2020 General Tire 150 (Kentucky)

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2020 General Tire 150
Race details
Race 6 of 20 of the 2020 ARCA Menards Series
Date July 11, 2020
Official name 15th Annual General Tire 150
Location Sparta, Kentucky, Kentucky Speedway
Course Permanent racing facility
1.5 mi (2.41 km)
Distance 100 laps, 150 mi (241.402 km)
Scheduled Distance 100 laps, 150 mi (241.402 km)
Average speed 104.692 miles per hour (168.485 km/h)
Pole position
Driver Venturini Motorsports
Time Set by 2020 owner's points
Most laps led
Driver Ty Gibbs Joe Gibbs Racing
Laps 59
Winner
No. 18 Ty Gibbs Joe Gibbs Racing
Television in the United States
Network Fox Sports 1
Announcers , Todd Bodine
Radio in the United States
Radio Motor Racing Network

The 2020 General Tire 150 was the sixth stock car race of the 2020 ARCA Menards Series and the 15th iteration of the event. The race was held on Saturday, July 11, 2020, in Sparta, Kentucky, at Kentucky Speedway, a 1.5-mile (2.41 km) tri-oval speedway. The race took the scheduled 100 laps to complete. At race's end, Ty Gibbs of Joe Gibbs Racing would take control in the late stages of the race to take his fourth career ARCA Menards Series win and his second 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.

Background[]

The layout of Kentucky Speedway. the venue where the race was held.

Kentucky Speedway is a 1.5-mile (2.4 km) tri-oval speedway in Sparta, Kentucky, which has hosted ARCA, NASCAR and Indy Racing League racing annually since it opened in 2000. The track is currently owned and operated by Speedway Motorsports, Inc. and Jerry Carroll, who, along with four other investors, owned Kentucky Speedway until 2008. The speedway has a grandstand capacity of 117,000. Construction of the speedway began in 1998 and was completed in mid-2000. The speedway has hosted the Gander RV & Outdoors Truck Series, Xfinity Series, IndyCar Series, Indy Lights, and most recently, the NASCAR Cup Series beginning in 2011.

The race was held without fans in attendance due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic.[2]

Entry list[]

# Driver Team Make Sponsor
4 Hailie Deegan DGR-Crosley Ford
06 Wayne Peterson Racing Chevrolet
10 Ryan Huff Fast Track Racing Ford
11 Willie Mullins Fast Track Racing Ford ,
12 Fast Track Racing Chevrolet Fast Track Racing
15 Drew Dollar Venturini Motorsports Toyota ,
17 Tanner Gray DGR-Crosley Ford Ford Performance
18 Ty Gibbs Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota Monster Energy
20 Ryan Repko Venturini Motorsports Toyota Craftsman
21 Sam Mayer GMS Racing Chevrolet
22 Derek Griffith Chad Bryant Racing Ford
23 Bret Holmes Bret Holmes Racing Chevrolet
25 Michael Self Venturini Motorsports Toyota Sinclair
46 Thad Moffitt DGR-Crosley Ford Alsco Uniforms Patriotic
48 Brad Smith Brad Smith Motorsports Chevrolet ,
69 Scott Melton Toyota
97 Jason Kitzmiller CR7 Motorsports Chevrolet
Official entry list

Practice[]

The only one-hour practice session would take place on Saturday, July 11. Sam Mayer of GMS Racing would set the fastest time in the session, with a 30.199 and an average speed of 178.814 miles per hour (287.773 km/h).[3]

Pos. # Driver Team Make Time Speed
1 21 Sam Mayer GMS Racing Chevrolet 30.199 178.814
2 25 Michael Self Venturini Motorsports Toyota 30.289 178.283
3 4 Hailie Deegan DGR-Crosley Ford 30.379 177.754
Full practice results

Starting lineup[]

ARCA would not hold a qualifying session for the race. Therefore, the current 2020 owner's standings would be determined for who got the pole. As a result, Michael Self of Venturini Motorsports won the pole.

Full starting lineup[]

Pos. # Driver Team Make
1 25 Michael Self Venturini Motorsports Toyota
2 20 Ryan Repko Venturini Motorsports Toyota
3 18 Ty Gibbs Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota
4 15 Drew Dollar Venturini Motorsports Toyota
5 23 Bret Holmes Bret Holmes Racing Chevrolet
6 4 Hailie Deegan DGR-Crosley Ford
7 46 Thad Moffitt DGR-Crosley Ford
8 69 Scott Melton Toyota
9 17 Tanner Gray DGR-Crosley Ford
10 12 Fast Track Racing Chevrolet
11 10 Ryan Huff Fast Track Racing Ford
12 11 Willie Mullins Fast Track Racing Ford
13 22 Derek Griffith Chad Bryant Racing Ford
14 06 Wayne Peterson Racing Chevrolet
15 21 Sam Mayer GMS Racing Chevrolet
16 48 Brad Smith Brad Smith Motorsports Chevrolet
17 97 Jason Kitzmiller CR7 Motorsports Chevrolet
Official starting lineup

Race results[]

Fin[4] St # Driver Team Make Laps Led Status Pts
1 3 18 Ty Gibbs Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 100 59 running 48
2 5 23 Bret Holmes Bret Holmes Racing Chevrolet 100 17 running 43
3 1 25 Michael Self Venturini Motorsports Toyota 100 23 running 42
4 15 21 Sam Mayer GMS Racing Chevrolet 100 1 running 41
5 4 15 Drew Dollar Venturini Motorsports Toyota 100 0 running 39
6 2 20 Ryan Repko Venturini Motorsports Toyota 100 0 running 38
7 13 22 Derek Griffith Chad Bryant Racing Ford 100 0 running 37
8 11 10 Ryan Huff Fast Track Racing Ford 100 0 running 36
9 9 17 Tanner Gray DGR-Crosley Ford 100 0 running 35
10 17 97 Jason Kitzmiller CR7 Motorsports Chevrolet 100 0 running 34
11 12 11 Willie Mullins Fast Track Racing Ford 98 0 running 33
12 16 48 Brad Smith Brad Smith Motorsports Chevrolet 91 0 running 32
13 10 12 Fast Track Racing Chevrolet 81 0 running 31
14 6 4 Hailie Deegan DGR-Crosley Ford 77 0 crash 30
15 7 46 Thad Moffitt DGR-Crosley Ford 70 0 crash 29
16 14 06 Wayne Peterson Racing Chevrolet 19 0 suspension 28
17 8 69 Scott Melton Toyota 16 0 crash 27
Official race results

References[]

  1. ^ Christley, Jason (2020-07-11). "Ty Gibbs Rebounds To Grab Another Win At Kentucky". ARCA. Archived from the original on 2020-07-12. Retrieved 2021-12-06.
  2. ^ "No fans, but 5 races on tap at Kentucky Speedway". springfield-news-sun. Retrieved 2020-09-22.
  3. ^ Christley, Jason (2020-07-11). "PRACTICE: Sam Mayer Makes Late Run To Top At Kentucky". ARCA. Archived from the original on 2020-07-15. Retrieved 2021-12-06.
  4. ^ "2020 General Tire 150 (Kentucky) - The Third Turn". www.thethirdturn.com. Retrieved 2021-12-06.
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