The raceway was originally constructed with a 2.5 mi (4.0 km) road course that ran both inside and outside of the main tri-oval. In 1991 the track was reconfigured with the current 1.51 mi (2.43 km) interior layout. PIR has an estimated grandstand seating capacity of around 67,000. Lights were installed around the track in 2004 following the addition of a second annual NASCAR race weekend.
Phoenix Raceway is home to two annual NASCAR race weekends, one of 13 facilities on the NASCAR schedule to host more than one race weekend a year. The track is both the first and last stop in the western United States, as well as the fourth and the last track on the schedule.
This was the first time the championship race was held in Phoenix.
Championship driversedit
Joey Logano was the first of the four drivers to clinch a spot in the Championship 4, winning the first race of the Round of 8 at Kansas.
Chase Elliott clinched the second spot in the Championship 4, winning the final race of the Round of 8 at Martinsville.
Brad Keselowski clinched the third spot in the Championship 4 based on points.
Denny Hamlin clinched the final spot in the Championship 4 based on points.
Entry listedit
(R) denotes rookie driver.
(i) denotes driver who are ineligible for series driver points.
Chase Elliott was awarded the pole for the race as determined by competition-based formula.[4] However he was sent to the rear of the field as a result of failing pre-race inspection multiple times.[7]
Chase Elliott won the race and his first Cup Series championship title.
Note: Chase Elliott, Brad Keselowski, Joey Logano, and Denny Hamlin are not eligible for stage points because of their participation in the Championship 4.
Stage Resultsedit
Stage OneLaps: 75
Pos
No
Driver
Team
Manufacturer
Points
1
22
Joey Logano (CC)
Team Penske
Ford
0
2
11
Denny Hamlin (CC)
Joe Gibbs Racing
Toyota
0
3
9
Chase Elliott (CC)
Hendrick Motorsports
Chevrolet
0
4
2
Brad Keselowski (CC)
Team Penske
Ford
0
5
12
Ryan Blaney
Team Penske
Ford
6
6
18
Kyle Busch
Joe Gibbs Racing
Toyota
5
7
88
Alex Bowman
Hendrick Motorsports
Chevrolet
4
8
14
Clint Bowyer
Stewart-Haas Racing
Ford
3
9
1
Kurt Busch
Chip Ganassi Racing
Chevrolet
2
10
21
Matt DiBenedetto
Wood Brothers Racing
Ford
1
Official stage one results
Stage TwoLaps: 115
Pos
No
Driver
Team
Manufacturer
Points
1
2
Brad Keselowski (CC)
Team Penske
Ford
0
2
9
Chase Elliott (CC)
Hendrick Motorsports
Chevrolet
0
3
22
Joey Logano (CC)
Team Penske
Ford
0
4
11
Denny Hamlin (CC)
Joe Gibbs Racing
Toyota
0
5
12
Ryan Blaney
Team Penske
Ford
6
6
48
Jimmie Johnson
Hendrick Motorsports
Chevrolet
5
7
1
Kurt Busch
Chip Ganassi Racing
Chevrolet
4
8
18
Kyle Busch
Joe Gibbs Racing
Toyota
3
9
21
Matt DiBenedetto
Wood Brothers Racing
Ford
2
10
24
William Byron
Hendrick Motorsports
Chevrolet
1
Official stage two results
Final Stage Resultsedit
Stage ThreeLaps: 122
Pos
Grid
No
Driver
Team
Manufacturer
Laps
Points
1
1
9
Chase Elliott (CC)
Hendrick Motorsports
Chevrolet
312
40
2
3
2
Brad Keselowski (CC)
Team Penske
Ford
312
35
3
2
22
Joey Logano (CC)
Team Penske
Ford
312
34
4
4
11
Denny Hamlin (CC)
Joe Gibbs Racing
Toyota
312
33
5
26
48
Jimmie Johnson
Hendrick Motorsports
Chevrolet
312
37
6
5
12
Ryan Blaney
Team Penske
Ford
312
43
7
11
4
Kevin Harvick
Stewart-Haas Racing
Ford
312
30
8
12
21
Matt DiBenedetto
Wood Brothers Racing
Ford
312
32
9
25
24
William Byron
Hendrick Motorsports
Chevrolet
312
29
10
13
19
Martin Truex Jr.
