The 2020 General Tire 150 was the second stock car race of the 2020 ARCA Menards Series, the first race of the 2020 Sioux Chief Showdown, and the inaugural iteration of the event. The race was held on Friday, March 6, 2020, in Avondale, Arizona at Phoenix Raceway, a 1 mile (1.6 km) permanent low-banked tri-oval race track. The race took the scheduled 150 laps to complete. Chandler Smith of Venturini Motorsports would take the final restart with two to go and hold off teammate Michael Self and a dominating Ty Gibbs to win his eighth career ARCA Menards Series win and his first of the season. To fill out the podium, Michael Self of Venturini Motorsports and Ty Gibbs of Joe Gibbs Racing would finish second and third, respectively.

Background

Phoenix Raceway is a one-mile, low-banked tri-oval race track located in Avondale, Arizona. It is named after the nearby metropolitan area of Phoenix. 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.

The raceway was originally constructed with a 2.5 mi (4.0 km) road course that ran both inside and outside of the main tri-oval. In 1991 the track was reconfigured with the current 1.51 mi (2.43 km) interior layout. PIR has an estimated grandstand seating capacity of around 67,000. Lights were installed around the track in 2004 following the addition of a second annual NASCAR race weekend.

Phoenix Raceway is home to two annual NASCAR race weekends, one of 13 facilities on the NASCAR schedule to host more than one race weekend a year. The track is both the first and last stop in the western United States, as well as the fourth and the last track on the schedule.

Entry list #DriverTeamMakeSponsor01Armani WilliamsFast Track RacingFordCentria Autism4Hailie DeeganDGR-CrosleyFordToter "Built For Extremes"4EChase CabreRev RacingToyotaEibach, Max Siegel Incorporated6Nick SanchezRev RacingToyotaUniversal Technical Institute, NASCAR Technical Institute06Tim RichmondWayne Peterson RacingToyotaSunland Environmental Testing10Ryan HuffFast Track RacingToyotaLand & Coates Outdoor Power Equipment11Dawson CramFast Track RacingToyotaKMI Trucking12Tom BerteFast Track RacingToyotaCGS Premier "Big Ideas. On Time. On Budget."12WLawless AlanBill McAnally RacingToyotaAUTOParkIt15Drew DollarVenturini MotorsportsToyotaDollar Concrete Construction Company, Lynx Capital16Gio ScelziBill McAnally RacingToyotaNAPA Auto Parts17Tanner GrayDGR-CrosleyFordFord Performance17WZane SmithSteve McGowan MotorsportsChevroletMMI Services18Ty GibbsJoe Gibbs RacingToyotaMonster Energy19Jesse LoveBill McAnally RacingToyotaNAPA Power Premium Plus20Chandler SmithVenturini MotorsportsToyotaJBL21Sam MayerGMS RacingChevroletSpencer Clark Driven Foundation22Christian McGheeChad Bryant RacingFordPower Grade Inc., Millennium Reinforcing 23Bret HolmesBret Holmes RacingToyotaHolmes II Excavating25Michael SelfVenturini MotorsportsToyotaSinclair32Howie DiSavino IIIWin-Tron RacingChevroletBud's Plumbing, Kees Travel46Thad MoffittDGR-CrosleyFordPerformance Plus Motor Oil Richard Petty Signature Series48Brad SmithBrad Smith MotorsportsChevroletCopraya77Takuma KogaPerformance P-1 MotorsportsToyotaLaundry99Gracie TrotterBill McAnally RacingToyotaEneosOfficial entry list *Withdrew.

Practice The only two-hour practice session was held on March 6. Ty Gibbs of Joe Gibbs Racing would set the fastest time in the session, with a 27.037 and an average speed of . Pos.#DriverTeamMakeTimeSpeed118Ty GibbsJoe Gibbs RacingToyota27.037133.151225Michael SelfVenturini MotorsportsToyota27.151132.592320Chandler SmithVenturini MotorsportsToyota27.462131.090Full practice results

Qualifying Qualifying was held on Friday, March 6 at 2:30 PM MST. Each driver was split into six groups, and each group would run four minute sessions. Ty Gibbs of Joe Gibbs Racing would win the pole, setting a lap of 27.507 and an average speed of .

Full qualifying results Pos.#DriverTeamMakeTimeSpeed118Ty GibbsJoe Gibbs RacingToyota27.507130.876225Michael SelfVenturini MotorsportsToyota27.703129.950320Chandler SmithVenturini MotorsportsToyota27.713129.903421Sam MayerGMS RacingChevrolet27.874129.153546Thad MoffittDGR-CrosleyFord28.064128.278615Drew DollarVenturini MotorsportsToyota28.073128.237719Jesse LoveBill McAnally RacingToyota28.121128.018817Tanner GrayDGR-CrosleyFord28.132127.96894Hailie DeeganDGR-CrosleyFord28.133127.9641017WZane SmithSteve McGowan MotorsportsChevrolet28.181127.7461123Bret HolmesBret Holmes RacingToyota28.215127.592126Nick SanchezRev RacingToyota28.233127.5101399Gracie TrotterBill McAnally RacingToyota28.284127.280144EChase CabreRev RacingToyota28.334127.0561522Christian McGheeChad Bryant RacingFord28.393126.7921632Howie DiSavino IIIWin-Tron RacingChevrolet28.395126.7831716Gio ScelziBill McAnally RacingToyota28.499126.3201812WLawless AlanBill McAnally RacingToyota28.576125.9801977Takuma KogaPerformance P-1 MotorsportsToyota28.980124.2242011Dawson CramFast Track RacingToyota29.333122.7292110Ryan HuffFast Track RacingToyota29.695121.2332201Armani WilliamsFast Track RacingFord29.697121.2242306Tim RichmondWayne Peterson RacingToyota29.818120.7322412Tom BerteFast Track RacingToyota30.072119.713WithdrewWD48Brad SmithBrad Smith MotorsportsChevrolet——Official qualifying results

Race results FinSt#DriverTeamMakeLapsLedStatusPts1320Chandler SmithVenturini MotorsportsToyota15011running482225Michael SelfVenturini MotorsportsToyota1500running423118Ty GibbsJoe Gibbs RacingToyota150122running444817Tanner GrayDGR-CrosleyFord1500running4051017WZane SmithSteve McGowan MotorsportsChevrolet1509running406126Nick SanchezRev RacingToyota1500running38794Hailie DeeganDGR-CrosleyFord1500running378144EChase CabreRev RacingToyota1500running3691812WLawless AlanBill McAnally RacingToyota1500running35101716Gio ScelziBill McAnally RacingToyota1500running34112011Dawson CramFast Track RacingToyota1500running33121522Christian McGheeChad Bryant RacingFord1500running32131977Takuma KogaPerformance P-1 MotorsportsToyota1490running3114615Drew DollarVenturini MotorsportsToyota1490running30151123Bret HolmesBret Holmes RacingToyota1460communication2916719Jesse LoveBill McAnally RacingToyota1440crash28172201Armani WilliamsFast Track RacingFord1300running2718546Thad MoffittDGR-CrosleyFord1250crash26192412Tom BerteFast Track RacingToyota1080crash2520421Sam MayerGMS RacingChevrolet878radiator24211632Howie DiSavino IIIWin-Tron RacingChevrolet780crash23221399Gracie TrotterBill McAnally RacingToyota630engine22232306Tim RichmondWayne Peterson RacingToyota110handling21242110Ryan HuffFast Track RacingToyota50crash20WithdrewWD48Brad SmithBrad Smith MotorsportsChevroletOfficial race results

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