2020 Foxwoods Resort Casino 301

Race details[1][2][3][4][5][6]
Race 20 of 36 in the 2020 NASCAR Cup Series
2020 Foxwoods Resort Casino 301 program cover featuring Jimmie Johnson
Date	August 2, 2020 (2020-08-02)
Location	New Hampshire Motor Speedway in Loudon, New Hampshire
Course	Permanent racing facility 1.058 mi (1.703 km)
Distance	301 laps, 318.458 mi (512.603 km)
Average speed	100.372 miles per hour (161.533 km/h)
Pole position
Driver	Aric Almirola	Stewart-Haas Racing
Grid positions set by ballot
Most laps led
Driver	Brad Keselowski	Team Penske
Laps	184
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	2.210 million[7]
Radio in the United States
Radio	PRN
Booth Announcers	Doug Rice and Mark Garrow
Turn Announcers	Rob Albright (1 & 2) and Pat Patterson (3 & 4)

The 2020 Foxwoods Resort Casino 301 was a NASCAR Cup Series race held on August 2, 2020 at New Hampshire Motor Speedway in Loudon, New Hampshire. Originally scheduled for July 19th, but postponed due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Contested over 301 laps on the 1.058-mile (1.703 km) speedway, it was the 20th race of the 2020 NASCAR Cup Series season.

Report

Background

New Hampshire Motor Speedway is a 1.058-mile (1.703 km) oval speedway located in Loudon, New Hampshire, which has hosted NASCAR racing annually since the early 1990s, as well as the longest-running motorcycle race in North America, the Loudon Classic. Nicknamed "The Magic Mile", the speedway is often converted into a 1.6-mile (2.6 km) road course, which includes much of the oval.

The track was originally the site of Bryar Motorsports Park before being purchased and redeveloped by Bob Bahre. The track is currently one of eight major NASCAR tracks owned and operated by Speedway Motorsports.

Entry list

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

Qualifying

Aric Almirola was awarded the pole for the race as determined by a random draw.

Starting Lineup

Race

Stage Results

Stage One Laps: 75

Stage Two Laps: 110

Final Stage Results

Stage Three Laps: 116

Race statistics

• Lead changes: 22 among 7 different drivers
• Cautions/Laps: 11 for 52
• Red flags: 0
• Time of race: 3 hours, 10 minutes and 22 seconds
• Average speed: 100.372 miles per hour (161.533 km/h)

Media

Television

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

Radio

PRN 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 races down the frontstretch. Rob Albright called the race from turns 1 & 2 and Pat Patterson called the race from turns 3 & 4. Brad Gillie and Jim Noble handled the duties on pit lane.

Standings after the race

Drivers' Championship standings Pos Driver Points 1 Kevin Harvick 803 2 Brad Keselowski 722 (–81) 1 3 Denny Hamlin 688 (–115) 1 4 Ryan Blaney 685 (–118) 5 Chase Elliott 660 (–143) 6 Joey Logano 653 (–150) 7 Martin Truex Jr. 648 (–155) 8 Aric Almirola 614 (–189) 1 9 Kurt Busch 581 (–222) 1 10 Kyle Busch 563 (–240) 11 Alex Bowman 561 (–242) 12 Clint Bowyer 512 (–291) 13 Matt DiBenedetto 509 (–294) 14 William Byron 484 (–319) 15 Tyler Reddick 469 (–334) 1 16 Austin Dillon 466 (–337) Official driver's standings

Manufacturers' Championship standings Pos Manufacturer Points 1 Ford 748 2 Toyota 701 (–47) 3 Chevrolet 666 (–82) Note: Only the first 16 positions are included for the driver standings. . – Driver has clinched a position in the NASCAR Cup Series playoffs.