The 2020 CarShield 200 presented by CK Power was the 14th stock car race of the 2020 NASCAR Gander RV & Outdoors Truck Series season, and the 20th iteration of the event. The race was held on Sunday, August 30, 2020 in Madison, Illinois at World Wide Technology Raceway, a 1.25 miles (2.01 km) permanent oval-shaped racetrack. The race took the scheduled 160 laps to complete. At race's end, Sheldon Creed of GMS Racing would pass the dominating Todd Gilliland late in the race to win the race, the third of his career and the season.[1] To fill the rest of the podium, Brett Moffitt of GMS Racing and Austin Hill of Hattori Racing Enterprises finished 2nd and 3rd, respectively.
Background
Known as Gateway Motorsports Park until its renaming in April 2019, World Wide Technology Raceway is a 1.25-mile (2.01 km) paved oval motor racing track in Madison, Illinois, United States.[2] The track previously held Truck races from 1998 to 2010, and returned starting in 2014.[3]
Entry list
Starting lineup
The starting lineup was based on a metric qualifying system based on the results and fastest laps of the previous race, the 2020 KDI Office Technology 200 and owner's points. As a result, Zane Smith of GMS Racing won the pole.[4]
Race results
Stage 1 Laps: 55
| Fin | # | Driver | Team | Make | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 38 | Todd Gilliland | Front Row Motorsports | Ford | 10 |
| 2 | 21 | Zane Smith | GMS Racing | Chevrolet | 9 |
| 3 | 23 | Brett Moffitt | GMS Racing | Chevrolet | 8 |
| 4 | 18 | Christian Eckes | Kyle Busch Motorsports | Toyota | 7 |
| 5 | 88 | Matt Crafton | ThorSport Racing | Ford | 6 |
| 6 | 24 | Sam Mayer | GMS Racing | Chevrolet | 5 |
| 7 | 99 | Ben Rhodes | ThorSport Racing | Ford | 4 |
| 8 | 2 | Sheldon Creed | GMS Racing | Chevrolet | 3 |
| 9 | 45 | Ty Majeski | Niece Motorsports | Chevrolet | 2 |
| 10 | 26 | Tyler Ankrum | GMS Racing | Chevrolet | 1 |
Stage 2 Laps: 55
| Fin | # | Driver | Team | Make | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 38 | Todd Gilliland | Front Row Motorsports | Ford | 10 |
| 2 | 18 | Christian Eckes | Kyle Busch Motorsports | Toyota | 9 |
| 3 | 21 | Zane Smith | GMS Racing | Chevrolet | 8 |
| 4 | 24 | Sam Mayer | GMS Racing | Chevrolet | 7 |
| 5 | 2 | Sheldon Creed | GMS Racing | Chevrolet | 6 |
| 6 | 23 | Brett Moffitt | GMS Racing | Chevrolet | 5 |
| 7 | 26 | Tyler Ankrum | GMS Racing | Chevrolet | 4 |
| 8 | 99 | Ben Rhodes | ThorSport Racing | Ford | 3 |
| 9 | 4 | Raphaël Lessard | Kyle Busch Motorsports | Toyota | 2 |
| 10 | 52 | Stewart Friesen | Halmar Friesen Racing | Toyota | 1 |
Stage 3 Laps: 50
References
- ^ "Sheldon Creed wins Truck Series race at Gateway - NBC Sports/". NASCAR Talk | NBC Sports. August 30, 2020. Retrieved October 15, 2021.
- ^ "Gateway announces venue naming rights agreement". RACER. April 17, 2019. Retrieved October 15, 2021.
- ^ Roberts, Ken. "NASCAR returns to Gateway with truck series race". STLtoday.com. Retrieved October 15, 2021.
- ^ Tomlinson, Joy (August 26, 2020). "Zane Smith Scores Truck Pole At Gateway". www.frontstretch.com. Retrieved October 15, 2021.
- ^ "2020 CarShield 200 Presented by CK Power - The Third Turn". www.thethirdturn.com. Retrieved October 15, 2021.