Race Results : Daytona Road Course

Go Bowling 235 at the DAYTONA Road Course

Sunday, August 16th, 2020

Daytona Road Course , Daytona Beach, FL

Daytona Road Course logo
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  • 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: 65
  • Margin of Victory: 0.202 Seconds
  • Time of Race: 2 Hours 37 Minutes 30 Seconds
  • Average Speed: 89.390
  • Cautions: 4 for 7 laps
  • Lead Changes: 13
  • Green Flag Passes: 3,188 (55.0 passes per green flag lap)

  • Daytona International Speedway Road Course
  • Go Bowling 235 at the Daytona Road Course
  • Race Winner: Chase Elliott
  • Age: 24
  • Team : No. 9 - NAPA Auto Parts Chevrolet
  • Owner: Hendrick Motorsports
  • Crew Chief: Alan Gustafson
  • Chase Elliott won the Go Bowling 235 at the DAYTONA Road Course, his eighth victory in 172 NASCAR Cup Series races.
  • This is his second victory and 13th top-10 finish in 2020.
  • This is his first victory and first top-10 finish in the inaugural series event at the Daytona International Speedway Road Course.
  • Denny Hamlin (second) posted his first top-10 finish in the inaugural series event at the Daytona International Speedway Road Course. It is his 15th top-10 finish in 2020.
  • Martin Truex Jr. (third) posted his first top-10 finish in the inaugural series event at the Daytona International Speedway Road Course.
  • Tyler Reddick (18th) was the highest finishing rookie.
  • Chase Elliott becomes the sixth driver in NASCAR Cup Series history to win three or more consecutive road course races; joining Tony Stewart (three consecutive wins: 2004-2005), Jeff Gordon (six: 1997 - 2000), Rusty Wallace (three: 1987-1988), Tim Richmond (three: 1986-1987), David Pearson (three (1976-1977).
The NASCAR Garage 56 car during the Rolex 24
Daytona Beach, Florida - January 29, 2023 : The NASCAR Garage 56 car is seen on display during the Rolex 24 at Daytona International Speedway.
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Go Bowling 235 at the DAYTONA Road Course at Daytona Road Course results
FIN ST # DRIVER MAKE TOT PTS FIN PTS STG PTS PO PTS LAPS LED X LED S1 S2 STATUS
1 7 9 Chase Elliott Chevrolet 60 40 14 6 65 34 3 1 7 Running
2 2 11 Denny Hamlin Toyota 46 35 10 1 65 16 4 0 1 Running
3 3 19 Martin Truex Jr Toyota 37 34 3 0 65 10 3 8 0 Running
4 11 48 Jimmie Johnson Chevrolet 41 33 8 0 65 0 0 3 0 Running
5 21 17 Chris Buescher Ford 32 32 0 0 65 0 0 0 0 Running
6 12 14 Clint Bowyer Ford 47 31 16 0 65 0 0 4 2 Running
7 10 3 Kaz Grala Chevrolet 0 0 0 0 65 3 1 0 0 Running
8 13 24 William Byron Chevrolet 40 29 11 0 65 0 0 7 4 Running
9 5 22 Joey Logano Ford 37 28 9 0 65 1 1 2 0 Running
10 30 34 Michael McDowell Ford 27 27 0 0 65 0 0 0 0 Running
11 20 20 Erik Jones Toyota 31 26 5 0 65 0 0 6 0 Running
12 27 88 Alex Bowman Chevrolet 25 25 0 0 65 0 0 0 0 Running
13 17 2 Brad Keselowski Ford 24 24 0 0 65 0 0 0 0 Running
14 8 1 Kurt Busch Chevrolet 25 23 2 0 65 0 0 0 9 Running
15 9 21 Matt DiBenedetto Ford 28 22 6 0 65 0 0 5 0 Running
16 25 47 Ricky Stenhouse Jr Chevrolet 27 21 6 0 65 0 0 0 5 Running
17 1 4 Kevin Harvick Ford 23 20 3 0 65 0 0 0 8 Running
18 18 8 Tyler Reddick Chevrolet 19 19 0 0 65 0 0 0 0 Running
19 14 6 Ryan Newman Ford 18 18 0 0 65 0 0 0 0 Running
20 23 13 Ty Dillon Chevrolet 17 17 0 0 65 0 0 0 0 Running
21 15 95 Christopher Bell Toyota 16 16 0 0 65 0 0 0 0 Running
22 26 41 Cole Custer Ford 17 15 2 0 65 0 0 9 0 Running
23 22 37 Ryan Preece Chevrolet 20 14 6 0 65 0 0 10 6 Running
24 6 10 Aric Almirola Ford 13 13 0 0 65 0 0 0 0 Running
25 19 43 Bubba Wallace Chevrolet 12 12 0 0 65 0 0 0 0 Running
26 16 42 Matt Kenseth Chevrolet 11 11 0 0 65 0 0 0 0 Running
27 31 96 Daniel Suarez Toyota 10 10 0 0 65 0 0 0 0 Running
28 33 15 Brennan Poole Chevrolet 9 9 0 0 65 0 0 0 0 Running
29 37 66 Timmy Hill Toyota 0 0 0 0 65 0 0 0 0 Running
30 38 51 James Davison Ford 7 7 0 0 65 0 0 0 0 Running
31 24 12 Ryan Blaney Ford 14 6 8 0 65 0 0 0 3 Running
32 29 32 Corey Lajoie Ford 6 5 1 0 65 0 0 0 10 Running
33 35 0 Quin Houff Chevrolet 4 4 0 0 64 0 0 0 0 Running
34 32 27 JJ Yeley Ford 0 0 0 0 64 0 0 0 0 Running
35 28 38 John Hunter Nemechek Ford 2 2 0 0 62 0 0 0 0 Accident
36 36 53 Garrett Smithley Chevrolet 0 0 0 0 60 0 0 0 0 Battery
37 4 18 Kyle Busch Toyota 1 1 0 0 53 1 1 0 0 Accident
38 34 77 Stanton Barrett Chevrolet 1 1 0 0 49 0 0 0 0 Running
39 39 62 Brendan Gaughan Chevrolet 1 1 0 0 46 0 0 0 0 Transmission

Race Infractions

Penalties imposed prior to or during the race.

Driver Infraction Penalty Lap Lap Assessed Flag
Kaz Grala Pre-Race to the Rear Driver change Tail End 0 0 White
Stanton Barrett Pre-Race to the Rear Driver change Tail End 0 0 White
Corey Lajoie Pre-Race to the Rear Two Inspection Failures Tail End 0 0 White
Timmy Hill Pre-Race to the Rear Unapproved adjustment Tail End 0 0 White
Alex Bowman Pitting before pit road is open Tail End 15 17 Yellow
Stanton Barrett Speeding on pit road Tail End 16 17 Yellow
James Davison Pitting before pit road is open Tail End 16 17 Yellow
Quin Houff Removing equipment from assigned pit area Tail End 16 17 Yellow
Martin Truex Jr Speeding on pit road Tail End 27 32 Green/Yellow
James Davison Speeding on pit road Tail End 31 32 Yellow
JJ Yeley Speeding on pit road Tail End 31 32 Yellow
Timmy Hill Too many crewmember(s) in contact with pit service area Tail End 38 39 Yellow
Kyle Busch Speeding on pit road Missed chicane Pass Thru 47 55 Green
Ryan Blaney Speeding on pit road Pass Thru 49 50 Green
John Hunter Nemechek Tire violation Tail End 61 62 Yellow