2020 NASCAR Cup Series Free Pass Breakdown after Fan Shield 500 at Phoenix

After four races in 2020, 26 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 26 free passes have been given out in each race:

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.)

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.)

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 

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 (2)
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 (2)
Cautions 11 and 12 (Laps 305, 311): No. 43 Bubba Wallace (2)

The following drivers lead the NASCAR Cup Series in free passes after the Fan Shield 500 at Phoenix:

Daniel Suarez (3)
Denny Hamlin (2)
Joey Gase (2)
Brennan Poole (2)
Cole Custer (2)
Michael McDowell (2)
Bubba Wallace (2)

For more on free pass statistics, be sure to check into our “Statistics” section.

SOURCES:
NASCAR
Racing-Reference.info