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and the 57th iteration of the

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. The race was held on Saturday, February 8, 2020, in

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, a 2.5 miles (4.0 km) permanent triangular-shaped superspeedway. The race took the scheduled 80 laps to complete. At race's end,

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would dominate and hold off the field to win his eighth career

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win and his first of the season. To fill out the podium,

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and

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would finish second and third, respectively.

Background

is one of three

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s to hold

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races, the other two being

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and

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. The standard track at Daytona International Speedway is a four-turn superspeedway that is 2.5 miles (4.0 km) long. The track's turns are banked at 31

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, while the front stretch, the location of the finish line, is banked at 18 degrees.

Entry list

*Withdrew.

Practice

First practice

The first one-hour session would take place on February 7.

would set the fastest time in the session, with a time of 49.027 and an average speed of .

Second practice

The second and final one-hour session would take place on February 7. Connor Hall of

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would set the fastest time in the session, with a time of 49.027 and an average speed of .

Qualifying

Qualifying was held on February 8. Each driver was split into six groups, and each group would run four minute sessions.

would win the pole, setting a time of 49.434 and an average speed of .

Full qualifying results

Race results

References

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