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NASCAR Cup Series race
Motor car race
The
2020 Pennzoil 400 presented by Jiffy Lube
was a
NASCAR Cup Series
race
held on February 23, 2020, at
Las Vegas Motor Speedway
in
Las Vegas
. Contested over 267 laps on the 1.5 mi (2.4 km) asphalt intermediate speedway, it was the second race of the
2020 NASCAR Cup Series
season. It was the first NASCAR Cup Series race run without
Ryan Newman
and
David Ragan
in the field since Loudon, 2001 and Homestead, 2006 respectively. Joey Logano was the race winner.
Report
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Background
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Las Vegas Motor Speedway
, located in
Clark County, Nevada
outside the
Las Vegas
city limits and about 15 miles northeast of the
Las Vegas Strip
, is a 1,200-acre (490 ha) complex of multiple tracks for motorsports racing. The complex is owned by
Speedway Motorsports, Inc.
, which is headquartered in
Charlotte, North Carolina
.
Entry list
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- (R)
denotes rookie driver.
- (i)
denotes driver who are ineligible for series driver points.
Practice
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First practice
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Aric Almirola
was the fastest in the first practice session with a time of 30.226 seconds and a speed of 178.654 mph (287.516 km/h).
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Final practice
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Jimmie Johnson
was the fastest in the final practice session with a time of 30.095 seconds and a speed of 179.432 mph (288.768 km/h).
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Qualifying
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Qualifying for Saturday was cancelled due to rain and
Kyle Busch
was awarded the pole as a result.
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Starting Lineup
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- Polesitter Kyle Busch, Denny Hamlin, and Christopher Bell all started at the back after failing inspection.
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Race
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Stage Results
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Stage One
Laps:
80
Pos
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Driver
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Team
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Manufacturer
|
Points
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1
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9
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Chase Elliott
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Hendrick Motorsports
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Chevrolet
|
10
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2
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19
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Martin Truex Jr.
|
Joe Gibbs Racing
|
Toyota
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9
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3
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4
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Kevin Harvick
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Stewart-Haas Racing
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Ford
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8
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4
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12
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Ryan Blaney
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Team Penske
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Ford
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7
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5
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22
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Joey Logano
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Team Penske
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Ford
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6
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6
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24
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William Byron
|
Hendrick Motorsports
|
Chevrolet
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5
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7
|
42
|
Kyle Larson
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Chip Ganassi Racing
|
Chevrolet
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4
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8
|
88
|
Alex Bowman
|
Hendrick Motorsports
|
Chevrolet
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3
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9
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48
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Jimmie Johnson
|
Hendrick Motorsports
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Chevrolet
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2
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10
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6
|
Ross Chastain
(i)
|
Roush Fenway Racing
|
Ford
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0
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Official stage one results
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Stage Two
Laps:
80
Pos
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Driver
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Team
|
Manufacturer
|
Points
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1
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9
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Chase Elliott
|
Hendrick Motorsports
|
Chevrolet
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10
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2
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12
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Ryan Blaney
|
Team Penske
|
Ford
|
9
|
3
|
19
|
Martin Truex Jr.
|
Joe Gibbs Racing
|
Toyota
|
8
|
4
|
24
|
William Byron
|
Hendrick Motorsports
|
Chevrolet
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7
|
5
|
22
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Joey Logano
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Team Penske
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Ford
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6
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6
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4
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Kevin Harvick
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Stewart-Haas Racing
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Ford
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5
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7
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48
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Jimmie Johnson
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Hendrick Motorsports
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Chevrolet
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4
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8
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42
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Kyle Larson
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Chip Ganassi Racing
|
Chevrolet
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3
|
9
|
88
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Alex Bowman
|
Hendrick Motorsports
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Chevrolet
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2
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10
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18
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Kyle Busch
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Joe Gibbs Racing
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Toyota
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1
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Official stage two results
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Final Stage Results
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Stage Three
Laps:
107
Pos
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Grid
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Driver
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Team
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Manufacturer
|
Laps
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Points
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1
|
5
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22
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Joey Logano
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Team Penske
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Ford
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267
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52
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2
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19
|
21
|
Matt DiBenedetto
|
Wood Brothers Racing
|
Ford
|
267
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35
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3
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26
|
47
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Ricky Stenhouse Jr.
