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2020 Go Bowling 235

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NASCAR Cup Series race number 23 of 36
Sunday, August 16, 2020 at Daytona Intl. Speedway Road Course, Daytona Beach, FL
65 laps on a 3.610 mile road course (234.650 miles)

Time of race: 2:37:30 Average speed: 89.39 mph Pole speed: metric qualifying	Cautions: 4 for 7 laps Margin of victory: .202 sec Attendance: n/a Lead changes: 13
Green flag passes: 3,188 (55.0 per green flag lap)
(Source: NASCAR loop data)

Glossary 2020 NASCAR Cup Series results / 2020 standings

Pos	St	#	Driver	Sponsor / Owner	Car	Laps	Status	Led	Pts	PPts
1	7	9	Chase Elliott	NAPA Auto Parts (Rick Hendrick)	Chevrolet	65	running	34	54	6
2	2	11	Denny Hamlin	FedEx Freight (Joe Gibbs)	Toyota	65	running	16	45	1
3	3	19	Martin Truex, Jr.	Bass Pro Shops / Tracker Boats & ATVs (Joe Gibbs)	Toyota	65	running	10	37	0
4	11	48	Jimmie Johnson	Ally (Rick Hendrick)	Chevrolet	65	running	0	41	0
5	21	17	Chris Buescher	Fastenal 10 Year Partnership (Jack Roush)	Ford	65	running	0	32	0
6	12	14	Clint Bowyer	Mobil 1 (Stewart Haas Racing)	Ford	65	running	0	47	0
7	10	3	Kaz Grala	American Ethanol (Richard Childress)	Chevrolet	65	running	3	0	0
8	13	24	William Byron	Liberty University (Rick Hendrick)	Chevrolet	65	running	0	40	0
9	5	22	Joey Logano	PPG (Roger Penske)	Ford	65	running	1	37	0
10	30	34	Michael McDowell	Chicago Pneumatic (Bob Jenkins)	Ford	65	running	0	27	0
11	20	20	Erik Jones	Toyota TrueStart Batteries (Joe Gibbs)	Toyota	65	running	0	31	0
12	27	88	Alex Bowman	Axalta (Rick Hendrick)	Chevrolet	65	running	0	25	0
13	17	2	Brad Keselowski	Wabash "Thank You Truckers" (Roger Penske)	Ford	65	running	0	24	0
14	8	1	Kurt Busch	Monster Energy (Chip Ganassi)	Chevrolet	65	running	0	25	0
15	9	21	Matt DiBenedetto	Menards / Dutch Boy (Wood Brothers)	Ford	65	running	0	28	0
16	25	47	Ricky Stenhouse, Jr.	Kroger / Minute / Slim Jim / NOS (JTG-Daugherty Racing)	Chevrolet	65	running	0	27	0
17	1	4	Kevin Harvick	Busch Beer / National Forest Foundation (Stewart Haas Racing)	Ford	65	running	0	23	0
18	18	8	Tyler Reddick	Cat App (Richard Childress)	Chevrolet	65	running	0	19	0
19	14	6	Ryan Newman	Guaranteed Rate (Jack Roush)	Ford	65	running	0	18	0
20	23	13	Ty Dillon	GEICO For Your Boat (Germain Racing)	Chevrolet	65	running	0	17	0
21	15	95	Christopher Bell	Germania Insurance (Leavine Family Racing)	Toyota	65	running	0	16	0
22	26	41	Cole Custer	HaasTooling.com (Stewart Haas Racing)	Ford	65	running	0	17	0
23	22	37	Ryan Preece	Purina (JTG-Daugherty Racing)	Chevrolet	65	running	0	20	0
24	6	10	Aric Almirola	Go Bowling (Stewart Haas Racing)	Ford	65	running	0	13	0
25	19	43	Bubba Wallace	Door Dash (Richard Petty Motorsports)	Chevrolet	65	running	0	12	0
26	16	42	Matt Kenseth	Clover (Chip Ganassi)	Chevrolet	65	running	0	11	0
27	31	96	Daniel Suarez	CommScope (Gaunt Brothers)	Toyota	65	running	0	10	0
28	33	15	Brennan Poole	Rick Ware Racing (Rick Ware)	Chevrolet	65	running	0	9	0
29	37	66	Timmy Hill	RoofClaim.com (Carl Long)	Toyota	65	running	0	0	0
30	38	51	James Davison	Jacob Construction (Rick Ware)	Chevrolet	65	running	0	7	0
31	24	12	Ryan Blaney	Advance Auto Parts (Roger Penske)	Ford	65	running	0	14	0
32	29	32	Corey LaJoie	Trump 2020 (Archie St. Hilaire)	Ford	65	running	0	6	0
33	35	00	Quin Houff	Bos Klein / Creek Enterprises (StarCom Racing)	Chevrolet	64	running	0	4	0
34	32	27	J.J. Yeley	Motorsport Games / NASCAR Heat 5 (Rick Ware)	Ford	64	running	0	0	0
35	28	38	John Hunter Nemechek	Death Wish Coffee (Bob Jenkins)	Ford	62	crash	0	2	0
36	36	53	Garrett Smithley	Solid Start True Brand (Rick Ware)	Ford	60	battery	0	0	0
37	4	18	Kyle Busch	Snickers (Joe Gibbs)	Toyota	53	crash	1	1	0
38	34	77	Stanton Barrett	Cardinal Village Resort (Spire Motorsports)	Chevrolet	49	running	0	1	0
39	39	62	Brendan Gaughan	Beard Oil / South Point Hotel & Casino (Beard Motorsports)	Chevrolet	46	transmission	0	1	0

