The 2020 LS Tractor 200 was a NASCAR Xfinity Series race held on March 7, 2020 at Phoenix Raceway in Avondale, Arizona. Contested over 200 laps on the 1-mile (1.6 km) asphalt oval, it was the fourth race of the 2020 NASCAR Xfinity Series season. Brandon Jones won his first race of the 2020 season, and the first of his career at Phoenix Raceway.[3]

2020 LS Tractor 200
Race details[1][2]
Race 4 of 33 in the 2020 NASCAR Xfinity Series season
Date March 7, 2020 (2020-03-07)
Location Phoenix Raceway in Avondale, Arizona
Course 1 mi (1.609 km)
Distance 200 laps, 200 mi (320 km)
Pole position
Driver Joe Gibbs Racing
Time 26.869
Most laps led
Driver Kyle Busch Joe Gibbs Racing
Laps 78
Winner
No. 19 Brandon Jones Joe Gibbs Racing
Television in the United States
Network FS1
Announcers Adam Alexander, Clint Bowyer, and Joey Logano
Radio in the United States
Radio MRN
Booth Announcers Kurt Becker and Dan Hubbard
Turn Announcers Dillon Welch (1 & 2) and Jeff Striegle (3 & 4)

This was the last race to run before the season was put on hold due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

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Background

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Phoenix Raceway is a 1.022 mi (1.645 km), low-banked tri-oval race track located in Avondale, Arizona. The motorsport track opened in 1964 and currently hosts two NASCAR race weekends annually. PIR has also hosted the IndyCar Series, CART, USAC and the Rolex Sports Car Series. The raceway is currently owned and operated by International Speedway Corporation.[4]

Entry list

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  • (R) denotes rookie driver.
  • (i) denotes driver who is ineligible for series driver points.
No. Driver Team Manufacturer
0 B. J. McLeod JD Motorsports Chevrolet
1 Michael Annett JR Motorsports Chevrolet
02 Brett Moffitt (i) Our Motorsports Chevrolet
4 Jesse Little (R) JD Motorsports Chevrolet
5 Matt Mills B. J. McLeod Motorsports Chevrolet
6 David Starr JD Motorsports Chevrolet
7 Justin Allgaier JR Motorsports Chevrolet
07 Ray Black Jr. SS-Green Light Racing Chevrolet
8 Daniel Hemric JR Motorsports Chevrolet
08 Joe Graf Jr. (R) SS-Green Light Racing Chevrolet
9 Noah Gragson JR Motorsports Chevrolet
10 Ross Chastain Kaulig Racing Chevrolet
11 Justin Haley Kaulig Racing Chevrolet
12 Brad Keselowski (i) Team Penske Ford
13 Chad Finchum MBM Motorsports Toyota
15 Colby Howard JD Motorsports Chevrolet
18 Riley Herbst (R) Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota
19 Brandon Jones Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota
20 Harrison Burton (R) Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota
21 Myatt Snider Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet
22 Austin Cindric Team Penske Ford
36 Alex Labbé DGM Racing Chevrolet
39 Ryan Sieg RSS Racing Chevrolet
44 Tommy Joe Martins Martins Motorsports Chevrolet
47 Joe Nemechek (i) Mike Harmon Racing Chevrolet
51 Jeremy Clements Jeremy Clements Racing Chevrolet
52 Kody Vanderwal (R) Means Racing Chevrolet
54 Kyle Busch (i) Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota
61 Timmy Hill (i) Hattori Racing Toyota
66 Stephen Leicht MBM Motorsports Toyota
68 Brandon Brown Brandonbilt Motorsports Chevrolet
74 Bayley Currey (i) Mike Harmon Racing Chevrolet
78 Vinnie Miller B. J. McLeod Motorsports Chevrolet
89 Landon Cassill Shepherd Racing Chevrolet
90 Dillon Bassett DGM Racing Chevrolet
92 Josh Williams DGM Racing Chevrolet
93 Jeff Green RSS Racing Chevrolet
98 Chase Briscoe Stewart-Haas Racing Ford
99 J. J. Yeley B. J. McLeod Motorsports Chevrolet
Official entry list
  • Ray Black Jr. started from the rear due to unapproved adjustments.

