2020 Pensacola 200

2020 Pensacola 200 presented by Inspectra Thermal Solutions Race details

Race 6 of 6 of the 2020 ARCA Menards Series East
Date|  October 11, 2020
Official name|  7th Annual Pensacola 200 presented by Inspectra Thermal Solutions
Location|  Pensacola, Florida, Five Flags Speedway
Course|  Permanent racing facility
Course length|  0.5 miles (0.8 km)
Distance|  206 laps, 103 mi (165.762 km)
Scheduled distance|  200 laps, 100 mi (160 km)
Average speed|  70.804 miles per hour (113.948 km/h)
Pole position
Driver|

* Grant Enfinger

|  Chad Bryant Racing
Time|  17.461
Most laps led
Driver|  Grant Enfinger|  Chad Bryant Racing
Laps|  175
Winner
No. 21|  Sam Mayer|  GMS Racing
Television in the United States
Network|  TrackPass
Announcers|  Charles Krall
Radio in the United States
Radio|  ARCA Racing Network

Motor car race

The 2020 Pensacola 200 presented by Inspectra Thermal Solutions was the sixth and final stock car race of the 2020 ARCA Menards Series East season and the seventh iteration of the event. The race was held on Sunday, October 11, 2020, in Pensacola, Florida, at Five Flags Speedway, a 0.5 miles (0.80 km) paved oval-shaped racetrack. The race took the scheduled 200 laps to complete. At race's end, Sam Mayer of GMS Racing would pass a dominating Grant Enfinger and hold off the field to win the 2020 ARCA Menards Series East championship in dominating fashion.[1] The win was Mayer's ninth career win in the ARCA Menards Series East and his fifth and final win of the season. To fill out the podium, Corey Heim of Venturini Motorsports and Ty Gibbs of Joe Gibbs Racing would finish second and third, respectively.

## Background

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Five Flags Speedway is a paved half mile (0.8 km) auto racing oval in Pensacola, Florida, United States. It opened in 1953 and is located on Pine Forest Road.[2] It is christened after the nickname of Pensacola—"City of Five Flags."[3]

It runs several local classes during the regular racing season (March – October). These classes include Super Late Models, Pro Late Models, Pro Trucks, Outlaw Stocks, Sportsman, and Pure Stocks. The races are usual held on Friday nights bi-weekly. The track has also hosted many regional touring series.[4][5]

### Entry list

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#  | Driver  | Team  | Make  | Sponsor

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1  | Max McLaughlin*  | Hattori Racing Enterprises | Toyota | Mohawk Northeast
2  | Derek Griffith**  | Chad Bryant Racing | Ford | Original Gourmet Lollipops
4E  | Chase Cabre | Rev Racing | Toyota | Eibach, Honda Generators, Castle Packs Power
6  | Nick Sanchez | Rev Racing | Toyota | Universal Technical Institute, NASCAR Technical Institute
09  | Stephen Nasse*  | Jett Motorsports | Toyota | Jett Motorsports
10  | Richard Garvie | Fast Track Racing | Ford | Fast Track Racing
11  | D. L. Wilson | Fast Track Racing | Chevrolet | Fast Track Racing
14  | Connor Okrzesik | Connor Okrzesik Racing | Chevrolet | Metro Glass
15  | Jesse Love | Venturini Motorsports | Toyota | JBL
17  | Taylor Gray | DGR-Crosley | Ford | Ford Performance
18  | Ty Gibbs | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | Monster Energy
20  | Corey Heim | Venturini Motorsports | Toyota | Craftsman
21  | Sam Mayer | GMS Racing | Chevrolet | American Foundation for Suicide Prevention "End Stigma. Change Lives."
22  | Brandon Oakley**  | Brandon Oakley Racing | Toyota | Oakley Blacktop
22  | Derek Griffith**  | Chad Bryant Racing | Ford | Original Gourmet Lollipops
23  | Bret Holmes*  | Bret Holmes Racing | Toyota | Holmes II Excavation
25  | Mason Diaz | Venturini Motorsports | Toyota | Solid Rock Carriers
30  | Tristan Van Wieringen*  | Rette Jones Racing | Ford | Durobyte
42  | Parker Retzlaff | Cook-Finley Racing | Toyota | Ponsse, Ironhorse Loggers
43  | Daniel Dye | Ben Kennedy Racing | Chevrolet | Heise LED Lighting Systems, Jeep Beach
48  | Brad Smith | Brad Smith Motorsports | Chevrolet | Henshaw Automation
53  | Max Gutiérrez | Troy Williams Racing | Toyota | ToughBuilt
63  | Dave Mader III | Spraker Racing Enterprises | Chevrolet | American Apparel, Diamond C Ranch
74  | Giovanni Bromante*  | Visconti Motorsports | Chevrolet | Bromante Landscape
77  | Grant Enfinger | Chad Bryant Racing | Ford | Champion Power Equipment
91  | Justin Carroll | TC Motorsports | Toyota | Carroll's Automotive
Official entry list

