2020 General Tire AnywhereIsPossible 200

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2020 General Tire #AnywhereIsPossible 200
Race details
Race 4 of 20 of the 2020 ARCA Menards Series
DateJune 26, 2020
Official name 36th Annual General Tire #AnywhereIsPossible 200
Location Long Pond, Pennsylvania, Pocono Raceway
Course Permanent racing facility
2.5 mi (4.0 km)
Distance 80 laps, 200 mi (321.869 km)
Scheduled Distance 80 laps, 200 mi (321.869 km)
Average speed 113.654 miles per hour (182.908 km/h)
Pole position
Driver Venturini Motorsports
Time Set by 2020 owner's points
Most laps led
Driver Ty Gibbs Joe Gibbs Racing
Laps 65
Winner
No. 18 Ty Gibbs Joe Gibbs Racing
Television in the United States
Network Fox Sports 1
Announcers David Rieff, Phil Parsons
Radio in the United States
Radio Motor Racing Network

The 2020 General Tire #AnywhereIsPossible 200 was the fourth stock car race of the 2020 ARCA Menards Series and the 36th iteration of the event. The race was held on Friday, June 26, 2020, in Long Pond, Pennsylvania, at Pocono Raceway, a 2.5 miles (4.0 km) triangular permanent course. The race took the scheduled 80 laps to complete. At race's end, Ty Gibbs of Joe Gibbs Racing would lead a dominant race to win his third career ARCA Menards Series win and his first of the season. [1] To fill out the podium, Chandler Smith of Venturini Motorsports and Sam Mayer of GMS Racing would finish second and third, respectively.

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Background

The layout of Pocono Raceway, the venue where the race was held. Pocono Raceway.svg
The layout of Pocono Raceway, the venue where the race was held.

The race was held at Pocono Raceway, which is a three-turn superspeedway located in Long Pond, Pennsylvania. The track hosts two annual NASCAR Sprint Cup Series races, as well as one Xfinity Series and Camping World Truck Series event. Until 2019, the track also hosted an IndyCar Series race.

Pocono Raceway is one of a very few NASCAR tracks not owned by either Speedway Motorsports, Inc. or International Speedway Corporation. It is operated by the Igdalsky siblings Brandon, Nicholas, and sister Ashley, and cousins Joseph IV and Chase Mattioli, all of whom are third-generation members of the family-owned Mattco Inc, started by Joseph II and Rose Mattioli.

Outside of the NASCAR races, the track is used throughout the year by Sports Car Club of America (SCCA) and motorcycle clubs as well as racing schools and an IndyCar race. The triangular oval also has three separate infield sections of racetrack – North Course, East Course and South Course. Each of these infield sections use a separate portion of the tri-oval to complete the track. During regular non-race weekends, multiple clubs can use the track by running on different infield sections. Also some of the infield sections can be run in either direction, or multiple infield sections can be put together – such as running the North Course and the South Course and using the tri-oval to connect the two.

Entry list

#DriverTeamMakeSponsor
0 Don Thompson* Wayne Peterson Racing Chevrolet Great Railing
01 Tommy Vigh Jr. Fast Track Racing Chevrolet Fast Track Racing
4 Hailie Deegan DGR-Crosley Ford Monster Energy
06 Tim Richmond* Wayne Peterson Racing Chevrolet Wayne Peterson Racing
8 Russ Lane Empire Racing Toyota National Auto Sport Association Central Region
10 Ryan Huff Fast Track Racing Ford H. B. Hankins, Inc.
11 Clay Greenfield Fast Track Racing Ford Rackley Roofing
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 Ty Gibbs Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota Monster Energy
20 Chandler Smith Venturini Motorsports Toyota JBL
21 Sam Mayer GMS Racing Chevrolet AO1 Foundation
22 Derek Griffith Chad Bryant Racing Ford Original Gourmet Lollipops
23 Bret Holmes Bret Holmes Racing Chevrolet Holmes II Excavating
25 Michael Self Venturini Motorsports Toyota Sinclair
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 Toyota Melton-McFadden Insurance Agency
82 Sean Corr Empire Racing Chevrolet Yelverton's Enrichment Services "Thank You Essential Workers"
97 Jason Kitzmiller CR7 Motorsports Chevrolet A. L. L. Construction
Official entry list