Joe Gibbs Racing
Toyota
312
27
11
8
18
Kyle Busch
Joe Gibbs Racing
Toyota
312
34
12
7
1
Kurt Busch
Chip Ganassi Racing
Chevrolet
312
30
13
10
10
Aric Almirola
Stewart-Haas Racing
Ford
311
24
14
9
14
Clint Bowyer
Stewart-Haas Racing
Ford
311
26
15
23
43
Bubba Wallace
Richard Petty Motorsports
Chevrolet
311
22
16
6
88
Alex Bowman
Hendrick Motorsports
Chevrolet
311
25
17
17
95
Christopher Bell (R)
Leavine Family Racing
Toyota
311
20
18
18
3
Austin Dillon
Richard Childress Racing
Chevrolet
311
19
19
21
8
Tyler Reddick (R)
Richard Childress Racing
Chevrolet
311
18
20
31
17
Chris Buescher
Roush Fenway Racing
Ford
311
17
21
22
13
Ty Dillon
Germain Racing
Chevrolet
311
16
22
14
20
Erik Jones
Joe Gibbs Racing
Toyota
311
15
23
29
34
Michael McDowell
Front Row Motorsports
Ford
311
14
24
19
6
Ryan Newman
Roush Fenway Racing
Ford
311
13
25
16
42
Matt Kenseth
Chip Ganassi Racing
Chevrolet
311
12
26
27
38
John Hunter Nemechek (R)
Front Row Motorsports
Ford
311
11
27
20
47
Ricky Stenhouse Jr.
JTG Daugherty Racing
Chevrolet
310
10
28
15
41
Cole Custer (R)
Stewart-Haas Racing
Ford
310
9
29
35
15
Brennan Poole (R)
Premium Motorsports
Chevrolet
309
8
30
32
27
J. J. Yeley (i)
Rick Ware Racing
Chevrolet
306
0
31
30
96
Daniel Suárez
Gaunt Brothers Racing
Toyota
306
6
32
37
51
Joey Gase (i)
Petty Ware Racing
Ford
302
0
33
36
53
James Davison
Rick Ware Racing
Ford
302
4
34
24
37
Ryan Preece
JTG Daugherty Racing
Chevrolet
299
3
35
38
77
Josh Bilicki (i)
Spire Motorsports
Chevrolet
296
0
36
33
66
Timmy Hill (i)
MBM Motorsports
Toyota
288
0
37
39
7
Garrett Smithley (i)
Tommy Baldwin Racing
Chevrolet
261
0
38
28
32
Corey LaJoie
Go Fas Racing
Ford
215
1
39
34
00
Quin Houff (R)
StarCom Racing
Chevrolet
149
1
Official race results
Race statisticsedit
Lead changes: 19 among 9 different drivers
Cautions/Laps: 4 for 27
Red flags: 0
Time of race: 2 hours, 47 minutes and 0 seconds
Average speed: 112.096 miles per hour (180.401 km/h)
MRN covered the radio call for the race, which was simulcast on Sirius XM NASCAR Radio. Alex Hayden, Jeff Striegle, and Rusty Wallace called the action from the broadcast booth when the field raced down the front straightaway. Dave Moody called the action from turns 1 & 2 and Mike Bagley called the action from turns 3 & 4. Winston Kelley and Steve Post covered the action for MRN from pit lane.
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The 2020 Season Finale 500 was a NASCAR Cup Series race held on November 8 2020 at Phoenix Raceway in Avondale Arizona Contested over 312 laps on the one mile 1 6 km oval it was the 36th and final race of the 2020 NASCAR Cup Series season 2020 Season Finale 500Race details 1 2 3 4 5 6 Race 36 of 36 in the 2020 NASCAR Cup Series2020 Season Finale 500 program coverDateNovember 8 2020 2020 11 08 LocationPhoenix Raceway in Avondale ArizonaCoursePermanent racing facility1 mi 1 6 km Distance312 laps 312 mi 499 2 km Average speed112 096 miles per hour 180 401 km h Pole positionDriverChase ElliottHendrick MotorsportsGrid positions set by competition based formulaMost laps ledDriverChase ElliottHendrick MotorsportsLaps154WinnerNo 9Chase ElliottHendrick MotorsportsTelevision in the United StatesNetworkNBCAnnouncersRick Allen Jeff Burton Steve Letarte and Dale Earnhardt Jr Radio in the United StatesRadioMRNBooth AnnouncersAlex Hayden Jeff Striegle and Rusty WallaceTurn AnnouncersDave Moody 1 amp 2 and Mike Bagley 3 amp 4 The Season Finale 500 was the final start for seven time champion Jimmie Johnson and for 2012 Cup runner up Clint Bowyer and 2003 Winston Cup champion Matt Kenseth as full time Cup Series drivers Contents 1 Report 1 1 Background 1 1 1 Championship drivers 1 1 2 Entry list 2 Qualifying 2 1 Starting Lineup 3 Race 3 1 Stage Results 3 2 Final Stage Results 3 3 Race statistics 4 Media 4 1 Television 4 2 Radio 5 Standings after the race 6 ReferencesReport editBackground edit nbsp Phoenix Raceway the track where the race was held Phoenix Raceway also known as PIR is a one mile low banked tri oval race track located in Avondale Arizona It is named after the nearby metropolitan