2020 NASCAR Cup Series Free Pass Breakdown after Blue Emu 500 at Martinsville
After 11 races in 2020, 83 free passes have been given out to the highest running driver one or more laps down at the time of caution.
Below is a breakdown of how those 83 free passes have been given out in each race:
Blue Emu 500 at Martinsville:
Caution 1 (Lap 6): No. 51 Joey Gase
Caution 2 (Lap 62): No. 88 Alex Bowman
Caution 3 (Lap 114): No. 12 Ryan Blaney
Caution 4 (Lap 132): No. 2 Brad Keselowski
Caution 5 (Lap 262): No. 21 Matt DiBenedetto
Caution 6 (Lap 327): No. 14 Clint Bowyer
Caution 7 (Lap 398): No. 32 Corey Lajoie
Folds of Honor Quik Trip 500 at Atlanta:
Caution 1 (Lap 27): No. 1 Kurt Busch
Caution 2 (Lap 96): No. 21 Matt DiBenedetto
Caution 3 (Lap 107): No. 38 John Hunter Nemechek
Caution 4 (Lap 203): No. 41 Cole Custer
Caution 5 (Lap 212): No. 15 Brennan Poole
Food City Presents The Supermarket Heroes 500 at Bristol:
Caution 1 (Lap 8): No. 00 Quin Houff
Caution 3 (Lap 62): No. 66 Timmy Hill
Caution 4 (Lap 127): No. 32 Corey Lajoie
Caution 6 (Lap 213): No. 27 Gray Gaulding
Caution 7 (Lap 218): No. 66 Timmy Hill (2)
Cautions 8 and 9 (Laps 231 and 240): No. 96 Daniel Suarez (2)
Caution 10 (Lap 252): No. 1 Kurt Busch
Caution 11 (Lap 270): No. 21 Matt DiBenedetto
Caution 12 (Lap 330): No. 32 Corey Lajoie (2)
Caution 13 (Lap 356): No. 37 Ryan Preece
Caution 14 (Lap 434): No. 42 Matt Kenseth
Caution 15 (Lap 459): No. 96 Daniel Suarez (3)
Cautions 16 and 17 (Laps 466 and 490): No. 66 Timmy Hill (4)
(Cautions 3 and 5 each did not have a free pass recipient.)
Alsco Uniforms 500k at Charlotte:
Caution 4 (Lap 57): No. 66 Timmy Hill
Caution 5 (Lap 74): No. 42 Matt Kenseth
Caution 6 (Lap 117): No. 27 Gray Gaulding
Caution 7 (Lap 145): No. 42 Matt Kenseth (2)
(The first three cautions each did not have a free pass recipient.)
Coca-Cola 600 at Charlotte:
Caution 1 (Lap 22): No. 78 B.J. McLeod
Caution 2 (Lap 49): No. 53 Garrett Smithley
Caution 3 (Lap 98): No. 96 Daniel Suarez
Caution 4 (Lap 202): No. 17 Chris Buescher
Caution 5 (Lap 277): No. 21 Matt DiBenedetto
Caution 6 (Lap 302): No. 41 Cole Custer
Caution 7 (Lap 349): No. 1 Kurt Busch
Caution 8 (Lap 399): No. 34 Michael McDowell
Toyota 500k at Darlington:
Caution 1: (Lap 2): No. 78 B.J. McLeod*
Caution 3 (Lap 25): No. 38 John Hunter Nemechek
Caution 4 (Lap 60): No. 77 J.J. Yeley
Caution 5 (Lap 71): No. 00 Quin Houff
Caution 6 (Lap 81): No. 15 Brennan Poole
Caution 7 (Lap 107): No. 77 J.J. Yeley (2)
Caution 8 (Lap 125): No. 51 Joey Gase
Caution 9 (Lap 178): No. 18 Kyle Busch
Caution 10 (Lap 194): No. 12 Ryan Blaney
(The second and 11th cautions each did not have a free pass recipient.)
* served a drive-through penalty at the start of the race
The Real Heroes 400 at Darlington:
Caution 2 (Lap 32): No. 27 J.J. Yeley
Caution 3 (Lap 91): No. 96 Daniel Suarez
Caution 4 (Lap 111): No. 27 J.J. Yeley (2)
Caution 5 (Lap 125): No. 15 Brennan Poole
Caution 6 (Lap 156): No. 96 Daniel Suarez (2)
Caution 7 (Lap 174): No. 15 Brennan Poole (2)
Cautions 8 and 9 (Laps 187 and 213): No. 77 Reed Sorenson (2)
Caution 10 (Lap 254): No. 96 Daniel Suarez (3)
(The first caution did not have a free pass recipient.)
Fan Shield 500 at Phoenix:
Caution 1 (Lap 59): No. 38 John Hunter Nemechek
Caution 2 (Lap 65): No. 47 Ricky Stenhouse Jr.
Caution 3 (Lap 77): No. 53 Joey Gase
Caution 4 (Lap 132): No. 96 Daniel Suarez
Caution 5 (Lap 190) No. 9 Chase Elliott
Caution 6 (Lap 215): No. 96 Daniel Suarez (2)
Caution 7 (Lap 253): No. 95 Christopher Bell
Caution 8 (Lap 266): No. 34 Michael McDowell
Caution 9 (Lap 278): No. 52 JJ Yeley
Caution 10 (Lap 284): No. 11 Denny Hamlin
Cautions 11 and 12 (Laps 305, 311): No. 43 Bubba Wallace (2)
Auto Club 400 at Auto Club Speedway:
Caution 1 (Lap 62): No. 34 Michael McDowell
Caution 2 (Lap 94): No. 96 Daniel Suarez
Caution 3 (Lap 122): No. 42 Kyle Larson
Pennzoil 400 at Las Vegas:
Caution 2 (Lap 27): No. 77 Reed Sorenson
Caution 3 (Lap 82): No. 32 Corey Lajoie
Caution 4 (Lap 160): No. 11 Denny Hamlin
Cautions 5 and 6 (Laps 169, 177): No. 41 Cole Custer (2)
Caution 7 (Lap 222): No. 12 Ryan Blaney
Caution 8 (Lap 263): No. 10 Aric Almirola
(The first caution did not have a free pass recipient.)
Daytona 500:
Caution 2 (Lap 60): No. 51 Joey Gase
Cautions 5 and 7 (Laps 132, 194): No. 15 Brennan Poole (2)
Caution 8 (Lap 200): No. 62 Brendan Gaughan
(Cautions 1, 3, 4, 6 and 9 each did not have a free pass recipient.)
The following drivers have received two or more free passes during the 2020 NASCAR Cup season in lucky dogs, after the Blue Emu Maximum Pain Relief 500 at Martinsville:
Daniel Suarez (9)
Timmy Hill (7)
Brennan Poole (6)
J.J. Yeley (5)
Cole Custer (4)
Corey Lajoie (4)
Matt DiBenedetto (4)
Kurt Busch (3)
Joey Gase (3)
John Hunter Nemechek (3)
Matt Kenseth (3)
Michael McDowell (3)
Reed Sorenson (3)
Ryan Blaney (3)
For more on free pass statistics, be sure to check out our “Statistics” section.
SOURCES:
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