2020 NASCAR Cup Series Free Pass Breakdown after the Quaker State 400 at Kentucky
After 17 races in 2020, 123 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 123 free passes have been given out in each race:

Quaker State 400 at Kentucky:
Caution 1 (Lap 27): No. 00 Quin Houff
Cautions 2 (Lap 82) and 3 (Lap 155): No. 6 Ryan Newman (2)
Caution 4 (Lap 162): No. 34 Michael McDowellÂ
Caution 5 (Lap 230): No. 14 Clint Bowyer
Caution 6 (Lap 245): No. 6 Ryan Newman (3)
Caution 7 (Lap 250): No. 42 Matt Kenseth
Caution 8 (Lap 262): No. 96 Daniel Suarez

Big Machine Hand Sanitizer 400 at the Brickyard:
Caution 2 (Lap 42): No. 53 Garrett Smithley
Caution 3 (Lap 52): No. 51 Joey Gase
Caution 4 (Lap 76): No. 34 Michael McDowell
Caution 5 (Lap 84): No. 51 Joey Gase (2)
Caution 6 (Lap 89): No. 78 B.J. McLeod
Caution 7 (Lap 102): No. 88 Alex Bowman
Caution 8 (Lap 134): No. 43 Bubba Wallace
Caution 9 (Lap 155): No. 1 Kurt Busch
(The first caution did not have a free pass recipient.)

Pocono 350:
Caution 2 (Lap 16): No. 78 B.J. McLeod
Caution 3 (Lap 32): No. 48 Jimmie Johnson
Caution 4 (Lap 40): No. 66 Timmy Hill
Caution 5 (Lap 47): No. 53 Garrett Smithley
Caution 6 (Lap 77): No. 15 Brennan Poole
Caution 7 (Lap 81): No. 27 J.J. Yeley
Caution 8 (Lap 87): No. 66 Timmy Hill (2)
(The first caution did not have a free pass recipient.)

Pocono Organics 325:
Caution 1 (Lap 14): No. 7 Josh BilickiÂ
Caution 2 (Lap 18): No. 53 Garrett Smithley
Caution 3 (Lap 27): No. 47 Ricky Stenhouse Jr.
Caution 4 (Lap 66): No. 17 Chris Buescher
Caution 5 (Lap 73): No. 38 John Hunter Nemechek
Caution 6 (Lap 79): No. 47 Ricky Stenhouse Jr. (2)

GEICO 500 at Talladega:
Caution 1 (Lap 27): No. 15 Brennan PooleÂ
Caution 2 (Lap 57): No. 27 Gray Gaulding
Caution 3 (Lap 96): No. 77 B.J. McLeod
Cautions 4 and 5 (Laps 116 and 122): No. 51 Joey Gase
Cautions 6 and 7 (Laps 135 and 143): No. 00 Quin HouffÂ
Caution 8 (Lap 187): No. 62 Brendan GaughanÂ

Dixie Vodka 400 at Homestead-Miami:
Caution 4 (Lap 82): No. 20 Erik Jones
Caution 5 (Lap 162): No. 37 Ryan Preece
Caution 6 (Lap 172): No. 38 John Hunter Nemechek
(The first three cautions each did not have a free pass recipient.)

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 BlaneyÂ
Caution 4 (Lap 132): No. 2 Brad Keselowski
Caution 5 (Lap 262): No. 21 Matt DiBenedettoÂ
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 PooleÂ

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 BuschÂ
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 GauldingÂ
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 DiBenedettoÂ
Caution 6 (Lap 302): No. 41 Cole CusterÂ
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 PooleÂ
Caution 7 (Lap 107): No. 77 J.J. Yeley (2)
Caution 8 (Lap 125): No. 51 Joey GaseÂ
Caution 9 (Lap 178): No. 18 Kyle BuschÂ
Caution 10 (Lap 194): No. 12 Ryan BlaneyÂ
(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 SuarezÂ
Caution 4 (Lap 111): No. 27 J.J. Yeley (2)
Caution 5 (Lap 125): No. 15 Brennan PooleÂ
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)Â
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 GaseÂ
Caution 4 (Lap 132): No. 96 Daniel SuarezÂ
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 YeleyÂ
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 McDowellÂ
Caution 2 (Lap 94): No. 96 Daniel SuarezÂ
Caution 3 (Lap 122): No. 42 Kyle LarsonÂ

Pennzoil 400 at Las Vegas:
Caution 2 (Lap 27): No. 77 Reed SorensonÂ
Caution 3 (Lap 82): No. 32 Corey LajoieÂ
Caution 4 (Lap 160): No. 11 Denny HamlinÂ
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 GaseÂ
Cautions 5 and 7 (Laps 132, 194): No. 15 Brennan Poole (2)
Caution 8 (Lap 200): No. 62 Brendan GaughanÂ
(Cautions 1, 3, 4, 6 and 9 each did not have a free pass recipient.)
The following drivers have received three or more free passes during the 2020 NASCAR Cup season in lucky dogs, after the Quaker State 400 at Kentucky:
Daniel Suarez (10)
Brennan Poole (8)
Timmy Hill (7)
Joey Gase (7)
J.J. Yeley (6)
B.J. McLeod (5)
John Hunter Nemechek (5)
Michael McDowell (5)
Cole Custer (4)
Corey Lajoie (4)
Garrett Smithley (4)
Kurt Busch (4)
Matt DiBenedetto (4)
Matt Kenseth (4)
Quin Houff (4)
Gray Gaulding (3)
Reed Sorenson (3)
Ricky Stenhouse Jr. (3)
Ryan Blaney (3)
Ryan Newman (3)
For more on free pass statistics, be sure to check out our “Statistics” section.
SOURCES:
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