2020 Dixie Vodka 400

Race details[1][2][3][4][5][6]
Race 12 of 36 in the 2020 NASCAR Cup Series
2020 Dixie Vodka 400 program cover
Date	June 14, 2020 (2020-06-14)
Location	Homestead–Miami Speedway in Homestead, Florida
Course	Permanent racing facility 1.5 mi (2.4 km)
Distance	267 laps, 400.5 mi (640.8 km)
Average speed	127.751 miles per hour (205.595 km/h)
Pole position
Driver	Denny Hamlin	Joe Gibbs Racing
Grid positions set by ballot
Most laps led
Driver	Denny Hamlin	Joe Gibbs Racing
Laps	137
Winner
No. 11	Denny Hamlin	Joe Gibbs Racing
Television in the United States
Network	Fox
Announcers	Mike Joy and Jeff Gordon
Nielsen Ratings	2.775 million[7]
Radio in the United States
Radio	MRN
Booth Announcers	Alex Hayden and Jeff Striegle
Turn Announcers	Dave Moody (1 & 2) and Mike Bagley (3 & 4)

The 2020 Dixie Vodka 400 was a NASCAR Cup Series race that was originally scheduled to be held on March 22, 2020 and was rescheduled to June 14, 2020, at Homestead–Miami Speedway in Homestead, Florida. On March 13, 2020, NASCAR announced that they would postpone the race due to the COVID-19 pandemic.^[8]

Contested over 267 laps on the 1.5 mile (2.4 km) oval, it was 12th race of the 2020 NASCAR Cup Series season. This race will be the first time since 2001 that Homestead has not hosted the final race of the season, and the first time in the Chase/Playoff era.

Report

Background

Homestead-Miami Speedway is a motor racing track located in Homestead, Florida. The track, which has several configurations, has promoted several series of racing, including NASCAR, the NTT IndyCar Series and the Grand-Am Rolex Sports Car Series

From 2002 to 2019, Homestead-Miami Speedway has hosted the final race of the season in all three of NASCAR's series: the NASCAR Cup Series, Xfinity Series and Gander RV & Outdoors Truck Series.

After having held races closed to spectators since The Real Heroes 400 in May due to the pandemic, the Dixie Vodka 400 was the first NASCAR event to admit a limited number of outside spectators (albeit still closed to the public). The race was held before an audience of 1,000 United States Armed Forces members from South Florida, representing the Homestead Air Reserve Base and the United States Southern Command.^[9]

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 a random draw.

Starting Lineup

Race

Stage Results

Stage One Laps: 80

Stage Two Laps: 80

Final Stage Results

Stage Three Laps: 107

Race statistics

• Lead changes: 18 among 7 different drivers
• Cautions/Laps: 6 for 27
• Red flags: 2 for 2 hours, 46 minutes and 48 seconds
• Time of race: 3 hours, 8 minutes and 6 seconds
• Average speed: 127.751 miles per hour (205.595 km/h)

Media

Television

The Dixie Vodka 400 will be carried by Fox in the United States. Mike Joy and 2012 Homestead winner Jeff Gordon will cover the race from the Fox Sports studio in Charlotte. Matt Yocum handled the pit road duties. Larry McReynolds provided insight from the Fox Sports studio in Charlotte.

Radio

MRN will have the radio call for the race, which will be simulcast on Sirius XM NASCAR Radio. Alex Hayden and Jeff Striegle will call the action of the race for MRN when the field raced down the front straightaway. Dave Moody will cover the action for MRN in turns 1 & 2, and Mike Bagley will have the call of the action from turns 3 & 4. Winston Kelley and Steve Post will cover the action of the race for MRN on pit road.

Standings after the race

Drivers' Championship standings Pos Driver Points 1 Kevin Harvick 463 1 2 Chase Elliott 455 (–8) 1 3 Joey Logano 434 (–29) 1 4 Brad Keselowski 412 (–51) 1 5 Ryan Blaney 411 (–52) 2 6 Martin Truex Jr. 410 (–53) 1 7 Denny Hamlin 395 (–68) 1 8 Alex Bowman 380 (–83) 9 Kyle Busch 359 (–104) 10 Kurt Busch 338 (–125) 11 Jimmie Johnson 322 (–141) 12 Clint Bowyer 316 (–147) 1 13 Aric Almirola 303 (–160) 1 14 Matt DiBenedetto 301 (–162) 1 15 William Byron 291 (–172) 1 16 Austin Dillon 281 (–182) Official driver's standings

Manufacturers' Championship standings Pos Manufacturer Points 1 Ford 444 2 Toyota 419 (–25) 3 Chevrolet 408 (–36) Note: Only the first 16 positions are included for the driver standings. . – Driver has clinched a position in the NASCAR Cup Series playoffs.