Race Results : Texas Motor Speedway
Autotrader EchoPark Automotive 500
Texas Motor Speedway , Fort Worth, TX
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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: 40
- Laps Scheduled: 334
- Margin of Victory: 0.468 Seconds
- Time of Race: 3 Hours 42 Minutes 14 Seconds
- Average Speed: 135.263
- Cautions: 8 for 47 laps
- Lead Changes: 23
- Green Flag Passes: 3,206 (11.2 passes per green flag lap)
- Texas Motor Speedway
- 16th Annual Autotrader EchoPark Automotive 500
- Race Winner: Kyle Busch
- Age: 35
- Team : No. 18 - Skittles Zombie Toyota
- Owner: Joe Gibbs
- Crew Chief: Adam Stevens
- Kyle Busch won the 16th Annual Autotrader EchoPark Automotive 500, his 57th victory in 569 Cup Series races.
- This is his first victory and 19th top-10 finish in 2020.
- This is his fourth victory and 17th top-10 finish in 31 races at Texas Motor Speedway.
- Martin Truex Jr. (second) posted his 17th top-10 finish in 32 races at Texas Motor Speedway. It is his 22nd top-10 finish in 2020.
- Christopher Bell (third) posted his first top-10 finish in three races at Texas Motor Speedway.
- Christopher Bell (third) was the highest finishing rookie.
- Kevin Harvick leads the point standings by 15 points over Denny Hamlin.
| FIN | ST | # | DRIVER | MAKE | TOT PTS | FIN PTS | STG PTS | PO PTS | LAPS | LED | X LED | S1 | S2 | STATUS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 9 | 18 | Kyle Busch | Toyota | 56 | 40 | 10 | 6 | 334 | 90 | 5 | 0 | 1 | Running |
| 2 | 6 | 19 | Martin Truex Jr | Toyota | 53 | 35 | 18 | 0 | 334 | 53 | 5 | 2 | 2 | Running |
| 3 | 15 | 95 | Christopher Bell | Toyota | 39 | 34 | 5 | 0 | 334 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 6 | Running |
| 4 | 10 | 12 | Ryan Blaney | Ford | 46 | 33 | 13 | 0 | 334 | 20 | 2 | 4 | 5 | Running |
| 5 | 5 | 88 | Alex Bowman | Chevrolet | 40 | 32 | 8 | 0 | 334 | 43 | 2 | 0 | 3 | Running |
| 6 | 3 | 2 | Brad Keselowski | Ford | 38 | 31 | 7 | 0 | 334 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | Running |
| 7 | 8 | 1 | Kurt Busch | Chevrolet | 30 | 30 | 0 | 0 | 334 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Running |
| 8 | 14 | 21 | Matt DiBenedetto | Ford | 30 | 29 | 1 | 0 | 334 | 2 | 1 | 10 | 0 | Running |
| 9 | 7 | 11 | Denny Hamlin | Toyota | 28 | 28 | 0 | 0 | 334 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Running |
| 10 | 2 | 22 | Joey Logano | Ford | 30 | 27 | 3 | 0 | 334 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 | Running |
| 11 | 12 | 3 | Austin Dillon | Chevrolet | 32 | 26 | 6 | 0 | 334 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 7 | Running |
| 12 | 22 | 47 | Ricky Stenhouse Jr | Chevrolet | 27 | 25 | 2 | 0 | 334 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | Running |
| 13 | 11 | 24 | William Byron | Chevrolet | 29 | 24 | 5 | 0 | 334 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | Running |
| 14 | 16 | 41 | Cole Custer | Ford | 23 | 23 | 0 | 0 | 334 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Running |
| 15 | 19 | 8 | Tyler Reddick | Chevrolet | 22 | 22 | 0 | 0 | 334 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Running |
| 16 | 1 | 4 | Kevin Harvick | Ford | 22 | 21 | 1 | 0 | 333 | 28 | 1 | 0 | 10 | Running |
| 17 | 21 | 14 | Clint Bowyer | Ford | 34 | 20 | 13 | 1 | 333 | 89 | 4 | 1 | 8 | Running |
| 18 | 29 | 37 | Ryan Preece | Chevrolet | 19 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 333 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Running |
| 19 | 25 | 6 | Ryan Newman | Ford | 18 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 333 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Running |
| 20 | 4 | 9 | Chase Elliott | Chevrolet | 21 | 17 | 4 | 0 | 333 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | Running |
| 21 | 17 | 20 | Erik Jones | Toyota | 24 | 16 | 8 | 0 | 333 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0 | Running |
| 22 | 24 | 38 | John Hunter Nemechek | Ford | 15 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 332 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Running |
| 23 | 13 | 10 | Aric Almirola | Ford | 14 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 332 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Running |
| 24 | 27 | 13 | Ty Dillon | Chevrolet | 13 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 332 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Running |
| 25 | 28 | 32 | Corey Lajoie | Ford | 12 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 331 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Running |
