The 2020 Pensacola 200 presented by Inspectra Thermal Solutions was the sixth and final stock car race of the 2020 ARCA Menards Series East season and the seventh iteration of the event. The race was held on Sunday, October 11, 2020, in Pensacola, Florida, at Five Flags Speedway, a paved oval-shaped racetrack. The race took the scheduled 200 laps to complete. At race's end, Sam Mayer of GMS Racing would pass a dominating Grant Enfinger and hold off the field to win the 2020 ARCA Menards Series East championship in dominating fashion. The win was Mayer's ninth career win in the ARCA Menards Series East and his fifth and final win of the season. To fill out the podium, Corey Heim of Venturini Motorsports and Ty Gibbs of Joe Gibbs Racing would finish second and third, respectively.

Background Five Flags Speedway is a paved half mile (0.8 km) auto racing oval in Pensacola, Florida, United States. It opened in 1953 and is located on Pine Forest Road. It is christened after the nickname of Pensacola—"City of Five Flags."

It runs several local classes during the regular racing season (March – October). These classes include Super Late Models, Pro Late Models, Pro Trucks, Outlaw Stocks, Sportsman, and Pure Stocks. The races are usual held on Friday nights bi-weekly. The track has also hosted many regional touring series.

Entry list #DriverTeamMakeSponsor1Max McLaughlin*Hattori Racing EnterprisesToyotaMohawk Northeast2Derek Griffith**Chad Bryant RacingFordOriginal Gourmet Lollipops4EChase CabreRev RacingToyotaEibach, Honda Generators, Castle Packs Power6Nick SanchezRev RacingToyotaUniversal Technical Institute, NASCAR Technical Institute09Stephen Nasse*Jett MotorsportsToyotaJett Motorsports10Richard GarvieFast Track RacingFordFast Track Racing11D. L. WilsonFast Track RacingChevroletFast Track Racing14Connor OkrzesikConnor Okrzesik RacingChevroletMetro Glass15Jesse LoveVenturini MotorsportsToyotaJBL17Taylor GrayDGR-CrosleyFordFord Performance18Ty GibbsJoe Gibbs RacingToyotaMonster Energy20Corey HeimVenturini MotorsportsToyotaCraftsman21Sam MayerGMS RacingChevroletAmerican Foundation for Suicide Prevention "End Stigma. Change Lives."22Brandon Oakley**Brandon Oakley RacingToyotaOakley Blacktop22Derek Griffith**Chad Bryant RacingFordOriginal Gourmet Lollipops23Bret Holmes*Bret Holmes RacingToyotaHolmes II Excavation25Mason DiazVenturini MotorsportsToyotaSolid Rock Carriers30Tristan Van Wieringen*Rette Jones RacingFordDurobyte42Parker RetzlaffCook-Finley RacingToyotaPonsse, Ironhorse Loggers43Daniel DyeBen Kennedy RacingChevroletHeise LED Lighting Systems, Jeep Beach48Brad SmithBrad Smith MotorsportsChevroletHenshaw Automation53Max GutiérrezTroy Williams RacingToyotaToughBuilt63Dave Mader IIISpraker Racing EnterprisesChevroletAmerican Apparel, Diamond C Ranch74Giovanni Bromante*Visconti MotorsportsChevroletBromante Landscape77Grant EnfingerChad Bryant RacingFordChampion Power Equipment91Justin CarrollTC MotorsportsToyotaCarroll's AutomotiveOfficial entry list *Withdrew.

*Originally, Oakley would drive the #22, and Griffith would drive the #2. However, Oakley would withdraw, and Chad Bryant Racing would decide to switch back to their usual #22.

Qualifying Qualifying was held on Sunday, October 11. Each driver would have 40 minutes to set a fastest time; the fastest of their laps would count as their official qualifying lap.

Grant Enfinger of Chad Bryant Racing would win the pole, setting a time of 17.461 and an average speed of .

Full qualifying results Pos.#DriverTeamMakeTimeSpeed177Grant EnfingerChad Bryant RacingFord17.461103.087217Taylor GrayDGR-CrosleyFord17.502102.845321Sam MayerGMS RacingChevrolet17.528102.693418Ty GibbsJoe Gibbs RacingToyota17.566102.47154EChase CabreRev RacingToyota17.573102.430620Corey HeimVenturini MotorsportsToyota17.582102.377725Mason DiazVenturini MotorsportsToyota17.645102.012822Derek GriffithChad Bryant RacingFord17.649101.989943Daniel DyeBen Kennedy RacingChevrolet17.669101.873106Nick SanchezRev RacingToyota17.690101.7521142Parker RetzlaffCook-Finley RacingToyota17.774101.2721263Dave Mader IIISpraker Racing EnterprisesChevrolet17.786101.2031315Jesse LoveVenturini MotorsportsToyota17.824100.9871453Max GutiérrezTroy Williams RacingToyota17.971100.1611514Connor OkrzesikConnor Okrzesik RacingChevrolet18.05399.7061691Justin CarrollTC MotorsportsToyota18.31098.3071710Richard GarvieFast Track RacingFord19.38992.8361848Brad SmithBrad Smith MotorsportsChevrolet20.08789.6101911D. L. WilsonFast Track RacingChevrolet21.57883.418WithdrewWD1Max McLaughlinHattori Racing EnterprisesToyota——WD2Derek GriffithChad Bryant RacingFord——WD09Stephen NasseJett MotorsportsToyota——WD22Brandon OakleyBrandon Oakley RacingToyota——WD23Bret HolmesBret Holmes RacingToyota——WD30Tristan Van WieringenRette Jones RacingFord——WD74Giovanni BromanteVisconti MotorsportsChevrolet——Official qualifying results

Race results FinSt#DriverTeamMakeLapsLedStatusPts1321Sam MayerGMS RacingChevrolet20631running472620Corey HeimVenturini MotorsportsToyota2060running423418Ty GibbsJoe Gibbs RacingToyota2060running414217Taylor GrayDGR-CrosleyFord2060running405177Grant EnfingerChad Bryant RacingFord206175running4261315Jesse LoveVenturini MotorsportsToyota2060running387943Daniel DyeBen Kennedy RacingChevrolet2060running3781691Justin CarrollTC MotorsportsToyota2060running369106Nick SanchezRev RacingToyota2060running35101142Parker RetzlaffCook-Finley RacingToyota2060running34111263Dave Mader IIISpraker Racing EnterprisesChevrolet2060running33121453Max GutiérrezTroy Williams RacingToyota2050running3213822Derek GriffithChad Bryant RacingFord2050running311454EChase CabreRev RacingToyota1970crash30151710Richard GarvieFast Track RacingFord1920running2916725Mason DiazVenturini MotorsportsToyota1910running28171514Connor OkrzesikConnor Okrzesik RacingChevrolet1890running27181848Brad SmithBrad Smith MotorsportsChevrolet320mechanical26191911D. L. WilsonFast Track RacingChevrolet250mechanical25WithdrewWD1Max McLaughlinHattori Racing EnterprisesToyotaWD2Derek GriffithChad Bryant RacingFordWD09Stephen NasseJett MotorsportsToyotaWD22Brandon OakleyBrandon Oakley RacingToyotaWD23Bret HolmesBret Holmes RacingToyotaWD30Tristan Van WieringenRette Jones RacingFordWD74Giovanni BromanteVisconti MotorsportsChevroletOfficial race results

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