*Withdrew.

*Originally, Oakley would drive the #22, and Griffith would drive the #2. However, Oakley would withdraw, and Chad Bryant Racing would decide to switch back to their usual #22.

## Qualifying

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Qualifying was held on Sunday, October 11. Each driver would have 40 minutes to set a fastest time; the fastest of their laps would count as their official qualifying lap.

Grant Enfinger of Chad Bryant Racing would win the pole, setting a time of 17.461 and an average speed of 103.087 miles per hour (165.902 km/h).[6]

### Full qualifying results

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

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1  | 77  | Grant Enfinger | Chad Bryant Racing | Ford | 17.461 | 103.087
2  | 17  | Taylor Gray | DGR-Crosley | Ford | 17.502  | 102.845
3  | 21  | Sam Mayer | GMS Racing | Chevrolet | 17.528  | 102.693
4  | 18  | Ty Gibbs | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 17.566  | 102.471
5  | 4E  | Chase Cabre | Rev Racing | Toyota | 17.573  | 102.430
6  | 20  | Corey Heim | Venturini Motorsports | Toyota | 17.582  | 102.377
7  | 25  | Mason Diaz | Venturini Motorsports | Toyota | 17.645  | 102.012
8  | 22  | Derek Griffith | Chad Bryant Racing | Ford | 17.649  | 101.989
9  | 43  | Daniel Dye | Ben Kennedy Racing | Chevrolet | 17.669  | 101.873
10  | 6  | Nick Sanchez | Rev Racing | Toyota | 17.690  | 101.752
11  | 42  | Parker Retzlaff | Cook-Finley Racing | Toyota | 17.774  | 101.272
12  | 63  | Dave Mader III | Spraker Racing Enterprises | Chevrolet | 17.786  | 101.203
13  | 15  | Jesse Love | Venturini Motorsports | Toyota | 17.824  | 100.987
14  | 53  | Max Gutiérrez | Troy Williams Racing | Toyota | 17.971  | 100.161
15  | 14  | Connor Okrzesik | Connor Okrzesik Racing | Chevrolet | 18.053  | 99.706
16  | 91  | Justin Carroll | TC Motorsports | Toyota | 18.310  | 98.307
17  | 10  | Richard Garvie | Fast Track Racing | Ford | 19.389  | 92.836
18  | 48  | Brad Smith | Brad Smith Motorsports | Chevrolet | 20.087  | 89.610
19  | 11  | D. L. Wilson | Fast Track Racing | Chevrolet | 21.578  | 83.418
Withdrew
WD  | 1  | Max McLaughlin | Hattori Racing Enterprises | Toyota | —  | —
WD  | 2  | Derek Griffith | Chad Bryant Racing | Ford | —  | —
WD  | 09  | Stephen Nasse | Jett Motorsports | Toyota | —  | —
WD  | 22  | Brandon Oakley | Brandon Oakley Racing | Toyota | —  | —
WD  | 23  | Bret Holmes | Bret Holmes Racing | Toyota | —  | —
WD  | 30  | Tristan Van Wieringen | Rette Jones Racing | Ford | —  | —
WD  | 74  | Giovanni Bromante | Visconti Motorsports | Chevrolet | —  | —
Official qualifying results

