2020 Alsco 300 (Kentucky)

The 2020 Alsco 300 was a NASCAR Xfinity Series race held on July 10, 2020 at Kentucky Speedway in Sparta, Kentucky. Contested over 200 laps on the 1.5 mi speedway, it was the 15th race of the 2020 NASCAR Xfinity Series season and the second race in two days at Kentucky. Austin Cindric won at Kentucky for the second straight day.

Background
Kentucky Speedway is a 1.5-mile (2.4 km) tri-oval speedway in Sparta, Kentucky, which has hosted ARCA, NASCAR and Indy Racing League racing annually since it opened in 2000. The track is currently owned and operated by Speedway Motorsports, Inc. and Jerry Carroll, who, along with four other investors, owned Kentucky Speedway until 2008. The speedway has a grandstand capacity of 117,000. Construction of the speedway began in 1998 and was completed in mid-2000. The speedway has hosted the Gander RV & Outdoors Truck Series, Xfinity Series, IndyCar Series, Indy Lights, and most recently, the NASCAR Cup Series beginning in 2011.

The race was held without fans in attendance due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic.

Entry list

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

Qualifying
Myatt Snider was awarded the pole for the race as determined by the top 15 from Thursday's finishing order inverted.

Starting Lineup

 * The No. 8 of Daniel Hemric had to start from the rear due to a driver change from Thursday's race.
 * The No. 7, No. 8, No. 15, No. 19, No. 52, No. 61, No. 68, and No. 90 had to start from the rear after moving to a backup car.
 * The No. 44 of Tommy Joe Martins had to start from the rear due to unapproved adjustments.

Stage Results
Stage One

Laps: 45 Stage Two

Laps: 45

Final Stage Results
Laps: 110



Race statistics

 * Lead changes: 8 among 6 different drivers
 * Cautions/Laps: 5 for 27
 * Red flags: 0
 * Time of race: 2 hours, 13 minutes, 25 seconds
 * Average speed: 134.916 mph

Television
The Alsco 300 was carried by FS1 in the United States. Adam Alexander, Stewart-Haas Racing driver Clint Bowyer, and Chip Ganassi Racing driver Kurt Busch called the race from the Fox Sports Studio in Charlotte, with Jamie Little covering pit road.

Radio
The Performance Racing Network (PRN) called the race for radio, which was simulcast on SiriusXM NASCAR Radio.

Standings after the race

 * Drivers' Championship standings


 * Note: Only the first 12 positions are included for the driver standings.
 * . – Driver has clinched a position in the NASCAR playoffs.