2020 Drydene 200 (Sunday)

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2020 Drydene 200 Race 2
Race details
Race 21 of 33 of the 2020 NASCAR Xfinity Series
Date August 23, 2020
Official name Drydene 200 Race 2
Location Dover, Delaware, Dover International Speedway
Course Permanent racing facility
1 mi (1.6 km)
Distance 200 laps, 200 mi (321.868 km)
Scheduled Distance 200 laps, 200 mi (321.868 km)
Average speed 111.784 miles per hour (179.899 km/h)
Pole position
Driver Our Motorsports
Most laps led
Driver Chase Briscoe Stewart-Haas Racing
Laps 107
Winner
No. 98 Chase Briscoe Stewart-Haas Racing
Television in the United States
Network NBCSN
Announcers Steve Letarte, Jeff Burton, Dale Earnhardt Jr., Dale Jarrett
Radio in the United States
Radio Motor Racing Network

The second race of the 2020 Drydene 200 doubleheader was the 21st stock car race of the 2020 NASCAR Xfinity Series season and the 35th iteration of the event. The race was originally going to be held on August 22, 2020 but was delayed by a day due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[1] The race was held on Saturday, August 22, 2020 in Dover, Delaware at Dover International Speedway, a 1 mile (1.6 km) permanent oval-shaped racetrack. The race took the scheduled 200 laps to complete. At race's end, Chase Briscoe of Stewart-Haas Racing would come to dominate and win the race, the 8th NASCAR Xfinity Series win of his career and the 6th of the season.[2] To fill out the podium, Ross Chastain of Kaulig Racing and Austin Cindric of Team Penske would finish 2nd and 3rd, respectively.

Background[]

Dover International Speedway is an oval race track in Dover, Delaware, United States that has held at least two NASCAR races since it opened in 1969. In addition to NASCAR, the track also hosted USAC and the NTT IndyCar Series. The track features one layout, a 1 mile (1.6 km) concrete oval, with 24° banking in the turns and 9° banking on the straights. The speedway is owned and operated by Dover Motorsports.

The track, nicknamed "The Monster Mile", was built in 1969 by Melvin Joseph of Melvin L. Joseph Construction Company, Inc., with an asphalt surface, but was replaced with concrete in 1995. Six years later in 2001, the track's capacity moved to 135,000 seats, making the track have the largest capacity of sports venue in the mid-Atlantic. In 2002, the name changed to Dover International Speedway from Dover Downs International Speedway after Dover Downs Gaming and Entertainment split, making Dover Motorsports. From 2007 to 2009, the speedway worked on an improvement project called "The Monster Makeover", which expanded facilities at the track and beautified the track. After the 2014 season, the track's capacity was reduced to 95,500 seats.

Entry list[]

# Driver Team Make Sponsor
0 Jeffrey Earnhardt JD Motorsports Chevrolet
1 Michael Annett JR Motorsports Chevrolet Pilot Flying J
02 Brett Moffitt Our Motorsports Chevrolet
4 Jesse Little JD Motorsports Chevrolet
5 Matt Mills B. J. McLeod Motorsports Chevrolet
6 B. J. McLeod JD Motorsports Chevrolet
7 Justin Allgaier JR Motorsports Chevrolet National FFA Organization
07 David Starr SS-Green Light Racing Chevrolet ,
8 Daniel Hemric JR Motorsports Chevrolet
08 Joe Graf Jr. SS-Green Light Racing Chevrolet
9 Noah Gragson JR Motorsports Chevrolet Bass Pro Shops, Black Rifle Coffee Company
10 Ross Chastain Kaulig Racing Chevrolet
11 Justin Haley Kaulig Racing Chevrolet
13 Chad Finchum MBM Motorsports Toyota
15 Colby Howard JD Motorsports Chevrolet
18 Riley Herbst Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota Monster Energy
19 Brandon Jones Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota Menards,
20 Harrison Burton Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota DEX Imaging
21 Anthony Alfredo Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet ,
22 Austin Cindric Team Penske Ford PPG Industries
36 Korbin Forrister DGM Racing Chevrolet
39 Ryan Sieg RSS Racing Chevrolet
44 Tommy Joe Martins Martins Motorsports Chevrolet "The New Black"
47 Kyle Weatherman Mike Harmon Racing Chevrolet "#BackTheBlue"
51 Jeremy Clements Jeremy Clements Racing Chevrolet Repairables.com
52 Kody Vanderwal Jimmy Means Racing Chevrolet
61 Stephen Leicht Hattori Racing Enterprises Toyota Jani-King
66 Timmy Hill MBM Motorsports Toyota Jani-King
68 Brandon Brown Brandonbilt Motorsports Chevrolet
74 Bayley Currey Mike Harmon Racing Chevrolet
78 Vinnie Miller B. J. McLeod Motorsports Chevrolet
90 Alex Labbé DGM Racing Chevrolet
92 Josh Williams DGM Racing Chevrolet
93 Myatt Snider RSS Racing Chevrolet Louisiana Hot Sauce
98 Chase Briscoe Stewart-Haas Racing Ford HighPoint.com
99 Stefan Parsons B. J. McLeod Motorsports Toyota

