The 2020 Menards 200 presented by Crosley Brands was the 10th race of the 2020 ARCA Menards Series season, the fifth race of the 2020 Sioux Chief Showdown, and the second of two back-to-back races of the weekend. The race was held on Saturday, August 1, in Toledo, Ohio, at Toledo Speedway, a 0.5 miles (0.80 km) permanent oval-shaped racetrack. The race was shortened from the scheduled 200 laps to 127 due to rain. At race's end, Sam Mayer of GMS Racing would sweep the weekend, taking the lead on a late restart on lap 117 to win his second career ARCA Menards Series win and his second of the season and his second consecutive win of the season. To fill out the podium, Chandler Smith of Venturini Motorsports and Bret Holmes of Bret Holmes Racing would finish second and third, respectively.
Background Toledo Speedway opened in 1960 and was paved in 1964. In 1978 it was sold to Thomas "Sonny" Adams Sr. The speedway was reacquired by ARCA in 1999. The track also features the weekly racing divisions of sportsman on the half-mile and Figure 8, factory stock, and four cylinders on a quarter-mile track inside the big track. They also have a series of races with outlaw-bodied late models that includes four 100-lap races and ends with Glass City 200. The track hosts the “Fastest short track show in the world” which features winged sprints and winged Super Modifieds on the half mile. Toledo also used to host a 200-lap late model race until its sale to ARCA in 1999.
Toledo is known for the foam blocks that line the race track, different than the concrete walls that line many short tracks throughout America. The crumbling walls can make track cleanup a tedious task for workers.
Entry list #DriverTeamMakeSponsor4Hailie DeeganDGR-CrosleyFordMonster Energy06Tim RichmondWayne Peterson RacingToyotaWayne Peterson Racing10Mike BashamFast Track RacingToyotaFast Track Racing11Owen SmithFast Track RacingChevroletFast Track Racing12Rick CliftonFast Track RacingToyotaAshville Propane15Drew DollarVenturini MotorsportsToyotaSunbelt Rentals17Taylor GrayDGR-CrosleyFordFord Performance18Ty GibbsJoe Gibbs RacingToyotaMonster Energy20Chandler SmithVenturini MotorsportsToyotaJBL21Sam MayerGMS RacingChevroletWhy Not You Foundation22Derek 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 Teams74Austin GreenVisconti MotorsportsChevroletSandler Capital ManagementOfficial entry list
Qualifying Qualifying was held on Friday, July 31, at 6:30 PM EST. Qualifying was a single car, two lap system where the first lap would determine the starting position for Friday's race, and the second lap would determine the starting position for Saturday's race.
Ty Gibbs of Joe Gibbs Racing setting a time of 16.030 and an average speed of . Pos.#DriverTeamMakeTimeSpeed118Ty GibbsJoe Gibbs RacingToyota16.030112.289220Chandler SmithVenturini MotorsportsToyota16.070112.010321Sam MayerGMS RacingChevrolet16.120111.663415Drew DollarVenturini MotorsportsToyota16.149111.462523Bret HolmesBret Holmes RacingChevrolet16.163111.365622Derek GriffithChad Bryant RacingFord16.184111.22174Hailie DeeganDGR-CrosleyFord16.198111.125817Taylor GrayDGR-CrosleyFord16.232110.892925Michael SelfVenturini MotorsportsToyota16.283110.5451046Thad MoffittDGR-CrosleyFord16.324110.2671174Austin GreenVisconti MotorsportsChevrolet16.379109.8971206Tim RichmondWayne Peterson RacingToyota17.356103.7111310Mike BashamFast Track RacingToyota17.890100.6151412Rick CliftonFast Track RacingToyota18.27098.5221548Brad SmithBrad Smith MotorsportsChevrolet18.39697.8471611Owen SmithFast Track RacingChevrolet20.08989.601Official qualifying results
Race results FinSt#DriverTeamMakeLapsLedStatusPts1321Sam MayerGMS RacingChevrolet12713running472220Chandler SmithVenturini MotorsportsToyota1277running443523Bret HolmesBret Holmes RacingChevrolet1270running414925Michael SelfVenturini MotorsportsToyota1270running405622Derek GriffithChad Bryant RacingFord1270running39674Hailie DeeganDGR-CrosleyFord1270running3871174Austin GreenVisconti MotorsportsChevrolet1270running3781046Thad MoffittDGR-CrosleyFord1270running369415Drew DollarVenturini MotorsportsToyota1270running3510118Ty GibbsJoe Gibbs RacingToyota127107running3711817Taylor GrayDGR-CrosleyFord1260running33121206Tim RichmondWayne Peterson RacingToyota1210running32131412Rick CliftonFast Track RacingToyota1190running31141548Brad SmithBrad Smith MotorsportsChevrolet640wheel bearing30151310Mike BashamFast Track RacingToyota280brakes29161611Owen SmithFast Track RacingChevrolet140suspension28Official race results
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