NASCAR Xfinity Series race
Motor car race
The 2020 Toyota 200 was a NASCAR Xfinity Series race held on May 21, 2020—postponed from May 19, 2020 due to weather—at Darlington Raceway in Darlington, South Carolina . The race replaced the Chicagoland 300 for the 2020 season.[ 7] Contested over 147 laps on the 1.366-mile (2.198 km) egg-shaped oval, it was the fifth race of the 2020 NASCAR Xfinity Series season. Chase Briscoe took home his second victory of the season in NASCAR's return from the COVID-19 pandemic .[ 8]
Report
Background
The Toyota 200 marked the Xfinity Series ' return to racing following a 10-week break caused by the COVID-19 pandemic, which began with the postponement of the Atlanta race weekend on March 13 and continued through mid-May.[ 9] [ 10]
On April 30, NASCAR announced their return to racing with two Cup Series races and an Xfinity Series race at Darlington, with Cup races held Sunday, May 17 and Wednesday, May 20 and the Xfinity Series race held Tuesday, May 19 (later postponed to May 21 due to weather). Due to the pandemic, the race was held without fans in attendance.[ 11] [ 12]
This was the first Xfinity Series race held at Darlington in the spring since 2014, and the first Darlington race branded the Toyota 200 since 2004.[ 13]
Entry list
(R) denotes rookie driver.
(i) denotes driver who is ineligible for series driver points.
Qualifying
Under modified operational procedures, no qualifying sessions were held for this race. The starting order was determined by a random draw, with drivers grouped into pots of positions based on segments of the owners' points standings going into the race. Additionally, NASCAR announced they were expanding the field of Xfinity Series entries from 36 to 40 due to the lack of qualifying.[ 14] [ 15]
Starting Lineup
Race
Race results
Stage Results
Stage One
Laps: 45
Pos
Driver
Team
Manufacturer
Points
1
9
Noah Gragson
JR Motorsports
Chevrolet
10
2
10
Ross Chastain
Kaulig Racing
Chevrolet
9
3
39
Ryan Sieg
RSS Racing
Chevrolet
8
4
54
Kyle Busch (i)
Joe Gibbs Racing
Toyota
0
5
22
Austin Cindric
Team Penske
Ford
6
6
7
Justin Allgaier
JR Motorsports
Chevrolet
5
7
8
Daniel Hemric
JR Motorsports
Chevrolet
4
8
98
Chase Briscoe
Stewart-Haas Racing
Ford
3
9
1
Michael Annett
JR Motorsports
Chevrolet
2
10
11
Justin Haley
Kaulig Racing
Chevrolet
1
Stage Two
Laps: 45
Pos
Driver
Team
Manufacturer
Points
1
54
Kyle Busch (i)
Joe Gibbs Racing
Toyota
0
2
7
Justin Allgaier
JR Motorsports
Chevrolet
9
3
9
Noah Gragson
JR Motorsports
Chevrolet
8
4
98
Chase Briscoe
Stewart-Haas Racing
Ford
7
5
1
Michael Annett
JR Motorsports
Chevrolet
6
6
8
Daniel Hemric
JR Motorsports
Chevrolet
5
7
10
Ross Chastain
Kaulig Racing
Chevrolet
4
8
22
Austin Cindric
Team Penske
Ford
3
9
39
Ryan Sieg
RSS Racing
Chevrolet
2
10
51
Jeremy Clements
Jeremy Clements Racing
Chevrolet
1
Final Stage Results
Laps: 57
Pos
Grid
Driver
Team
Manufacturer
Laps
Points
Status
1
11
98
Chase Briscoe
Stewart-Haas Racing
Ford
147
50
Running
2
26
54
Kyle Busch (i)
Joe Gibbs Racing
Toyota
147
0
Running
3
10
7
Justin Allgaier
JR Motorsports
Chevrolet
147
48
Running
4
7
22
Austin Cindric
Team Penske
Ford
147
42
Running
5
1
9
Noah Gragson
JR Motorsports
Chevrolet
147
50
Running
6
23
8
Daniel Hemric
JR Motorsports
Chevrolet
147
40
Running
7
4
39
Ryan Sieg
RSS Racing
Chevrolet
147
40
Running
8
9
10
Ross Chastain
Kaulig Racing
Chevrolet
147
42
Running
9
12
20
Harrison Burton (R)
Joe Gibbs Racing
Toyota
147
28
Running
10
3
11
Justin Haley
Kaulig Racing
Chevrolet
147
28
Running
11
22
02
Brett Moffitt (i)
Our Motorsports
Chevrolet
147
0
Running
12
30
51
Jeremy Clements
Jeremy Clements Racing
Chevrolet
147
26
Running
13
6
68
Brandon Brown
Brandonbilt Motorsports
Chevrolet
147
24
Running
14
17
21
Anthony Alfredo
Richard Childress Racing
Chevrolet
147
23
Running
15
13
6
B. J. McLeod
JD Motorsports
Chevrolet
147
22
Running
16
15
92
Josh Williams
DGM Racing
Chevrolet
147
21
Running
17
16
90
Alex Labbé
DGM Racing
Chevrolet
147
20
Running
18
5
18
Riley Herbst (R)
Joe Gibbs Racing
Toyota
147
19
Running
19
36
08
Joe Graf Jr. (R)
SS-Green Light Racing
Chevrolet
147
18
Running
20
8
19
Brandon Jones
Joe Gibbs Racing
Toyota
147
17
Running
21
19
07
Ray Black Jr.