## Race results

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Fin  | St  | #  | Driver  | Team  | Make  | Laps  | Led  | Status  | Pts

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1  | 3  | 21  | Sam Mayer | GMS Racing | Chevrolet | 206  | 31  | running  | 47
2  | 6  | 20  | Corey Heim | Venturini Motorsports | Toyota | 206  | 0  | running  | 42
3  | 4  | 18  | Ty Gibbs | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 206  | 0  | running  | 41
4  | 2  | 17  | Taylor Gray | DGR-Crosley | Ford | 206  | 0  | running  | 40
5  | 1  | 77  | Grant Enfinger | Chad Bryant Racing | Ford | 206  | 175  | running  | 42
6  | 13  | 15  | Jesse Love | Venturini Motorsports | Toyota | 206  | 0  | running  | 38
7  | 9  | 43  | Daniel Dye | Ben Kennedy Racing | Chevrolet | 206  | 0  | running  | 37
8  | 16  | 91  | Justin Carroll | TC Motorsports | Toyota | 206  | 0  | running  | 36
9  | 10  | 6  | Nick Sanchez | Rev Racing | Toyota | 206  | 0  | running  | 35
10  | 11  | 42  | Parker Retzlaff | Cook-Finley Racing | Toyota | 206  | 0  | running  | 34
11  | 12  | 63  | Dave Mader III | Spraker Racing Enterprises | Chevrolet | 206  | 0  | running  | 33
12  | 14  | 53  | Max Gutiérrez | Troy Williams Racing | Toyota | 205  | 0  | running  | 32
13  | 8  | 22  | Derek Griffith | Chad Bryant Racing | Ford | 205  | 0  | running  | 31
14  | 5  | 4E  | Chase Cabre | Rev Racing | Toyota | 197  | 0  | crash  | 30
15  | 17  | 10  | Richard Garvie | Fast Track Racing | Ford | 192  | 0  | running  | 29
16  | 7  | 25  | Mason Diaz | Venturini Motorsports | Toyota | 191  | 0  | running  | 28
17  | 15  | 14  | Connor Okrzesik | Connor Okrzesik Racing | Chevrolet | 189  | 0  | running  | 27
18  | 18  | 48  | Brad Smith | Brad Smith Motorsports | Chevrolet | 32  | 0  | mechanical  | 26
19  | 19  | 11  | D. L. Wilson | Fast Track Racing | Chevrolet | 25  | 0  | mechanical  | 25
Withdrew
WD  |  | 1  | Max McLaughlin | Hattori Racing Enterprises | Toyota |
WD  | 2  | Derek Griffith | Chad Bryant Racing | Ford
WD  | 09  | Stephen Nasse | Jett Motorsports | Toyota
WD  | 22  | Brandon Oakley | Brandon Oakley Racing | Toyota
WD  | 23  | Bret Holmes | Bret Holmes Racing | Toyota
WD  | 30  | Tristan Van Wieringen | Rette Jones Racing | Ford
WD  | 74  | Giovanni Bromante | Visconti Motorsports | Chevrolet
Official race results

## References

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1. ^ Haislop, Tadd (October 11, 2020). "Sam Mayer Closes Championship Season With Win At 5 Flags". ARCA. Archived from the original on October 19, 2020. Retrieved January 13, 2022.
2. ^ "Track History". Archived from the original on January 29, 2010. Retrieved December 12, 2010.
3. ^ "Five Flags of Derby". Archived from the original on December 1, 2010.
4. ^ "NASCAR results at Five Flags Speedway". Racing Reference. Retrieved July 22, 2016.
5. ^ "Schedule". Archived from the original on March 17, 2010.
6. ^ Haislop, Tadd (October 11, 2020). "QUALIFYING: Grant Enfinger Wins General Tire Pole Award In First ARCA Menards East Race". ARCA. Archived from the original on October 26, 2020. Retrieved January 13, 2022.

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