2020 Toyota 200 presented by Crosley Brands

2020 Toyota 200 presented by Crosley Brands
Race details
Race 17 of 20 of the 2020 ARCA Menards Series
Date September 19, 2020
Official name 25th Annual Toyota 200 presented by Crosley Brands
Location Winchester, Indiana, Winchester Speedway
Course Permanent racing facility
0.5 mi (0.805 km)
Distance 200 laps, 100 mi (160 km)
Scheduled Distance 200 laps, 100 mi (160 km)
Average speed 69.471 miles per hour (111.803 km/h)
Pole position
Driver
Joe Gibbs Racing
Time 15.685
Most laps led
Driver Ty Gibbs Joe Gibbs Racing
Laps 199
Winner
No. 18 Ty Gibbs Joe Gibbs Racing
Television in the United States
Network MAVTV
Announcers Bob Dillner, Jim Tretow
Radio in the United States
Radio ARCA Racing Network

The 2020 Toyota 200 presented by Crosley Brands was the 17th stock car race of the 2020 ARCA Menards Series season and the 25th iteration of the event. The race was held on Saturday, September 19, 2020, in Winchester, Indiana at Winchester Speedway, a 1⁄2 mile (0.80 km) permanent, oval-shaped, high-banked racetrack. The race took the scheduled 200 laps to complete. At race's end, Ty Gibbs of Joe Gibbs Racing would dominate the race, winning his seventh career ARCA Menards Series win and his fifth of the season.[1] To fill out the podium, Michael Self of Venturini Motorsports and Bret Holmes of Bret Holmes Racing would finish second and third, respectively.

Background

Winchester Speedway is a half-mile paved oval motor racetrack in White River Township, Randolph County, just outside Winchester, Indiana, approximately 90 miles (145 km) northeast of Indianapolis. It seats 4000 spectators. It is also known as the "World's Fastest 1/2 mile".

The track's 37 degree banking is one of the steepest in motorsports, and the highest-banked active racetrack in the country. Notable drivers that raced at Winchester include Rusty Wallace, Mark Martin, Jeff Gordon, Tony Stewart, Ryan Newman, Sarah Fisher and Chase Briscoe.

Entry list

# Driver Team Make Sponsor
0 Wayne Peterson Wayne Peterson Racing Chevrolet Great Railing
4 Hailie Deegan DGR-Crosley Ford Monster Energy
06 Con Nicolopoulos Wayne Peterson Racing Toyota Wayne Peterson Racing
7 Eric Caudell CCM Racing Ford ETRM Software Counseling
10 Rick Clifton Fast Track Racing Chevrolet Fast Track Racing
11 Mike Basham Fast Track Racing Toyota Green Renewable, Inc., Double "H" Ranch
12 Owen Smith Fast Track Racing Toyota Fast Track Racing
15 Drew Dollar Venturini Motorsports Toyota Sunbelt Rentals
17 Taylor Gray DGR-Crosley Ford Ford Performance
18 Ty Gibbs Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota Monster Energy
20 Jesse Love Venturini Motorsports Toyota JBL
23 Bret Holmes Bret Holmes Racing Chevrolet Holmes II Excavating
25 Michael Self Venturini Motorsports Toyota Sinclair
48 Brad Smith Brad Smith Motorsports Chevrolet Henshaw Automation
Official entry list

Practice

Practice was held on Saturday, September 19. Ty Gibbs of Joe Gibbs Racing would set the fastest time in the session, with a lap of 15.834 and an average speed of 113.679 miles per hour (182.949 km/h).[2]

Pos. # Driver Team Make Time Speed
1 18 Ty Gibbs Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 15.834 113.679
2 4 Hailie Deegan DGR-Crosley Ford 16.076 111.968
3 23 Bret Holmes Bret Holmes Racing Chevrolet 16.149 111.462
Full practice results

Qualifying

Qualifying was held on Saturday, September 19, at 1:30 PM EST. Each driver would have two laps to set a fastest time; the fastest of the two would count as their official qualifying lap.

Ty Gibbs of Joe Gibbs Racing would win the pole, setting a time of 15.685 and an average speed of 114.759 miles per hour (184.687 km/h).[3]

Full qualifying results

Pos. # Driver Team Make Time Speed
1 18 Ty Gibbs Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 15.685 114.759
2 25 Michael Self Venturini Motorsports Toyota 15.842 113.622
3 20 Jesse Love Venturini Motorsports Toyota 15.857 113.515
4 23 Bret Holmes Bret Holmes Racing Chevrolet 15.981 112.634
5 17 Taylor Gray DGR-Crosley Ford 16.002 112.486
6 15 Drew Dollar Venturini Motorsports Toyota 16.100 111.801
7 4 Hailie Deegan DGR-Crosley Ford 16.118 111.676
8 11 Mike Basham Fast Track Racing Toyota 17.348 103.758
9 48 Brad Smith Brad Smith Motorsports Chevrolet 17.814 101.044
10 7 Eric Caudell CCM Racing Ford 18.062 99.657
11 10 Rick Clifton Fast Track Racing Chevrolet 18.902 95.228
12 12 Owen Smith Fast Track Racing Toyota 18.907 95.203
13 06 Con Nicolopoulos Wayne Peterson Racing Toyota 19.302 93.255
14 0 Wayne Peterson Wayne Peterson Racing Chevrolet — —
Official qualifying results

Race results

Fin[4] St # Driver Team Make Laps Led Status Pts
1 1 18 Ty Gibbs Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 200 199 running 49
2 2 25 Michael Self Venturini Motorsports Toyota 200 1 running 43
3 4 23 Bret Holmes Bret Holmes Racing Chevrolet 200 0 running 41
4 3 20 Jesse Love Venturini Motorsports Toyota 200 0 running 40
5 5 17 Taylor Gray DGR-Crosley Ford 200 0 running 39
6 6 15 Drew Dollar Venturini Motorsports Toyota 199 0 running 38
7 8 11 Mike Basham Fast Track Racing Toyota 194 0 running 37
8 10 7 Eric Caudell CCM Racing Ford 182 0 running 36
9 9 48 Brad Smith Brad Smith Motorsports Chevrolet 175 0 running 35
10 13 06 Con Nicolopoulos Wayne Peterson Racing Toyota 170 0 running 34
11 11 10 Rick Clifton Fast Track Racing Chevrolet 168 0 running 33
12 7 4 Hailie Deegan DGR-Crosley Ford 109 0 crash 32
13 12 12 Owen Smith Fast Track Racing Toyota 4 0 brakes 31
14 14 0 Wayne Peterson Wayne Peterson Racing Chevrolet 2 0 valve spring 30
Official race results

References

  1. ^ "Ty Gibbs Caps Nearly Flawless Run With Winchester Win". ARCA. 2020-09-19. Retrieved 2021-12-24.
  2. ^ "PRACTICE: Ty Gibbs Makes Late Surge To Top At Winchester". ARCA. 2020-09-19. Retrieved 2021-12-24.
  3. ^ "QUALIFYING: Ty Gibbs Rockets To Winchester Pole". ARCA. 2020-09-19. Retrieved 2021-12-24.
  4. ^ "2020 Toyota 200 presented by Crosley Brands - The Third Turn". www.thethirdturn.com. Retrieved 2021-12-23.
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