39.5 passes per green flag lap)
- Daytona International Speedway
- 62nd Annual DAYTONA 500
- Race Winner: Denny Hamlin
- Age: 39
- Team : No. 11 - FedEx Express Toyota
- Owner: Joe Gibbs Racing
- Crew Chief: Christopher Gabehart
- Denny Hamlin won the 62nd Annual DAYTONA 500, his 38th victory in 508 NASCAR Cup Series races.
- This is his third DAYTONA 500 victory and 10th top-10 finish in 30 races at Daytona International Speedway - he is now tied with Bobby Allison, Dale Jarrett and Jeff Gordon for third-most DAYTONA 500 wins all-time.
- Ryan Blaney (second) posted his third top-10 finish in 11 races at Daytona International Speedway. It is his first top-10 finish in 2020.
- Chris Buescher (third) posted his fourth top-10 finish in ten races at Daytona International Speedway.
- John Hunter Nemechek (11th) was the highest finishing rookie.
- A driver has won back-to-back Daytona 500s four times - Richard Petty (1973-74), Cale Yarborough (1983-84), Sterling Marlin (1994-95), Denny Hamlin (2019-20).
| FIN | ST | # | DRIVER | MAKE | TOT PTS | FIN PTS | STG PTS | PO PTS | LAPS | LED | X LED | S1 | S2 | STATUS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 21 | 11 | Denny Hamlin | Toyota | 56 | 40 | 10 | 6 | 209 | 79 | 3 | 0 | 1 | Running |
| 2 | 27 | 12 | Ryan Blaney | Ford | 43 | 35 | 8 | 0 | 209 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 8 | Running |
| 3 | 19 | 17 | Chris Buescher | Ford | 37 | 34 | 3 | 0 | 209 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 10 | Running |
| 4 | 30 | 36 | David Ragan | Ford | 33 | 33 | 0 | 0 | 209 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Running |
| 5 | 10 | 4 | Kevin Harvick | Ford | 32 | 32 | 0 | 0 | 209 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Running |
| 6 | 29 | 14 | Clint Bowyer | Ford | 31 | 31 | 0 | 0 | 209 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Running |
| 7 | 39 | 62 | Brendan Gaughan | Chevrolet | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 209 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Running |
| 8 | 36 | 32 | Corey Lajoie | Ford | 29 | 29 | 0 | 0 | 209 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Running |
| 9 | 7 | 6 | Ryan Newman | Ford | 28 | 28 | 0 | 0 | 209 | 15 | 2 | 0 | 0 | Running |
| 10 | 8 | 42 | Kyle Larson | Chevrolet | 27 | 27 | 0 | 0 | 209 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Running |
| 11 | 23 | 38 | John Hunter Nemechek | Ford | 26 | 26 | 0 | 0 | 209 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Running |
| 12 | 13 | 3 | Austin Dillon | Chevrolet | 25 | 25 | 0 | 0 | 209 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Running |
| 13 | 33 | 16 | Justin Haley | Chevrolet | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 209 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Running |
| 14 | 26 | 34 | Michael McDowell | Ford | 23 | 23 | 0 | 0 | 209 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Running |
| 15 | 11 | 43 | Bubba Wallace | Chevrolet | 22 | 22 | 0 | 0 | 209 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Running |
| 16 | 34 | 15 | Brennan Poole | Chevrolet | 21 | 21 | 0 | 0 | 209 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Running |
| 17 | 25 | 9 | Chase Elliott | Chevrolet | 35 | 20 | 14 | 1 | 209 | 23 | 1 | 1 | 7 | Running |
| 18 | 14 | 20 | Erik Jones | Toyota | 19 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 208 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Running |
| 19 | 16 | 21 | Matt DiBenedetto | Ford | 21 | 18 | 3 | 0 | 207 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 | Running |
| 20 | 1 | 47 | Ricky Stenhouse Jr | Chevrolet | 29 | 17 | 12 | 0 | 206 | 24 | 2 | 7 | 3 | Running |
| 21 | 17 | 95 | Christopher Bell | Toyota | 16 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 205 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Accident |
