The 2020 Bank of America Roval 400 is a NASCAR Cup Series race that was held on October 11, 2020 at Charlotte Motor Speedway in Concord, North Carolina. Contested over 109 laps on the 2.28-mile (3.67 km) road course, it was the 32nd race of the 2020 NASCAR Cup Series season, the sixth race of the playoffs, and final race of the round of 12. It was also the first points race in cup series history to be declared a wet race.
| Race details[1][2][3][4][5][6] | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Race 32 of 36 in the 2020 NASCAR Cup Series | |||
 Roval (2018–2023) | |||
| Date | October 11, 2020 | ||
| Location | Charlotte Motor Speedway in Concord, North Carolina | ||
| Course |
Permanent racing facility 2.280 mi (3.669 km) | ||
| Distance | 109 laps, 248.52 mi (400 km) | ||
| Average speed | 76.948 miles per hour (123.836 km/h) | ||
| Pole position | |||
| Driver | Joe Gibbs Racing | ||
| Grid positions set by competition-based formula | |||
| Most laps led | |||
| Driver |
William Byron Chase Elliott |
Hendrick Motorsports Hendrick Motorsports | |
| Laps | 27 | ||
| Winner | |||
| No. 9 | Chase Elliott | Hendrick Motorsports | |
| Television in the United States | |||
| Network | NBC | ||
| Announcers | Rick Allen, Jeff Burton, Steve Letarte and Dale Earnhardt Jr. | ||
| Nielsen Ratings | 1.7 (2.78 miilion) | ||
| Radio in the United States | |||
| Radio | PRN | ||
| Booth Announcers | Doug Rice and Mark Garrow | ||
| Turn Announcers | Nick Yeoman (1, 2 & 3), Mike Jaynes (4, 5 & 6), Doug Turnbull (7, 8 & 9), Pat Patterson (10, 11 & 12) and Rob Albright (13, 14 & 15) | ||
Report
editBackground
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Since 2018, deviating from past NASCAR events at Charlotte, the race will utilize a road course configuration of Charlotte Motor Speedway, promoted and trademarked as the "Roval". The course is 2.28 miles (3.67 km) in length and features 17 turns, utilizing the infield road course and portions of the oval track. The race will be contested over a scheduled distance of 109 laps, 400 kilometres (250 mi).[7][8][9]
During July 2018 tests on the road course, concerns were raised over drivers exceeding track limits on the backstretch chicane on the course. The chicanes were modified with additional tire barriers and rumble strips in order to encourage drivers to properly drive through them, and NASCAR will enforce drive-through penalties on drivers who illegally "short-cut" parts of the course. The chicanes will not be used during restarts. In the summer of 2019, the bus stop on the backstretch was changed and deepened, becoming a permanent part of the circuit, compared to the previous year where it was improvised.
If a driver fails to legally make the backstretch bus stop, the driver must skip the frontstretch chicane and make a complete stop by the dotted line on the exit before being allowed to continue. A driver who misses the frontstretch chicane must stop before the exit.[10][11]
Entry list
edit- (R) denotes rookie driver.
- (i) denotes driver who are ineligible for series driver points.
