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 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.
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Background
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. 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.
Driver Team Manufacturer 00 Quin Houff (R) 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 7 J. J. Yeley (i) Tommy Baldwin Racing Chevrolet 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 Brennan Poole (R) 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 27 Gray Gaulding Rick Ware Racing Ford 32 Corey LaJoie Go Fas Racing Ford 34 Michael McDowell Front Row Motorsports Ford 37 Ryan Preece JTG Daugherty Racing Chevrolet 38 John Hunter Nemechek (R) Front Row Motorsports Ford 41 Cole Custer (R) Stewart-Haas Racing Ford 42 Matt Kenseth Chip Ganassi Racing Chevrolet 43 Bubba Wallace Richard Petty Motorsports Chevrolet 47 Ricky Stenhouse Jr. JTG Daugherty Racing Chevrolet 48 Jimmie Johnson Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 51 Joey Gase (i) Petty Ware Racing Chevrolet 53 Bayley Currey (i) Rick Ware Racing Chevrolet 66 Timmy Hill (i) MBM Motorsports Toyota 77 Garrett Smithley (i) Spire Motorsports Chevrolet 78 B. J. McLeod (i) B. J. McLeod Motorsports Ford 88 Alex Bowman Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 95 Christopher Bell (R) Leavine Family Racing Toyota 96 Daniel Suárez Gaunt Brothers Racing ToyotaOfficial entry list
Qualifying Brad Keselowski was awarded the pole for the race as determined by a random draw.
Starting Lineup Pos Driver Team Manufacturer 1 2 Brad Keselowski Team Penske Ford 2 10 Aric Almirola Stewart-Haas Racing Ford 3 22 Joey Logano Team Penske Ford 4 12 Ryan Blaney Team Penske Ford 5 19 Martin Truex Jr. Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 6 9 Chase Elliott Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 7 18 Kyle Busch Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 8 4 Kevin Harvick Stewart-Haas Racing Ford 9 21 Matt DiBenedetto Wood Brothers Racing Ford 10 11 Denny Hamlin Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 11 88 Alex Bowman Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 12 1 Kurt Busch Chip Ganassi Racing Chevrolet 13 24 William Byron Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 14 42 Matt Kenseth Chip Ganassi Racing Chevrolet 15 20 Erik Jones Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 16 47 Ricky Stenhouse Jr. JTG Daugherty Racing Chevrolet 17 6 Ryan Newman Roush Fenway Racing Ford 18 38 John Hunter Nemechek (R) Front Row Motorsports Ford 19 17 Chris Buescher Roush Fenway Racing Ford 20 3 Austin Dillon Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 21 8 Tyler Reddick (R) Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 22 41 Cole Custer (R) Stewart-Haas Racing Ford 23 14 Clint Bowyer Stewart-Haas Racing Ford 24 48 Jimmie Johnson Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 25 34 Michael McDowell Front Row Motorsports Ford 26 53 Bayley Currey (i) Rick Ware Racing Chevrolet 27 51 Joey Gase (i) Petty Ware Racing Chevrolet 28 00 Quin Houff (R) StarCom Racing Chevrolet 29 13 Ty Dillon Germain Racing Chevrolet 30 27 Gray Gaulding Rick Ware Racing Ford 31 77 Garrett Smithley (i) Spire Motorsports Chevrolet 32 32 Corey LaJoie Go Fas Racing Ford 33 37 Ryan Preece JTG Daugherty Racing Chevrolet 34 15 Brennan Poole (R) Premium Motorsports Chevrolet 35 95 Christopher Bell (R) Leavine Family Racing Toyota 36 43 Bubba Wallace Richard Petty Motorsports Chevrolet 37 96 Daniel Suárez Gaunt Brothers Racing Toyota 38 66 Timmy Hill (i) MBM Motorsports Toyota 39 78 B. J. McLeod (i) B. J. McLeod Motorsports Ford 40 7 J. J. Yeley (i) Tommy Baldwin Racing ChevroletOfficial starting lineup
Race
Stage Results
Stage One Laps: 125
Pos Driver Team Manufacturer Points1 9 Chase Elliott Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 102 12 Ryan Blaney Team Penske Ford 93 2 Brad Keselowski Team Penske Ford 84 10 Aric Almirola Stewart-Haas Racing Ford 75 22 Joey Logano Team Penske Ford 66 4 Kevin Harvick Stewart-Haas Racing Ford 57 21 Matt DiBenedetto Wood Brothers Racing Ford 48 11 Denny Hamlin Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 39 47 Ricky Stenhouse Jr. JTG Daugherty Racing Chevrolet 210 48 Jimmie Johnson Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 1Official stage one results
Stage Two Laps: 125
