The 2020 Vankor 350 was the 8th stock car race of the 2020 NASCAR Gander RV & Outdoors Truck Series season, and the 22nd iteration of the event. The race was held on Saturday, July 18, 2020 in Fort Worth, Texas at Texas Motor Speedway, a permanent tri-oval shaped racetrack. The race took the scheduled 167 laps to complete. At race's end, Kyle Busch, driving for his own team, Kyle Busch Motorsports would win the race, the 59th NASCAR Gander RV & Outdoors Truck Series of his career and the 3rd of the season. To fill the podium, Christian Eckes of Kyle Busch Motorsports and Matt Crafton of ThorSport Racing finished 2nd and 3rd, respectively.
Background
Texas Motor Speedway is a speedway located in Fort Worth, Texas. The track measures 1.5 miles (2.4 km) around and is banked 24 degrees in the turns, and is of the oval design, where the front straightaway juts outward slightly. The track layout is similar to Charlotte Motor Speedway. The track is owned by Speedway Motorsports, Inc., the same company that owns Atlanta and Charlotte Motor Speedway, as well as the short-track Bristol Motor Speedway.
Entry list #DriverTeamMake00Angela RuchReaume Brothers RacingToyota2Sheldon CreedGMS RacingChevrolet02Tate FoglemanYoung's MotorsportsChevrolet3Jordan AndersonJordan Anderson RacingChevrolet4Raphaël LessardKyle Busch MotorsportsToyota04Cory RoperRoper RacingFord6Norm BenningNorm Benning RacingChevrolet9Codie RohrbaughCR7 MotorsportsChevrolet10Jennifer Jo CobbJennifer Jo Cobb RacingChevrolet11Spencer DavisSpencer Davis MotorsportsToyota13Johnny SauterThorSport RacingFord15Tanner GrayDGR-CrosleyFord16Austin HillHattori Racing EnterprisesToyota18Christian EckesKyle Busch MotorsportsToyota19Derek KrausMcAnally–Hilgemann RacingToyota20Spencer BoydYoung's MotorsportsChevrolet21Zane SmithGMS RacingChevrolet22Austin Wayne SelfAM RacingChevrolet23Brett MoffittGMS RacingChevrolet24Justin HaleyGMS RacingChevrolet26Tyler AnkrumGMS RacingChevrolet30Brennan PooleOn Point MotorsportsToyota33Akinori OgataReaume Brothers RacingToyota38Todd GillilandFront Row MotorsportsFord40Ryan TruexNiece MotorsportsChevrolet42Ross ChastainNiece MotorsportsChevrolet44Natalie DeckerNiece MotorsportsChevrolet45Ty MajeskiNiece MotorsportsChevrolet49Tim ViensCMI MotorsportsChevrolet51Kyle BuschKyle Busch MotorsportsToyota52Stewart FriesenHalmar Friesen RacingToyota56Timmy HillHill MotorsportsChevrolet68Clay GreenfieldClay Greenfield MotorsportsToyota88Matt CraftonThorSport RacingFord98Grant EnfingerThorSport RacingFord99Ben RhodesThorSport RacingFord Official entry list
Starting lineup A random draw was made to determine the pole for the race. Sheldon Creed of GMS Racing would draw the pole for the race. Pos.#DriverTeamMake12Sheldon CreedGMS RacingChevrolet298Grant EnfingerThorSport RacingFord316Austin HillHattori Racing EnterprisesToyota451Kyle BuschKyle Busch MotorsportsToyota538Todd GillilandFront Row MotorsportsFord621Zane SmithGMS RacingChevrolet718Christian EckesKyle Busch MotorsportsToyota823Brett MoffittGMS RacingChevrolet926Tyler AnkrumGMS RacingChevrolet1099Ben RhodesThorSport RacingFord1145Ty MajeskiNiece MotorsportsChevrolet1244Natalie DeckerNiece MotorsportsChevrolet1324Justin HaleyGMS RacingChevrolet1440Ryan TruexNiece MotorsportsChevrolet1588Matt CraftonThorSport RacingFord164Raphaël LessardKyle Busch MotorsportsToyota1719Derek KrausMcAnally–Hilgemann RacingToyota1852Stewart FriesenHalmar Friesen RacingToyota1911Spencer DavisSpencer Davis MotorsportsToyota2015Tanner GrayDGR-CrosleyFord2113Johnny SauterThorSport RacingFord2256Timmy HillHill MotorsportsChevrolet2300Angela