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2020 Illinois Truck & Equipment Allen Crowe 100

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{{Infobox NASCAR race report|Type=CUST|Course_mi=1|Course_km=1.6|Scheduled_laps=100|Avg={{convert|63.169|mph|km/h}}|Pole_Driver=Ryan Unzicker|First_Team=Hendren Motorsports|Most_Team=Hendren Motorsports|Pole_Team=Hendren Motorsports|Date=October 4|Scheduled_km=160|Distance_laps=103|Scheduled_mi=100|Most_Driver=Ryan Unzicker|Location=Springfield, Illinois, Illinois State Fairgrounds Racetrack|First_Driver=Ryan Unzicker|Car=24|Ratings=Bob Dillner, Jim Tretow|Network=MAVTV|Radio=ARCA Racing Network|Description=Race 19 of 20 of the 2020 ARCA Menards Series|Official_name=38th Annual Illinois Truck & Equipment Allen Crowe 100|Race_Name=Illinois Truck & Equipment Allen Crowe 100|Year=2020|Pole_Time=34.047|Most_laps=102|Distance_mi=103|Distance_km=166}}

The 2020 Illinois Truck & Equipment Allen Crowe 100 was the 19th stock car race of the 2020 ARCA Menards Series and the 38th iteration of the event. The race was held on Sunday, October 4, 2020, in Springfield, Illinois at the Illinois State Fairgrounds Racetrack, a 1 mile (1.6 km) permanent clay oval-shaped track at the Illinois State Fair. The race was extended from its scheduled 100 laps to 103 laps due to a NASCAR overtime finish. At race's end, a dominating Ryan Unzicker of Hendren Motorsports would hold off the field on the final restart to win his first and only win of the season.{{Cite web|date=2020-10-04|title=Ryan Unzicker Dominates Springfield Dirt Race For First ARCA Menards Win|url=https://www.arcaracing.com/2020/10/04/ryan-unzicker-dominates-springfield-dirt-race-for-first-arca-win/|access-date=2021-12-25|website=ARCA|language=en-US}} To fill out the podium, Hailie Deegan of DGR-Crosley and Bret Holmes of Bret Holmes Racing would finish second and third respectively.

Background

Illinois State Fairgrounds Racetrack is a one mile long clay oval motor racetrack on the Illinois State Fairgrounds in Springfield, the state capital. It is frequently nicknamed The Springfield Mile. Constructed in the late 19th century and reconstructed in 1927, the track has hosted competitive auto racing since 1910, making it one of the oldest speedways in the United States. The original mile track utilized the current frontstretch and the other side was behind the current grandstands and the straightaways were connected by tight turns. It is the oldest track to continually host national championship dirt track racing, holding its first national championship race in 1934 under the American Automobile Association banner. It is the home of five world records for automobile racing, making it one of the fastest dirt tracks in the world. Since 1993, the venue is managed by Bob Sargent's Track Enterprises.

= Entry list =

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!#

!Driver

!Team

!Make

!Sponsor

0

|Wayne Peterson

|Wayne Peterson Racing

|Chevrolet

|Wayne Peterson Racing

01

|Alex Clubb*

|Fast Track Racing

|Ford

|A. Clubb Lawn Care & Landscaping

4

|Hailie Deegan

|DGR-Crosley

|Ford

|Monster Energy

06

|Tim Richmond

|Wayne Peterson Racing

|Toyota

|Great Railing

7

|Eric Caudell

|CCM Racing

|Ford

|CCM Racing

10

|Mike Basham

|Fast Track Racing

|Toyota

|Green Renewable, Inc., Double "H" Ranch

11

|Tim Monroe

|Fast Track Racing

|Toyota

|Fast Track Racing

12

|Owen Smith

|Fast Track Racing

|Chevrolet

|Fast Track Racing

15

|Drew Dollar

|Venturini Motorsports

|Toyota

|Sunbelt Rentals

16

|Kelly Kovski

|Allgaier Motorsports

|Chevrolet

|Schluckebeier Farms, Schnapp Sewer Services

17

|Taylor Gray

|DGR-Crosley

|Ford

|Ford Performance

18

|Ty Gibbs

|Joe Gibbs Racing

|Toyota

|Monster Energy

20

|Corey Heim

|Venturini Motorsports

|Toyota

|Craftsman

23

|Bret Holmes

|Bret Holmes Racing

|Chevrolet

|Holmes II Excavating

24

|Ryan Unzicker

|Hendren Motorsports

|Chevrolet

|RJR Transportation Co.

