2020 Alsco Uniforms 500
{{short description|NASCAR Cup Series race}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=February 2025}}
{{Infobox NASCAR race report
| Type = CUST
| Description = Race 8 of 36 in the 2020 NASCAR Cup Series
| Race Name = Alsco Uniforms 500
| Details ref = {{cite web |title=2020 schedule |url=https://www.jayski.com/nascar-cup-series/2020-nascar-cup-series-schedule/ |website=Jayski.com|publisher=Jayski's Silly Season Site |accessdate=May 1, 2020|date=January 17, 2020}}{{cite web|title=Charlotte Motor Speedway|url=http://www.nascar.com/en_us/nascar-tracks/charlotte-motor-speedway.html|website=NASCAR.com|publisher=NASCAR Media Group, LLC.|accessdate=May 1, 2020|date=January 3, 2013|archive-date=September 29, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150929061845/http://www.nascar.com/en_us/nascar-tracks/charlotte-motor-speedway.html|url-status=dead}}{{cite web|title=Entry List|url=https://www.mrn.com/2020/05/25/2020-alsco-uniforms-500-entry-list-cup-series-at-charlotte/|website=MRN.com|publisher=Motor Racing Network|accessdate=May 25, 2020|date=May 25, 2020}}{{cite web|title=Starting Lineup|url=https://www.mrn.com/2020/05/25/2020-alsco-uniforms-500-starting-lineup-charlotte/|website=MRN.com|publisher=Motor Racing Network|accessdate=May 25, 2020|date=May 25, 2020}}{{cite web|title=Alsco Uniforms 500 Results|url=https://www.mrn.com/2020/05/28/alsco-uniforms-500-results-charlotte-motor-speedway/|website=MRN.com|publisher=Motor Racing Network|accessdate=May 28, 2020|date=May 28, 2020}}{{cite web|title=Points standings|url=https://www.jayski.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/31/2020/05/29/2020-08cup-points.pdf|website=Jayski.com|publisher=Jayski's Silly Season Site|accessdate=May 28, 2020|date=May 28, 2020}}
| Fulldate = {{Start date|2020|05|28}}
| Year = 2020
| Image = Lowe's Motor Speedway.svg
| Caption =
| Location = Charlotte Motor Speedway in Concord, North Carolina
| Course_mi = 1.5
| Course_km = 2.4
| Distance_laps = 208
| Distance_mi = 312
| Distance_km = 500
| Weather =
| Avg = {{convert|125.315|mph|km/h}}
| Pole_Driver = William Byron
| Pole_Team = Hendrick Motorsports
| Grid_from_inversion = yes
| Most_Driver = Kevin Harvick
| Most_Team = Stewart-Haas Racing
| Most_laps = 63
| Car = 9
| First_Driver = Chase Elliott
| First_Team = Hendrick Motorsports
| Network = FS1
| Announcers = Mike Joy and Jeff Gordon
| Ratings = 1.508 million{{cite web|title=Alsco Uniforms 500 ratings|url=http://www.showbuzzdaily.com/articles/showbuzzdailys-top-150-thursday-cable-originals-network-finals-5-28-2020.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200529201414/http://www.showbuzzdaily.com/articles/showbuzzdailys-top-150-thursday-cable-originals-network-finals-5-28-2020.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=May 29, 2020|website=ShowBuzzDaily|publisher=Mitch Metcalf|accessdate=May 29, 2020}}
| Radio = PRN
| Booth_Ann = Doug Rice and Mark Garrow
| Turn_Ann = Rob Albright (1 & 2) and Pat Patterson (3 & 4)
}}
The 2020 Alsco Uniforms 500 was a NASCAR Cup Series race scheduled to be held on May 27, 2020, but run on May 28, 2020 due to Tropical Depression Bertha at Charlotte Motor Speedway in Concord, North Carolina, replacing Sonoma Raceway event.{{cite web |last1=Norris |first1=Brad |title=NASCAR realigns 2020 schedule, shifts events from Chicagoland, Richmond, Sonoma |url=https://www.nascar.com/news-media/2020/05/08/nascar-2020-schedule-realignment-chicagoland-richmond-sonoma/ |website=NASCAR.com |accessdate=May 18, 2020}} Contested over 208 laps on the 1.5 mile (2.42 km) asphalt speedway, it was the eighth race of the 2020 NASCAR Cup Series season. This would also be the final running of the Alsco Uniforms 500, as it would be dropped off the schedule the next season.
