2020 Foxwoods Resort Casino 301

NASCAR Cup Series race

2020 Foxwoods Resort Casino 301 Race details[1][2][3][4][5][6]

Race 20 of 36 in the 2020 NASCAR Cup Series

2020 Foxwoods Resort Casino 301 program cover featuring Jimmie Johnson

Date|  August 2, 2020 (2020-08-02)
Location|  New Hampshire Motor Speedway in Loudon, New Hampshire
Course|  Permanent racing facility
1.058 mi (1.703 km)
Distance|  301 laps, 318.458 mi (512.603 km)
Average speed|  100.372 miles per hour (161.533 km/h)
Pole position
Driver|

* Aric Almirola

|  Stewart-Haas Racing
Grid positions set by ballot
Most laps led
Driver|  Brad Keselowski|  Team Penske
Laps|  184
Winner
No. 2|  Brad Keselowski|  Team Penske
Television in the United States
Network|  NBCSN
Announcers|  Rick Allen, Jeff Burton, Steve Letarte and Dale Earnhardt Jr.
Nielsen Ratings|  2.210 million[7]
Radio in the United States
Radio|  PRN
Booth Announcers|  Doug Rice and Mark Garrow
Turn Announcers|  Rob Albright (1 & 2) and Pat Patterson (3 & 4)

Motor car race

The 2020 Foxwoods Resort Casino 301 was a NASCAR Cup Series race held on August 2, 2020 at New Hampshire Motor Speedway in Loudon, New Hampshire. Originally scheduled for July 19th, but postponed due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Contested over 301 laps on the 1.058-mile (1.703 km) speedway, it was the 20th race of the 2020 NASCAR Cup Series season.

## Report

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### Background

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New Hampshire Motor Speedway, the track where the race was held.

New Hampshire Motor Speedway is a 1.058-mile (1.703 km) oval speedway located in Loudon, New Hampshire, which has hosted NASCAR racing annually since the early 1990s, as well as the longest-running motorcycle race in North America, the Loudon Classic. Nicknamed "The Magic Mile", the speedway is often converted into a 1.6-mile (2.6 km) road course, which includes much of the oval.

The track was originally the site of Bryar Motorsports Park before being purchased and redeveloped by Bob Bahre. The track is currently one of eight major NASCAR tracks owned and operated by Speedway Motorsports.

#### Entry list

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

No. | Driver  | Team  | Manufacturer

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00 | Quin Houff (R) | StarCom Racing | Chevrolet
1 | Kurt Busch | Chip Ganassi Racing | Chevrolet
2 | Brad Keselowski | Team Penske | Ford
3 | Austin Dillon | Richard Childress Racing | Chevrolet
4 | Kevin Harvick | Stewart-Haas Racing | Ford
6 | Ryan Newman | Roush Fenway Racing | Ford
8 | Tyler Reddick (R) | Richard Childress Racing | Chevrolet
9 | Chase Elliott | Hendrick Motorsports | Chevrolet
10 | Aric Almirola | Stewart-Haas Racing | Ford
11 | Denny Hamlin | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota
12 | Ryan Blaney | Team Penske | Ford
13 | Ty Dillon | Germain Racing | Chevrolet
14 | Clint Bowyer | Stewart-Haas Racing | Ford
15 | Brennan Poole (R) | Premium Motorsports | Chevrolet
17 | Chris Buescher | Roush Fenway Racing | Ford
18 | Kyle Busch | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota
19 | Martin Truex Jr. | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota
20 | Erik Jones | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota
21 | Matt DiBenedetto | Wood Brothers Racing | Ford
22 | Joey Logano | Team Penske | Ford
24 | William Byron | Hendrick Motorsports | Chevrolet
27 | J. J. Yeley (i) | Rick Ware Racing | Ford
32 | Corey LaJoie | Go Fas Racing | Ford
34 | Michael McDowell | Front Row Motorsports | Ford
37 | Ryan Preece | JTG Daugherty Racing | Chevrolet
38 | John Hunter Nemechek (R) | Front Row Motorsports | Ford
41 | Cole Custer (R) | Stewart-Haas Racing | Ford
42 | Matt Kenseth | Chip Ganassi Racing | Chevrolet
43 | Bubba Wallace | Richard Petty Motorsports | Chevrolet
47 | Ricky Stenhouse Jr. | JTG Daugherty Racing | Chevrolet
48 | Jimmie Johnson | Hendrick Motorsports | Chevrolet
51 | Joey Gase (i) | Petty Ware Racing | Ford
53 | James Davison | Rick Ware Racing | Chevrolet
66 | Timmy Hill (i) | MBM Motorsports | Toyota
77 | Garrett Smithley (i) | Spire Motorsports | Chevrolet
88 | Alex Bowman | Hendrick Motorsports | Chevrolet
95 | Christopher Bell (R) | Leavine Family Racing | Toyota
96 | Daniel Suárez | Gaunt Brothers Racing | Toyota
Official entry list

## Qualifying

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Aric Almirola was awarded the pole for the race as determined by a random draw.

