2020 General Tire 200

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2020 General Tire 200
Race details
Race 3 of 20 of the 2020 ARCA Menards Series
DateJune 20, 2020
Official name 58th Annual General Tire 200
Location Lincoln, Alabama, Talladega Superspeedway
Course Permanent racing facility
2.66 mi (4.281 km)
Distance 76 laps, 202.16 mi (325.344 km)
Scheduled Distance 76 laps, 202.16 mi (325.344 km)
Average speed 169.962 miles per hour (273.527 km/h)
Pole position
Driver Venturini Motorsports
Time Set by 2019 owner's points
Most laps led
Driver Drew Dollar Venturini Motorsports
Laps 40
Winner
No. 15 Drew Dollar Venturini Motorsports
Television in the United States
Network FS1
Announcers David Rieff, Todd Bodine, Matt Crafton
Radio in the United States
Radio Motor Racing Network

The 2020 General Tire 200 was the third stock car race of the 2020 ARCA Menards Series and the 59th iteration of the event. The race was held on Saturday, June 20, in Lincoln, Alabama at Talladega Superspeedway, a 2.66 miles (4.28 km) permanent triangle-shaped superspeedway. The race took the scheduled 76 laps to complete. At race's end, Drew Dollar of Venturini Motorsports would take advantage of a spinning Michael Self with two to go to take his first ever ARCA Menards Series career win and his first of the season. [1] To fill out the podium, Ryan Repko of Venturini Motorsports and Bret Holmes of Bret Holmes Racing would finish second and third, respectively.

Contents

The race was the return of the ARCA Menards Series, after a 107-day delay due to the COVID-19 pandemic. [2]

Background

The layout of Talladega Superspeedway, the venue where the race was held. Talladega Superspeedway.svg
The layout of Talladega Superspeedway, the venue where the race was held.

Talladega Superspeedway, originally known as Alabama International Motor Superspeedway (AIMS), is a motorsports complex located north of Talladega, Alabama. It is located on the former Anniston Air Force Base in the small city of Lincoln. The track is a tri-oval and was constructed in the 1960s by the International Speedway Corporation, a business controlled by the France family. Talladega is most known for its steep banking and the unique location of the start/finish line that's located just past the exit to pit road. The track currently hosts the NASCAR series such as the NASCAR Cup Series, Xfinity Series and the Camping World Truck Series. Talladega is the longest NASCAR oval with a length of 2.66-mile-long (4.28 km) tri-oval like the Daytona International Speedway, which also is a 2.5-mile-long (4 km) tri-oval.

Entry list

#DriverTeamMakeSponosr
0 Con Nicolopoulos Wayne Peterson Racing Chevrolet Wayne Peterson Racing
01 Tommy Vigh Jr. Fast Track Racing Toyota Fast Track Racing
4 Hailie Deegan DGR-Crosley Ford Toter "Built For Extremes"
06 Tim Richmond Wayne Peterson Racing Toyota Immigration Legal Center
7 Eric Caudell CCM Racing Ford ETRM Software Consulting, TetherTech Safety
8 Sean Corr Empire Racing Chevrolet Yelverton's Enrichment Services
10 Ryan Huff Fast Track Racing Toyota Land & Coates Outdoor Power Equipment
11 Willie Mullins Fast Track Racing Ford Crow Wing Recycling
12 Ed Pompa Fast Track Racing Chevrolet Green Renewable Inc., Double "H" Ranch
15 Drew Dollar Venturini Motorsports Toyota Dollar Concrete Construction Company, Lynx Capital
17 Tanner Gray DGR-Crosley Ford Ford Performance
18 Riley Herbst Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota Monster Energy
20 Ryan Repko Venturini Motorsports Toyota Craftsman
22 Brandon Lynn Chad Bryant Racing Ford Carolina Excavation & Grading
23 Bret Holmes Bret Holmes Racing Chevrolet Southern States Bank, Holmes II Excavating
25 Michael Self Venturini Motorsports Toyota Sinclair
32 Gus Dean Win-Tron Racing Chevrolet Mashonit Apparel Co.
46 Thad Moffitt DGR-Crosley Ford Performance Plus Motor Oil Richard Petty Signature Series
48 Brad Smith Brad Smith Motorsports Chevrolet Home Building Solutions, NASCAR Low Teams
69 Scott Melton Kimmel Racing Ford Melton-McFadden Insurance Agency
97 Jason Kitzmiller CR7 Motorsports Chevrolet A. L. L. Construction
Official entry list

