2020 Folds of Honor QuikTrip 500 explained

Type:	CUST
Description:	Race 10 of 36 in the 2020 NASCAR Cup Series
Race Name:	Folds of Honor QuikTrip 500
Details Ref:	^[1] ^[2] ^[3] ^[4] ^[5] ^[6]
Year:	2020
Location:	Atlanta Motor Speedway in Hampton, Georgia
Course Mi:	1.54
Course Km:	2.48
Distance Laps:	325
Distance Mi:	500.5
Distance Km:	806
Avg:	142.966mph
Pole Driver:	Chase Elliott
Pole Team:	Hendrick Motorsports
Grid From Ballot:	yes
Most Driver:	Kevin Harvick
Most Team:	Stewart-Haas Racing
Most Laps:	150
Car:	4
First Driver:	Kevin Harvick
First Team:	Stewart-Haas Racing
Network:	Fox
Announcers:	Mike Joy and Jeff Gordon
Ratings:	3.957 million^[7]
Radio:	PRN
Booth Ann:	Doug Rice and Mark Garrow
Turn Ann:	Rob Albright (1 & 2) and Pat Patterson (3 & 4)

The 2020 Folds of Honor QuikTrip 500 was a NASCAR Cup Series race that was originally scheduled to be held on March 15, 2020 and was rescheduled to June 7, 2020, at Atlanta Motor Speedway in Hampton, Georgia. On March 13, 2020, NASCAR announced that they would postpone the race due to the COVID-19 pandemic.^[8] Contested over 325 laps on the 1.54-mile-long (2.48 km) asphalt quad-oval intermediate speedway, it was the 10th race of the 2020 NASCAR Cup Series season.

Report

Background

Atlanta Motor Speedway (formerly Atlanta International Raceway) is a track in Hampton, Georgia, 20 miles (32 km) south of Atlanta. It is a 1.54miles quad-oval track with a seating capacity of 111,000. It opened in 1960 as a 1.5miles standard oval. In 1994, 46 condominiums were built over the northeastern side of the track. In 1997, to standardize the track with Speedway Motorsports' other two 1.5miles ovals, the entire track was almost completely rebuilt. The frontstretch and backstretch were swapped, and the configuration of the track was changed from oval to quad-oval. The project made the track one of the fastest on the NASCAR circuit.

The event was run with grandstands, infield, and backstretch camping closed. Owners of the 46 condominiums in Turn Four were permitted to attend the weekend live with a procedure similar to Charlotte Motor Speedway, with each owner having five tickets to the event, for 230 spectators.

Entry list

(R) denotes rookie driver.
(i) denotes driver who are ineligible for series driver points.

	Driver	Manufacturer
00	Quin Houff (R)	Chevrolet
1		Chevrolet
2		Ford
3		Chevrolet
4		Ford
6		Ford
7		Chevrolet
8	Tyler Reddick (R)	Chevrolet
9		Chevrolet
10		Ford
11		Toyota
12		Ford
13		Chevrolet
14		Ford
15	Brennan Poole (R)	Chevrolet
17		Ford
18		Toyota
19		Toyota
20		Toyota
21		Ford
22		Ford
24		Chevrolet
27	Josh Bilicki (i)	Ford
32		Ford
34		Ford
37		Chevrolet
38	John Hunter Nemechek (R)	Ford
41	Cole Custer (R)	Ford
42		Chevrolet
43		Chevrolet
47		Chevrolet
48		Chevrolet
51	Joey Gase (i)	Ford
53	Garrett Smithley (i)	Chevrolet
66	Timmy Hill (i)	Toyota
77	J. J. Yeley (i)	Chevrolet
78	B. J. McLeod (i)	Chevrolet
88		Chevrolet
95	Christopher Bell (R)	Toyota
96		Toyota
Official entry list

Qualifying

Chase Elliott was awarded the pole for the race as determined by a random draw.

Starting Lineup

Pos		Driver	Manufacturer
1	9		Chevrolet
2	10		Ford
3	22		Ford
4	18		Toyota
5	14		Ford
6	2		Ford
7	12		Ford
8	88		Chevrolet
9	4		Ford
10	11		Toyota
11	19		Toyota
12	1		Chevrolet
13	17		Ford
14	20		Toyota
15	48		Chevrolet
16	3		Chevrolet
17	6		Ford
18	38	John Hunter Nemechek (R)	Ford
19	42		Chevrolet
20	24		Chevrolet
21	21		Ford
22	47		Chevrolet
23	43		Chevrolet
24	8	Tyler Reddick (R)	Chevrolet
25	32		Ford
26	51	Joey Gase (i)	Ford
27	95	Christopher Bell (R)	Toyota
28	13		Chevrolet
29	37		Chevrolet
30	77	J. J. Yeley (i)	Chevrolet
31	41	Cole Custer (R)	Ford
32	27	Josh Bilicki (i)	Ford
33	15	Brennan Poole (R)	Chevrolet
34	53	Garrett Smithley (i)	Chevrolet
35	00	Quin Houff (R)	Chevrolet
36	34		Ford
37	96		Toyota
38	66	Timmy Hill (i)	Toyota
39	78	B. J. McLeod (i)	Chevrolet
40	7		Chevrolet
Official starting lineup