### Starting Lineup

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Pos  | No. | Driver  | Team  | Manufacturer

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1  | 10 | Aric Almirola | Stewart-Haas Racing | Ford
2  | 11 | Denny Hamlin | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota
3  | 9 | Chase Elliott | Hendrick Motorsports | Chevrolet
4  | 2 | Brad Keselowski | Team Penske | Ford
5  | 18 | Kyle Busch | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota
6  | 14 | Clint Bowyer | Stewart-Haas Racing | Ford
7  | 4 | Kevin Harvick | Stewart-Haas Racing | Ford
8  | 88 | Alex Bowman | Hendrick Motorsports | Chevrolet
9  | 22 | Joey Logano | Team Penske | Ford
10  | 1 | Kurt Busch | Chip Ganassi Racing | Chevrolet
11  | 19 | Martin Truex Jr. | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota
12  | 12 | Ryan Blaney | Team Penske | Ford
13  | 8 | Tyler Reddick (R) | Richard Childress Racing | Chevrolet
14  | 41 | Cole Custer (R) | Stewart-Haas Racing | Ford
15  | 43 | Bubba Wallace | Richard Petty Motorsports | Chevrolet
16  | 24 | William Byron | Hendrick Motorsports | Chevrolet
17  | 20 | Erik Jones | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota
18  | 34 | Michael McDowell | Front Row Motorsports | Ford
19  | 21 | Matt DiBenedetto | Wood Brothers Racing | Ford
20  | 48 | Jimmie Johnson | Hendrick Motorsports | Chevrolet
21  | 42 | Matt Kenseth | Chip Ganassi Racing | Chevrolet
22  | 6 | Ryan Newman | Roush Fenway Racing | Ford
23  | 3 | Austin Dillon | Richard Childress Racing | Chevrolet
24  | 17 | Chris Buescher | Roush Fenway Racing | Ford
25  | 13 | Ty Dillon | Germain Racing | Chevrolet
26  | 53 | James Davison | Rick Ware Racing | Chevrolet
27  | 77 | Garrett Smithley (i) | Spire Motorsports | Chevrolet
28  | 51 | Joey Gase (i) | Petty Ware Racing | Ford
29  | 27 | J. J. Yeley (i) | Rick Ware Racing | Ford
30  | 37 | Ryan Preece | JTG Daugherty Racing | Chevrolet
31  | 47 | Ricky Stenhouse Jr. | JTG Daugherty Racing | Chevrolet
32  | 00 | Quin Houff (R) | StarCom Racing | Chevrolet
33  | 32 | Corey LaJoie | Go Fas Racing | Ford
34  | 15 | Brennan Poole (R) | Premium Motorsports | Chevrolet
35  | 95 | Christopher Bell (R) | Leavine Family Racing | Toyota
36  | 38 | John Hunter Nemechek (R) | Front Row Motorsports | Ford
37  | 96 | Daniel Suárez | Gaunt Brothers Racing | Toyota
38  | 66 | Timmy Hill (i) | MBM Motorsports | Toyota
Official starting lineup

## Race

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Brad Keselowski won the race.

### Stage Results

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Stage One Laps: 75

Pos  | No | Driver  | Team  | Manufacturer  | Points

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1 | 11 | Denny Hamlin | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 10
2 | 19 | Martin Truex Jr. | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 9
3 | 4 | Kevin Harvick | Stewart-Haas Racing | Ford | 8
4 | 95 | Christopher Bell (R) | Leavine Family Racing | Toyota | 7
5 | 2 | Brad Keselowski | Team Penske | Ford | 6
6 | 12 | Ryan Blaney | Team Penske | Ford | 5
7 | 14 | Clint Bowyer | Stewart-Haas Racing | Ford | 4
8 | 22 | Joey Logano | Team Penske | Ford | 3
9 | 37 | Ryan Preece | JTG Daugherty Racing | Chevrolet | 2
10 | 10 | Aric Almirola | Stewart-Haas Racing | Ford | 1
Official stage one results