Practice

The only 30-minute practice session was held on Saturday, June 20. Riley Herbst of Joe Gibbs Racing would set the fastest time in the session, with a 53.219 and an average speed of 179.936 miles per hour (289.579 km/h). [3]

Pos.#DriverTeamMakeTimeSpeed
118 Riley Herbst Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 53.219179.936
223 Bret Holmes Bret Holmes Racing Chevrolet 53.282179.723
325 Michael Self Venturini Motorsports Toyota 53.326179.575
Full practice results

Starting lineup

Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, qualifying was canceled. As a result, the lineup would be based on the rulebook: positions 1-20 would be based on 2019's owner points, and positions 21-30 would be based on a random draw. As a result, Ryan Repko of Venturini Motorsports would win the pole. [4]

Full starting lineup

Pos.#DriverTeamMake
120 Ryan Repko Venturini Motorsports Toyota
215 Drew Dollar Venturini Motorsports Toyota
34 Hailie Deegan DGR-Crosley Ford
418 Riley Herbst Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota
525 Michael Self Venturini Motorsports Toyota
623 Bret Holmes Bret Holmes Racing Chevrolet
712 Ed Pompa Fast Track Racing Chevrolet
817 Tanner Gray DGR-Crosley Ford
906 Tim Richmond Wayne Peterson Racing Toyota
1069 Scott Melton Kimmel Racing Ford
1110 Ryan Huff Fast Track Racing Toyota
1211 Willie Mullins Fast Track Racing Ford
1301 Tommy Vigh Jr. Fast Track Racing Toyota
1448 Brad Smith Brad Smith Motorsports Chevrolet
1532 Gus Dean Win-Tron Racing Chevrolet
1622 Brandon Lynn Chad Bryant Racing Ford
177 Eric Caudell CCM Racing Ford
180 Con Nicolopoulos Wayne Peterson Racing Chevrolet
198 Sean Corr Empire Racing Chevrolet
2097 Jason Kitzmiller CR7 Motorsports Chevrolet
2146 Thad Moffitt DGR-Crosley Ford
Official starting lineup

Race results

Fin [5] St#DriverTeamMakeLapsLedStatusPts
1215 Drew Dollar Venturini Motorsports Toyota 7640running48
2120 Ryan Repko Venturini Motorsports Toyota 760running42
3623 Bret Holmes Bret Holmes Racing Chevrolet 760running41
4418 Riley Herbst Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 7636running41
5525 Michael Self Venturini Motorsports Toyota 760running39
62146 Thad Moffitt DGR-Crosley Ford 760running38
734 Hailie Deegan DGR-Crosley Ford 760running37
82097 Jason Kitzmiller CR7 Motorsports Chevrolet 750running36
9198 Sean Corr Empire Racing Chevrolet 740running35
10712 Ed Pompa Fast Track Racing Chevrolet 740running34
111069 Scott Melton Kimmel Racing Ford 740running33
121110 Ryan Huff Fast Track Racing Toyota 740running32
13817 Tanner Gray DGR-Crosley Ford 740running31
14177 Eric Caudell CCM Racing Ford 730running30
151622 Brandon Lynn Chad Bryant Racing Ford 690running29
161532 Gus Dean Win-Tron Racing Chevrolet 580electrical28
17906 Tim Richmond Wayne Peterson Racing Toyota 340engine27
181211 Willie Mullins Fast Track Racing Ford 240oil pressure26
191301 Tommy Vigh Jr. Fast Track Racing Toyota 70vibration25
201448 Brad Smith Brad Smith Motorsports Chevrolet 40carburetor24
21180 Con Nicolopoulos Wayne Peterson Racing Chevrolet 00engine23
Official race results

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