2020 Food City 300

2020 Food City 300

Race details[1][2]
Race 26 of 33 in the 2020 NASCAR Xfinity Series season
Bristol Motor Speedway
Date	September 18, 2020 (2020-09-18)
Location	Bristol Motor Speedway in Bristol, Tennessee
Course	Permanent racing facility 0.533 mi (0.86 km)
Distance	300 laps, 159.9 mi (257.3 km)
Average speed	82.957 mph
Pole position
Driver	Justin Allgaier	JR Motorsports
Grid positions set by competition-based formula
Most laps led
Driver	Justin Allgaier	JR Motorsports
Laps	126
Winner
No. 98	Chase Briscoe	Stewart-Haas Racing

The 2020 Food City 300 was a NASCAR Xfinity Series race held on September 18, 2020. It was contested over 300 laps on the 0.533-mile (0.858 km) short track. It was the twenty-sixth race of the 2020 NASCAR Xfinity Series season. Stewart-Haas Racing driver Chase Briscoe collected his seventh win of the season.

Report[]

Background[]

The layout of Bristol Motor Speedway, the venue where the race was held.

The Bristol Motor Speedway, formerly known as Bristol International Raceway and Bristol Raceway, is a NASCAR short track venue located in Bristol, Tennessee. Constructed in 1960, it held its first NASCAR race on July 30, 1961. Despite its short length, Bristol is among the most popular tracks on the NASCAR schedule because of its distinct features, which include extraordinarily steep banking, an all concrete surface, two pit roads, and stadium-like seating. It has also been named one of the loudest NASCAR tracks.

Entry list[]

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

Qualifying[]

Justin Allgaier was awarded the pole based on competition based formula.^[3]

Qualifying results[]

Race[]

Race results[]

Stage Results[]

Stage One Laps: 85

Stage Two Laps: 85

Final Stage Results[]

Laps: 130

Race statistics[]

• Lead changes: 10 among 5 different drivers
• Cautions/Laps: 7 for 45
• Time of race: 1 hour, 55 minutes, and 39 seconds
• Average speed: 82.957 mph (133.506 km/h)

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