The 2020 Cheddar's 300, branded as Cheddar's 300 presented by Alsco, was a NASCAR Xfinity Series race held on June 1, 2020—postponed from May 30 due to weather—at Bristol Motor Speedway in Bristol, Tennessee. Contested over 303 laps—extended from 300 laps due to an overtime finish, on the 0.533-mile (0.858 km) concrete short track, it was the seventh race of the 2020 NASCAR Xfinity Series season. Additionally, it was the qualifier for the season's first Dash 4 Cash race. JR Motorsports driver Noah Gragson took home his second win of the season.[7]

2020 Cheddar's 300
Race details[1][2][3][4][5][6]
Race 7 of 33 in the 2020 NASCAR Xfinity Series season
Date June 1, 2020 (2020-06-01)
Location Bristol Motor Speedway in Bristol, Tennessee
Course 0.533 mi (0.858 km)
Distance 300 laps, 159.9 mi (257.3 km)
Pole position
Driver Joe Gibbs Racing
Grid positions set by ballot
Most laps led
Driver Justin Allgaier JR Motorsports
Laps 156
Winner
No. 9 Noah Gragson JR Motorsports
Television in the United States
Network FS1
Announcers Adam Alexander, Kurt Busch, and Kyle Busch
Radio in the United States
Radio PRN
Booth Announcers Doug Rice and Mark Garrow
Turn Announcers Rob Albright (Backstretch)

The race was originally scheduled to be held on April 4, but was rescheduled due to the COVID-19 pandemic. In turn, the race was postponed from May 30 due to inclement weather.[8]

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Background

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Bristol Motor Speedway, 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.

The race was held without fans in attendance due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic.[9]

Dash 4 Cash

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The Dash 4 Cash is a series of four races in the NASCAR Xfinity Series, preceded by a qualifying race. The top four points-eligible drivers in the previous race are eligible to win a $100,000 bonus on top of their race winnings if they win the race. Cup Series regulars are not permitted to compete in the races.

The Cheddar's 300 served as the qualifier for the season's first Dash 4 Cash race at Atlanta Motor Speedway on June 6.

Entry list

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  • (R) denotes rookie driver.
  • (i) denotes driver who is ineligible for series driver points.
No. Driver Team Manufacturer
0 Jeffrey Earnhardt JD Motorsports Chevrolet
1 Michael Annett JR Motorsports Chevrolet
02 Patrick Emerling Our Motorsports Chevrolet
4 Jesse Little (R) JD Motorsports Chevrolet
5 Matt Mills B. J. McLeod Motorsports Chevrolet
6 B. J. McLeod JD Motorsports Chevrolet
7 Justin Allgaier JR Motorsports Chevrolet
07 Carson Ware SS-Green Light Racing Chevrolet
8 Daniel Hemric JR Motorsports Chevrolet
08 Joe Graf Jr. (R) SS-Green Light Racing Chevrolet
9 Noah Gragson JR Motorsports Chevrolet
10 Ross Chastain Kaulig Racing Chevrolet
11 Justin Haley Kaulig Racing Chevrolet
13 Chad Finchum MBM Motorsports Toyota
15 Colby Howard JD Motorsports Chevrolet
16 A. J. Allmendinger Kaulig Racing Chevrolet
18 Riley Herbst (R) Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota
19 Brandon Jones Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota
20 Harrison Burton (R) Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota
21 Myatt Snider Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet
22 Austin Cindric Team Penske Ford
36 Alex Labbé DGM Racing Chevrolet
39 Ryan Sieg RSS Racing Chevrolet
44 Tommy Joe Martins Martins Motorsports Chevrolet
47 Joe Nemechek (i) Mike Harmon Racing Chevrolet
51 Jeremy Clements Jeremy Clements Racing Chevrolet
52 Kody Vanderwal (R) Means Racing Chevrolet
61 Timmy Hill (i) Hattori Racing Toyota
66 Stephen Leicht MBM Motorsports Toyota
68 Brandon Brown Brandonbilt Motorsports Chevrolet
74 Bayley Currey (i) Mike Harmon Racing Chevrolet
78 Vinnie Miller B. J. McLeod Motorsports Chevrolet
90 Ronnie Bassett Jr. DGM Racing Chevrolet
92 Josh Williams DGM Racing Chevrolet
93 Jeff Green RSS Racing Chevrolet
98 Chase Briscoe Stewart-Haas Racing Ford
99 Mason Massey B. J. McLeod Motorsports Toyota
Official entry list