| 26 | 23 | 34 | Michael McDowell | Ford | 11 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 331 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Running |
| 27 | 30 | 96 | Daniel Suarez | Toyota | 10 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 328 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Running |
| 28 | 31 | 15 | Brennan Poole | Chevrolet | 9 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 328 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Running |
| 29 | 37 | 7 | Josh Bilicki | Chevrolet | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 326 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Running |
| 30 | 36 | 66 | Timmy Hill | Toyota | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 325 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Running |
| 31 | 38 | 53 | Garrett Smithley | Ford | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 325 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Running |
| 32 | 35 | 77 | Reed Sorenson | Chevrolet | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 321 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Running |
| 33 | 34 | 0 | Quin Houff | Chevrolet | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 316 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Running |
| 34 | 20 | 17 | Chris Buescher | Ford | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 310 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Running |
| 35 | 40 | 49 | Chad Finchum | Toyota | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 310 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Running |
| 36 | 26 | 48 | Jimmie Johnson | Chevrolet | 7 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 279 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | Engine |
| 37 | 39 | 51 | Joey Gase | Ford | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 184 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Suspension |
| 38 | 18 | 43 | Bubba Wallace | Chevrolet | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 59 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Accident |
| 39 | 32 | 42 | Matt Kenseth | Chevrolet | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 59 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Accident |
| 40 | 33 | 27 | JJ Yeley | Ford | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Accident |
Race Infractions
Penalties imposed prior to or during the race.
| Driver | Infraction | Penalty | Lap | Lap Assessed | Flag |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Martin Truex Jr | Pre-Race to the Rear 2 inspection failures | Tail End | 0 | 0 | White |
| Chad Finchum | Pre-Race to the Rear 2 inspection failures | Tail End | 0 | 0 | White |
| Daniel Suarez | Pre-Race to the Rear 2 inspection failures | Tail End | 0 | 0 | White |
| Garrett Smithley | Pre-Race to the Rear Unapproved adjustments | Tail End | 0 | 0 | White |
| Timmy Hill | Pre-Race to the Rear Unapproved adjustments | Tail End | 0 | 0 | White |
| Chris Buescher | Pitting before pit road is open | Tail End | 5 | 8 | Yellow |
| Chris Buescher | Pitting before pit road is open | Tail End | 22 | 27 | Yellow |
| Kyle Busch | Speeding on pit road | Tail End | 23 | 27 | Yellow |
| Kyle Busch | Pitting before pit road is open | Tail End | 26 | 27 | Yellow |
| Kevin Harvick | Pitting before pit road is open | Tail End | 52 | 56 | Yellow |
| Garrett Smithley | Pitting before pit road is open | Tail End | 55 | 56 | Yellow |
| Reed Sorenson | Pitting before pit road is open | Tail End | 55 | 56 | Yellow |
| Matt Kenseth | Pitting before pit road is open Garage | Tail End | 59 | 0 | Yellow |
| Matt Kenseth | Commitment Line Violation Garage | Tail End | 59 | 0 | Yellow |
| Aric Almirola | Pitting before pit road is open | Tail End | 60 | 68 | Yellow |
| Ryan Newman | Unapproved Crew Member Assist. | Tail End | 65 | 68 | Yellow |
| Aric Almirola | Speeding on pit road | Tail End | 66 | 68 | Yellow |
| Joey Gase | Pitting before pit road is open | Tail End | 67 | 68 | Yellow |
| Aric Almirola | Pitting before pit road is open | Tail End | 80 | 81 | Yellow |
| Joey Gase | Pitting before pit road is open | Tail End | 80 | 81 | Yellow |
| Chad Finchum | Pitting before pit road is open | Tail End | 110 | 111 | Yellow |
| Joey Gase | Pitting before pit road is open | Tail End | 134 | 138 | Yellow |
| Chad Finchum | Pitting before pit road is open | Tail End | 137 | 138 | Yellow |
| Joey Gase | Pitting before pit road is open Garage | Tail End | 215 | 0 | Yellow |