Starting lineup[]

The starting lineup was based on a partial inversion of the previous race, the Saturday's running of the Drydene 200. As a result, Brett Moffitt of Our Motorsports would win the pole.[3]

Pos. # Driver Team Make
1 02 Brett Moffitt Our Motorsports Chevrolet
2 68 Brandon Brown Brandonbilt Motorsports Chevrolet
3 51 Jeremy Clements Jeremy Clements Racing Chevrolet
4 39 Ryan Sieg RSS Racing Chevrolet
5 21 Anthony Alfredo Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet
6 98 Chase Briscoe Stewart-Haas Racing Ford
7 1 Michael Annett JR Motorsports Chevrolet
8 11 Justin Haley Kaulig Racing Chevrolet
9 8 Daniel Hemric JR Motorsports Chevrolet
10 18 Riley Herbst Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota
11 20 Harrison Burton Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota
12 9 Noah Gragson JR Motorsports Chevrolet
13 10 Ross Chastain Kaulig Racing Chevrolet
14 22 Austin Cindric Team Penske Ford
15 7 Justin Allgaier JR Motorsports Chevrolet
16 19 Brandon Jones Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota
17 93 Myatt Snider RSS Racing Chevrolet
18 90 Alex Labbé DGM Racing Chevrolet
19 0 Jeffrey Earnhardt JD Motorsports Chevrolet
20 4 Jesse Little JD Motorsports Chevrolet
21 08 Joe Graf Jr. SS-Green Light Racing Chevrolet
22 92 Josh Williams DGM Racing Chevrolet
23 61 Stephen Leicht Hattori Racing Enterprises Toyota
24 44 Tommy Joe Martins Martins Motorsports Chevrolet
25 07 David Starr SS-Green Light Racing Chevrolet
26 47 Kyle Weatherman Mike Harmon Racing Chevrolet
27 99 Stefan Parsons B. J. McLeod Motorsports Toyota
28 6 B. J. McLeod JD Motorsports Chevrolet
29 78 Vinnie Miller B. J. McLeod Motorsports Chevrolet
30 36 Korbin Forrister DGM Racing Chevrolet
31 15 Colby Howard JD Motorsports Chevrolet
32 13 Chad Finchum MBM Motorsports Toyota
33 74 Bayley Currey Mike Harmon Racing Chevrolet
34 52 Kody Vanderwal Jimmy Means Racing Chevrolet
35 5 Matt Mills B. J. McLeod Motorsports Chevrolet
36 66 Timmy Hill MBM Motorsports Toyota
Official starting lineup

Race results[]

Stage 1 Laps: 45

Fin # Driver Team Make Pts
1 10 Ross Chastain Kaulig Racing Chevrolet 10
2 7 Justin Allgaier JR Motorsports Chevrolet 9
3 02 Brett Moffitt Our Motorsports Chevrolet 0
4 18 Riley Herbst Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 7
5 9 Noah Gragson JR Motorsports Chevrolet 6
6 98 Chase Briscoe Stewart-Haas Racing Ford 5
7 22 Austin Cindric Team Penske Ford 4
8 11 Justin Haley Kaulig Racing Chevrolet 3
9 8 Daniel Hemric JR Motorsports Chevrolet 2
10 68 Brandon Brown Brandonbilt Motorsports Chevrolet 1

Stage 2 Laps: 45

Fin # Driver Team Make Pts
1 98 Chase Briscoe Stewart-Haas Racing Ford 10
2 7 Justin Allgaier JR Motorsports Chevrolet 9
3 10 Ross Chastain Kaulig Racing Chevrolet 8
4 22 Austin Cindric Team Penske Ford 7
5 9 Noah Gragson JR Motorsports Chevrolet 6
6 8 Daniel Hemric JR Motorsports Chevrolet 5
7 19 Brandon Jones Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 4
8 02 Brett Moffitt Our Motorsports Chevrolet 0
9 20 Harrison Burton Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 2
10 11 Justin Haley Kaulig Racing Chevrolet 1

