2020 Sioux Chief PowerPEX 200

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2020 Sioux Chief PowerPEX 200
Race details
Race 18 of 20 of the 2020 ARCA Menards Series
Race 10 of 10 of the 2020 Sioux Chief Showdown
DateSeptember 26, 2020
Official name 4th Annual Sioux Chief PowerPEX 200
Location Memphis, Tennessee, Memphis International Raceway
Course Permanent racing facility
0.75 mi (1.21 km)
Distance 200 laps, 150 mi (241.401 km)
Scheduled Distance 200 laps, 150 mi (241.401 km)
Average speed 85.933 miles per hour (138.296 km/h)
Pole position
Driver Joe Gibbs Racing
Time 23.219
Most laps led
Driver Bret Holmes Bret Holmes Racing
Laps 135
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 Sioux Chief PowerPEX 200 was the 18th stock car race of the 2020 ARCA Menards Series, the tenth and final race of the 2020 Sioux Chief Showdown, and the fourth iteration of the event. The race was held on Saturday, September 26, 2020, in Memphis, Tennessee, at Memphis International Raceway, a 34 mile (1.2 km) tri-oval short track. The race took the scheduled 200 laps to complete. At race's end, Ty Gibbs of Joe Gibbs Racing would hold off the field on the final restart with three to go to win his eighth career ARCA Menards Series win and his sixth and final win of the season. Meanwhile, second-place finisher, GMS Racing driver Sam Mayer, would narrowly hold off Gibbs by 5 points to win the inaugural Sioux Chief Showdown championship. [1]

Contents

Background

The layout of Memphis International Raceway, the venue where the race was held. Memphis International Raceway diagram.svg
The layout of Memphis International Raceway, the venue where the race was held.

Memphis International Raceway (formerly known as Memphis Motorsports Park) is an auto racing park located near the Loosahatchie River in Shelby County, Tennessee, United States, just approximately ten miles south of Millington, and a few miles north of the city of Memphis. The facility opened in 1987 with a drag strip and 1.8-mile (2.9 km) road course. It includes a 3/4-mile tri-oval short track, built in 1998, which once hosted the NASCAR Xfinity Series and Camping World Truck Series, as well as an ASA Late Model Series race. The 4,400-foot (1,340 m) drag strip hosts events such as International Hot Rod Association (IHRA) World Finals and Nitro Jam, Professional Drag Racers Association (PDRA), HOT ROD Power Tour, Super Chevy Show, Fun Ford Series and Mega Mopar Action Series.

Entry list

#DriverTeamMakeSponsor
0 Wayne Peterson Wayne Peterson Racing Chevrolet Wayne Peterson Racing
4 Hailie Deegan DGR-Crosley Ford Monster Energy
06 Tim Richmond Wayne Peterson Racing Toyota Great Railing
7 Eric Caudell CCM Racing Ford ETRM Software Counseling
10Mike Basham Fast Track Racing Toyota Fast Track Racing
11 Richard Garvie Fast Track Racing Toyota The Brews Box
12 D. L. Wilson Fast Track Racing Chevrolet Tradinghouse Bar & Grill
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 Chandler Smith Venturini Motorsports Toyota JBL
21 Sam Mayer GMS Racing Chevrolet Kevin Love Fund "You Are Great"
22 Kris Wright Chad Bryant Racing Chevrolet Mastertech, FNB Corporation
23 Bret Holmes Bret Holmes Racing Chevrolet Holmes II Excavating
25 Michael Self Venturini Motorsports Toyota Sinclair
32 Gus Dean Win-Tron Racing Chevrolet Mashonit
46 Thad Moffitt DGR-Crosley Ford CleanPacs
48 Brad Smith Brad Smith Motorsports Chevrolet Henshaw Automation
Official entry list

Practice

The only practice session was held on Saturday, September 26. Ty Gibbs of Joe Gibbs Racing would set the fastest time in the session, with a lap of 23.435 and an average speed of 115.212 miles per hour (185.416 km/h). [2]

Pos.#DriverTeamMakeTimeSpeed
118 Ty Gibbs Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 23.435115.212
221 Sam Mayer GMS Racing Chevrolet 23.474115.021
320 Chandler Smith Venturini Motorsports Toyota 23.478115.001
Full practice results

Qualifying

Qualifying was held on Saturday, September 26, at 4:00 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 23.219 and an average speed of 116.284 miles per hour (187.141 km/h). [3]

Full qualifying results

Pos.#DriverTeamMakeTimeSpeed
118 Ty Gibbs Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 23.219116.284
223 Bret Holmes Bret Holmes Racing Chevrolet 23.311115.825
34 Hailie Deegan DGR-Crosley Ford 23.454115.119
421 Sam Mayer GMS Racing Chevrolet 23.463115.075
515 Drew Dollar Venturini Motorsports Toyota 23.556114.620
617 Taylor Gray DGR-Crosley Ford 23.588114.465
725 Michael Self Venturini Motorsports Toyota 23.723113.814
820 Chandler Smith Venturini Motorsports Toyota 23.744113.713
922 Kris Wright Chad Bryant Racing Chevrolet 23.902112.961
1046 Thad Moffitt DGR-Crosley Ford 23.933112.815
1132 Gus Dean Win-Tron Racing Chevrolet 23.942112.773
1206 Tim Richmond Wayne Peterson Racing Toyota 24.779108.963
137 Eric Caudell CCM Racing Ford 25.012107.948
1410Mike Basham Fast Track Racing Toyota 25.321106.631
1512 D. L. Wilson Fast Track Racing Chevrolet 26.296102.677
1648 Brad Smith Brad Smith Motorsports Chevrolet
170 Wayne Peterson Wayne Peterson Racing Chevrolet
1811 Richard Garvie Fast Track Racing Toyota
Official qualifying results

Race results

Fin [4] St#DriverTeamMakeLapsLedStatusPts
1118 Ty Gibbs Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 20058running48
2421 Sam Mayer GMS Racing Chevrolet 2000running42
3223 Bret Holmes Bret Holmes Racing Chevrolet 200135running43
41046 Thad Moffitt DGR-Crosley Ford 2000running40
5820 Chandler Smith Venturini Motorsports Toyota 2000running39
6725 Michael Self Venturini Motorsports Toyota 2000running38
734 Hailie Deegan DGR-Crosley Ford 2000running37
8515 Drew Dollar Venturini Motorsports Toyota 2007running37
9617 Taylor Gray DGR-Crosley Ford 1980running35
10922 Kris Wright Chad Bryant Racing Chevrolet 1980running34
111132 Gus Dean Win-Tron Racing Chevrolet 1950running33
121410Mike Basham Fast Track Racing Toyota 1920running32
131206 Tim Richmond Wayne Peterson Racing Toyota 1890running31
14137 Eric Caudell CCM Racing Ford 570battery30
151648 Brad Smith Brad Smith Motorsports Chevrolet 410transmission29
161512 D. L. Wilson Fast Track Racing Chevrolet 180overheating28
17170 Wayne Peterson Wayne Peterson Racing Chevrolet 20vibration27
181811 Richard Garvie Fast Track Racing Toyota 00did not start3
Official race results

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