Summary
The 2020 North Carolina Education Lottery 200 was a NASCAR Gander RV & Outdoors Truck Series race held on May 26, 2020, at Charlotte Motor Speedway in Concord, North Carolina. Contested over 134 laps on the 1.5-mile (2.4 km) asphalt speedway, it was the third race of the 2020 NASCAR Gander RV & Outdoors Truck Series season. For the first time since February, this was the first truck race to resume the season after a two-month hold due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Chase Elliott, driving for GMS Racing, won the race, his first truck win since 2017. Elliott had also won the $100K bounty, that was declared by Kevin Harvick, to any full-time Cup Series drivers that can beat Kyle Busch in a truck race. John Hunter Nemechek, Garrett Smithley, and Timmy Hill also competed for the bounty. Erik Jones was scheduled to also compete for it, but due to having no owner points for his team, Wauters Motorsports, he failed to qualify for the race.[3]
| Race details[1][2] | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Race 3 of 23 in the 2020 NASCAR Gander RV & Outdoors Truck Series season | |||
 | |||
| Date | May 26, 2020 | ||
| Location | Charlotte Motor Speedway in Concord, North Carolina | ||
| Course |
Permanent racing facility 1.5 mi (2.4 km) | ||
| Distance | 134 laps, 201 mi (323.4 km) | ||
| Pole position | |||
| Driver | ThorSport Racing | ||
| Time | N/A | ||
| Most laps led | |||
| Driver | Chase Elliott | GMS Racing | |
| Laps | 47 | ||
| Winner | |||
| No. 24 | Chase Elliott | GMS Racing | |
| Television in the United States | |||
| Network | FS1 | ||
| Radio in the United States | |||
| Radio | MRN | ||
Entry list edit
Qualifying edit
Due to the pandemic, there would be no practice or qualifying, starting lineup would be determined by owner points.[4]
Qualifying results edit
Race edit
Stage Results edit
Stage One Laps: 37
| Pos | No | Driver | Team | Manufacturer | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 42 | Ross Chastain (i) | Niece Motorsports | Chevrolet | 0 |
| 2 | 16 | Austin Hill | Hattori Racing Enterprises | Toyota | 9 |
| 3 | 21 | Zane Smith (R) | GMS Racing | Chevrolet | 8 |
| 4 | 88 | Matt Crafton | ThorSport Racing | Ford | 7 |
| 5 | 45 | Ty Majeski (R) | Niece Motorsports | Chevrolet | 6 |
| 6 | 24 | Chase Elliott (i) | GMS Racing | Chevrolet | 0 |
| 7 | 38 | Todd Gilliland | Front Row Motorsports | Ford | 4 |
| 8 | 99 | Ben Rhodes | ThorSport Racing | Ford | 3 |
| 9 | 26 | Tyler Ankrum | GMS Racing | Chevrolet | 2 |
| 10 | 23 | Brett Moffitt | GMS Racing | Chevrolet | 1 |
Stage Two Laps: 30
| Pos | No | Driver | Team | Manufacturer | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 24 | Chase Elliott (i) | GMS Racing | Chevrolet | 0 |
| 2 | 99 | Ben Rhodes | ThorSport Racing | Ford | 9 |
| 3 | 8 | John Hunter Nemechek (i) | NEMCO Motorsports | Ford | 0 |
| 4 | 88 | Matt Crafton | ThorSport Racing | Ford | 7 |
| 5 | 51 | Kyle Busch (i) | Kyle Busch Motorsports | Toyota | 0 |
| 6 | 23 | Brett Moffitt | GMS Racing | Chevrolet | 5 |
| 7 | 21 | Zane Smith (R) | GMS Racing | Chevrolet | 4 |
| 8 | 38 | Todd Gilliland | Front Row Motorsports | Ford | 3 |
| 9 | 42 | Ross Chastain (i) | Niece Motorsports | Chevrolet | 0 |
| 10 | 16 | Austin Hill | Hattori Racing Enterprises | Toyota | 1 |
Final Stage Results edit
Stage Three Laps: 54
| Pos | Grid | No | Driver | Team | Manufacturer | Laps | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 26 | 24 | Chase Elliott (i) | GMS Racing | Chevrolet | 134 | 0 |
