2020 UNOH 188
# 2020 UNOH 188

The 2020 UNOH 188 was the 19th stock car race of the 2020 NASCAR Xfinity Series season, and the inaugural running of the race, after the COVID-19 pandemic forced NASCAR to move the series' Watkins Glen International race, the Zippo 200, to the Daytona International Speedway road course, a 3.61 miles (5.81 km) permanent road course that uses part of the Daytona oval and infield road course. The race was held on Saturday, August 15, 2021, in Daytona Beach, Florida at the Daytona International Speedway road course. Austin Cindric of Team Penske would continue his dominance of road courses of the years and win the race, leading 21 laps. Brandon Jones of Joe Gibbs Racing and Noah Gragson of JR Motorsports would score the rest of the podium positions, finishing 2nd and 3rd, respectively.

On July 30, it was revealed after simulation testing revealed concerns of high speeds entering turn 1 (a turn already considered to be difficult among road racers), a temporary chicane was added in between the 4th turn of the oval and the entrance to pit road (similar to the Charlotte ROVAL). NASCAR further announced that it would use the high-downforce aero package used for the road course races in 2019 (in 2020, road courses were scheduled to use a low-downforce package similar to what was used in 2018 and what is used on ovals 1-mile or shorter in 2020). The addition of the chicane increased the length of the course from 3.56 to 3.61 miles and added a 13th and 14th turn to the original 12-turn layout.

## Background

### Entry list

| # | Driver | Team | Make | Sponsor |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| 0 | Mike Wallace | JD Motorsports | Chevrolet | Market Scan, Unkers Theraputic Products |
| 1 | Michael Annett | JR Motorsports | Chevrolet | Pilot, Flying J |
| 02 | Andy Lally | Our Motorsports | Chevrolet | Knockaround Mark Martin Tribute |
| 4 | Jesse Little | JD Motorsports | Chevrolet | JD Motorsports |
| 5 | Matt Mills | B. J. McLeod Motorsports | Chevrolet | J. F. Electric, Thompson Electric, Inc. |
| 6 | B. J. McLeod | JD Motorsports | Chevrolet | Florida Sheriffs Youth Ranches "Put A Star On Your Car" |
| 7 | Justin Allgaier | JR Motorsports | Chevrolet | Brandt Professional Agriculture |
| 07 | Jade Buford | SS-Green Light Racing | Chevrolet | Big Machine Distillery |
| 8 | Daniel Hemric | JR Motorsports | Chevrolet | Poppy Bank |
| 08 | Joe Graf Jr. | SS-Green Light Racing | Chevrolet | Bucked Up Energy |
| 9 | Noah Gragson | JR Motorsports | Chevrolet | Bass Pro Shops, Black Rifle Coffee Company |
| 10 | Ross Chastain | Kaulig Racing | Chevrolet | Moose Fraternity |
| 11 | Justin Haley | Kaulig Racing | Chevrolet | LeafFilter Gutter Protection |
| 13 | Chad Finchum* | MBM Motorsports | Toyota | RoofClaim.com |
| 15 | Jeffrey Earnhardt | JD Motorsports | Chevrolet | KDST CPA |
| 16 | A. J. Allmendinger | Kaulig Racing | Chevrolet | Ellsworth Advisors |
| 18 | Riley Herbst | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | Monster Energy |
| 19 | Brandon Jones | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | Menards, Inspire |
| 20 | Harrison Burton | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | DEX Imaging |
| 21 | Earl Bamber | Richard Childress Racing | Chevrolet | KC Motorgroup |
| 22 | Austin Cindric | Team Penske | Ford | MoneyLion |
| 26 | Brandon Gdovic | Sam Hunt Racing | Toyota | Windstax Energy |
| 36 | Preston Pardus | DGM Racing | Chevrolet | Chinchor Electric, Inc. |
| 39 | Ryan Sieg | RSS Racing | Chevrolet | CMR Construction & Roofing |
| 44 | Tommy Joe Martins | Martins Motorsports | Chevrolet | AAN Adjusters |
| 47 | Kyle Weatherman | Mike Harmon Racing | Chevrolet | We Stand For The National Anthem #StandForTheFlag |
| 51 | Jeremy Clements | Jeremy Clements Racing | Chevrolet | All South Electric, Repairables.com |
| 52 | Kody Vanderwal | Jimmy Means Racing | Chevrolet | Jimmy Means Racing |
| 61 | Stephen Leicht | Hattori Racing Enterprises | Toyota | Jani-King |
| 66 | Harold Crooms | MBM Motorsports | Toyota | MaxPay Pawn, Unknown BBQ "Cut From The Loin of the American South." |
| 68 | Brandon Brown | Brandonbilt Motorsports | Chevrolet | Brandonbilt Motorsports |
| 74 | Bayley Currey | Mike Harmon Racing | Chevrolet | We Stand For The National Anthem #StandForTheFlag |
| 78 | Scott Heckert | B. J. McLeod Motorsports | Toyota | Koolbox ICE |
| 90 | Alex Labbé | DGM Racing | Chevrolet | Frameco, Rousseau Metal, Groupe-Briere.com |
| 92 | Josh Williams | DGM Racing | Chevrolet | StarTron, Alloy Employer Services "Stronger by design" |
| 93 | Myatt Snider | RSS Racing | Chevrolet | Louisiana Hot Sauce |
| 98 | Chase Briscoe | Stewart-Haas Racing | Ford | HighPoint.com |
| 99 | Josh Bilicki | B. J. McLeod Motorsports | Toyota | Insurance King, Rock'n Vodka Cheap Trick Tribute |
| Official entry list |||||