Practice

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First practice

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Ross Chastain was the fastest in the first practice session with a time of 27.563 seconds and a speed of 130.610 mph (210.196 km/h).

Pos No. Driver Team Manufacturer Time Speed
1 10 Ross Chastain Kaulig Racing Chevrolet 27.563 130.610
2 22 Austin Cindric Team Penske Ford 27.694 129.992
3 39 Ryan Sieg RSS Racing Chevrolet 27.696 129.983
Official first practice results

Final practice

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Kyle Busch was the fastest in the final practice session with a time of 27.797 seconds and a speed of 129.510 mph (208.426 km/h).

Pos No. Driver Team Manufacturer Time Speed
1 54 Kyle Busch (i) Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 27.797 129.510
2 7 Justin Allgaier JR Motorsports Chevrolet 27.814 129.431
3 22 Austin Cindric Team Penske Ford 27.967 128.723
Official final practice results

Qualifying

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Kyle Busch scored the pole position with a time of 26.869 seconds and a speed of 133.983 mph (215.625 km/h).

Qualifying results

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Pos No Driver Team Manufacturer Time
1 54 Kyle Busch (i) Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 26.869
2 22 Austin Cindric Team Penske Ford 26.933
3 20 Harrison Burton (R) Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 26.967
4 12 Brad Keselowski (i) Team Penske Ford 26.991
5 10 Ross Chastain Kaulig Racing Chevrolet 26.995
6 7 Justin Allgaier JR Motorsports Chevrolet 26.997
7 9 Noah Gragson JR Motorsports Chevrolet 27.000
8 19 Brandon Jones Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 27.011
9 98 Chase Briscoe Stewart-Haas Racing Ford 27.143
10 39 Ryan Sieg RSS Racing Chevrolet 27.143
11 18 Riley Herbst (R) Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 27.197
12 8 Daniel Hemric JR Motorsports Chevrolet 27.207
13 68 Brandon Brown Brandonbilt Motorsports Chevrolet 27.310
14 11 Justin Haley Kaulig Racing Chevrolet 27.311
15 21 Myatt Snider Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 27.383
16 89 Landon Cassill Shepherd Racing Chevrolet 27.394
17 02 Brett Moffitt (i) Our Motorsports Chevrolet 27.409
18 51 Jeremy Clements Jeremy Clements Racing Chevrolet 27.411
19 08 Joe Graf Jr. (R) SS-Green Light Racing Chevrolet 27.510
20 90 Dillon Bassett DGM Racing Chevrolet 27.524
21 0 B. J. McLeod JD Motorsports Chevrolet 27.535
22 36 Alex Labbé DGM Racing Chevrolet 27.536
23 07 Ray Black Jr. SS-Green Light Racing Chevrolet 27.546
24 92 Josh Williams DGM Racing Chevrolet 27.594
25 66 Stephen Leicht MBM Motorsports Toyota 27.654
26 1 Michael Annett JR Motorsports Chevrolet 27.671
27 47 Joe Nemechek (i) Mike Harmon Racing Chevrolet 27.676
28 44 Tommy Joe Martins Martins Motorsports Chevrolet 27.692
29 93 Jeff Green RSS Racing Chevrolet 27.717
30 61 Timmy Hill (i) Hattori Racing Toyota 27.723
31 13 Chad Finchum MBM Motorsports Toyota 27.806
32 6 David Starr JD Motorsports Chevrolet 27.902
33 4 Jesse Little (R) JD Motorsports Chevrolet 27.939
34 15 Colby Howard JD Motorsports Chevrolet 27.992
35 78 Vinnie Miller B. J. McLeod Motorsports Chevrolet 28.516
36 52 Kody Vanderwal Means Racing Chevrolet 28.710
Did not qualify
37 99 J. J. Yeley B. J. McLeod Motorsports Chevrolet 27.815
38 5 Matt Mills B. J. McLeod Motorsports Chevrolet 27.849
39 74 Bayley Currey (i) Mike Harmon Racing Chevrolet 28.149
Official qualifying results