The first two stages were 60 laps each, and the final was 88.
Report
=Background=
File:Lowesmotorspeedway.jpg, the track where the race was held.]]
The race was held at Charlotte Motor Speedway, which is located in Concord, North Carolina. The speedway complex includes a {{Convert|1.5|mi|km|adj=on}} quad-oval track that will be utilized for the race, as well as a dragstrip and a dirt track. The speedway was built in 1959 by Bruton Smith and is considered the home track for NASCAR with many race teams based in the Charlotte metropolitan area. The track is owned and operated by Speedway Motorsports Inc. (SMI) with Marcus G. Smith serving as track president.
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==Entry list==
- (R) denotes rookie driver.
- (i) denotes driver who are ineligible for series driver points.
Qualifying
William Byron was awarded the pole for the race as determined by the top 20 from Sunday's finishing order inverted.
=Starting Lineup=
Race
File:Chase Elliott Driver Introductions Sonoma 2019.jpg won the race.]]
=Stage Results=
Stage One
Laps: 55
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| Pos
! {{Tooltip|No|Car Number}} ! Driver ! Team ! Manufacturer ! Points | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 22 | Joey Logano | Team Penske | Ford | 10 |
| 2 | 12 | Ryan Blaney | Team Penske | Ford | 9 |
| 3 | 21 | Matt DiBenedetto | Wood Brothers Racing | Ford | 8 |
| 4 | 4 | Kevin Harvick | Stewart-Haas Racing | Ford | 7 |
| 5 | 88 | Alex Bowman | Hendrick Motorsports | Chevrolet | 6 |
| 6 | 47 | Ricky Stenhouse Jr. | JTG Daugherty Racing | Chevrolet | 5 |
| 7 | 3 | Austin Dillon | Richard Childress Racing | Chevrolet | 4 |
| 8 | 1 | Kurt Busch | Chip Ganassi Racing | Chevrolet | 3 |
| 9 | 9 | Chase Elliott | Hendrick Motorsports | Chevrolet | 2 |
| 10 | 17 | Chris Buescher | Roush Fenway Racing | Ford | 1 |
| colspan="6"|[https://www.jayski.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/31/2020/05/29/2020-08cup-results.pdf Official stage one results] |
Stage Two
Laps: 60
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| Pos
! {{Tooltip|No|Car Number}} ! Driver ! Team ! Manufacturer ! Points | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 88 | Alex Bowman | Hendrick Motorsports | Chevrolet | 10 |
| 2 | 12 | Ryan Blaney | Team Penske | Ford | 9 |
| 3 | 22 | Joey Logano | Team Penske | Ford | 8 |
| 4 | 9 | Chase Elliott | Hendrick Motorsports | Chevrolet | 7 |
| 5 | 4 | Kevin Harvick | Stewart-Haas Racing | Ford | 6 |
| 6 | 1 | Kurt Busch | Chip Ganassi Racing | Chevrolet | 5 |
| 7 | 3 | Austin Dillon | Richard Childress Racing | Chevrolet | 4 |
| 8 | 38 | John Hunter Nemechek (R) | Front Row Motorsports | Ford | 3 |
| 9 | 95 | Christopher Bell (R) | Leavine Family Racing | Toyota | 2 |
| 10 | 43 | Bubba Wallace | Richard Petty Motorsports | Chevrolet | 1 |
| colspan="6"|[https://www.jayski.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/31/2020/05/29/2020-08cup-results.pdf Official stage two results] |
=Final Stage Results=
Stage Three
Laps: 93
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| Pos
! Grid ! {{Tooltip|No|Car Number}} ! Driver ! Team ! Manufacturer ! Laps ! Points | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 19 | 9 | Chase Elliott | Hendrick Motorsports | Chevrolet | 208 | 49 |
| 2 | 29 | 11 | Denny Hamlin | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 208 | 35 |
| 3 | 18 | 12 | Ryan Blaney | Team Penske | Ford | 208 | 52 |
