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2020 Pennzoil 400

{{short description|NASCAR Cup Series race}}

{{Use mdy dates|date=February 2025}}

{{Infobox NASCAR race report

| Type = CUST

| Description = Race 2 of 36 in the 2020 NASCAR Cup Series

| Race Name = Pennzoil 400

| 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=January 17, 2020}}{{cite web|title=Las Vegas Motor Speedway|url=http://www.nascar.com/en_us/nascar-tracks/las-vegas-motor-speedway.html|website=NASCAR.com|publisher=NASCAR Media Group, LLC.|accessdate=February 7, 2020|date=January 3, 2013|archive-date=April 28, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170428042515/http://www.nascar.com/en_us/nascar-tracks/las-vegas-motor-speedway.html|url-status=dead}}{{cite web|title=Entry List|url=https://www.mrn.com/2020/02/18/pennzoil-400-entry-list-las-vegas-motor-speedway-2020/|website=MRN.com|publisher=Motor Racing Network|accessdate=February 18, 2020|date=February 18, 2020}}{{cite web|title=First Practice Results|url=https://www.mrn.com/2020/02/21/pennzoil-400-first-practice-speeds-2020-las-vegas/|website=MRN.com|publisher=Motor Racing Network|accessdate=February 21, 2020|date=February 21, 2020}}{{cite web|title=Final Practice Results|url=https://www.mrn.com/2020/02/21/pennzoil-400-final-practice-speeds-2020-las-vegas/|website=MRN.com|publisher=Motor Racing Network|accessdate=February 21, 2020|date=February 21, 2020}}{{cite web|title=Starting Lineup|url=https://www.mrn.com/2020/02/22/pennzoil-400-starting-lineup-set-by-rule-book/|website=MRN.com|publisher=Motor Racing Network|accessdate=February 22, 2020|date=February 22, 2020}}{{cite web|title=Pennzoil 400 Results|url=https://www.mrn.com/2020/02/23/2020-pennzoil-400-race-results-las-vegas/|website=MRN.com|publisher=Motor Racing Network|accessdate=February 23, 2020|date=February 23, 2020}}{{cite web|title=Points standings|url=https://www.jayski.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/31/2020/02/24/2020-02cup-points.pdf|website=Jayski.com|publisher=Jayski's Silly Season Site|accessdate=February 23, 2020|date=February 23, 2020}}

| Fulldate = {{Start date|2020|02|23}}

| Year = 2020

| Image =2020 Pennzoil 400 program cover.jpeg

| Caption =The 2020 Pennzoil 400 program cover, featuring Joey Logano.

| Location = Las Vegas Motor Speedway in Las Vegas

| Course_mi = 1.5

| Course_km = 2.4

| Distance_laps = 267

| Distance_mi = 400.5

| Distance_km = 640.8

| Weather =

| Avg = {{convert|134.861|mph|km/h}}

| Pole_Driver = Kyle Busch

| Pole_Team = Joe Gibbs Racing

| Pole_Time = N/A

| Most_Driver = Kevin Harvick

| Most_Team = Stewart-Haas Racing

| Most_laps = 92

| Car = 22

| First_Driver = Joey Logano

| First_Team = Team Penske

| Network = Fox

| Announcers = Mike Joy and Jeff Gordon

| Ratings = 5.500 million{{cite web|title=Pennzoil 400 ratings|url=http://www.showbuzzdaily.com/articles/skedball-weekly-sports-tv-ratings-2-17-2-23-2020.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200225151835/http://www.showbuzzdaily.com/articles/skedball-weekly-sports-tv-ratings-2-17-2-23-2020.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=25 February 2020|website=ShowBuzzDaily|publisher=Mitch Metcalf|accessdate=25 February 2020}}

| Radio = PRN

| Booth_Ann = Doug Rice and Mark Garrow

| Turn_Ann = Rob Albright (1 & 2) and Pat Patterson (3 & 4)

}}

The 2020 Pennzoil 400 presented by Jiffy Lube was a NASCAR Cup Series race held on February 23, 2020, at Las Vegas Motor Speedway in Las Vegas. Contested over 267 laps on the {{convert|1.5|mi|km|abbr=on}} asphalt intermediate speedway, it was the second race of the 2020 NASCAR Cup Series season. It was the first NASCAR Cup Series race run without Ryan Newman and David Ragan in the field since Loudon, 2001 and Homestead, 2006 respectively. Joey Logano was the race winner.

