Kyle Busch opened the 2020 NASCAR season with an 0-33 record. Denny Hamlin would hit the wall late in stage 1 and would have to repair under green. Covering the impact of coronavirus on the sports world. [15], NASCAR unveiled the 2020 schedule on March 26, 2019.[180]. On December 13, 2019, as part of the team's announcement that they would field two cars in the Daytona 500, On December 14, 2019, when it was announced that, On March 3, 2020, Bob Pockrass reported that Rick Ware may be in the process of purchasing, On May 11, 2020, it was revealed through the 2020 The Real Heroes 400 entry list that, On August 4, 2020, it was announced that for the Michigan doubleheader, the, On June 10, 2019, Richard Childress Racing was reportedly working on getting. Clint Bowyer and Michael McDowell spun sending the race to overtime. [6], It was announced that 2020 will be the last full-time season for seven-time series champion Jimmie Johnson[7][8] and Clint Bowyer,[9] as well as for part-time driver Brendan Gaughan.

On the restart, Christopher Bell spun and collected Ryan Newman, Chris Buescher, and Ryan Preece. Cole became the thirty-third driver to win a race in all three of NASCAR's top divisions. On the final lap, several drivers would crash in turn 3 involving Clint Bowyer, Matt DiBenedetto, and Truex, allowing Blaney to pass Harvick and score his 4th career win in the Cup Series, beating out Stenhouse by 0.007 seconds as Erik Jones, Aric Almirola, and Nemechek crash coming to the finish. Ross Chastain spun and an accident between John Hunter Nemechek and Ricky Stenhouse Jr. sent the race to overtime. Harvick led early until he got into the wall, sending him to pit road to fix damage. PREDICTIONS:Who will win the 2020 NASCAR Cup championship? Stage 3 would see two minor crashes involving Chase Elliott and Austin Dillon with 50 to go, and Brennan Poole and Joey Gase would crash with 46 to go.

On September 13, 2019, it was reported that Chris Buescher and JTG Daugherty Racing were "in progress" in negotiating Buescher's contract renewal. Joey Logano cut a tire and slammed the wall, collecting Austin Dillon, Jimmie Johnson, and Matt DiBenedetto. 4 Ford.

[209] Ricky Stenhouse Jr. wrecked on the first lap of the race. The race went to overtime in the end and on the first attempt, Kyle Busch got turned by Tyler Reddick and collected Truex, Kevin Harvick, and Joey Logano. In the second Duel, Alex Bowman led.

[210], The second race to air during prime time this season[211] also saw no fans in the stands much like the previous race. Late in the race, Harvick and Denny Hamlin were battling for the lead. Several drivers were involved in wrecks due to tire issues, including Byron, Erik Jones, and Alex Bowman.

Keselowski led the most laps and held off Hamlin for his third win of the season.

Denny Hamlin won the first stage and Brad Keselowski won the second stage after passing Hamlin. Notable: Byron scored his first career win last weekend in the regular-season finale at Daytona to lock himself into the playoffs.

We’ve made some mistakes along the way that we certainly have to clean up going into the playoffs to be a contender, but I do feel like our speed and the way that we’ve been running, the capability is certainly there.”. Tyler Reddick ran well until he got loose and got into the wall.

Defending NASCAR Cup Series champion Kyle Busch has not had a win in 26 races, but he is not counted out quite yet. William Byron won the first stage of the race. Due to implications from the COVID-19 pandemic, the schedule remains subject to significant changes.

Kevin Harvick dominated and won both stages. The race would run green until 3 laps to go when Jimmie Johnson got turned by Kevin Harvick at the start/finish line forcing the race into overtime.

Erik Jones got into the wall as Keselowski won the second stage. Blaney had to pit for a flat tire with three laps to go. I don’t know why that is, but it’s just happening. [5] However, when the coronavirus pandemic postponed all NASCAR racing (and therefore, testing) until the month of May, the sanctioning body announced that the debut of the car would be pushed back a year to 2022.

The top 20 from the Coca-Cola 600 was inverted, which meant that William Byron started on pole. After the first 20 laps, the race was red flagged due to rain and the rest was postponed until the following day. The race was completed the following Wednesday. 66 Cup Series team, after previously having been a car chief for the organization. 2 team to the No. Erik Jones made a last lap pass on Newman with help from Hamlin for the win. 400 mile races shortened to 500 kilometers.

The teams put on slicks after most of the track dried. 41", "Go Fas Racing re-signs Corey LaJoie for 2020 NASCAR Cup Series season", "Garrett Smithley to Rick Ware Racing in 2020? Notable: Four of Elliott's eight career wins have come on road (or hybrid road) courses, including the 2019 playoff race on the Charlotte Motor Speedway roval. Denny Hamlin would win the second stage, but would get into the wall in the final stage and had to pit. "Harvick takes Race 1 in the Michigan doubleheader", "Chase Elliott Claims Title of Road Course King at Daytona", "Hamlin sidesteps Truex to Win First Race of Dover Doubleheader, leads 1-2-3 for JGR", "Harvick overtakes Jimmie Johnson, caps off Dover doubleheader in Victory Lane and clenches regular season championship", "William Byron prevails in Regular Season Finale, punches Playoff ticket as Jimmie Johnson misses Playoffs in final season", "Truex and Elliott hit wall, Harvick capitalizes to win Southern 500", "Keselowski dominates Richmond, earn Round of 12 berth", "Harvick gets ninth win of season at Bristol, Round of 12 set", "Las Vegas born Kurt Busch advances in Sin City Sizzler", "Hamlin wins Triple Overtime thriller at Talladega", "Elliott Repeats at Charlotte Roval, his fourth straight Road Course Victory; Round of 8 set", "Logano outduels Harvick, advances to Championship 4 with Kansas win", "Rowdy gambles on fuel mileage, breaks drought at Texas after 72 hour rain delay", Bluegreen Vacations Duel Qualifying and Stage, https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=2020_NASCAR_Cup_Series&oldid=987165570, Motorsport events postponed due to the COVID-19 pandemic, All Wikipedia articles written in American English, Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License.