*Driver changed to Bobby Reuse for the race.

## Starting lineup

The starting lineup was based on a formula based on the previous race, the 2020 Henry 180. As a result, Austin Cindric of Team Penske would win the pole.

| Pos. | # | Driver | Team | Make |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | 22 | Austin Cindric | Team Penske | Ford |
| 2 | 98 | Chase Briscoe | Stewart-Haas Racing | Ford |
| 3 | 9 | Noah Gragson | JR Motorsports | Chevrolet |
| 4 | 10 | Ross Chastain | Kaulig Racing | Chevrolet |
| 5 | 11 | Justin Haley | Kaulig Racing | Chevrolet |
| 6 | 02 | Andy Lally | Our Motorsports | Chevrolet |
| 7 | 1 | Michael Annett | JR Motorsports | Chevrolet |
| 8 | 39 | Ryan Sieg | RSS Racing | Chevrolet |
| 9 | 20 | Harrison Burton | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota |
| 10 | 19 | Brandon Jones | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota |
| 11 | 16 | A. J. Allmendinger | Kaulig Racing | Chevrolet |
| 12 | 36 | Preston Pardus | DGM Racing | Chevrolet |
| 13 | 68 | Brandon Brown | Brandonbilt Motorsports | Chevrolet |
| 14 | 92 | Josh Williams | DGM Racing | Chevrolet |
| 15 | 18 | Riley Herbst | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota |
| 16 | 90 | Alex Labbé | DGM Racing | Chevrolet |
| 17 | 7 | Justin Allgaier | JR Motorsports | Chevrolet |
| 18 | 51 | Jeremy Clements | Jeremy Clements Racing | Chevrolet |
| 19 | 99 | Josh Bilicki | B. J. McLeod Motorsports | Toyota |
| 20 | 0 | Mike Wallace | JD Motorsports | Chevrolet |
| 21 | 61 | Stephen Leicht | Hattori Racing Enterprises | Toyota |
| 22 | 44 | Tommy Joe Martins | Martins Motorsports | Chevrolet |
| 23 | 8 | Daniel Hemric | JR Motorsports | Chevrolet |
| 24 | 4 | Jesse Little | JD Motorsports | Chevrolet |
| 25 | 08 | Joe Graf Jr. | SS-Green Light Racing | Chevrolet |
| 26 | 47 | Kyle Weatherman | Mike Harmon Racing | Chevrolet |
| 27 | 93 | Myatt Snider | RSS Racing | Chevrolet |
| 28 | 15 | Jeffrey Earnhardt | JD Motorsports | Chevrolet |
| 29 | 21 | Earl Bamber | Richard Childress Racing | Chevrolet |
| 30 | 78 | Scott Heckert | B. J. McLeod Motorsports | Toyota |
| 31 | 52 | Kody Vanderwal | Jimmy Means Racing | Chevrolet |
| 32 | 07 | Jade Buford | SS-Green Light Racing | Chevrolet |
| 33 | 6 | B. J. McLeod | JD Motorsports | Chevrolet |
| 34 | 74 | Bayley Currey | Mike Harmon Racing | Chevrolet |
| 35 | 13 | Bobby Reuse | MBM Motorsports | Toyota |
| 36 | 5 | Matt Mills | B. J. McLeod Motorsports | Chevrolet |
| 37 | 26 | Brandon Gdovic | Sam Hunt Racing | Toyota |
| 38 | 66 | Harold Crooms | MBM Motorsports | Toyota |
| Official starting lineup |||||