Report

=Background=

File:Las Vegas Motor Speedway in March 2011.jpg, the track where the race was held.]]

Las Vegas Motor Speedway, located in Clark County, Nevada outside the Las Vegas city limits and about 15 miles northeast of the Las Vegas Strip, is a {{convert|1200|acre|abbr=on|adj=on}} complex of multiple tracks for motorsports racing. The complex is owned by Speedway Motorsports, Inc., which is headquartered in Charlotte, North Carolina.

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==Entry list==

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

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{{Tooltip|No.|Car number}}

! Driver

! Team

! Manufacturer

00Quin Houff (R)StarCom RacingChevrolet
1Kurt BuschChip Ganassi RacingChevrolet
2Brad KeselowskiTeam PenskeFord
3Austin DillonRichard Childress RacingChevrolet
4Kevin HarvickStewart-Haas RacingFord
6Ross Chastain (i)Roush Fenway RacingFord
8Tyler Reddick (R)Richard Childress RacingChevrolet
9Chase ElliottHendrick MotorsportsChevrolet
10Aric AlmirolaStewart-Haas RacingFord
11Denny HamlinJoe Gibbs RacingToyota
12Ryan BlaneyTeam PenskeFord
13Ty DillonGermain RacingChevrolet
14Clint BowyerStewart-Haas RacingFord
15Brennan Poole (R)Premium MotorsportsChevrolet
17Chris BuescherRoush Fenway RacingFord
18Kyle BuschJoe Gibbs RacingToyota
19Martin Truex Jr.Joe Gibbs RacingToyota
20Erik JonesJoe Gibbs RacingToyota
21Matt DiBenedettoWood Brothers RacingFord
22Joey LoganoTeam PenskeFord
24William ByronHendrick MotorsportsChevrolet
32Corey LaJoieGo Fas RacingFord
34Michael McDowellFront Row MotorsportsFord
37Ryan PreeceJTG Daugherty RacingChevrolet
38John Hunter Nemechek (R)Front Row MotorsportsFord
41Cole Custer (R)Stewart-Haas RacingFord
42Kyle LarsonChip Ganassi RacingChevrolet
43Bubba WallaceRichard Petty MotorsportsChevrolet
47Ricky Stenhouse Jr.JTG Daugherty RacingChevrolet
48Jimmie JohnsonHendrick MotorsportsChevrolet
51Garrett SmithleyPetty Ware RacingChevrolet
52J. J. Yeley (i)Rick Ware RacingFord
53Joey Gase (i)Rick Ware RacingFord
66Timmy Hill (i)MBM MotorsportsToyota
77Reed SorensonSpire MotorsportsChevrolet
88Alex BowmanHendrick MotorsportsChevrolet
95Christopher Bell (R)Leavine Family RacingToyota
96Daniel SuárezGaunt Brothers RacingToyota
colspan="4"|[https://www.jayski.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/31/2020/02/21/2020-02cup-entry.pdf Official entry list]

Practice

=First practice=

Aric Almirola was the fastest in the first practice session with a time of 30.226 seconds and a speed of {{Convert|178.654|mph|km/h|abbr=on}}.{{cite web|last=Utter|first=Jim|title=Aric Almirola tops Friday's first Cup practice at Vegas|url=https://us.motorsport.com/nascar-cup/news/almirola-cup-practice-las-vegas/4691044/|website=Motorsport.com|publisher=Motorsport Network|accessdate=February 21, 2020|location=Las Vegas|date=February 21, 2020}}

