The 2020 Sioux Chief PowerPEX 200 was the 18th stock car race of the 2020 ARCA Menards Series, the tenth and final race of the 2020 Sioux Chief Showdown, and the fourth iteration of the event. The race was held on Saturday, September 26, 2020, in Memphis, Tennessee, at Memphis International Raceway, a tri-oval short track. The race took the scheduled 200 laps to complete. At race's end, Ty Gibbs of Joe Gibbs Racing would hold off the field on the final restart with three to go to win his eighth career ARCA Menards Series win and his sixth and final win of the season. Meanwhile, second-place finisher, GMS Racing driver Sam Mayer, would narrowly hold off Gibbs by 5 points to win the inaugural Sioux Chief Showdown championship.
Background
Memphis International Raceway (formerly known as Memphis Motorsports Park) is an auto racing park located near the Loosahatchie River in Shelby County, Tennessee, United States, just approximately ten miles south of Millington, and a few miles north of the city of Memphis. The facility opened in 1987 with a drag strip and 1.8-mile (2.9 km) road course. It includes a 3/4-mile tri-oval short track, built in 1998, which once hosted the NASCAR Xfinity Series and Camping World Truck Series, as well as an ASA Late Model Series race. The 4,400-foot (1,340 m) drag strip hosts events such as International Hot Rod Association (IHRA) World Finals and Nitro Jam, Professional Drag Racers Association (PDRA), HOT ROD Power Tour, Super Chevy Show, Fun Ford Series and Mega Mopar Action Series.
Entry list #DriverTeamMakeSponsor0Wayne PetersonWayne Peterson RacingChevroletWayne Peterson Racing4Hailie DeeganDGR-CrosleyFordMonster Energy06Tim RichmondWayne Peterson RacingToyotaGreat Railing7Eric CaudellCCM RacingFordETRM Software Counseling10Mike BashamFast Track RacingToyotaFast Track Racing11Richard GarvieFast Track RacingToyotaThe Brews Box12D. L. WilsonFast Track RacingChevroletTradinghouse Bar & Grill15Drew DollarVenturini MotorsportsToyotaSunbelt Rentals17Taylor GrayDGR-CrosleyFordFord Performance18Ty GibbsJoe Gibbs RacingToyotaMonster Energy20Chandler SmithVenturini MotorsportsToyotaJBL21Sam MayerGMS RacingChevroletKevin Love Fund "You Are Great"22Kris WrightChad Bryant RacingChevroletMastertech, FNB Corporation23Bret HolmesBret Holmes RacingChevroletHolmes II Excavating25Michael SelfVenturini MotorsportsToyotaSinclair32Gus DeanWin-Tron RacingChevroletMashonit46Thad MoffittDGR-CrosleyFordCleanPacs48Brad SmithBrad Smith MotorsportsChevroletHenshaw AutomationOfficial entry list
Practice The only practice session was held on Saturday, September 26. Ty Gibbs of Joe Gibbs Racing would set the fastest time in the session, with a lap of 23.435 and an average speed of . Pos.#DriverTeamMakeTimeSpeed118Ty GibbsJoe Gibbs RacingToyota23.435115.212221Sam MayerGMS RacingChevrolet23.474115.021320Chandler SmithVenturini MotorsportsToyota23.478115.001Full practice results
Qualifying Qualifying was held on Saturday, September 26, at 4:00 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.
Ty Gibbs of Joe Gibbs Racing would win the pole, setting a time of 23.219 and an average speed of .
Full qualifying results Pos.#DriverTeamMakeTimeSpeed118Ty GibbsJoe Gibbs RacingToyota23.219116.284223Bret HolmesBret Holmes RacingChevrolet23.311115.82534Hailie DeeganDGR-CrosleyFord23.454115.119421Sam MayerGMS RacingChevrolet23.463115.075515Drew DollarVenturini MotorsportsToyota23.556114.620617Taylor GrayDGR-CrosleyFord23.588114.465725Michael SelfVenturini MotorsportsToyota23.723113.814820Chandler SmithVenturini MotorsportsToyota23.744113.713922Kris WrightChad Bryant RacingChevrolet23.902112.9611046Thad MoffittDGR-CrosleyFord23.933112.8151132Gus DeanWin-Tron RacingChevrolet23.942112.7731206Tim RichmondWayne Peterson RacingToyota24.779108.963137Eric CaudellCCM RacingFord25.012107.9481410Mike BashamFast Track RacingToyota25.321106.6311512D. L. WilsonFast Track RacingChevrolet26.296102.6771648Brad SmithBrad Smith MotorsportsChevrolet——170Wayne PetersonWayne Peterson RacingChevrolet——1811Richard GarvieFast Track RacingToyota——Official qualifying results
Race results FinSt#DriverTeamMakeLapsLedStatusPts1118Ty GibbsJoe Gibbs RacingToyota20058running482421Sam MayerGMS RacingChevrolet2000running423223Bret HolmesBret Holmes RacingChevrolet200135running4341046Thad MoffittDGR-CrosleyFord2000running405820Chandler SmithVenturini MotorsportsToyota2000running396725Michael SelfVenturini MotorsportsToyota2000running38734Hailie DeeganDGR-CrosleyFord2000running378515Drew DollarVenturini MotorsportsToyota2007running379617Taylor GrayDGR-CrosleyFord1980running3510922Kris WrightChad Bryant RacingChevrolet1980running34111132Gus DeanWin-Tron RacingChevrolet1950running33121410Mike BashamFast Track RacingToyota1920running32131206Tim RichmondWayne Peterson RacingToyota1890running3114137Eric CaudellCCM RacingFord570battery30151648Brad SmithBrad Smith MotorsportsChevrolet410transmission29161512D. L. WilsonFast Track RacingChevrolet180overheating2817170Wayne PetersonWayne Peterson RacingChevrolet20vibration27181811Richard GarvieFast Track RacingToyota00did not start3Official race results
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