Qualifying

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Harrison Burton was awarded the pole for the race as determined by a random draw.[10]

Starting Lineup

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Pos No Driver Team Manufacturer
1 20 Harrison Burton (R) Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota
2 19 Brandon Jones Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota
3 22 Austin Cindric Team Penske Ford
4 11 Justin Haley Kaulig Racing Chevrolet
5 39 Ryan Sieg RSS Racing Chevrolet
6 10 Ross Chastain Kaulig Racing Chevrolet
7 18 Riley Herbst (R) Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota
8 8 Daniel Hemric JR Motorsports Chevrolet
9 9 Noah Gragson JR Motorsports Chevrolet
10 7 Justin Allgaier JR Motorsports Chevrolet
11 98 Chase Briscoe Stewart-Haas Racing Ford
12 1 Michael Annett JR Motorsports Chevrolet
13 07 Carson Ware SS-Green Light Racing Chevrolet
14 78 Vinnie Miller B. J. McLeod Motorsports Chevrolet
15 4 Jesse Little (R) JD Motorsports Chevrolet
16 93 Jeff Green RSS Racing Chevrolet
17 13 Chad Finchum MBM Motorsports Toyota
18 0 Jeffrey Earnhardt JD Motorsports Chevrolet
19 90 Ronnie Bassett Jr. DGM Racing Chevrolet
20 02 Patrick Emerling Our Motorsports Chevrolet
21 68 Brandon Brown Brandonbilt Motorsports Chevrolet
22 21 Myatt Snider Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet
23 92 Josh Williams DGM Racing Chevrolet
24 6 B. J. McLeod JD Motorsports Chevrolet
25 61 Timmy Hill (i) Hattori Racing Toyota
26 15 Colby Howard JD Motorsports Chevrolet
27 16 A. J. Allmendinger Kaulig Racing Chevrolet
28 47 Joe Nemechek (i) Mike Harmon Racing Chevrolet
29 51 Jeremy Clements Jeremy Clements Racing Chevrolet
30 52 Kody Vanderwal (R) Means Racing Chevrolet
31 5 Matt Mills B. J. McLeod Motorsports Chevrolet
32 36 Alex Labbé DGM Racing Chevrolet
33 74 Bayley Currey (i) Mike Harmon Racing Chevrolet
34 99 Mason Massey B. J. McLeod Motorsports Toyota
35 44 Tommy Joe Martins Martins Motorsports Chevrolet
36 08 Joe Graf Jr. (R) SS-Green Light Racing Chevrolet
37 66 Stephen Leicht MBM Motorsports Toyota
Official starting lineup
  • The No. 07 of Carson Ware had to start from the rear due to unapproved adjustments. The No. 99 of Mason Massey also had to start from the back.