Qualifying
editDenny Hamlin was awarded the pole for the race as determined by competition-based formula.[4]
Starting lineup
editRace
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Stage results
editStage one Laps: 25
| Pos | No | Driver | Team | Manufacturer | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 13 | Ty Dillon | Germain Racing | Chevrolet | 10 |
| 2 | 95 | Christopher Bell (R) | Leavine Family Racing | Toyota | 9 |
| 3 | 21 | Matt DiBenedetto | Wood Brothers Racing | Ford | 8 |
| 4 | 24 | William Byron | Hendrick Motorsports | Chevrolet | 7 |
| 5 | 66 | Timmy Hill (i) | MBM Motorsports | Toyota | 0 |
| 6 | 6 | Ryan Newman | Roush Fenway Racing | Ford | 5 |
| 7 | 12 | Ryan Blaney | Team Penske | Ford | 4 |
| 8 | 22 | Joey Logano | Team Penske | Ford | 3 |
| 9 | 43 | Bubba Wallace | Richard Petty Motorsports | Chevrolet | 2 |
| 10 | 20 | Erik Jones | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 1 |
| Official stage one results | |||||
Stage two Laps: 25
| Pos | No | Driver | Team | Manufacturer | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 12 | Ryan Blaney | Team Penske | Ford | 10 |
| 2 | 9 | Chase Elliott | Hendrick Motorsports | Chevrolet | 9 |
| 3 | 95 | Christopher Bell (R) | Leavine Family Racing | Toyota | 8 |
| 4 | 19 | Martin Truex Jr. | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 7 |
| 5 | 22 | Joey Logano | Team Penske | Ford | 6 |
| 6 | 88 | Alex Bowman | Hendrick Motorsports | Chevrolet | 5 |
| 7 | 24 | William Byron | Hendrick Motorsports | Chevrolet | 4 |
| 8 | 8 | Tyler Reddick (R) | Richard Childress Racing | Chevrolet | 3 |
| 9 | 34 | Michael McDowell | Front Row Motorsports | Ford | 2 |
| 10 | 2 | Brad Keselowski | Team Penske | Ford | 1 |
| Official stage two results | |||||
Final stage results
editStage three Laps: 59
| Pos | Grid | No | Driver | Team | Manufacturer | Laps | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 9 | Chase Elliott | Hendrick Motorsports | Chevrolet | 109 | 49 |
| 2 | 8 | 22 | Joey Logano | Team Penske | Ford | 109 | 44 |
| 3 | 14 | 20 | Erik Jones | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 109 | 35 |
| 4 | 10 | 1 | Kurt Busch | Chip Ganassi Racing | Chevrolet | 109 | 33 |
| 5 | 24 | 12 | Ryan Blaney | Team Penske | Ford | 109 | 46 |
| 6 | 13 | 24 | William Byron | Hendrick Motorsports | Chevrolet | 109 | 42 |
| 7 | 7 | 19 | Martin Truex Jr. | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 109 | 37 |
| 8 | 5 | 88 | Alex Bowman | Hendrick Motorsports | Chevrolet | 109 | 34 |
| 9 | 28 | 41 | Cole Custer (R) | Stewart-Haas Racing | Ford | 109 | 28 |
| 10 | 11 | 14 | Clint Bowyer | Stewart-Haas Racing | Ford | 109 | 27 |
| 11 | 4 | 4 | Kevin Harvick | Stewart-Haas Racing | Ford | 109 | 26 |
| 12 | 16 | 8 | Tyler Reddick (R) | Richard Childress Racing | Chevrolet | 109 | 28 |
| 13 | 30 | 48 | Jimmie Johnson | Hendrick Motorsports | Chevrolet | 109 | 24 |
| 14 | 18 | 37 | Ryan Preece | JTG Daugherty Racing | Chevrolet | 109 | 23 |
| 15 | 1 | 11 | Denny Hamlin | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 109 | 22 |
| 16 | 12 | 10 | Aric Almirola | Stewart-Haas Racing | Ford | 109 | 21 |
| 17 | 38 | 47 | Ricky Stenhouse Jr. | JTG Daugherty Racing | Chevrolet | 109 | 20 |
| 18 | 3 | 2 | Brad Keselowski | Team Penske | Ford | 109 | 20 |
| 19 | 6 | 3 | Austin Dillon | Richard Childress Racing | Chevrolet | 109 | 18 |
| 20 | 21 | 17 | Chris Buescher | Roush Fenway Racing | Ford | 109 | 17 |
| 21 | 26 | 43 | Bubba Wallace | Richard Petty Motorsports | Chevrolet | 109 | 18 |
| 22 | 20 | 21 | Matt DiBenedetto | Wood Brothers Racing | Ford | 109 | 23 |
| 23 | 17 | 13 | Ty Dillon | Germain Racing | Chevrolet | 109 | 24 |
| 24 | 35 | 95 | Christopher Bell (R) | Leavine Family Racing | Toyota | 109 | 30 |
| 25 | 34 | 96 | Daniel Suárez | Gaunt Brothers Racing | Toyota | 109 | 12 |
| 26 | 36 | 27 | Gray Gaulding (i) | Rick Ware Racing | Ford | 109 | 0 |
| 27 | 32 | 32 | Corey LaJoie | Go Fas Racing | Ford | 109 | 10 |