Race

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Race results

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Stage Results

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Stage One

Laps: 45

Pos No Driver Team Manufacturer Points
1 7 Justin Allgaier JR Motorsports Chevrolet 10
2 10 Ross Chastain Kaulig Racing Chevrolet 9
3 98 Chase Briscoe Stewart-Haas Racing Ford 8
4 54 Kyle Busch (i) Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 0
5 22 Austin Cindric Team Penske Ford 6
6 9 Noah Gragson JR Motorsports Chevrolet 5
7 12 Brad Keselowski (i) Team Penske Ford 0
8 11 Justin Haley Kaulig Racing Chevrolet 3
9 20 Harrison Burton (R) Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 2
10 19 Brandon Jones Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 1

Stage Two

Laps: 45

Pos No Driver Team Manufacturer Points
1 9 Noah Gragson JR Motorsports Chevrolet 10
2 10 Ross Chastain Kaulig Racing Chevrolet 9
3 98 Chase Briscoe Stewart-Haas Racing Ford 8
4 54 Kyle Busch (i) Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 0
5 7 Justin Allgaier JR Motorsports Chevrolet 6
6 39 Ryan Sieg RSS Racing Chevrolet 5
7 19 Brandon Jones Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 4
8 20 Harrison Burton (R) Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 3
9 22 Austin Cindric Team Penske Ford 2
10 68 Brandon Brown Brandonbilt Motorsports Chevrolet 1

Final Stage Results

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Laps: 110

Pos Grid No Driver Team Manufacturer Laps Points Status
1 8 19 Brandon Jones Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 200 45 Running
2 3 20 Harrison Burton (R) Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 200 40 Running
3 1 54 Kyle Busch (i) Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 200 0 Running
4 4 12 Brad Keselowski Team Penske Ford 200 0 Running
5 14 11 Justin Haley Kaulig Racing Chevrolet 200 35 Running
6 9 98 Chase Briscoe Stewart-Haas Racing Ford 200 47 Running
7 7 9 Noah Gragson JR Motorsports Chevrolet 200 45 Running
8 2 22 Austin Cindric Team Penske Ford 200 37 Running
9 5 10 Ross Chastain Kaulig Racing Chevrolet 200 46 Running
10 11 18 Riley Herbst (R) Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 200 27 Running
11 10 39 Ryan Sieg RSS Racing Chevrolet 200 31 Running
12 13 68 Brandon Brown Brandonbilt Motorsports Chevrolet 200 26 Running
13 6 7 Justin Allgaier JR Motorsports Chevrolet 200 40 Running
14 15 21 Myatt Snider Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 200 23 Running
15 29 93 Jeff Green RSS Racing Chevrolet 200 22 Running
16 24 92 Josh Williams DGM Racing Chevrolet 200 21 Running
17 26 1 Michael Annett JR Motorsports Chevrolet 200 20 Running
18 20 90 Dillon Bassett DGM Racing Chevrolet 199 19 Running
19 17 02 Brett Moffitt (i) Our Motorsports Chevrolet 199 0 Running
20 21 0 B. J. McLeod JD Motorsports Chevrolet 199 17 Running
21 33 4 Jesse Little (R) JD Motorsports Chevrolet 199 16 Running
22 22 36 Alex Labbé DGM Racing Chevrolet 199 15 Running
23 30 61 Timmy Hill (i) Hattori Racing Toyota 198 0 Running
24 31 13 Chad Finchum MBM Motorsports Toyota 196 13 Running
25 23 07 Ray Black Jr. SS-Green Light Racing Chevrolet 196 12 Running
26 32 6 David Starr JD Motorsports Chevrolet 196 11 Running
27 35 78 Vinnie Miller B. J. McLeod Motorsports Chevrolet 196 10 Running
28 28 44 Tommy Joe Martins Martins Motorsports Chevrolet 194 9 Running
29 36 52 Kody Vanderwal (R) Means Racing Chevrolet 177 8 Running
30 12 8 Daniel Hemric JR Motorsports Chevrolet 142 7 DVP
31 19 08 Joe Graf Jr. (R) SS-Green Light Racing Chevrolet 142 6 Accident
32 27 47 Joe Nemechek (i) Mike Harmon Racing Chevrolet 127 0 Accident
33 25 66 Stephen Leicht MBM Motorsports Toyota 101 4 Clutch
34 34 15 Colby Howard JD Motorsports Chevrolet 81 3 Accident
35 16 89 Landon Cassill Shepherd Racing Chevrolet 63 2 Vibration
36 18 51 Jeremy Clements Jeremy Clements Racing Chevrolet 58 1 Engine
Official race results

