The 2020 Federated Auto Parts 400 was a

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race held on September 12, 2020, at Richmond Raceway in

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. Contested over 400 laps on the D-shaped short track, it was the 28th race of the

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season, second race of the Playoffs and second race of the Round of 16.

Report

Background

Richmond International Raceway from stands

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in Henrico County. It hosts the

, the NASCAR Xfinity Series, NASCAR Gander RV & Outdoors Truck Series and the

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series. Known as "America's premier short track", it formerly hosted two USAC sprint car races.

Entry list

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

Qualifying

Kevin Harvick was awarded the pole for the race as determined by competition-based formula.

Starting Lineup

Race

Stage Results

Stage One ''Laps:'' 80 Stage Two ''Laps:'' 155

Final Stage Results

Stage Three ''Laps:'' 165

Race statistics

* Lead changes: 19 among 9 different drivers * Cautions/Laps: 3 for 21 * Red flags: 0 * Time of race: 2 hours, 56 minutes and 42 seconds * Average speed:

Media

Television

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covered the race on the television side. Rick Allen, Jeff Burton, Steve Letarte and three-time Richmond winner Dale Earnhardt Jr. covered the race from the booth at Charlotte Motor Speedway. Dave Burns,

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and Marty Snider handled the pit road duties on site.

Radio

The Motor Racing Network had the radio call for the race, which was also simulcast on Sirius XM NASCAR Radio. Alex Hayden, Jeff Striegle and Rusty Wallace had the call in the broadcast booth for MRN when the field races through the front straightaway. Dave Moody called the race from a platform when the field races down the backstraightaway. Jason Toy and Kim Coon called the action for MRN from pit lane.

Standings after the race

;Drivers' Championship standings ;Manufacturers' Championship standings *Note: Only the first 16 positions are included for the driver standings.

References

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