2020 General Tire AnywhereIsPossible 200

The 2020 General Tire #AnywhereIsPossible 200 was the fourth stock car race of the 2020 ARCA Menards Series and the 36th iteration of the event. The race was held on Friday, June 26, 2020, in Long Pond, Pennsylvania, at Pocono Raceway, a 2.5 miles (4.0 km) triangular permanent course. The race took the scheduled 80 laps to complete. At race's end, Ty Gibbs of Joe Gibbs Racing would lead a dominant race to win his third career ARCA Menards Series win and his first of the season.[1] To fill out the podium, Chandler Smith of Venturini Motorsports and Sam Mayer of GMS Racing would finish second and third, respectively.

2020 General Tire #AnywhereIsPossible 200
Race details
Race 4 of 20 of the 2020 ARCA Menards Series
Date June 26, 2020
Official name 36th Annual General Tire #AnywhereIsPossible 200
Location Long Pond, Pennsylvania, Pocono Raceway
Course Permanent racing facility
2.5 mi (4.0 km)
Distance 80 laps, 200 mi (321.869 km)
Scheduled Distance 80 laps, 200 mi (321.869 km)
Average speed 113.654 miles per hour (182.908 km/h)
Pole position
Driver Venturini Motorsports
Time Set by 2020 owner's points
Most laps led
Driver Ty Gibbs Joe Gibbs Racing
Laps 65
Winner
No. 18 Ty Gibbs Joe Gibbs Racing
Television in the United States
Network Fox Sports 1
Announcers David Rieff, Phil Parsons
Radio in the United States
Radio Motor Racing Network

Background

The layout of Pocono Raceway, the venue where the race was held.

The race was held at Pocono Raceway, which is a three-turn superspeedway located in Long Pond, Pennsylvania. The track hosts two annual NASCAR Sprint Cup Series races, as well as one Xfinity Series and Camping World Truck Series event. Until 2019, the track also hosted an IndyCar Series race.

Pocono Raceway is one of a very few NASCAR tracks not owned by either Speedway Motorsports, Inc. or International Speedway Corporation. It is operated by the Igdalsky siblings Brandon, Nicholas, and sister Ashley, and cousins Joseph IV and Chase Mattioli, all of whom are third-generation members of the family-owned Mattco Inc, started by Joseph II and Rose Mattioli.

Outside of the NASCAR races, the track is used throughout the year by Sports Car Club of America (SCCA) and motorcycle clubs as well as racing schools and an IndyCar race. The triangular oval also has three separate infield sections of racetrack – North Course, East Course and South Course. Each of these infield sections use a separate portion of the tri-oval to complete the track. During regular non-race weekends, multiple clubs can use the track by running on different infield sections. Also some of the infield sections can be run in either direction, or multiple infield sections can be put together – such as running the North Course and the South Course and using the tri-oval to connect the two.

Entry list

# Driver Team Make Sponsor
0 Don Thompson* Wayne Peterson Racing Chevrolet Great Railing
01 Tommy Vigh Jr. Fast Track Racing Chevrolet Fast Track Racing
4 Hailie Deegan DGR-Crosley Ford Monster Energy
06 Tim Richmond* Wayne Peterson Racing Chevrolet Wayne Peterson Racing
8 Russ Lane Empire Racing Toyota National Auto Sport Association Central Region
10 Ryan Huff Fast Track Racing Ford H. B. Hankins, Inc.
11 Clay Greenfield Fast Track Racing Ford Rackley Roofing
12 Ed Pompa Fast Track Racing Chevrolet Green Renewable, Inc., Double "H" Ranch
15 Drew Dollar Venturini Motorsports Toyota Dollar Concrete Construction Company, Lynx Capital
17 Tanner Gray DGR-Crosley Ford Ford Performance
18 Ty Gibbs Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota Monster Energy
20 Chandler Smith Venturini Motorsports Toyota JBL
21 Sam Mayer GMS Racing Chevrolet AO1 Foundation
22 Derek Griffith Chad Bryant Racing Ford Original Gourmet Lollipops
23 Bret Holmes Bret Holmes Racing Chevrolet Holmes II Excavating
25 Michael Self Venturini Motorsports Toyota Sinclair
46 Thad Moffitt DGR-Crosley Ford Performance Plus Motor Oil Richard Petty Signature Series
48 Brad Smith Brad Smith Motorsports Chevrolet Home Building Solutions, NASCAR Low Teams
69 Scott Melton Kimmel Racing Toyota Melton-McFadden Insurance Agency
82 Sean Corr Empire Racing Chevrolet Yelverton's Enrichment Services "Thank You Essential Workers"
97 Jason Kitzmiller CR7 Motorsports Chevrolet A. L. L. Construction
Official entry list

*The #0 would withdraw due to one of the team's engines blowing up at the previous race. As a result, Thompson would replace Richmond in the #06 for the weekend.[2]

