Total Speed Rankings – Daytona 500 2020
| Total Speed Ranking | Driver | 1 (Lap 1-50) | 2 (50-100) | 3 (100-150) | 4 (150-209) | Avg. Rank | Finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jimmie Johnson | 1 | 5 | 8 | 9 | 5.75 | 35 |
| 2 | Ty Dillon | 2 | 9 | 3 | 11 | 6.25 | 30 |
| 3 | Chase Elliott | 3 | 8 | 1 | 16 | 7 | 17 |
| 4 | Ryan Blaney | 5 | 4 | 7 | 13 | 7.25 | 2 |
| 5 | William Byron | 4 | 13 | X | X | 8.5 | 40 |
| 6 | Kurt Busch | 12 | 1 | 17 | 6 | 9 | 34 |
| 7 | Alex Bowman | 9 | 12 | 15 | 4 | 10 | 24 |
| 8 | Chris Buescher | 8 | 7 | 9 | 19 | 10.75 | 3 |
| 9 | Tyler Reddick | 21 | 6 | 16 | 1 | 11 | 28 |
| 10 | Joey Logano | 13 | 2 | 5 | 25 | 11.25 | 26 |
| 11 | Ryan Newman | 17 | 17 | 2 | 20 | 14 | 9 |
| 12 | Brad Keselowski | 19 | 11 | 6 | 23 | 14.75 | 36 |
| 12 | Ricky Stenhouse Jr | 11 | 3 | 10 | 35 | 14.75 | 20 |
| 14 | Ross Chastain | 22 | 15 | 14 | 10 | 15.25 | 25 |
| 15 | Austin Dillon | 23 | 18 | 19 | 2 | 15.5 | 12 |
| 16 | Matt DiBenedetto | 7 | 10 | 18 | 31 | 16.5 | 19 |
| 17 | John H. Nemechek | 31 | 14 | 22 | 5 | 18 | 11 |
| 18 | David Ragan | 14 | 20 | 24 | 17 | 18.75 | 4 |
| 19 | Denny Hamlin | 30 | 16 | 12 | 24 | 20.5 | 1 |
| 20 | Martin Truex Jr | 35 | 25 | 13 | 12 | 21.25 | 32 |
| 21 | Bubba Wallace | 32 | 29 | 25 | 3 | 22.25 | 15 |
| 21 | Christopher Bell | 29 | 35 | 4 | 21 | 22.25 | 21 |
| 23 | Kevin Harvick | 10 | 36 | 31 | 14 | 22.75 | 5 |
| 24 | Reed Sorenson | 18 | 34 | 33 | 7 | 23 | 31 |
| 24 | Aric Almirola | 15 | 21 | 27 | 29 | 23 | 22 |
| 26 | Michael McDowell | 24 | 31 | 23 | 15 | 23.25 | 14 |
| 27 | Kyle Busch | 33 | 26 | 11 | 26 | 24 | 34 |
| 27 | Justin Haley | 26 | 30 | 32 | 8 | 24 | 13 |
| 29 | Corey Lajoie | 16 | 22 | 29 | 30 | 24.25 | 8 |
| 30 | Ryan Preece | 25 | 24 | 21 | 28 | 24.5 | 29 |
| 31 | Kyle Larson | 27 | 19 | 26 | 32 | 26 | 10 |
| 32 | Timmy Hill | 6 | 33 | 30 | 36 | 26.25 | 27 |
| 33 | Cole Custer | 28 | 28 | 34 | 22 | 28 | 37 |
| 34 | Erik Jones | 36 | 32 | 20 | 27 | 28.75 | 18 |
| 35 | Clint Bowyer | 34 | 37 | 28 | 18 | 29.25 | 6 |
| 36 | Quin Houff | 38 | 23 | X | X | 30.5 | 39 |
| 37 | Brendan Gaughan | 20 | 38 | 35 | 34 | 31.75 | 7 |
| 38 | Brennan Poole | 37 | 27 | 36 | 33 | 33.25 | 16 |
| 39 | Joey Gase | 40 | 39 | 37 | 37 | 38.25 | 23 |
| 40 | BJ McLeod | 39 | 40 | X | X | 39.5 | 38 |