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Pos

! {{Tooltip|No.|Car number}}

! Driver

! Team

! Manufacturer

! Time

! {{Tooltip|Speed|MPH}}

1

| 10 || Aric Almirola || Stewart-Haas Racing || Ford || 30.226 || 178.654

2

| 14 || Clint Bowyer || Stewart-Haas Racing || Ford || 30.272 || 178.383

3

| 13 || Ty Dillon || Germain Racing || Chevrolet || 30.325 || 178.071

colspan="7"|[https://www.jayski.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/31/2020/02/21/2020-02cup-practice1.pdf Official first practice results]

=Final practice=

Jimmie Johnson was the fastest in the final practice session with a time of 30.095 seconds and a speed of {{Convert|179.432|mph|km/h|abbr=on}}.{{cite web|last=Utter|first=Jim|title=Jimmie Johnson leads final practice at Las Vegas|url=https://us.motorsport.com/nascar-cup/news/jimmie-johnson-leads-final-practice/4691169/|website=Motorsport.com|publisher=Motorsport Network|accessdate=February 21, 2020|location=Las Vegas|date=February 21, 2020}}

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Pos

! {{Tooltip|No.|Car number}}

! Driver

! Team

! Manufacturer

! Time

! {{Tooltip|Speed|MPH}}

1

| 48 || Jimmie Johnson || Hendrick Motorsports || Chevrolet || 30.095 || 179.432

2

| 14 || Clint Bowyer || Stewart-Haas Racing || Ford || 30.122 || 179.271

3

| 10 || Aric Almirola || Stewart-Haas Racing || Ford || 30.139 || 179.170

colspan="7"|[https://www.jayski.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/31/2020/02/21/2020-02cup-practice2.pdf Official final practice results]{{Dead link|date=August 2021 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}

Qualifying

Qualifying for Saturday was cancelled due to rain and Kyle Busch was awarded the pole as a result.{{cite web|last=Utter|first=Jim|title=Las Vegas Cup qualifying rained out; Kyle Busch on pole|url=https://us.motorsport.com/nascar-cup/news/vegas-cup-qualifying-rained-out/4692407/|website=Motorsport.com|publisher=Motorsport Network|accessdate=February 22, 2020|location=Las Vegas|date=February 22, 2020}}

