2020 Toyota 500


The 2020 Toyota 500 was a NASCAR Cup Series race held on May 20, 2020, at Darlington Raceway in Darlington, South Carolina, replacing Richmond Raceway spring race. Contested over 208 laps -- shortened from 228 laps due to rain, on the egg-shaped oval, it was the sixth race of the 2020 NASCAR Cup Series season.
There were three stages: first two were 75 laps each & 58 for the final.

Report

Background

The event was the second NASCAR Cup Series race held following a hiatus brought on by the COVID-19 pandemic, after the formal resumption of the season with The Real Heroes 400 three days earlier, also at Darlington. The race marked the first Cup Series event to be held on a Wednesday since the 1984 Firecracker 400 at Daytona — a race also noted for hosting Richard Petty's 200th and final Cup Series victory.

Entry list

Under modified operational procedures, no qualifying sessions were held for this race. The starting order was determined by the results of The Real Heroes 400, but with the order of the top 20 inverted.

Starting Lineup

Race

Stage Results

Stage One
Laps: 60
Stage Two
Laps: 65

Final Stage Results

Final Stage
Laps: 83

Race statistics

Television

The Toyota 500 was carried by FS1 in the United States. Mike Joy and five-time Darlington winner Jeff Gordon covered the race from the Fox Sports studio in Charlotte. Matt Yocum handled the pit road duties. Larry McReynolds provided insight from the Fox Sports studio in Charlotte.

Radio

The Motor Racing Network called the race for radio, which was simulcast on Sirius XM NASCAR Radio. Alex Hayden and Dave Moody called the action for MRN when the field raced down the front stretch. Dillon Welch called the race from a Billboard outside of turn 1 when the field raced through turns 1 and 2, and Steve Post called the race atop of the Darlington Raceway Club outside of turn 3 when the field raced through turns 3 and 4. Kim Coon and Hannah Newhouse called the action on pit road for MRN.

Standings after the race

;Drivers' Championship standings
;Manufacturers' Championship standings
PosManufacturerPoints
1Ford221
12Toyota203
13Chevrolet201