The 2020 Lucas Oil 200 Driven by General Tire was the first stock car race of the 2020 ARCA Menards Series and the 57th iteration of the event. The race was held on Saturday, February 8, 2020, in Daytona Beach, Florida at Daytona International Speedway, a 2.5 miles (4.0 km) permanent triangular-shaped superspeedway. The race took the scheduled 80 laps to complete. At race's end, Michael Self of Venturini Motorsports would dominate and hold off the field to win his eighth career ARCA Menards Series win and his first of the season. To fill out the podium, Hailie Deegan of DGR-Crosley and Drew Dollar of Venturini Motorsports would finish second and third, respectively.
Background
Daytona International Speedway is one of three superspeedways to hold NASCAR races, the other two being Indianapolis Motor Speedway and Talladega Superspeedway. The standard track at Daytona International Speedway is a four-turn superspeedway that is 2.5 miles (4.0 km) long. The track's turns are banked at 31 degrees, while the front stretch, the location of the finish line, is banked at 18 degrees.
Entry list #DriverTeamMakeSponsr0Con NicolopoulosWayne Peterson RacingChevroletGreat Railing01John FerrierJohn Ferrier RacingChevroletT&M Builders2?*Chad Bryant RacingFordChad Bryant Racing02Andy SeussOur MotorsportsChevroletCanto Paving, Robert B. Our Company3Willie MullinsMullins RacingFordCrow Wing Recycling4Hailie DeeganDGR-CrosleyFordMonster Energy06Tim RichmondWayne Peterson RacingToyotaImmigration Legal Center7Eric CaudellCCM RacingFordETRM Software Consulting, TetherTech Safety8Sean CorrEmpire RacingChevroletNesco Bus, Navy Seal Foundation9Thomas PraytorMax Force RacingChevroletMax Force Trucking, AIDB09Benny ChastainOur MotorsportsChevroletRobert B. Our Company10Ryan HuffFast Track RacingToyotaLand & Coates Outdoor Power Equipment11Chuck HiersFast Track RacingToyotaGleckler & Sons, Ashley Home12Jason WhiteFast Track RacingChevroletYourGMCTruckStore.com15Drew DollarVenturini MotorsportsToyotaDollar Concrete Construction Company, Lynx Capital17Tanner GrayDGR-CrosleyFordFord Performance18Riley HerbstJoe Gibbs RacingToyotaMonster Energy20Ryan RepkoVenturini MotorsportsToyotaCraftsman22Connor HallChad Bryant RacingFordLet Love Live23Bret HolmesBret Holmes RacingChevroletSouthern States Bank, Holmes II Excavating25Michael SelfVenturini MotorsportsToyotaSinclair28David GravelKBR DevelopmentChevroletChevrolet Accssories30Dominique Van WieringenRette Jones RacingFordDurobyte32Gus DeanWin-Tron RacingChevroletMashonit Apparel Co.46Thad MoffittDGR-CrosleyFordPerformance Plus Motor Oil Richard Petty Signature Series48Brad SmithBrad Smith MotorsportsChevroletCopraya Web52Natalie DeckerKen Schrader Racing with Fury Race CarsFordN29 Technologies, LLC61J. J. PackJ. J. Pack RacingToyotaBlack Draft Distillery, Iceboxx Customs63Dave Mader IIISpraker Racing EnterprisesChevroletAmerican Apparel, Diamond C Ranch69Scott MeltonKimmel RacingFordMelton-McFadden Insurance Agency77Jacob HeafnerChad Bryant RacingFordPowerhouse Recycling87Chuck Buchanan Jr.Charles Buchanan RacingChevroletSpring Drug88Scott ReevesReeves RacingChevroletReeves Racing97Jason KitzmillerCR7 MotorsportsChevroletGrant County MulchOfficial entry list *Withdrew.
Practice
First practice The first one-hour session would take place on February 7. Hailie Deegan of DGR-Crosley would set the fastest time in the session, with a time of 49.027 and an average speed of . Pos.#DriverTeamMakeTimeSpeed14Hailie DeeganDGR-CrosleyFord49.027183.572215Drew DollarVenturini MotorsportsToyota49.093183.326317Tanner GrayDGR-CrosleyFord49.122183.217Full first practice results
Second practice The second and final one-hour session would take place on February 7. Connor Hall of Chad Bryant Racing would set the fastest time in the session, with a time of 49.027 and an average speed of . Pos.#DriverTeamMakeTimeSpeed122Connor HallChad Bryant RacingFord49.476181.906263Dave Mader IIISpraker Racing EnterprisesChevrolet49.495181.837330Dominique Van WieringenRette Jones RacingFord49.568181.569Full final practice results
Qualifying Qualifying was held on February 8. Each driver was split into six groups, and each group would run four minute sessions. Michael Self of Venturini Motorsports would win the pole, setting a time of 49.434 and an average speed of .