=Starting Lineup=

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Pos

! {{Tooltip|No.|Car number}}

! Driver

! Team

! Manufacturer

1

| 18 || Kyle Busch || Joe Gibbs Racing || Toyota

2

| 19 || Martin Truex Jr. || Joe Gibbs Racing || Toyota

3

| 4 || Kevin Harvick || Stewart-Haas Racing || Ford

4

| 11 || Denny Hamlin || Joe Gibbs Racing || Toyota

5

| 22 || Joey Logano || Team Penske || Ford

6

| 42 || Kyle Larson || Chip Ganassi Racing || Chevrolet

7

| 12 || Ryan Blaney || Team Penske || Ford

8

| 2 || Brad Keselowski || Team Penske || Ford

9

| 14 || Clint Bowyer || Stewart-Haas Racing || Ford

10

| 9 || Chase Elliott || Hendrick Motorsports || Chevrolet

11

| 24 || William Byron || Hendrick Motorsports || Chevrolet

12

| 88 || Alex Bowman || Hendrick Motorsports || Chevrolet

13

| 1 || Kurt Busch || Chip Ganassi Racing || Chevrolet

14

| 10 || Aric Almirola || Stewart-Haas Racing || Ford

15

| 6 || Ross Chastain (i) || Roush Fenway Racing || Ford

16

| 20 || Erik Jones || Joe Gibbs Racing || Toyota

17

| 41 || Cole Custer (R) || Stewart-Haas Racing || Ford

18

| 48 || Jimmie Johnson || Hendrick Motorsports || Chevrolet

19

| 21 || Matt DiBenedetto || Wood Brothers Racing || Ford

20

| 37 || Ryan Preece || JTG Daugherty Racing || Chevrolet

21

| 3 || Austin Dillon || Richard Childress Racing || Chevrolet

22

| 95 || Christopher Bell (R) || Leavine Family Racing || Toyota

23

| 17 || Chris Buescher || Roush Fenway Racing || Ford

24

| 13 || Ty Dillon || Germain Racing || Chevrolet

25

| 8 || Tyler Reddick (R) || Richard Childress Racing || Chevrolet

26

| 47 || Ricky Stenhouse Jr. || JTG Daugherty Racing || Chevrolet

27

| 43 || Bubba Wallace || Richard Petty Motorsports || Chevrolet

28

| 34 || Michael McDowell || Front Row Motorsports || Ford

29

| 38 || John Hunter Nemechek (R) || Front Row Motorsports || Ford

30

| 32 || Corey LaJoie || Go Fas Racing || Ford

31

| 53 || Joey Gase (i) || Rick Ware Racing || Ford

32

| 00 || Quin Houff (R) || StarCom Racing || Chevrolet

33

| 15 || Brennan Poole (R) || Premium Motorsports || Chevrolet

34

| 51 || Garrett Smithley || Petty Ware Racing || Chevrolet

35

| 96 || Daniel Suárez || Gaunt Brothers Racing || Toyota

36

| 77 || Reed Sorenson || Spire Motorsports || Chevrolet

37

| 52 || J. J. Yeley (i) || Rick Ware Racing || Ford

38

| 66 || Timmy Hill (i) || MBM Motorsports || Toyota

colspan="5"|[https://www.jayski.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/31/2020/02/22/2020-02cup-lineup.pdf Official starting lineup]

  • Polesitter Kyle Busch, Denny Hamlin, and Christopher Bell all started at the back after failing inspection.{{cite web|last=DeGroot|first=Nick|title=Busch, Hamlin and Bell penalized at Las Vegas|url=https://us.motorsport.com/nascar-cup/news/gibbs-penalty-las-vegas-busch/4692512/|website=Motorsport.com|publisher=Motorsport Network|accessdate=February 22, 2020|location=Las Vegas|date=February 22, 2020|archive-date=February 22, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200222222454/https://us.motorsport.com/nascar-cup/news/gibbs-penalty-las-vegas-busch/4692512/|url-status=dead}}

Race

=Stage Results=

File:Joey logano (43627431065).jpg won the race.]]

Stage One

Laps: 80

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Pos

! {{Tooltip|No|Car Number}}

! Driver

! Team

! Manufacturer

! Points

19Chase ElliottHendrick MotorsportsChevrolet10
219Martin Truex Jr.Joe Gibbs RacingToyota9
34Kevin HarvickStewart-Haas RacingFord8
412Ryan BlaneyTeam PenskeFord7
522Joey LoganoTeam PenskeFord6
624William ByronHendrick MotorsportsChevrolet5
742Kyle LarsonChip Ganassi RacingChevrolet4
888Alex BowmanHendrick MotorsportsChevrolet3
948Jimmie JohnsonHendrick MotorsportsChevrolet2
106Ross Chastain (i)Roush Fenway RacingFord0
colspan="6"|[https://www.jayski.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/31/2020/02/24/2020-02cup-results.pdf Official stage one results]

Stage Two

Laps: 80

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Pos

! {{Tooltip|No|Car Number}}

! Driver

! Team

! Manufacturer

! Points

19Chase ElliottHendrick MotorsportsChevrolet10
212Ryan BlaneyTeam PenskeFord9
319Martin Truex Jr.Joe Gibbs RacingToyota8
424William ByronHendrick MotorsportsChevrolet7
522Joey LoganoTeam PenskeFord6
64Kevin HarvickStewart-Haas RacingFord5
748Jimmie JohnsonHendrick MotorsportsChevrolet4
842Kyle LarsonChip Ganassi RacingChevrolet3
988Alex BowmanHendrick MotorsportsChevrolet2
1018Kyle BuschJoe Gibbs RacingToyota1
colspan="6"|[https://www.jayski.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/31/2020/02/24/2020-02cup-results.pdf Official stage two results]