Race

Stage Results

Stage OneLaps: 105

Pos		Driver	Team	Manufacturer	Points
1	19	Martin Truex Jr.	Joe Gibbs Racing	Toyota	10
2	18	Kyle Busch	Joe Gibbs Racing	Toyota	9
3	14	Clint Bowyer	Stewart-Haas Racing	Ford	8
4	11	Denny Hamlin	Joe Gibbs Racing	Toyota	7
5	4	Kevin Harvick	Stewart-Haas Racing	Ford	6
6	9	Chase Elliott	Hendrick Motorsports	Chevrolet	5
7	47	Ricky Stenhouse Jr.	JTG Daugherty Racing	Chevrolet	4
8	20	Erik Jones	Joe Gibbs Racing	Toyota	3
9	48	Jimmie Johnson	Hendrick Motorsports	Chevrolet	2
10	12	Ryan Blaney	Team Penske	Ford	1
Official stage one results

Stage TwoLaps: 105

Pos		Driver	Team	Manufacturer	Points
1	19	Martin Truex Jr.	Joe Gibbs Racing	Toyota	10
2	12	Ryan Blaney	Team Penske	Ford	9
3	18	Kyle Busch	Joe Gibbs Racing	Toyota	8
4	11	Denny Hamlin	Joe Gibbs Racing	Toyota	7
5	9	Chase Elliott	Hendrick Motorsports	Chevrolet	6
6	4	Kevin Harvick	Stewart-Haas Racing	Ford	5
7	21	Matt DiBenedetto	Wood Brothers Racing	Ford	4
8	2	Brad Keselowski	Team Penske	Ford	3
9	14	Clint Bowyer	Stewart-Haas Racing	Ford	2
10	48	Jimmie Johnson	Hendrick Motorsports	Chevrolet	1
Official stage two results

Final Stage Results

Stage ThreeLaps: 115

Pos	Grid		Driver	Team	Manufacturer	Laps	Points
1	9	4	Kevin Harvick	Stewart-Haas Racing	Ford	325	51
2	4	18	Kyle Busch	Joe Gibbs Racing	Toyota	325	52
3	11	19	Martin Truex Jr.	Joe Gibbs Racing	Toyota	325	54
4	7	12	Ryan Blaney	Team Penske	Ford	325	43
5	10	11	Denny Hamlin	Joe Gibbs Racing	Toyota	325	46
6	12	1	Kurt Busch	Chip Ganassi Racing	Chevrolet	325	31
7	15	48	Jimmie Johnson	Hendrick Motorsports	Chevrolet	325	33
8	1	9	Chase Elliott	Hendrick Motorsports	Chevrolet	325	40
9	6	2	Brad Keselowski	Team Penske	Ford	325	31
10	3	22	Joey Logano	Team Penske	Ford	325	27
11	16	3	Austin Dillon	Richard Childress Racing	Chevrolet	324	26
12	8	88	Alex Bowman	Hendrick Motorsports	Chevrolet	324	25
13	22	47	Ricky Stenhouse Jr.	JTG Daugherty Racing	Chevrolet	324	28
14	17	6	Ryan Newman	Roush Fenway Racing	Ford	324	23
15	19	42	Matt Kenseth	Chip Ganassi Racing	Chevrolet	324	22
16	24	8	Tyler Reddick (R)	Richard Childress Racing	Chevrolet	324	21
17	2	10	Aric Almirola	Stewart-Haas Racing	Ford	324	20
18	27	95	Christopher Bell (R)	Leavine Family Racing	Toyota	324	19
19	31	41	Cole Custer (R)	Stewart-Haas Racing	Ford	324	18
20	5	14	Clint Bowyer	Stewart-Haas Racing	Ford	324	27
21	23	43	Bubba Wallace	Richard Petty Motorsports	Chevrolet	324	16
22	13	17	Chris Buescher	Roush Fenway Racing	Ford	324	15
23	18	38	John Hunter Nemechek (R)	Front Row Motorsports	Ford	324	14
24	36	34	Michael McDowell	Front Row Motorsports	Ford	324	13
25	21	21	Matt DiBenedetto	Wood Brothers Racing	Ford	324	16
26	29	37	Ryan Preece	JTG Daugherty Racing	Chevrolet	323	11
27	25	32	Corey LaJoie	Go Fas Racing	Ford	323	10
28	14	20	Erik Jones	Joe Gibbs Racing	Toyota	322	12
29	28	13	Ty Dillon	Germain Racing	Chevrolet	322	8
30	33	15	Brennan Poole (R)	Premium Motorsports	Chevrolet	321	7
31	37	96	Daniel Suárez	Gaunt Brothers Racing	Toyota	316	6
32	35	00	Quin Houff (R)	StarCom Racing	Chevrolet	314	5
33	20	24	William Byron	Hendrick Motorsports	Chevrolet	313	4
34	32	27	Josh Bilicki (i)	Rick Ware Racing	Ford	313	0
35	34	53	Garrett Smithley (i)	Rick Ware Racing	Chevrolet	312	0
36	30	77	J. J. Yeley (i)	Spire Motorsports	Chevrolet	311	0
37	40	7	Reed Sorenson	Tommy Baldwin Racing	Chevrolet	310	1
38	26	51	Joey Gase (i)	Petty Ware Racing	Ford	308	0
39	38	66	Timmy Hill (i)	MBM Motorsports	Toyota	259	0
40	39	78	B. J. McLeod (i)	B. J. McLeod Motorsports	Chevrolet	3	0
Official race results

