2020 The Real Heroes 400

2020 The Real Heroes 400
Race details[1][2][3][4][5][6]
Race 5 of 36 in the 2020 NASCAR Cup Series
Date May 17, 2020 (2020-05-17)
Location Darlington Raceway in Darlington, South Carolina
Course Permanent racing facility
1.366 mi (2.198 km)
Distance 293 laps, 400.238 mi (644.12 km)
Average speed 115.815 miles per hour (186.386 km/h)
Attendance 0 (behind closed doors)
Pole position
Driver
Team Penske
Grid positions set by ballot
Most laps led
Driver Kevin Harvick Stewart-Haas Racing
Laps 159
Winner
No. 4 Kevin Harvick Stewart-Haas Racing
Television in the United States
Network Fox
Announcers Mike Joy and Jeff Gordon
Nielsen Ratings 6.323 million[7]
Radio in the United States
Radio MRN
Booth Announcers Alex Hayden and Dave Moody
Turn Announcers Dillon Welch (1 & 2) and Steve Post (3 & 4)

The 2020 The Real Heroes 400 was a NASCAR Cup Series race held on May 17, 2020, at Darlington Raceway in Darlington, South Carolina, replacing Chicagoland Speedway event.[8] Contested over 293 laps on the 1.366-mile (2.198 km) egg-shaped oval, it was the fifth race of the 2020 NASCAR Cup Series season. It was the first Darlington event held in the spring since 2014, and the first major sporting event in the United States since COVID-19 was declared a pandemic.

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  3. ^ "Entry List". MRN.com. Motor Racing Network. May 11, 2020. Retrieved May 11, 2020.
  4. ^ "Starting Lineup". MRN.com. Motor Racing Network. May 14, 2020. Retrieved May 14, 2020.
  5. ^ "The Real Heroes 400 Results". MRN.com. Motor Racing Network. May 17, 2020. Retrieved May 17, 2020.
  6. ^ "Points standings" (PDF). Jayski.com. Jayski's Silly Season Site. May 17, 2020. Retrieved May 17, 2020.
  7. ^ "The Real Heroes 400 ratings". ShowBuzzDaily. Mitch Metcalf. Archived from the original on 20 May 2020. Retrieved 19 May 2020.
  8. ^ Norris, Brad. "NASCAR realigns 2020 schedule, shifts events from Chicagoland, Richmond, Sonoma". NASCAR.com. Retrieved May 18, 2020.