2020 Southern 500

The 2020 Southern 500, the 64th running of the event, is an upcoming NASCAR Cup Series race to be held on September 6, 2020 at Darlington Raceway in Darlington, South Carolina. Contested over 367 laps on the 1.366-mile (2.198 km) egg-shaped oval, it will be the 27th race of the 2020 NASCAR Cup Series season, first race of the Playoffs, and the first race of the Round of 16.

2020 Southern 500
Race details[1][2]
Race 27 of 36 in the 2020 NASCAR Cup Series
Date September 6, 2020 (2020-09-06)
Location Darlington Raceway in Darlington, South Carolina
Course Permanent racing facility
1.366 mi (2.198 km)
Distance 367 laps, 501.322 mi (806.666 km)
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 and Jeff Striegle
Turn Announcers Dave Moody (1 & 2) and Mike Bagley (3 & 4)

Report

Background
Layout of Darlington Raceway, the track where the race is held.

Darlington Raceway is a race track built for NASCAR racing located near Darlington, South Carolina. It is nicknamed "The Lady in Black" and "The Track Too Tough to Tame" by many NASCAR fans and drivers and advertised as "A NASCAR Tradition." It is of a unique, somewhat egg-shaped design, an oval with the ends of very different configurations, a condition which supposedly arose from the proximity of one end of the track to a minnow pond the owner refused to relocate. This situation makes it very challenging for the crews to set up their cars' handling in a way that is effective at both ends.

Media

Television

NBC Sports will cover the race on the television side. Rick Allen, two–time Darlington winner Jeff Burton, Steve Letarte and Dale Earnhardt Jr. will call the action from the booth at Charlotte Motor Speedway. Two reporters still to be announced handled the pit road duties on site, and Rutledge Wood handled the features from his home during the race.

NBC
Booth announcersPit reportersFeatures Reporter
Lap-by-lap: Rick Allen
Color-commentator: Jeff Burton
Color-commentator: Steve Letarte
Color-commentator: Dale Earnhardt Jr.		TBARutledge Wood

Radio

MRN will have the radio call for the race, which will also be simulcast on Sirius XM NASCAR Radio.

MRN Radio
Booth announcersTurn announcersPit reporters
Lead announcer: Alex Hayden
Announcer: Jeff Striegle		Turns 1 & 2: Dave Moody
Turns 3 & 4: Mike Bagley		Winston Kelley
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References
  1. "2020 schedule". Jayski.com. Jayski's Silly Season Site. January 17, 2020. Retrieved August 8, 2020.
  2. "Daytona International Speedway". NASCAR.com. NASCAR Media Group, LLC. Retrieved August 8, 2020.
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