2020 LS Tractor 200

Race details[1][2]
Race 4 of 33 in the 2020 NASCAR Xfinity Series season
Date	March 7, 2020 (2020-03-07)
Location	Phoenix Raceway in Avondale, Arizona
Course	1 mi (1.609 km)
Distance	200 laps, 200 mi (320 km)
Pole position
Driver	Kyle Busch	Joe Gibbs Racing
Time	26.869
Most laps led
Driver	Kyle Busch	Joe Gibbs Racing
Laps	78
Winner
No. 19	Brandon Jones	Joe Gibbs Racing
Television in the United States
Network	FS1
Announcers	Adam Alexander, Clint Bowyer, and Joey Logano
Radio in the United States
Radio	MRN
Booth Announcers	Kurt Becker and Dan Hubbard
Turn Announcers	Dillon Welch (1 & 2) and Jeff Striegle (3 & 4)

The 2020 LS Tractor 200 was a NASCAR Xfinity Series race held on March 7, 2020 at Phoenix Raceway in Avondale, Arizona. Contested over 200 laps on the 1-mile (1.6 km) asphalt oval, it was the fourth race of the 2020 NASCAR Xfinity Series season. Brandon Jones won his first race of the 2020 season, and the first of his career at Phoenix Raceway.^[3]

This was the last race to run before the season was put on hold due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

Report

Background

Phoenix Raceway is a 1.022 mi (1.645 km), low-banked tri-oval race track located in Avondale, Arizona. The motorsport track opened in 1964 and currently hosts two NASCAR race weekends annually. PIR has also hosted the IndyCar Series, CART, USAC and the Rolex Sports Car Series. The raceway is currently owned and operated by International Speedway Corporation.^[4]

Entry list

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

• Ray Black Jr. started from the rear due to unapproved adjustments.

Practice

First practice

Ross Chastain was the fastest in the first practice session with a time of 27.563 seconds and a speed of 130.610 mph (210.196 km/h).

Final practice

Kyle Busch was the fastest in the final practice session with a time of 27.797 seconds and a speed of 129.510 mph (208.426 km/h).

Qualifying

Kyle Busch scored the pole position with a time of 26.869 seconds and a speed of 133.983 mph (215.625 km/h).

Qualifying results

Race

Race results

Stage Results

Stage One

Laps: 45

Stage Two

Laps: 45

Final Stage Results

Laps: 110

Race statistics

• Lead changes: 12 among 7 different drivers
• Cautions/Laps: 7 for 45
• Red flags: 0
• Time of race: 2 hours, 9 minutes, 47 seconds
• Average speed: 92.462 mph (148.803 km/h)

Media

Television

The LS Tractor 200 was carried by FS1 in the United States. Adam Alexander, Stewart-Haas Racing driver Clint Bowyer, and Team Penske driver Joey Logano called the race from the booth, with Jamie Little and Vince Welch covering pit road.^[5]

Radio

The Motor Racing Network (MRN) called the race for radio, which was simulcast on SiriusXM NASCAR Radio. Kurt Becker and Dan Hubbard anchored the action from the booth. Dillon Welch called the action from Turns 1 & 2 and Jeff Striegle called the race through turns 3 & 4. Steve Post and Kim Coon provided reports from pit road.^[6]

Standings after the race

Drivers' Championship standings

	Pos	Driver	Points
	1	Harrison Burton (R)	176
	2	Chase Briscoe	173 (-3)
	3	Austin Cindric	155 (-21)
2	4	Brandon Jones	148 (-28)
2	5	Ross Chastain	146 (-30)
3	6	Noah Gragson	143 (-33)
3	7	Ryan Sieg	143 (-33)
3	8	Justin Haley	140 (-36)
1	9	Justin Allgaier	138 (-38)
2	10	Michael Annett	119 (-57)
	11	Riley Herbst (R)	109 (-67)
1	12	Brandon Brown	91 (-85)
Official driver's standings

Note: Only the first 12 positions are included for the driver standings.