area of Phoenix The motorsport track opened in 1964 and currently hosts two NASCAR race weekends annually PIR has also hosted the IndyCar Series CART USAC and the Rolex Sports Car Series The raceway is currently owned and operated by International Speedway Corporation The raceway was originally constructed with a 2 5 mi 4 0 km road course that ran both inside and outside of the main tri oval In 1991 the track was reconfigured with the current 1 51 mi 2 43 km interior layout PIR has an estimated grandstand seating capacity of around 67 000 Lights were installed around the track in 2004 following the addition of a second annual NASCAR race weekend Phoenix Raceway is home to two annual NASCAR race weekends one of 13 facilities on the NASCAR schedule to host more than one race weekend a year The track is both the first and last stop in the western United States as well as the fourth and the last track on the schedule This was the first time the championship race was held in Phoenix Championship drivers edit Joey Logano was the first of the four drivers to clinch a spot in the Championship 4 winning the first race of the Round of 8 at Kansas Chase Elliott clinched the second spot in the Championship 4 winning the final race of the Round of 8 at Martinsville Brad Keselowski clinched the third spot in the Championship 4 based on points Denny Hamlin clinched the final spot in the Championship 4 based on points Entry list edit R denotes rookie driver i denotes driver who are ineligible for series driver points CC denotes championship contender No Driver Team Manufacturer 00 Quin Houff R StarCom Racing Chevrolet 1 Kurt Busch Chip Ganassi Racing Chevrolet 2 Brad Keselowski CC 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 Garrett Smithley i Tommy Baldwin Racing Chevrolet 8 Tyler Reddick R Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 9 Chase Elliott CC Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 10 Aric Almirola Stewart Haas Racing Ford 11 Denny Hamlin CC 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 CC Team Penske Ford 24 William Byron Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 27 J J Yeley i Rick Ware Racing Chevrolet 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 Ford 53 James Davison Rick Ware Racing Ford 66 Timmy Hill i MBM Motorsports Toyota 77 Josh Bilicki i Spire Motorsports Chevrolet 88 Alex Bowman Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 95 Christopher Bell R Leavine Family Racing Toyota 96 Daniel Suarez Gaunt Brothers Racing Toyota Official entry list permanent dead link Qualifying editChase Elliott was awarded the pole for the race as determined by competition based formula 4 However he was sent to the rear of the field as a result of failing pre race inspection multiple times 7 Starting Lineup edit Pos No Driver Team Manufacturer 1 9 Chase Elliott CC Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 2 22 Joey Logano CC Team Penske Ford 3 2 Brad Keselowski CC Team Penske Ford 4 11 Denny Hamlin CC Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 5 12 Ryan Blaney Team Penske Ford 6 88 Alex Bowman Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 7 1 Kurt Busch Chip Ganassi Racing Chevrolet 8 18 Kyle Busch Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 9 14 Clint Bowyer Stewart Haas Racing Ford 10 10 Aric Almirola Stewart Haas Racing Ford 11 4 Kevin Harvick Stewart Haas Racing Ford 12 21 Matt DiBenedetto Wood Brothers Racing Ford 13 19 Martin Truex Jr Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 14 20 Erik Jones Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 15 41 Cole Custer R Stewart Haas Racing Ford 16 42 Matt Kenseth Chip Ganassi Racing Chevrolet 17 95 Christopher Bell R Leavine Family Racing Toyota 18 3 Austin Dillon Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 19 6 Ryan Newman Roush Fenway Racing Ford 20 47 Ricky Stenhouse Jr JTG Daugherty Racing Chevrolet 21 8 Tyler Reddick R Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 22 13 Ty Dillon Germain Racing Chevrolet 23 43 Bubba Wallace Richard Petty Motorsports