Full qualifying results Pos.#DriverTeamMakeTimeSpeed125Michael SelfVenturini MotorsportsToyota49.434182.061202Andy SeussOur MotorsportsChevrolet49.438182.046363Dave Mader IIISpraker Racing EnterprisesChevrolet49.448182.009412Jason WhiteFast Track RacingChevrolet49.460181.965515Drew DollarVenturini MotorsportsToyota49.474181.914618Riley HerbstJoe Gibbs RacingToyota49.728180.98574Hailie DeeganDGR-CrosleyFord49.889180.400822Connor HallChad Bryant RacingFord49.893180.386928David GravelKBR DevelopmentChevrolet49.915180.3071030Dominique Van WieringenRette Jones RacingFord49.937180.2271117Tanner GrayDGR-CrosleyFord49.942180.2091277Jacob HeafnerChad Bryant RacingFord49.970180.1081320Ryan RepkoVenturini MotorsportsToyota50.064179.7701432Gus DeanWin-Tron RacingChevrolet50.071179.7451597Jason KitzmillerCR7 MotorsportsChevrolet50.091179.6731661J. J. PackJ. J. Pack RacingToyota50.134179.5191711Chuck HiersFast Track RacingToyota50.140179.4971823Bret HolmesBret Holmes RacingChevrolet50.148179.4691952Natalie DeckerKen Schrader Racing with Fury Race CarsFord50.149179.465208Sean CorrEmpire RacingChevrolet50.150179.462213Willie MullinsMullins RacingFord50.156179.440229Thomas PraytorMax Force RacingChevrolet50.227179.1862369Scott MeltonKimmel RacingFord50.843177.0162401John FerrierJohn Ferrier RacingChevrolet51.028176.3742509Benny ChastainOur MotorsportsChevrolet51.146175.967267Eric CaudellCCM RacingFord51.150175.9532706Tim RichmondWayne Peterson RacingToyota51.412175.0562888Scott ReevesReeves RacingChevrolet51.847173.5882948Brad SmithBrad Smith MotorsportsChevrolet51.852173.5713010Ryan HuffFast Track RacingToyota51.991173.1073187Chuck Buchanan Jr.Charles Buchanan RacingChevrolet52.252172.242320Con NicolopoulosWayne Peterson RacingChevrolet53.498168.2313346Thad MoffittDGR-CrosleyFord——WithdrewWD2?Chad Bryant RacingFord——Official qualifying results
Race results FinSt#DriverTeamMakeLapsLedStatusPts1125Michael SelfVenturini MotorsportsToyota8061running49274Hailie DeeganDGR-CrosleyFord800running423515Drew DollarVenturini MotorsportsToyota800running414208Sean CorrEmpire RacingChevrolet807running4153346Thad MoffittDGR-CrosleyFord800running396412Jason WhiteFast Track RacingChevrolet800running387618Riley HerbstJoe Gibbs RacingToyota800running378213Willie MullinsMullins RacingFord800running3691823Bret HolmesBret Holmes RacingChevrolet808running36102369Scott MeltonKimmel RacingFord800running3411229Thomas PraytorMax Force RacingChevrolet800running3312928David GravelKBR DevelopmentChevrolet790running32133187Chuck Buchanan Jr.Charles Buchanan RacingChevrolet790running3114320Con NicolopoulosWayne Peterson RacingChevrolet760running30152509Benny ChastainOur MotorsportsChevrolet750running29161117Tanner GrayDGR-CrosleyFord704oil leak2917267Eric CaudellCCM RacingFord670running27182706Tim RichmondWayne Peterson RacingToyota550running26191711Chuck HiersFast Track RacingToyota490crash2520822Connor HallChad Bryant RacingFord470overheating24213010Ryan HuffFast Track RacingToyota410transmission23221320Ryan RepkoVenturini MotorsportsToyota400crash22231432Gus DeanWin-Tron RacingChevrolet400crash21241661J. J. PackJ. J. Pack RacingToyota390transmission20251030Dominique Van WieringenRette Jones RacingFord390crash19261952Natalie DeckerKen Schrader Racing with Fury Race CarsFord380crash18271277Jacob HeafnerChad Bryant RacingFord380crash1728202Andy SeussOur MotorsportsChevrolet380crash16292401John FerrierJohn Ferrier RacingChevrolet380crash1530363Dave Mader IIISpraker Racing EnterprisesChevrolet380crash14312948Brad SmithBrad Smith MotorsportsChevrolet170oil leak13321597Jason KitzmillerCR7 MotorsportsChevrolet110engine12332888Scott ReevesReeves RacingChevrolet00drive train11WithdrewWD2?Chad Bryant RacingFordOfficial race results
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