2020 Supermarket Heroes 500
# 2020 Supermarket Heroes 500

The 2020 Supermarket Heroes 500 is a NASCAR Cup Series race that was originally scheduled to be held on April 5, 2020 and was rescheduled to May 31, 2020, at Bristol Motor Speedway in Bristol, Tennessee. Contested over 500 laps on the 0.533 miles (0.858 km) concrete short track, it was the ninth race of the 2020 NASCAR Cup Series season. The race was won by Brad Keselowski after Joey Logano and Chase Elliott wrecked as Elliott got loose and hit Logano coming off turn 4 with 3 laps to go.

## Report

### Background

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.

Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the race was moved from its original April 5 date to May 31. Sponsor K-VA-T Food Stores Inc. also rebranded the event to the "Food City presents the Supermarket Heroes 500" to honor grocery store workers during the pandemic. The event was held behind closed doors with ticketholders later given the option of exchanging the tickets for later events, including the 2020 NASCAR All-Star Race that is to be held at Bristol at 20% capacity.

**Entry list**

* (R) denotes rookie driver.
* (i) denotes driver who are ineligible for series driver points.

| No. | Driver | Team | Manufacturer |
| - | - | - | - |
| 00 | Quin Houff (R) | StarCom Racing | Chevrolet |
| 1 | Kurt Busch | Chip Ganassi Racing | Chevrolet |
| 2 | Brad Keselowski | Team Penske | Ford |
| 3 | Austin Dillon | Richard Childress Racing | Chevrolet |
| 4 | Kevin Harvick | Stewart-Haas Racing | Ford |
| 6 | Ryan Newman | Roush Fenway Racing | Ford |
| 7 | J. J. Yeley (i) | Tommy Baldwin Racing | Chevrolet |
| 8 | Tyler Reddick (R) | Richard Childress Racing | Chevrolet |
| 9 | Chase Elliott | Hendrick Motorsports | Chevrolet |
| 10 | Aric Almirola | Stewart-Haas Racing | Ford |
| 11 | Denny Hamlin | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota |
| 12 | Ryan Blaney | Team Penske | Ford |
| 13 | Ty Dillon | Germain Racing | Chevrolet |
| 14 | Clint Bowyer | Stewart-Haas Racing | Ford |
| 15 | Brennan Poole (R) | Premium Motorsports | Chevrolet |
| 17 | Chris Buescher | Roush Fenway Racing | Ford |
| 18 | Kyle Busch | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota |
| 19 | Martin Truex Jr. | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota |
| 20 | Erik Jones | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota |
| 21 | Matt DiBenedetto | Wood Brothers Racing | Ford |
| 22 | Joey Logano | Team Penske | Ford |
| 24 | William Byron | Hendrick Motorsports | Chevrolet |
| 27 | Gray Gaulding | Rick Ware Racing | Ford |
| 32 | Corey LaJoie | Go Fas Racing | Ford |
| 34 | Michael McDowell | Front Row Motorsports | Ford |
| 37 | Ryan Preece | JTG Daugherty Racing | Chevrolet |
| 38 | John Hunter Nemechek (R) | Front Row Motorsports | Ford |
| 41 | Cole Custer (R) | Stewart-Haas Racing | Ford |
| 42 | Matt Kenseth | Chip Ganassi Racing | Chevrolet |
| 43 | Bubba Wallace | Richard Petty Motorsports | Chevrolet |
| 47 | Ricky Stenhouse Jr. | JTG Daugherty Racing | Chevrolet |
| 48 | Jimmie Johnson | Hendrick Motorsports | Chevrolet |
| 51 | Joey Gase (i) | Petty Ware Racing | Chevrolet |
| 53 | Bayley Currey (i) | Rick Ware Racing | Chevrolet |
| 66 | Timmy Hill (i) | MBM Motorsports | Toyota |
| 77 | Garrett Smithley (i) | Spire Motorsports | Chevrolet |
| 78 | B. J. McLeod (i) | B. J. McLeod Motorsports | Ford |
| 88 | Alex Bowman | Hendrick Motorsports | Chevrolet |
| 95 | Christopher Bell (R) | Leavine Family Racing | Toyota |
| 96 | Daniel Suárez | Gaunt Brothers Racing | Toyota |
| Official entry list ||||

## Qualifying

Brad Keselowski was awarded the pole for the race as determined by a random draw.

