2020 General Tire 100

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{{Infobox NASCAR race report|Type=CUST|Pole_Team=Venturini Motorsports|Pole_Driver=Chandler Smith|Pole_Time=Set by 2020 Sioux Chief Showdown owner's points|Most_Team=Joe Gibbs Racing|Most_Driver=Ty Gibbs|Most_laps=19|First_Driver=Michael Self|Announcers=Bob Dillner, Jim Tretow|Network=MAVTV|Radio=Motor Racing Network|First_Team=Venturini Motorsports|Car=25|Description=Race 12 of 20 of the 2020 ARCA Menards Series
Race 6 of 10 of the 2020 Sioux Chief Showdown|Location=Daytona Beach, Florida, Daytona International Speedway road course|Scheduled_km=162.704|Distance_km=162.704|Official_name=Inaugural General Tire 100|Distance_laps=28|Scheduled_mi=101.1|Scheduled_laps=28|Course_km=5.81|Date=August 14|Course_mi=3.61|Race_Name=General Tire 100|Year=2020|Distance_mi=101.1|Avg={{convert|79.625|mph|km/h}}|Image=NASCAR DIS Road Course Layout.png}}

The 2020 General Tire 100 was the 12th stock car race of the 2020 ARCA Menards Series, the sixth race of the 2020 Sioux Chief Showdown, and the inaugural iteration of the event. The race was held on Friday, August 14, 2020, in Daytona Beach, Florida, at the Daytona International Speedway road course, a {{Convert|3.61|mi|km}} permanent road course that uses part of the Daytona oval and infield road course. The race took the scheduled 28 laps to complete. After hours of delay, Michael Self of Venturini Motorsports would control the late stages of the race to win his ninth and to date, final career ARCA Menards Series race, as well as his second and final of the season, completing a Daytona sweep.{{Cite web |date=August 15, 2020 |title=Michael Self Completes Historic Sweep at Daytona |url=https://www.arcaracing.com/2020/08/15/michael-self-completes-historic-sweep-at-daytona/ |access-date=December 20, 2021 |website=ARCA |language=en-US}} To fill out the podium, Ty Gibbs of Joe Gibbs Racing and Sam Mayer of GMS Racing would finish second and third, respectively.

Background

= Entry list =

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!#

!Driver

!Team

!Make

!Sponsor

1

|Max McLaughlin

|Hattori Racing Enterprises

|Toyota

|Mohawk Northeast, Payton's Promise

4

|Hailie Deegan

|DGR-Crosley

|Ford

|Monster Energy

06

|Con Nicolopoulos

|Wayne Peterson Racing

|Toyota

|Wayne Peterson Racing

8

|Russ Lane

|Empire Racing

|Ford

|Make It Rain

10

|Mike Basham

|Fast Track Racing

|Ford

|Fast Track Racing

11

|Tim Monroe

|Fast Track Racing

|Toyota

|Fast Track Racing

12

|Nick Igdalsky

|Fast Track Racing

|Toyota

|Jacob Construction

15

|Drew Dollar

|Venturini Motorsports

|Toyota

|Sunbelt Rentals

17

|Taylor Gray

|DGR-Crosley

|Ford

|Place of Hope

17W

|Will Rodgers

|Steve McGowan Motorsports

|Chevrolet

|Madorom Camouflage

18

|Ty Gibbs

|Joe Gibbs Racing

|Toyota

|Monster Energy

20

|Chandler Smith

|Venturini Motorsports

|Toyota

|JBL

21

|Sam Mayer

|GMS Racing

|Chevrolet

|Kelly For Kids Foundation

22

|Parker Chase

|Chad Bryant Racing

|Ford

|Vertical Bridge

23

|Bret Holmes

|Bret Holmes Racing

|Ford

|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

|Henshaw Automation

54

|?*

|DGR-Crosley

|Ford

|DGR-Crosley

57

|Bryan Dauzat

|Brother-In-Law Racing

|Chevrolet

|O.B. Builders Door & Trim

69

|Will Kimmel

|Kimmel Racing

|Ford

|Kimmel Racing

74

|Ayrton Ori

|Visconti Motorsports

|Chevrolet

|Spray Nine, Nextel

colspan="5" |[https://www.racing-reference.info/entrylist/2020-12/A Official entry list]

Practice

The only 45-minute practice session was held on Friday, August 14. Will Rodgers of Steve McGowan Motorsports would set the fastest time in the session, with a lap of 2:07.226 and an average speed of {{Convert|102.149|mph|km/h}}.{{Cite web |date=August 14, 2020 |title=PRACTICE: Will Rodgers Leads Shortened Session At Daytona |url=https://www.arcaracing.com/2020/08/14/practice-will-rodgers-leads-shortened-session-at-daytona/ |access-date=December 20, 2021 |website=ARCA |language=en-US}}

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!Pos.