|
JTG Daugherty Racing
|
Chevrolet
|
267
|
34
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4
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21
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3
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Austin Dillon
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Richard Childress Racing
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Chevrolet
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267
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33
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5
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18
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48
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Jimmie Johnson
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Hendrick Motorsports
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Chevrolet
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267
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38
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6
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27
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43
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Bubba Wallace
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Richard Petty Motorsports
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Chevrolet
|
267
|
31
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7
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8
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2
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Brad Keselowski
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Team Penske
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Ford
|
267
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30
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8
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3
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4
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Kevin Harvick
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Stewart-Haas Racing
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Ford
|
267
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42
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9
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6
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42
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Kyle Larson
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Chip Ganassi Racing
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Chevrolet
|
267
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35
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10
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24
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13
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Ty Dillon
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Germain Racing
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Chevrolet
|
267
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27
|
11
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7
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12
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Ryan Blaney
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Team Penske
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Ford
|
267
|
42
|
12
|
9
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14
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Clint Bowyer
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Stewart-Haas Racing
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Ford
|
267
|
25
|
13
|
12
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88
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Alex Bowman
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Hendrick Motorsports
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Chevrolet
|
267
|
29
|
14
|
23
|
17
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Chris Buescher
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Roush Fenway Racing
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Ford
|
267
|
23
|
15
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1
|
18
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Kyle Busch
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Joe Gibbs Racing
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Toyota
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267
|
23
|
16
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30
|
32
|
Corey LaJoie
|
Go Fas Racing
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Ford
|
267
|
21
|
17
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4
|
11
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Denny Hamlin
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Joe Gibbs Racing
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Toyota
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267
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20
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18
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25
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8
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Tyler Reddick
(R)
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Richard Childress Racing
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Chevrolet
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267
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19
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19
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17
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41
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Cole Custer
(R)
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Stewart-Haas Racing
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Ford
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267
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18
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20
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2
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19
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Martin Truex Jr.
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Joe Gibbs Racing
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Toyota
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267
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34
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21
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14
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10
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Aric Almirola
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Stewart-Haas Racing
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Ford
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267
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16
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22
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11
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24
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William Byron
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Hendrick Motorsports
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Chevrolet
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267
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27
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23
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16
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20
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Erik Jones
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Joe Gibbs Racing
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Toyota
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267
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14
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24
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29
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38
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John Hunter Nemechek
(R)
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Front Row Motorsports
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Ford
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267
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13
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25
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13
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1
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Kurt Busch
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Chip Ganassi Racing
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Chevrolet
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266
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12
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26
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10
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9
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Chase Elliott
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Hendrick Motorsports
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Chevrolet
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266
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31
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27
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15
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6
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Ross Chastain
(i)
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Roush Fenway Racing
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Ford
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265
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0
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28
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37
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52
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J. J. Yeley
(i)
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Rick Ware Racing
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Ford
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264
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0
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29
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33
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15
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Brennan Poole
(R)
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Premium Motorsports
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Chevrolet
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264
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8
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30
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35
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96
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Daniel Suarez
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Gaunt Brothers Racing
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Toyota
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263
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7
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31
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31
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53
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Joey Gase
(i)
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Rick Ware Racing
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Ford
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258
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0
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32
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32
|
00
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Quin Houff
(R)
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StarCom Racing
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Chevrolet
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258
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5
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33
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22
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95
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Christopher Bell
(R)
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Leavine Family Racing
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Toyota
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257
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4
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34
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36
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77
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Reed Sorenson
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Spire Motorsports
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Chevrolet
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253
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3
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35
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34
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51
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Garrett Smithley
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Petty Ware Racing
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Chevrolet
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252
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2
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36
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28
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34
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Michael McDowell
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Front Row Motorsports
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Ford
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245
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1
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37
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20
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37
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Ryan Preece
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JTG Daugherty Racing
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Chevrolet
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222
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1
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38
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38
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66
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Timmy Hill
(i)
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MBM Motorsports
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Toyota
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175
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0
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Race statistics
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- Lead changes: 25 among 7 different drivers
- Cautions/Laps: 9 for 37
- Red flags: 0
- Time of race: 2 hours, 58 minutes and 11 seconds
- Average speed: 134.861 miles per hour (217.038 km/h)
Media
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Television
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Fox Sports
covered their 20th race at the
Las Vegas Motor Speedway
.
