The 2020 Shore Lunch 150 was the seventh stock car race of the 2020 ARCA Menards Series, the third race of the 2020 Sioux Chief Showdown, and the 14th iteration of the event. The race was held on Saturday, July 18, 2020, in Newton, Iowa at Iowa Speedway, a 7⁄8 mile (1.4 km) permanent D-shaped oval racetrack. The race took the scheduled 150 laps to complete. At race's end, Ty Gibbs of Joe Gibbs Racing would dominate and win his fifth career ARCA Menards Series win and his third of the season. To fill out the podium, Sam Mayer of GMS Racing and Bret Holmes of Bret Holmes Racing would finish second and third, respectively.
Background
Iowa Speedway is a 7/8-mile (1.4 km) paved oval motor racing track in Newton, Iowa, United States, approximately 30 miles (48 km) east of Des Moines. The track was designed with influence from Rusty Wallace and patterned after Richmond Raceway, a short track where Wallace was very successful. It has over 25,000 permanent seats as well as a unique multi-tiered Recreational Vehicle viewing area along the backstretch.
Entry list #DriverTeamMakeSponsor1Max McLaughlinHattori Racing EnterprisesToyotaToyota Racing Development4Hailie DeeganDGR-CrosleyFordMonster Energy06Tim RichmondWayne Peterson RacingToyotaWayne Peterson Racing7Eric Caudell*CCM RacingFordCaudell Sports Marketing10Mike BashamFast Track RacingToyotaFast Track Racing11Dick DohenyFast Track RacingChevroletFast Track Racing12Rick CliftonFast Track RacingToyotaFast Track Racing15Drew DollarVenturini MotorsportsToyotaDollar Concrete Construction Company, Lynx Capital16Gio ScelziBill McAnally RacingToyotaNAPA Auto Parts17Taylor GrayDGR-CrosleyFordFord Performance18Ty GibbsJoe Gibbs RacingToyotaMonster Energy19Jesse LoveBill McAnally RacingToyotaNAPA Power Premium Plus20Chandler SmithVenturini MotorsportsToyotaJBL21Sam MayerGMS RacingChevroletQPS Employment Group22Kody SwansonChad Bryant RacingFordFatheadz Eyewear23Bret HolmesBret Holmes RacingChevroletHolmes II Excavating25Michael SelfVenturini MotorsportsToyotaSinclair32Howie DiSavino IIIWin-Tron RacingChevroletBud's Plumbing, Kees Travel46Thad MoffittDGR-CrosleyFordPerformance Plus Motor Oil Richard Petty Signature Series48Brad SmithBrad Smith MotorsportsChevroletHome Building Solutions, NASCAR Low Teams69Scott MeltonKimmel RacingFordMelton-McFadden Insurance Agency99Gracie TrotterBill McAnally RacingToyotaEneosOfficial entry list
Practice The only one-hour practice session would occur on Saturday, July 18. Ty Gibbs of Joe Gibbs Racing would set the fastest time in the session, with a lap of 24.894 and an average speed of . Pos.#DriverTeamMakeTimeSpeed118Ty GibbsJoe Gibbs RacingToyota24.894126.53721Max McLaughlinHattori Racing EnterprisesToyota25.095125.523321Sam MayerGMS RacingChevrolet25.204124.980Full practice results
Starting lineup ARCA would not hold a qualifying session for the race. Therefore, the current 2020 owner's standings would be determined for who got the pole. As a result, Chandler Smith of Venturini Motorsports won the pole.
Full starting lineup Pos.#DriverTeamMake120Chandler SmithVenturini MotorsportsToyota217Taylor GrayDGR-CrosleyFord325Michael SelfVenturini MotorsportsToyota44Hailie DeeganDGR-CrosleyFord518Ty GibbsJoe Gibbs RacingToyota623Bret HolmesBret Holmes RacingChevrolet721Sam MayerGMS RacingChevrolet846Thad MoffittDGR-CrosleyFord922Kody SwansonChad Bryant RacingFord1015Drew DollarVenturini MotorsportsToyota1111Dick DohenyFast Track RacingChevrolet1212Rick CliftonFast Track RacingToyota1310Mike BashamFast Track RacingToyota141Max McLaughlinHattori Racing EnterprisesToyota1516Gio ScelziBill McAnally RacingToyota1669Scott MeltonKimmel RacingFord1719Jesse LoveBill McAnally RacingToyota1848Brad SmithBrad Smith MotorsportsChevrolet1906Tim RichmondWayne Peterson RacingToyota2032Howie DiSavino IIIWin-Tron RacingChevrolet2199Gracie TrotterBill McAnally RacingToyotaWithdrewWD7Eric CaudellCCM RacingFordOfficial starting lineup
Race results FinSt#DriverTeamMakeLapsLedStatusPts1518Ty GibbsJoe Gibbs RacingToyota150140running482721Sam MayerGMS RacingChevrolet1500running423623Bret HolmesBret Holmes RacingChevrolet1500running414120Chandler SmithVenturini MotorsportsToyota15010running415217Taylor GrayDGR-CrosleyFord1500running396325Michael SelfVenturini MotorsportsToyota1500running387141Max McLaughlinHattori Racing EnterprisesToyota1500running378922Kody SwansonChad Bryant RacingFord1500running3692199Gracie TrotterBill McAnally RacingToyota1500running3510846Thad MoffittDGR-CrosleyFord1490running34111516Gio ScelziBill McAnally RacingToyota1480running33121719Jesse LoveBill McAnally RacingToyota1440running32131906Tim RichmondWayne Peterson RacingToyota1420running31141212Rick CliftonFast Track RacingToyota1390running30151669Scott MeltonKimmel RacingFord1360running29162032Howie DiSavino IIIWin-Tron RacingChevrolet1100electrical28171015Drew DollarVenturini MotorsportsToyota1080running271844Hailie DeeganDGR-CrosleyFord960rear end26191848Brad SmithBrad Smith MotorsportsChevrolet950overheating25201310Mike BashamFast Track RacingToyota360vibration24211111Dick DohenyFast Track RacingChevrolet150sway bar23WithdrewWD7Eric CaudellCCM RacingFordOfficial race results
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