2020 NASCAR Cup Series - Silly season, rumors, and banter
Posted: Fri Sep 13, 2019 07:32 am
CHARTERED TEAMS
Chip Ganassi Racing
1 Kurt Busch
42 Kyle Larson (1-4) / Matt Kenseth (5-36)
Front Row Motorsports
34 Michael McDowell
38 John Hunter Nemechek
Germain Racing
13 Ty Dillon
Go Fas Racing
32 Corey LaJoie
Hendrick Motorsports
9 Chase Elliott
24 William Byron
48 Jimmie Johnson (1-15, 17-36) / Justin Allgaier (16)
88 Alex Bowman
Joe Gibbs Racing
11 Denny Hamlin
18 Kyle Busch
19 Martin Truex Jr.
20 Erik Jones
JTG Daugherty Racing
37 Ryan Preece
47 Ricky Stenhouse Jr.
Leavine Family Racing
95 Christopher Bell
Premium Motorsports
15 Brennan Poole (1-28, 30-36) / JJ Yeley (29)
Richard Childress Racing
3 Austin Dillon (1-22, 24-36) / Kaz Grala (23)
8 Tyler Reddick
Richard Petty Motorsports
43 Bubba Wallace
Rick Ware Racing
27 BJ McLeod (1) / JJ Yeley (2-5, 11-12, 14-17, 19-28, 33-36) / Gray Gaulding (6-9, 13, 18, 29-30, 32) / Josh Bilicki (10) / Cody Ware (31)
**This team ran races 1-4 wearing no. 52**
51 Joey Gase (1, 5-20, 24-25, 27-31, 33-36) / Garrett Smithley (2-4) / James Davison (21-23, 26) / Josh Bilicki (32)
53 David Ragan (1) / Joey Gase (2-4, 26) / Garrett Smithley (5-8, 10, 14-17, 21-23, 34) / Bayley Currey (9) / David Starr (11) / Josh Bilicki (12, 18-19, 24-25, 30) / JJ Yeley (13) / James Davison (20, 27-29, 31-33, 35-36)
**This team ran race 1 wearing no. 36**
Roush Fenway Racing
6 Ryan Newman (1, 5-36) / Ross Chastain (2-4)
17 Chris Buescher
Spire Motorsports
77 Ross Chastain (1, 7, 16, 26-27) / Reed Sorenson (2-5, 21-22, 24-25, 28-29, 33-34) / JJ Yeley (6, 8, 10, 18, 30, 32) / Garrett Smithley (9, 11, 19-20, 35) / BJ McLeod (12-13) / James Davison (14-15) / Josh Bilicki (17, 36) / Stanton Barrett (23) / Justin Haley (31)
**This team ran races 21-22 wearing no. 74**
StarCom Racing
00 Quin Houff
Stewart-Haas Racing
4 Kevin Harvick
10 Aric Almirola
14 Clint Bowyer
41 Cole Custer
Team Penske
2 Brad Keselowski
12 Ryan Blaney
22 Joey Logano
Wood Brothers Racing
21 Matt DiBenedetto
FULL TIME UNCHARTERED & PART TIME TEAMS
Beard Motorsports
62 Brendan Gaughan (1, 13, 23, 26, 31)
BJ McLeod Motorsports
78 BJ McLeod (5-10, 14-16, 18-19, 24-25) / Garrett Smithley (13, 29)
Gaunt Brothers Racing
96 Daniel Suarez (ALL)
Kaulig Racing
16 Justin Haley (1)
MBM Motorsports
49 Chad Finchum (1, 30, 33-34)
66 Timmy Hill (ALL)
Premium Motorsports
27 Reed Sorenson (1)
Rick Ware Racing
54 JJ Yeley (1)
Team Keller Racing
90 Unknown (18)
Tommy Baldwin Racing
7 Josh Bilicki (5, 8, 14-16, 22, 26-27, 29, 33-35) / JJ Yeley (7, 9) / Reed Sorenson (10-11, 18-19) / Joey Gase (21) / Garrett Smithley (24-25, 36)
SCHEDULE
February 9 - Busch Clash
February 13 - Bluegreen Vacations Duel
1. February 16 - Daytona 500 🏆Denny Hamlin🏆
2. February 23 - Pennzoil 400 🏆Joey Logano🏆
3. March 1 - Auto Club 400 🏆Alex Bowman🏆
4. March 8 - FanShield 500 🏆Joey Logano🏆
5. May 17 - The Real Heroes 400 🏆Kevin Harvick🏆
6. May 20 - Toyota 500 🏆Denny Hamlin🏆
7. May 24 - Coca Cola 600 🏆Brad Keselowski🏆
8. May 27 - Alsco Uniforms 500 🏆Chase Elliott🏆