| 2 | 16 | 51 | Kyle Busch (i) | Kyle Busch Motorsports | Toyota | 134 | 0 |
| 3 | 20 | 21 | Zane Smith (R) | GMS Racing | Chevrolet | 134 | 46 |
| 4 | 22 | 23 | Brett Moffitt | GMS Racing | Chevrolet | 134 | 39 |
| 5 | 21 | 2 | Sheldon Creed | GMS Racing | Chevrolet | 134 | 32 |
| 6 | 38 | 8 | John Hunter Nemechek (i) | NEMCO Motorsports | Ford | 134 | 0 |
| 7 | 8 | 13 | Johnny Sauter | ThorSport Racing | Ford | 134 | 30 |
| 8 | 7 | 45 | Ty Majeski (R) | Niece Motorsports | Chevrolet | 134 | 35 |
| 9 | 5 | 16 | Austin Hill | Hattori Racing Enterprises | Toyota | 134 | 38 |
| 10 | 1 | 99 | Ben Rhodes | ThorSport Racing | Ford | 134 | 39 |
| 11 | 27 | 42 | Ross Chastain (i) | Niece Motorsports | Chevrolet | 134 | 0 |
| 12 | 9 | 98 | Grant Enfinger | ThorSport Racing | Ford | 134 | 25 |
| 13 | 2 | 26 | Tyler Ankrum | GMS Racing | Chevrolet | 134 | 26 |
| 14 | 6 | 18 | Christian Eckes (R) | Kyle Busch Motorsports | Toyota | 134 | 23 |
| 15 | 20 | 4 | Raphaël Lessard (R) | Kyle Busch Motorsports | Toyota | 134 | 22 |
| 16 | 25 | 19 | Derek Kraus (R) | McAnally-Hilgemann Racing | Toyota | 134 | 21 |
| 17 | 17 | 02 | Tate Fogleman (R) | Young's Motorsports | Chevrolet | 134 | 20 |
| 18 | 31 | 9 | Codie Rohrbaugh | CR7 Motorsports | Chevrolet | 134 | 19 |
| 19 | 15 | 22 | Austin Wayne Self | AM Racing | Chevrolet | 134 | 18 |
| 20 | 3 | 15 | Tanner Gray (R) | DGR-Crosley | Ford | 134 | 17 |
| 21 | 35 | 97 | Jesse Little (i) | Diversified Motorsports Enterprises | Chevrolet | 134 | 0 |
| 22 | 33 | 56 | Timmy Hill | Hill Motorsports | Chevrolet | 134 | 15 |
| 23 | 12 | 00 | Angela Ruch | Reaume Brothers Racing | Toyota | 133 | 14 |
| 24 | 34 | 7 | Korbin Forrister | All Out Motorsports | Toyota | 133 | 13 |
| 25 | 19 | 20 | Spencer Boyd | Young's Motorsports | Chevrolet | 133 | 12 |
| 26 | 29 | 10 | Jennifer Jo Cobb | Jennifer Jo Cobb Racing | Chevrolet | 133 | 11 |
| 27 | 13 | 44 | Natalie Decker | Niece Motorsports | Chevrolet | 132 | 10 |
| 28 | 40 | 49 | Bayley Currey | CMI Motorsports | Chevrolet | 132 | 0 |
| 29 | 39 | 68 | Clay Greenfield | Clay Greenfield Motorsports | Toyota | 130 | 8 |
| 30 | 10 | 52 | Stewart Friesen | Halmar Friesen Racing | Toyota | 130 | 7 |
| 31 | 18 | 3 | Jordan Anderson | Jordan Anderson Racing | Chevrolet | 130 | 6 |
| 32 | 23 | 04 | Cory Roper | Roper Racing | Ford | 129 | 5 |
| 33 | 37 | 83 | T. J. Bell | CMI Motorsports | Chevrolet | 127 | 5 |
| 34 | 36 | 28 | Bryan Dauzat | FDNY Racing | Chevrolet | 120 | 5 |
| 35 | 4 | 88 | Matt Crafton | ThorSport Racing | Ford | 107 | 19 |
| 36 | 24 | 40 | Garrett Smithley (i) | Niece Motorsports | Chevrolet | 105 | 0 |
| 37 | 11 | 38 | Todd Gilliland | Front Row Motorsports | Ford | 102 | 12 |
| 38 | 32 | 30 | Brennan Poole (i) | On Point Motorsports | Toyota | 83 | 0 |
| 39 | 14 | 33 | Jesse Iwuji | Reaume Brothers Racing | Chevrolet | 74 | 5 |
| 40 | 28 | 11 | Spencer Davis (R) | Spencer Davis Motorsports | Toyota | 54 | 5 |
References edit
- ^ "2020 NASCAR Gander RV & Outdoors Series Schedule". Official Site Of NASCAR. May 26, 2020.
- ^ Gillispie, Zach (May 22, 2020). "Entry List: North Carolina Education Lottery 200". Frontstretch.
- ^ Utter, Jim (May 26, 2020). "Chase Elliott cashes in bounty with Truck win over Kyle Busch".
- ^ Fucillo, David (May 26, 2020). "How the race order will be set for Tuesday's NC Education Lottery 200 Truck Series race".