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 0.5 miles (0.80 km) 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.[1] 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.

2020 Pensacola 200 presented by Inspectra Thermal Solutions
Race details
Race 6 of 6 of the 2020 ARCA Menards Series East
Date October 11, 2020
Official name 7th Annual Pensacola 200 presented by Inspectra Thermal Solutions
Location Pensacola, Florida, Five Flags Speedway
Course Permanent racing facility
0.5 mi (0.8 km)
Distance 206 laps, 103 mi (165.762 km)
Scheduled Distance 200 laps, 100 mi (160 km)
Average speed 70.804 miles per hour (113.948 km/h)
Pole position
Driver Chad Bryant Racing
Time 17.461
Most laps led
Driver Grant Enfinger Chad Bryant Racing
Laps 175
Winner
No. 21 Sam Mayer GMS Racing
Television in the United States
Network TrackPass
Announcers Charles Krall
Radio in the United States
Radio ARCA Racing Network

Background

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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.[2] It is christened after the nickname of Pensacola—"City of Five Flags."[3]

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.[4][5]

Entry list

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# Driver Team Make Sponsor
1 Max McLaughlin* Hattori Racing Enterprises Toyota Mohawk Northeast
2 Derek Griffith** Chad Bryant Racing Ford Original Gourmet Lollipops
4E Chase Cabre Rev Racing Toyota Eibach, Honda Generators, Castle Packs Power
6 Nick Sanchez Rev Racing Toyota Universal Technical Institute, NASCAR Technical Institute
09 Stephen Nasse* Jett Motorsports Toyota Jett Motorsports
10 Richard Garvie Fast Track Racing Ford Fast Track Racing
11 D. L. Wilson Fast Track Racing Chevrolet Fast Track Racing
14 Connor Okrzesik Connor Okrzesik Racing Chevrolet Metro Glass
15 Jesse Love Venturini Motorsports Toyota JBL
17 Taylor Gray DGR-Crosley Ford Ford Performance
18 Ty Gibbs Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota Monster Energy
20 Corey Heim Venturini Motorsports Toyota Craftsman
21 Sam Mayer GMS Racing Chevrolet American Foundation for Suicide Prevention "End Stigma. Change Lives."
22 Brandon Oakley** Brandon Oakley Racing Toyota Oakley Blacktop
22 Derek Griffith** Chad Bryant Racing Ford Original Gourmet Lollipops
23 Bret Holmes* Bret Holmes Racing Toyota Holmes II Excavation
25 Mason Diaz Venturini Motorsports Toyota Solid Rock Carriers
30 Tristan Van Wieringen* Rette Jones Racing Ford Durobyte
42 Parker Retzlaff Cook-Finley Racing Toyota Ponsse, Ironhorse Loggers
43 Daniel Dye Ben Kennedy Racing Chevrolet Heise LED Lighting Systems, Jeep Beach
48 Brad Smith Brad Smith Motorsports Chevrolet Henshaw Automation
53 Max Gutiérrez Troy Williams Racing Toyota ToughBuilt
63 Dave Mader III Spraker Racing Enterprises Chevrolet American Apparel, Diamond C Ranch
74 Giovanni Bromante* Visconti Motorsports Chevrolet Bromante Landscape
77 Grant Enfinger Chad Bryant Racing Ford Champion Power Equipment
91 Justin Carroll TC Motorsports Toyota Carroll's Automotive
Official 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

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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 103.087 miles per hour (165.902 km/h).[6]

