| Race details | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Race 2 of 6 of the 2020 ARCA Menards Series East | |||
| Date | June 13, 2020 | ||
| Official name | Herr's Potato Chips 200 | ||
| Location | Toledo, Ohio, Toledo Speedway | ||
| Course | Permanent racing facility 0.5 mi (0.8 km) | ||
| Distance | 204 laps, 102 mi (164 km) | ||
| Scheduled Distance | 200 laps, 100 mi (160 km) | ||
| Average speed | 67.401 miles per hour (108.471 km/h) | ||
| Pole position | |||
| Driver | GMS Racing | ||
| Time | 16.014 | ||
| Most laps led | |||
| Driver | Ty Gibbs | Joe Gibbs Racing | |
| Laps | 183 | ||
| Winner | |||
| No. 18 | Ty Gibbs | Joe Gibbs Racing | |
| Television in the United States | |||
| Network | TrackPass | ||
| Announcers | Charles Krall, Ken Schrader | ||
| Radio in the United States | |||
| Radio | ARCA Racing Network | ||
The 2020 Herr's Potato Chips 200 was the second stock car race of the 2020 ARCA Menards Series East season. The race was held on Saturday, June 13, 2020, in Toledo, Ohio, at Toledo Speedway, a 0.5-mile (0.80-km) permanent oval-shaped racetrack. The race was extended from its scheduled 200 laps to 204 due to a NASCAR overtime finish. At race's end, Ty Gibbs of Joe Gibbs Racing would maintain his dominance of the race on the final restart to win his second career ARCA Menards Series East win and his first of the season. [1] To fill out the podium, Sam Mayer of GMS Racing and Bret Holmes of Bret Holmes Racing would finish second and third, respectively.
Toledo Speedway opened in 1960 and was paved in 1964. In 1978 it was sold to Thomas "Sonny" Adams Sr. The speedway was reacquired by ARCA in 1999. The track also features the weekly racing divisions of sportsman on the half-mile and Figure 8, factory stock, and four cylinders on a quarter-mile track inside the big track. They also have a series of races with outlaw-bodied late models that includes four 100-lap races and ends with Glass City 200. The track hosts the “Fastest short track show in the world” which features winged sprints and winged Super Modifieds on the half mile. [2] Toledo also used to host a 200-lap late model race until its sale to ARCA in 1999.
Toledo is known for the foam blocks that line the race track, different than the concrete walls that line many short tracks throughout America. The crumbling walls can make track cleanup a tedious task for workers. [3]
The only 45-minute practice session was held on Saturday, June 13. Mason Diaz of Venturini Motorsports would set the fastest time in the session, with a lap of 16.196 and an average speed of 111.139 miles per hour (178.861 km/h). [4]
| Pos. | # | Driver | Team | Make | Time | Speed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 25 | Mason Diaz | Venturini Motorsports | Toyota | 16.196 | 111.139 |
| 2 | 18 | Ty Gibbs | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 16.255 | 110.735 |
| 3 | 21 | Sam Mayer | GMS Racing | Chevrolet | 16.317 | 110.314 |
| Full practice results | ||||||
Qualifying was held on Saturday, June 13, at 4:45 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.
Sam Mayer of GMS Racing would win the pole, setting a time of 16.014 and an average speed of 112.402 miles per hour (180.893 km/h). [5]
| Pos. | # | Driver | Team | Make | Time | Speed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 21 | Sam Mayer | GMS Racing | Chevrolet | 16.014 | 112.402 |
| 2 | 4 | Chase Cabre | Rev Racing | Toyota | 16.112 | 111.718 |
| 3 | 18 | Ty Gibbs | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 16.118 | 111.676 |
| 4 | 17 | Taylor Gray | DGR-Crosley | Ford | 16.127 | 111.614 |
| 5 | 74 | Giovanni Bromante | Visconti Motorsports | Chevrolet | 16.170 | 111.317 |
| 6 | 1 | Max McLaughlin | Hattori Racing Enterprises | Toyota | 16.244 | 110.810 |
| 7 | 23 | Bret Holmes | Bret Holmes Racing | Chevrolet | 16.254 | 110.742 |
| 8 | 6 | Nick Sanchez | Rev Racing | Toyota | 16.265 | 110.667 |
| 9 | 25 | Mason Diaz | Venturini Motorsports | Toyota | 16.286 | 110.524 |
| 10 | 42 | Parker Retzlaff | Cook-Finley Racing | Toyota | 16.499 | 109.098 |
| 11 | 20 | Ryan Repko | Venturini Motorsports | Toyota | 16.629 | 108.245 |
| 12 | 91 | Justin Carroll | TC Motorsports | Toyota | 16.786 | 107.232 |
| 13 | 11 | Mike Basham | Fast Track Racing | Toyota | 18.436 | 97.635 |
| 14 | 11E | Robert Pawlowski | Robert Pawlowski Racing | Chevrolet | 18.503 | 97.282 |
| 15 | 48 | Brad Smith | Brad Smith Motorsports | Chevrolet | 19.976 | 90.108 |
| Official qualifying results | ||||||
| Fin [6] | St | # | Driver | Team | Make | Laps | Led | Status | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 3 | 18 | Ty Gibbs | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 204 | 183 | running | 48 |
| 2 | 1 | 21 | Sam Mayer | GMS Racing | Chevrolet | 204 | 21 | running | 44 |
| 3 | 7 | 23 | Bret Holmes | Bret Holmes Racing | Chevrolet | 204 | 0 | running | 41 |
| 4 | 2 | 4 | Chase Cabre | Rev Racing | Toyota | 204 | 0 | running | 40 |
| 5 | 8 | 6 | Nick Sanchez | Rev Racing | Toyota | 204 | 0 | running | 39 |
| 6 | 12 | 91 | Justin Carroll | TC Motorsports | Toyota | 204 | 0 | running | 38 |
| 7 | 10 | 42 | Parker Retzlaff | Cook-Finley Racing | Toyota | 204 | 0 | running | 37 |
| 8 | 4 | 17 | Taylor Gray | DGR-Crosley | Ford | 197 | 0 | running | 36 |
| 9 | 11 | 20 | Ryan Repko | Venturini Motorsports | Toyota | 187 | 0 | crash | 35 |
| 10 | 14 | 11E | Robert Pawlowski | Robert Pawlowski Racing | Chevrolet | 186 | 0 | crash | 34 |
| 11 | 5 | 74 | Giovanni Bromante | Visconti Motorsports | Chevrolet | 175 | 0 | crash | 33 |
| 12 | 6 | 1 | Max McLaughlin | Hattori Racing Enterprises | Toyota | 126 | 0 | suspension | 32 |
| 13 | 13 | 11 | Mike Basham | Fast Track Racing | Toyota | 44 | 0 | vibration | 31 |
| 14 | 9 | 25 | Mason Diaz | Venturini Motorsports | Toyota | 29 | 0 | transmission | 30 |
| 15 | 15 | 48 | Brad Smith | Brad Smith Motorsports | Chevrolet | 3 | 0 | oil pressure | 29 |
| Official race results | |||||||||