2020_Sioux_Chief_PowerPEX_200

2020 Sioux Chief PowerPEX 200

2020 Sioux Chief PowerPEX 200

Motor car race


The 2020 Sioux Chief PowerPEX 200 was the 18th stock car race of the 2020 ARCA Menards Series, the tenth and final race of the 2020 Sioux Chief Showdown, and the fourth iteration of the event. The race was held on Saturday, September 26, 2020, in Memphis, Tennessee, at Memphis International Raceway, a 34 mile (1.2 km) tri-oval short track. The race took the scheduled 200 laps to complete. At race's end, Ty Gibbs of Joe Gibbs Racing would hold off the field on the final restart with three to go to win his eighth career ARCA Menards Series win and his sixth and final win of the season. Meanwhile, second-place finisher, GMS Racing driver Sam Mayer, would narrowly hold off Gibbs by 5 points to win the inaugural Sioux Chief Showdown championship.[1]

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Background

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

Memphis International Raceway (formerly known as Memphis Motorsports Park) is an auto racing park located near the Loosahatchie River in Shelby County, Tennessee, United States, just approximately ten miles south of Millington, and a few miles north of the city of Memphis. The facility opened in 1987 with a drag strip and 1.8-mile (2.9 km) road course. It includes a 3/4-mile tri-oval short track, built in 1998, which once hosted the NASCAR Xfinity Series and Camping World Truck Series, as well as an ASA Late Model Series race. The 4,400-foot (1,340 m) drag strip hosts events such as International Hot Rod Association (IHRA) World Finals and Nitro Jam, Professional Drag Racers Association (PDRA), HOT ROD Power Tour, Super Chevy Show, Fun Ford Series and Mega Mopar Action Series.

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Practice

The only practice session was held on Saturday, September 26. Ty Gibbs of Joe Gibbs Racing would set the fastest time in the session, with a lap of 23.435 and an average speed of 115.212 miles per hour (185.416 km/h).[2]

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Qualifying

Qualifying was held on Saturday, September 26, at 4:00 PM EST. Each driver would have two laps to set a fastest time; the fastest of the two would count as their official qualifying lap.

Ty Gibbs of Joe Gibbs Racing would win the pole, setting a time of 23.219 and an average speed of 116.284 miles per hour (187.141 km/h).[3]

Full qualifying results

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Race results

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References

  1. "Sam Mayer Wraps Up Sioux Chief Showdown Championship As Ty Gibbs Collects Sixth Win At Memphis". ARCA. 2020-09-27. Retrieved 2021-12-25.
  2. "PRACTICE: Ty Gibbs Tops The Charts At Memphis". ARCA. 2020-09-26. Retrieved 2021-12-25.
  3. "2020 Sioux Chief PowerPEX 200 - The Third Turn". www.thethirdturn.com. Retrieved 2021-12-24.
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2020 Toyota 200 presented by Crosley Brands
ARCA Menards Series
2020 season
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2020 Illinois Truck & Equipment Allen Crowe 100

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