2020 FanShield 500


The 2020 FanShield 500 was a NASCAR Cup Series race held on 8 March 2020, at Phoenix Raceway in Avondale, Arizona. Contested over 316 laps -- extended from 312 laps due to an overtime finish, on the oval, it was the fourth race of the 2020 NASCAR Cup Series season. This was the last race to run before the season was put on hold due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

Report

Background

Phoenix Raceway, is a, low-banked tri-oval race track located in Avondale, Arizona. 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.

Entry list

made a return to the race track as a visitor for the first time after his crash at the Daytona 500, where he was injured, three weeks earlier.

First practice

was the fastest in the first practice session with a time of 26.747 seconds and a speed of.

Final practice

was the fastest in the final practice session with a time of 26.823 seconds and a speed of.

Qualifying

scored the pole for the race with a time of 26.065 and a speed of.

Qualifying results

Race

Stage Results

Stage One
Laps: 75
Stage Two
Laps: 115

Final Stage Results

Stage Three
Laps: 122

Race statistics

Television

covered their 16th race at the Phoenix Raceway. Mike Joy and two-time Phoenix winner Jeff Gordon called the race from the broadcast booth. Jamie Little, Regan Smith, Vince Welch and Matt Yocum handled the pit road duties. Shannon Spake, Larry McReynolds and Jamie McMurray provided insight from the Fox Sports studio in Charlotte.

Radio

covered the radio action for the race which was also simulcasted on Sirius XM NASCAR Radio. Alex Hayden, Jeff Striegle, and 1989 NASCAR Winston Cup Champion Rusty Wallace called the race when the field raced past the start/finish line. Kurt Becker called the action from turns 1 & 2 and Dan Hubbard called the action from turns 3 & 4. Pit lane was manned by Kim Coon, Steve Post, and Dillon Welch.

Standings after the race

;Drivers' Championship standings
;Manufacturers' Championship standings
PosManufacturerPoints
1Ford147
2Chevrolet137
3Toyota131