The 2020 Supermarket Heroes 500 is a NASCAR Cup Series race that was originally scheduled to be held on April 5, 2020 and was rescheduled to May 31, 2020, at Bristol Motor Speedway in Bristol, Tennessee. Contested over 500 laps on the 0.533 miles (0.858 km) concrete short track, it was the ninth race of the 2020 NASCAR Cup Series season. The race was won by Brad Keselowski after Joey Logano and Chase Elliott wrecked as Elliott got loose and hit Logano coming off turn 4 with 3 laps to go.
| Race details[1][2][3][4][5][6] | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Race 9 of 36 in the 2020 NASCAR Cup Series | |||
 2020 Supermarket Heroes 500 program cover | |||
| Date | May 31, 2020 | ||
| Location | Bristol Motor Speedway in Bristol, Tennessee | ||
| Course |
Permanent racing facility 0.533 mi (0.858 km) | ||
| Distance | 500 laps, 266.5 mi (429 km) | ||
| Average speed | 80.338 miles per hour (129.291 km/h) | ||
| Pole position | |||
| Driver | Team Penske | ||
| Grid positions set by ballot | |||
| Most laps led | |||
| Driver | Denny Hamlin | Joe Gibbs Racing | |
| Laps | 131 | ||
| Winner | |||
| No. 2 | Brad Keselowski | Team Penske | |
| Television in the United States | |||
| Network | FS1 | ||
| Announcers | Mike Joy and Jeff Gordon | ||
| Nielsen Ratings | 2.932 million[7] | ||
| Radio in the United States | |||
| Radio | PRN | ||
| Booth Announcers | Doug Rice and Mark Garrow | ||
| Turn Announcers | Rob Albright (Backstretch) | ||
Report
editBackground
edit
Bristol Motor Speedway, formerly known as Bristol International Raceway and Bristol Raceway, is a NASCAR short track venue located in Bristol, Tennessee. Constructed in 1960, it held its first NASCAR race on July 30, 1961. Despite its short length, Bristol is among the most popular tracks on the NASCAR schedule because of its distinct features, which include extraordinarily steep banking, an all concrete surface, two pit roads, and stadium-like seating.
Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the race was moved from its original April 5 date to May 31. Sponsor K-VA-T Food Stores Inc. also rebranded the event to the "Food City presents the Supermarket Heroes 500" to honor grocery store workers during the pandemic.[8] The event was held behind closed doors with ticketholders later given the option of exchanging the tickets for later events, including the 2020 NASCAR All-Star Race that is to be held at Bristol at 20% capacity.
Entry list
edit- (R) denotes rookie driver.
- (i) denotes driver who are ineligible for series driver points.
Qualifying
editBrad Keselowski was awarded the pole for the race as determined by a random draw.
Starting Lineup
editRace
edit.jpg)
Stage Results
editStage One Laps: 125
| Pos | No | Driver | Team | Manufacturer | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 9 | Chase Elliott | Hendrick Motorsports | Chevrolet | 10 |
| 2 | 12 | Ryan Blaney | Team Penske | Ford | 9 |
| 3 | 2 | Brad Keselowski | Team Penske | Ford | 8 |
| 4 | 10 | Aric Almirola | Stewart-Haas Racing | Ford | 7 |
| 5 | 22 | Joey Logano | Team Penske | Ford | 6 |
| 6 | 4 | Kevin Harvick | Stewart-Haas Racing | Ford | 5 |
| 7 | 21 | Matt DiBenedetto | Wood Brothers Racing | Ford | 4 |
| 8 | 11 | Denny Hamlin | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 3 |
