On May 7, 2020, it was announced that the season would commence with a condensed, one-day event format at Texas Motor Speedway. Although intended to be run without spectators, Sonic Automotive (which owns the circuit under their Speedway Motorsports subsidiary) followed protocol in use at their NASCAR weekend at Charlotte by allowing owners and tenants of the Turn 2 Lone Star Towers office and condominium complex to have tickets and parking passes to watch the event from their units. Drivers and crew members were subject to social distancing and health screening protocols, and use of face coverings was mandated. Practice, qualifying and the race took place on the same day,[1] requiring it to be shortened from 248 laps or around 600 kilometres (370 miles), to 200 laps (300 miles).[2]
As the pandemic prevented Firestone from manufacturing new tire compounds for the race, existing compounds were used instead. The right-hand tires had originally been manufactured for tests at the track in 2019, simulating the effects of the new aeroscreen introduced to all vehicles for the 2020 season. The left-hand tires were originally manufactured for the 2019 Indianapolis 500. Due to these tire variances, Firestone and IndyCar required that these tires be replaced after 35 laps of use, with each car provided with nine sets of tires to use across the day.[3][4]
Entry listEdit
In May 2020, DragonSpeed revealed that it planned to prioritize an entry for the rescheduled Indianapolis 500, so that it could initially focus on its core European Le Mans Series operations.[5] On June 2, Carlin withdrew its entry for the race in the #31, citing economic impacts of the pandemic in Europe.[6]
Notes: 1 Points include 1 point for leading at least 1 lap during a race, an additional 2 points for leading the most race laps, and 1 point for Pole Position.
Originally scheduled for NBCSN, it was announced on May 24 that the race would move to NBC, marking the first IndyCar Series event to air in primetime on network television in seven years.[14] With 1.285 million viewers, it was the most-watched IndyCar Series event outside of the Indianapolis 500 since 2016.[15]
The race was called at the track with Leigh Diffey doing play-by-play. Paul Tracy and Townsend Bell as analysts, with Marty Snider and Kelli Stavast reporting on pit lane.[16]
The race was carried by the IndyCar Radio Network. Mark Jaynes served as the chief announcer from WIBC Radio studios along with Davey Hamilton as Driver Expert. Jake Query called the field down the backstretch from WIBC studios. Nick Yeoman was the sole pit reporter at the track.[17]
^Ryan, Nate (May 7, 2020). "IndyCar will open 2020 season at Texas without fans in one-day event". Motorsports on NBC. NBC Sports. Retrieved May 8, 2020.
^"NTT IndyCar Series Season Kicks Off June 6 at Texas Motor Speedway". IndyCar Series. May 7, 2020. Retrieved May 8, 2020.
^Barnes, Joey (2020-06-03). "Firestone-Mandated Tire Restrictions Add Wrinkle to NTT IndyCar Series Opener at Texas". Autoweek. Retrieved 2020-06-13.
^Ramos, Dino-Ray (2020-05-24). "NTT Indycar Series Genesys 300 Races To NBC Primetime". Deadline. Retrieved 2020-05-25.
^Brown, Nathan. "NBC delivers IndyCar's most-watched non-Indy 500 race since 2016 in Saturday's season-opener". The Indianapolis Star. Retrieved 2020-06-13.
^"Texas IndyCar opener shifts to NBC". RACER. 2020-05-24. Retrieved 2020-06-13.