=Final Stage Results=

Stage Three

Laps: 107

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Pos

! Grid

! {{Tooltip|No|Car Number}}

! Driver

! Team

! Manufacturer

! Laps

! Points

1522Joey LoganoTeam PenskeFord26752
21921Matt DiBenedettoWood Brothers RacingFord26735
32647Ricky Stenhouse Jr.JTG Daugherty RacingChevrolet26734
4213Austin DillonRichard Childress RacingChevrolet26733
51848Jimmie JohnsonHendrick MotorsportsChevrolet26738
62743Bubba WallaceRichard Petty MotorsportsChevrolet26731
782Brad KeselowskiTeam PenskeFord26730
834Kevin HarvickStewart-Haas RacingFord26742
9642Kyle LarsonChip Ganassi RacingChevrolet26735
102413Ty DillonGermain RacingChevrolet26727
11712Ryan BlaneyTeam PenskeFord26742
12914Clint BowyerStewart-Haas RacingFord26725
131288Alex BowmanHendrick MotorsportsChevrolet26729
142317Chris BuescherRoush Fenway RacingFord26723
15118Kyle BuschJoe Gibbs RacingToyota26723
163032Corey LaJoieGo Fas RacingFord26721
17411Denny HamlinJoe Gibbs RacingToyota26720
18258Tyler Reddick (R)Richard Childress RacingChevrolet26719
191741Cole Custer (R)Stewart-Haas RacingFord26718
20219Martin Truex Jr.Joe Gibbs RacingToyota26734
211410Aric AlmirolaStewart-Haas RacingFord26716
221124William ByronHendrick MotorsportsChevrolet26727
231620Erik JonesJoe Gibbs RacingToyota26714
242938John Hunter Nemechek (R)Front Row MotorsportsFord26713
25131Kurt BuschChip Ganassi RacingChevrolet26612
26109Chase ElliottHendrick MotorsportsChevrolet26631
27156Ross Chastain (i)Roush Fenway RacingFord2650
283752J. J. Yeley (i)Rick Ware RacingFord2640
293315Brennan Poole (R)Premium MotorsportsChevrolet2648
303596Daniel SuárezGaunt Brothers RacingToyota2637
313153Joey Gase (i)Rick Ware RacingFord2580
323200Quin Houff (R)StarCom RacingChevrolet2585
332295Christopher Bell (R)Leavine Family RacingToyota2574
343677Reed SorensonSpire MotorsportsChevrolet2533
353451Garrett SmithleyPetty Ware RacingChevrolet2522
362834Michael McDowellFront Row MotorsportsFord2451
372037Ryan PreeceJTG Daugherty RacingChevrolet2221
383866Timmy Hill (i)MBM MotorsportsToyota1750
colspan="8"|[https://www.jayski.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/31/2020/02/24/2020-02cup-results.pdf Official race results]

=Race statistics=

  • Lead changes: 25 among 7 different drivers
  • Cautions/Laps: 9 for 37
  • Red flags: 0
  • Time of race: 2 hours, 58 minutes and 11 seconds
  • Average speed: {{convert|134.861|mph|km/h}}

Media

=Television=

Fox Sports covered their 20th race at the Las Vegas Motor Speedway. Mike Joy and 2001 race winner Jeff Gordon called from the booth for the race. Jamie Little, Regan Smith, Vince Welch and Matt Yocum handled the pit road duties for the television side. Larry McReynolds and Jamie McMurray provided insight from the Fox Sports studio in Charlotte.

