Race Results : Talladega Superspeedway
GEICO 500
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).
| FIN | ST | # | DRIVER | MAKE | TOT PTS | FIN PTS | STG PTS | PO PTS | LAPS | LED | X LED | S1 | S2 | STATUS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 12 | 12 | Ryan Blaney | Ford | 59 | 40 | 14 | 5 | 191 | 63 | 10 | 6 | 2 | Running |
| 2 | 20 | 47 | Ricky Stenhouse Jr | Chevrolet | 46 | 35 | 10 | 1 | 191 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 1 | Running |
| 3 | 15 | 10 | Aric Almirola | Ford | 34 | 34 | 0 | 0 | 191 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Running |
| 4 | 2 | 11 | Denny Hamlin | Toyota | 33 | 33 | 0 | 0 | 191 | 18 | 7 | 0 | 0 | Running |
| 5 | 18 | 20 | Erik Jones | Toyota | 32 | 32 | 0 | 0 | 191 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Running |
| 6 | 21 | 17 | Chris Buescher | Ford | 33 | 31 | 2 | 0 | 191 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 9 | Running |
| 7 | 8 | 88 | Alex Bowman | Chevrolet | 39 | 30 | 9 | 0 | 191 | 12 | 4 | 2 | 0 | Running |
| 8 | 22 | 38 | John Hunter Nemechek | Ford | 29 | 29 | 0 | 0 | 191 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Running |
| 9 | 7 | 1 | Kurt Busch | Chevrolet | 31 | 28 | 3 | 0 | 191 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 | Running |
| 10 | 5 | 4 | Kevin Harvick | Ford | 27 | 27 | 0 | 0 | 191 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | Running |
| 11 | 19 | 24 | William Byron | Chevrolet | 28 | 26 | 2 | 0 | 191 | 11 | 2 | 10 | 10 | Running |
| 12 | 33 | 13 | Ty Dillon | Chevrolet | 25 | 25 | 0 | 0 | 191 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Running |
| 13 | 4 | 48 | Jimmie Johnson | Chevrolet | 31 | 24 | 7 | 0 | 191 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 0 | Running |
| 14 | 24 | 43 | Bubba Wallace | Chevrolet | 27 | 23 | 4 | 0 | 191 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 7 | Running |
| 15 | 31 | 37 | Ryan Preece | Chevrolet | 22 | 22 | 0 | 0 | 191 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | Running |
| 16 | 25 | 32 | Corey Lajoie | Ford | 21 | 21 | 0 | 0 | 191 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Running |
| 17 | 9 | 22 | Joey Logano | Ford | 33 | 20 | 13 | 0 | 191 | 33 | 11 | 3 | 6 | Running |
| 18 | 26 | 34 | Michael McDowell | Ford | 19 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 191 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Running |
| 19 | 6 | 2 | Brad Keselowski | Ford | 29 | 18 | 11 | 0 | 191 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 4 | Running |
| 20 | 16 | 8 | Tyler Reddick | Chevrolet | 28 | 17 | 10 | 1 | 191 | 19 | 3 | 1 | 0 | Running |
| 21 | 39 | 62 | Brendan Gaughan | Chevrolet | 16 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 191 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Running |
| 22 | 28 | 41 | Cole Custer | Ford | 18 | 15 | 3 | 0 | 191 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | Running |
| 23 | 1 | 19 | Martin Truex Jr | Toyota | 14 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 191 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Running |
| 24 | 14 | 6 | Ryan Newman | Ford | 13 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 191 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Running |
| 25 | 10 | 14 | Clint Bowyer | Ford | 12 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 190 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Running |
| 26 | 23 | 21 | Matt DiBenedetto | Ford | 11 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 190 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Running |
| 27 | 32 | 0 | Quin Houff | Chevrolet | 10 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 190 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Running |
| 28 | 37 | 96 | Daniel Suarez | Toyota | 9 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 190 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Running |
| 29 | 35 | 95 | Christopher Bell | Toyota | 14 | 8 | 6 | 0 | 190 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 5 | Running |
| 30 | 29 | 27 | Gray Gaulding | Ford | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 190 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Running |
| 31 | 30 | 77 | BJ McLeod | Chevrolet | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 190 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Running |
| 32 | 3 | 18 | Kyle Busch | Toyota | 19 | 5 | 14 | 0 | 189 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 3 | Running |
| 33 | 38 | 66 | Timmy Hill | Toyota | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 185 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Running |
| 34 | 40 | 78 | Garrett Smithley | Chevrolet | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 185 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Running |
| 35 | 27 | 15 | Brennan Poole | Chevrolet | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 178 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Accident |
| 36 | 34 | 53 | JJ Yeley | Chevrolet | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 178 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Running |
| 37 | 36 | 51 | Joey Gase | Ford | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 141 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Accident |
| 38 | 11 | 9 | Chase Elliott | Chevrolet | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 135 | 3 | 1 | 9 | 0 | Accident |
| 39 | 17 | 3 | Austin Dillon | Chevrolet | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 133 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Accident |
| 40 | 13 | 42 | Matt Kenseth | Chevrolet | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 127 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Rear Hub |
Race Infractions
Penalties imposed prior to or during the race.
| Driver | Infraction | Penalty | Lap | Lap Assessed | Flag |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brendan Gaughan | Pre-Race to the Rear Unapproved Adjustments | Tail End | 0 | 0 | White |
| BJ McLeod | Pre-Race to the Rear Unapproved Adjustments | Tail End | 0 | 0 | White |
| Daniel Suarez | Pre-Race to the Rear Unapproved Adjustments | Tail End | 0 | 0 | White |
| William Byron | Pre-Race to the Rear 2 Inspection Failures | Tail End | 0 | 0 | White |
| Garrett Smithley | Pre-Race to the Rear 2 Inspection Failures | Tail End | 0 | 0 | White |
| Joey Gase | Pre-Race to the Rear 3 Inspection Failures | Tail End | 0 | 0 | White |
| Joey Gase | Pre-Race to the Rear 3 Inspection Failures | Pass Thru | 0 | 1 | White |
| Brendan Gaughan | Pitting before pit road is open | Tail End | 56 | 64 | Yellow |
| John Hunter Nemechek | Pitting before pit road is open | Tail End | 96 | 99 | Yellow |
| Chase Elliott | Pitting before pit road is open | Tail End | 134 | 138 | Yellow |
| Brennan Poole | Pitting before pit road is open | Tail End | 143 | 146 | Yellow |
| Matt DiBenedetto | Speeding on pit road | Tail End | 144 | 146 | Yellow |
| BJ McLeod | Crewmember(s) over the wall too soon | Tail End | 144 | 146 | Yellow |
| Christopher Bell | Unspecified Forcing below the yellow line | Pass Thru | 146 | 148 | Green |
| Ryan Preece | Speeding on pit road | Pass Thru | 183 | 186 | Yellow |
| Ryan Preece | Pitting before pit road is open | Tail End | 186 | 189 | Yellow |
| Gray Gaulding | Pitting before pit road is open | Tail End | 186 | 189 | Yellow |
| Jimmie Johnson | Pitting before pit road is open | Tail End | 186 | 189 | Yellow |
| Corey Lajoie | Pitting before pit road is open | Tail End | 186 | 189 | Yellow |
| Ryan Newman | Speeding on pit road Moved to tail end of lead lap after not doing pass through | Other - See Notes | 189 | 191 | Green |