2020 Calypso Lemonade 200

The 2020 Calypso Lemonade 200 was the fifth stock car race of the 2020 ARCA Menards Series, the second race of the 2020 Sioux Chief Showdown, and the 16th iteration of the event. The race was held on Friday, July 3, 2020, in Brownsburg, Indiana at Lucas Oil Raceway, a 0.686-mile (1.104 km) permanent oval-shaped racetrack. The race took the scheduled 200 laps to complete. At race's end, Chandler Smith of Venturini Motorsports would dominate and win his ninth and to date, final career ARCA Menards Series win and his second of the season.^[1] To fill out the podium, Sam Mayer of GMS Racing and Hailie Deegan of DGR-Crosley would finish second and third, respectively.

Background[]

The layout of Lucas Oil Raceway, the venue where the race was held.

Lucas Oil Raceway (formerly Indianapolis Raceway Park and O'Reilly Raceway Park at Indianapolis) is an auto racing facility in Brownsburg, Indiana, United States, about 10 miles (16 km) west of Downtown Indianapolis. It includes a 0.686-mile (1.104 km) oval track, a 2.5-mile (4.0 km) road course (which has fallen into disrepair and is no longer used), and a 4,400-foot (1,300 m) drag strip which is among the premier drag racing venues in the world. The complex receives about 500,000 visitors annually.^[2]

Entry list[]

Practice[]

The only 45-minute practice session was held on Friday, June 3. Michael Self of Venturini Motorsports would set the fastest time in the session, with a 22.390 and an average speed of 110.299 miles per hour (177.509 km/h).^[3]

Qualifying[]

Qualifying was held on Friday, June 3, at 5:45 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. Chandler Smith of Venturini Motorsports would win the pole, with a lap of 22.149 and an average speed of 111.499 miles per hour (179.440 km/h).^[4]

Full qualifying results[]

Race results[]

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