2020 Supermarket Heroes 500
Race details[1][2][3][4][5][6]
Race 9 of 36 in the 2020 NASCAR Cup Series
2020 Supermarket Heroes 500 program cover
2020 Supermarket Heroes 500 program cover
Date May 31, 2020 (2020-05-31)
Location Bristol Motor Speedway in Bristol, Tennessee
Course Permanent racing facility
0.533 mi (0.858 km)
Distance 500 laps, 266.5 mi (429 km)
Average speed 80.338 miles per hour (129.291 km/h)
Pole position
Driver Team Penske
Grid positions set by ballot
Most laps led
Driver Denny Hamlin Joe Gibbs Racing
Laps 131
Winner
No. 2 Brad Keselowski Team Penske
Television in the United States
Network FS1
Announcers Mike Joy and Jeff Gordon
Nielsen Ratings 2.932 million[7]
Radio in the United States
Radio PRN
Booth Announcers Doug Rice and Mark Garrow
Turn Announcers Rob Albright (Backstretch)

The 2020 Supermarket Heroes 500 is a NASCAR Cup Series race that was originally scheduled to be held on April 5, 2020 and was rescheduled to May 31, 2020, at Bristol Motor Speedway in Bristol, Tennessee. Contested over 500 laps on the 0.533 miles (0.858 km) concrete short track, it was the ninth race of the 2020 NASCAR Cup Series season. The race was won by Brad Keselowski after Joey Logano and Chase Elliott wrecked as Elliott got loose and hit Logano coming off turn 4 with 3 laps to go.

Report

Background

Bristol Motor Speedway, the track where the race was held.

Bristol Motor Speedway, formerly known as Bristol International Raceway and Bristol Raceway, is a NASCAR short track venue located in Bristol, Tennessee. Constructed in 1960, it held its first NASCAR race on July 30, 1961. Despite its short length, Bristol is among the most popular tracks on the NASCAR schedule because of its distinct features, which include extraordinarily steep banking, an all concrete surface, two pit roads, and stadium-like seating.

Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the race was moved from its original April 5 date to May 31. Sponsor K-VA-T Food Stores Inc. also rebranded the event to the "Food City presents the Supermarket Heroes 500" to honor grocery store workers during the pandemic.[8] The event was held behind closed doors with ticketholders later given the option of exchanging the tickets for later events, including the 2020 NASCAR All-Star Race that is to be held at Bristol at 20% capacity.

Entry list

  • (R) denotes rookie driver.
  • (i) denotes driver who are ineligible for series driver points.
No. Driver Team Manufacturer
00Quin Houff (R)StarCom RacingChevrolet
1Kurt BuschChip Ganassi RacingChevrolet
2Brad KeselowskiTeam PenskeFord
3Austin DillonRichard Childress RacingChevrolet
4Kevin HarvickStewart-Haas RacingFord
6Ryan NewmanRoush Fenway RacingFord
7J. J. Yeley (i)Tommy Baldwin RacingChevrolet
8Tyler Reddick (R)Richard Childress RacingChevrolet
9Chase ElliottHendrick MotorsportsChevrolet
10Aric AlmirolaStewart-Haas RacingFord
11Denny HamlinJoe Gibbs RacingToyota
12Ryan BlaneyTeam PenskeFord
13Ty DillonGermain RacingChevrolet
14Clint BowyerStewart-Haas RacingFord
15Brennan Poole (R)Premium MotorsportsChevrolet
17Chris BuescherRoush Fenway RacingFord
18Kyle BuschJoe Gibbs RacingToyota
19Martin Truex Jr.Joe Gibbs RacingToyota
20Erik JonesJoe Gibbs RacingToyota
21Matt DiBenedettoWood Brothers RacingFord
22Joey LoganoTeam PenskeFord
24William ByronHendrick MotorsportsChevrolet
27Gray GauldingRick Ware RacingFord
32Corey LaJoieGo Fas RacingFord
34Michael McDowellFront Row MotorsportsFord
37Ryan PreeceJTG Daugherty RacingChevrolet
38John Hunter Nemechek (R)Front Row MotorsportsFord
41Cole Custer (R)Stewart-Haas RacingFord
42Matt KensethChip Ganassi RacingChevrolet
43Bubba WallaceRichard Petty MotorsportsChevrolet
47Ricky Stenhouse Jr.JTG Daugherty RacingChevrolet
48Jimmie JohnsonHendrick MotorsportsChevrolet
51Joey Gase (i)Petty Ware RacingChevrolet
53Bayley Currey (i)Rick Ware RacingChevrolet
66Timmy Hill (i)MBM MotorsportsToyota
77Garrett Smithley (i)Spire MotorsportsChevrolet
78B. J. McLeod (i)B. J. McLeod MotorsportsFord
88Alex BowmanHendrick MotorsportsChevrolet
95Christopher Bell (R)Leavine Family RacingToyota
96Daniel SuárezGaunt Brothers RacingToyota
Official entry list

Qualifying

Brad Keselowski was awarded the pole for the race as determined by a random draw.

