2020 O'Reilly Auto Parts 500

Race details[1][2][3][4][5][6]
Race 18 of 36 in the 2020 NASCAR Cup Series
2020 O'Reilly Auto Parts 500 program cover
Date	July 19, 2020 (2020-07-19)
Location	Texas Motor Speedway in Fort Worth, Texas
Course	Permanent racing facility 1.5 mi (2.4 km)
Distance	334 laps, 501 mi (801.6 km)
Average speed	137.292 miles per hour (220.950 km/h)
Pole position
Driver	Aric Almirola	Stewart-Haas Racing
Grid positions set by ballot
Most laps led
Driver	Ryan Blaney	Team Penske
Laps	150
Winner
No. 3	Austin Dillon	Richard Childress Racing
Television in the United States
Network	NBCSN
Announcers	Rick Allen, Jeff Burton, Steve Letarte and Dale Earnhardt Jr.
Nielsen Ratings	2.731 million[7]
Radio in the United States
Radio	PRN
Booth Announcers	Doug Rice and Mark Garrow
Turn Announcers	Rob Albright (1 & 2) and Pat Patterson (3 & 4)

The 2020 O'Reilly Auto Parts 500 was a NASCAR Cup Series race that was originally scheduled to be held on March 29, 2020, and was rescheduled to July 19, 2020, at Texas Motor Speedway in Fort Worth, Texas. Contested over 334 laps on the 1.5-mile (2.4 km) intermediate quad-oval, it is the 18th race of the 2020 NASCAR Cup Series season. Austin Dillon won, bringing Richard Childress Racing their first 1-2 finish since the 2011 Good Sam Club 500.

Texas Motor Speedway is a speedway located in the northernmost portion of the U.S. city of Fort Worth, Texas – the portion located in Denton County, Texas. The track measures 1.5 miles (2.4 km) around and is banked 24 degrees in the turns, and is of the oval design, where the front straightaway juts outward slightly. The track layout is similar to Atlanta Motor Speedway and Charlotte Motor Speedway (formerly Lowe's Motor Speedway). The track is owned by Speedway Motorsports, Inc., the same company that owns Atlanta and Charlotte Motor Speedways, as well as the short-track Bristol Motor Speedway.

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

Aric Almirola was awarded the pole for the race as determined by a random draw.

• Team Keller Racing did not have a driver announced when they entered for the race and they could not race since 41 cars entered for 40 spots, so their entry was excluded due to lack of owners points and their driver was not announced.^[8]

Stage One Laps: 105

Stage Two Laps: 105

Stage Three Laps: 124

• Lead changes: 29 among 12 different drivers
• Cautions/Laps: 10 for 45
• Red flags: 1 for 11 minutes and 29 seconds
• Time of race: 3 hours, 38 minutes and 57 seconds
• Average speed: 137.292 miles per hour (220.950 km/h)

NBC Sports broadcast the race on NBCSN. Rick Allen, Two–time Texas winner Jeff Burton, Steve Letarte and 2000 Texas winner Dale Earnhardt Jr. covered the action from the booth at Charlotte Motor Speedway for the race. Dave Burns and Marty Snider handled the pit road duties on site. Rutledge Wood handled the features from his home during the race.

The race was broadcast on radio by the Performance Racing Network and simulcast on Sirius XM NASCAR Radio.

Drivers' Championship standings Pos Driver Points 1 Kevin Harvick 721 1 2 Ryan Blaney 630 (–91) 1 3 Brad Keselowski 615 (–106) 1 4 Joey Logano 607 (–114) 1 5 Chase Elliott 604 (–117) 6 Denny Hamlin 578 (–143) 7 Martin Truex Jr. 557 (–164) 8 Aric Almirola 534 (–187) 1 9 Kurt Busch 533 (–188) 1 10 Kyle Busch 520 (–201) 2 11 Alex Bowman 508 (–213) 12 Matt DiBenedetto 476 (–245) 13 Clint Bowyer 461 (–260) 2 14 Austin Dillon 428 (–293) 15 Jimmie Johnson 427 (–294) 2 16 William Byron 425 (–296) Official driver's standings

Manufacturers' Championship standings Pos Manufacturer Points 1 Ford 673 2 Toyota 626 (–47) 3 Chevrolet 609 (–64) Note: Only the first 16 positions are included for the driver standings. . – Driver has clinched a position in the NASCAR Cup Series playoffs.