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The 2020 Genesys 300 was an IndyCar Series event that was held on June 6 2020 at Texas Motor Speedway in Fort Worth Texas It was the opening event of the 2020 IndyCar Series due to race cancellations and postponements tied to the COVID 19 pandemic 2020 Genesys 300Race details1 round of the 2020 IndyCar Series seasonDateJune 6 2020Official nameGenesys 300LocationTexas Motor SpeedwayCourseOval1 5 mi 2 4 kmDistance200 laps300 mi 482 803 kmPole positionDriverJosef Newgarden Team Penske Time24 0227 24 0351 48 0578Fastest lapDriverFelix Rosenqvist Chip Ganassi Racing Time24 1088 on lap 189 of 200 PodiumFirstScott Dixon Chip Ganassi Racing SecondSimon Pagenaud Team Penske ThirdJosef Newgarden Team Penske Contents 1 Background 1 1 Entry list 1 2 Withdrawn 2 Full Results 2 1 Practice 2 2 Qualifying 2 3 Race 2 4 Race statistics 3 Championship standings after the race 4 Broadcasting 4 1 Television 4 2 Radio 5 ReferencesBackground EditOn May 7 2020 it was announced that the season would commence with a condensed one day event format at Texas Motor Speedway Although intended to be run without spectators Sonic Automotive which owns the circuit under their Speedway Motorsports subsidiary followed protocol in use at their NASCAR weekend at Charlotte by allowing owners and tenants of the Turn 2 Lone Star Towers office and condominium complex to have tickets and parking passes to watch the event from their units Drivers and crew members were subject to social distancing and health screening protocols and use of face coverings was mandated Practice qualifying and the race took place on the same day 1 requiring it to be shortened from 248 laps or around 600 kilometres 370 miles to 200 laps 300 miles 2 As the pandemic prevented Firestone from manufacturing new tire compounds for the race existing compounds were used instead The right hand tires had originally been manufactured for tests at the track in 2019 simulating the effects of the new aeroscreen introduced to all vehicles for the 2020 season The left hand tires were originally manufactured for the 2019 Indianapolis 500 Due to these tire variances Firestone and IndyCar required that these tires be replaced after 35 laps of use with each car provided with nine sets of tires to use across the day 3 4 Entry list Edit In May 2020 DragonSpeed revealed that it planned to prioritize an entry for the rescheduled Indianapolis 500 so that it could initially focus on its core European Le Mans Series operations 5 On June 2 Carlin withdrew its entry for the race in the 31 citing economic impacts of the pandemic in Europe 6 Car No Driver Name Owner Team Engine1 nbsp Josef Newgarden W Team Penske Chevrolet4 nbsp Charlie Kimball A J Foyt Enterprises Chevrolet5 nbsp Patricio O Ward Arrow McLaren SP Chevrolet7 nbsp Oliver Askew R Arrow McLaren SP Chevrolet8 nbsp Marcus Ericsson Chip Ganassi Racing Honda9 nbsp Scott Dixon W Chip Ganassi Racing Honda10 nbsp Felix Rosenqvist Chip Ganassi Racing Honda12 nbsp Will Power W Team Penske Chevrolet14 nbsp Tony Kanaan W A J Foyt Enterprises Chevrolet15 nbsp Graham Rahal W Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing Honda18 nbsp Santino Ferrucci Dale Coyne Racing with Vasser Sullivan Honda20 nbsp Ed Carpenter W Ed