*The #0 would withdraw due to one of the team's engines blowing up at the previous race. As a result, Thompson would replace Richmond in the #06 for the weekend. [2]

Practice

The only 45-minute practice session would take place on Friday, June 26. Chandler Smith of Venturini Motorsports would set the fastest time in the session, with a 54.062 and an average speed of 166.476 miles per hour (267.917 km/h). [3]

Pos.#DriverTeamMakeTimeSpeed
120 Chandler Smith Venturini Motorsports Toyota 54.062166.476
225 Michael Self Venturini Motorsports Toyota 54.335165.639
317 Tanner Gray DGR-Crosley Ford 54.610164.805
Full practice results

Starting lineup

The starting lineup was determined by the current 2020 owner's points. As a result, Michael Self of Venturini Motorsports would win the pole. [4]

Full starting lineup

Pos.#DriverTeamMake
125 Michael Self Venturini Motorsports Toyota
218 Ty Gibbs Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota
315 Drew Dollar Venturini Motorsports Toyota
420 Chandler Smith Venturini Motorsports Toyota
523 Bret Holmes Bret Holmes Racing Chevrolet
646 Thad Moffitt DGR-Crosley Ford
74 Hailie Deegan DGR-Crosley Ford
812 Ed Pompa Fast Track Racing Chevrolet
969 Scott Melton Kimmel Racing Toyota
1017 Tanner Gray DGR-Crosley Ford
1111 Clay Greenfield Fast Track Racing Ford
128 Russ Lane Empire Racing Toyota
1310 Ryan Huff Fast Track Racing Ford
1406 Don Thompson Wayne Peterson Racing Chevrolet
1522 Derek Griffith Chad Bryant Racing Ford
1601 Tommy Vigh Jr. Fast Track Racing Chevrolet
1797 Jason Kitzmiller CR7 Motorsports Chevrolet
1821 Sam Mayer GMS Racing Chevrolet
1948 Brad Smith Brad Smith Motorsports Chevrolet
2082 Sean Corr Empire Racing Chevrolet
Withdrew
WD0 Don Thompson Wayne Peterson Racing Chevrolet
Official starting lineup

Race results

Fin [5] St#DriverTeamMakeLapsLedStatusPts
1218 Ty Gibbs Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 8065running48
2420 Chandler Smith Venturini Motorsports Toyota 804running43
31821 Sam Mayer GMS Racing Chevrolet 800running41
4523 Bret Holmes Bret Holmes Racing Chevrolet 800running40
5125 Michael Self Venturini Motorsports Toyota 8011running40
6315 Drew Dollar Venturini Motorsports Toyota 800running38
774 Hailie Deegan DGR-Crosley Ford 800running37
81522 Derek Griffith Chad Bryant Racing Ford 800running36
91310 Ryan Huff Fast Track Racing Ford 790running35
10969 Scott Melton Kimmel Racing Toyota 790running34
11812 Ed Pompa Fast Track Racing Chevrolet 770running33
122082 Sean Corr Empire Racing Chevrolet 750running32
131948 Brad Smith Brad Smith Motorsports Chevrolet 720running31
141797 Jason Kitzmiller CR7 Motorsports Chevrolet 540crash30
151017 Tanner Gray DGR-Crosley Ford 370suspension29
161111 Clay Greenfield Fast Track Racing Ford 290electrical28
17128 Russ Lane Empire Racing Toyota 280oil line27
181406 Don Thompson Wayne Peterson Racing Chevrolet 110overheating26
191601 Tommy Vigh Jr. Fast Track Racing Chevrolet 90vibration25
20646 Thad Moffitt DGR-Crosley Ford 20engine24
Withdrew
WD0 Don Thompson Wayne Peterson Racing Chevrolet

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