| 9 | 47 | Ricky Stenhouse Jr. | JTG Daugherty Racing | Chevrolet | 2 |
| 10 | 48 | Jimmie Johnson | Hendrick Motorsports | Chevrolet | 1 |
| Official stage one results | |||||
Stage Two Laps: 125
| Pos | No | Driver | Team | Manufacturer | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 9 | Chase Elliott | Hendrick Motorsports | Chevrolet | 10 |
| 2 | 11 | Denny Hamlin | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 9 |
| 3 | 4 | Kevin Harvick | Stewart-Haas Racing | Ford | 8 |
| 4 | 22 | Joey Logano | Team Penske | Ford | 7 |
| 5 | 18 | Kyle Busch | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 6 |
| 6 | 14 | Clint Bowyer | Stewart-Haas Racing | Ford | 5 |
| 7 | 24 | William Byron | Hendrick Motorsports | Chevrolet | 4 |
| 8 | 20 | Erik Jones | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 3 |
| 9 | 2 | Brad Keselowski | Team Penske | Ford | 2 |
| 10 | 17 | Chris Buescher | Roush Fenway Racing | Ford | 1 |
| Official stage two results | |||||
Final Stage Results
editStage Three Laps: 250
| Pos | Grid | No | Driver | Team | Manufacturer | Laps | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | 2 | Brad Keselowski | Team Penske | Ford | 500 | 50 |
| 2 | 23 | 14 | Clint Bowyer | Stewart-Haas Racing | Ford | 500 | 40 |
| 3 | 24 | 48 | Jimmie Johnson | Hendrick Motorsports | Chevrolet | 500 | 35 |
| 4 | 7 | 18 | Kyle Busch | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 500 | 39 |
| 5 | 15 | 20 | Erik Jones | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 500 | 35 |
| 6 | 20 | 3 | Austin Dillon | Richard Childress Racing | Chevrolet | 500 | 31 |
| 7 | 12 | 1 | Kurt Busch | Chip Ganassi Racing | Chevrolet | 500 | 30 |
| 8 | 13 | 24 | William Byron | Hendrick Motorsports | Chevrolet | 500 | 33 |
| 9 | 35 | 95 | Christopher Bell (R) | Leavine Family Racing | Toyota | 500 | 28 |
| 10 | 36 | 43 | Bubba Wallace | Richard Petty Motorsports | Chevrolet | 500 | 27 |
| 11 | 8 | 4 | Kevin Harvick | Stewart-Haas Racing | Ford | 500 | 39 |
| 12 | 33 | 37 | Ryan Preece | JTG Daugherty Racing | Chevrolet | 500 | 25 |
| 13 | 18 | 38 | John Hunter Nemechek (R) | Front Row Motorsports | Ford | 500 | 24 |
| 14 | 25 | 34 | Michael McDowell | Front Row Motorsports | Ford | 500 | 23 |
| 15 | 17 | 6 | Ryan Newman | Roush Fenway Racing | Ford | 500 | 22 |
| 16 | 14 | 42 | Matt Kenseth | Chip Ganassi Racing | Chevrolet | 500 | 21 |
| 17 | 10 | 11 | Denny Hamlin | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 500 | 32 |
| 18 | 37 | 96 | Daniel Suárez | Gaunt Brothers Racing | Toyota | 500 | 19 |
| 19 | 38 | 66 | Timmy Hill (i) | MBM Motorsports | Toyota | 500 | 0 |
| 20 | 5 | 19 | Martin Truex Jr. | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 500 | 17 |
| 21 | 3 | 22 | Joey Logano | Team Penske | Ford | 500 | 29 |
| 22 | 6 | 9 | Chase Elliott | Hendrick Motorsports | Chevrolet | 500 | 35 |
| 23 | 19 | 17 | Chris Buescher | Roush Fenway Racing | Ford | 496 | 15 |
| 24 | 34 | 15 | Brennan Poole (R) | Premium Motorsports | Chevrolet | 494 | 13 |
| 25 | 40 | 7 | J. J. Yeley (i) | Tommy Baldwin Racing | Chevrolet | 492 | 0 |
| 26 | 31 | 77 | Garrett Smithley | Spire Motorsports | Chevrolet | 489 | 0 |
| 27 | 28 | 00 | Quin Houff | StarCom Racing | Chevrolet | 483 | 10 |
