The 2020 SpeedyCash.com 400 was the 21st stock car race of the 2020 NASCAR Gander RV & Outdoors Truck Series season, the 24th iteration of the event, and the second race of the Round of 8. The race was originally going to be held on June 5, 2020, but was postponed to Sunday, October 25, 2020, due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[1][2] The race was held in Fort Worth, Texas at Texas Motor Speedway, a 1.5 miles (2.4 km) permanent quad-oval racetrack. The race was extended from its scheduled 147 laps to 152 laps due to a late race wreck caused by Ben Rhodes turning Christian Eckes; much to the dismay of Eckes, Eckes would give Rhodes a double middle finger the next time Rhodes went by his car.[3] At race's end, Sheldon Creed of GMS Racing would dominate and win the race, the 4th of the season and NASCAR Gander RV & Outdoors Truck Series career win.[4] To fill out the podium, Austin Hill of Hattori Racing Enterprises and Zane Smith of GMS Racing would finish 2nd and 3rd, respectively.
| Race details | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Race 21 of 23 of the 2020 NASCAR Gander RV & Outdoors Truck Series | |||
| Date | October 25, 2020 | ||
| Official name | SpeedyCash.com 400 | ||
| Location | Fort Worth, Texas, Texas Motor Speedway | ||
| Course |
Permanent racing facility 1.5 mi (2.41 km) | ||
| Distance | 152 laps, 228 mi (366.929 km) | ||
| Scheduled Distance | 147 laps, 220.5 mi (354.9 km) | ||
| Average speed | 106.875 miles per hour (171.999 km/h) | ||
| Pole position | |||
| Driver | GMS Racing | ||
| Grid positions set by competition-based formula | |||
| Most laps led | |||
| Driver | Sheldon Creed | GMS Racing | |
| Laps | 131 | ||
| Winner | |||
| No. 2 | Sheldon Creed | GMS Racing | |
| Television in the United States | |||
| Network | Fox Sports 1 | ||
| Announcers | Vince Welch, Michael Waltrip, Jamie McMurray | ||
| Radio in the United States | |||
| Radio | Motor Racing Network | ||
Background
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Texas Motor Speedway is a speedway located in the northernmost portion of the U.S. city of Fort Worth, Texas – the portion located in Denton County, Texas. The track measures 1.5 miles (2.4 km) around and is banked 24 degrees in the turns, and is of the oval design, where the front straightaway juts outward slightly. The track layout is similar to Atlanta Motor Speedway and Charlotte Motor Speedway (formerly Lowe's Motor Speedway). The track is owned by Speedway Motorsports, Inc., the same company that owns Atlanta and Charlotte Motor Speedway, as well as the short-track Bristol Motor Speedway.
Entry list
editStarting lineup
editThe starting lineup was selected based on the results and fastest lap of the last race, the 2020 Clean Harbors 200. As a result, Sheldon Creed of GMS Racing won the pole.[5]
Race results
editStage 1 Laps: 35
| Fin | # | Driver | Team | Make | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | Sheldon Creed | GMS Racing | Chevrolet | 10 |
| 2 | 16 | Austin Hill | Hattori Racing Enterprises | Toyota | 9 |
| 3 | 23 | Brett Moffitt | GMS Racing | Chevrolet | 8 |
| 4 | 99 | Ben Rhodes | ThorSport Racing | Ford | 7 |
| 5 | 88 | Matt Crafton | ThorSport Racing | Ford | 6 |
| 6 | 51 | Chandler Smith | Kyle Busch Motorsports | Toyota | 5 |
| 7 | 18 | Christian Eckes | Kyle Busch Motorsports | Toyota | 4 |
| 8 | 21 | Zane Smith | GMS Racing | Chevrolet | 3 |
| 9 | 98 | Grant Enfinger | ThorSport Racing | Ford | 2 |
| 10 | 38 | Todd Gilliland | Front Row Motorsports | Ford | 1 |
Stage 2 Laps: 35
| Fin | # | Driver | Team | Make | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 88 | Matt Crafton | ThorSport Racing | Ford | 10 |
| 2 | 2 | Sheldon Creed | GMS Racing | Chevrolet | 9 |
| 3 | 99 | Ben Rhodes | ThorSport Racing | Ford | 8 |
| 4 | 21 | Zane Smith | GMS Racing | Chevrolet | 7 |
| 5 | 19 | Derek Kraus | McAnally-Hilgemann Racing | Toyota | 6 |
| 6 | 51 | Chandler Smith | Kyle Busch Motorsports | Toyota | 5 |
| 7 | 18 | Christian Eckes | Kyle Busch Motorsports | Toyota | 4 |
| 8 | 16 | Austin Hill | Hattori Racing Enterprises | Toyota | 3 |
| 9 | 98 | Grant Enfinger | ThorSport Racing | Ford | 2 |
| 10 | 23 | Brett Moffitt | GMS Racing | Chevrolet | 1 |
Stage 3 Laps: 82
References
edit- ^ Staff, Speedway Digest. "Texas Motor Speedway announces postponement of Gander Trucks SpeedyCash.com 400". speedwaydigest.com. Retrieved 2021-10-22.
- ^ "NASCAR announces final installment of 2020 schedule | NASCAR". Official Site Of NASCAR. 2020-08-06. Retrieved 2021-10-22.
- ^ "Ben Rhodes vs Christian Eckes: Confrontation after Texas NASCAR race (Video)". Racing News. 2020-10-25. Retrieved 2021-10-22.
- ^ "Sheldon Creed takes OT win in Texas Trucks, heads to title race". us.motorsport.com. Retrieved 2021-10-22.
- ^ Tomlinson, Joy (2020-10-21). "Sheldon Creed On Truck Pole At Texas". www.frontstretch.com. Retrieved 2021-10-22.
- ^ "2020 SpeedyCash.com 400 - The Third Turn". www.thethirdturn.com. Retrieved 2021-10-21.