2020 Bank of America Roval 400

2020 Bank of America Roval 400

Race details[1][2][3][4][5][6]
Race 32 of 36 in the 2020 NASCAR Cup Series
Roval (2018–present)
Date	October 11, 2020 (2020-10-11)
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	Denny Hamlin	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)

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.

Report

Background

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 "cheating" 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

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

Qualifying

Denny Hamlin was awarded the pole for the race as determined by competition-based formula.^[4]

Starting lineup

Race

Stage results

Stage one Laps: 25

Stage two Laps: 25

Final stage results

Stage three Laps: 59

Race statistics

• 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

Television

NBC 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.

Radio

The 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.

Standings after the race

Drivers' Championship standings Pos Driver Points 1 1 Kevin Harvick 4,067 1 2 Denny Hamlin 4,054 (–13) 1 3 Brad Keselowski 4,035 (–32) 1 4 Chase Elliott 4,027 (–40) 2 5 Joey Logano 4,022 (–45) 1 6 Martin Truex Jr. 4,017 (–50) 1 7 Alex Bowman 4,009 (–58) 2 8 Kurt Busch 4,006 (–61) 1 9 Kyle Busch 2,187 (–1,880) 1 10 Austin Dillon 2,186 (–1,881) 2 11 Ryan Blaney 2,160 (–1,907) 2 12 William Byron 2,155 (–1,912) 2 13 Clint Bowyer 2,154 (–1,913) 2 14 Aric Almirola 2,143 (–1,924) 15 Matt DiBenedetto 2,131 (–1,936) 16 Cole Custer 2,123 (–1,944) Official driver's standings

Manufacturers' Championship standings Pos Manufacturer Points 1 Ford 1,186 2 Toyota 1,125 (–61) 3 Chevrolet 1,086 (–100) Note: Only the first 16 positions are included for the driver standings.

References

This page was last edited on 15 August 2023, at 14:59