The 2020 Toyota 200 presented by Crosley Brands was the 17th stock car race of the 2020 ARCA Menards Series season and the 25th iteration of the event. The race was held on Saturday, September 19, 2020, in Winchester, Indiana at Winchester Speedway, a 1⁄2 mile (0.80 km) permanent, oval-shaped, high-banked racetrack. The race took the scheduled 200 laps to complete. At race's end, Ty Gibbs of Joe Gibbs Racing would dominate the race, winning his seventh career ARCA Menards Series win and his fifth of the season. To fill out the podium, Michael Self of Venturini Motorsports and Bret Holmes of Bret Holmes Racing would finish second and third, respectively.
Background Winchester Speedway is a half-mile paved oval motor racetrack in White River Township, Randolph County, just outside Winchester, Indiana, approximately 90 miles (145 km) northeast of Indianapolis. It seats 4000 spectators. It is also known as the "World's Fastest 1/2 mile".
The track's 37 degree banking is one of the steepest in motorsports, and the highest-banked active racetrack in the country. Notable drivers that raced at Winchester include Rusty Wallace, Mark Martin, Jeff Gordon, Tony Stewart, Ryan Newman, Sarah Fisher and Chase Briscoe.
Entry list #DriverTeamMakeSponsor0Wayne PetersonWayne Peterson RacingChevroletGreat Railing4Hailie DeeganDGR-CrosleyFordMonster Energy06Con NicolopoulosWayne Peterson RacingToyotaWayne Peterson Racing7Eric CaudellCCM RacingFordETRM Software Counseling10Rick CliftonFast Track RacingChevroletFast Track Racing11Mike BashamFast Track RacingToyotaGreen Renewable, Inc., Double "H" Ranch12Owen SmithFast Track RacingToyotaFast Track Racing15Drew DollarVenturini MotorsportsToyotaSunbelt Rentals17Taylor GrayDGR-CrosleyFordFord Performance18Ty GibbsJoe Gibbs RacingToyotaMonster Energy20Jesse LoveVenturini MotorsportsToyotaJBL23Bret HolmesBret Holmes RacingChevroletHolmes II Excavating25Michael SelfVenturini MotorsportsToyotaSinclair48Brad SmithBrad Smith MotorsportsChevroletHenshaw AutomationOfficial entry list
Practice Practice was held on Saturday, September 19. Ty Gibbs of Joe Gibbs Racing would set the fastest time in the session, with a lap of 15.834 and an average speed of . Pos.#DriverTeamMakeTimeSpeed118Ty GibbsJoe Gibbs RacingToyota15.834113.67924Hailie DeeganDGR-CrosleyFord16.076111.968323Bret HolmesBret Holmes RacingChevrolet16.149111.462Full practice results
Qualifying Qualifying was held on Saturday, September 19, at 1:30p.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.
Ty Gibbs of Joe Gibbs Racing would win the pole, setting a time of 15.685 and an average speed of .
Full qualifying results Pos.#DriverTeamMakeTimeSpeed118Ty GibbsJoe Gibbs RacingToyota15.685114.759225Michael SelfVenturini MotorsportsToyota15.842113.622320Jesse LoveVenturini MotorsportsToyota15.857113.515423Bret HolmesBret Holmes RacingChevrolet15.981112.634517Taylor GrayDGR-CrosleyFord16.002112.486615Drew DollarVenturini MotorsportsToyota16.100111.80174Hailie DeeganDGR-CrosleyFord16.118111.676811Mike BashamFast Track RacingToyota17.348103.758948Brad SmithBrad Smith MotorsportsChevrolet17.814101.044107Eric CaudellCCM RacingFord18.06299.6571110Rick CliftonFast Track RacingChevrolet18.90295.2281212Owen SmithFast Track RacingToyota18.90795.2031306Con NicolopoulosWayne Peterson RacingToyota19.30293.255140Wayne PetersonWayne Peterson RacingChevrolet——Official qualifying results
Race results FinSt#DriverTeamMakeLapsLedStatusPts1118Ty GibbsJoe Gibbs RacingToyota200199running492225Michael SelfVenturini MotorsportsToyota2001running433423Bret HolmesBret Holmes RacingChevrolet2000running414320Jesse LoveVenturini MotorsportsToyota2000running405517Taylor GrayDGR-CrosleyFord2000running396615Drew DollarVenturini MotorsportsToyota1990running387811Mike BashamFast Track RacingToyota1940running378107Eric CaudellCCM RacingFord1820running369948Brad SmithBrad Smith MotorsportsChevrolet1750running35101306Con NicolopoulosWayne Peterson RacingToyota1700running34111110Rick CliftonFast Track RacingChevrolet1680running331274Hailie DeeganDGR-CrosleyFord1090crash32131212Owen SmithFast Track RacingToyota40brakes3114140Wayne PetersonWayne Peterson RacingChevrolet20valve spring30Official race results
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