Full qualifying results

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Pos. # Driver Team Make Time Speed
1 77 Grant Enfinger Chad Bryant Racing Ford 17.461 103.087
2 17 Taylor Gray DGR-Crosley Ford 17.502 102.845
3 21 Sam Mayer GMS Racing Chevrolet 17.528 102.693
4 18 Ty Gibbs Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 17.566 102.471
5 4E Chase Cabre Rev Racing Toyota 17.573 102.430
6 20 Corey Heim Venturini Motorsports Toyota 17.582 102.377
7 25 Mason Diaz Venturini Motorsports Toyota 17.645 102.012
8 22 Derek Griffith Chad Bryant Racing Ford 17.649 101.989
9 43 Daniel Dye Ben Kennedy Racing Chevrolet 17.669 101.873
10 6 Nick Sanchez Rev Racing Toyota 17.690 101.752
11 42 Parker Retzlaff Cook-Finley Racing Toyota 17.774 101.272
12 63 Dave Mader III Spraker Racing Enterprises Chevrolet 17.786 101.203
13 15 Jesse Love Venturini Motorsports Toyota 17.824 100.987
14 53 Max Gutiérrez Troy Williams Racing Toyota 17.971 100.161
15 14 Connor Okrzesik Connor Okrzesik Racing Chevrolet 18.053 99.706
16 91 Justin Carroll TC Motorsports Toyota 18.310 98.307
17 10 Richard Garvie Fast Track Racing Ford 19.389 92.836
18 48 Brad Smith Brad Smith Motorsports Chevrolet 20.087 89.610
19 11 D. L. Wilson Fast Track Racing Chevrolet 21.578 83.418
Withdrew
WD 1 Max McLaughlin Hattori Racing Enterprises Toyota
WD 2 Derek Griffith Chad Bryant Racing Ford
WD 09 Stephen Nasse Jett Motorsports Toyota
WD 22 Brandon Oakley Brandon Oakley Racing Toyota
WD 23 Bret Holmes Bret Holmes Racing Toyota
WD 30 Tristan Van Wieringen Rette Jones Racing Ford
WD 74 Giovanni Bromante Visconti Motorsports Chevrolet
Official qualifying results

Race results

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Fin St # Driver Team Make Laps Led Status Pts
1 3 21 Sam Mayer GMS Racing Chevrolet 206 31 running 47
2 6 20 Corey Heim Venturini Motorsports Toyota 206 0 running 42
3 4 18 Ty Gibbs Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 206 0 running 41
4 2 17 Taylor Gray DGR-Crosley Ford 206 0 running 40
5 1 77 Grant Enfinger Chad Bryant Racing Ford 206 175 running 42
6 13 15 Jesse Love Venturini Motorsports Toyota 206 0 running 38
7 9 43 Daniel Dye Ben Kennedy Racing Chevrolet 206 0 running 37
8 16 91 Justin Carroll TC Motorsports Toyota 206 0 running 36
9 10 6 Nick Sanchez Rev Racing Toyota 206 0 running 35
10 11 42 Parker Retzlaff Cook-Finley Racing Toyota 206 0 running 34
11 12 63 Dave Mader III Spraker Racing Enterprises Chevrolet 206 0 running 33
12 14 53 Max Gutiérrez Troy Williams Racing Toyota 205 0 running 32
13 8 22 Derek Griffith Chad Bryant Racing Ford 205 0 running 31
14 5 4E Chase Cabre Rev Racing Toyota 197 0 crash 30
15 17 10 Richard Garvie Fast Track Racing Ford 192 0 running 29
16 7 25 Mason Diaz Venturini Motorsports Toyota 191 0 running 28
17 15 14 Connor Okrzesik Connor Okrzesik Racing Chevrolet 189 0 running 27
18 18 48 Brad Smith Brad Smith Motorsports Chevrolet 32 0 mechanical 26
19 19 11 D. L. Wilson Fast Track Racing Chevrolet 25 0 mechanical 25
Withdrew
WD 1 Max McLaughlin Hattori Racing Enterprises Toyota
WD 2 Derek Griffith Chad Bryant Racing Ford
WD 09 Stephen Nasse Jett Motorsports Toyota
WD 22 Brandon Oakley Brandon Oakley Racing Toyota
WD 23 Bret Holmes Bret Holmes Racing Toyota
WD 30 Tristan Van Wieringen Rette Jones Racing Ford
WD 74 Giovanni Bromante Visconti Motorsports Chevrolet
Official race results

References

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  1. ^ Haislop, Tadd (2020-10-11). "Sam Mayer Closes Championship Season With Win At 5 Flags". ARCA. Archived from the original on 2020-10-19. Retrieved 2022-01-13.
  2. ^ "Track History". Archived from the original on January 29, 2010. Retrieved December 12, 2010.
  3. ^ "Five Flags of Derby". Archived from the original on December 1, 2010.
  4. ^ "NASCAR results at Five Flags Speedway". Racing Reference. Retrieved July 22, 2016.
  5. ^ "Schedule". Archived from the original on March 17, 2010.
  6. ^ Haislop, Tadd (2020-10-11). "QUALIFYING: Grant Enfinger Wins General Tire Pole Award In First ARCA Menards East Race". ARCA. Archived from the original on 2020-10-26. Retrieved 2022-01-13.
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