RuchReaume Brothers RacingToyota2442Ross ChastainNiece MotorsportsChevrolet2533Akinori OgataReaume Brothers RacingToyota2622Austin Wayne SelfAM RacingChevrolet2720Spencer BoydYoung's MotorsportsChevrolet283Jordan AndersonJordan Anderson RacingChevrolet2930Brennan PooleOn Point MotorsportsToyota3004Cory RoperRoper RacingFord3102Tate FoglemanYoung's MotorsportsChevrolet329Codie RohrbaughCR7 MotorsportsChevrolet3368Clay GreenfieldClay Greenfield MotorsportsToyota3449Tim ViensCMI MotorsportsChevrolet3510Jennifer Jo CobbJennifer Jo Cobb RacingChevrolet366Norm BenningNorm Benning RacingChevrolet Official starting lineup
Race results Stage 1 Laps: 40 Fin#DriverTeamMakePts151Kyle BuschKyle Busch MotorsportsToyota0221Zane SmithGMS RacingChevrolet9326Tyler AnkrumGMS RacingChevrolet8499Ben RhodesThorSport RacingFord7523Brett MoffittGMS RacingChevrolet6618Christian EckesKyle Busch MotorsportsToyota5738Todd GillilandFront Row MotorsportsFord4888Matt CraftonThorSport RacingFord3924Justin HaleyGMS RacingChevrolet01098Grant EnfingerThorSport RacingFord1 Stage 2 Laps: 40 Fin#DriverTeamMakePts123Brett MoffittGMS RacingChevrolet10288Matt CraftonThorSport RacingFord9326Tyler AnkrumGMS RacingChevrolet8499Ben RhodesThorSport RacingFord7521Zane SmithGMS RacingChevrolet6618Christian EckesKyle Busch MotorsportsToyota5719Derek KrausMcAnally–Hilgemann RacingToyota4840Ryan TruexNiece MotorsportsChevrolet3942Ross ChastainNiece MotorsportsChevrolet01098Grant EnfingerThorSport RacingFord1 Stage 3 Laps: 87 FinSt#DriverTeamMakeLapsLedStatusPts1451Kyle BuschKyle Busch MotorsportsToyota16772running02718Christian EckesKyle Busch MotorsportsToyota16752running4531588Matt CraftonThorSport RacingFord1672running4641852Stewart FriesenHalmar Friesen RacingToyota1670running335823Brett MoffittGMS RacingChevrolet1677running486926Tyler AnkrumGMS RacingChevrolet1670running4771324Justin HaleyGMS RacingChevrolet1670running08298Grant EnfingerThorSport RacingFord1670running3191099Ben RhodesThorSport RacingFord1671running42102442Ross ChastainNiece MotorsportsChevrolet1660running0111719Derek KrausMcAnally–Hilgemann RacingToyota1660running3012164Raphaël LessardKyle Busch MotorsportsToyota1660running25131440Ryan TruexNiece MotorsportsChevrolet1660running27142622Austin Wayne SelfAM RacingChevrolet1650running23151145Ty MajeskiNiece MotorsportsChevrolet1650running221612Sheldon CreedGMS RacingChevrolet1647running21173004Cory RoperRoper RacingFord1640running20182256Timmy HillHill MotorsportsChevrolet1640running1919621Zane SmithGMS RacingChevrolet16426running33203368Clay GreenfieldClay Greenfield MotorsportsToyota1630running17211911Spencer DavisSpencer Davis MotorsportsToyota1620running1622329Codie RohrbaughCR7 MotorsportsChevrolet1610running15232300Angela RuchReaume Brothers RacingToyota1600running14242720Spencer BoydYoung's MotorsportsChevrolet1560running13252533Akinori OgataReaume Brothers RacingToyota1550running12263449Tim ViensCMI MotorsportsChevrolet1540running1127538Todd GillilandFront Row MotorsportsFord1520crash1428283Jordan AndersonJordan Anderson RacingChevrolet1520running9293510Jennifer Jo CobbJennifer Jo Cobb RacingChevrolet1210electrical830316Austin HillHattori Racing EnterprisesToyota1070engine7312930Brennan PooleOn Point MotorsportsToyota910crash0323102Tate FoglemanYoung's MotorsportsChevrolet790crash5332113Johnny SauterThorSport RacingFord620engine534366Norm BenningNorm Benning RacingChevrolet460handling5351244Natalie DeckerNiece MotorsportsChevrolet450engine5362015Tanner GrayDGR-CrosleyFord430transmission5 Official race results
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