Mike Joy
and 2001 race winner
Jeff Gordon
called from the booth for the race.
Jamie Little
,
Regan Smith
,
Vince Welch
and
Matt Yocum
handled the pit road duties for the television side.
Larry McReynolds
and
Jamie McMurray
provided insight from the Fox Sports studio in Charlotte.
Radio
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PRN
covered the radio call for the race which was simulcasted on
Sirius XM
NASCAR Radio
. Doug Rice and Mark Garrow called the race in the booth when the field raced through the tri-oval. Rob Albright called the race from a billboard in turn 2 when the field raced through turns 1 and 2. Pat Patterson called the race from a billboard outside of turn 3 when the field raced through turns 3 and 4. Brad Gillie, Brett McMillan,
Wendy Venturini
and Heather DeBeaux worked pit road for the radio side.
PRN
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Booth announcers
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Turn announcers
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Pit reporters
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Lead announcer:
Doug Rice
Announcer:
Mark Garrow
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Turns 1 & 2:
Rob Albright
Turns 3 & 4:
Pat Patterson
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Brad Gillie
Brett McMillan
Wendy Venturini
Heather DeBeaux
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Standings after the race
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- Drivers' Championship standings
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- Manufacturers' Championship standings
- Note
: Only the first 16 positions are included for the driver standings.
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References
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- ^
"2020 schedule"
.
Jayski.com
.
Jayski's Silly Season Site
. Retrieved
January 17,
2020
.
- ^
"Las Vegas Motor Speedway"
.
NASCAR.com
. NASCAR Media Group, LLC. January 3, 2013. Archived from
the original
on April 28, 2017
. Retrieved
February 7,
2020
.
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"Entry List"
.
MRN.com
.
Motor Racing Network
. February 18, 2020
. Retrieved
February 18,
2020
.
- ^
"First Practice Results"
.
MRN.com
.
Motor Racing Network
. February 21, 2020
. Retrieved
February 21,
2020
.
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"Final Practice Results"
.
MRN.com
.
Motor Racing Network
. February 21, 2020
. Retrieved
February 21,
2020
.
- ^
"Starting Lineup"
.
MRN.com
.
Motor Racing Network
. February 22, 2020
. Retrieved
February 22,
2020
.
- ^
"Pennzoil 400 Results"
.
MRN.com
.
Motor Racing Network
. February 23, 2020
. Retrieved
February 23,
2020
.
- ^
"Points standings"
(PDF)
.
Jayski.com
.
Jayski's Silly Season Site
. February 23, 2020
. Retrieved
February 23,
2020
.
- ^
"Pennzoil 400 ratings"
.
ShowBuzzDaily
.
Mitch Metcalf
. Archived from
the original
on 25 February 2020
. Retrieved
25 February
2020
.
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Utter, Jim (February 21, 2020).
"Aric Almirola tops Friday's first Cup practice at Vegas"
.
Motorsport.com
.
Las Vegas
:
Motorsport Network
. Retrieved
February 21,
2020
.
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Utter, Jim (February 21, 2020).
"Jimmie Johnson leads final practice at Las Vegas"
.
Motorsport.com
.
Las Vegas
:
Motorsport Network
. Retrieved
February 21,
2020
.
- ^
Utter, Jim (February 22, 2020).
"Las Vegas Cup qualifying rained out; Kyle Busch on pole"
.
Motorsport.com
.
Las Vegas
:
Motorsport Network
. Retrieved
February 22,
2020
.
- ^
DeGroot, Nick (February 22, 2020).
"Busch, Hamlin and Bell penalized at Las Vegas"
.
Motorsport.com
.
Las Vegas
:
Motorsport Network
. Archived from
the original
on February 22, 2020
. Retrieved
February 22,
2020
.