The 2020 Lucas Oil 150 was the 23rd and final stock car race of the 2020 NASCAR Gander RV & Outdoors Truck Series season, the 26th iteration of the event, and the championship race that decided the champion of that year's season. The race was held on Friday, November 6, 2020 in Avondale, Arizona at Phoenix Raceway, a permanent low-banked tri-oval race track. The race was extended from the scheduled 150 laps to 156 due to a NASCAR overtime finish. After a spin from Dawson Cram would set up an overtime finish, Sheldon Creed would decide to stay out to take the lead. He would manage to hold on and defend the lead en route to his first NASCAR Gander RV & Outdoors Truck Series championship, and the 5th of his career and of the season. To fill out the podium, Zane Smith of GMS Racing and Chandler Smith of Kyle Busch Motorsports finished 2nd and 3rd, respectively.
The final standings for the Championship 4 from 1st-4th would stand as Sheldon Creed, Zane Smith, Brett Moffitt, and Grant Enfinger.
Background
Phoenix Raceway is a one-mile, low-banked tri-oval race track located in Avondale, Arizona. It is named after the nearby metropolitan area of Phoenix. The motorsport track opened in 1964 and currently hosts two NASCAR race weekends annually. PIR has also hosted the IndyCar Series, CART, USAC and the Rolex Sports Car Series. The raceway is currently owned and operated by International Speedway Corporation.
The raceway was originally constructed with a 2.5 mi (4.0 km) road course that ran both inside and outside of the main tri-oval. In 1991 the track was reconfigured with the current 1.51 mi (2.43 km) interior layout. PIR has an estimated grandstand seating capacity of around 67,000. Lights were installed around the track in 2004 following the addition of a second annual NASCAR race weekend.
Phoenix Raceway is home to two annual NASCAR race weekends, one of 13 facilities on the NASCAR schedule to host more than one race weekend a year. The track is both the first and last stop in the western United States, as well as the fourth and the last track on the schedule.
This was the first time the championship race was held in Phoenix.
Championship 4 drivers Grant Enfinger: Made it to the Championship 4 after winning a wild race at the 2020 NASCAR Hall of Fame 200.
Sheldon Creed: Made it to the Championship 4 after dominating and winning the 2020 SpeedyCash.com 400.
Zane Smith: Made it to the Championship 4 based on having the most owner points out of the 5 non-winners from the Round of 8.
Brett Moffitt: Made it to the Championship 4 after winning the 2020 Clean Harbors 200.
Entry list (R) denotes rookie driver. (i) denotes driver who is ineligible for series driver points. (CC) denotes Championship Contender.
#DriverTeamMake00Josh ReaumeReaume Brothers RacingToyota2Sheldon Creed (CC)GMS RacingChevrolet02Tate Fogleman (R)Young's MotorsportsChevrolet3Jordan AndersonJordan Anderson RacingChevrolet4Raphaël Lessard (R)Kyle Busch MotorsportsToyota10Jennifer Jo CobbJennifer Jo Cobb RacingChevrolet11Spencer Davis (R)Spencer Davis MotorsportsToyota13Johnny SauterThorSport RacingFord15Tanner Gray (R)DGR-CrosleyFord16Austin HillHattori Racing EnterprisesToyota17Dylan LuptonDGR-CrosleyFord18Christian Eckes (R)Kyle Busch MotorsportsToyota19Derek Kraus (R)McAnally–Hilgemann RacingToyota20Spencer BoydYoung's MotorsportsChevrolet21Zane Smith (R) (CC)GMS RacingChevrolet22Austin Wayne SelfAM RacingChevrolet23Brett Moffitt (CC)GMS RacingChevrolet24Sam MayerGMS RacingChevrolet26Tyler AnkrumGMS RacingChevrolet30Danny BohnOn Point MotorsportsToyota33Akinori OgataReaume Brothers RacingToyota38Todd GillilandFront Row MotorsportsFord40Ryan TruexNiece MotorsportsChevrolet41Dawson CramCram Racing EnterprisesChevrolet42Carson HocevarNiece MotorsportsChevrolet45Trevor BayneNiece MotorsportsChevrolet51Chandler SmithKyle Busch MotorsportsToyota52Stewart FriesenHalmar Friesen RacingToyota56Tyler HillHill MotorsportsChevrolet88Matt CraftonThorSport RacingFord97Robby Lyons (i)Diversified Motorsports EnterprisesChevrolet98Grant Enfinger (CC)ThorSport RacingFord99Ben RhodesThorSport RacingFord Official entry list