Chevrolet 24 37 Ryan Preece JTG Daugherty Racing Chevrolet 25 24 William Byron Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 26 48 Jimmie Johnson Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 27 38 John Hunter Nemechek R Front Row Motorsports Ford 28 32 Corey LaJoie Go Fas Racing Ford 29 34 Michael McDowell Front Row Motorsports Ford 30 96 Daniel Suarez Gaunt Brothers Racing Toyota 31 17 Chris Buescher Roush Fenway Racing Ford 32 27 J J Yeley i Rick Ware Racing Chevrolet 33 66 Timmy Hill i MBM Motorsports Toyota 34 00 Quin Houff R StarCom Racing Chevrolet 35 15 Brennan Poole R Premium Motorsports Chevrolet 36 53 James Davison Rick Ware Racing Ford 37 51 Joey Gase i Petty Ware Racing Ford 38 77 Josh Bilicki i Spire Motorsports Chevrolet 39 7 Garrett Smithley i Tommy Baldwin Racing Chevrolet Official starting lineupRace edit nbsp Chase Elliott won the race and his first Cup Series championship title Note Chase Elliott Brad Keselowski Joey Logano and Denny Hamlin are not eligible for stage points because of their participation in the Championship 4 Stage Results edit Stage One Laps 75 Pos No Driver Team Manufacturer Points 1 22 Joey Logano CC Team Penske Ford 0 2 11 Denny Hamlin CC Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 0 3 9 Chase Elliott CC Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 0 4 2 Brad Keselowski CC Team Penske Ford 0 5 12 Ryan Blaney Team Penske Ford 6 6 18 Kyle Busch Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 5 7 88 Alex Bowman Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 4 8 14 Clint Bowyer Stewart Haas Racing Ford 3 9 1 Kurt Busch Chip Ganassi Racing Chevrolet 2 10 21 Matt DiBenedetto Wood Brothers Racing Ford 1 Official stage one results Stage Two Laps 115 Pos No Driver Team Manufacturer Points 1 2 Brad Keselowski CC Team Penske Ford 0 2 9 Chase Elliott CC Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 0 3 22 Joey Logano CC Team Penske Ford 0 4 11 Denny Hamlin CC Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 0 5 12 Ryan Blaney Team Penske Ford 6 6 48 Jimmie Johnson Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 5 7 1 Kurt Busch Chip Ganassi Racing Chevrolet 4 8 18 Kyle Busch Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 3 9 21 Matt DiBenedetto Wood Brothers Racing Ford 2 10 24 William Byron Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 1 Official stage two results Final Stage Results edit Stage Three Laps 122 Pos Grid No Driver Team Manufacturer Laps Points 1 1 9 Chase Elliott CC Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 312 40 2 3 2 Brad Keselowski CC Team Penske Ford 312 35 3 2 22 Joey Logano CC Team Penske Ford 312 34 4 4 11 Denny Hamlin CC Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 312 33 5 26 48 Jimmie Johnson Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 312 37 6 5 12 Ryan Blaney Team Penske Ford 312 43 7 11 4 Kevin Harvick Stewart Haas Racing Ford 312 30 8 12 21 Matt DiBenedetto Wood Brothers Racing Ford 312 32 9 25 24 William Byron Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 312 29 10 13 19 Martin Truex Jr Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 312 27 11 8 18 Kyle Busch Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 312 34 12 7 1 Kurt Busch Chip Ganassi Racing Chevrolet 312 30 13 10 10 Aric Almirola Stewart Haas Racing Ford 311 24 14 9 14 Clint Bowyer Stewart Haas Racing Ford 311 26 15 23 43 Bubba Wallace Richard Petty Motorsports Chevrolet 311 22 16 6 88 Alex Bowman Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 311 25 17 17 95 Christopher Bell R Leavine Family Racing Toyota 311 20 18 18 3 Austin Dillon Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 311 19 19 21 8 Tyler Reddick R Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 311 18 20 31 17 Chris Buescher Roush Fenway Racing Ford 311 17 21 22 13 Ty Dillon Germain Racing Chevrolet 311 16 22 14 20 Erik Jones Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 311 15 23 29 34 Michael McDowell Front Row Motorsports Ford 311 14 24 19 6 Ryan Newman Roush Fenway Racing Ford 311 