2020 Federated Auto Parts 400

Race details[1][2][3][4][5][6]
Race 28 of 36 in the 2020 NASCAR Cup Series
The 2020 Federated Auto Parts 400 program cover.
Date	September 12, 2020 (2020-09-12)
Location	Richmond Raceway in Richmond, Virginia
Course	Permanent racing facility .75 mi (1.2 km)
Distance	400 laps, 300 mi (480 km)
Average speed	101.868 miles per hour (163.941 km/h)
Pole position
Driver	Kevin Harvick	Stewart-Haas Racing
Grid positions set by competition-based formula
Most laps led
Driver	Brad Keselowski	Team Penske
Laps	192
Winner
No. 2	Brad Keselowski	Team Penske
Television in the United States
Network	NBCSN
Announcers	Rick Allen, Jeff Burton, Steve Letarte and Dale Earnhardt Jr.
Nielsen Ratings	1.05 (1.74 million)
Radio in the United States
Radio	MRN
Booth Announcers	Alex Hayden, Jeff Striegle and Rusty Wallace
Turn Announcers	Dave Moody (Backstretch)

The 2020 Federated Auto Parts 400 was a NASCAR Cup Series race held on September 12, 2020, at Richmond Raceway in Richmond, Virginia. Contested over 400 laps on the .75-mile (1.21 km) D-shaped short track, it was the 28th race of the 2020 NASCAR Cup Series season, second race of the Playoffs and second race of the Round of 16.

Report

Background

Richmond Raceway (RR), formerly known as Richmond International Raceway (RIR), is a 3/4-mile (1.2 km), D-shaped, asphalt race track located just outside Richmond, Virginia in Henrico County. It hosts the NASCAR Cup Series, the NASCAR Xfinity Series, NASCAR Gander RV & Outdoors Truck Series and the IndyCar series. Known as "America's premier short track", it formerly hosted two USAC sprint car races.

Entry list

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

Qualifying

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

Starting Lineup

Race

Stage Results

Stage One Laps: 80

Stage Two Laps: 155

Final Stage Results

Stage Three Laps: 165

Race statistics

• Lead changes: 19 among 9 different drivers
• Cautions/Laps: 3 for 21
• Red flags: 0
• Time of race: 2 hours, 56 minutes and 42 seconds
• Average speed: 101.868 miles per hour (163.941 km/h)

Media

Television

NBC Sports covered the race on the television side. Rick Allen, Jeff Burton, Steve Letarte and three-time Richmond winner Dale Earnhardt Jr. covered the race from the booth at Charlotte Motor Speedway. Dave Burns, Parker Kligerman and Marty Snider handled the pit road duties on site.

Radio

The Motor Racing Network had the radio call for the race, which was also simulcast on Sirius XM NASCAR Radio. Alex Hayden, Jeff Striegle and Rusty Wallace had the call in the broadcast booth for MRN when the field races through the front straightaway. Dave Moody called the race from a platform when the field races down the backstraightaway. Jason Toy and Kim Coon called the action for MRN from pit lane.

Standings after the race

Drivers' Championship standings Pos Driver Points 1 Kevin Harvick 2,143 2 Denny Hamlin 2,122 (–21) 1 3 Brad Keselowski 2,112 (–31) 1 4 Joey Logano 2,109 (–34) 1 5 Martin Truex Jr. 2,096 (–47) 2 6 Austin Dillon 2,094 (–49) 7 Chase Elliott 2,086 (–57) 3 8 Alex Bowman 2,085 (–58) 1 9 Kyle Busch 2,076 (–67) 2 10 Aric Almirola 2,065 (–78) 11 Kurt Busch 2,065 (–78) 1 12 Clint Bowyer 2,061 (–82) 4 13 William Byron 2,058 (–85) 14 Cole Custer 2,053 (–90) 15 Matt DiBenedetto 2,036 (–107) 16 Ryan Blaney 2,034 (–109) Official driver's standings

Manufacturers' Championship standings Pos Manufacturer Points 1 Ford 1,044 2 Toyota 982 (–62) 3 Chevrolet 939 (–105) Note: Only the first 16 positions are included for the driver standings.