| 22 | 5 | 10 | Aric Almirola | Ford | 23 | 15 | 8 | 0 | 205 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 0 | Running |
| 23 | 37 | 51 | Joey Gase | Chevrolet | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 203 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Running |
| 24 | 2 | 88 | Alex Bowman | Chevrolet | 22 | 13 | 9 | 0 | 203 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 0 | Running |
| 25 | 20 | 77 | Ross Chastain | Chevrolet | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 201 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | Accident |
| 26 | 3 | 22 | Joey Logano | Ford | 20 | 11 | 9 | 0 | 200 | 6 | 1 | 4 | 9 | Accident |
| 27 | 32 | 66 | Timmy Hill | Ford | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 200 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Accident |
| 28 | 22 | 8 | Tyler Reddick | Chevrolet | 9 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 199 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Accident |
| 29 | 31 | 37 | Ryan Preece | Chevrolet | 8 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 198 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Accident |
| 30 | 24 | 13 | Ty Dillon | Chevrolet | 8 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 198 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 0 | Accident |
| 31 | 40 | 27 | Reed Sorenson | Chevrolet | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 192 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Accident |
| 32 | 15 | 19 | Martin Truex Jr | Toyota | 12 | 5 | 7 | 0 | 186 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | Accident |
| 33 | 18 | 1 | Kurt Busch | Chevrolet | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 184 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Accident |
| 34 | 28 | 18 | Kyle Busch | Toyota | 12 | 3 | 9 | 0 | 184 | 14 | 2 | 0 | 2 | Engine |
| 35 | 6 | 48 | Jimmie Johnson | Chevrolet | 13 | 2 | 11 | 0 | 184 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 6 | Accident |
| 36 | 9 | 2 | Brad Keselowski | Ford | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 183 | 30 | 4 | 0 | 0 | Accident |
| 37 | 12 | 41 | Cole Custer | Ford | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 174 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Rear End |
| 38 | 38 | 52 | BJ McLeod | Ford | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 105 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Accident |
| 39 | 35 | 0 | Quin Houff | Chevrolet | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 89 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Accident |
| 40 | 4 | 24 | William Byron | Chevrolet | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 58 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Accident |
Race Infractions
Penalties imposed prior to or during the race.
| Driver | Infraction | Penalty | Lap | Lap Assessed | Flag |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ryan Blaney | Pre-Race to the Rear Back up car | Tail End | 0 | 0 | White |
| Corey Lajoie | Pre-Race to the Rear Back up car | Tail End | 0 | 0 | White |
| Brennan Poole | Pre-Race to the Rear Engine & multiple inspection failures | Tail End | 0 | 0 | White |
| Ty Dillon | Pre-Race to the Rear Gear | Tail End | 0 | 0 | White |
| BJ McLeod | Pre-Race to the Rear Transmission | Tail End | 0 | 0 | White |
| Denny Hamlin | Pre-Race to the Rear Multiple inspection failures | Tail End | 0 | 0 | White |
| Christopher Bell | Pre-Race to the Rear Unapproved adjustment | Tail End | 0 | 0 | White |
| Corey Lajoie | Unspecified | Tail End | 21 | 25 | Yellow |
| Timmy Hill | Pitting before pit road is open | Tail End | 21 | 25 | Yellow |
