The 2020 Illinois Truck & Equipment Allen Crowe 100 was the 19th stock car race of the 2020 ARCA Menards Series and the 38th iteration of the event. The race was held on Sunday, October 4, 2020, in Springfield, Illinois at the Illinois State Fairgrounds Racetrack, a 1 mile (1.6 km) permanent clay oval-shaped track at the Illinois State Fair. The race was extended from its scheduled 100 laps to 103 laps due to a NASCAR overtime finish. At race's end, a dominating Ryan Unzicker of Hendren Motorsports would hold off the field on the final restart to win his first and only win of the season. To fill out the podium, Hailie Deegan of DGR-Crosley and Bret Holmes of Bret Holmes Racing would finish second and third respectively.
Background Illinois State Fairgrounds Racetrack is a one mile long clay oval motor racetrack on the Illinois State Fairgrounds in Springfield, the state capital. It is frequently nicknamed The Springfield Mile. Constructed in the late 19th century and reconstructed in 1927, the track has hosted competitive auto racing since 1910, making it one of the oldest speedways in the United States. The original mile track utilized the current frontstretch and the other side was behind the current grandstands and the straightaways were connected by tight turns. It is the oldest track to continually host national championship dirt track racing, holding its first national championship race in 1934 under the American Automobile Association banner. It is the home of five world records for automobile racing, making it one of the fastest dirt tracks in the world. Since 1993, the venue is managed by Bob Sargent's Track Enterprises.
Entry list #DriverTeamMakeSponsor0Wayne PetersonWayne Peterson RacingChevroletWayne Peterson Racing01Alex Clubb*Fast Track RacingFordA. Clubb Lawn Care & Landscaping4Hailie DeeganDGR-CrosleyFordMonster Energy06Tim RichmondWayne Peterson RacingToyotaGreat Railing7Eric CaudellCCM RacingFordCCM Racing10Mike BashamFast Track RacingToyotaGreen Renewable, Inc., Double "H" Ranch11Tim MonroeFast Track RacingToyotaFast Track Racing12Owen SmithFast Track RacingChevroletFast Track Racing15Drew DollarVenturini MotorsportsToyotaSunbelt Rentals16Kelly KovskiAllgaier MotorsportsChevroletSchluckebeier Farms, Schnapp Sewer Services17Taylor GrayDGR-CrosleyFordFord Performance18Ty GibbsJoe Gibbs RacingToyotaMonster Energy20Corey HeimVenturini MotorsportsToyotaCraftsman23Bret HolmesBret Holmes RacingChevroletHolmes II Excavating24Ryan UnzickerHendren MotorsportsChevroletRJR Transportation Co.25Michael SelfVenturini MotorsportsToyotaSinclair48Brad SmithBrad Smith MotorsportsChevroletHenshaw Automation69Will KimmelKimmel RacingFordValvolineOfficial entry list *Withdrew.
Practice The only 30-minute practice session was held on Sunday, October 4. Corey Heim of Venturini Motorsports would set the fastest time in the session, with a lap of 35.791 and an average speed of . Pos.#DriverTeamMakeTimeSpeed120Corey HeimVenturini MotorsportsToyota35.791100.584269Will KimmelKimmel RacingFord35.824100.491324Ryan UnzickerHendren MotorsportsChevrolet35.979100.058Full practice results
Qualifying Qualifying was held on Sunday, October 4, at 11:30a.m. EST. Each driver would have two laps to set a fastest time; the fastest of the two would count as their official qualifying lap.
Ryan Unzicker of Hendren Motorsports would win the pole, setting a time of 34.047 and an average speed of . The pole was Unzicker's first. Pos.#DriverTeamMakeTimeSpeed124Ryan UnzickerHendren MotorsportsChevrolet34.047105.736218Ty GibbsJoe Gibbs RacingToyota34.617103.995323Bret HolmesBret Holmes RacingChevrolet34.847103.309425Michael SelfVenturini MotorsportsToyota34.852103.29454Hailie DeeganDGR-CrosleyFord34.869103.244616Kelly KovskiAllgaier MotorsportsChevrolet34.918103.099769Will KimmelKimmel RacingFord34.919103.096820Corey HeimVenturini MotorsportsToyota34.930103.063917Taylor GrayDGR-CrosleyFord35.260102.0991015Drew DollarVenturini MotorsportsToyota37.11696.9931106Tim RichmondWayne Peterson RacingToyota37.49396.0181210Mike BashamFast Track RacingToyota37.89295.0071311Tim MonroeFast Track RacingToyota38.76392.8721412Owen SmithFast Track RacingChevrolet39.36191.4611548Brad SmithBrad Smith MotorsportsChevrolet40.83488.162167Eric CaudellCCM RacingFord41.97685.763170Wayne PetersonWayne Peterson RacingChevrolet——WithdrewWD01Alex ClubbFast Track RacingFord——Official qualifying results
Race results FinSt#DriverTeamMakeLapsLedStatusPts1124Ryan UnzickerHendren MotorsportsChevrolet103102running49254Hailie DeeganDGR-CrosleyFord1031running433323Bret HolmesBret Holmes RacingChevrolet1030running414917Taylor GrayDGR-CrosleyFord1030running405616Kelly KovskiAllgaier MotorsportsChevrolet1030running3961210Mike BashamFast Track RacingToyota1030running3871015Drew DollarVenturini MotorsportsToyota1010running378820Corey HeimVenturini MotorsportsToyota970crash369425Michael SelfVenturini MotorsportsToyota970crash3510218Ty GibbsJoe Gibbs RacingToyota930running34111106Tim RichmondWayne Peterson RacingToyota810overheating33121311Tim MonroeFast Track RacingToyota320transmission32131548Brad SmithBrad Smith MotorsportsChevrolet300clutch3114769Will KimmelKimmel RacingFord230crash30151412Owen SmithFast Track RacingChevrolet80brakes2916167Eric CaudellCCM RacingFord60suspension2817170Wayne PetersonWayne Peterson RacingChevrolet00brakes27WithdrewWD01Alex ClubbFast Track RacingFordOfficial race results
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