Race details | |||
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Race 6 of 23 of the 2020 NASCAR Gander RV & Outdoors Truck Series | |||
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Date | June 28, 2020 | ||
Official name | Pocono Organics 150 to Benefit Farm Aid | ||
Location | Long Pond, Pennsylvania, Pocono Raceway | ||
Course | Permanent racing facility 2.5 mi (4.0 km) | ||
Distance | 60 laps, 150 mi (241.402 km) | ||
Scheduled Distance | 60 laps, 150 mi (241.402 km) | ||
Average speed | 94.077 miles per hour (151.402 km/h) | ||
Pole position | |||
Driver | ThorSport Racing | ||
Grid positions set by ballot | |||
Most laps led | |||
Driver | Sheldon Creed | GMS Racing | |
Laps | 31 | ||
Winner | |||
No. 51 | Brandon Jones | Kyle Busch Motorsports | |
Television in the United States | |||
Network | Fox Sports 1 | ||
Announcers | Vince Welch, Michael Waltrip, Todd Bodine | ||
Radio in the United States | |||
Radio | Motor Racing Network |
The 2020 Pocono Organics 150 to Benefit Farm Aid was the 6th stock car race of the 2020 NASCAR Gander RV & Outdoors Truck Series season, and the 11th iteration of the event. The race was postponed from Saturday, June 27, 2020 to the next day, Sunday, June 28, due to rain. [1] The race was held in Long Pond, Pennsylvania at Pocono Raceway, a 2.5 miles (4.0 km) triangular-shaped permanent racetrack. The race took 60 laps to complete. After a late race caution, Brandon Jones of Kyle Busch Motorsports would compete with Sheldon Creed for the win, eventually besting him to win the race, his first ever NASCAR Gander RV & Outdoors Truck Series. [2] To fill the podium, Austin Hill of Hattori Racing Enterprises and Sheldon Creed of GMS Racing would finish 2nd and 3rd, respectively.
*Driver changed to Bayley Currey due to Natalie Decker being hospitalized for having gall bladder complications from surgery. [3]
The starting lineup was based on a random draw. As a result, Johnny Sauter of ThorSport Racing won the pole. [4]
Stage 1 Laps: 15
Fin | # | Driver | Team | Make | Pts |
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1 | 2 | Sheldon Creed | GMS Racing | Chevrolet | 10 |
2 | 16 | Austin Hill | Hattori Racing Enterprises | Toyota | 9 |
3 | 26 | Tyler Ankrum | GMS Racing | Chevrolet | 8 |
4 | 51 | Brandon Jones | Kyle Busch Motorsports | Toyota | 0 |
5 | 38 | Todd Gilliland | Front Row Motorsports | Ford | 6 |
6 | 98 | Grant Enfinger | ThorSport Racing | Ford | 5 |
7 | 13 | Johnny Sauter | ThorSport Racing | Ford | 4 |
8 | 21 | Zane Smith | GMS Racing | Chevrolet | 3 |
9 | 40 | Ross Chastain | Niece Motorsports | Chevrolet | 0 |
10 | 99 | Ben Rhodes | ThorSport Racing | Ford | 1 |
Stage 2 Laps: 15
Fin | # | Driver | Team | Make | Pts |
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1 | 2 | Sheldon Creed | GMS Racing | Chevrolet | 10 |
2 | 18 | Christian Eckes | Kyle Busch Motorsports | Toyota | 9 |
3 | 99 | Ben Rhodes | ThorSport Racing | Ford | 8 |
4 | 52 | Stewart Friesen | Halmar Friesen Racing | Toyota | 7 |
5 | 15 | Tanner Gray | DGR-Crosley | Ford | 6 |
6 | 26 | Tyler Ankrum | GMS Racing | Chevrolet | 5 |
7 | 21 | Zane Smith | GMS Racing | Chevrolet | 4 |
8 | 23 | Brett Moffitt | GMS Racing | Chevrolet | 3 |
9 | 44 | Bayley Currey | Niece Motorsports | Chevrolet | 2 |
10 | 11 | Spencer Davis | Spencer Davis Motorsports | Toyota | 1 |
Stage 3 Laps: 30
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