The 2020 Dawn Ultra 150 was the eighth stock car race of the 2020 ARCA Menards Series and the inaugural iteration of the event. The race was held on Friday, July 24, 2020, in Kansas City, Kansas at Kansas Speedway, a 1.5 miles (2.4 km) permanent D-shaped oval racetrack. The race took the scheduled 100 laps to complete. At race's end, Bret Holmes of Bret Holmes Racing would dominate to win his first and so far final career ARCA Menards Series win and his first and only win of the season. To fill out the podium, Ryan Repko of Venturini Motorsports and Riley Herbst of Joe Gibbs Racing would finish second and third, respectively.
Background
Kansas Speedway is a 1.5-mile (2.4 km) tri-oval race track in Kansas City, Kansas. It was built in 2001 and hosts two annual NASCAR race weekends. The NTT IndyCar Series also raced there until 2011. The speedway is owned and operated by the International Speedway Corporation.
Entry list #DriverTeamMakeSponsor01Mike BashamFast Track RacingChevroletFast Track Racing4Hailie DeeganDGR-CrosleyFordMonster Energy06Con NicolopoulosWayne Peterson RacingChevroletGreat Railing8Russ LaneEmpire RecordsToyotaNASA Central Region, Make It Rain10Ryan HuffFast Track RacingFordShawn Balluzzo Tribute11Tyler HillFast Track RacingChevroletFast Track Racing12Corey HeimFast Track RacingToyotaJBL15Drew DollarVenturini MotorsportsToyotaSunbelt Rentals17Tanner GrayDGR-CrosleyFordPneumatech18Riley HerbstJoe Gibbs RacingToyotaMonster Energy20Ryan RepkoVenturini MotorsportsToyotaCraftsman22Derek GriffithChad Bryant RacingFordOriginal Gourmet Lollipops23Bret HolmesBret Holmes RacingChevroletHolmes II Excavating25Michael SelfVenturini MotorsportsToyotaSinclair46Thad MoffittDGR-CrosleyFordPerformance Plus Motor Oil Richard Petty Signature Series48Brad SmithBrad Smith MotorsportsChevroletHome Building Solutions, NASCAR Low Teams69Eric CaudellKimmel RacingToyotaETRM Software Consulting, Caudell Sports Marketing97Jason KitzmillerCR7 MotorsportsChevroletA. L. L. ConstructionOfficial entry list
Practice The only one-hour practice session would occur on Friday, July 24. Bret Holmes of Bret Holmes Racing would set the fastest time in the session, with a lap of 31.669 and an average speed of . Pos.#DriverTeamMakeTimeSpeed123Bret HolmesBret Holmes RacingChevrolet31.669170.514218Riley HerbstJoe Gibbs RacingToyota31.910169.226320Ryan RepkoVenturini MotorsportsToyota32.059168.439Full practice results
Starting lineup ARCA would not hold a qualifying session for the race. Therefore, the current 2020 owner's standings would be determined for who got the pole. As a result, Riley Herbst of Joe Gibbs Racing won the pole. Pos.#DriverTeamMake118Riley HerbstJoe Gibbs RacingToyota225Michael SelfVenturini MotorsportsToyota320Ryan RepkoVenturini MotorsportsToyota423Bret HolmesBret Holmes RacingChevrolet515Drew DollarVenturini MotorsportsToyota64Hailie DeeganDGR-CrosleyFord717Tanner GrayDGR-CrosleyFord846Thad MoffittDGR-CrosleyFord969Eric CaudellKimmel RacingToyota1012Corey HeimFast Track RacingToyota1110Ryan HuffFast Track RacingFord1222Derek GriffithChad Bryant RacingFord1311Tyler HillFast Track RacingChevrolet1406Con NicolopoulosWayne Peterson RacingChevrolet1548Brad SmithBrad Smith MotorsportsChevrolet1697Jason KitzmillerCR7 MotorsportsChevrolet1701Mike BashamFast Track RacingChevrolet188Russ LaneEmpire RecordsToyotaOfficial starting lineup
Race results FinSt#DriverTeamMakeLapsLedStatusPts1423Bret HolmesBret Holmes RacingChevrolet10082running482320Ryan RepkoVenturini MotorsportsToyota1000running423118Riley HerbstJoe Gibbs RacingToyota10018running4241012Corey HeimFast Track RacingToyota1000running405717Tanner GrayDGR-CrosleyFord1000running396225Michael SelfVenturini MotorsportsToyota1000running387515Drew DollarVenturini MotorsportsToyota1000running3781222Derek GriffithChad Bryant RacingFord1000running36964Hailie DeeganDGR-CrosleyFord1000running3510846Thad MoffittDGR-CrosleyFord990running34111697Jason KitzmillerCR7 MotorsportsChevrolet970running3312969Eric CaudellKimmel RacingToyota950running32131110Ryan HuffFast Track RacingFord930overheating31141311Tyler HillFast Track RacingChevrolet930running30151406Con NicolopoulosWayne Peterson RacingChevrolet670engine29161548Brad SmithBrad Smith MotorsportsChevrolet330handling28171701Mike BashamFast Track RacingChevrolet190vibration2718188Russ LaneEmpire RecordsToyota140crash26Official race results
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