| 4 | 24 | 47 | Ricky Stenhouse Jr. | JTG Daugherty Racing | Chevrolet | 208 | 38 |
| 5 | 14 | 1 | Kurt Busch | Chip Ganassi Racing | Chevrolet | 208 | 40 |
| 6 | 8 | 22 | Joey Logano | Team Penske | Ford | 208 | 49 |
| 7 | 20 | 2 | Brad Keselowski | Team Penske | Ford | 208 | 30 |
| 8 | 7 | 3 | Austin Dillon | Richard Childress Racing | Chevrolet | 208 | 37 |
| 9 | 15 | 19 | Martin Truex Jr. | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 208 | 28 |
| 10 | 16 | 4 | Kevin Harvick | Stewart-Haas Racing | Ford | 208 | 40 |
| 11 | 40 | 48 | Jimmie Johnson | Hendrick Motorsports | Chevrolet | 208 | 26 |
| 12 | 1 | 24 | William Byron | Hendrick Motorsports | Chevrolet | 208 | 25 |
| 13 | 5 | 38 | John Hunter Nemechek (R) | Front Row Motorsports | Ford | 208 | 27 |
| 14 | 13 | 8 | Tyler Reddick (R) | Richard Childress Racing | Chevrolet | 208 | 23 |
| 15 | 4 | 21 | Matt DiBenedetto | Wood Brothers Racing | Ford | 208 | 30 |
| 16 | 39 | 14 | Clint Bowyer | Stewart-Haas Racing | Ford | 208 | 21 |
| 17 | 27 | 6 | Ryan Newman | Roush Fenway Racing | Ford | 208 | 20 |
| 18 | 9 | 41 | Cole Custer (R) | Stewart-Haas Racing | Ford | 208 | 19 |
| 19 | 23 | 32 | Corey LaJoie | Go Fas Racing | Ford | 208 | 18 |
| 20 | 6 | 10 | Aric Almirola | Stewart-Haas Racing | Ford | 208 | 17 |
| 21 | 12 | 95 | Christopher Bell (R) | Leavine Family Racing | Toyota | 208 | 18 |
| 22 | 11 | 17 | Chris Buescher | Roush Fenway Racing | Ford | 208 | 16 |
| 23 | 26 | 42 | Matt Kenseth | Chip Ganassi Racing | Chevrolet | 207 | 14 |
| 24 | 22 | 37 | Ryan Preece | JTG Daugherty Racing | Chevrolet | 207 | 13 |
| 25 | 3 | 34 | Michael McDowell | Front Row Motorsports | Ford | 207 | 12 |
| 26 | 10 | 20 | Erik Jones | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 207 | 11 |
| 27 | 25 | 13 | Ty Dillon | Germain Racing | Chevrolet | 207 | 10 |
| 28 | 28 | 96 | Daniel Suárez | Gaunt Brothers Racing | Toyota | 207 | 9 |
| 29 | 17 | 18 | Kyle Busch | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 207 | 8 |
| 30 | 31 | 27 | Gray Gaulding | Rick Ware Racing | Ford | 206 | 7 |
| 31 | 2 | 88 | Alex Bowman | Hendrick Motorsports | Chevrolet | 206 | 22 |
| 32 | 35 | 00 | Quin Houff (R) | StarCom Racing | Chevrolet | 205 | 5 |
| 33 | 34 | 66 | Timmy Hill (i) | MBM Motorsports | Toyota | 205 | 0 |
| 34 | 21 | 77 | J. J. Yeley (i) | Spire Motorsports | Chevrolet | 204 | 0 |
| 35 | 32 | 78 | B. J. McLeod (i) | B. J. McLeod Motorsports | Ford | 203 | 0 |
| 36 | 37 | 7 | Josh Bilicki (i) | Tommy Baldwin Racing | Chevrolet | 200 | 0 |
| 37 | 38 | 43 | Bubba Wallace | Richard Petty Motorsports | Chevrolet | 165 | 2 |
| 38 | 30 | 15 | Brennan Poole (R) | Premium Motorsports | Chevrolet | 86 | 1 |
| 39 | 36 | 51 | Joey Gase (i) | Petty Ware Racing | Ford | 8 | 0 |
| 40 | 33 | 53 | Garrett Smithley (i) | Rick Ware Racing | Chevrolet | 0 | 0 |
| colspan="8"|[https://www.jayski.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/31/2020/05/29/2020-08cup-results.pdf Official race results] |
=Race statistics=
- Lead changes: 15 among 8 different drivers
- Cautions/Laps: 7 for 37
- Red flags: 1 for 1 hour, 14 minutes and 2 seconds
- Time of race: 2 hours, 29 minutes and 23 seconds
- Average speed: {{convert|125.315|mph|km/h}}
Media
=Television=
The Alsco Uniforms 500 was carried by FS1 in the United States. Mike Joy and five-time Charlotte winner Jeff Gordon covered the race from the Fox Sports studio in Charlotte. Vince Welch handled the pit road duties. Larry McReynolds provided insight from the Fox Sports studio in Charlotte.
