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Race Results : Talladega Superspeedway

YellaWood 500

Talladega Superspeedway , Lincoln, AL

Sunday, October 4th, 2020 Race 31 of 36 2020 Season
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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: 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.
Denny Hamlin celebrates in Victory Lane
Talladega, Alabama - October 4, 2020 : Denny Hamlin, driver of the #11 FedEx Express Toyota, celebrates in Victory Lane after winning the NASCAR Cup Series YellaWood 500 at Talladega Superspeedway on October 04, 2020 in Talladega, Alabama.
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YellaWood 500 at Talladega Superspeedway results
FIN ST # DRIVER MAKE TOT PTS FIN PTS STG PTS PO PTS LAPS LED X LED S1 S2 STATUS
13 33 0 Quin Houff Chevrolet 24 24 0 0 200 0 0 0 0 Running
32 2 1 Kurt Busch Chevrolet 7 5 2 0 108 0 0 9 0 Accident
18 7 2 Brad Keselowski Ford 35 19 16 0 200 6 4 4 2 Running
12 12 3 Austin Dillon Chevrolet 33 25 8 0 200 0 0 3 0 Running
20 5 4 Kevin Harvick Ford 17 17 0 0 200 2 2 0 0 Running
6 19 6 Ryan Newman Ford 31 31 0 0 200 0 0 0 0 Running
7 30 8 Tyler Reddick Chevrolet 34 30 4 0 200 2 2 7 0 Running
5 10 9 Chase Elliott Chevrolet 44 32 12 0 200 41 9 6 4 Running
37 11 10 Aric Almirola Ford 1 1 0 0 57 9 3 0 0 Accident
1 1 11 Denny Hamlin Toyota 45 40 0 5 200 26 4 0 0 Running
25 14 12 Ryan Blaney Ford 16 12 4 0 192 10 3 0 7 Accident
3 28 13 Ty Dillon Chevrolet 36 34 2 0 200 0 0 0 9 Running
33 9 14 Clint Bowyer Ford 4 4 0 0 108 0 0 0 0 Accident
9 32 15 Brennan Poole Chevrolet 28 28 0 0 200 0 0 0 0 Running
22 15 17 Chris Buescher Ford 34 15 18 1 200 15 3 1 3 Running
27 6 18 Kyle Busch Toyota 10 10 0 0 188 0 0 0 0 Accident
23 3 19 Martin Truex Jr Toyota 28 14 13 1 198 6 3 8 1 Running
2 16 20 Erik Jones Toyota 41 35 6 0 200 13 5 5 0 Running
21 13 21 Matt DiBenedetto Ford 16 16 0 0 200 10 3 0 0 Running
26 8 22 Joey Logano Ford 20 11 9 0 188 45 10 2 0 Accident
4 21 24 William Byron Chevrolet 38 33 5 0 200 1 1 0 6 Running
19 34 27 Cody Ware Chevrolet 18 18 0 0 200 1 1 0 0 Running
28 29 32 Corey Lajoie Ford 9 9 0 0 188 0 0 0 0 Running
36 24 34 Michael McDowell Ford 1 1 0 0 79 1 1 0 0 Overheating
10 25 37 Ryan Preece Chevrolet 30 27 3 0 200 0 0 0 8 Running
8 23 38 John Hunter Nemechek Ford 35 29 6 0 200 0 0 0 5 Running
31 18 41 Cole Custer Ford 7 6 1 0 108 0 0 10 0 Accident
16 20 42 Matt Kenseth Chevrolet 21 21 0 0 200 0 0 0 0 Running
24 27 43 Bubba Wallace Chevrolet 14 13 1 0 192 10 3 0 10 Accident
38 26 47 Ricky Stenhouse Jr Chevrolet 1 1 0 0 8 0 0 0 0 Accident
29 17 48 Jimmie Johnson Chevrolet 8 8 0 0 133 1 1 0 0 Accident
17 36 51 Joey Gase Ford 0 0 0 0 200 0 0 0 0 Running
30 38 53 James Davison Chevrolet 7 7 0 0 118 0 0 0 0 Running
35 39 62 Brendan Gaughan Chevrolet 2 2 0 0 108 0 0 0 0 Accident
15 37 66 Timmy Hill Toyota 0 0 0 0 200 1 1 0 0 Running
11 35 77 Justin Haley Chevrolet 0 0 0 0 200 0 0 0 0 Running
14 4 88 Alex Bowman Chevrolet 23 23 0 0 200 0 0 0 0 Running
39 22 95 Christopher Bell Toyota 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 Accident
34 31 96 Daniel Suarez Toyota 3 3 0 0 108 0 0 0 0 Accident

Race Infractions

Penalties imposed prior to or during the race.

