Draft:2020 Arizona Lottery 100
| Race details[1] | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Race 11 of 11 in the 2020 ARCA Menards Series West season | |||
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| Location | Phoenix Raceway in Avondale, Arizona | ||
| Course |
Permanent racing facility 1.00 mi (1.61 km) | ||
| Distance | 100 laps, 100.00 mi (160.93 km) | ||
| Average speed | 83.779 miles per hour (134.829 km/h) | ||
| Pole position | |||
| Driver | DGR-Crosley | ||
| Time | 27.452 | ||
| Most laps led | |||
| Driver | Ty Gibbs | Joe Gibbs Racing | |
| Laps | 77 | ||
| Winner | |||
| No. 4 | David Gilliland | DGR-Crosley | |
The 2020 Arizona Lottery 100 was the 11th and final stock car race of the 2020 ARCA Menards Series West season, and the 48th iteration of the event. The race was held on Saturday, November 7, 2020, at Phoenix Raceway in Avondale, Arizona, a 1-mile (1.6 km) permanent tri-oval shaped racetrack. The race took the scheduled 100 laps to complete. David Gilliland won the race in his only start of the season, driving for his own team.[2] Jesse Love would officially be the champion, beating Blaine Perkins by 25 points.[2] This would make Love the youngest champion in NASCAR history.[3]
Background
[edit]Phoenix Raceway – also known as PIR – 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.
- (R) denotes rookie driver.
Qualifying
[edit]Qualifying was held on Saturday, November 7. The qualifying system used is a single-car, single-lap system with only one round. Whoever sets the fastest time in that round will win the pole.[citation needed] David Gilliland, driving for DGR-Crosley, would score the pole for the race, with a lap of 27.452 seconds, and an average speed of 131.138 mph (211.046 km/h).[4]
| Pos. | # | Driver | Team | Make | Time | Speed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 4 | David Gilliland | DGR-Crosley | Ford | 27.452 | 131.138 |
| 2 | 21 | Sam Mayer | GMS Racing | Chevrolet | 27.481 | 131.000 |
| 3 | 18 | Ty Gibbs | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 27.486 | 130.976 |
| 4 | 20 | Corey Heim | Venturini Motorsports | Toyota | 27.592 | 130.473 |
| 5 | 17 | Taylor Gray | DGR-Crosley | Ford | 27.758 | 129.692 |
Race results
[edit]| Fin[5] | St | # | Driver | Team | Make | Laps | Led | Status | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | 4 | David Gilliland | DGR-Crosley | Ford | 100 | 23 | Running | 48 |
| 2 | 3 | 18 | Ty Gibbs | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 100 | 77 | Running | 43 |
| 3 | 7 | 17 | Taylor Gray | DGR-Crosley | Ford | 100 | 0 | Running | 41 |
| 4 | 6 | 54 | Todd Gilliland | DGR-Crosley | Ford | 100 | 0 | Running | 40 |
| 5 | 9 | 15 | Drew Dollar | Venturini Motorsports | Toyota | 100 | 0 | Running | 39 |
| 6 | 10 | 30 | Justin Lofton | Rette Jones Racing | Ford | 100 | 0 | Running | 38 |
| 7 | 11 | 6 | Trevor Huddleston | Sunrise Ford Racing | Ford | 100 | 0 | Running | 37 |
| 8 | 4 | 20 | Corey Heim | Venturini Motorsports | Toyota | 100 | 0 | Running | 36 |
| 9 | 15 | 99 | Gracie Trotter (R) | Bill McAnally Racing | Toyota | 100 | 0 | Running | 35 |
| 10 | 14 | 25 | Keith Rocco | Venturini Motorsports | Toyota | 100 | 0 | Running | 34 |
| 11 | 17 | 32 | Howie DiSavino III | Win-Tron Racing | Chevrolet | 100 | 0 | Running | 33 |
| 12 | 16 | 54w | Joey Iest | Naake-Klauer Motorsports | Toyota | 100 | 0 | Running | 32 |
| 13 | 20 | 12w | Alex Sedgwick | Bill McAnally Racing | Toyota | 99 | 0 | Running | 31 |
| 14 | 13 | 19 | Jesse Love (R) | Bill McAnally Racing | Toyota | 99 | 0 | Running | 30 |
| 15 | 24 | 12 | Chris Hacker | Fast Track Racing | Toyota | 98 | 0 | Running | 29 |
| 16 | 21 | 7 | Devin Dodson | olu | Ford | 98 | 0 | Running | 28 |
| 17 | 22 | 13 | Todd Souza | Central Coast Racing | Toyota | 97 | 0 | Running | 27 |
| 18 | 12 | 22 | Kris Wright | Chad Bryant Racing | Chevrolet | 96 | 0 | Running | 26 |
| 19 | 27 | 10 | Cody Erickson | Fast Track Racing | Chevrolet | 95 | 0 | Running | 25 |
| 20 | 26 | 27 | Bobby Hillis Jr. | Hillis Racing | Chevrolet | 95 | 0 | Running | 24 |
| 21 | 2 | 21 | Sam Mayer | GMS Racing | Chevrolet | 92 | 0 | Accident | 23 |
| 22 | 25 | 88 | Bridget Burgess | BMI Racing | Toyota | 91 | 0 | Running | 22 |
| 23 | 23 | 77 | Takuma Koga | Performance P-1 Motorsports | Toyota | 78 | 0 | Running | 21 |
| 24 | 8 | 78 | Jack Wood | Velocity Racing | Toyota | 72 | 0 | Accident | 20 |
| 25 | 18 | 9 | Blaine Perkins | Sunrise Ford Racing | Ford | 67 | 0 | Engine | 19 |
| 26 | 5 | 17w | Zane Smith | Steve McGowan Motorsports | Chevrolet | 22 | 0 | Accident | 18 |
| 27 | 19 | 16 | Gio Schelzi (R) | Bill McAnally Racing | Toyota | 1 | 0 | Accident | 17 |
Standings after the race
[edit]| Pos | Driver | Points | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jesse Love | 513 | |
| 2 | Blaine Perkins | 488 (-25) | |
| 3 | Gracie Trotter | 482 (-31) | |
| 4 | Trevor Huddleston | 472 (-41) | |
| 5 | Gio Scelzi | 460 (-53) | |
| 6 | Todd Souza | 450 (-63) | |
| 7 | Takuma Koga | 409 (-104) | |
| 8 | Bobby Hillis Jr. | 399 (-114) | |
| 9 | Holley Hollan | 398 (-115) | |
| 10 | Bridget Burgess | 283 (-230) |
- Note: Only the first 10 positions are included for the driver standings.
References
[edit]- ^ "Race Results". Racing Reference. November 7, 2020. Retrieved May 13, 2024.
- ^ a b "TPF: David Gilliland Conquers Phoenix, Jesse Love Wins ARCA West Title". The Podium Finish. November 7, 2020. Retrieved May 15, 2024.
- ^ "Jesse Love - Richard Childress Racing". Richard Childress Racing. Retrieved May 15, 2024.
- ^ "QUALIFYING: David Gilliland Takes General Tire Pole For West Finale At Phoenix". ARCA November 7, 2020. Retrieved May 13, 2024.
- ^ "2020 Arizona Lottery 100 - The Third Turn". The Third Turn. Retrieved May 13, 2024.