The 2020 General Tire 200 was the third stock car race of the 2020 ARCA Menards Series and the 59th iteration of the event. The race was held on Saturday, June 20, in Lincoln, Alabama at Talladega Superspeedway, a 2.66 miles (4.28 km) permanent triangle-shaped superspeedway. The race took the scheduled 76 laps to complete. At race's end, Drew Dollar of Venturini Motorsports would take advantage of a spinning Michael Self with two to go to take his first ever ARCA Menards Series career win and his first of the season. To fill out the podium, Ryan Repko of Venturini Motorsports and Bret Holmes of Bret Holmes Racing would finish second and third, respectively.
The race was the return of the ARCA Menards Series, after a 107-day delay due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
Background
Talladega Superspeedway, originally known as Alabama International Motor Superspeedway (AIMS), is a motorsports complex located north of Talladega, Alabama. It is located on the former Anniston Air Force Base in the small city of Lincoln. The track is a tri-oval and was constructed in the 1960s by the International Speedway Corporation, a business controlled by the France family. Talladega is most known for its steep banking and the unique location of the start/finish line that's located just past the exit to pit road. The track currently hosts the NASCAR series such as the NASCAR Cup Series, Xfinity Series and the Camping World Truck Series. Talladega is the longest NASCAR oval with a length of 2.66-mile-long (4.28 km) tri-oval like the Daytona International Speedway, which also is a 2.5-mile-long (4 km) tri-oval.
Entry list #DriverTeamMakeSponosr0Con NicolopoulosWayne Peterson RacingChevroletWayne Peterson Racing01Tommy Vigh Jr.Fast Track RacingToyotaFast Track Racing4Hailie DeeganDGR-CrosleyFordToter "Built For Extremes"06Tim RichmondWayne Peterson RacingToyotaImmigration Legal Center7Eric CaudellCCM RacingFordETRM Software Consulting, TetherTech Safety8Sean CorrEmpire RacingChevroletYelverton's Enrichment Services10Ryan HuffFast Track RacingToyotaLand & Coates Outdoor Power Equipment11Willie MullinsFast Track RacingFordCrow Wing Recycling12Ed PompaFast Track RacingChevroletGreen Renewable Inc., Double "H" Ranch15Drew DollarVenturini MotorsportsToyotaDollar Concrete Construction Company, Lynx Capital17Tanner GrayDGR-CrosleyFordFord Performance18Riley HerbstJoe Gibbs RacingToyotaMonster Energy20Ryan RepkoVenturini MotorsportsToyotaCraftsman22Brandon LynnChad Bryant RacingFordCarolina Excavation & Grading23Bret HolmesBret Holmes RacingChevroletSouthern States Bank, Holmes II Excavating25Michael SelfVenturini MotorsportsToyotaSinclair32Gus DeanWin-Tron RacingChevroletMashonit Apparel Co.46Thad MoffittDGR-CrosleyFordPerformance Plus Motor Oil Richard Petty Signature Series48Brad SmithBrad Smith MotorsportsChevroletHome Building Solutions, NASCAR Low Teams69Scott MeltonKimmel RacingFordMelton-McFadden Insurance Agency97Jason KitzmillerCR7 MotorsportsChevroletA. L. L. ConstructionOfficial entry list
Practice The only 30-minute practice session was held on Saturday, June 20. Riley Herbst of Joe Gibbs Racing would set the fastest time in the session, with a 53.219 and an average speed of . Pos.#DriverTeamMakeTimeSpeed118Riley HerbstJoe Gibbs RacingToyota53.219179.936223Bret HolmesBret Holmes RacingChevrolet53.282179.723325Michael SelfVenturini MotorsportsToyota53.326179.575Full practice results
Starting lineup Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, qualifying was canceled. As a result, the lineup would be based on the rulebook: positions 1-20 would be based on 2019's owner points, and positions 21-30 would be based on a random draw. As a result, Ryan Repko of Venturini Motorsports would win the pole.
Full starting lineup Pos.#DriverTeamMake120Ryan RepkoVenturini MotorsportsToyota215Drew DollarVenturini MotorsportsToyota34Hailie DeeganDGR-CrosleyFord418Riley HerbstJoe Gibbs RacingToyota525Michael SelfVenturini MotorsportsToyota623Bret HolmesBret Holmes RacingChevrolet712Ed PompaFast Track RacingChevrolet817Tanner GrayDGR-CrosleyFord906Tim RichmondWayne Peterson RacingToyota1069Scott MeltonKimmel RacingFord1110Ryan HuffFast Track RacingToyota1211Willie MullinsFast Track RacingFord1301Tommy Vigh Jr.Fast Track RacingToyota1448Brad SmithBrad Smith MotorsportsChevrolet1532Gus DeanWin-Tron RacingChevrolet1622Brandon LynnChad Bryant RacingFord177Eric CaudellCCM RacingFord180Con NicolopoulosWayne Peterson RacingChevrolet198Sean CorrEmpire RacingChevrolet2097Jason KitzmillerCR7 MotorsportsChevrolet2146Thad MoffittDGR-CrosleyFordOfficial starting lineup
Race results FinSt#DriverTeamMakeLapsLedStatusPts1215Drew DollarVenturini MotorsportsToyota7640running482120Ryan RepkoVenturini MotorsportsToyota760running423623Bret HolmesBret Holmes RacingChevrolet760running414418Riley HerbstJoe Gibbs RacingToyota7636running415525Michael SelfVenturini MotorsportsToyota760running3962146Thad MoffittDGR-CrosleyFord760running38734Hailie DeeganDGR-CrosleyFord760running3782097Jason KitzmillerCR7 MotorsportsChevrolet750running369198Sean CorrEmpire RacingChevrolet740running3510712Ed PompaFast Track RacingChevrolet740running34111069Scott MeltonKimmel RacingFord740running33121110Ryan HuffFast Track RacingToyota740running3213817Tanner GrayDGR-CrosleyFord740running3114177Eric CaudellCCM RacingFord730running30151622Brandon LynnChad Bryant RacingFord690running29161532Gus DeanWin-Tron RacingChevrolet580electrical2817906Tim RichmondWayne Peterson RacingToyota340engine27181211Willie MullinsFast Track RacingFord240oil pressure26191301Tommy Vigh Jr.Fast Track RacingToyota70vibration25201448Brad SmithBrad Smith MotorsportsChevrolet40carburetor2421180Con NicolopoulosWayne Peterson RacingChevrolet00engine23Official race results
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