9. May 31 - Supermarket Heroes 500 🏆Brad Keselowski🏆
10. June 7 - Folds of Honor QuikTrip 500 🏆Kevin Harvick🏆
11. June 10 - Blue Emu Maximum Pain Relief 500 🏆Martin Truex, Jr.🏆
12. June 14 - Dixie Vodka 400 🏆Denny Hamlin🏆
13. June 21 - Geico 500 🏆Ryan Blaney🏆
14. June 27 - Pocono Organics 325 🏆Kevin Harvick🏆
15. June 28 - Pocono 350 🏆Denny Hamlin🏆
16. July 5 - Brickyard 400 🏆Kevin Harvick🏆
17. July 12 - Quaker State 400 🏆Cole Custer🏆
July 15 - All Star Race
18. July 19 - O'Reilly Auto Parts 500 🏆Austin Dillon🏆
19. July 23 - Super Start Batteries 400 🏆Denny Hamlin🏆
20. August 2 - Foxwoods Resort Casino 301 🏆Brad Keselowski🏆
21. August 8 - FireKeepers Casino 400 🏆Kevin Harvick🏆
22. August 9 - Consumers Energy 400 🏆Kevin Harvick🏆
23. August 16 - Go Bowling 235 🏆Chase Elliott🏆
24. August 22 - Drydene 311 #1 🏆Denny Hamlin🏆
25. August 23 - Drydene 311 #2 🏆Kevin Harvick🏆
26. August 29 - Coke Zero Sugar 400 🏆William Byron🏆
NASCAR Cup Series Playoffs
27. September 6 - Cook Out Southern 500 🏆Kevin Harvick🏆
28. September 12 - Federated Auto Parts 400 🏆Brad Keselowski🏆
29. September 19 - Bass Pro Shops NRA Night Race 🏆Kevin Harvick🏆
30. September 27 - South Point 400 🏆Kurt Busch🏆
31. October 4 - YellaWood 500 🏆Denny Hamlin🏆
32. October 11 - Bank of America Roval 400 🏆Chase Elliott🏆
33. October 18 - Hollywood Casino 400 🏆Joey Logano🏆
34. October 25 - Autotrader EchoPark Automotive 500 🏆Kyle Busch🏆
35. November 1 - Xfinity 500 🏆Chase Elliott🏆
36. November 8 - Season Finale 500 🏆Chase Elliott🏆
2020 NASCAR CUP SERIES CHAMPION - CHASE ELLIOTT
Chip Ganassi Racing
1 Kurt Busch
42 Kyle Larson (1-4) / Matt Kenseth (5-36)
Front Row Motorsports
34 Michael McDowell
38 John Hunter Nemechek
Germain Racing
13 Ty Dillon
Go Fas Racing
32 Corey LaJoie
Hendrick Motorsports
9 Chase Elliott
24 William Byron
48 Jimmie Johnson (1-15, 17-36) / Justin Allgaier (16)
88 Alex Bowman
Joe Gibbs Racing
11 Denny Hamlin
18 Kyle Busch
19 Martin Truex Jr.
20 Erik Jones
JTG Daugherty Racing
37 Ryan Preece
47 Ricky Stenhouse Jr.
Leavine Family Racing
95 Christopher Bell
Premium Motorsports
15 Brennan Poole (1-28, 30-36) / JJ Yeley (29)
Richard Childress Racing
3 Austin Dillon (1-22, 24-36) / Kaz Grala (23)
8 Tyler Reddick
Richard Petty Motorsports
43 Bubba Wallace
Rick Ware Racing
27 BJ McLeod (1) / JJ Yeley (2-5, 11-12, 14-17, 19-28, 33-36) / Gray Gaulding (6-9, 13, 18, 29-30, 32) / Josh Bilicki (10) / Cody Ware (31)
**This team ran races 1-4 wearing no. 52**
51 Joey Gase (1, 5-20, 24-25, 27-31, 33-36) / Garrett Smithley (2-4) / James Davison (21-23, 26) / Josh Bilicki (32)
53 David Ragan (1) / Joey Gase (2-4, 26) / Garrett Smithley (5-8, 10, 14-17, 21-23, 34) / Bayley Currey (9) / David Starr (11) / Josh Bilicki (12, 18-19, 24-25, 30) / JJ Yeley (13) / James Davison (20, 27-29, 31-33, 35-36)
**This team ran race 1 wearing no. 36**
Roush Fenway Racing
6 Ryan Newman (1, 5-36) / Ross Chastain (2-4)
17 Chris Buescher
Spire Motorsports