Practice

The only 45-minute practice session would take place on Friday, June 26. Chandler Smith of Venturini Motorsports would set the fastest time in the session, with a 54.062 and an average speed of 166.476 miles per hour (267.917 km/h).[3]

Pos. # Driver Team Make Time Speed
1 20 Chandler Smith Venturini Motorsports Toyota 54.062 166.476
2 25 Michael Self Venturini Motorsports Toyota 54.335 165.639
3 17 Tanner Gray DGR-Crosley Ford 54.610 164.805
Full practice results

Starting lineup

The starting lineup was determined by the current 2020 owner's points. As a result, Michael Self of Venturini Motorsports would win the pole.[4]

Full starting lineup

Pos. # Driver Team Make
1 25 Michael Self Venturini Motorsports Toyota
2 18 Ty Gibbs Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota
3 15 Drew Dollar Venturini Motorsports Toyota
4 20 Chandler Smith Venturini Motorsports Toyota
5 23 Bret Holmes Bret Holmes Racing Chevrolet
6 46 Thad Moffitt DGR-Crosley Ford
7 4 Hailie Deegan DGR-Crosley Ford
8 12 Ed Pompa Fast Track Racing Chevrolet
9 69 Scott Melton Kimmel Racing Toyota
10 17 Tanner Gray DGR-Crosley Ford
11 11 Clay Greenfield Fast Track Racing Ford
12 8 Russ Lane Empire Racing Toyota
13 10 Ryan Huff Fast Track Racing Ford
14 06 Don Thompson Wayne Peterson Racing Chevrolet
15 22 Derek Griffith Chad Bryant Racing Ford
16 01 Tommy Vigh Jr. Fast Track Racing Chevrolet
17 97 Jason Kitzmiller CR7 Motorsports Chevrolet
18 21 Sam Mayer GMS Racing Chevrolet
19 48 Brad Smith Brad Smith Motorsports Chevrolet
20 82 Sean Corr Empire Racing Chevrolet
Withdrew
WD 0 Don Thompson Wayne Peterson Racing Chevrolet
Official starting lineup

Race results

Fin[5] St # Driver Team Make Laps Led Status Pts
1 2 18 Ty Gibbs Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 80 65 running 48
2 4 20 Chandler Smith Venturini Motorsports Toyota 80 4 running 43
3 18 21 Sam Mayer GMS Racing Chevrolet 80 0 running 41
4 5 23 Bret Holmes Bret Holmes Racing Chevrolet 80 0 running 40
5 1 25 Michael Self Venturini Motorsports Toyota 80 11 running 40
6 3 15 Drew Dollar Venturini Motorsports Toyota 80 0 running 38
7 7 4 Hailie Deegan DGR-Crosley Ford 80 0 running 37
8 15 22 Derek Griffith Chad Bryant Racing Ford 80 0 running 36
9 13 10 Ryan Huff Fast Track Racing Ford 79 0 running 35
10 9 69 Scott Melton Kimmel Racing Toyota 79 0 running 34
11 8 12 Ed Pompa Fast Track Racing Chevrolet 77 0 running 33
12 20 82 Sean Corr Empire Racing Chevrolet 75 0 running 32
13 19 48 Brad Smith Brad Smith Motorsports Chevrolet 72 0 running 31
14 17 97 Jason Kitzmiller CR7 Motorsports Chevrolet 54 0 crash 30
15 10 17 Tanner Gray DGR-Crosley Ford 37 0 suspension 29
16 11 11 Clay Greenfield Fast Track Racing Ford 29 0 electrical 28
17 12 8 Russ Lane Empire Racing Toyota 28 0 oil line 27
18 14 06 Don Thompson Wayne Peterson Racing Chevrolet 11 0 overheating 26
19 16 01 Tommy Vigh Jr. Fast Track Racing Chevrolet 9 0 vibration 25
20 6 46 Thad Moffitt DGR-Crosley Ford 2 0 engine 24
Withdrew
WD 0 Don Thompson Wayne Peterson Racing Chevrolet

References

  1. Christley, Jason (2020-06-27). "It's Ty Gibbs' Party at Pocono". ARCA. Archived from the original on 2020-06-27. Retrieved 2021-12-04.
  2. Soquet, William (2020-06-29). "ARCA: Expired engine thwarts Thad Moffitt's efforts at Pocono". Archived from the original on 2020-07-03. Retrieved 2021-12-04.
  3. Christley, Jason (2020-06-26). "PRACTICE: Chandler Smith Fastest At Pocono". ARCA. Archived from the original on 2020-06-29. Retrieved 2021-12-04.
  4. "Pocono Starting Lineup: June 26, 2020 (ARCA Menards Series)". Racing News. 2020-06-26. Retrieved 2021-12-04.
  5. "2020 General Tire Anywhere Is Possible 200 - The Third Turn". www.thethirdturn.com. Retrieved 2021-12-04.
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