2020 Toyota 200 presented by Crosley Brands
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{{Infobox NASCAR race report|Type=CUST|Official_name=25th Annual Toyota 200 presented by Crosley Brands|Scheduled_laps=200|Distance_km=160|Distance_laps=200|Avg={{convert|69.471|mph|km/h}}|Course_km=0.805|Pole_Driver=Ty Gibbs|Description=Race 17 of 20 of the 2020 ARCA Menards Series|Race_Name=Toyota 200 presented by Crosley Brands|Year=2020|Course_mi=0.5|Scheduled_mi=100|Date=September 19|Location=Winchester, Indiana, Winchester Speedway|Most_Driver=Ty Gibbs|First_Driver=Ty Gibbs|Pole_Team=Joe Gibbs Racing|Most_Team=Joe Gibbs Racing|First_Team=Joe Gibbs Racing|Most_laps=199|Car=18|Announcers=Bob Dillner, Jim Tretow|Network=MAVTV|Radio=ARCA Racing Network|Pole_Time=15.685|Distance_mi=100|Scheduled_km=160}}
The 2020 Toyota 200 presented by Crosley Brands was the 17th stock car race of the 2020 ARCA Menards Series season and the 25th iteration of the event. The race was held on Saturday, September 19, 2020, in Winchester, Indiana at Winchester Speedway, a 1⁄2 mile (0.80 km) permanent, oval-shaped, high-banked racetrack. The race took the scheduled 200 laps to complete. At race's end, Ty Gibbs of Joe Gibbs Racing would dominate the race, winning his seventh career ARCA Menards Series win and his fifth of the season.{{Cite web|date=2020-09-19|title=Ty Gibbs Caps Nearly Flawless Run With Winchester Win|url=https://www.arcaracing.com/2020/09/19/ty-gibbs-caps-nearly-flawless-run-with-winchester-win/|access-date=2021-12-24|website=ARCA|language=en-US}} To fill out the podium, Michael Self of Venturini Motorsports and Bret Holmes of Bret Holmes Racing would finish second and third, respectively.
Background
Winchester Speedway is a half-mile paved oval motor racetrack in White River Township, Randolph County, just outside Winchester, Indiana, approximately 90 miles (145 km) northeast of Indianapolis. It seats 4000 spectators. It is also known as the "World's Fastest 1/2 mile".
The track's 37 degree banking is one of the steepest in motorsports, and the highest-banked active racetrack in the country. Notable drivers that raced at Winchester include Rusty Wallace, Mark Martin, Jeff Gordon, Tony Stewart, Ryan Newman, Sarah Fisher and Chase Briscoe.
= Entry list =
Practice
Practice was held on Saturday, September 19. Ty Gibbs of Joe Gibbs Racing would set the fastest time in the session, with a lap of 15.834 and an average speed of {{Convert|113.679|mph|km/h}}.{{Cite web|date=2020-09-19|title=PRACTICE: Ty Gibbs Makes Late Surge To Top At Winchester|url=https://www.arcaracing.com/2020/09/19/practice-ty-gibbs-makes-late-surge-to-top-at-winchester/|access-date=2021-12-24|website=ARCA|language=en-US}}
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!Pos. !# !Driver !Team !Make !Time !Speed |
1
|18 |15.834 |113.679 |
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2
|4 |Ford |16.076 |111.968 |
3
|23 |16.149 |111.462 |
colspan="7" |[https://www.racing-reference.info/practice-results/2020-17/A/1/ Full practice results] |
Qualifying
Qualifying was held on Saturday, September 19, at 1:30 PM EST. Each driver would have two laps to set a fastest time; the fastest of the two would count as their official qualifying lap.
Ty Gibbs of Joe Gibbs Racing would win the pole, setting a time of 15.685 and an average speed of {{Convert|114.759|mph|km/h}}.{{Cite web|date=2020-09-19|title=QUALIFYING: Ty Gibbs Rockets To Winchester Pole|url=https://www.arcaracing.com/2020/09/19/qualifying-ty-gibbs-rockets-to-winchester-pole/|access-date=2021-12-24|website=ARCA|language=en-US}}
= Full qualifying results =
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!Pos. !# !Driver !Team !Make !Time !Speed |
1
|18 |15.685 |114.759 |
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2
|25 |15.842 |113.622 |
3
|20 |15.857 |113.515 |
4
|23 |15.981 |112.634 |
5
|17 |Ford |16.002 |112.486 |
6
|15 |16.100 |111.801 |
7
|4 |Ford |16.118 |111.676 |
8
|11 |Mike Basham |17.348 |103.758 |
9
|48 |17.814 |101.044 |
10
|7 |Ford |18.062 |99.657 |
11
|10 |18.902 |95.228 |
12
|12 |18.907 |95.203 |
13
|06 |19.302 |93.255 |
14
|0 |— |— |
colspan="7" |[https://www.racing-reference.info/qual-results/2020-17/A/ Official qualifying results] |
Race results
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!St !# !Driver !Team !Make !Laps !Led !Status !Pts |
1
|1 |18 |200 |199 |running |49 |
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2
|2 |25 |200 |1 |running |43 |
3
|4 |23 |200 |0 |running |41 |
4
|3 |20 |200 |0 |running |40 |
5
|5 |17 |Ford |200 |0 |running |39 |
6
|6 |15 |199 |0 |running |38 |
7
|8 |11 |Mike Basham |194 |0 |running |37 |
8
|10 |7 |Ford |182 |0 |running |36 |
9
|9 |48 |175 |0 |running |35 |
10
|13 |06 |170 |0 |running |34 |
11
|11 |10 |168 |0 |running |33 |
12
|7 |4 |Ford |109 |0 |crash |32 |
13
|12 |12 |4 |0 |brakes |31 |
14
|14 |0 |2 |0 |valve spring |30 |
colspan="10" |[https://www.racing-reference.info/race-results/2020_Toyota_200_Presented_by_Crosley_Brands/A/ Official race results] |
References
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