Carpenter Racing Chevrolet21 nbsp Rinus VeeKay R Ed Carpenter Racing Chevrolet22 nbsp Simon Pagenaud Team Penske Chevrolet26 nbsp Zach Veach Andretti Autosport Honda27 nbsp Alexander Rossi Andretti Autosport Honda28 nbsp Ryan Hunter Reay Andretti Autosport Honda29 nbsp James Hinchcliffe Andretti Autosport Honda30 nbsp Takuma Sato Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing Honda55 nbsp Alex Palou R Dale Coyne Racing with Team Goh Honda59 nbsp Conor Daly Carlin Chevrolet60 nbsp Jack Harvey Meyer Shank Racing Honda88 nbsp Colton Herta Andretti Harding Steinbrenner Autosport Honda98 nbsp Marco Andretti Andretti Herta Autosport with Marco Andretti amp Curb Agajanian HondaSource 7 All cars ran a Dallara safety tub utilizing the IndyCar mandated Universal Aero Kit 18 All cars also utilized Firestone tires Withdrawn Edit Car No Driver Name Owner Team Engine31 Unnamed Carlin Chevrolet81 Ben Hanley DragonSpeed ChevroletKey MeaningR RookieW Past winnerFull Results EditKey MeaningR RookieW Past winnerPractice Edit Practice ran on race day from 12 30 p m to 2 30 p m CT Pos No Name Lap Time Avg Speed1 9 nbsp Scott Dixon W 24 0006 215 995 mph 347 610 km h 2 88 nbsp Colton Herta 24 1689 214 491 mph 345 190 km h 3 5 nbsp Patricio O Ward 24 1875 214 326 mph 344 924 km h 4 26 nbsp Zach Veach 24 1906 214 298 mph 344 879 km h 5 98 nbsp Marco Andretti 24 1945 214 264 mph 344 824 km h 6 30 nbsp Takuma Sato 24 2437 213 826 mph 344 120 km h 7 1 nbsp Josef Newgarden 24 3029 213 308 mph 343 286 km h 8 22 nbsp Simon Pagenaud 24 3128 213 221 mph 343 146 km h 9 15 nbsp Graham Rahal 24 3179 213 176 mph 343 074 km h 10 10 nbsp Felix Rosenqvist 24 3974 212 482 mph 341 957 km h 11 4 nbsp Charlie Kimball 24 4184 212 299 mph 341 662 km h 12 12 nbsp Will Power 24 4281 212 215 mph 341 527 km h 13 8 nbsp Marcus Ericsson 24 4408 212 104 mph 341 348 km h 14 55 nbsp Alex Palou R 24 4446 212 071 mph 341 295 km h 15 7 nbsp Oliver Askew R 24 4842 211 728 mph 340 743 km h 16 27 nbsp Alexander Rossi 24 4853 211 719 mph 340 729 km h 17 29 nbsp James Hinchcliffe 24 4979 211 610 mph 340 553 km h 18 20 nbsp Ed Carpenter 24 5508 211 154 mph 339 819 km h 19 14 nbsp Tony Kanaan 24 5521 211 143 mph 339 802 km h 20 59 nbsp Conor Daly 24 5561 211 108 mph 339 745 km h 21 28 nbsp Ryan Hunter Reay 24 6094 210 617 mph 338 955 km h 22 18 nbsp Santino Ferrucci 24 6094 210 617 mph 338 955 km h 23 21 nbsp Rinus VeeKay R 25 0564 209 893 mph 337 790 km h 24 60 nbsp Jack Harvey 25 2599 205 226 mph 330 279 km h Source 8 Qualifying Edit Qualifying was run on race day starting at 5 p m ET Pos No Name Lap 1 Time Lap 2 Time Total Time Avg Speed1 1 nbsp Josef Newgarden 24 0227 24 0351 48 0578 215 740 mph 347 200 km h 2 9 nbsp Scott Dixon 24 0393 24 0413 48 0806 215 638 mph 347 036 km h 3 22 nbsp Simon Pagenaud 24 0507 24 0686 48 1193 215 464 mph 346 756 km h 4 28 nbsp Ryan Hunter Reay 24 2439 24 1344 48 3783 214 311 mph 344 900 km h 5 26 nbsp Zach Veach 24 2942 24 1588 48 4530 213 981 mph 344 369 km h 6 12 nbsp Will Power 24 2708 24 1937 48 4645 213 930 mph 344 287 km h 7 15 nbsp Graham Rahal 24 2734 24 2029 48 4763 213 878 mph 344 203 km h 8 27 nbsp Alexander Rossi 24 2336 24 2855 48 5191 213 689 mph 343 899 km h 9 10 nbsp Felix Rosenqvist 24 3100 24 2384 48 5484 213 560 mph 343 692 km h 10 14 nbsp