2020 Consumers Energy 400

2020 Consumers Energy 400

Race details[1][2][3][4][5][6]
Race 22 of 36 in the 2020 NASCAR Cup Series
2020 Consumers Energy 400 program cover
Date	August 9, 2020 (2020-08-09)
Location	Michigan International Speedway in Brooklyn, Michigan
Course	Permanent racing facility 2.0 mi (3.2 km)
Distance	156 laps, 312 mi (502.008 km)
Average speed	144.463 miles per hour (232.491 km/h)
Pole position
Driver	Chris Buescher	Roush Fenway Racing
Grid positions set by partial inversion of previous race's finishing order
Most laps led
Driver	Kevin Harvick	Stewart-Haas Racing
Laps	90
Winner
No. 4	Kevin Harvick	Stewart-Haas Racing
Television in the United States
Network	NBCSN
Announcers	Rick Allen, Jeff Burton, Steve Letarte and Dale Earnhardt Jr.
Nielsen Ratings	2.371 million[7]
Radio in the United States
Radio	MRN
Booth Announcers	Alex Hayden and Jeff Striegle
Turn Announcers	Dave Moody (1–2) and Kyle Rickey (3–4)

The 2020 Consumers Energy 400 was a NASCAR Cup Series race held on August 9, 2020, and was held over 500 kilometers (312 miles), shortened by 44 laps from the original distance because of modified NASCAR rules for doubleheader races, one of three Cup Series events to be run under the doubleheader format; however, the race retained the original 400-mile name.^[8] It was the 22nd race of the 2020 NASCAR Cup Series season.

During both Michigan races that season Reed Sorenson ran a special #74 Fake Steak sponsored car fielded by Spire Motorsports that was used to gather footage that was used in the 2021 Netflix sitcom The Crew. Despite being used for filming he was officially classified as being in the race and finished 31st.^[9]

Report

Background

The race was held at Michigan International Speedway, a two-mile (3.2 km) moderate-banked D-shaped speedway located in Brooklyn, Michigan. The track is used primarily for NASCAR events. It is sometimes known as a "sister track" to Texas World Speedway, and was used as the basis of Auto Club Speedway. The track is owned by International Speedway Corporation. Michigan International Speedway is recognized as one of motorsports' premier facilities because of its wide racing surface and high banking (by open-wheel standards; the 18-degree banking is modest by stock car standards).

Entry list

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

Qualifying

Chris Buescher was awarded the pole for the race as determined by the top 20 from Saturday's finishing order inverted.

Starting Lineup

Race

Stage Results

Stage One Laps: 40

Stage Two Laps: 45

Final Stage Results

Stage Three Laps: 71

Race statistics

• Lead changes: 10 among 6 different drivers
• Cautions/Laps: 5 for 24
• Red flags: 0
• Time of race: 2 hours, 9 minutes and 35 seconds
• Average speed: 144.463 miles per hour (232.491 km/h)

Media

Television

NBC Sports covered the race on the television side. Rick Allen, Jeff Burton, Steve Letarte and two-time Michigan winner, Dale Earnhardt Jr. covered the race from the booth at Charlotte Motor Speedway. Marty Snider and Kelli Stavast handled the pit road duties on site, and Rutledge Wood handled the features from his home during the race.

Radio

Radio coverage of the race was broadcast by Motor Racing Network (MRN) and simulcast on Sirius XM NASCAR Radio. Alex Hayden and Jeff Striegle called the race in the booth while the field is racing on the front stretch. Dave Moody called the race from a billboard outside of turn 2 when the field is racing through turns 1 and 2. Kyle Rickey called the race from a platform outside of turn 3 when the field races through turns 3 and 4. Winston Kelley and Kim Coon worked pit road for the radio side.

Standings after the race

Drivers' Championship standings Pos Driver Points 1 Kevin Harvick 916 2 Brad Keselowski 779 (–137) 3 Denny Hamlin 776 (–140) 4 Ryan Blaney 741 (–175) 5 Chase Elliott 721 (–195) 6 Joey Logano 717 (–199) 7 Martin Truex Jr. 716 (–200) 8 Aric Almirola 669 (–247) 1 9 Kyle Busch 651 (–265) 1 10 Kurt Busch 648 (–268) 11 Alex Bowman 585 (–331) 12 Clint Bowyer 571 (–345) 13 Matt DiBenedetto 568 (–348) 14 William Byron 537 (–379) 15 Erik Jones 511 (–405) 1 16 Jimmie Johnson 511 (–405) Official driver's standings

Manufacturers' Championship standings Pos Manufacturer Points 1 Ford 828 2 Toyota 770 (–58) 3 Chevrolet 725 (–103) Note: Only the first 16 positions are included for the driver standings. . – Driver has clinched a position in the NASCAR Cup Series playoffs.

References

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