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2020 Dixie Vodka 400
NASCAR Cup Series race From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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The 2020 Dixie Vodka 400 was a NASCAR Cup Series race that was originally scheduled to be held on March 22, 2020 and was rescheduled to June 14, 2020, at Homestead–Miami Speedway in Homestead, Florida. On March 13, 2020, NASCAR announced that they would postpone the race due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[8]
Contested over 267 laps on the 1.5 mile (2.4 km) oval, it was 12th race of the 2020 NASCAR Cup Series season. This race was the first time since 2001 that Homestead did not host the final race of the season, and the first time in the Chase/Playoff era.
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Background
Homestead-Miami Speedway is a motor racing track located in Homestead, Florida. The track, which has several configurations, has promoted several series of racing, including NASCAR, the NTT IndyCar Series and the Grand-Am Rolex Sports Car Series
From 2002 to 2019, Homestead-Miami Speedway hosted the final race of the season in all three of NASCAR's series: the NASCAR Cup Series, Xfinity Series and Gander RV & Outdoors Truck Series.
After having held races closed to spectators since The Real Heroes 400 in May due to the pandemic, the Dixie Vodka 400 was the first NASCAR event to admit a limited number of outside spectators (albeit still closed to the public). The race was held before an audience of 1,000 United States Armed Forces members from South Florida, representing the Homestead Air Reserve Base and the United States Southern Command.[9]
Entry list
- (R) denotes rookie driver.
- (i) denotes driver who are ineligible for series driver points.
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Qualifying
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Denny Hamlin was awarded the pole for the race as determined by a random draw.
Starting Lineup
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Race

Stage Results
Stage One Laps: 80
Stage Two Laps: 80
Final Stage Results
Stage Three Laps: 107
Race statistics
- Lead changes: 18 among 7 different drivers
- Cautions/Laps: 6 for 27
- Red flags: 2 for 2 hours, 46 minutes and 48 seconds
- Time of race: 3 hours, 8 minutes and 6 seconds
- Average speed: 127.751 miles per hour (205.595 km/h)
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Media
Television
The Dixie Vodka 400 was carried by Fox in the United States. Mike Joy and 2012 Homestead 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
MRN had the radio call for the race, which was simulcast on Sirius XM NASCAR Radio. Alex Hayden and Jeff Striegle called the action of the race for MRN when the field raced down the front straightaway. Dave Moody covered the action for MRN in turns 1 & 2, and Mike Bagley had the call of the action from turns 3 & 4. Winston Kelley and Steve Post covered the action of the race for MRN on pit road.
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Standings after the race
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References
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