### Starting Lineup

| Pos | No. | Driver | Team | Manufacturer |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | 2 | Brad Keselowski | Team Penske | Ford |
| 2 | 10 | Aric Almirola | Stewart-Haas Racing | Ford |
| 3 | 22 | Joey Logano | Team Penske | Ford |
| 4 | 12 | Ryan Blaney | Team Penske | Ford |
| 5 | 19 | Martin Truex Jr. | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota |
| 6 | 9 | Chase Elliott | Hendrick Motorsports | Chevrolet |
| 7 | 18 | Kyle Busch | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota |
| 8 | 4 | Kevin Harvick | Stewart-Haas Racing | Ford |
| 9 | 21 | Matt DiBenedetto | Wood Brothers Racing | Ford |
| 10 | 11 | Denny Hamlin | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota |
| 11 | 88 | Alex Bowman | Hendrick Motorsports | Chevrolet |
| 12 | 1 | Kurt Busch | Chip Ganassi Racing | Chevrolet |
| 13 | 24 | William Byron | Hendrick Motorsports | Chevrolet |
| 14 | 42 | Matt Kenseth | Chip Ganassi Racing | Chevrolet |
| 15 | 20 | Erik Jones | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota |
| 16 | 47 | Ricky Stenhouse Jr. | JTG Daugherty Racing | Chevrolet |
| 17 | 6 | Ryan Newman | Roush Fenway Racing | Ford |
| 18 | 38 | John Hunter Nemechek (R) | Front Row Motorsports | Ford |
| 19 | 17 | Chris Buescher | Roush Fenway Racing | Ford |
| 20 | 3 | Austin Dillon | Richard Childress Racing | Chevrolet |
| 21 | 8 | Tyler Reddick (R) | Richard Childress Racing | Chevrolet |
| 22 | 41 | Cole Custer (R) | Stewart-Haas Racing | Ford |
| 23 | 14 | Clint Bowyer | Stewart-Haas Racing | Ford |
| 24 | 48 | Jimmie Johnson | Hendrick Motorsports | Chevrolet |
| 25 | 34 | Michael McDowell | Front Row Motorsports | Ford |
| 26 | 53 | Bayley Currey (i) | Rick Ware Racing | Chevrolet |
| 27 | 51 | Joey Gase (i) | Petty Ware Racing | Chevrolet |
| 28 | 00 | Quin Houff (R) | StarCom Racing | Chevrolet |
| 29 | 13 | Ty Dillon | Germain Racing | Chevrolet |
| 30 | 27 | Gray Gaulding | Rick Ware Racing | Ford |
| 31 | 77 | Garrett Smithley (i) | Spire Motorsports | Chevrolet |
| 32 | 32 | Corey LaJoie | Go Fas Racing | Ford |
| 33 | 37 | Ryan Preece | JTG Daugherty Racing | Chevrolet |
| 34 | 15 | Brennan Poole (R) | Premium Motorsports | Chevrolet |
| 35 | 95 | Christopher Bell (R) | Leavine Family Racing | Toyota |
| 36 | 43 | Bubba Wallace | Richard Petty Motorsports | Chevrolet |
| 37 | 96 | Daniel Suárez | Gaunt Brothers Racing | Toyota |
| 38 | 66 | Timmy Hill (i) | MBM Motorsports | Toyota |
| 39 | 78 | B. J. McLeod (i) | B. J. McLeod Motorsports | Ford |
| 40 | 7 | J. J. Yeley (i) | Tommy Baldwin Racing | Chevrolet |
| Official starting lineup |||||

## Race

### Stage Results

Stage One Laps: 125

| Pos | No | Driver | Team | Manufacturer | Points |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | 9 | Chase Elliott | Hendrick Motorsports | Chevrolet | 10 |
| 2 | 12 | Ryan Blaney | Team Penske | Ford | 9 |
| 3 | 2 | Brad Keselowski | Team Penske | Ford | 8 |
| 4 | 10 | Aric Almirola | Stewart-Haas Racing | Ford | 7 |
| 5 | 22 | Joey Logano | Team Penske | Ford | 6 |
| 6 | 4 | Kevin Harvick | Stewart-Haas Racing | Ford | 5 |
| 7 | 21 | Matt DiBenedetto | Wood Brothers Racing | Ford | 4 |
| 8 | 11 | Denny Hamlin | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 3 |
| 9 | 47 | Ricky Stenhouse Jr. | JTG Daugherty Racing | Chevrolet | 2 |
| 10 | 48 | Jimmie Johnson | Hendrick Motorsports | Chevrolet | 1 |
| Official stage one results ||||||