Race statistics

Lead changes: 21 among 9 different drivers
Cautions/Laps: 5 for 24
Red flags: 0
Time of race: 3 hours, 30 minutes and 3 seconds
Average speed: 142.966mph

Media

Television

The Folds of Honor QuikTrip 500 was carried by Fox in the United States. Mike Joy and five-time Atlanta winner Jeff Gordon covered the race from the Fox Sports studio in Charlotte. Jamie Little handled the pit road duties. Larry McReynolds provided insight from the Fox Sports studio in Charlotte.

Radio

The race was broadcast on radio by the Performance Racing Network and simulcast on Sirius XM NASCAR Radio. Doug Rice and Mark Garrow called the race from the booth when the field raced down the front stretch. Rob Albright called the race from atop a billboard outside of turn 2 when the field raced through turns 1 and 2 & Pat Patterson called the race from a billboard outside of turn 3 when the field raced through turns 3 and 4. On pit road, PRN was manned by Brad Gillie, Brett McMillan and Doug Turnbull.

Standings after the race

Drivers' Championship standings

	Pos	Driver	Points
	1	Kevin Harvick	421
	2	Joey Logano	373 (–48)
	3	Chase Elliott	365 (–56)
	4	Brad Keselowski	346 (–75)
1	5	Martin Truex Jr.	334 (–87)
1	6	Denny Hamlin	322 (–99)
1	7	Ryan Blaney	317 (–104)
3	8	Alex Bowman	314 (–107)
	9	Kyle Busch	308 (–113)
	10	Kurt Busch	284 (–137)
	11	Aric Almirola	260 (–161)
	12	Clint Bowyer	259 (–162)
2	13	Jimmie Johnson	256 (–165)
2	14	Austin Dillon	247 (–174)
2	15	Matt DiBenedetto	246 (–175)
2	16	Erik Jones	240 (–181)
Official driver's standings

Manufacturers' Championship standings

Pos	Manufacturer	Points
1	Ford	375
2	Chevrolet	341 (–34)
3	Toyota	339 (–36)

Note: Only the first 16 positions are included for the driver standings.

. – Driver has clinched a position in the NASCAR Cup Series playoffs.

Notes and References

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Web site: Entry List. MRN.com. Motor Racing Network. June 1, 2020. June 1, 2020.
Web site: Starting Lineup. NASCAR.com. NASCAR Media Group, LLC.. June 4, 2020. June 4, 2020.
Web site: Folds of Honor QuikTrip 500 Results. NASCAR.com. NASCAR Media Group, LLC.. June 7, 2020. June 7, 2020.
Web site: Points standings. Jayski.com. Jayski's Silly Season Site. June 7, 2020. June 7, 2020.
Web site: Folds of Honor QuikTrip 500 ratings. https://web.archive.org/web/20200609142012/http://www.showbuzzdaily.com/articles/skedball-weekly-sports-tv-ratings-6-1-6-7-2020.html. dead. June 9, 2020. ShowBuzzDaily. Mitch Metcalf. June 9, 2020.
Web site: NASCAR statement on Atlanta, Miami race events NASCAR. 2020-03-13. Official Site Of NASCAR. en-US. 2020-03-13.