2020 Hooters 250

Race details[1][2][3][4][5][6]
Race 9 of 33 in the 2020 NASCAR Xfinity Series season
Date	June 13, 2020 (2020-06-13)
Location	Homestead–Miami Speedway in Homestead, Florida
Course	1.5 mi (2.4 km)
Distance	167 laps, 250.5 mi (403.14 km)
Pole position
Driver	Harrison Burton	Joe Gibbs Racing
Grid positions set by ballot
Most laps led
Driver	Noah Gragson	JR Motorsports
Laps	83
Winner
No. 20	Harrison Burton	Joe Gibbs Racing
Television in the United States
Network	FOX
Announcers	Adam Alexander, Clint Bowyer, and Jamie McMurray
Radio in the United States
Radio	MRN
Booth Announcers	Mike Bagley and Alex Hayden
Turn Announcers	Dave Moody (1 & 2) and Jeff Striegle (3 & 4)

The 2020 Hooters 250 was a NASCAR Xfinity Series race held on June 13, 2020 at Homestead–Miami Speedway in Homestead, Florida. Contested over 167 laps on the 1.5-mile (2.4 km) oval, it was the ninth race of the 2020 NASCAR Xfinity Series season and the first of two races for the Xfinity Series at Homestead. Joe Gibbs Racing's Harrison Burton won his second race of the season and became the track's youngest series race winner.^[7]

The race was originally scheduled to be held on March 21, but was rescheduled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.^[8]

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.

The race was held without fans in attendance due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic.^[9]

Entry list

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

Qualifying

Harrison Burton was awarded the pole for the race as determined by a random draw.^[10]

Starting lineup

Race

Race results

Stage Results

Stage One

Laps: 40

Stage Two

Laps: 40

Final Stage Results

Laps: 87

• † = Damaged Vehicle Policy

Race statistics

• Lead changes: 18 among 7 different drivers
• Cautions/Laps: 5 for 25
• Red flags: 0
• Time of race: 2 hours, 6 minutes, 34 seconds
• Average speed: 118.752 mph (191.113 km/h)

Media

Television

The Hooters 250 was carried by FOX in the United States. Adam Alexander, Stewart-Haas Racing driver Clint Bowyer, and Jamie McMurray called the race from the Fox Sports Studio in Charlotte, with Regan Smith covering pit road.

Radio

The Motor Racing Network (MRN) called the race for radio, which was simulcast on SiriusXM NASCAR Radio. Mike Bagley and Alex Hayden anchored the action from the booth. Dave Moody called the race from turns 1 & 2 and Jeff Striegle called the action through turns 3 & 4. NASCAR Hall of Fame Executive Director Winston Kelley and Steve Post provided reports from pit road.

Standings after the race

Drivers' Championship standings

	Pos	Driver	Points
1	1	Noah Gragson	388
1	2	Chase Briscoe	370 (-18)
	3	Harrison Burton (R)	352 (-36)
1	4	Ross Chastain	340 (-48)
1	5	Austin Cindric	336 (-52)
2	6	Justin Allgaier	303 (-85)
	7	Justin Haley	299 (-89)
	8	Brandon Jones	295 (-93)
1	9	Ryan Sieg	238 (-150)
3	10	Michael Annett	229 (-159)
	11	Riley Herbst (R)	228 (-160)
3	12	Daniel Hemric	222 (-166)
Official driver's standings

• Note: Only the first 12 positions are included for the driver standings.
• . – Driver has clinched a position in the NASCAR playoffs.