SS-Green Light Racing
Chevrolet
147
16
Running
22
28
61
Timmy Hill (i)
Hattori Racing
Toyota
147
0
Running
23
34
0
Jeffrey Earnhardt
JD Motorsports
Chevrolet
147
14
Running
24
24
13
Chad Finchum
MBM Motorsports
Toyota
147
13
Running
25
2
1
Michael Annett
JR Motorsports
Chevrolet
146
20
Running
26
25
44
Tommy Joe Martins
Martins Motorsports
Chevrolet
146
11
Running
27
31
15
Colby Howard
JD Motorsports
Chevrolet
146
10
Running
28
29
47
Joe Nemechek (i)
Mike Harmon Racing
Chevrolet
145
0
Running
29
20
78
Vinnie Miller
B. J. McLeod Motorsports
Chevrolet
145
8
Running
30
33
99
Mason Massey
B. J. McLeod Motorsports
Toyota
143
7
Running
31
32
36
Ronnie Bassett Jr.
DGM Racing
Chevrolet
143
6
Running
32
21
52
Kody Vanderwal (R)
Means Racing
Chevrolet
142
5
Running
33
35
74
Bayley Currey (i)
Mike Harmon Racing
Chevrolet
142
0
Running
34
27
5
Matt Mills
B. J. McLeod Motorsports
Chevrolet
135
3
Running
35
14
93
Myatt Snider
RSS Racing
Chevrolet
129
2
Running
36
18
4
Jesse Little (R)
JD Motorsports
Chevrolet
122
1
Vibration
37
39
26
Colin Garrett
Sam Hunt Racing
Toyota
111
1
Running
38
38
89
Landon Cassill
Shepherd Racing
Chevrolet
35
1
Handling
39
37
66
Stephen Leicht
MBM Motorsports
Toyota
1
1
Suspension
Official race results
Race statistics
Lead changes: 10 among 6 different drivers
Cautions/Laps: 5 for 28
Red flags: 0
Time of race: 1 hour, 44 minutes, 26 seconds
Average speed: 115.367 mph (185.665 km/h)
Television
The Toyota 200 was carried by FS1 in the United States. Adam Alexander , Stewart-Haas Racing driver Clint Bowyer , and Michael Waltrip called the race from the Fox Sports Studio in Charlotte, with Regan Smith covering pit road.
Radio
The Motor Racing Network (MRN) called the race for radio, which was simulcast on SiriusXM NASCAR Radio . Alex Hayden and Dave Moody anchored the action from the booth. Dillon Welch called the action from Turns 1 & 2 and Steve Post called the race through turns 3 & 4. Kim Coon and Hannah Newhouse provided reports from pit road.
MRN Radio
Booth announcers
Turn announcers
Pit reporters
Lead announcer: Alex Hayden
Announcer: Dave Moody
Turns 1 & 2: Dillon Welch
Turns 3 & 4: Steve Post
Kim Coon
Hannah Newhouse
Standings after the race
Drivers' Championship standings
Note: Only the first 12 positions are included for the driver standings.
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