2020 Menards.com 200

2020 Menards.com 200 Presented by SPxE Race details

Race 9 of 20 of the 2020 ARCA Menards Series
Race 4 of 10 of the 2020 Sioux Chief Showdown
Date|  July 31, 2020
Official name|  Menards.com 200 Presented by SPxE
Location|  Toledo, Ohio, Toledo Speedway
Course|  Permanent racing facility
Course length|  .5 miles (0.80 km)
Distance|  200 laps, 100 mi (160.934 km)
Scheduled distance|  200 laps, 100 mi (160.934 km)
Average speed|  80.178 miles per hour (129.034 km/h)
Pole position
Driver|

* Chandler Smith

|  Venturini Motorsports
Time|  15.999
Most laps led
Driver|  Chandler Smith|  Venturini Motorsports
Laps|  103
Winner
No. 21|  Sam Mayer|  GMS Racing
Television in the United States
Network|  MAVTV
Announcers|  Bob Dillner, Jim Tretow
Radio in the United States
Radio|  ARCA Racing Network

Motor car race

The 2020 Menards.com 200 Presented by SPxE was the ninth stock car race of the 2020 ARCA Menards Series, the fourth race of the 2020 Sioux Chief Showdown, and the first of two back-to-back races of the weekend. The race was held on Friday, July 31, 2020, in Toledo, Ohio, at Toledo Speedway, a 0.5 miles (0.80 km) permanent oval-shaped racetrack. The race took the scheduled 200 laps to complete. At race's end, Sam Mayer of GMS Racing would dominate the late stages of the race to win his first career ARCA Menards Series win and his first win of the season.[1] To fill out the podium, Ty Gibbs of Joe Gibbs Racing and Taylor Gray of DGR-Crosley would finish second and third, respectively.

## Background

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Toledo Speedway opened in 1960 and was paved in 1964. In 1978 it was sold to Thomas "Sonny" Adams Sr. The speedway was reacquired by ARCA in 1999. The track also features the weekly racing divisions of sportsman on the half-mile and Figure 8, factory stock, and four cylinders on a quarter-mile track inside the big track. They also have a series of races with outlaw-bodied late models that includes four 100-lap races and ends with Glass City 200. The track hosts the “Fastest short track show in the world” which features winged sprints and winged Super Modifieds on the half mile.[2] Toledo also used to host a 200-lap late model race until its sale to ARCA in 1999.

Toledo is known for the foam blocks that line the race track, different than the concrete walls that line many short tracks throughout America. The crumbling walls can make track cleanup a tedious task for workers.[3]

### Entry list

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#  | Driver  | Team  | Make  | Sponsor

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4  | Hailie Deegan | DGR-Crosley | Ford | Monster Energy
06  | Tim Richmond | Wayne Peterson Racing | Toyota | Wayne Peterson Racing
10  | Mike Basham  | Fast Track Racing | Toyota | Fast Track Racing
11  | Owen Smith | Fast Track Racing | Chevrolet | Fast Track Racing
12  | Rick Clifton | Fast Track Racing | Toyota | Ashville Propane
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 | Why Not You Foundation
22  | Derek Griffith | Chad Bryant Racing | Ford | Original Gourmet Lollipops
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 | Home Building Solutions, NASCAR Low Teams
74  | Giovanni Bromante | Visconti Motorsports | Chevrolet | Bromante Landscape and Design, Sandler Capital Management
Official entry list

## Practice

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The only 45-minute practice session was held on Friday, July 31. Sam Mayer of GMS Racing would set the fastest time in the session, with a lap of 16.181 and an average speed of 111.242 miles per hour (179.027 km/h).[4]

Pos.  | #  | Driver  | Team  | Make  | Time  | Speed

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1  | 21  | Sam Mayer | GMS Racing | Chevrolet | 16.181  | 111.242
2  | 17  | Taylor Gray | DGR-Crosley | Ford | 16.203  | 111.091
3  | 4  | Hailie Deegan | DGR-Crosley | Ford | 16.253  | 110.749
Full practice results

## Qualifying

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Qualifying was held on Friday, July 31, at 6:30 PM EST. Qualifying was a single car, two lap system where the first lap would determine the starting position for Friday's race, and the second lap would determine the starting position for Saturday's race.[5]

Chandler Smith of Venturini Motorsports would win the pole, setting a time of 15.999 and an average speed of 112.507 miles per hour (181.062 km/h).[5]