Stage Two Laps: 110

Pos  | No | Driver  | Team  | Manufacturer  | Points

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1 | 2 | Brad Keselowski | Team Penske | Ford | 10
2 | 11 | Denny Hamlin | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 9
3 | 22 | Joey Logano | Team Penske | Ford | 8
4 | 10 | Aric Almirola | Stewart-Haas Racing | Ford | 7
5 | 24 | William Byron | Hendrick Motorsports | Chevrolet | 6
6 | 14 | Clint Bowyer | Stewart-Haas Racing | Ford | 5
7 | 3 | Austin Dillon | Richard Childress Racing | Chevrolet | 4
8 | 19 | Martin Truex Jr. | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 3
9 | 9 | Chase Elliott | Hendrick Motorsports | Chevrolet | 2
10 | 21 | Matt DiBenedetto | Wood Brothers Racing | Ford | 1
Official stage two results

### Final Stage Results

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Stage Three Laps: 116

Pos  | Grid  | No | Driver  | Team  | Manufacturer  | Laps  | Points

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1 | 4 | 2 | Brad Keselowski | Team Penske | Ford | 301 | 56
2 | 2 | 11 | Denny Hamlin | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 301 | 54
3 | 11 | 19 | Martin Truex Jr. | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 301 | 46
4 | 9 | 22 | Joey Logano | Team Penske | Ford | 301 | 44
5 | 7 | 4 | Kevin Harvick | Stewart-Haas Racing | Ford | 301 | 40
6 | 19 | 21 | Matt DiBenedetto | Wood Brothers Racing | Ford | 301 | 32
7 | 1 | 10 | Aric Almirola | Stewart-Haas Racing | Ford | 301 | 38
8 | 14 | 41 | Cole Custer (R) | Stewart-Haas Racing | Ford | 301 | 29
9 | 3 | 9 | Chase Elliott | Hendrick Motorsports | Chevrolet | 301 | 30
10 | 13 | 8 | Tyler Reddick (R) | Richard Childress Racing | Chevrolet | 301 | 27
11 | 16 | 24 | William Byron | Hendrick Motorsports | Chevrolet | 301 | 32
12 | 20 | 48 | Jimmie Johnson | Hendrick Motorsports | Chevrolet | 301 | 25
13 | 23 | 3 | Austin Dillon | Richard Childress Racing | Chevrolet | 301 | 28
14 | 31 | 47 | Ricky Stenhouse Jr. | JTG Daugherty Racing | Chevrolet | 301 | 23
15 | 8 | 88 | Alex Bowman | Hendrick Motorsports | Chevrolet | 301 | 22
16 | 30 | 37 | Ryan Preece | JTG Daugherty Racing | Chevrolet | 301 | 23
17 | 10 | 1 | Kurt Busch | Chip Ganassi Racing | Chevrolet | 301 | 20
18 | 6 | 14 | Clint Bowyer | Stewart-Haas Racing | Ford | 301 | 28
19 | 18 | 34 | Michael McDowell | Front Row Motorsports | Ford | 301 | 18
20 | 12 | 12 | Ryan Blaney | Team Penske | Ford | 301 | 22
21 | 22 | 6 | Ryan Newman | Roush Fenway Racing | Ford | 300 | 16
22 | 25 | 13 | Ty Dillon | Germain Racing | Chevrolet | 300 | 15
23 | 15 | 43 | Bubba Wallace | Richard Petty Motorsports | Chevrolet | 300 | 14
24 | 17 | 20 | Erik Jones | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 300 | 13
25 | 24 | 17 | Chris Buescher | Roush Fenway Racing | Ford | 300 | 12
26 | 37 | 96 | Daniel Suárez | Gaunt Brothers Racing | Toyota | 299 | 11
27 | 34 | 15 | Brennan Poole (R) | Premium Motorsports | Chevrolet | 299 | 10
28 | 35 | 95 | Christopher Bell (R) | Leavine Family Racing | Toyota | 299 | 16
29 | 29 | 27 | J. J. Yeley (i) | Rick Ware Racing | Ford | 299 | 0
30 | 26 | 53 | James Davison | Rick Ware Racing | Chevrolet | 298 | 7
31 | 27 | 77 | Garrett Smithley (i) | Spire Motorsports | Chevrolet | 295 | 0
32 | 32 | 00 | Quin Houff (R) | StarCom Racing | Chevrolet | 294 | 5
33 | 38 | 66 | Timmy Hill (i) | MBM Motorsports | Toyota | 294 | 0
34 | 28 | 51 | Joey Gase (i) | Petty Ware Racing | Ford | 293 | 0
35 | 33 | 32 | Corey LaJoie | Go Fas Racing | Ford | 262 | 2
36 | 36 | 38 | John Hunter Nemechek (R) | Front Row Motorsports | Ford | 212 | 1
37 | 21 | 42 | Matt Kenseth | Chip Ganassi Racing | Chevrolet | 203 | 1
38 | 5 | 18 | Kyle Busch | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 15 | 1
Official race results

