2020 Toyota 200
# 2020 Toyota 200

The 2020 Toyota 200 was a NASCAR Xfinity Series race held on May 21, 2020—postponed from May 19, 2020 due to weather—at Darlington Raceway in Darlington, South Carolina. The race replaced the Chicagoland 300 for the 2020 season. Contested over 147 laps on the 1.366-mile (2.198 km) egg-shaped oval, it was the fifth race of the 2020 NASCAR Xfinity Series season. Chase Briscoe took home his second victory of the season in NASCAR's return from the COVID-19 pandemic.

## Report

### Background

The Toyota 200 marked the Xfinity Series' return to racing following a 10-week break caused by the COVID-19 pandemic, which began with the postponement of the Atlanta race weekend on March 13 and continued through mid-May.

On April 30, NASCAR announced their return to racing with two Cup Series races and an Xfinity Series race at Darlington, with Cup races held Sunday, May 17 and Wednesday, May 20 and the Xfinity Series race held Tuesday, May 19 (later postponed to May 21 due to weather). Due to the pandemic, the race was held without fans in attendance.

This was the first Xfinity Series race held at Darlington in the spring since 2014, and the first Darlington race branded the Toyota 200 since 2004.

### Entry list

* (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 | Brett Moffitt (i) | 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 | Ray Black Jr. | 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 |
| 18 | Riley Herbst (R) | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota |
| 19 | Brandon Jones | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota |
| 20 | Harrison Burton (R) | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota |
| 21 | Anthony Alfredo | Richard Childress Racing | Chevrolet |
| 22 | Austin Cindric | Team Penske | Ford |
| 26 | Colin Garrett | Sam Hunt Racing | Toyota |
| 36 | Ronnie Bassett Jr. | 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 |
| 54 | Kyle Busch (i) | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota |
| 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 |
| 89 | Landon Cassill | Shepherd Racing | Chevrolet |
| 90 | Alex Labbé | DGM Racing | Chevrolet |
| 92 | Josh Williams | DGM Racing | Chevrolet |
| 93 | Myatt Snider | RSS Racing | Chevrolet |
| 98 | Chase Briscoe | Stewart-Haas Racing | Ford |
| 99 | Mason Massey | B. J. McLeod Motorsports | Toyota |
| Official entry list ||||

## Qualifying

Under modified operational procedures, no qualifying sessions were held for this race. The starting order was determined by a random draw, with drivers grouped into pots of positions based on segments of the owners' points standings going into the race. Additionally, NASCAR announced they were expanding the field of Xfinity Series entries from 36 to 40 due to the lack of qualifying.

### Starting Lineup

| Pos | No | Driver | Team | Manufacturer |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | 9 | Noah Gragson | JR Motorsports | Chevrolet |
| 2 | 1 | Michael Annett | JR Motorsports | Chevrolet |
| 3 | 11 | Justin Haley | Kaulig Racing | Chevrolet |
| 4 | 39 | Ryan Sieg | RSS Racing | Chevrolet |
| 5 | 18 | Riley Herbst (R) | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota |
| 6 | 68 | Brandon Brown | Brandonbilt Motorsports | Chevrolet |
| 7 | 22 | Austin Cindric | Team Penske | Ford |
| 8 | 19 | Brandon Jones | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota |
| 9 | 10 | Ross Chastain | Kaulig Racing | Chevrolet |
| 10 | 7 | Justin Allgaier | JR Motorsports | Chevrolet |
| 11 | 98 | Chase Briscoe | Stewart-Haas Racing | Ford |
| 12 | 20 | Harrison Burton (R) | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota |
| 13 | 6 | B. J. McLeod | JD Motorsports | Chevrolet |
| 14 | 93 | Myatt Snider | RSS Racing | Chevrolet |
| 15 | 92 | Josh Williams | DGM Racing | Chevrolet |
| 16 | 90 | Alex Labbé | DGM Racing | Chevrolet |
| 17 | 21 | Anthony Alfredo | Richard Childress Racing | Chevrolet |
| 18 | 4 | Jesse Little (R) | JD Motorsports | Chevrolet |
| 19 | 07 | Ray Black Jr. | SS-Green Light Racing | Chevrolet |
| 20 | 78 | Vinnie Miller | B. J. McLeod Motorsports | Chevrolet |
| 21 | 52 | Kody Vanderwal (R) | Means Racing | Chevrolet |
| 22 | 02 | Brett Moffitt (i) | Our Motorsports | Chevrolet |
| 23 | 8 | Daniel Hemric | JR Motorsports | Chevrolet |
| 24 | 13 | Chad Finchum | MBM Motorsports | Toyota |
| 25 | 44 | Tommy Joe Martins | Martins Motorsports | Chevrolet |
| 26 | 54 | Kyle Busch (i) | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota |
| 27 | 5 | Matt Mills | B. J. McLeod Motorsports | Chevrolet |
| 28 | 61 | Timmy Hill (i) | Hattori Racing | Toyota |
| 29 | 47 | Joe Nemechek (i) | Mike Harmon Racing | Chevrolet |
| 30 | 51 | Jeremy Clements | Jeremy Clements Racing | Chevrolet |
| 31 | 15 | Colby Howard | JD Motorsports | Chevrolet |
| 32 | 36 | Ronnie Bassett Jr. | DGM Racing | Chevrolet |
| 33 | 99 | Mason Massey | B. J. McLeod Motorsports | Toyota |
| 34 | 0 | Jeffrey Earnhardt | JD Motorsports | Chevrolet |
| 35 | 74 | Bayley Currey (i) | Mike Harmon Racing | Chevrolet |
| 36 | 08 | Joe Graf Jr. (R) | SS-Green Light Racing | Chevrolet |
| 37 | 66 | Stephen Leicht | MBM Motorsports | Toyota |
| 38 | 89 | Landon Cassill | Shepherd Racing | Chevrolet |
| 39 | 26 | Colin Garrett | Sam Hunt Racing | Toyota |
| Official starting lineup |||||