## Race results

Stage 1 Laps: 15

| Fin | # | Driver | Team | Make | Pts |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | 22 | Austin Cindric | Team Penske | Ford | 10 |
| 2 | 9 | Noah Gragson | JR Motorsports | Chevrolet | 9 |
| 3 | 07 | Jade Buford | SS-Green Light Racing | Chevrolet | 8 |
| 4 | 18 | Riley Herbst | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 7 |
| 5 | 21 | Earl Bamber | Richard Childress Racing | Chevrolet | 6 |
| 6 | 7 | Justin Allgaier | JR Motorsports | Chevrolet | 5 |
| 7 | 98 | Chase Briscoe | Stewart-Haas Racing | Ford | 4 |
| 8 | 68 | Brandon Brown | Brandonbilt Motorsports | Chevrolet | 3 |
| 9 | 1 | Michael Annett | JR Motorsports | Chevrolet | 2 |
| 10 | 02 | Andy Lally | Our Motorsports | Chevrolet | 1 |

Stage 2 Laps: 15

| Fin | # | Driver | Team | Make | Pts |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | 98 | Chase Briscoe | Stewart-Haas Racing | Ford | 10 |
| 2 | 22 | Austin Cindric | Team Penske | Ford | 9 |
| 3 | 20 | Harrison Burton | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 8 |
| 4 | 16 | A. J. Allmendinger | Kaulig Racing | Chevrolet | 7 |
| 5 | 02 | Andy Lally | Our Motorsports | Chevrolet | 6 |
| 6 | 36 | Preston Pardus | DGM Racing | Chevrolet | 5 |
| 7 | 21 | Earl Bamber | Richard Childress Racing | Chevrolet | 4 |
| 8 | 19 | Brandon Jones | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 3 |
| 9 | 7 | Justin Allgaier | JR Motorsports | Chevrolet | 2 |
| 10 | 18 | Riley Herbst | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 1 |