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colspan="3"|Fox
Booth announcersPit reportersIn-race analysts
Lap-by-lap: Mike Joy
Color-commentator: Jeff Gordon		Jamie Little
Regan Smith
Vince Welch
Matt Yocum		Larry McReynolds
Jamie McMurray

=Radio=

PRN covered the radio call for the race which was simulcasted on Sirius XM NASCAR Radio. Doug Rice and Mark Garrow called the race in the booth when the field raced through the tri-oval. Rob Albright called the race from a billboard in turn 2 when the field raced through turns 1 and 2. Pat Patterson called the race from a billboard outside of turn 3 when the field raced through turns 3 and 4. Brad Gillie, Brett McMillan, Wendy Venturini and Heather DeBeaux worked pit road for the radio side.

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colspan="3"|PRN
Booth announcersTurn announcersPit reporters
Lead announcer: Doug Rice
Announcer: Mark Garrow		Turns 1 & 2: Rob Albright
Turns 3 & 4: Pat Patterson		Brad Gillie
Brett McMillan
Wendy Venturini
Heather DeBeaux

Standings after the race

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;Drivers' Championship standings

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! Pos

! Driver

! Points

align="left"| 10px 1

| style="text-align:center;"| 1

| Ryan Blaney

| style="text-align:center;"| 85

align="left"| 10px 11

| style="text-align:center;"| 2

| Joey Logano

| style="text-align:center;"| 82 (–3)

align="left"| 10px

| style="text-align:center;"| 3

| Kevin Harvick

| style="text-align:center;"| 81 (–4)

align="left"| 10px 2

| style="text-align:center;"| 4

| Kyle Larson

| style="text-align:center;"| 70 (–15)

align="left"| 10px 4

| style="text-align:center;"| 5

| Ricky Stenhouse Jr.

| style="text-align:center;"| 66 (–19)

align="left"| 10px 1

| style="text-align:center;"| 6

| Chase Elliott

| style="text-align:center;"| 65 (–20)

align="left"| 10px 5

| style="text-align:center;"| 7

| Austin Dillon

| style="text-align:center;"| 63 (–22)

align="left"| 10px 4

| style="text-align:center;"| 8

| Chris Buescher

| style="text-align:center;"| 61 (–24)

align="left"| 10px 8

| style="text-align:center;"| 9

| Denny Hamlin

| style="text-align:center;"| 60 (–25)

align="left"| 10px 7

| style="text-align:center;"| 10

| Matt DiBenedetto

| style="text-align:center;"| 60 (–25)

align="left"| 10px 10

| style="text-align:center;"| 11

| Jimmie Johnson

| style="text-align:center;"| 60 (–25)

align="left"| 10px 3

| style="text-align:center;"| 12

| Bubba Wallace

| style="text-align:center;"| 59 (–26)

align="left"| 10px 2

| style="text-align:center;"| 13

| Clint Bowyer

| style="text-align:center;"| 56 (–29)

align="left"| 10px 6

| style="text-align:center;"| 14

| Alex Bowman

| style="text-align:center;"| 51 (–34)

align="left"| 10px 1

| style="text-align:center;"| 15

| Corey LaJoie

| style="text-align:center;"| 50 (–35)

align="left"| 10px 8

| style="text-align:center;"| 16

| Martin Truex Jr.

| style="text-align:center;"| 50 (–35)

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!colspan="9"|[https://www.jayski.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/31/2020/02/24/2020-02cup-points.pdf Official driver's standings]

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;Manufacturers' Championship standings

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! Pos

! Manufacturer

! Points

align="left"| 10px 1

| style="text-align:center;"| 1

| Ford

| style="text-align:center;"| 75

align="left"| 10px 1

| style="text-align:center;"| 2

| Chevrolet

| style="text-align:center;"| 64 (–11)

align="left"| 10px 2

| style="text-align:center;"| 3

| Toyota

| style="text-align:center;"| 62 (–13)

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  • Note: Only the first 16 positions are included for the driver standings.

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