Driver Infraction Penalty Lap Lap Assessed Flag
Cody Ware Pre-Race to the Rear Driver Change Tail End 0 0 White
Brennan Poole Pre-Race to the Rear Multiple Inspection Failures Tail End 0 0 White
Timmy Hill Pre-Race to the Rear Multiple Inspection Failures Tail End 0 0 White
Tyler Reddick Pitting before pit road is open Tail End 1 4 Yellow
Christopher Bell Pitting before pit road is open Garage Tail End 1 0 Yellow
Ricky Stenhouse Jr Pitting before pit road is open Garage Tail End 8 0 Yellow
Chase Elliott Speeding on pit road Tail End 26 30 Yellow
Ryan Blaney Pitting before pit road is open Tail End 57 65 Yellow
Alex Bowman Pitting before pit road is open Tail End 57 65 Yellow
Aric Almirola Pitting before pit road is open Garage Tail End 57 0 Yellow
Kyle Busch Pitting before pit road is open Tail End 57 65 Yellow
Austin Dillon Pitting before pit road is open Tail End 60 65 Yellow
John Hunter Nemechek Speeding on pit road Tail End 61 65 Yellow
Kevin Harvick Tire violation Tail End 62 65 Yellow
Justin Haley Crewmember(s) over the wall too soon Tail End 63 65 Yellow
Bubba Wallace Improper fueling Tail End 63 65 Yellow
Kyle Busch Pitting before pit road is open Tail End 67 73 Yellow
Alex Bowman Pitting before pit road is open Tail End 68 73 Yellow
Joey Gase Pitting before pit road is open Tail End 68 73 Yellow
Denny Hamlin Speeding on pit road Tail End 69 73 Yellow
Justin Haley Crewmember(s) over the wall too soon Tail End 69 73 Yellow
Ryan Blaney Pitting before pit road is open Tail End 86 92 Yellow
Joey Gase Too many crewmember(s) in contact with pit service area Tail End 90 92 Yellow
Jimmie Johnson Pitting before pit road is open Tail End 108 113 Yellow
Austin Dillon Pitting before pit road is open Tail End 108 113 Yellow
Kyle Busch Pitting before pit road is open Tail End 108 113 Yellow
Brennan Poole Pitting before pit road is open Tail End 108 113 Yellow
Joey Gase Pitting before pit road is open Tail End 108 113 Yellow
Brad Keselowski Pitting before pit road is open Tail End 108 113 Yellow
Joey Logano Unspecified Forcing competition below the yellow line Tail End 118 125 Green
Kyle Busch Tire violation Tail End 148 152 Yellow
John Hunter Nemechek Tire violation Tail End 148 152 Yellow
Joey Gase Too many crewmember(s) in contact with pit service area Tail End 149 152 Yellow
Tyler Reddick Too many crewmember(s) in contact with pit service area Tail End 150 152 Yellow
Ryan Newman Too many crewmember(s) in contact with pit service area Tail End 150 152 Yellow
Bubba Wallace Pitting before pit road is open Tail End 182 187 Yellow
James Davison Pitting before pit road is open Tail End 182 187 Yellow
Joey Logano Unspecified Forcing competition below the yellow line Tail End 187 0 Green
Matt Kenseth Pitting before pit road is open Tail End 192 198 Yellow
Alex Bowman Pitting before pit road is open Tail End 192 198 Yellow
Matt DiBenedetto Unspecified Forcing competition below the yellow line Tail End 199 200 Green
Chris Buescher Unspecified Passing competition below the yellow line Tail End 199 200 Green