| Race details [1] [2] [3] [4] [5] | |
|---|---|
| Date | February 13, 2020 |
| Location | Daytona International Speedway Daytona Beach, Florida |
| Course | Permanent racing facility 2.5 mi (4 km) |
| Distance | Race 1: 60 laps, 150 mi (240 km) Race 2: 60 laps, 150 mi (240 km) |
| Avg Speed | Race 1: 166.105 miles per hour (267.320 km/h) Race 2: 170.994 miles per hour (275.188 km/h) |
| Race 1 | |
| Pole position | Ricky Stenhouse Jr. |
| Most laps led | Ricky Stenhouse Jr. (27) |
| Winner | Joey Logano |
| Race 2 | |
| Pole position | Alex Bowman |
| Most laps led | Kevin Harvick (34) |
| Winner | William Byron |
| Television | |
| Network | FS1 & MRN |
| Announcers | Mike Joy and Jeff Gordon (Television) Alex Hayden, Jeff Striegle and Rusty Wallace (Booth) Dave Moody (1 & 2), Mike Bagley (Backstretch) and Kyle Rickey (3 & 4) (Turns) (Radio) |
| Nielsen Ratings | 1.544 million [6] |
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Daytona International Speedway is one of six superspeedways to hold NASCAR races, the others being Michigan International Speedway, Auto Club Speedway, Indianapolis Motor Speedway, Pocono Raceway and Talladega Superspeedway. The standard track at Daytona International Speedway is a four–turn superspeedway that is 2.5-mile (4.0 km) long. The track's turns are banked at 31 degrees, while the front stretch, the location of the finish line, is banked at 18 degrees.
Ricky Stenhouse Jr. scored the pole for the race with a time of 46.253 and a speed of 194.582 mph (313.149 km/h). [7]
| Pos | Grid | No | Driver | Team | Manufacturer | Laps | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 6 | 22 | Joey Logano | Team Penske | Ford | 60 | 10 |
| 2 | 4 | 10 | Aric Almirola | Stewart-Haas Racing | Ford | 60 | 9 |
| 3 | 8 | 6 | Ryan Newman | Roush Fenway Racing | Ford | 60 | 8 |
| 4 | 12 | 2 | Brad Keselowski | Team Penske | Ford | 60 | 7 |
| 5 | 17 | 43 | Bubba Wallace | Richard Petty Motorsports | Chevrolet | 60 | 6 |
| 6 | 15 | 3 | Austin Dillon | Richard Childress Racing | Chevrolet | 60 | 5 |
| 7 | 11 | 19 | Martin Truex Jr. | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 60 | 4 |
| 8 | 1 | 47 | Ricky Stenhouse Jr. | JTG Daugherty Racing | Chevrolet | 60 | 3 |
| 9 | 5 | 95 | Christopher Bell (R) | Leavine Family Racing | Toyota | 60 | 2 |
| 10 | 10 | 17 | Chris Buescher | Roush Fenway Racing | Ford | 60 | 1 |
| 11 | 3 | 11 | Denny Hamlin | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 60 | 0 |
| 12 | 13 | 38 | John Hunter Nemechek (R) | Front Row Motorsports | Ford | 60 | 0 |
| 13 | 2 | 9 | Chase Elliott | Hendrick Motorsports | Chevrolet | 60 | 0 |
| 14 | 14 | 12 | Ryan Blaney | Team Penske | Ford | 60 | 0 |
| 15 | 7 | 14 | Clint Bowyer | Stewart-Haas Racing | Ford | 60 | 0 |
| 16 | 9 | 37 | Ryan Preece | JTG Daugherty Racing | Chevrolet | 60 | 0 |
| 17 | 16 | 16 | Justin Haley (i) | Kaulig Racing | Chevrolet | 60 | 0 |
| 18 | 18 | 27 | Reed Sorenson | Premium Motorsports | Chevrolet | 59 | 0 |
| 19 | 20 | 00 | Quin Houff (R) | StarCom Racing | Chevrolet | 58 | 0 |
| 20 | 21 | 49 | Chad Finchum (i) | MBM Motorsports | Toyota | 57 | 0 |
| 21 | 22 | 51 | Joey Gase (i) | Petty Ware Racing | Chevrolet | 57 | 0 |
| 22 | 19 | 96 | Daniel Suárez | Gaunt Brothers Racing | Toyota | 28 | 0 |
| Official race results | |||||||
| Pos | Grid | No | Driver | Team | Manufacturer | Laps | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 4 | 24 | William Byron | Hendrick Motorsports | Chevrolet | 60 | 10 |
| 2 | 2 | 48 | Jimmie Johnson | Hendrick Motorsports | Chevrolet | 60 | 9 |
| 3 | 10 | 42 | Kyle Larson | Chip Ganassi Racing | Chevrolet | 60 | 8 |
| 4 | 6 | 4 | Kevin Harvick | Stewart-Haas Racing | Ford | 60 | 7 |
| 5 | 7 | 41 | Cole Custer (R) | Stewart-Haas Racing | Ford | 60 | 6 |
| 6 | 5 | 20 | Erik Jones | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 60 | 5 |
| 7 | 8 | 21 | Matt DiBenedetto | Wood Brothers Racing | Ford | 60 | 4 |
| 8 | 11 | 1 | Kurt Busch | Chip Ganassi Racing | Chevrolet | 60 | 3 |
| 9 | 14 | 77 | Ross Chastain (i) | Spire Motorsports | Chevrolet | 60 | 0 |
| 10 | 9 | 8 | Tyler Reddick (R) | Richard Childress Racing | Chevrolet | 60 | 1 |
| 11 | 15 | 13 | Ty Dillon | Germain Racing | Chevrolet | 60 | 0 |
| 12 | 12 | 34 | Michael McDowell | Front Row Motorsports | Ford | 60 | 0 |
| 13 | 3 | 18 | Kyle Busch | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 60 | 0 |
| 14 | 13 | 36 | David Ragan | Rick Ware Racing | Ford | 60 | 0 |
| 15 | 1 | 88 | Alex Bowman | Hendrick Motorsports | Chevrolet | 60 | 0 |
| 16 | 17 | 66 | Timmy Hill (i) | MBM Motorsports | Ford | 60 | 0 |
| 17 | 16 | 62 | Brendan Gaughan (i) | Beard Motorsports | Chevrolet | 60 | 0 |
| 18 | 20 | 15 | Brennan Poole (R) | Premium Motorsports | Chevrolet | 59 | 0 |
| 19 | 18 | 32 | Corey LaJoie | Go Fas Racing | Ford | 59 | 0 |
| 20 | 21 | 52 | B. J. McLeod (i) | Rick Ware Racing | Ford | 58 | 0 |
| 21 | 19 | 54 | J. J. Yeley (i) | Rick Ware Racing | Ford | 41 | 0 |
| Official race results | |||||||
| FS1 | |
|---|---|
| Booth announcers | Pit reporters |
| Lap-by-lap: Mike Joy Color-commentator: Jeff Gordon | Jamie Little Regan Smith Vince Welch Matt Yocum |
| MRN Radio | ||
|---|---|---|
| Booth announcers | Turn announcers | Pit reporters |
| Lead announcer: Alex Hayden Announcer: Jeff Striegle Announcer: Rusty Wallace | Turns 1 & 2: Dave Moody Backstretch: Mike Bagley Turns 3 & 4: Kyle Rickey | Winston Kelley Steve Post Dillon Welch Kim Coon |
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