Race

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Race results

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Stage Results

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Stage One

Laps: 85

Pos No Driver Team Manufacturer Points
1 9 Noah Gragson JR Motorsports Chevrolet 10
2 7 Justin Allgaier JR Motorsports Chevrolet 9
3 98 Chase Briscoe Stewart-Haas Racing Ford 8
4 11 Justin Haley Kaulig Racing Chevrolet 7
5 8 Daniel Hemric JR Motorsports Chevrolet 6
6 18 Riley Herbst (R) Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 5
7 19 Brandon Jones Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 4
8 16 A. J. Allmendinger Kaulig Racing Chevrolet 3
9 39 Ryan Sieg RSS Racing Chevrolet 2
10 21 Myatt Snider Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 1

Stage Two

Laps: 85

Pos No Driver Team Manufacturer Points
1 7 Justin Allgaier JR Motorsports Chevrolet 10
2 9 Noah Gragson JR Motorsports Chevrolet 9
3 11 Justin Haley Kaulig Racing Chevrolet 8
4 20 Harrison Burton (R) Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 7
5 98 Chase Briscoe Stewart-Haas Racing Ford 6
6 19 Brandon Jones Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 5
7 8 Daniel Hemric JR Motorsports Chevrolet 4
8 21 Myatt Snider Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 3
9 18 Riley Herbst (R) Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 2
10 16 A. J. Allmendinger Kaulig Racing Chevrolet 1

Final Stage Results

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Laps: 130

Pos Grid No Driver Team Manufacturer Laps Points Status
1 9 9 Noah Gragson JR Motorsports Chevrolet 303 59 Running
2 11 98 Chase Briscoe Stewart-Haas Racing Ford 303 49 Running
3 2 19 Brandon Jones Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 303 43 Running
4 1 20 Harrison Burton (R) Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 303 40 Running
5 22 21 Myatt Snider Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 303 36 Running
6 8 8 Daniel Hemric JR Motorsports Chevrolet 303 41 Running
7 21 68 Brandon Brown Brandonbilt Motorsports Chevrolet 303 30 Running
8 29 51 Jeremy Clements Jeremy Clements Racing Chevrolet 303 29 Running
9 23 92 Josh Williams DGM Racing Chevrolet 303 28 Running
10 27 16 A. J. Allmendinger Kaulig Racing Chevrolet 303 31 Running
11 24 6 B. J. McLeod JD Motorsports Chevrolet 303 26 Running
12 14 78 Vinnie Miller B. J. McLeod Motorsports Chevrolet 303 25 Running
13 36 08 Joe Graf Jr. (R) SS-Green Light Racing Chevrolet 303 24 Running
14 25 61 Timmy Hill (i) Hattori Racing Toyota 303 0 Running
15 18 0 Jeffrey Earnhardt JD Motorsports Chevrolet 301 22 Running
16 5 39 Ryan Sieg RSS Racing Chevrolet 300 23 Running
17 4 11 Justin Haley Kaulig Racing Chevrolet 299 35 Running
18 10 7 Justin Allgaier JR Motorsports Chevrolet 297 38 Accident
19 26 15 Colby Howard JD Motorsports Chevrolet 296 18 Running
20 33 74 Bayley Currey (i) Mike Harmon Racing Chevrolet 295 0 Running
21 30 52 Kody Vanderwal (R) Means Racing Chevrolet 293 16 Running
22 13 07 Carson Ware SS-Green Light Racing Chevrolet 289 15 Running
23 35 44 Tommy Joe Martins Martins Motorsports Chevrolet 284 14 Running
24 17 13 Chad Finchum MBM Motorsports Toyota 277 13 Running
25 31 5 Matt Mills B. J. McLeod Motorsports Chevrolet 268 12 Clutch
26 15 4 Jesse Little (R) JD Motorsports Chevrolet 260 11 Running
27 7 18 Riley Herbst (R) Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 256 17 Accident
28 6 10 Ross Chastain Kaulig Racing Chevrolet 255 9 Running
29 20 02 Patrick Emerling Our Motorsports Chevrolet 140 8 Accident
30 34 99 Mason Massey B. J. McLeod Motorsports Toyota 111 7 Running
31 19 90 Ronnie Bassett Jr. DGM Racing Chevrolet 77 6 Engine
32 28 47 Joe Nemechek (i) Mike Harmon Racing Chevrolet 69 0 Accident
33 32 36 Alex Labbé DGM Racing Chevrolet 41 4 Overheating
34 37 66 Stephen Leicht MBM Motorsports Toyota 23 3 Suspension
35 16 93 Jeff Green RSS Racing Chevrolet 19 2 Ignition
36 3 22 Austin Cindric Team Penske Ford 8 1 Accident
37 12 1 Michael Annett JR Motorsports Chevrolet 5 1 Accident
Official race results

