2020 STP 500 (Coolfastjack)

The 2020 STP 500 was a NASCAR Cup Series race that was held on May 9, 2020, at Martinsville Speedway in Ridgeway, Virginia. Contested over 500 laps on the .526 mile (.847 km) paperclip-shaped short track, it was the twelfth race of the 2020 NASCAR Cup Series season and the first night race held at the track.

Background
Martinsville Speedway, the track where the race was held.

Martinsville Speedway is an International Speedway Corporation-owned NASCAR stock car racing track located in Henry County, in Ridgeway, Virginia, just to the south of Martinsville. At 0.526 miles (0.847 km) in length, it is the shortest track in the Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series. The track was also one of the first paved oval tracks in NASCAR, being built in 1947 by H. Clay Earles. It is also the only remaining race track that has been on the NASCAR circuit from its beginning in 1948.

Qualifying
Joey Logano secured pole for the race.

Stage Results
Kyle Busch swept the stages.

Stage One Laps: 130 Stage Two Laps: 130

Final Stage Results
Stage Three Laps: 240

Cautions
# 1:Martin Truex Jr Spins (Lap 25-31)

# 2:Kyle Larson Crash + Stage 1 Completion (Lap 124-136)

# 3:Ricky Stenhouse Jr spins teammate Preece (Lap 239-245)

# 4:Stage 2 Completion (Lap 252-259)

# 5:Michael McDowell Crash (Lap 373-379)

# 6:Corey LaJoie Spins (Lap 381-387)

# 7:Alex Bowman triggers multi car crash (4 cars) (Lap 388-395)

# 8:Tyler Reddick spins Garrett Smithley (Lap 464-471)

# 9:Kurt Busch Spins (Lap 489-492)

# 10:Corey LaJoie spun by Landon Cassill (Lap 494-498)

Lap Leaders
17 among 6 different drivers