Stage Two Laps: 125

| Pos | No | Driver | Team | Manufacturer | Points |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | 9 | Chase Elliott | Hendrick Motorsports | Chevrolet | 10 |
| 2 | 11 | Denny Hamlin | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 9 |
| 3 | 4 | Kevin Harvick | Stewart-Haas Racing | Ford | 8 |
| 4 | 22 | Joey Logano | Team Penske | Ford | 7 |
| 5 | 18 | Kyle Busch | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 6 |
| 6 | 14 | Clint Bowyer | Stewart-Haas Racing | Ford | 5 |
| 7 | 24 | William Byron | Hendrick Motorsports | Chevrolet | 4 |
| 8 | 20 | Erik Jones | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 3 |
| 9 | 2 | Brad Keselowski | Team Penske | Ford | 2 |
| 10 | 17 | Chris Buescher | Roush Fenway Racing | Ford | 1 |
| Official stage two results ||||||

### Final Stage Results

Stage Three Laps: 250

| Pos | Grid | No | Driver | Team | Manufacturer | Laps | Points |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | 1 | 2 | Brad Keselowski | Team Penske | Ford | 500 | 50 |
| 2 | 23 | 14 | Clint Bowyer | Stewart-Haas Racing | Ford | 500 | 40 |
| 3 | 24 | 48 | Jimmie Johnson | Hendrick Motorsports | Chevrolet | 500 | 35 |
| 4 | 7 | 18 | Kyle Busch | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 500 | 39 |
| 5 | 15 | 20 | Erik Jones | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 500 | 35 |
| 6 | 20 | 3 | Austin Dillon | Richard Childress Racing | Chevrolet | 500 | 31 |
| 7 | 12 | 1 | Kurt Busch | Chip Ganassi Racing | Chevrolet | 500 | 30 |
| 8 | 13 | 24 | William Byron | Hendrick Motorsports | Chevrolet | 500 | 33 |
| 9 | 35 | 95 | Christopher Bell (R) | Leavine Family Racing | Toyota | 500 | 28 |
| 10 | 36 | 43 | Bubba Wallace | Richard Petty Motorsports | Chevrolet | 500 | 27 |
| 11 | 8 | 4 | Kevin Harvick | Stewart-Haas Racing | Ford | 500 | 39 |
| 12 | 33 | 37 | Ryan Preece | JTG Daugherty Racing | Chevrolet | 500 | 25 |
| 13 | 18 | 38 | John Hunter Nemechek (R) | Front Row Motorsports | Ford | 500 | 24 |
| 14 | 25 | 34 | Michael McDowell | Front Row Motorsports | Ford | 500 | 23 |
| 15 | 17 | 6 | Ryan Newman | Roush Fenway Racing | Ford | 500 | 22 |
| 16 | 14 | 42 | Matt Kenseth | Chip Ganassi Racing | Chevrolet | 500 | 21 |
| 17 | 10 | 11 | Denny Hamlin | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 500 | 32 |
| 18 | 37 | 96 | Daniel Suárez | Gaunt Brothers Racing | Toyota | 500 | 19 |
| 19 | 38 | 66 | Timmy Hill (i) | MBM Motorsports | Toyota | 500 | 0 |
| 20 | 5 | 19 | Martin Truex Jr. | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 500 | 17 |
| 21 | 3 | 22 | Joey Logano | Team Penske | Ford | 500 | 29 |
| 22 | 6 | 9 | Chase Elliott | Hendrick Motorsports | Chevrolet | 500 | 35 |
| 23 | 19 | 17 | Chris Buescher | Roush Fenway Racing | Ford | 496 | 15 |
| 24 | 34 | 15 | Brennan Poole (R) | Premium Motorsports | Chevrolet | 494 | 13 |
| 25 | 40 | 7 | J. J. Yeley (i) | Tommy Baldwin Racing | Chevrolet | 492 | 0 |
| 26 | 31 | 77 | Garrett Smithley | Spire Motorsports | Chevrolet | 489 | 0 |
| 27 | 28 | 00 | Quin Houff | StarCom Racing | Chevrolet | 483 | 10 |
| 28 | 39 | 78 | B. J. McLeod (i) | B. J. McLeod Motorsports | Ford | 477 | 0 |
| 29 | 2 | 10 | Aric Almirola | Stewart-Haas Racing | Ford | 470 | 15 |
| 30 | 30 | 27 | Gray Gaulding | Rick Ware Racing | Ford | 456 | 7 |
| 31 | 9 | 21 | Matt DiBenedetto | Wood Brothers Racing | Ford | 456 | 10 |
| 32 | 32 | 32 | Corey LaJoie | Go Fas Racing | Ford | 375 | 5 |
| 33 | 27 | 51 | Joey Gase (i) | Petty Ware Racing | Chevrolet | 302 | 0 |
| 34 | 16 | 47 | Ricky Stenhouse Jr. | JTG Daugherty Racing | Chevrolet | 228 | 5 |
| 35 | 22 | 41 | Cole Custer (R) | Stewart-Haas Racing | Ford | 228 | 2 |
| 36 | 21 | 8 | Tyler Reddick (R) | Richard Childress Racing | Chevrolet | 228 | 1 |
| 37 | 11 | 88 | Alex Bowman | Hendrick Motorsports | Chevrolet | 228 | 1 |
| 38 | 26 | 53 | Bayley Currey (i) | Rick Ware Racing | Chevrolet | 203 | 0 |
| 39 | 29 | 13 | Ty Dillon | Germain Racing | Chevrolet | 201 | 1 |
| 40 | 4 | 12 | Ryan Blaney | Team Penske | Ford | 199 | 10 |
| Official race results ||||||||