Tony Kanaan 24 3959 24 1917 48 5876 213 388 mph 343 415 km h 11 98 nbsp Marco Andretti 24 2882 24 3444 48 6326 213 190 mph 343 096 km h 12 4 nbsp Charlie Kimball 24 4347 24 2917 48 7264 212 780 mph 342 436 km h 13 20 nbsp Ed Carpenter 24 4153 24 3261 48 7414 212 714 mph 342 330 km h 14 88 nbsp Colton Herta 24 3807 24 3648 48 7455 212 697 mph 342 303 km h 15 29 nbsp James Hinchcliffe 24 3560 24 4109 48 7669 212 603 mph 342 151 km h 16 55 nbsp Alex Palou 24 5459 24 2437 48 7896 212 504 mph 341 992 km h 17 8 nbsp Marcus Ericsson 24 4232 24 4733 48 8965 212 040 mph 341 245 km h 18 5 nbsp Patricio O Ward 24 4068 24 4959 48 9027 212 013 mph 341 202 km h 19 59 nbsp Conor Daly 24 5452 24 4934 49 0386 211 425 mph 340 256 km h 20 7 nbsp Oliver Askew 24 7092 24 4657 49 1749 210 839 mph 339 312 km h 21 60 nbsp Jack Harvey 25 2665 25 1499 50 4164 205 647 mph 330 957 km h 22 30 nbsp Takuma Sato Wrecked during attempt No Time No Speed23 21 nbsp Rinus VeeKay Did not attempt No Time No Speed24 18 nbsp Santino Ferrucci Did not attempt No Time No SpeedSource 9 Race Edit Pos No Driver Team Engine Laps Time Status PitStops Grid LapsLed Pts 11 9 nbsp Scott Dixon W Chip Ganassi Racing Honda 200 1 38 37 7648 5 2 157 532 22 nbsp Simon Pagenaud Team Penske Chevrolet 200 4 410 5 3 403 1 nbsp Josef Newgarden W Team Penske Chevrolet 200 5 806 5 1 41 374 26 nbsp Zach Veach Andretti Autosport Honda 200 6 577 5 5 2 335 20 nbsp Ed Carpenter W Ed Carpenter Racing Chevrolet 200 6 948 5 13 306 59 nbsp Conor Daly Carlin Chevrolet 200 7 576 5 19 287 88 nbsp Colton Herta Andretti Harding Steinbrenner Autosport Honda 200 8 055 5 14 268 28 nbsp Ryan Hunter Reay Andretti Autosport Honda 200 8 310 6 4 249 7 nbsp Oliver Askew R Arrow McLaren SP Chevrolet 200 8 694 5 20 2210 14 nbsp Tony Kanaan W A J Foyt Enterprises Chevrolet 200 8 963 5 10 2011 4 nbsp Charlie Kimball A J Foyt Enterprises Chevrolet 199 Contact 6 12 1912 5 nbsp Patricio O Ward Arrow McLaren SP Chevrolet 199 1 Lap 5 18 1813 12 nbsp Will Power W Team Penske Chevrolet 199 1 Lap 5 6 1714 98 nbsp Marco Andretti Andretti Herta Autosport w Marco Andretti amp Curb Agajanian Honda 199 1 Lap 5 11 1615 27 nbsp Alexander Rossi Andretti Autosport Honda 199 1 Lap 7 8 1516 60 nbsp Jack Harvey Meyer Shank Racing Honda 199 1 Lap 5 21 1417 15 nbsp Graham Rahal W Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing Honda 198 2 Laps 7 7 1318 29 nbsp James Hinchcliffe Andretti Autosport Honda 198 2 Laps 5 15 1219 8 nbsp Marcus Ericsson Chip Ganassi Racing Honda 196 4 Laps 6 17 1120 10 nbsp Felix Rosenqvist Chip Ganassi Racing Honda 190 Contact 5 9 1021 18 nbsp Santino Ferrucci Dale Coyne Racing w Vasser Sullivan Honda 156 Mechanical 4 23 922 21 nbsp Rinus VeeKay R Ed Carpenter Racing Chevrolet 36 Contact 1 24 823 55 nbsp Alex Palou R Dale Coyne Racing w Team Goh Honda 36 Contact 1 16 7DNS 30 nbsp Takuma Sato Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing Honda 0 Did Not Start Qualifying crash 0 22 6Source 10 Notes 1 Points include 1 point for leading at least 1 lap during a race an additional 2 points for leading the most race laps and 1 point for Pole Position Race statistics Edit Average speed 175 201 mph 281 959 km h Lead changes 5 Lap leader breakdownFromlap Tolap Totallaps Driver1 31 31 Josef Newgarden32 34 3 Scott Dixon35 