Pos.  | #  | Driver  | Team  | Make  | Time  | Speed

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1  | 20  | Chandler Smith | Venturini Motorsports | Toyota | 15.999  | 112.507
2  | 18  | Ty Gibbs | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 16.037  | 112.240
3  | 17  | Taylor Gray | DGR-Crosley | Ford | 16.118  | 111.676
4  | 25  | Michael Self | Venturini Motorsports | Toyota | 16.127  | 111.614
5  | 21  | Sam Mayer | GMS Racing | Chevrolet | 16.144  | 111.497
6  | 15  | Drew Dollar | Venturini Motorsports | Toyota | 16.217  | 110.995
7  | 22  | Derek Griffith | Chad Bryant Racing | Ford | 16.220  | 110.974
8  | 4  | Hailie Deegan | DGR-Crosley | Ford | 16.246  | 110.797
9  | 23  | Bret Holmes | Bret Holmes Racing | Chevrolet | 16.248  | 110.783
10  | 74  | Giovanni Bromante | Visconti Motorsports | Chevrolet | 16.297  | 110.450
11  | 46  | Thad Moffitt | DGR-Crosley | Ford | 16.402  | 109.743
12  | 06  | Tim Richmond | Wayne Peterson Racing | Toyota | 17.482  | 102.963
13  | 10  | Mike Basham  | Fast Track Racing | Toyota | 18.033  | 99.817
14  | 48  | Brad Smith | Brad Smith Motorsports | Chevrolet | 18.369  | 97.991
15  | 12  | Rick Clifton | Fast Track Racing | Toyota | 18.380  | 97.933
16  | 11  | Owen Smith | Fast Track Racing | Chevrolet | 19.062  | 94.429
Official qualifying results

## Race results

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Fin[6] | St  | #  | Driver  | Team  | Make  | Laps  | Led  | Status  | Pts

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1  | 5  | 21  | Sam Mayer | GMS Racing | Chevrolet | 200  | 97  | running  | 48
2  | 2  | 18  | Ty Gibbs | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 200  | 0  | running  | 42
3  | 3  | 17  | Taylor Gray | DGR-Crosley | Ford | 200  | 0  | running  | 41
4  | 9  | 23  | Bret Holmes | Bret Holmes Racing | Chevrolet | 200  | 0  | running  | 40
5  | 4  | 25  | Michael Self | Venturini Motorsports | Toyota | 200  | 0  | running  | 39
6  | 6  | 15  | Drew Dollar | Venturini Motorsports | Toyota | 200  | 0  | running  | 38
7  | 7  | 22  | Derek Griffith | Chad Bryant Racing | Ford | 200  | 0  | running  | 37
8  | 8  | 4  | Hailie Deegan | DGR-Crosley | Ford | 200  | 0  | running  | 36
9  | 12  | 06  | Tim Richmond | Wayne Peterson Racing | Toyota | 189  | 0  | running  | 35
10  | 15  | 12  | Rick Clifton | Fast Track Racing | Toyota | 174  | 0  | running  | 34
11  | 1  | 20  | Chandler Smith | Venturini Motorsports | Toyota | 162  | 103  | suspension  | 36
12  | 11  | 46  | Thad Moffitt | DGR-Crosley | Ford | 55  | 0  | electrical  | 32
13  | 14  | 48  | Brad Smith | Brad Smith Motorsports | Chevrolet | 52  | 0  | brakes  | 31
14  | 13  | 10  | Mike Basham  | Fast Track Racing | Toyota | 15  | 0  | vibration  | 30
15  | 10  | 74  | Giovanni Bromante | Visconti Motorsports | Chevrolet | 7  | 0  | oil leak  | 29
16  | 16  | 11  | Owen Smith | Fast Track Racing | Chevrolet | 5  | 0  | electrical  | 28
Official race results

## References

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1. ^ Christley, Jason (August 1, 2020). "Sam Mayer "Finally" Gets ARCA Menards Win At Toledo Speedway". ARCA. Archived from the original on August 1, 2020. Retrieved December 18, 2021.
2. ^ "Toledo Blade - Google News Archive Search". news.google.com. Retrieved November 9, 2021.
3. ^ Beard, Brock. "ARCA: Hailie Deegan's headlining debut done after 30 laps". Retrieved November 9, 2021.
4. ^ Christley, Jason (July 31, 2020). "PRACTICE: Sam Mayer Sets Pace At Toledo Speedway". ARCA. Archived from the original on August 1, 2020. Retrieved December 18, 2021.
5. ^ a b Christley, Jason (July 31, 2020). "QUALIFYING: Chandler Smith & Ty Gibbs Share General Tire Honors". ARCA. Archived from the original on August 1, 2020. Retrieved December 18, 2021.
6. ^ "2020 Menards.com 200 Presented by SPxE - The Third Turn". www.thethirdturn.com. Retrieved December 18, 2021.

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