Stage 3 Laps: 110

Fin[4] St # Driver Team Make Laps Led Status Pts
1 6 98 Chase Briscoe Stewart-Haas Racing Ford 200 107 running 55
2 13 10 Ross Chastain Kaulig Racing Chevrolet 200 24 running 53
3 14 22 Austin Cindric Team Penske Ford 200 1 running 45
4 16 19 Brandon Jones Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 200 8 running 37
5 9 8 Daniel Hemric JR Motorsports Chevrolet 200 0 running 39
6 12 9 Noah Gragson JR Motorsports Chevrolet 200 11 running 43
7 15 7 Justin Allgaier JR Motorsports Chevrolet 200 19 running 48
8 7 1 Michael Annett JR Motorsports Chevrolet 199 5 running 29
9 10 18 Riley Herbst Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 199 0 running 35
10 1 02 Brett Moffitt Our Motorsports Chevrolet 199 25 running 0
11 11 20 Harrison Burton Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 199 0 running 28
12 8 11 Justin Haley Kaulig Racing Chevrolet 199 0 running 29
13 5 21 Anthony Alfredo Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 199 0 running 24
14 4 39 Ryan Sieg RSS Racing Chevrolet 199 0 running 23
15 24 44 Tommy Joe Martins Martins Motorsports Chevrolet 198 0 running 22
16 2 68 Brandon Brown Brandonbilt Motorsports Chevrolet 198 0 running 22
17 18 90 Alex Labbé DGM Racing Chevrolet 198 0 running 20
18 17 93 Myatt Snider RSS Racing Chevrolet 197 0 running 19
19 3 51 Jeremy Clements Jeremy Clements Racing Chevrolet 197 0 running 18
20 25 07 David Starr SS-Green Light Racing Chevrolet 197 0 running 17
21 21 08 Joe Graf Jr. SS-Green Light Racing Chevrolet 197 0 running 16
22 22 92 Josh Williams DGM Racing Chevrolet 197 0 running 15
23 20 4 Jesse Little JD Motorsports Chevrolet 197 0 running 14
24 32 13 Chad Finchum MBM Motorsports Toyota 196 0 running 13
25 28 6 B. J. McLeod JD Motorsports Chevrolet 196 0 running 12
26 31 15 Colby Howard JD Motorsports Chevrolet 196 0 running 11
27 34 52 Kody Vanderwal Jimmy Means Racing Chevrolet 196 0 running 10
28 27 99 Stefan Parsons B. J. McLeod Motorsports Toyota 196 0 running 9
29 19 0 Jeffrey Earnhardt JD Motorsports Chevrolet 195 0 running 8
30 35 5 Matt Mills B. J. McLeod Motorsports Chevrolet 194 0 running 7
31 23 61 Stephen Leicht Hattori Racing Enterprises Toyota 192 0 running 6
32 30 36 Korbin Forrister DGM Racing Chevrolet 167 0 brakes 0
33 33 74 Bayley Currey Mike Harmon Racing Chevrolet 106 0 engine 0
34 36 66 Timmy Hill MBM Motorsports Toyota 59 0 overheating 0
35 26 47 Kyle Weatherman Mike Harmon Racing Chevrolet 23 0 suspension 2
36 29 78 Vinnie Miller B. J. McLeod Motorsports Chevrolet 11 0 crash 1
Official race results

References[]

  1. ^ "Dover to host NASCAR Cup Series doubleheader as part of unprecedented six races in three days on Aug. 21-23". Dover International Speedway. 2020-07-08. Retrieved 2021-10-16.
  2. ^ "Chase Briscoe wins Sunday Xfinity race at Dover - NBC Sports". NASCAR Talk | NBC Sports. 2020-08-23. Retrieved 2021-10-16.
  3. ^ Christie, Toby (2020-08-23). "Starting Lineup pdf: 2020 NXS Drydene 200 (2) at Dover". TobyChristie.com. Retrieved 2021-10-16.
  4. ^ "2020 Drydene 200 Race 2 - The Third Turn". www.thethirdturn.com. Retrieved 2021-10-16.
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