The 2020 Foxwoods Resort Casino 301 is a Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series race held on July 19, 2020 at New Hampshire Motor Speedway in Loudon, New Hampshire. Contested over 301 laps on the 1.058-mile (1.703 km) speedway, it was the 22ne race of the 2020 NASCAR Cup Series season.
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Background[]
New Hampshire Motor Speedway, the track where the race will be 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[]
- (i) denotes driver who are ineligible for series driver points.
- (R) denotes rookie driver.
| No. | Driver | Team | Manufacturer |
|---|---|---|---|
| 00 | Landon Cassill (i) | 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 | Ross Chastain (i) | 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 |
| 32 | Corey LaJoie | Go Fas Racing | Ford |
| 34 | Michael McDowell | Front Row Motorsports | Ford |
| 36 | Matt Tifft | Front Row Motorsports | Ford |
| 37 | Ricky Stenhouse Jr | JTG Daugherty Racing | Chevrolet |
| 38 | Cole Custer (R) | Front Row Motorsports | Ford |
| 41 | Daniel Suárez | Stewart-Haas Racing | Ford |
| 42 | Kyle Larson | Chip Ganassi Racing | Chevrolet |
| 43 | Darrell Wallace Jr. | Richard Petty Motorsports | Chevrolet |
| 47 | Ryan Preece | JTG Daugherty Racing | Chevrolet |
| 48 | Jimmie Johnson | Hendrick Motorsports | Chevrolet |
| 51 | Garrett Smithley (R) | Petty Ware Racing | Ford |
| 52 | Austin Theriault | Rick Ware Racing | Chevrolet |
| 77 | Quin Houff | Spire Motorsports | Chevrolet |
| 88 | Alex Bowman | Hendrick Motorsports | Chevrolet |
| 95 | Christopher Bell (R) | Leavine Family Racing | Toyota |
Qualifying[]
Denny Hamlin scored the pole for the race
Race[]
Stage results[]
Stage One Laps: 75
| Pos | No | Driver | Team | Manufacturer | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 18 | Kyle Busch | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 10 |
| 2 | 20 | Erik Jones | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 9 |
| 3 | 4 | Kevin Harvick | Stewart-Haas Racing | Ford | 8 |
| 4 | 14 | Clint Bowyer | Stewart-Haas Racing | Ford | 7 |
| 5 | 11 | Denny Hamlin | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 6 |
| 6 | 22 | Joey Logano | Team Penske | Ford | 5 |
| 7 | 12 | Ryan Blaney | Team Penske | Ford | 4 |
| 8 | 9 | Chase Elliott | Hendrick Motorsports | Chevrolet | 3 |
| 9 | 19 | Martin Truex Jr | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 2 |
| 10 | 95 | Christopher Bell | Leavine Family Racing | Toyota | 1 |
Stage Two Laps: 75
| Pos | No | Driver | Team | Manufacturer | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 20 | Erik Jones | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 10 |
| 2 | 22 | Joey Logano | Team Penske | Ford | 9 |
| 3 | 4 | Kevin Harvick | Stewart-Haas Racing | Ford | 8 |
| 4 | 11 | Denny Hamlin | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 7 |
| 5 | 19 | Martin Truex Jr | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 6 |
| 6 | 95 | Christopher Bell | Leavine Family Racing | Toyota | 5 |
| 7 | 42 | Kyle Larson | Chip Ganassi Racing | Chevrolet | 4 |
| 8 | 10 | Aric Almirola | Stewart-Haas Racing | Ford | 3 |
| 9 | 21 | Matt DiBenedetto | Wood Brothers Racing | Ford | 2 |
| 10 | 9 | Chase Elliott | Hendrick Motorsports | Chevrolet | 1 |
Final stage results[]
Stage Three Laps: 151
| Pos | No | Driver | Team | Laps |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 20 | Erik Jones | Joe Gibbs Racing | 301 |
| 2 | 4 | Kevin Harvick | Stewart-Haas Racing | 301 |
| 3 | 11 | Denny Hamlin | Joe Gibbs Racing | 301 |
| 4 | 22 | Joey Logano | Team Penske | 301 |
| 5 | 19 | Martin Truex Jr | Joe Gibbs Racing | 301 |
| 6 | 9 | Chase Elliott | Hendrick Motorsports | 301 |
| 7 | 6 | Ryan Newman | Roush Fenway Racing | 301 |
| 8 | 2 | Brad Keselowski | Team Penske | 301 |
| 9 | 10 | Aric Almirola | Stewart-Haas Racing | 301 |
| 10 | 95 | Christopher Bell | Leavine Family Racing | 301 |
| 11 | 41 | Daniel Suarez | Stewart-Haas Racing | 301 |
| 12 | 24 | William Byron | Hendrick Motorsports | 301 |
| 13 | 21 | Matt DiBenedetto | Wood Brothers Racing | 301 |
| 14 | 88 | Alex Bowman | Hendrick Motorsports | 301 |
| 15 | 3 | Austin Dillon | Richard Childress Racing | 301 |
| 16 | 8 | Tyler Reddick | Richard Childress Racing | 301 |
| 17 | 48 | Jimmie Johnson | Hendrick Motorsports | 301 |
| 18 | 1 | Kurt Busch | Chip Ganassi Racing | 301 |
| 19 | 18 | Kyle Busch | Joe Gibbs Racing | 300 |
| 20 | 47 | Ryan Preece | JTG Daughtery Racing | 300 |
| 21 | 43 | Darrell Wallace Jr | Richard Petty Motorsports | 300 |
| 22 | 14 | Clint Bowyer | Stewart-Haas Racing | 300 |
| 23 | 13 | Ty Dillon | Germain Racing | 299 |
| 24 | 36 | Matt Tifft | Front Row Motorsports | 299 |
| 25 | 34 | Michael McDowell | Front Row Motorsports | 299 |
| 26 | 37 | Ricky Stenhouse Jr | JTG Daughtery Racing | 299 |
| 27 | 38 | Cole Custer | Front Row Motorsports | 298 |
| 28 | 32 | Corey LaJoie | Go Fas Racing | 297 |
| 29 | 00 | Landon Cassill | StarCom Racing | 295 |
| 30 | 52 | Austin Theriault | Rick Ware Racing | 294 |
| 31 | 15 | Ross Chastain | Premium Motorsports | 292 |
| 32 | 51 | Garrett Smithley | Rick Ware Racing | 291 |
| 33 | 77 | Quin Houff | Spire Motorsports | 264 |
| 34 | 42 | Kyle Larson | Chip Ganassi Racing | 261 |
| 35 | 12 | Ryan Blaney | Team Penske | 185 |
| 36 | 17 | Chris Buescher | Roush Fenway Racing | 54 |
Cautions[]
#1:Chris Buescher Crash (Lap 55-59)
#2:Stage 1 Competition Caution
#3:Kyle Busch Blows a Tire (Lap 119-123)
#4:Stage 2 Completion
#5:Michael McDowell Spin (Lap 156-159)
#6:Ryan Blaney Blows a Tire and Crashes (Lap 181-184)
#7:Kyle Larson Crashes on Restart (Lap 185-189)
#8:Ricky Stenhouse Jr Spins (Lap 294-297)