2020 NASCAR Racing Experience 300


The 2020 NASCAR Racing Experience 300 was a NASCAR Xfinity Series race held on February 15, 2020. It was contested over 120 laps on the asphalt superspeedway. It was the first race of the 2020 NASCAR Xfinity Series season. JR Motorsports driver Noah Gragson collected his first career Xfinity Series win in a finish under caution.

Report

Background

Daytona International Speedway is one of three superspeedways to hold NASCAR races, the other two being Indianapolis Motor Speedway and Talladega Superspeedway. The standard track at Daytona International Speedway is a four-turn superspeedway that is 2.5 miles 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.

Entry list

' denotes rookie driver.
  • ' denotes driver who is ineligible for series driver points.

Practice

First practice

Noah Gragson was the fastest in the first practice session with a time of 47.214 seconds and a speed of.

Final practice

Caesar Bacarella was the fastest in the final practice session with a time of 48.311 seconds and a speed of.

Qualifying

In his first Xfinity Series start, Myatt Snider scored the pole for the race with a time of 47.763 seconds and a speed of. Colin Garrett, Tommy Joe Martins, Ross Chastain, and A. J. Allmendinger did not qualify for the race. Josh Bilicki, J. J. Yeley, and Mike Harmon made the field based on 2019 owner points, while Joe Nemechek made the field as a past champion. After qualifying, it was announced that Chastain would take over for Jeff Green in the No. 38.

Race

Race results

Stage Results

Stage One
Laps: 30
PosDriverTeamManufacturerPoints
18Jeb BurtonJR MotorsportsChevrolet10
21Michael AnnettJR MotorsportsChevrolet9
37Justin AllgaierJR MotorsportsChevrolet8
49Noah GragsonJR MotorsportsChevrolet7
511Justin HaleyKaulig RacingChevrolet6
622Austin CindricTeam PenskeFord5
721Myatt SniderRichard Childress RacingChevrolet4
820Harrison Burton Joe Gibbs RacingToyota3
936Alex LabbéDGM RacingChevrolet2
1038Ross ChastainRSS RacingChevrolet1

Stage Two
Laps: 30
PosDriverTeamManufacturerPoints
17Justin AllgaierJR MotorsportsChevrolet10
211Justin HaleyKaulig RacingChevrolet9
38Jeb BurtonJR MotorsportsChevrolet8
439Ryan SiegRSS RacingChevrolet7
522Austin CindricTeam PenskeFord6
668Brandon BrownBrandonbilt MotorsportsChevrolet5
738Ross ChastainRSS RacingChevrolet4
819Brandon JonesJoe Gibbs RacingToyota3
99Noah GragsonJR MotorsportsChevrolet2
1098Chase BriscoeStewart-Haas RacingFord1

Final Stage Results

Laps: 60

Race statistics

  • Lead changes: 12 among 8 different drivers
  • Cautions/Laps: 7 for 28
  • Red flags: 1
  • Time of race: 2 hours, 11 minutes, and 44 seconds
  • Average speed:

Media

Television

The NASCAR Racing Experience 300 was carried by FS1 in the United States. Adam Alexander, Stewart-Haas Racing driver Clint Bowyer, and Team Penske driver Brad Keselowski called the race from the booth, with Regan Smith and Matt Yocum covering pit road.

Radio

The Motor Racing Network called the race for radio, which was simulcast on SiriusXM NASCAR Radio. Dave Moody and Jeff Striegle anchored the action from the booth. Mike Bagley called the action from Turns 1 & 2, Kyle Rickey worked the backstretch, and Steve Post called the race through turns 3 & 4. NASCAR Hall of Fame Executive Director Winston Kelley anchored pit road and was joined by Dillon Welch.

Standings after the race

; Drivers' Championship standings
Note: Only the first 12 positions are included for the driver standings.