2020 Dawn Ultra 150
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{{Infobox NASCAR race report|Type=CUST|Most_Driver=Bret Holmes|Pole_Team=Joe Gibbs Racing|Pole_Time=Set by 2020 owner's points|Avg={{convert|138.533|mph|km/h}}|Scheduled_laps=100|Distance_laps=100|Scheduled_km=241.402|Distance_km=241.402|Course_km=2.41|Official_name=Inaugural Dawn Ultra 150|Course_mi=1.5|Scheduled_mi=150|First_Driver=Bret Holmes|Location=Kansas City, Kansas, Kansas Speedway|Most_laps=82|Car=23|Most_Team=Bret Holmes Racing|First_Team=Bret Holmes Racing|Radio=Motor Racing Network|Announcers=David Rieff, Phil Parsons|Network=Fox Sports 1|Date=July 24|Description=Race 8 of 20 of the 2020 ARCA Menards Series|Race_Name=Dawn Ultra 150|Year=2020|Distance_mi=150|Pole_Driver=Riley Herbst|Image=Kansas Speedway diagram.svg}}
The 2020 Dawn Ultra 150 was the eighth stock car race of the 2020 ARCA Menards Series and the inaugural iteration of the event. The race was held on Friday, July 24, 2020, in Kansas City, Kansas at Kansas Speedway, a 1.5 miles (2.4 km) permanent D-shaped oval racetrack. The race took the scheduled 100 laps to complete. At race's end, Bret Holmes of Bret Holmes Racing would dominate to win his first and so far final career ARCA Menards Series win and his first and only win of the season.{{Cite web|date=2020-07-25|title=Bret Holmes Finally Gets To Savor Win At Kansas Speedway|url=https://www.arcaracing.com/2020/07/25/bret-holmes-finally-gets-to-savor-win-at-kansas-speedway/|access-date=2021-12-13|website=ARCA|language=en-US}} To fill out the podium, Ryan Repko of Venturini Motorsports and Riley Herbst of Joe Gibbs Racing would finish second and third, respectively.
Background
Kansas Speedway is a 1.5-mile (2.4 km) tri-oval race track in Kansas City, Kansas. It was built in 2001 and hosts two annual NASCAR race weekends. The NTT IndyCar Series also raced there until 2011. The speedway is owned and operated by the International Speedway Corporation.
= Entry list =
Practice
The only one-hour practice session would occur on Friday, July 24. Bret Holmes of Bret Holmes Racing would set the fastest time in the session, with a lap of 31.669 and an average speed of {{Convert|170.514|mph|km/h}}.{{Cite web|last=Christley|first=Jason|date=2020-07-24|title=PRACTICE: Bret Holmes Sets The Pace At Kansas Speedway|url=https://www.arcaracing.com/2020/07/24/practice-bret-holmes-sets-the-pace-at-kansas-speedway/|url-status=live|access-date=2021-12-13|website=ARCA|language=en-US|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200724230433/https://www.arcaracing.com/2020/07/24/practice-bret-holmes-sets-the-pace-at-kansas-speedway/ |archive-date=2020-07-24 }}
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!Pos. !# !Driver !Team !Make !Time !Speed |
1
|23 |31.669 |170.514 |
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2
|18 |31.910 |169.226 |
3
|20 |32.059 |168.439 |
colspan="7" |[https://www.racing-reference.info/practice-results/2020-08/A/1/ 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, Riley Herbst of Joe Gibbs Racing won the pole.
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!Pos. !# !Driver !Team !Make |
1
|18 |
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2
|25 |
3
|20 |
4
|23 |
5
|15 |
6
|4 |Ford |
7
|17 |Ford |
8
|46 |Ford |
9
|69 |
10
|12 |
11
|10 |Ford |
12
|22 |Ford |
13
|11 |
14
|06 |
15
|48 |
16
|97 |
17
|01 |Mike Basham |
18
|8 |
colspan="5" |[https://theracingtimes2.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/07/AMS-072420-Starting-Line-up.pdf Official starting lineup] |
Race results
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!St !# !Driver !Team !Make !Laps !Led !Status !Pts |
1
|4 |23 |100 |82 |running |48 |
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2
|3 |20 |100 |0 |running |42 |
3
|1 |18 |100 |18 |running |42 |
4
|10 |12 |100 |0 |running |40 |
5
|7 |17 |Ford |100 |0 |running |39 |
6
|2 |25 |100 |0 |running |38 |
7
|5 |15 |100 |0 |running |37 |
8
|12 |22 |Ford |100 |0 |running |36 |
9
|6 |4 |Ford |100 |0 |running |35 |
10
|8 |46 |Ford |99 |0 |running |34 |
11
|16 |97 |97 |0 |running |33 |
12
|9 |69 |95 |0 |running |32 |
13
|11 |10 |Ford |93 |0 |overheating |31 |
14
|13 |11 |93 |0 |running |30 |
15
|14 |06 |67 |0 |engine |29 |
16
|15 |48 |33 |0 |handling |28 |
17
|17 |01 |Mike Basham |19 |0 |vibration |27 |
18
|18 |8 |14 |0 |crash |26 |
colspan="10" |[https://www.racing-reference.info/race-results/2020_Dawn_150/A/ Official race results] |
References
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