2020 VizCom 200

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2020 VizCom 200
Race details
Race 11 of 20 of the 2020 ARCA Menards Series
DateAugust 9, 2020
Official name 32nd Annual VizCom 200
Location Brooklyn, Michigan, Michigan International Speedway
Course Permanent racing facility
2 mi (3.2 km)
Distance 100 laps, 200 mi (321.869 km)
Scheduled Distance 100 laps, 200 mi (321.869 km)
Average speed 131.267 miles per hour (211.254 km/h)
Pole position
Driver Joe Gibbs Racing
Time Set by 2020 owner's points
Most laps led
Driver Bret Holmes Bret Holmes Racing
Laps 61
Winner
No. 18 Riley Herbst Joe Gibbs Racing
Television in the United States
Network MAVTV
Announcers Bob Dillner, Jim Tretow
Radio in the United States
Radio Motor Racing Network

The 2020 VizCom 200 was the 11th stock car race of the 2020 ARCA Menards Series and the 32nd iteration of the event. The race was held on Sunday, August 9, 2020, in Brooklyn, Michigan at Michigan International Speedway, a two-mile (3.2 km) moderate-banked D-shaped speedway. The race took the scheduled 100 laps to complete. At race's end, Riley Herbst of Joe Gibbs Racing would dominate the late stages of the race to win his second and to date, final career ARCA Menards Series win and his first and only win of the season. [1] To fill out the podium, Bret Holmes of Bret Holmes Racing and Michael Self of Venturini Motorsports would finish second and third, respectively.

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Background

The layout of Michigan International Speedway, the venue where the race was held. Michigan International Speedway track map.png
The layout of Michigan International Speedway, the venue where the race was held.

The race was held at Michigan International Speedway, a two-mile (3.2 km) moderate-banked D-shaped speedway located in Brooklyn, Michigan. The track is used primarily for NASCAR events. It is known as a "sister track" to Texas World Speedway as MIS's oval design was a direct basis of TWS, with moderate modifications to the banking in the corners, and was used as the basis of Auto Club Speedway. The track is owned by International Speedway Corporation. Michigan International Speedway is recognized as one of motorsports' premier facilities because of its wide racing surface and high banking (by open-wheel standards; the 18-degree banking is modest by stock car standards).

Entry list

#DriverTeamMakeSponsor
0 Con Nicolopoulos Wayne Peterson Racing Chevrolet Wayne Peterson Racing
4 Hailie Deegan DGR-Crosley Ford Monster Energy
06 Tim Richmond Wayne Peterson Racing Toyota Immigration Legal Center
10 Morgen Baird Fast Track Racing Ford Fast Track Racing
11Mike Basham Fast Track Racing Chevrolet Fast Track Racing
12 Armani Williams Fast Track Racing Chevrolet Centria Autism
15 Drew Dollar Venturini Motorsports Toyota Sunbelt Rentals
17 Anthony Alfredo DGR-Crosley Ford Crosley Brands
18 Riley Herbst Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota Monster Energy
20 Ryan Repko Venturini Motorsports Toyota Craftsman
21 Kris Wright GMS Racing Chevrolet GMS Racing
22? Chad Bryant Racing Ford Chad Bryant Racing
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 Henshaw Automation
69 Scott Melton Kimmel Racing Chevrolet 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 Sunday, August 9. Bret Holmes of Bret Holmes Racing would set the fastest time in the session, with a lap of 39.126 and an average speed of 184.021 miles per hour (296.153 km/h). [2]

Pos.#DriverTeamMakeTimeSpeed
123 Bret Holmes Bret Holmes Racing Chevrolet 39.126184.021
215 Drew Dollar Venturini Motorsports Toyota 39.190183.720
325 Michael Self Venturini Motorsports Toyota 39.433182.588
Full practice results

Starting lineup

As no qualifying session was held, the starting lineup was determined by the current 2020 owner's points. As a result, Riley Herbst of Joe Gibbs Racing would win the pole. [3]

Full starting lineup

Pos.#DriverTeamMake
118 Riley Herbst Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota
220 Ryan Repko Venturini Motorsports Toyota
325 Michael Self Venturini Motorsports Toyota
423 Bret Holmes Bret Holmes Racing Chevrolet
515 Drew Dollar Venturini Motorsports Toyota
617 Anthony Alfredo DGR-Crosley Ford
74 Hailie Deegan DGR-Crosley Ford
846 Thad Moffitt DGR-Crosley Ford
912 Armani Williams Fast Track Racing Chevrolet
1011Mike Basham Fast Track Racing Chevrolet
1110 Morgen Baird Fast Track Racing Ford
1206 Tim Richmond Wayne Peterson Racing Toyota
1369 Scott Melton Kimmel Racing Chevrolet
1448 Brad Smith Brad Smith Motorsports Chevrolet
1521 Kris Wright GMS Racing Chevrolet
1697 Jason Kitzmiller CR7 Motorsports Chevrolet
170 Con Nicolopoulos Wayne Peterson Racing Chevrolet
WD22? Chad Bryant Racing Ford
Official starting lineup

Race results

Fin [4] St#DriverTeamMakeLapsLedStatusPts
1118 Riley Herbst Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 10039running47
2423 Bret Holmes Bret Holmes Racing Chevrolet 10061running44
3325 Michael Self Venturini Motorsports Toyota 1000running41
4515 Drew Dollar Venturini Motorsports Toyota 1000running40
5617 Anthony Alfredo DGR-Crosley Ford 1000running39
674 Hailie Deegan DGR-Crosley Ford 1000running38
7220 Ryan Repko Venturini Motorsports Toyota 990running37
81697 Jason Kitzmiller CR7 Motorsports Chevrolet 990running36
9846 Thad Moffitt DGR-Crosley Ford 990running35
10912 Armani Williams Fast Track Racing Chevrolet 960running34
111206 Tim Richmond Wayne Peterson Racing Toyota 930running33
121448 Brad Smith Brad Smith Motorsports Chevrolet 860running32
131369 Scott Melton Kimmel Racing Chevrolet 540mechanical31
141521 Kris Wright GMS Racing Chevrolet 520crash30
151110 Morgen Baird Fast Track Racing Ford 210brakes29
16170 Con Nicolopoulos Wayne Peterson Racing Chevrolet 170oil leak28
171011Mike Basham Fast Track Racing Chevrolet 90transmission27
Withdrew
WD22? Chad Bryant Racing Ford
Official race results

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