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Race 36 of 36 in the 2020 NASCAR Cup Series | |||
Date | November 8, 2020 | ||
Location | Phoenix Raceway in Avondale, Arizona | ||
Course |
Permanent racing facility 1 mi (1.6 km) | ||
Distance | 312 laps, 312 mi (499.2 km) | ||
Average speed | 112.096 miles per hour (180.401 km/h) | ||
Pole position | |||
Driver | Hendrick Motorsports | ||
Grid positions set by competition-based formula | |||
Most laps led | |||
Driver | Chase Elliott | Hendrick Motorsports | |
Laps | 154 | ||
Winner | |||
No. 9 | Chase Elliott | Hendrick Motorsports | |
Television in the United States | |||
Network | NBC | ||
Announcers | Rick Allen, Jeff Burton, Steve Letarte and Dale Earnhardt Jr. | ||
Radio in the United States | |||
Radio | MRN | ||
Booth Announcers | Alex Hayden, Jeff Striegle and Rusty Wallace | ||
Turn Announcers | Dave Moody (1 & 2) and Mike Bagley (3 & 4) |
The 2020 Season Finale 500 was a NASCAR Cup Series race held on November 8, 2020 at Phoenix Raceway in Avondale, Arizona. Contested over 312 laps on the one mile (1.6 km) oval, it was the 36th and final race of the 2020 NASCAR Cup Series season. Chase Elliott won the race, claiming his first Cup Series championship.
The Season Finale 500 was the final start for seven-time champion Jimmie Johnson, and for 2012 Cup runner-up Clint Bowyer, and 2003 Winston Cup champion Matt Kenseth as full-time Cup Series drivers.