| Timmy Hill | Too many crewmember(s) in contact with pit service area | Tail End | 21 | 25 | Yellow |
| Jimmie Johnson | Too many crewmember(s) in contact with pit service area | Tail End | 24 | 25 | Yellow |
| Corey Lajoie | Crewmember(s) over the wall too soon | Tail End | 24 | 25 | Yellow |
| BJ McLeod | Pitting before pit road is open | Tail End | 90 | 95 | Yellow |
| Timmy Hill | Pitting before pit road is open | Tail End | 90 | 95 | Yellow |
| Kevin Harvick | Pitting before pit road is open | Tail End | 91 | 95 | Yellow |
| Brennan Poole | Pitting before pit road is open | Tail End | 91 | 95 | Yellow |
| Reed Sorenson | Tire violation | Tail End | 93 | 95 | Yellow |
| Kevin Harvick | Pitting before pit road is open | Tail End | 131 | 135 | Yellow |
| Chase Elliott | Removing equipment from assigned pit area | Tail End | 131 | 135 | Yellow |
| Ricky Stenhouse Jr | Unspecified Passing below yellow line | Pass Thru | 157 | 163 | Green |
| Brendan Gaughan | Crewmember(s) over the wall too soon | Pass Thru | 170 | 173 | Green |
| Kurt Busch | Pitting before pit road is open Garage | Tail End | 184 | 0 | Yellow |
| David Ragan | Pitting before pit road is open | Tail End | 184 | 190 | Yellow |
| Brendan Gaughan | Pitting before pit road is open | Tail End | 184 | 190 | Yellow |
| Brendan Gaughan | Tire violation | Tail End | 184 | 190 | Yellow |
| Justin Haley | Pitting before pit road is open | Tail End | 184 | 190 | Yellow |
| Bubba Wallace | Pitting before pit road is open | Tail End | 184 | 190 | Yellow |
| Jimmie Johnson | Pitting before pit road is open Garage | Tail End | 184 | 0 | Yellow |
| Aric Almirola | Pitting before pit road is open | Tail End | 184 | 190 | Yellow |
| Chris Buescher | Pitting before pit road is open | Tail End | 184 | 190 | Yellow |
| Chris Buescher | Crewmember(s) over the wall too soon | Tail End | 184 | 190 | Yellow |
| Austin Dillon | Pitting before pit road is open | Tail End | 184 | 190 | Yellow |
| Matt DiBenedetto | Pitting before pit road is open | Tail End | 184 | 190 | Yellow |
| John Hunter Nemechek | Pitting before pit road is open | Tail End | 184 | 190 | Yellow |
| Ross Chastain | Pitting before pit road is open | Tail End | 184 | 190 | Yellow |
| Alex Bowman | Pitting before pit road is open | Tail End | 184 | 190 | Yellow |
| Tyler Reddick | Pitting before pit road is open | Tail End | 184 | 190 | Yellow |
| Ricky Stenhouse Jr | Too many crewmember(s) in contact with pit service area | Tail End | 187 | 190 | Yellow |
| Alex Bowman | Pitting before pit road is open Garage | Tail End | 193 | 0 | Yellow |
| Timmy Hill | Pitting before pit road is open | Tail End | 193 | 196 | Yellow |
| Timmy Hill | Speeding on pit road | Tail End | 193 | 196 | Yellow |
| Matt DiBenedetto | Pitting before pit road is open | Tail End | 194 | 196 | Yellow |
| Brendan Gaughan | Pitting before pit road is open | Tail End | 194 | 196 | Yellow |
| John Hunter Nemechek | Crewmember(s) over the wall too soon | Tail End | 194 | 196 | Yellow |
| Aric Almirola | Pitting before pit road is open | Tail End | 199 | 203 | Yellow |
| Christopher Bell | Pitting before pit road is open | Tail End | 199 | 203 | Yellow |
| Joey Logano | Pitting before pit road is open | Tail End | 199 | 203 | Yellow |
| Ross Chastain | Pitting before pit road is open | Tail End | 199 | 203 | Yellow |
| Tyler Reddick | Pitting before pit road is open Garage | Tail End | 199 | 0 | Yellow |
| Ross Chastain | Pitting before pit road is open | Tail End | 203 | 207 | Yellow |
| Christopher Bell | Pitting before pit road is open | Tail End | 203 | 207 | Yellow |
| Justin Haley | Pitting before pit road is open | Tail End | 204 | 207 | Yellow |
| Timmy Hill | Pitting before pit road is open | Tail End | 204 | 207 | Yellow |
| Clint Bowyer | Pitting before pit road is open | Tail End | 204 | 207 | Yellow |