The 2020 Skip's Western Outfitters 175 was the first stock car race of the 2020 ARCA Menards Series East season and the seventh iteration of the event. The race was held on Monday, February 10, 2020, in New Smyrna Beach, Florida at New Smyrna Speedway, a 0.5 miles (0.80 km) oval-shaped racetrack. The race took the scheduled 175 laps to complete. At race's end, Sam Mayer of GMS Racing would make a late race charge to the front to win his fifth career ARCA Menards Series East win and his first of the season.[1] To fill out the podium, Derek Griffith of Chad Bryant Racing and Ty Gibbs of Joe Gibbs Racing would finish second and third, respectively.
| Race details | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Race 1 of 6 of the 2020 ARCA Menards Series East | |||
| Official name | 7th Annual Skip's Western Outfitters 175 | ||
| Location | New Smyrna Beach, Florida, New Smyrna Speedway | ||
| Course | Permanent racing facility | ||
| Scheduled Distance | 175 laps, 500 mi (804.672 km) | ||
| Average speed | 66.374 miles per hour (106.819 km/h) | ||
| Pole position | |||
| Driver | Chad Bryant Racing | ||
| Time | 18.673 | ||
| Most laps led | |||
| Driver | Derek Griffith | Chad Bryant Racing | |
| Laps | 144 | ||
| 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
editNew Smyrna Speedway is a 1/2-mile asphalt oval racetrack located near New Smyrna Beach, Florida, that races the NASCAR Advance Auto Parts Weekly Series every Saturday night. It also has a smaller track, known as "Little New Smyrna Speedway" in the infield. This track races quarter midgets on Friday nights.
Entry list
editPractice
editThe only 100-minute practice session was held on Monday, February 10. Sam Mayer of GMS Racing would set the fastest time in the session, with a time of 18.378 and an average speed of 94.025 miles per hour (151.319 km/h).[2]
| Pos. | # | Driver | Team | Make | Time | Speed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 21 | Sam Mayer | GMS Racing | Chevrolet | 18.378 | 94.025 |
| 2 | 2 | Derek Griffith | Chad Bryant Racing | Ford | 18.444 | 93.689 |
| 3 | 20 | Corey Heim | Venturini Motorsports | Toyota | 18.524 | 93.284 |
| Full practice results | ||||||
Qualifying
editQualifying was held on Monday, February 10, at 5:30 PM EST. Each driver would have two laps to set a fastest time; the fastest of the two would count as their official qualifying lap.
Derek Griffith of Chad Bryant Racing would win the pole, setting a time of 18.673 and an average speed of 92.540 miles per hour (148.929 km/h).[3]
Full qualifying results
editRace results
editReferences
edit- ^ Segal, Davey (2020-02-11). "Sam Mayer Uses Late Surge to Win at New Smyrna". ARCA. Archived from the original on 2020-02-11. Retrieved 2021-12-29.
- ^ Segal, Davey (2020-02-10). "PRACTICE: Sam Mayer Quickest at New Smyrna". ARCA. Archived from the original on 2020-02-16. Retrieved 2021-12-29.
- ^ Segal, Davey (2020-02-10). "QUALIFYING: Derek Griffith Scores First Career Pole". ARCA. Archived from the original on 2020-02-16. Retrieved 2021-12-29.
- ^ "2020 Skip's Western Outfitters 175 - The Third Turn". www.thethirdturn.com. Retrieved 2021-12-29.