## Race

### Race results

**Stage Results**

Stage One

Laps: 45

| Pos | No | Driver | Team | Manufacturer | Points |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | 9 | Noah Gragson | JR Motorsports | Chevrolet | 10 |
| 2 | 10 | Ross Chastain | Kaulig Racing | Chevrolet | 9 |
| 3 | 39 | Ryan Sieg | RSS Racing | Chevrolet | 8 |
| 4 | 54 | Kyle Busch (i) | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 0 |
| 5 | 22 | Austin Cindric | Team Penske | Ford | 6 |
| 6 | 7 | Justin Allgaier | JR Motorsports | Chevrolet | 5 |
| 7 | 8 | Daniel Hemric | JR Motorsports | Chevrolet | 4 |
| 8 | 98 | Chase Briscoe | Stewart-Haas Racing | Ford | 3 |
| 9 | 1 | Michael Annett | JR Motorsports | Chevrolet | 2 |
| 10 | 11 | Justin Haley | Kaulig Racing | Chevrolet | 1 |

Stage Two

Laps: 45

| Pos | No | Driver | Team | Manufacturer | Points |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | 54 | Kyle Busch (i) | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 0 |
| 2 | 7 | Justin Allgaier | JR Motorsports | Chevrolet | 9 |
| 3 | 9 | Noah Gragson | JR Motorsports | Chevrolet | 8 |
| 4 | 98 | Chase Briscoe | Stewart-Haas Racing | Ford | 7 |
| 5 | 1 | Michael Annett | JR Motorsports | Chevrolet | 6 |
| 6 | 8 | Daniel Hemric | JR Motorsports | Chevrolet | 5 |
| 7 | 10 | Ross Chastain | Kaulig Racing | Chevrolet | 4 |
| 8 | 22 | Austin Cindric | Team Penske | Ford | 3 |
| 9 | 39 | Ryan Sieg | RSS Racing | Chevrolet | 2 |
| 10 | 51 | Jeremy Clements | Jeremy Clements Racing | Chevrolet | 1 |