| 28 | 39 | 78 | B. J. McLeod (i) | B. J. McLeod Motorsports | Ford | 477 | 0 |
| 29 | 2 | 10 | Aric Almirola | Stewart-Haas Racing | Ford | 470 | 15 |
| 30 | 30 | 27 | Gray Gaulding | Rick Ware Racing | Ford | 456 | 7 |
| 31 | 9 | 21 | Matt DiBenedetto | Wood Brothers Racing | Ford | 456 | 10 |
| 32 | 32 | 32 | Corey LaJoie | Go Fas Racing | Ford | 375 | 5 |
| 33 | 27 | 51 | Joey Gase (i) | Petty Ware Racing | Chevrolet | 302 | 0 |
| 34 | 16 | 47 | Ricky Stenhouse Jr. | JTG Daugherty Racing | Chevrolet | 228 | 5 |
| 35 | 22 | 41 | Cole Custer (R) | Stewart-Haas Racing | Ford | 228 | 2 |
| 36 | 21 | 8 | Tyler Reddick (R) | Richard Childress Racing | Chevrolet | 228 | 1 |
| 37 | 11 | 88 | Alex Bowman | Hendrick Motorsports | Chevrolet | 228 | 1 |
| 38 | 26 | 53 | Bayley Currey (i) | Rick Ware Racing | Chevrolet | 203 | 0 |
| 39 | 29 | 13 | Ty Dillon | Germain Racing | Chevrolet | 201 | 1 |
| 40 | 4 | 12 | Ryan Blaney | Team Penske | Ford | 199 | 10 |
| Official race results | |||||||
Race statistics
edit- Lead changes: 21 among 7 different drivers
- Cautions/Laps: 17 for 102
- Red flags: 1 for 11 minutes and 35 seconds
- Time of race: 3 hours, 19 minutes and 2 seconds
- Average speed: 80.338 miles per hour (129.291 km/h)
Media
editTelevision
editFox Sports covered their 20th race at the Bristol Motor Speedway. Mike Joy and five-time Bristol winner Jeff Gordon covered 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.
| FS1 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Booth announcers | Pit reporter | In-race analyst |
| Lap-by-lap: Mike Joy Color-commentator: Jeff Gordon |
Matt Yocum | Larry McReynolds |
Radio
editPRN had the radio call for the race which will was simulcasted on Sirius XM NASCAR Radio. Doug Rice, Mark Garrow called the race in the booth when the field raced down the frontstretch. Rob Albright called the race from atop the turn 3 suites when the field raced down the backstretch. Brad Gillie, Brett McMillan and Wendy Venturini covered the action on pit lane.
| PRN | ||
|---|---|---|
| Booth announcers | Turn announcers | Pit reporters |
| Lead announcer: Doug Rice Announcer: Mark Garrow |
Backstretch: Rob Albright | Brad Gillie Brett McMillan Wendy Venturini |
Standings after the race
edit
|
| |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
References
edit- ^ "2020 schedule". Jayski.com. Jayski's Silly Season Site. January 17, 2020. Retrieved March 6, 2020.
- ^ "Bristol Motor Speedway". NASCAR.com. NASCAR Media Group, LLC. January 3, 2013. Archived from the original on April 28, 2017. Retrieved March 6, 2020.
- ^ "Entry List". MRN.com. Motor Racing Network. May 27, 2020. Retrieved May 27, 2020.
- ^ "Starting Lineup". MRN.com. Motor Racing Network. May 29, 2020. Retrieved May 29, 2020.
- ^ "Supermarket Heroes 500 Results". MRN.com. Motor Racing Network. May 31, 2020. Retrieved May 31, 2020.
- ^ "Points standings" (PDF). Jayski.com. Jayski's Silly Season Site. May 31, 2020. Retrieved May 31, 2020.
- ^ "Supermarket Heroes 500 ratings". ShowBuzzDaily. Mitch Metcalf. Archived from the original on June 3, 2020. Retrieved June 2, 2020.
- ^ "Sunday's BMS NASCAR Cup Series race named Food City presents Supermarket Heroes 500 to honor grocery store front-line workers". Bristol Motor Speedway. May 26, 2020. Retrieved May 26, 2020.