25

|Michael Self

|Venturini Motorsports

|Toyota

|Sinclair

48

|Brad Smith

|Brad Smith Motorsports

|Chevrolet

|Henshaw Automation

69

|Will Kimmel

|Kimmel Racing

|Ford

|Valvoline

colspan="5" |[https://www.racing-reference.info/entrylist/2020-19/A Official entry list]

*Withdrew.

Practice

The only 30-minute practice session was held on Sunday, October 4. Corey Heim of Venturini Motorsports would set the fastest time in the session, with a lap of 35.791 and an average speed of {{Convert|100.584|mph|km/h}}.{{Cite web|last=Haislop|first=Tadd|date=2020-10-04|title=PRACTICE: Corey Heim Logs Best Lap Time On Springfield Dirt|url=https://www.arcaracing.com/2020/10/04/practice-corey-heim-logs-best-lap-time-on-springfield-dirt/|url-status=live|access-date=2021-12-25|website=ARCA|language=en-US|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201024055311/https://www.arcaracing.com/2020/10/04/practice-corey-heim-logs-best-lap-time-on-springfield-dirt/ |archive-date=2020-10-24 }}

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!Pos.

!#

!Driver

!Team

!Make

!Time

!Speed

1

|20

|Corey Heim

|Venturini Motorsports

|Toyota

|35.791

|100.584

2

|69

|Will Kimmel

|Kimmel Racing

|Ford

|35.824

|100.491

3

|24

|Ryan Unzicker

|Hendren Motorsports

|Chevrolet

|35.979

|100.058

colspan="7" |[https://www.racing-reference.info/practice-results/2020-19/A/1/ Full practice results]

Qualifying

Qualifying was held on Sunday, October 4, at 11:30 AM EST. Each driver would have two laps to set a fastest time; the fastest of the two would count as their official qualifying lap.

Ryan Unzicker of Hendren Motorsports would win the pole, setting a time of 34.047 and an average speed of {{Convert|105.736|mph|km/h}}. The pole was Unzicker's first.{{Cite web|last=Haislop|first=Tadd|date=2020-10-04|title=QUALIFYING: Ryan Unzicker Earns First Career General Tire Pole At Springfield|url=https://www.arcaracing.com/2020/10/04/qualifying-ryan-unzicker-earns-first-career-general-tire-pole-at-springfield/|url-status=live|access-date=2021-12-25|website=ARCA|language=en-US|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201021205521/https://www.arcaracing.com/2020/10/04/qualifying-ryan-unzicker-earns-first-career-general-tire-pole-at-springfield/ |archive-date=2020-10-21 }}

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!Pos.