Starting Lineup

Pos No. Driver Team Manufacturer
1 2Brad KeselowskiTeam PenskeFord
2 10Aric AlmirolaStewart-Haas RacingFord
3 22Joey LoganoTeam PenskeFord
4 12Ryan BlaneyTeam PenskeFord
5 19Martin Truex Jr.Joe Gibbs RacingToyota
6 9Chase ElliottHendrick MotorsportsChevrolet
7 18Kyle BuschJoe Gibbs RacingToyota
8 4Kevin HarvickStewart-Haas RacingFord
9 21Matt DiBenedettoWood Brothers RacingFord
10 11Denny HamlinJoe Gibbs RacingToyota
11 88Alex BowmanHendrick MotorsportsChevrolet
12 1Kurt BuschChip Ganassi RacingChevrolet
13 24William ByronHendrick MotorsportsChevrolet
14 42Matt KensethChip Ganassi RacingChevrolet
15 20Erik JonesJoe Gibbs RacingToyota
16 47Ricky Stenhouse Jr.JTG Daugherty RacingChevrolet
17 6Ryan NewmanRoush Fenway RacingFord
18 38John Hunter Nemechek (R)Front Row MotorsportsFord
19 17Chris BuescherRoush Fenway RacingFord
20 3Austin DillonRichard Childress RacingChevrolet
21 8Tyler Reddick (R)Richard Childress RacingChevrolet
22 41Cole Custer (R)Stewart-Haas RacingFord
23 14Clint BowyerStewart-Haas RacingFord
24 48Jimmie JohnsonHendrick MotorsportsChevrolet
25 34Michael McDowellFront Row MotorsportsFord
26 53Bayley Currey (i)Rick Ware RacingChevrolet
27 51Joey Gase (i)Petty Ware RacingChevrolet
28 00Quin Houff (R)StarCom RacingChevrolet
29 13Ty DillonGermain RacingChevrolet
30 27Gray GauldingRick Ware RacingFord
31 77Garrett Smithley (i)Spire MotorsportsChevrolet
32 32Corey LaJoieGo Fas RacingFord
33 37Ryan PreeceJTG Daugherty RacingChevrolet
34 15Brennan Poole (R)Premium MotorsportsChevrolet
35 95Christopher Bell (R)Leavine Family RacingToyota
36 43Bubba WallaceRichard Petty MotorsportsChevrolet
37 96Daniel SuárezGaunt Brothers RacingToyota
38 66Timmy Hill (i)MBM MotorsportsToyota
39 78B. J. McLeod (i)B. J. McLeod MotorsportsFord
40 7J. J. Yeley (i)Tommy Baldwin RacingChevrolet
Official starting lineup

Race

Brad Keselowski won the race.

Stage Results

Stage One Laps: 125

Pos No Driver Team Manufacturer Points
19Chase ElliottHendrick MotorsportsChevrolet10
212Ryan BlaneyTeam PenskeFord9
32Brad KeselowskiTeam PenskeFord8
410Aric AlmirolaStewart-Haas RacingFord7
522Joey LoganoTeam PenskeFord6
64Kevin HarvickStewart-Haas RacingFord5
721Matt DiBenedettoWood Brothers RacingFord4
811Denny HamlinJoe Gibbs RacingToyota3
947Ricky Stenhouse Jr.JTG Daugherty RacingChevrolet2
1048Jimmie JohnsonHendrick MotorsportsChevrolet1
Official stage one results

Stage Two Laps: 125

Pos No Driver Team Manufacturer Points
19Chase ElliottHendrick MotorsportsChevrolet10
211Denny HamlinJoe Gibbs RacingToyota9
34Kevin HarvickStewart-Haas RacingFord8
422Joey LoganoTeam PenskeFord7
518Kyle BuschJoe Gibbs RacingToyota6
614Clint BowyerStewart-Haas RacingFord5
724William ByronHendrick MotorsportsChevrolet4
820Erik JonesJoe Gibbs RacingToyota3
92Brad KeselowskiTeam PenskeFord2
1017Chris BuescherRoush Fenway RacingFord1
Official stage two results

