2020 Arizona Lottery 100 Explained

Type:CUST
Location:Phoenix Raceway in Avondale, Arizona
Distance Mi:100.00
Year:2020
Race Name:Arizona Lottery 100
Details Ref:[1]
Description:Race 11 of 11 in the 2020 ARCA Menards Series West season
Course Mi:1.00
Course Km:1.61
Distance Laps:100
Distance Km:160.93
Avg:83.779mph
Pole Driver:David Gilliland
Pole Team:DGR-Crosley
Pole Time:27.452
Most Driver:Ty Gibbs
Most Laps:77
Most Team:Joe Gibbs Racing
Car:4
First Driver:David Gilliland
First Team: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. This would make Love the youngest champion in NASCAR history.[3]

Background

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.

Entry list

!!Driver!Team!Manufacturer
4David GillilandDGR-CrosleyFord
6Trevor HuddlestonSunrise Ford RacingFord
7Devin DodsonJP RacingFord
9Blaine PerkinsSunrise Ford RacingFord
10Cody EricksonFast Track RacingChevrolet
12Chris HackerFast Track RacingToyota
12wAlex SedgwickBill McAnally RacingToyota
13Todd SouzaCentral Coast RacingToyota
15Drew DollarVenturini MotorsportsToyota
16Gio Scelzi (R)Bill McAnally RacingToyota
17Taylor GrayDGR-CrosleyFord
17WZane SmithSteve McGowan MotorsportsChevrolet
18Ty GibbsJoe GibbsToyota
19Jesse Love (R)Bill McAnally RacingToyota
20Corey HeimVenturini MotorsportsToyota
21Sam MayerGMS RacingChevrolet
22Kris WrightChad Bryant RacingFord
25Keith RoccoVenturini MotorsportsToyota
27Bobby Hillis Jr.Hillis RacingChevrolet
30Justin LoftonRette Jones RacingFord
32Howie DiSavino IIIWin-Tron RacingChevrolet
54Todd GillilandDGR-CrosleyFord
54wJoey IestNaake-Klauer MotorsportsToyota
77Takuma KogaPerformance P-1 MotorsportsToyota
78Jack WoodVelocity RacingToyota
88Bridget BurgessBMI RacingToyota
99Gracie Trotter (R)Bill McAnally RacingToyota

Qualifying

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. 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
14David GillilandDGR-CrosleyFord27.452131.138
221Sam MayerGMS RacingChevrolet27.481131.000
318Ty GibbsJoe Gibbs RacingToyota27.486130.976
420Corey HeimVenturini MotorsportsToyota27.592130.473
517Taylor GrayDGR-CrosleyFord27.758129.692

Race results

!Fin[5] !St!#!Driver!Team!Make!Laps!Led!Status!Pts
114David GillilandDGR-CrosleyFord10023Running48
2318Ty GibbsJoe Gibbs RacingToyota10077Running43
3717Taylor GrayDGR-CrosleyFord1000Running41
4654Todd GillilandDGR-CrosleyFord1000Running40
5915Drew DollarVenturini MotorsportsToyota1000Running39
61030Justin LoftonRette Jones RacingFord1000Running38
7116Trevor HuddlestonSunrise Ford RacingFord1000Running37
8420Corey HeimVenturini MotorsportsToyota1000Running36
91599Gracie Trotter (R)Bill McAnally RacingToyota1000Running35
101425Keith RoccoVenturini MotorsportsToyota1000Running34
111732Howie DiSavino IIIWin-Tron RacingChevrolet1000Running33
121654wJoey IestNaake-Klauer MotorsportsToyota1000Running32
132012wAlex SedgwickBill McAnally RacingToyota990Running31
141319Jesse Love (R)Bill McAnally RacingToyota990Running30
152412Chris HackerFast Track RacingToyota980Running29
16217Devin DodsonJP RacingFord980Running28
172213Todd SouzaCentral Coast RacingToyota970Running27
181222Kris WrightChad Bryant RacingChevrolet960Running26
192710Cody EricksonFast Track RacingChevrolet950Running25
202627Bobby Hillis Jr.Hillis RacingChevrolet950Running24
21221Sam MayerGMS RacingChevrolet920Accident23
222588Bridget BurgessBMI RacingToyota910Running22
232377Takuma KogaPerformance P-1 MotorsportsToyota780Running21
24878Jack WoodVelocity RacingToyota720Accident20
25189Blaine PerkinsSunrise Ford RacingFord670Engine19
26517wZane SmithSteve McGowan MotorsportsChevrolet220Accident18
271916Gio Schelzi (R)Bill McAnally RacingToyota10Accident17

Standings after the race

!!Pos!Driver!Points
1Jesse Love513
2Blaine Perkins488 (-25)
3Gracie Trotter482 (-31)
4Trevor Huddleston472 (-41)
5Gio Scelzi460 (-53)
6Todd Souza450 (-63)
7Takuma Koga409 (-104)
8Bobby Hillis Jr.399 (-114)
9Holley Hollan398 (-115)
10Bridget Burgess283 (-230)

Notes and References

  1. Web site: 2020 Arizona Lottery 100 results. Racing Reference. November 7, 2020. May 13, 2024.
  2. https://thepodiumfinish.net/gilliland-conquers-phoenix-love-locks-arca-west/ "TPF: David Gilliland Conquers Phoenix, Jesse Love Wins ARCA West Title"
  3. https://www.rcrracing.com/drivers/jesse-love/ "Jesse Love - Richard Childress Racing"
  4. https://www.arcaracing.com/2020/11/07/qualifying-david-gilliland-takes-general-tire-pole-for-west-finale-at-phoenix/ "QUALIFYING: David Gilliland Takes General Tire Pole For West Finale At Phoenix"
  5. Web site: 2020 Arizona Lottery 100 . May 13, 2024 . The Third Turn . en.