36 2 Zach Veach37 80 44 Scott Dixon81 90 10 Josef Newgarden91 200 110 Scott DixonSource 11 Cautions 4 for 24 lapsFromlap Tolap Totallaps Reason38 45 8 21 VeeKay amp 55 Palou accident backstretch77 85 9 Debris191 196 6 10 Rosenqvist accident turn 2200 200 1 4 Kimball accident backstretchSource 12 Championship standings after the race EditDrivers Championship standingsPos Driver Points1 nbsp Scott Dixon 532 nbsp Simon Pagenaud 403 nbsp Josef Newgarden 374 nbsp Zach Veach 335 nbsp Ed Carpenter 30 Engine Manufacturer standingsPos Manufacturer Points1 Honda 872 Chevrolet 76Source 13 Note Only the top five positions are included Broadcasting EditTelevision Edit Originally scheduled for NBCSN it was announced on May 24 that the race would move to NBC marking the first IndyCar Series event to air in primetime on network television in seven years 14 With 1 285 million viewers it was the most watched IndyCar Series event outside of the Indianapolis 500 since 2016 15 The race was called at the track with Leigh Diffey doing play by play Paul Tracy and Townsend Bell as analysts with Marty Snider and Kelli Stavast reporting on pit lane 16 NBCBooth Announcers Pit garage reportersAnnouncer Leigh DiffeyDriver Expert Townsend BellDriver Expert Paul Tracy Marty SniderKelli StavastRadio Edit The race was carried by the IndyCar Radio Network Mark Jaynes served as the chief announcer from WIBC Radio studios along with Davey Hamilton as Driver Expert Jake Query called the field down the backstretch from WIBC studios Nick Yeoman was the sole pit reporter at the track 17 IndyCar Radio NetworkBooth Announcers Turn Reporters Pit garage reportersChief Announcer Mark JaynesDriver Expert Davey Hamilton Backstretch Jake Query Nick YeomanReferences Edit Ryan Nate May 7 2020 IndyCar will open 2020 season at Texas without fans in one day event Motorsports on NBC NBC Sports Retrieved May 8 2020 NTT IndyCar Series Season Kicks Off June 6 at Texas Motor Speedway IndyCar Series May 7 2020 Retrieved May 8 2020 Barnes Joey 2020 06 03 Firestone Mandated Tire Restrictions Add Wrinkle to NTT IndyCar Series Opener at Texas Autoweek Retrieved 2020 06 13 Tire stint limit implemented for IndyCar s Texas return RACER 2020 05 27 Retrieved 2020 06 13 DragonSpeed reveals revised plans for IndyCar IMSA ELMS us motorsport com Retrieved 2020 06 13 Carlin s No 31 Chevy parked for Texas opener RACER 2020 06 02 Retrieved 2020 06 13 TXMotorSpeedway 3 June 2020 Y all we have an entry list for Saturday s Genesys300 Tweet via Twitter Results Results Results Race Results Race Results Home indycar com Ramos Dino Ray 2020 05 24 NTT Indycar Series Genesys 300 Races To NBC Primetime Deadline Retrieved 2020 05 25 Brown Nathan NBC delivers IndyCar s most watched non Indy 500 race since 2016 in Saturday s season opener The Indianapolis Star Retrieved 2020 06 13 Texas IndyCar opener shifts to NBC RACER 2020 05 24 Retrieved 2020 06 13 Source IndyCar Radio Broadcast Previous race None season premiere IndyCar Series2020 season Next race 2020 IndyCar Grand PrixPrevious race 2019 DXC Technology 600 Genesys 300 Next race 2021 Genesys 300 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title 2020 Genesys 300 amp oldid 1129933650, wikipedia, wiki, book, 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