Final Stage Results

Stage Three Laps: 250

Pos Grid No Driver Team Manufacturer Laps Points
112Brad KeselowskiTeam PenskeFord50050
22314Clint BowyerStewart-Haas RacingFord50040
32448Jimmie JohnsonHendrick MotorsportsChevrolet50035
4718Kyle BuschJoe Gibbs RacingToyota50039
51520Erik JonesJoe Gibbs RacingToyota50035
6203Austin DillonRichard Childress RacingChevrolet50031
7121Kurt BuschChip Ganassi RacingChevrolet50030
81324William ByronHendrick MotorsportsChevrolet50033
93595Christopher Bell (R)Leavine Family RacingToyota50028
103643Bubba WallaceRichard Petty MotorsportsChevrolet50027
1184Kevin HarvickStewart-Haas RacingFord50039
123337Ryan PreeceJTG Daugherty RacingChevrolet50025
131838John Hunter Nemechek (R)Front Row MotorsportsFord50024
142534Michael McDowellFront Row MotorsportsFord50023
15176Ryan NewmanRoush Fenway RacingFord50022
161442Matt KensethChip Ganassi RacingChevrolet50021
171011Denny HamlinJoe Gibbs RacingToyota50032
183796Daniel SuárezGaunt Brothers RacingToyota50019
193866Timmy Hill (i)MBM MotorsportsToyota5000
20519Martin Truex Jr.Joe Gibbs RacingToyota50017
21322Joey LoganoTeam PenskeFord50029
2269Chase ElliottHendrick MotorsportsChevrolet50035
231917Chris BuescherRoush Fenway RacingFord49615
243415Brennan Poole (R)Premium MotorsportsChevrolet49413
25407J. J. Yeley (i)Tommy Baldwin RacingChevrolet4920
263177Garrett SmithleySpire MotorsportsChevrolet4890
272800Quin HouffStarCom RacingChevrolet48310
283978B. J. McLeod (i)B. J. McLeod MotorsportsFord4770
29210Aric AlmirolaStewart-Haas RacingFord47015
303027Gray GauldingRick Ware RacingFord4567
31921Matt DiBenedettoWood Brothers RacingFord45610
323232Corey LaJoieGo Fas RacingFord3755
332751Joey Gase (i)Petty Ware RacingChevrolet3020
341647Ricky Stenhouse Jr.JTG Daugherty RacingChevrolet2285
352241Cole Custer (R)Stewart-Haas RacingFord2282
36218Tyler Reddick (R)Richard Childress RacingChevrolet2281
371188Alex BowmanHendrick MotorsportsChevrolet2281
382653Bayley Currey (i)Rick Ware RacingChevrolet2030
392913Ty DillonGermain RacingChevrolet2011
40412Ryan BlaneyTeam PenskeFord19910
Official race results

Race statistics

  • Lead changes: 21 among 7 different drivers
  • Cautions/Laps: 17 for 102
  • Red flags: 1 for 11 minutes and 35 seconds
  • Time of race: 3 hours, 19 minutes and 2 seconds
  • Average speed: 80.338 miles per hour (129.291 km/h)

Media

Television

Fox Sports covered their 20th race at the Bristol Motor Speedway. Mike Joy and five-time Bristol winner Jeff Gordon covered the race from the Fox Sports studio in Charlotte. Matt Yocum handled the pit road duties. Larry McReynolds provided insight from the Fox Sports studio in Charlotte.

FS1
Booth announcersPit reporterIn-race analyst
Lap-by-lap: Mike Joy
Color-commentator: Jeff Gordon
Matt YocumLarry McReynolds

Radio

PRN had the radio call for the race which will was simulcasted on Sirius XM NASCAR Radio. Doug Rice, Mark Garrow called the race in the booth when the field raced down the frontstretch. Rob Albright called the race from atop the turn 3 suites when the field raced down the backstretch. Brad Gillie, Brett McMillan and Wendy Venturini covered the action on pit lane.

PRN
Booth announcersTurn announcersPit reporters
Lead announcer: Doug Rice
Announcer: Mark Garrow
Backstretch: Rob AlbrightBrad Gillie
Brett McMillan
Wendy Venturini

Standings after the race

References

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  2. "Bristol Motor Speedway". NASCAR.com. NASCAR Media Group, LLC. January 3, 2013. Archived from the original on April 28, 2017. Retrieved March 6, 2020.
  3. "Entry List". MRN.com. Motor Racing Network. May 27, 2020. Retrieved May 27, 2020.
  4. "Starting Lineup". MRN.com. Motor Racing Network. May 29, 2020. Retrieved May 29, 2020.
  5. "Supermarket Heroes 500 Results". MRN.com. Motor Racing Network. May 31, 2020. Retrieved May 31, 2020.
  6. "Points standings" (PDF). Jayski.com. Jayski's Silly Season Site. May 31, 2020. Retrieved May 31, 2020.
  7. "Supermarket Heroes 500 ratings". ShowBuzzDaily. Mitch Metcalf. Archived from the original on June 3, 2020. Retrieved June 2, 2020.
  8. "Sunday's BMS NASCAR Cup Series race named Food City presents Supermarket Heroes 500 to honor grocery store front-line workers". Bristol Motor Speedway. May 26, 2020. Retrieved May 26, 2020.
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