The 2020 Zinsser SmartCoat 200 was the 14th stock car race of the 2020 ARCA Menards Series, the eighth race of the 2020 Sioux Chief Showdown, and the inaugural iteration of the event. The race was held on Saturday, September 5, 2020, in Lebanon, Missouri, at Lebanon I-44 Speedway, a permanent oval-shaped racetrack. The race took the scheduled 200 laps to complete. At race's end, Sam Mayer of GMS Racing would take over the lead from a dominating Hailie Deegan near the end of the race to win his third career ARCA Menards Series win and his third of the season. To fill out the podium, Bret Holmes of Bret Holmes Racing and Taylor Gray of DGR-Crosley would finish second and third, respectively.
Background Lebanon I-44 Speedway is a multi-purpose speedway located in Ozark hills just off Interstate 44 outside Lebanon, Missouri. The Speedway's main 3/8 mile oval has been holding races since 1982.
Entry list #DriverTeamMakeSponsor4Hailie DeeganDGR-CrosleyFordMonster Energy06Tim RichmondWayne Peterson RacingToyotaWayne Peterson Racing10Tim MonroeFast Track RacingChevroletFast Track Racing11Owen SmithFast Track RacingFordFast Track Racing12Mike BashamFast Track RacingToyotaFast Track Racing15Drew DollarVenturini MotorsportsToyotaSunbelt Rentals17Taylor GrayDGR-CrosleyFordFord Performance18Ty GibbsJoe Gibbs RacingToyotaMonster Energy20Chandler SmithVenturini MotorsportsToyotaJBL21Sam MayerGMS RacingChevroletWith Us Foundation22Kris WrightChad Bryant RacingChevroletMastertech, FNB Corporation23Bret HolmesBret Holmes RacingChevroletHolmes II Excavating25Michael SelfVenturini MotorsportsToyotaSinclair48Brad SmithBrad Smith MotorsportsChevroletHenshaw AutomationOfficial entry list
Practice The only practice session was held on Saturday, September 5. Hailie Deegan of DGR-Crosley would set the fastest time in the session, with a lap of 14.964 and an average speed of . Pos.#DriverTeamMakeTimeSpeed14Hailie DeeganDGR-CrosleyFord14.96490.217218Ty GibbsJoe Gibbs RacingToyota15.13089.227321Sam MayerGMS RacingChevrolet15.21288.746Full practice results
Qualifying Qualifying was held on Saturday, September 5, at 6:00p.m. EST. Each driver would have two laps to set a fastest time; the fastest of the two would count as their official qualifying lap.
Bret Holmes of Bret Holmes Racing would win the pole, setting a time of 14.812 and an average speed of . It was Holmes' first ever career pole in the series.
Full qualifying results Pos.#DriverTeamMakeTimeSpeed123Bret HolmesBret Holmes RacingChevrolet14.81291.142220Chandler SmithVenturini MotorsportsToyota14.86190.84234Hailie DeeganDGR-CrosleyFord14.88090.726418Ty GibbsJoe Gibbs RacingToyota14.89290.653525Michael SelfVenturini MotorsportsToyota14.93390.404617Taylor GrayDGR-CrosleyFord14.94390.343721Sam MayerGMS RacingChevrolet14.95590.271815Drew DollarVenturini MotorsportsToyota15.12489.262922Kris WrightChad Bryant RacingChevrolet15.34887.9591012Mike BashamFast Track RacingToyota15.90384.8901106Tim RichmondWayne Peterson RacingToyota16.40982.2721248Brad SmithBrad Smith MotorsportsChevrolet17.16478.6531311Owen SmithFast Track RacingFord17.23578.3291410Tim MonroeFast Track RacingChevrolet17.45777.333Official qualifying results
Race results FinSt#DriverTeamMakeLapsLedStatusPts1621Sam MayerGMS RacingChevrolet20046running472123Bret HolmesBret Holmes RacingChevrolet20069running433717Taylor GrayDGR-CrosleyFord2000running414418Ty GibbsJoe Gibbs RacingToyota2000running40534Hailie DeeganDGR-CrosleyFord20085running416525Michael SelfVenturini MotorsportsToyota1990running387922Kris WrightChad Bryant RacingChevrolet1980running378220Chandler SmithVenturini MotorsportsToyota1980running369815Drew DollarVenturini MotorsportsToyota1940running35101012Mike BashamFast Track RacingToyota1930running34111106Tim RichmondWayne Peterson RacingToyota1900running33121311Owen SmithFast Track RacingFord390brakes32131248Brad SmithBrad Smith MotorsportsChevrolet350handling31141410Tim MonroeFast Track RacingChevrolet40brakes30Official race results
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