77 Ross Chastain (1, 7, 16, 26-27) / Reed Sorenson (2-5, 21-22, 24-25, 28-29, 33-34) / JJ Yeley (6, 8, 10, 18, 30, 32) / Garrett Smithley (9, 11, 19-20, 35) / BJ McLeod (12-13) / James Davison (14-15) / Josh Bilicki (17, 36) / Stanton Barrett (23) / Justin Haley (31)
**This team ran races 21-22 wearing no. 74**
StarCom Racing
00 Quin Houff
Stewart-Haas Racing
4 Kevin Harvick
10 Aric Almirola
14 Clint Bowyer
41 Cole Custer
Team Penske
2 Brad Keselowski
12 Ryan Blaney
22 Joey Logano
Wood Brothers Racing
21 Matt DiBenedetto
FULL TIME UNCHARTERED & PART TIME TEAMS
Beard Motorsports
62 Brendan Gaughan (1, 13, 23, 26, 31)
BJ McLeod Motorsports
78 BJ McLeod (5-10, 14-16, 18-19, 24-25) / Garrett Smithley (13, 29)
Gaunt Brothers Racing
96 Daniel Suarez (ALL)
Kaulig Racing
16 Justin Haley (1)
MBM Motorsports
49 Chad Finchum (1, 30, 33-34)
66 Timmy Hill (ALL)
Premium Motorsports
27 Reed Sorenson (1)
Rick Ware Racing
54 JJ Yeley (1)
Team Keller Racing
90 Unknown (18)
Tommy Baldwin Racing
7 Josh Bilicki (5, 8, 14-16, 22, 26-27, 29, 33-35) / JJ Yeley (7, 9) / Reed Sorenson (10-11, 18-19) / Joey Gase (21) / Garrett Smithley (24-25, 36)
SCHEDULE
February 9 - Busch Clash
February 13 - Bluegreen Vacations Duel
1. February 16 - Daytona 500 🏆Denny Hamlin🏆
2. February 23 - Pennzoil 400 🏆Joey Logano🏆
3. March 1 - Auto Club 400 🏆Alex Bowman🏆
4. March 8 - FanShield 500 🏆Joey Logano🏆
5. May 17 - The Real Heroes 400 🏆Kevin Harvick🏆
6. May 20 - Toyota 500 🏆Denny Hamlin🏆
7. May 24 - Coca Cola 600 🏆Brad Keselowski🏆
8. May 27 - Alsco Uniforms 500 🏆Chase Elliott🏆
9. May 31 - Supermarket Heroes 500 🏆Brad Keselowski🏆
10. June 7 - Folds of Honor QuikTrip 500 🏆Kevin Harvick🏆
11. June 10 - Blue Emu Maximum Pain Relief 500 🏆Martin Truex, Jr.🏆
12. June 14 - Dixie Vodka 400 🏆Denny Hamlin🏆
13. June 21 - Geico 500 🏆Ryan Blaney🏆
14. June 27 - Pocono Organics 325 🏆Kevin Harvick🏆
15. June 28 - Pocono 350 🏆Denny Hamlin🏆
16. July 5 - Brickyard 400 🏆Kevin Harvick🏆
17. July 12 - Quaker State 400 🏆Cole Custer🏆
July 15 - All Star Race
18. July 19 - O'Reilly Auto Parts 500 🏆Austin Dillon🏆
19. July 23 - Super Start Batteries 400 🏆Denny Hamlin🏆
20. August 2 - Foxwoods Resort Casino 301 🏆Brad Keselowski🏆
21. August 8 - FireKeepers Casino 400 🏆Kevin Harvick🏆
22. August 9 - Consumers Energy 400 🏆Kevin Harvick🏆
23. August 16 - Go Bowling 235 🏆Chase Elliott🏆
24. August 22 - Drydene 311 #1 🏆Denny Hamlin🏆
25. August 23 - Drydene 311 #2 🏆Kevin Harvick🏆
26. August 29 - Coke Zero Sugar 400 🏆William Byron🏆
NASCAR Cup Series Playoffs
27. September 6 - Cook Out Southern 500 🏆Kevin Harvick🏆
28. September 12 - Federated Auto Parts 400 🏆Brad Keselowski🏆
29. September 19 - Bass Pro Shops NRA Night Race 🏆Kevin Harvick🏆
30. September 27 - South Point 400 🏆Kurt Busch🏆
31. October 4 - YellaWood 500 🏆Denny Hamlin🏆
32. October 11 - Bank of America Roval 400 🏆Chase Elliott🏆
33. October 18 - Hollywood Casino 400 🏆Joey Logano🏆
34. October 25 - Autotrader EchoPark Automotive 500 🏆Kyle Busch🏆
35. November 1 - Xfinity 500 🏆Chase Elliott🏆
36. November 8 - Season Finale 500 🏆Chase Elliott🏆
2020 NASCAR CUP SERIES CHAMPION - CHASE ELLIOTT