The 2020 O'Reilly Auto Parts 500 was a

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race that was originally scheduled to be held on March 29, 2020, and was rescheduled to July 19, 2020, at Texas Motor Speedway in Fort Worth, Texas. Contested over 334 laps on the 1.5-mile (2.4 km) intermediate quad-oval, it is the 18th race of the

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season. Austin Dillon won, bringing Richard Childress Racing their first 1-2 finish since the

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Report

Background

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and Charlotte Motor Speedway (formerly Lowe's Motor Speedway). The track is owned by Speedway Motorsports, Inc., the same company that owns Atlanta and Charlotte Motor Speedways, as well as the short-track Bristol Motor Speedway.

Entry list

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

Qualifying

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

Starting Lineup

* Team Keller Racing did not have a driver announced when they entered for the race and they could not race since 41 cars entered for 40 spots, so their entry was excluded due to lack of owners points and their driver was not announced.

Race

Stage Results

Stage One ''Laps:'' 105 Stage Two ''Laps:'' 105

Final Stage Results

Stage Three ''Laps:'' 124

Race statistics

* Lead changes: 29 among 12 different drivers * Cautions/Laps: 10 for 45 * Red flags: 1 for 11 minutes and 29 seconds * Time of race: 3 hours, 38 minutes and 57 seconds * Average speed:

Media

Television

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broadcast the race on

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. Rick Allen, Two–time Texas winner Jeff Burton, Steve Letarte and 2000 Texas winner Dale Earnhardt Jr. covered the action from the booth at Charlotte Motor Speedway for the race. Dave Burns and Marty Snider handled the pit road duties on site. Rutledge Wood handled the features from his home during the race.

Radio

The race was broadcast on radio by the Performance Racing Network and simulcast on Sirius XM NASCAR Radio.

Standings after the race

;Drivers' Championship standings ;Manufacturers' Championship standings *Note: Only the first 16 positions are included for the driver standings. *. – Driver has clinched a position in the NASCAR Cup Series playoffs.

References

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2020s in Fort Worth, Texas

NASCAR races at Texas Motor Speedway