Stage 3 Laps: 22

| Fin | St | # | Driver | Team | Make | Laps | Led | Status | Pts |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | 1 | 22 | Austin Cindric | Team Penske | Ford | 52 | 21 | running | 59 |
| 2 | 10 | 19 | Brandon Jones | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 52 | 2 | running | 38 |
| 3 | 3 | 9 | Noah Gragson | JR Motorsports | Chevrolet | 52 | 1 | running | 43 |
| 4 | 11 | 16 | A. J. Allmendinger | Kaulig Racing | Chevrolet | 52 | 0 | running | 40 |
| 5 | 6 | 02 | Andy Lally | Our Motorsports | Chevrolet | 52 | 0 | running | 39 |
| 6 | 18 | 51 | Jeremy Clements | Jeremy Clements Racing | Chevrolet | 52 | 0 | running | 31 |
| 7 | 15 | 18 | Riley Herbst | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 52 | 0 | running | 38 |
| 8 | 9 | 20 | Harrison Burton | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 52 | 0 | running | 37 |
| 9 | 17 | 7 | Justin Allgaier | JR Motorsports | Chevrolet | 52 | 0 | running | 35 |
| 10 | 27 | 93 | Myatt Snider | RSS Racing | Chevrolet | 52 | 0 | running | 27 |
| 11 | 8 | 39 | Ryan Sieg | RSS Racing | Chevrolet | 52 | 0 | running | 26 |
| 12 | 19 | 99 | Josh Bilicki | B. J. McLeod Motorsports | Toyota | 52 | 1 | running | 25 |
| 13 | 22 | 44 | Tommy Joe Martins | Martins Motorsports | Chevrolet | 52 | 0 | running | 24 |
| 14 | 34 | 74 | Bayley Currey | Mike Harmon Racing | Chevrolet | 52 | 1 | running | 0 |
| 15 | 7 | 1 | Michael Annett | JR Motorsports | Chevrolet | 52 | 0 | running | 24 |
| 16 | 32 | 07 | Jade Buford | SS-Green Light Racing | Chevrolet | 52 | 0 | running | 29 |
| 17 | 26 | 47 | Kyle Weatherman | Mike Harmon Racing | Chevrolet | 52 | 0 | running | 20 |
| 18 | 24 | 4 | Jesse Little | JD Motorsports | Chevrolet | 52 | 0 | running | 19 |
| 19 | 30 | 78 | Scott Heckert | B. J. McLeod Motorsports | Toyota | 52 | 0 | running | 18 |
| 20 | 33 | 6 | B. J. McLeod | JD Motorsports | Chevrolet | 52 | 0 | running | 17 |
| 21 | 21 | 61 | Stephen Leicht | Hattori Racing Enterprises | Toyota | 52 | 0 | running | 16 |
| 22 | 36 | 5 | Matt Mills | B. J. McLeod Motorsports | Chevrolet | 52 | 0 | running | 15 |
| 23 | 31 | 52 | Kody Vanderwal | Jimmy Means Racing | Chevrolet | 52 | 0 | running | 14 |
| 24 | 14 | 92 | Josh Williams | DGM Racing | Chevrolet | 52 | 0 | running | 13 |
| 25 | 20 | 0 | Mike Wallace | JD Motorsports | Chevrolet | 52 | 0 | running | 12 |
| 26 | 25 | 08 | Joe Graf Jr. | SS-Green Light Racing | Chevrolet | 51 | 0 | running | 11 |
| 27 | 16 | 90 | Alex Labbé | DGM Racing | Chevrolet | 50 | 0 | running | 10 |
| 28 | 37 | 26 | Brandon Gdovic | Sam Hunt Racing | Toyota | 47 | 0 | crash | 9 |
| 29 | 2 | 98 | Chase Briscoe | Stewart-Haas Racing | Ford | 46 | 26 | crash | 22 |
| 30 | 35 | 13 | Bobby Reuse | MBM Motorsports | Toyota | 46 | 0 | running | 7 |
| 31 | 12 | 36 | Preston Pardus | DGM Racing | Chevrolet | 45 | 0 | crash | 11 |
| 32 | 28 | 15 | Jeffrey Earnhardt | JD Motorsports | Chevrolet | 43 | 0 | running | 5 |
| 33 | 29 | 21 | Earl Bamber | Richard Childress Racing | Chevrolet | 41 | 0 | crash | 14 |
| 34 | 13 | 68 | Brandon Brown | Brandonbilt Motorsports | Chevrolet | 40 | 0 | axle | 6 |
| 35 | 38 | 66 | Harold Crooms | MBM Motorsports | Toyota | 36 | 0 | brakes | 2 |
| 36 | 4 | 10 | Ross Chastain | Kaulig Racing | Chevrolet | 34 | 0 | running | 1 |
| 37 | 23 | 8 | Daniel Hemric | JR Motorsports | Chevrolet | 14 | 0 | crash | 1 |
| 38 | 5 | 11 | Justin Haley | Kaulig Racing | Chevrolet | 11 | 0 | suspension | 1 |
| Official race results ||||||||||