Race statistics

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  • Lead changes: 10 among 6 different drivers
  • Cautions/Laps: 12 for 85
  • Red flags: 1
  • Time of race: 2 hours, 19 minutes, 3 seconds
  • Average speed: 69.687 mph (112.150 km/h)

Media

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Television

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The Cheddar's 300 was carried by FS1 in the United States. Adam Alexander and the Busch brothers (Kurt & Kyle Busch) called the race from the Fox Sports Studio in Charlotte, with Regan Smith covering pit road.

FS1
Booth announcers Pit reporter
Lap-by-lap: Adam Alexander

Color-commentator: Kurt Busch

Color-commentator: Kyle Busch

Regan Smith

Radio

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The Performance Racing Network (PRN) called the race for radio, which was simulcast on SiriusXM NASCAR Radio. Doug Rice and Mark Garrow anchored the action from the booth and Rob Albright called the race from the backstretch. Brad Gillie, Brett McMillan, and Wendy Venturini provided reports from pit road.

PRN Radio
Booth announcers Turn announcers Pit reporters
Lead announcer: Doug Rice

Announcer: Mark Garrow

Backstretch: Rob Albright Brad Gillie

Brett McMillan

Wendy Venturini

Standings after the race

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Drivers' Championship standings
Pos Driver Points
  1 Chase Briscoe 300
  3 2 Noah Gragson 291 (-9)
  1 3 Harrison Burton (R) 274 (-26)
  2 4 Justin Allgaier 256 (-44)
  2 5 Ross Chastain 248 (-52)
  4 6 Austin Cindric 244 (-56)
  1 7 Brandon Jones 229 (-71)
  1 8 Justin Haley 221 (-79)
  2 9 Ryan Sieg 215 (-2)
  1 10 Riley Herbst (R) 177 (-123)
  2 11 Daniel Hemric 176 (-124)
  12 Brandon Brown 174 (-126)
Official driver's standings
  • Note: Only the first 12 positions are included for the driver standings.
  • . – Driver has clinched a position in the NASCAR playoffs.

References

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  1. ^ "2020 NASCAR XFINITY Series Schedule". Jayski's NASCAR Silly Season Site. Retrieved September 16, 2020.
  2. ^ "Bristol Motor Speedway". RacingCircuits.info. Retrieved September 16, 2020.
  3. ^ "Entry List" (PDF). Jayski.com. May 31, 2020. Retrieved September 16, 2020.
  4. ^ "Starting Lineup" (PDF). Jayski.com. May 31, 2020. Retrieved September 16, 2020.
  5. ^ "Cheddar's 300 Results" (PDF). Jayski.com. June 1, 2020. Retrieved September 16, 2020.
  6. ^ "Driver points" (PDF). Jayski.com. June 1, 2020. Retrieved September 16, 2020.
  7. ^ Haas, Jared (June 1, 2020). "Noah Gragson Moves Teammate Justin Allgaier for Cheddar's 300 Victory at Bristol". Frontstretch. Retrieved September 16, 2020.
  8. ^ Kaplan, Phil. "NASCAR postpones race weekend at Bristol Motor Speedway, plans to reschedule". Knoxville News Sentinel. Retrieved September 18, 2020.
  9. ^ "N.C. Gov. Says NASCAR Can Hold Race in May Without Fans". Sports Illustrated. Associated Press. April 28, 2020. Retrieved September 13, 2020.
  10. ^ "Harrison Burton Draws Pole Position for Monday Night's Cheddar's 300 at Bristol". TobyChristie.com. May 29, 2020. Retrieved September 16, 2020.


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