13 25 16 42 Matt Kenseth Chip Ganassi Racing Chevrolet 311 12 26 27 38 John Hunter Nemechek R Front Row Motorsports Ford 311 11 27 20 47 Ricky Stenhouse Jr JTG Daugherty Racing Chevrolet 310 10 28 15 41 Cole Custer R Stewart Haas Racing Ford 310 9 29 35 15 Brennan Poole R Premium Motorsports Chevrolet 309 8 30 32 27 J J Yeley i Rick Ware Racing Chevrolet 306 0 31 30 96 Daniel Suarez Gaunt Brothers Racing Toyota 306 6 32 37 51 Joey Gase i Petty Ware Racing Ford 302 0 33 36 53 James Davison Rick Ware Racing Ford 302 4 34 24 37 Ryan Preece JTG Daugherty Racing Chevrolet 299 3 35 38 77 Josh Bilicki i Spire Motorsports Chevrolet 296 0 36 33 66 Timmy Hill i MBM Motorsports Toyota 288 0 37 39 7 Garrett Smithley i Tommy Baldwin Racing Chevrolet 261 0 38 28 32 Corey LaJoie Go Fas Racing Ford 215 1 39 34 00 Quin Houff R StarCom Racing Chevrolet 149 1 Official race results Race statistics edit Lead changes 19 among 9 different drivers Cautions Laps 4 for 27 Red flags 0 Time of race 2 hours 47 minutes and 0 seconds Average speed 112 096 miles per hour 180 401 km h Media editTelevision edit NBC Sports covered the race on the television side Rick Allen two time Phoenix winner Jeff Burton Steve Letarte and three time Phoenix winner Dale Earnhardt Jr called the action from the booth Dave Burns Parker Kligerman Marty Snider and Kelli Stavast handled the pit road duties and Rutledge Wood handled the features from his home during the race NBC Booth announcers Pit reporters Features reporter Lap by lap Rick AllenColor commentator Jeff BurtonColor commentator Steve LetarteColor commentator Dale Earnhardt Jr Dave BurnsParker KligermanMarty SniderKelli Stavast Rutledge Wood Radio edit MRN covered the radio call for the race which was simulcast on Sirius XM NASCAR Radio Alex Hayden Jeff Striegle and Rusty Wallace called the action from the broadcast booth when the field raced down the front straightaway Dave Moody called the action from turns 1 amp 2 and Mike Bagley called the action from turns 3 amp 4 Winston Kelley and Steve Post covered the action for MRN from pit lane MRN Booth announcers Turn announcers Pit reporters Lead announcer Alex HaydenAnnouncer Jeff StriegleAnnouncer Rusty Wallace Turns 1 amp 2 Dave MoodyTurns 3 amp 4 Mike Bagley Winston KelleySteve PostStandings after the race editDrivers Championship standings Pos Driver Points nbsp 1 1 Chase Elliott 5 040 nbsp 1 2 Brad Keselowski 5 035 5 nbsp 2 3 Joey Logano 5 034 6 nbsp 4 Denny Hamlin 5 033 7 nbsp 5 Kevin Harvick 2 410 2 630 nbsp 6 Alex Bowman 2 371 2 669 nbsp 7 Martin Truex Jr 2 341 2 699 nbsp 8 Kyle Busch 2 341 2 699 nbsp 9 Ryan Blaney 2 336 2 704 nbsp 1 10 Kurt Busch 2 287 2 753 nbsp 1 11 Austin Dillon 2 277 2 763 nbsp 12 Clint Bowyer 2 254 2 786 nbsp 1 13 Matt DiBenedetto 2 249 2 791 nbsp 1 14 William Byron 2 247 2 793 nbsp 15 Aric Almirola 2 235 2 805 nbsp 16 Cole Custer 2 202 2 838 Official driver s standings Manufacturers Championship standings Pos Manufacturer Points nbsp 1 Ford 1 329 nbsp 2 Toyota 1 258 71 nbsp 3 Chevrolet 1 232 97 Note Only the first 16 positions are included for the driver standings References edit 2020 schedule Jayski com Jayski s Silly Season Site January 17 2020 Retrieved September 13 2020 Phoenix International Raceway NASCAR com NASCAR Media Group LLC January 3 2013 Archived from the original on March 10 2017 Retrieved September 13 2020 Entry List PDF Jayski com Jayski s Silly Season Site November 4 2020 Retrieved November 4 2020 permanent dead link a b Starting Lineup NASCAR com NASCAR Media Group LLC November 4 2020 Retrieved November 4 2020 Season Finale 500 Results NASCAR com NASCAR Media Group LLC November 8 2020 Retrieved November 8 2020 Points standings PDF Jayski com Jayski s Silly Season Site November 8 2020 Retrieved November 8 2020 Chase Elliott starts from rear No 9 fails pre race inspection NASCAR 8 November 2020 Previous race 2020 Xfinity 500 NASCAR Cup Series2020 season Next race 2021 Daytona 500 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title 2020 Season 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