NASCAR: Who is on the move after 20 laps at Daytona?

After the first 20 laps of the 2020 NASCAR Cup Series season-opening Daytona 500, who has been on the move at Daytona International Speedway?

The 2020 NASCAR Cup Series season almost officially got underway on Sunday, February 16, but rain throughout the day ultimately led to the postponement of the 62nd annual Daytona 500 after just 20 laps had been contested.

While the cars were only racing for a handful of minutes on Sunday and a lot of the running was done in a single-file line following the first few laps, there was still quite a lot of movement throughout the 40-car field.

JTG Daugherty Racing’s Ricky Stenhouse Jr. led the first 20 laps of the 200-lap race around the four-turn, 2.5-mile (4.023-kilometer) high-banked superspeedway oval in Daytona Beach, Florida after starting from the pole position in his first race behind the wheel of the #47 Chevrolet.

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But behind him, there were quite a few changes.

Only two of the other 39 drivers in the field did not move up or down the order from the drop of the green flag.

Who has been on the move in the early going in the 62nd annual Daytona 500 at Daytona International Speedway as we head into day two of the 2020 season opener?

NOTE: Numbers in parenthesis represent the number of positions gained or lost; order is as of lap 20 of 200. The changes are reflected based on the actual starting order after grid penalties were issued, not the provisional lineup.

Running order
1st – Ricky Stenhouse Jr. (-)
2nd – Joey Logano (+1)
3rd – Aric Almirola (+2)
4th – Ryan Newman (+3)
5th – Kevin Harvick (+5)
6th – Brad Keselowski (+3)
7th – William Byron (-3)
8th – Jimmie Johnson (-2)
9th – Ty Dillon (+23)
10th – Timmy Hill (+20)
11th – David Ragan (+17)
12th – Chris Buescher (+5)
13th – Matt DiBenedetto (+3)
14th – Chase Elliott (+7)
15th – Ross Chastain (+5)
16th – Alex Bowman (-14)
17th – Kyle Larson (-9)
18th – Kurt Busch (-)
19th – Austin Dillon (-6)
20th – Cole Custer (-8)
21st – Michael McDowell (+3)
22nd – Tyler Reddick (-)
23rd – Ryan Blaney (+17)
24th – Darrell Wallace Jr. (-13)
25th – Reed Sorenson (+13)
26th – B.J. McLeod (+10)
27th – Corey LaJoie (+8)
28th – Brendan Gaughan (+5)
29th – Ryan Preece (-4)
30th – Justin Haley (-3)
31st – Martin Truex Jr. (-16)
32nd – Kyle Busch (-6)
33rd – Erik Jones (-19)
34th – Christopher Bell (+3)
35th – Denny Hamlin (+4)
36th – Clint Bowyer (-13)
37th – John Hunter Nemechek (-18)
38th – Quin Houff (-9)
39th – Joey Gase (-8)
40th – Brennan Poole (-6)

Biggest movers

UP (+)

Ty Dillon (+23)
Timmy Hill (+20)
David Ragan (+17)
Ryan Blaney (+17)
Reed Sorenson (+13)

Down (-)

Erik Jones (-19)
John Hunter Nemechek (-18)
Martin Truex Jr. (-16)
Alex Bowman (-14)
Darrell Wallace Jr., Clint Bowyer (-13)

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Fox is set to broadcast the resumption of the 2020 NASCAR Cup Series season-opening Daytona 500 live from Daytona International Speedway beginning at 4:00 p.m. ET this afternoon, so be sure to tune in.

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