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| colspan="3"|FS1 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Booth announcers | Pit reporter | In-race analyst |
| Lap-by-lap: Mike Joy Color-commentator: Jeff Gordon | Vince Welch | Larry McReynolds |
=Radio=
Radio coverage of the race was broadcast by the Performance Racing Network (PRN), and was simulcasted on Sirius XM NASCAR Radio. Doug Rice and Mark Garrow called the race in the booth when the field raced through the quad-oval. Rob Albright reported the race from a billboard in turn 2 when the field was racing through turns 1 and 2 and halfway down the backstretch. Pat Patterson called the race from a billboard outside of turn 3 when the field raced through the other half of the backstretch and through turns 3 and 4. Brad Gillie, Brett McMillan and Wendy Venturini were the pit reporters during the broadcast.
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| colspan="3"|PRN Radio | ||
|---|---|---|
| Booth announcers | Turn announcers | Pit reporters |
| Lead announcer: Doug Rice Announcer: Mark Garrow | Turns 1 & 2: Rob Albright Turns 3 & 4: Pat Patterson | Brad Gillie Brett McMillan Wendy Venturini |
Standings after the race
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;Drivers' Championship standings
| class="wikitable" style="font-size: 95%" |
| ! Pos
! Driver ! Points |
|---|
| align="left"| 10px
| style="text-align:center;"| 1 | style="background:#FFDEAD;"| Kevin Harvick | style="text-align:center;"| 331 |
| align="left"| 10px
| style="text-align:center;"| 2 | style="background:#FFDEAD;"| Joey Logano | style="text-align:center;"| 317 (–14) |
| align="left"| 10px 1
| style="text-align:center;"| 3 | style="background:#FFDEAD;"| Chase Elliott | style="text-align:center;"| 290 (–41) |
| align="left"| 10px 1
| style="text-align:center;"| 4 | style="background:#FFDEAD;"| Alex Bowman | style="text-align:center;"| 288 (–43) |
| align="left"| 10px
| style="text-align:center;"| 5 | style="background:#FFDEAD;"| Brad Keselowski | style="text-align:center;"| 265 (–66) |
| align="left"| 10px 1
| style="text-align:center;"| 6 | style="text-align:center;"| 264 (–67) |
| align="left"| 10px 1
| style="text-align:center;"| 7 | style="text-align:center;"| 263 (–68) |
| align="left"| 10px
| style="text-align:center;"| 8 | style="background:#FFDEAD;"| Denny Hamlin | style="text-align:center;"| 244 (–87) |
| align="left"| 10px 1
| style="text-align:center;"| 9 | style="text-align:center;"| 225 (–106) |
| align="left"| 10px 2
| style="text-align:center;"| 10 | style="text-align:center;"| 223 (–108) |
| align="left"| 10px
| style="text-align:center;"| 11 | style="text-align:center;"| 220 (–111) |
| align="left"| 10px 3
| style="text-align:center;"| 12 | style="text-align:center;"| 217 (–114) |
| align="left"| 10px
| style="text-align:center;"| 13 | style="text-align:center;"| 193 (–138) |
| align="left"| 10px
| style="text-align:center;"| 14 | style="text-align:center;"| 192 (–139) |
| align="left"| 10px 3
| style="text-align:center;"| 15 | style="text-align:center;"| 190 (–141) |
| align="left"| 10px 1
| style="text-align:center;"| 16 | style="text-align:center;"| 188 (–143) |
| class="sortbottom"
!colspan="9"|[https://www.jayski.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/31/2020/05/29/2020-08cup-points.pdf Official driver's standings] |
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;Manufacturers' Championship standings
| class="wikitable" style="font-size: 95%" |
| ! Pos
! Manufacturer ! Points |
|---|
| align="left"| 10px
| style="text-align:center;"| 1 | Ford | style="text-align:center;"| 295 |
| align="left"| 10px 1
| style="text-align:center;"| 2 | style="text-align:center;"| 276 (–19) |
| align="left"| 10px 1
| style="text-align:center;"| 3 | Toyota | style="text-align:center;"| 271 (–24) |
| class="sortbottom" |
- Note: Only the first 16 positions are included for the driver standings.
- . – Driver has clinched a position in the NASCAR Cup Series playoffs.
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References
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