### Final Stage Results

Laps: 57

| Pos | Grid | No | Driver | Team | Manufacturer | Laps | Points | Status |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | 11 | 98 | Chase Briscoe | Stewart-Haas Racing | Ford | 147 | 50 | Running |
| 2 | 26 | 54 | Kyle Busch (i) | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 147 | 0 | Running |
| 3 | 10 | 7 | Justin Allgaier | JR Motorsports | Chevrolet | 147 | 48 | Running |
| 4 | 7 | 22 | Austin Cindric | Team Penske | Ford | 147 | 42 | Running |
| 5 | 1 | 9 | Noah Gragson | JR Motorsports | Chevrolet | 147 | 50 | Running |
| 6 | 23 | 8 | Daniel Hemric | JR Motorsports | Chevrolet | 147 | 40 | Running |
| 7 | 4 | 39 | Ryan Sieg | RSS Racing | Chevrolet | 147 | 40 | Running |
| 8 | 9 | 10 | Ross Chastain | Kaulig Racing | Chevrolet | 147 | 42 | Running |
| 9 | 12 | 20 | Harrison Burton (R) | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 147 | 28 | Running |
| 10 | 3 | 11 | Justin Haley | Kaulig Racing | Chevrolet | 147 | 28 | Running |
| 11 | 22 | 02 | Brett Moffitt (i) | Our Motorsports | Chevrolet | 147 | 0 | Running |
| 12 | 30 | 51 | Jeremy Clements | Jeremy Clements Racing | Chevrolet | 147 | 26 | Running |
| 13 | 6 | 68 | Brandon Brown | Brandonbilt Motorsports | Chevrolet | 147 | 24 | Running |
| 14 | 17 | 21 | Anthony Alfredo | Richard Childress Racing | Chevrolet | 147 | 23 | Running |
| 15 | 13 | 6 | B. J. McLeod | JD Motorsports | Chevrolet | 147 | 22 | Running |
| 16 | 15 | 92 | Josh Williams | DGM Racing | Chevrolet | 147 | 21 | Running |
| 17 | 16 | 90 | Alex Labbé | DGM Racing | Chevrolet | 147 | 20 | Running |
| 18 | 5 | 18 | Riley Herbst (R) | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 147 | 19 | Running |
| 19 | 36 | 08 | Joe Graf Jr. (R) | SS-Green Light Racing | Chevrolet | 147 | 18 | Running |
| 20 | 8 | 19 | Brandon Jones | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 147 | 17 | Running |
| 21 | 19 | 07 | Ray Black Jr. | SS-Green Light Racing | Chevrolet | 147 | 16 | Running |
| 22 | 28 | 61 | Timmy Hill (i) | Hattori Racing | Toyota | 147 | 0 | Running |
| 23 | 34 | 0 | Jeffrey Earnhardt | JD Motorsports | Chevrolet | 147 | 14 | Running |
| 24 | 24 | 13 | Chad Finchum | MBM Motorsports | Toyota | 147 | 13 | Running |
| 25 | 2 | 1 | Michael Annett | JR Motorsports | Chevrolet | 146 | 20 | Running |
| 26 | 25 | 44 | Tommy Joe Martins | Martins Motorsports | Chevrolet | 146 | 11 | Running |
| 27 | 31 | 15 | Colby Howard | JD Motorsports | Chevrolet | 146 | 10 | Running |
| 28 | 29 | 47 | Joe Nemechek (i) | Mike Harmon Racing | Chevrolet | 145 | 0 | Running |
| 29 | 20 | 78 | Vinnie Miller | B. J. McLeod Motorsports | Chevrolet | 145 | 8 | Running |
| 30 | 33 | 99 | Mason Massey | B. J. McLeod Motorsports | Toyota | 143 | 7 | Running |
| 31 | 32 | 36 | Ronnie Bassett Jr. | DGM Racing | Chevrolet | 143 | 6 | Running |
| 32 | 21 | 52 | Kody Vanderwal (R) | Means Racing | Chevrolet | 142 | 5 | Running |
| 33 | 35 | 74 | Bayley Currey (i) | Mike Harmon Racing | Chevrolet | 142 | 0 | Running |
| 34 | 27 | 5 | Matt Mills | B. J. McLeod Motorsports | Chevrolet | 135 | 3 | Running |
| 35 | 14 | 93 | Myatt Snider | RSS Racing | Chevrolet | 129 | 2 | Running |
| 36 | 18 | 4 | Jesse Little (R) | JD Motorsports | Chevrolet | 122 | 1 | Vibration |
| 37 | 39 | 26 | Colin Garrett | Sam Hunt Racing | Toyota | 111 | 1 | Running |
| 38 | 38 | 89 | Landon Cassill | Shepherd Racing | Chevrolet | 35 | 1 | Handling |
| 39 | 37 | 66 | Stephen Leicht | MBM Motorsports | Toyota | 1 | 1 | Suspension |
| Official race results |||||||||

### Race statistics

* Lead changes: 10 among 6 different drivers
* Cautions/Laps: 5 for 28
* Red flags: 0
* Time of race: 1 hour, 44 minutes, 26 seconds
* Average speed: 115.367 mph (185.665 km/h)

## Media

### Television

The Toyota 200 was carried by FS1 in the United States. Adam Alexander, Stewart-Haas Racing driver Clint Bowyer, and Michael Waltrip 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: Clint Bowyer Color-commentator: Michael Waltrip | Regan Smith |

### Radio

The Motor Racing Network (MRN) called the race for radio, which was simulcast on SiriusXM NASCAR Radio. Alex Hayden and Dave Moody anchored the action from the booth. Dillon Welch called the action from Turns 1 & 2 and Steve Post called the race through turns 3 & 4. Kim Coon and Hannah Newhouse provided reports from pit road.

MRN Radio :

| Booth announcers | Turn announcers | Pit reporters |
| - | - | - |
| Lead announcer: Alex Hayden Announcer: Dave Moody | Turns 1 & 2: Dillon Welch Turns 3 & 4: Steve Post | Kim Coon Hannah Newhouse |

## Standings after the race

### Drivers' Championship standings

| | Pos | Driver | Points |
| - | - | - | - |
| 1 | 1 | Chase Briscoe | 223 |
| 1 | 2 | Harrison Burton (R) | 204 (-19) |
| | 3 | Austin Cindric | 197 (-26) |
| 2 | 4 | Noah Gragson | 193 (-30) |
| | 5 | Ross Chastain | 188 (-35) |
| 3 | 6 | Justin Allgaier | 186 (-37) |
| | 7 | Ryan Sieg | 183 (-40) |
| | 8 | Justin Haley | 168 (-55) |
| 5 | 9 | Brandon Jones | 165 (-58) |
| | 10 | Michael Annett | 139 (-84) |
| | 11 | Riley Herbst (R) | 128 (-95) |
| | 12 | Brandon Brown | 115 (-108) |
| Official driver's standings ||||

Note: Only the first 12 positions are included for the driver standings.

