The 2020 E. P. T. 200 was the 10th stock car race of the 2020 NASCAR Gander RV & Outdoors Truck Series season. The race was meant to be a temporary replacement for the formerly scheduled Camping World 225 that was scheduled to take place at Chicagoland Speedway due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[1] The race was held on Saturday, July 25, 2020, in Kansas City, Kansas at Kansas Speedway, a 1.5 miles (2.4 km) permanent D-shaped oval racetrack. The race took the scheduled 134 laps to complete. At race's end, Matt Crafton would win the race after taking the lead on the final restart to win the 15th NASCAR Gander RV & Outdoors Truck Series win of his career, and the first and only win of the season for Crafton and his only win of the decade to date.[2]
Background
Kansas Speedway is a 1.5-mile (2.4 km) tri-oval race track in Kansas City, Kansas. It was built in 2001 and hosts two annual NASCAR race weekends. The NTT IndyCar Series also raced there until 2011. The speedway is owned and operated by the International Speedway Corporation.
Entry list
*Withdrew.
**Originally, Viens was slated to drive the #49, but the driver would change to Ray Ciccarelli for unknown reasons. As a result, the #83 would withdraw.[3]
Starting lineup
The starting lineup was set by partial inversion of the previous race, the 2020 Blue-Emu Maximum Pain Relief 200. Only the top 15 was inverted. As a result, Chase Purdy of GMS Racing won the pole.[4]
Race results
Stage 1 Laps: 30
| Fin | # | Driver | Team | Make | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 21 | Zane Smith | GMS Racing | Chevrolet | 10 |
| 2 | 23 | Brett Moffitt | GMS Racing | Chevrolet | 9 |
| 3 | 88 | Matt Crafton | ThorSport Racing | Ford | 8 |
| 4 | 18 | Christian Eckes | Kyle Busch Motorsports | Toyota | 7 |
| 5 | 51 | Brandon Jones | Kyle Busch Motorsports | Toyota | 0 |
| 6 | 30 | Brennan Poole | On Point Motorsports | Toyota | 0 |
| 7 | 24 | Chase Purdy | GMS Racing | Chevrolet | 4 |
| 8 | 38 | Todd Gilliland | Front Row Motorsports | Ford | 3 |
| 9 | 4 | Raphaël Lessard | Kyle Busch Motorsports | Toyota | 2 |
| 10 | 19 | Derek Kraus | McAnally-Hilgemann Racing | Toyota | 1 |
Stage 2 Laps: 30
| Fin | # | Driver | Team | Make | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 21 | Zane Smith | GMS Racing | Chevrolet | 10 |
| 2 | 88 | Matt Crafton | ThorSport Racing | Ford | 9 |
| 3 | 23 | Brett Moffitt | GMS Racing | Chevrolet | 8 |
| 4 | 2 | Sheldon Creed | GMS Racing | Chevrolet | 7 |
| 5 | 19 | Derek Kraus | McAnally-Hilgemann Racing | Toyota | 6 |
| 6 | 26 | Tyler Ankrum | GMS Racing | Chevrolet | 5 |
| 7 | 16 | Austin Hill | Hattori Racing Enterprises | Toyota | 4 |
| 8 | 24 | Chase Purdy | GMS Racing | Chevrolet | 3 |
| 9 | 18 | Christian Eckes | Kyle Busch Motorsports | Toyota | 2 |
| 10 | 38 | Todd Gilliland | Front Row Motorsports | Ford | 1 |
Stage 3 Laps: 74
References
- ^ "NASCAR Gander RV and Outdoors Truck Series Preview – Kansas | SpeedwayMedia.com". Retrieved October 13, 2021.
- ^ "Matt Crafton wins Saturday's Truck Series race at Kansas - NBC Sports". NASCAR Talk | NBC Sports. July 25, 2020. Retrieved October 13, 2021.
- ^ Beard, Brock. "PREVIEW: Twice the Trucks and Thursday Night Cup headline stacked Kansas weekend". Retrieved October 11, 2021.
- ^ Long, Dustin (July 25, 2020). "Saturday Truck starting lineup at Kansas". NASCAR Talk | NBC Sports. Retrieved October 13, 2021.
- ^ "2020 E.P.T. 200 - The Third Turn". www.thethirdturn.com. Retrieved October 13, 2021.