Race statistics

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  • Lead changes: 12 among 7 different drivers
  • Cautions/Laps: 7 for 45
  • Red flags: 0
  • Time of race: 2 hours, 9 minutes, 47 seconds
  • Average speed: 92.462 mph (148.803 km/h)

Media

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Television

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The LS Tractor 200 was carried by FS1 in the United States. Adam Alexander, Stewart-Haas Racing driver Clint Bowyer, and Team Penske driver Joey Logano called the race from the booth, with Jamie Little and Vince Welch covering pit road.[5]

FS1
Booth announcers Pit reporters
Lap-by-lap: Adam Alexander

Color-commentator: Clint Bowyer

Color-commentator: Joey Logano

Jamie Little

Vince Welch

Radio

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The Motor Racing Network (MRN) called the race for radio, which was simulcast on SiriusXM NASCAR Radio. Kurt Becker and Dan Hubbard anchored the action from the booth. Dillon Welch called the action from Turns 1 & 2 and Jeff Striegle called the race through turns 3 & 4. Steve Post and Kim Coon provided reports from pit road.[6]

MRN Radio
Booth announcers Turn announcers Pit reporters
Lead announcer: Kurt Becker

Announcer: Dan Hubbard

Turns 1 & 2: Dillon Welch

Turns 3 & 4: Jeff Striegle

Steve Post

Kim Coon

Standings after the race

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Drivers' Championship standings
Pos Driver Points
  1 Harrison Burton (R) 176
  2 Chase Briscoe 173 (-3)
  3 Austin Cindric 155 (-21)
  2 4 Brandon Jones 148 (-28)
  2 5 Ross Chastain 146 (-30)
  3 6 Noah Gragson 143 (-33)
  3 7 Ryan Sieg 143 (-33)
  3 8 Justin Haley 140 (-36)
  1 9 Justin Allgaier 138 (-38)
  2 10 Michael Annett 119 (-57)
  11 Riley Herbst (R) 109 (-67)
  1 12 Brandon Brown 91 (-85)
Official driver's standings

Note: Only the first 12 positions are included for the driver standings.

References

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  1. ^ "Entry List" (PDF). jayski.com. March 6, 2020. Retrieved September 12, 2020.
  2. ^ "Race Results" (PDF). jayski.com. March 7, 2020. Retrieved September 12, 2020.
  3. ^ "Brandon Jones takes Phoenix Xfinity win in JGR 1-2-3". www.motorsport.com. Retrieved 2020-09-12.
  4. ^ "7 fast facts about Phoenix International Raceway | Phoenix.org". phoenix.org. Retrieved 2020-09-12.
  5. ^ "FOX Sports Bolsters Stellar NASCAR XFINITY SERIES Driver Analyst Roster with Addition of Stewart and Busch Brothers". Fox Sports PressPass. 2020-02-13. Retrieved 2020-09-13.
  6. ^ "Phoenix Raceway Weekend Preview - FanShield 500 | MRN". MRN - Motor Racing Network. 2020-03-05. Retrieved 2020-09-13.


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