The 2020 Super Start Batteries 400 presented by O'Reilly Auto Parts was a

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race that was originally scheduled to be held on May 31, 2020 and was rescheduled to July 23, 2020, at Kansas Speedway in

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. Contested over 267 laps, on the 1.5 mile (2.4 km) asphalt speedway, it will be the 19th race of the

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season.

Report

Background

Kansas Speedway is a

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race track in

. It was built in 2001 and hosts two annual NASCAR race weekends. The NTT IndyCar Series also raced there until 2011. The speedway is owned and operated by the International Speedway Corporation.

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 a random draw.

Starting Lineup

Race

Stage Results

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

Final Stage Results

Stage Three ''Laps:'' 107

Race statistics

* Lead changes: 22 among 9 different drivers * Cautions/Laps: 11 for 47 * Red flags: 1 for 2 minutes and 45 seconds * Time of race: 3 hours, 17 minutes and 14 seconds * Average speed:

Media

Television

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covered the race on the television side. Rick Allen, Jeff Burton, Steve Letarte and Dale Earnhardt Jr. covered the race from the booth at Charlotte Motor Speedway.

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and Kelli Stavast handled the pit road duties on site, and Marty Snider handled the features from the RCR shop during the race.

Radio

MRN had the radio call for the race which was also simulcast on

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NASCAR Radio. Alex Hayden and Jeff Striegle called the race in the booth when the field raced through the tri-oval. Dave Moody covered the race from the Sunoco spotters stand outside turn 2 when the field was racing through turns 1 and 2. Kurt Becker called the race from a platform outside turn 4. Winston Kelley and Steve Post worked pit road for the radio side.

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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