Top 10 in Stage 1: #9, 22, 48, 14, 21, 20, 24, 19, 41, 37
Top 10 in Stage 2: #11, 14, 12, 24, 47, 37, 9, 4, 1, 32

Name	Nbr	Reason
To the back:
Kaz Grala	3	driver change
Corey LaJoie	32	two inspection failures
Timmy Hill	66	unapproved adjustment
Stanton Barrett	77	driver change

Pos	Name	Nbr	Sponsor	Owner	Car
Failed to qualify, withdrew, or driver changes:
DC	Austin Dillon	3	American Ethanol	Richard Childress	Chevrolet
DC	Reed Sorenson	77		Spire Motorsports	Chevrolet

Condition	From Lap	To Lap	# Of Laps	Reason	Free Pass
Caution flag breakdown:
	1	16	16
	17	17	1	end of stage 1	none
	18	31	14
	32	32	1	end of stage 2	#88
	33	36	4
	37	39	3	rain	#27
	40	60	21
	61	62	2	#18 accident turn 8	#00
	63	65	3
Percent of race run under caution: 10.8% Average green flag run: 11.6 laps

'Lucky Dog' recipients prior to 2009 were compiled by Jayski.com.

Leader	From Lap	To Lap	# Of Laps
Lap leader breakdown:
Denny Hamlin	1	1	1
Kyle Busch	2	2	1
Denny Hamlin	3	9	7
Martin Truex, Jr.	10	12	3
Chase Elliott	13	16	4
Joey Logano	17	17	1
Denny Hamlin	18	21	4
Martin Truex, Jr.	22	27	6
Denny Hamlin	28	31	4
Chase Elliott	32	48	17
Martin Truex, Jr.	49	49	1
Kaz Grala	50	52	3
Chase Elliott	53	65	13

Rank	Driver	Points	Diff
Points Standings after this race:
1	Kevin Harvick	939
2	Denny Hamlin	821	-118
3	Brad Keselowski	803	-136
4	Chase Elliott	775	-164
5	Ryan Blaney	755	-184
6	Joey Logano	754	-185
7	Martin Truex, Jr.	753	-186
8	Aric Almirola	682	-257
9	Kurt Busch	673	-266
10	Kyle Busch	652	-287
11	Clint Bowyer	618	-321
12	Alex Bowman	610	-329
13	Matt DiBenedetto	596	-343
14	William Byron	577	-362
15	Jimmie Johnson	552	-387
16	Erik Jones	542	-397
17	Tyler Reddick	520	-419
18	Austin Dillon	501	-438
19	Christopher Bell	431	-508
20	Cole Custer	413	-526
21	Bubba Wallace	412	-527

Rank	Driver	Wins	Points
Playoff standings after this race:
1	Kevin Harvick	6	939
2	Denny Hamlin	5	821
3	Brad Keselowski	3	803
4	Chase Elliott	2	775
5	Joey Logano	2	754
6	Ryan Blaney	1	755
7	Martin Truex, Jr.	1	753
8	Alex Bowman	1	610
9	Austin Dillon	1	501
10	Cole Custer	1	413
11	Aric Almirola	0	682
12	Kurt Busch	0	673
13	Kyle Busch	0	652
14	Clint Bowyer	0	618
15	Matt DiBenedetto	0	596
16	William Byron	0	577