Pos Driver Team Manufacturer Points1 9 Chase Elliott Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 102 11 Denny Hamlin Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 93 4 Kevin Harvick Stewart-Haas Racing Ford 84 22 Joey Logano Team Penske Ford 75 18 Kyle Busch Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 66 14 Clint Bowyer Stewart-Haas Racing Ford 57 24 William Byron Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 48 20 Erik Jones Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 39 2 Brad Keselowski Team Penske Ford 210 17 Chris Buescher Roush Fenway Racing Ford 1Official stage two results
Final Stage Results
Stage Three Laps: 250
Pos Grid Driver Team Manufacturer Laps Points1 1 2 Brad Keselowski Team Penske Ford 500 502 23 14 Clint Bowyer Stewart-Haas Racing Ford 500 403 24 48 Jimmie Johnson Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 500 354 7 18 Kyle Busch Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 500 395 15 20 Erik Jones Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 500 356 20 3 Austin Dillon Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 500 317 12 1 Kurt Busch Chip Ganassi Racing Chevrolet 500 308 13 24 William Byron Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 500 339 35 95 Christopher Bell (R) Leavine Family Racing Toyota 500 2810 36 43 Bubba Wallace Richard Petty Motorsports Chevrolet 500 2711 8 4 Kevin Harvick Stewart-Haas Racing Ford 500 3912 33 37 Ryan Preece JTG Daugherty Racing Chevrolet 500 2513 18 38 John Hunter Nemechek (R) Front Row Motorsports Ford 500 2414 25 34 Michael McDowell Front Row Motorsports Ford 500 2315 17 6 Ryan Newman Roush Fenway Racing Ford 500 2216 14 42 Matt Kenseth Chip Ganassi Racing Chevrolet 500 2117 10 11 Denny Hamlin Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 500 3218 37 96 Daniel Suárez Gaunt Brothers Racing Toyota 500 1919 38 66 Timmy Hill (i) MBM Motorsports Toyota 500 020 5 19 Martin Truex Jr. Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 500 1721 3 22 Joey Logano Team Penske Ford 500 2922 6 9 Chase Elliott Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 500 3523 19 17 Chris Buescher Roush Fenway Racing Ford 496 1524 34 15 Brennan Poole (R) Premium Motorsports Chevrolet 494 1325 40 7 J. J. Yeley (i) Tommy Baldwin Racing Chevrolet 492 026 31 77 Garrett Smithley Spire Motorsports Chevrolet 489 027 28 00 Quin Houff StarCom Racing Chevrolet 483 1028 39 78 B. J. McLeod (i) B. J. McLeod Motorsports Ford 477 029 2 10 Aric Almirola Stewart-Haas Racing Ford 470 1530 30 27 Gray Gaulding Rick Ware Racing Ford 456 731 9 21 Matt DiBenedetto Wood Brothers Racing Ford 456 1032 32 32 Corey LaJoie Go Fas Racing Ford 375 533 27 51 Joey Gase (i) Petty Ware Racing Chevrolet 302 034 16 47 Ricky Stenhouse Jr. JTG Daugherty Racing Chevrolet 228 535 22 41 Cole Custer (R) Stewart-Haas Racing Ford 228 236 21 8 Tyler Reddick (R) Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 228 137 11 88 Alex Bowman Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 228 138 26 53 Bayley Currey (i) Rick Ware Racing Chevrolet 203 039 29 13 Ty Dillon Germain Racing Chevrolet 201 140 4 12 Ryan Blaney Team Penske Ford 199 10Official 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:
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.
FS1Booth announcersPit reporterIn-race analyst Lap-by-lap: Mike JoyColor-commentator: Jeff Gordon Matt Yocum Larry 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.
PRNBooth announcersTurn announcersPit reporters Lead announcer: Doug RiceAnnouncer: Mark Garrow Backstretch: Rob Albright Brad GillieBrett McMillanWendy Venturini
Standings after the race
Drivers' Championship standings Pos Driver Points 1 Kevin Harvick 370 2 Joey Logano 346 (–24) 3 Chase Elliott 325 (–45) 1 4 Brad Keselowski 315 (–55) 1 5 Alex Bowman 289 (–81) 1 6 Martin Truex Jr. 280 (–90) 1 7 Denny Hamlin 276 (–94) 2 8 Ryan Blaney 274 (–96) 3 9 Kyle Busch 256 (–114) 10 Kurt Busch 253 (–117) 2 11 Aric Almirola 240 (–130) 2 12 Clint Bowyer 232 (–138) 2 13 Matt DiBenedetto 230 (–140) 1 14 Erik Jones 228 (–142) 1 15 Jimmie Johnson 223 (–147) 1 16 Austin Dillon 221 (–149)Official driver's standings
Manufacturers' Championship standings Pos Manufacturer Points 1 Ford 335 2 Chevrolet 310 (–25) 3 Toyota 304 (–31)
Note: Only the first 16 positions are included for the driver standings. . – Driver has clinched a position in the NASCAR Cup Series playoffs.
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