!#

!Driver

!Team

!Make

!Time

!Speed

1

|17W

|Will Rodgers

|Steve McGowan Motorsports

|Chevrolet

|2:07.226

|102.149

2

|18

|Ty Gibbs

|Joe Gibbs Racing

|Toyota

|2:07.562

|101.880

3

|22

|Parker Chase

|Chad Bryant Racing

|Ford

|2:07.644

|101.814

colspan="7" |[https://www.racing-reference.info/practice-results/2020-12/A/1/ Full practice results]

Starting lineup

ARCA would not hold qualifying for the event, and would decide to determine the starting lineup based on the current 2020 Sioux Chief Showdown owner's standings. As a result, Chandler Smith of Venturini Motorsports would win the pole.{{Cite web |last=Koelle |first=Christian |date=August 13, 2020 |title=ARCA Preview: 2020 General Tire 100 At The Daytona Road Course |url=https://www.frontstretch.com/2020/08/13/arca-preview-2020-general-tire-100-at-the-daytona-road-course/ |access-date=December 20, 2021 |website=Frontstretch.com |language=en-US}}

= Full starting lineup =

Race results

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!Fin

!St

!#

!Driver

!Team

!Make

!Laps

!Led

!Status

!Pts

1

|2

|25

|Michael Self

|Venturini Motorsports

|Toyota

|28

|9

|running

|47

2

|5

|18

|Ty Gibbs

|Joe Gibbs Racing

|Toyota

|28

|19

|running

|44

3

|3

|21

|Sam Mayer

|GMS Racing

|Chevrolet

|28

|0

|running

|41

4

|4

|17

|Taylor Gray

|DGR-Crosley

|Ford

|28

|0

|running

|40

5

|19

|17W

|Will Rodgers

|Steve McGowan Motorsports

|Chevrolet

|28

|0

|running

|39

6

|7

|4

|Hailie Deegan

|DGR-Crosley

|Ford

|28

|0

|running

|38

7

|16

|1

|Max McLaughlin

|Hattori Racing Enterprises

|Toyota

|28

|0

|running

|37

8

|6

|23

|Bret Holmes

|Bret Holmes Racing

|Ford

|28

|0

|running

|36

9

|1

|20

|Chandler Smith

|Venturini Motorsports

|Toyota

|28

|0

|running

|35

10

|8

|22

|Parker Chase

|Chad Bryant Racing

|Ford

|28

|0

|running

|34

11

|9

|46

|Thad Moffitt

|DGR-Crosley

|Ford

|28

|0

|running

|33

12

|10

|15

|Drew Dollar

|Venturini Motorsports

|Toyota

|27

|0

|running

|32

13

|18

|69

|Will Kimmel

|Kimmel Racing

|Ford

|27

|0

|running

|31

14

|11

|12

|Nick Igdalsky

|Fast Track Racing

|Toyota

|27

|0

|running

|30

15

|13

|10

|Mike Basham

|Fast Track Racing

|Ford

|26

|0

|running

|29

16

|20

|8

|Russ Lane

|Empire Racing

|Ford

|26

|0

|running

|28

17

|17

|74

|Ayrton Ori

|Visconti Motorsports

|Chevrolet

|26

|0

|running

|27

18

|14

|06

|Con Nicolopoulos

|Wayne Peterson Racing

|Toyota

|3

|0

|overheating

|26

19

|15

|48

|Brad Smith

|Brad Smith Motorsports

|Chevrolet

|1

|0

|transmission

|25

20

|12

|11

|Tim Monroe

|Fast Track Racing

|Toyota

|0

|0

|electrical

|24

21

|21

|57

|Bryan Dauzat

|Brother-In-Law Racing

|Chevrolet

|0

|0

|did not start

|23

colspan="10" |Withdrew
WD

!

|54

|?

|DGR-Crosley

|Ford

! colspan="4" |

colspan="10" |[https://www.racing-reference.info/race-results/2020_General_Tire_100/A/ Official race results]

References