| Race details | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Race 18 of 23 of the 2020 NASCAR Gander RV & Outdoors Truck Series | |||
| Date | September 25, 2020 | ||
| Official name | World of Westgate 200 | ||
| Location | North Las Vegas, Nevada, Las Vegas Motor Speedway | ||
| Course | Permanent racing facility 1.5 mi (2.41 km) | ||
| Distance | 134 laps, 201 mi (323.477 km) | ||
| Scheduled Distance | 134 laps, 201 mi (323.477 km) | ||
| Average speed | 119.861 miles per hour (192.898 km/h) | ||
| Pole position | |||
| Driver | GMS Racing | ||
| Grid positions set by competition-based formula | |||
| Most laps led | |||
| Driver | Sheldon Creed | GMS Racing | |
| Laps | 89 | ||
| Winner | |||
| No. 16 | Austin Hill | Hattori Racing Enterprises | |
| Television in the United States | |||
| Network | Fox Sports 1 | ||
| Announcers | Vince Welch, Michael Waltrip, Kurt Busch | ||
| Radio in the United States | |||
| Radio | Motor Racing Network | ||
The 2020 World of Westgate 200 was the 18th stock car race of the 2020 NASCAR Gander RV & Outdoors Truck Series season, the 3rd iteration of the event, and the second race of the Round of 10 in the Playoffs. The race was held on Friday, September 25, 2020, in North Las Vegas, Nevada at Las Vegas Motor Speedway, a 1.5 miles (2.4 km) permanent D-shaped oval racetrack. The race took the scheduled 134 laps to complete. At race's end, Austin Hill of Hattori Racing Enterprises would take control on the final restart of the race and would held off Sheldon Creed to win the race, the 6th NASCAR Gander RV & Outdoors Truck Series win of his career and the 2nd and final win of the season. [1] To fill out the podium, Sheldon Creed of GMS Racing and Tanner Gray of GMS Racing would finish 2nd and 3rd, respectively.
The race was the debut in the NASCAR Gander RV & Outdoors Truck Series for IndyCar driver Conor Daly. [2]
Las Vegas Motor Speedway, located in Clark County, Nevada outside the Las Vegas city limits and about 15 miles northeast of the Las Vegas Strip, is a 1,200-acre (490 ha) complex of multiple tracks for motorsports racing. The complex is owned by Speedway Motorsports, Inc., which is headquartered in Charlotte, North Carolina.
The starting lineup was determined by a metric qualifying system based on the fastest lap and results of the last race, the 2020 UNOH 200, and owner's points. As a result, Brett Moffitt of GMS Racing won the pole. [3]
Stage 1 Laps: 30
| Fin | # | Driver | Team | Make | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | Sheldon Creed | GMS Racing | Chevrolet | 10 |
| 2 | 23 | Brett Moffitt | GMS Racing | Chevrolet | 9 |
| 3 | 19 | Derek Kraus | McAnally-Hilgemann Racing | Toyota | 8 |
| 4 | 98 | Grant Enfinger | ThorSport Racing | Ford | 7 |
| 5 | 21 | Zane Smith | GMS Racing | Chevrolet | 6 |
| 6 | 99 | Ben Rhodes | ThorSport Racing | Ford | 5 |
| 7 | 18 | Christian Eckes | Kyle Busch Motorsports | Toyota | 4 |
| 8 | 15 | Tanner Gray | DGR-Crosley | Ford | 3 |
| 9 | 88 | Matt Crafton | ThorSport Racing | Ford | 2 |
| 10 | 51 | Chandler Smith | Kyle Busch Motorsports | Toyota | 1 |
Stage 2 Laps: 30
| Fin | # | Driver | Team | Make | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | Sheldon Creed | GMS Racing | Chevrolet | 10 |
| 2 | 21 | Zane Smith | GMS Racing | Chevrolet | 9 |
| 3 | 23 | Brett Moffitt | GMS Racing | Chevrolet | 8 |
| 4 | 19 | Derek Kraus | McAnally-Hilgemann Racing | Toyota | 7 |
| 5 | 99 | Ben Rhodes | ThorSport Racing | Ford | 6 |
| 6 | 13 | Johnny Sauter | ThorSport Racing | Ford | 5 |
| 7 | 18 | Christian Eckes | Kyle Busch Motorsports | Toyota | 4 |
| 8 | 88 | Matt Crafton | ThorSport Racing | Ford | 3 |
| 9 | 16 | Austin Hill | Hattori Racing Enterprises | Toyota | 2 |
| 10 | 15 | Tanner Gray | DGR-Crosley | Ford | 1 |
Stage 3 Laps: 74
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