### Race statistics

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* Lead changes: 22 among 7 different drivers
* Cautions/Laps: 11 for 52
* Red flags: 0
* Time of race: 3 hours, 10 minutes and 22 seconds
* Average speed: 100.372 miles per hour (161.533 km/h)

## Media

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### Television

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NBC Sports covered the race on the television side. Rick Allen, four-time and all-time Loudon winner Jeff Burton, Steve Letarte and Dale Earnhardt Jr. covered the race from the booth at Charlotte Motor Speedway. Parker Kligerman and Marty Snider handled the pit road duties on site, and Rutledge Wood handled the features from his home during the race.

NBCSN

Booth announcers | Pit reporters | Features reporter
Lap-by-lap: Rick Allen
Color-commentator: Jeff Burton
Color-commentator: Steve Letarte
Color-commentator: Dale Earnhardt Jr. | Parker Kligerman
Marty Snider | Rutledge Wood

### Radio

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PRN had the radio call for the race, which was also simulcast on Sirius XM NASCAR Radio. Doug Rice and Mark Garrow called the race from the booth when the field races down the frontstretch. Rob Albright called the race from turns 1 & 2 and Pat Patterson called the race from turns 3 & 4\. Brad Gillie and Jim Noble handled the duties on pit lane.

PRN

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
Jim Noble

## Standings after the race

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Drivers' Championship standings
|  | Pos  | Driver  | Points

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| 1  | Kevin Harvick | 803
| 2  | Brad Keselowski | 722 (–81)
1  | 3  | Denny Hamlin | 688 (–115)
1  | 4  | Ryan Blaney | 685 (–118)
| 5  | Chase Elliott | 660 (–143)
| 6  | Joey Logano | 653 (–150)
| 7  | Martin Truex Jr. | 648 (–155)
| 8  | Aric Almirola | 614 (–189)
1  | 9  | Kurt Busch | 581 (–222)
1  | 10  | Kyle Busch | 563 (–240)
| 11  | Alex Bowman | 561 (–242)
| 12  | Clint Bowyer | 512 (–291)
| 13  | Matt DiBenedetto | 509 (–294)
| 14  | William Byron | 484 (–319)
| 15  | Tyler Reddick | 469 (–334)
1  | 16  | Austin Dillon | 466 (–337)
Official driver's standings

Manufacturers' Championship standings
|  | Pos  | Manufacturer  | Points

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| 1  | Ford | 748
| 2  | Toyota | 701 (–47)
| 3  | Chevrolet | 666 (–82)

* Note: Only the first 16 positions are included for the driver standings.
* . – Driver has clinched a position in the NASCAR Cup Series playoffs.

## References

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1. ^ "2020 schedule". Jayski.com. Jayski's Silly Season Site. January 17, 2020. Retrieved June 14, 2020.
2. ^ "New Hampshire Motor Speedway". NASCAR.com. NASCAR Media Group, LLC. January 3, 2013. Archived from the original on May 2, 2017. Retrieved June 14, 2020.
3. ^ "Entry List" (PDF). Jayski.com. Jayski's Silly Season Site. July 28, 2020. Retrieved July 28, 2020.
4. ^ "Starting Lineup". NASCAR.com. NASCAR Media Group, LLC. July 30, 2020. Retrieved July 30, 2020.
5. ^ "Foxwoods Resort Casino 301 Results". NASCAR.com. NASCAR Media Group, LLC. August 2, 2020. Retrieved August 2, 2020.
6. ^ "Points standings" (PDF). Jayski.com. Jayski's Silly Season Site. August 2, 2020. Retrieved August 2, 2020.
7. ^ "Foxwoods Resort Casino 301 ratings". ShowBuzzDaily. Mitch Metcalf. Archived from the original on August 6, 2020. Retrieved August 4, 2020.

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