Starting lineup The starting lineup was determined by a metric qualifying system based on the results and fastest lap of the last race, the 2020 NASCAR Hall of Fame 200 and owner's points. As a result, Grant Enfinger of ThorSport Racing won the pole. Pos.#DriverTeamMake198Grant EnfingerThorSport RacingFord221Zane SmithGMS RacingChevrolet32Sheldon CreedGMS RacingChevrolet423Brett MoffittGMS RacingChevrolet588Matt CraftonThorSport RacingFord699Ben RhodesThorSport RacingFord718Christian EckesKyle Busch MotorsportsToyota819Derek KrausMcAnally–Hilgemann RacingToyota952Stewart FriesenHalmar Friesen RacingToyota1026Tyler AnkrumGMS RacingChevrolet1130Danny BohnOn Point MotorsportsToyota1245Trevor BayneNiece MotorsportsChevrolet134Raphaël LessardKyle Busch MotorsportsToyota1422Austin Wayne SelfAM RacingChevrolet1524Sam MayerGMS RacingChevrolet1613Johnny SauterThorSport RacingFord1716Austin HillHattori Racing EnterprisesToyota1820Spencer BoydYoung's MotorsportsChevrolet1942Carson HocevarNiece MotorsportsChevrolet203Jordan AndersonJordan Anderson RacingChevrolet2151Chandler SmithKyle Busch MotorsportsToyota2238Todd GillilandFront Row MotorsportsFord2315Tanner GrayDGR-CrosleyFord2441Dawson CramCram Racing EnterprisesChevrolet2540Ryan TruexNiece MotorsportsChevrolet2656Tyler HillHill MotorsportsChevrolet2711Spencer DavisSpencer Davis MotorsportsToyota2802Tate FoglemanYoung's MotorsportsChevrolet2933Akinori OgataReaume Brothers RacingToyota3010Jennifer Jo CobbJennifer Jo Cobb RacingChevrolet3100Josh ReaumeReaume Brothers RacingToyota3217Dylan LuptonDGR-CrosleyFord3397Robby LyonsDiversified Motorsports EnterprisesChevrolet Official starting lineup
Race results
Note: Sheldon Creed, Grant Enfinger, Brett Moffitt, and Zane Smith are not eligible for stage points because of their participation in the Championship 4.
Stage 1 Laps: 45 Fin#DriverTeamMakePts121Zane SmithGMS RacingChevrolet022Sheldon CreedGMS RacingChevrolet0323Brett MoffittGMS RacingChevrolet0498Grant EnfingerThorSport RacingFord0588Matt CraftonThorSport RacingFord6699Ben RhodesThorSport RacingFord5726Tyler AnkrumGMS RacingChevrolet4818Christian EckesKyle Busch MotorsportsToyota3952Stewart FriesenHalmar Friesen RacingToyota21019Derek KrausMcAnally–Hilgemann RacingToyota1
Stage 2 Laps: 45 Fin#DriverTeamMakePts123Brett MoffittGMS RacingChevrolet0221Zane SmithGMS RacingChevrolet032Sheldon CreedGMS RacingChevrolet0499Ben RhodesThorSport RacingFord7598Grant EnfingerThorSport RacingFord0652Stewart FriesenHalmar Friesen RacingToyota5726Tyler AnkrumGMS RacingChevrolet484Raphaël LessardKyle Busch MotorsportsToyota3918Christian EckesKyle Busch MotorsportsToyota21024Sam MayerGMS RacingChevrolet1
Stage 3 Laps: 66 FinSt#DriverTeamMakeLapsLedStatusPts132Sheldon CreedGMS RacingChevrolet15627running402221Zane SmithGMS RacingChevrolet15648running3532151Chandler SmithKyle Busch MotorsportsToyota1560running344718Christian EckesKyle Busch MotorsportsToyota1560running385134Raphaël LessardKyle Busch MotorsportsToyota1560running356952Stewart FriesenHalmar Friesen RacingToyota1560running387699Ben RhodesThorSport RacingFord1561running4281026Tyler AnkrumGMS RacingChevrolet1560running3792238Todd GillilandFront Row MotorsportsFord1560running2810423Brett MoffittGMS RacingChevrolet15678running27111613Johnny SauterThorSport RacingFord1560running26121716Austin HillHattori Racing EnterprisesToyota1560running2513198Grant EnfingerThorSport RacingFord1562running2414588Matt CraftonThorSport RacingFord1560running29152315Tanner GrayDGR-CrosleyFord1560running22163217Dylan LuptonDGR-CrosleyFord1560running21171524Sam MayerGMS RacingChevrolet1560running21181245Trevor BayneNiece MotorsportsChevrolet1560running19192802Tate FoglemanYoung's MotorsportsChevrolet1560running18201422Austin Wayne SelfAM RacingChevrolet1560running17212540Ryan TruexNiece MotorsportsChevrolet1550running1622203Jordan AndersonJordan Anderson RacingChevrolet1540running15232711Spencer DavisSpencer Davis MotorsportsToyota1540running1424819Derek KrausMcAnally–Hilgemann RacingToyota1530running14252656Tyler HillHill MotorsportsChevrolet1530running12261130Danny BohnOn Point MotorsportsToyota1530running11271820Spencer BoydYoung's MotorsportsChevrolet1520running10282441Dawson CramCram Racing EnterprisesChevrolet1520running9293397Robby LyonsDiversified Motorsports EnterprisesChevrolet1520running0302933Akinori OgataReaume Brothers RacingToyota1500running7313010Jennifer Jo CobbJennifer Jo Cobb RacingChevrolet1470running6321942Carson HocevarNiece MotorsportsChevrolet1030crash5333100Josh ReaumeReaume Brothers RacingToyota440brakes5 Official race results
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