| 28 | 25 | 00 | Quin Houff (R) | StarCom Racing | Chevrolet | 109 | 9 |
| 29 | 37 | 53 | James Davison | Rick Ware Racing | Chevrolet | 109 | 8 |
| 30 | 9 | 18 | Kyle Busch | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 109 | 7 |
| 31 | 15 | 6 | Ryan Newman | Roush Fenway Racing | Ford | 109 | 11 |
| 32 | 31 | 34 | Michael McDowell | Front Row Motorsports | Ford | 109 | 7 |
| 33 | 29 | 51 | Josh Bilicki (i) | Petty Ware Racing | Ford | 108 | 0 |
| 34 | 23 | 42 | Matt Kenseth | Chip Ganassi Racing | Chevrolet | 108 | 3 |
| 35 | 33 | 77 | J. J. Yeley (i) | Spire Motorsports | Chevrolet | 108 | 0 |
| 36 | 19 | 38 | John Hunter Nemechek (R) | Front Row Motorsports | Ford | 105 | 1 |
| 37 | 22 | 15 | Brennan Poole (R) | Premium Motorsports | Chevrolet | 95 | 1 |
| 38 | 27 | 66 | Timmy Hill (i) | MBM Motorsports | Toyota | 57 | 0 |
| Official race results | |||||||
Race statistics
edit- Lead changes: 17 among 11 different drivers
- Cautions/Laps: 9 for 16
- Red flags: 0
- Time of race: 3 hours, 17 minutes and 11 seconds
- Average speed: 76.948 miles per hour (123.836 km/h)
Media
editTelevision
editNBC Sports covered the race on the television side. Rick Allen, Jeff Burton, Steve Letarte and Dale Earnhardt Jr. called the action from the booth live from the track for the first time since March. Dave Burns, Parker Kligerman and Dillon Welch handled the pit road duties and Rutledge Wood handled the features live from the track.
| NBC | ||
|---|---|---|
| Booth announcers | Pit reporters | Features reporter |
| Lap-by-lap: Rick Allen Color-commentator: Jeff Burton Color-commentator: Steve Letarte Color-commentator: Dale Earnhardt Jr. |
Dave Burns Parker Kligerman Dillon Welch |
Rutledge Wood |
Radio
editThe Performance Racing Network had the radio call for the race, which was also simulcast on Sirius XM NASCAR Radio. Doug Rice and Mark Garrow called the race from the booth when the field raced down the front straightaway. IMS Radio's Nick Yeoman was assigned the entrance to the road course and into the Bank of America bridge (Turns 1-3). Voice of the Indianapolis 500 Mark Jaynes was assigned the action from the Bank of America bridge to the middle of the infield section. Doug Turnbull called the action exiting in infield into the oval Turn 1 banking (Turns 7-9). Pat Patterson called the action on the backstretch and into the bus stop. Rob Albright was assigned to the oval Turn 3-4 end. (Turns 13-15). Brad Gillie, Brett McMillan and Wendy Venturini had the call from the pit area for PRN.
| PRN | ||
|---|---|---|
| Booth announcers | Turn announcers | Pit reporters |
| Lead announcer: Doug Rice Announcer: Mark Garrow |
Infield entrance: Nick Yeoman Middle of Infield: Mark Jaynes Exit of Infield: Doug Turnbull Oval 2 to Bus Stop Pat Patterson Oval 3/4: Rob Albright |
Brad Gillie Brett McMillan Wendy Venturini |
Standings after the race
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References
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- ^ "Entry List" (PDF). Jayski.com. Jayski's Silly Season Site. October 1, 2020. Retrieved October 1, 2020.
- ^ a b "Starting Lineup". NASCAR.com. NASCAR Media Group, LLC. October 7, 2020. Retrieved October 7, 2020.
- ^ "Bank of America Roval 400 Results". NASCAR.com. NASCAR Media Group, LLC. October 11, 2020. Retrieved October 11, 2020.
- ^ "Points standings" (PDF). Jayski.com. Jayski's Silly Season Site. October 11, 2020. Retrieved October 11, 2020.
- ^ "New layout for Charlotte Motor Speedway road course | NASCAR.com". Official Site Of NASCAR. 2018-01-22. Retrieved 2019-09-19.
- ^ "Everything to know for Sunday's race on the Charlotte roval". ESPN.com. Retrieved 2018-09-28.
- ^ "NASCAR Cup race on Charlotte Roval to see length reduced". Archived from the original on July 5, 2018. Retrieved July 8, 2018.
- ^ "No more shortcut: NASCAR's Roval tests to resume on course altered to stop 'cheating'". Charlotte Observer. Retrieved 2018-09-28.
- ^ "Charlotte road course 101: What you need to know". NASCAR.com. 2018-09-26. Retrieved 2018-09-28.