### Race statistics

* Lead changes: 21 among 7 different drivers
* Cautions/Laps: 17 for 102
* Red flags: 1 for 11 minutes and 35 seconds
* Time of race: 3 hours, 19 minutes and 2 seconds
* Average speed: 80.338 miles per hour (129.291 km/h)

## Media

### Television

Fox Sports covered their 20th race at the Bristol Motor Speedway. Mike Joy and five-time Bristol 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.

FS1 :

| Booth announcers | Pit reporter | In-race analyst |
| - | - | - |
| Lap-by-lap: Mike Joy Color-commentator: Jeff Gordon | Matt Yocum | Larry McReynolds |

### Radio

PRN had the radio call for the race which will was simulcasted on Sirius XM NASCAR Radio. Doug Rice, Mark Garrow called the race in the booth when the field raced down the frontstretch. Rob Albright called the race from atop the turn 3 suites when the field raced down the backstretch. Brad Gillie, Brett McMillan and Wendy Venturini covered the action on pit lane.

PRN :

| 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

| | Pos | Driver | Points |
| - | - | - | - |
| | 1 | Kevin Harvick | 370 |
| | 2 | Joey Logano | 346 (–24) |
| | 3 | Chase Elliott | 325 (–45) |
| 1 | 4 | Brad Keselowski | 315 (–55) |
| 1 | 5 | Alex Bowman | 289 (–81) |
| 1 | 6 | Martin Truex Jr. | 280 (–90) |
| 1 | 7 | Denny Hamlin | 276 (–94) |
| 2 | 8 | Ryan Blaney | 274 (–96) |
| 3 | 9 | Kyle Busch | 256 (–114) |
| | 10 | Kurt Busch | 253 (–117) |
| 2 | 11 | Aric Almirola | 240 (–130) |
| 2 | 12 | Clint Bowyer | 232 (–138) |
| 2 | 13 | Matt DiBenedetto | 230 (–140) |
| 1 | 14 | Erik Jones | 228 (–142) |
| 1 | 15 | Jimmie Johnson | 223 (–147) |
| 1 | 16 | Austin Dillon | 221 (–149) |
| Official driver's standings ||||
| Pos | Manufacturer | Points |
| 1 | Ford | 335 |
| 2 | Chevrolet | 310 (–25) |
| 3 | Toyota | 304 (–31) |