!#

!Driver

!Team

!Make

!Time

!Speed

1

|24

|Ryan Unzicker

|Hendren Motorsports

|Chevrolet

|34.047

|105.736

2

|18

|Ty Gibbs

|Joe Gibbs Racing

|Toyota

|34.617

|103.995

3

|23

|Bret Holmes

|Bret Holmes Racing

|Chevrolet

|34.847

|103.309

4

|25

|Michael Self

|Venturini Motorsports

|Toyota

|34.852

|103.294

5

|4

|Hailie Deegan

|DGR-Crosley

|Ford

|34.869

|103.244

6

|16

|Kelly Kovski

|Allgaier Motorsports

|Chevrolet

|34.918

|103.099

7

|69

|Will Kimmel

|Kimmel Racing

|Ford

|34.919

|103.096

8

|20

|Corey Heim

|Venturini Motorsports

|Toyota

|34.930

|103.063

9

|17

|Taylor Gray

|DGR-Crosley

|Ford

|35.260

|102.099

10

|15

|Drew Dollar

|Venturini Motorsports

|Toyota

|37.116

|96.993

11

|06

|Tim Richmond

|Wayne Peterson Racing

|Toyota

|37.493

|96.018

12

|10

|Mike Basham

|Fast Track Racing

|Toyota

|37.892

|95.007

13

|11

|Tim Monroe

|Fast Track Racing

|Toyota

|38.763

|92.872

14

|12

|Owen Smith

|Fast Track Racing

|Chevrolet

|39.361

|91.461

15

|48

|Brad Smith

|Brad Smith Motorsports

|Chevrolet

|40.834

|88.162

16

|7

|Eric Caudell

|CCM Racing

|Ford

|41.976

|85.763

17

|0

|Wayne Peterson

|Wayne Peterson Racing

|Chevrolet

|—

|—

colspan="7" |Withdrew
WD

|01

|Alex Clubb

|Fast Track Racing

|Ford

|—

|—

colspan="7" |[https://www.racing-reference.info/qual-results/2020-19/A/ Official qualifying results]

Race results

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!Fin{{Cite web|title=2020 Illinois Truck & Equipment Allen Crowe 100 - The Third Turn|url=https://www.thethirdturn.com/wiki/2020_Illinois_Truck_&_Equipment_Allen_Crowe_100|access-date=2021-12-25|website=www.thethirdturn.com|language=en}}

!St

!#

!Driver

!Team

!Make

!Laps

!Led

!Status

!Pts

1

|1

|24

|Ryan Unzicker

|Hendren Motorsports

|Chevrolet

|103

|102

|running

|49

2

|5

|4

|Hailie Deegan

|DGR-Crosley

|Ford

|103

|1

|running

|43

3

|3

|23

|Bret Holmes

|Bret Holmes Racing

|Chevrolet

|103

|0

|running

|41

4

|9

|17

|Taylor Gray

|DGR-Crosley

|Ford

|103

|0

|running

|40

5

|6

|16

|Kelly Kovski

|Allgaier Motorsports

|Chevrolet

|103

|0

|running

|39

6

|12

|10

|Mike Basham

|Fast Track Racing

|Toyota

|103

|0

|running

|38

7

|10

|15

|Drew Dollar

|Venturini Motorsports

|Toyota

|101

|0

|running

|37

8

|8

|20

|Corey Heim

|Venturini Motorsports

|Toyota

|97

|0

|crash

|36

9

|4

|25

|Michael Self

|Venturini Motorsports

|Toyota

|97

|0

|crash

|35

10

|2

|18

|Ty Gibbs

|Joe Gibbs Racing

|Toyota

|93

|0

|running

|34

11

|11

|06

|Tim Richmond

|Wayne Peterson Racing

|Toyota

|81

|0

|overheating

|33

12

|13

|11

|Tim Monroe

|Fast Track Racing

|Toyota

|32

|0

|transmission

|32

13

|15

|48

|Brad Smith

|Brad Smith Motorsports

|Chevrolet

|30

|0

|clutch

|31

14

|7

|69

|Will Kimmel

|Kimmel Racing

|Ford

|23

|0

|crash

|30

15

|14

|12

|Owen Smith

|Fast Track Racing

|Chevrolet

|8

|0

|brakes

|29

16

|16

|7

|Eric Caudell

|CCM Racing

|Ford

|6

|0

|suspension

|28

17

|17

|0

|Wayne Peterson

|Wayne Peterson Racing

|Chevrolet

|0

|0

|brakes

|27

colspan="10" |Withdrew
WD

!

|01

|Alex Clubb

|Fast Track Racing

|Ford

! colspan="4" |

colspan="10" |[https://www.racing-reference.info/race-results/2020_Illinois_Truck_and_Equipment_Allen_Crowe_100/A/ Official race results]

References

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