# 2020 Pensacola 200

The 2020 Pensacola 200 presented by Inspectra Thermal Solutions was the sixth and final stock car race of the 2020 ARCA Menards Series East season and the seventh iteration of the event. The race was held on Sunday, October 11, 2020, in Pensacola, Florida, at Five Flags Speedway, a 0.5 miles (0.80 km) paved oval-shaped racetrack. The race took the scheduled 200 laps to complete. At race's end, Sam Mayer of GMS Racing would pass a dominating Grant Enfinger and hold off the field to win the 2020 ARCA Menards Series East championship in dominating fashion. The win was Mayer's ninth career win in the ARCA Menards Series East and his fifth and final win of the season. To fill out the podium, Corey Heim of Venturini Motorsports and Ty Gibbs of Joe Gibbs Racing would finish second and third, respectively.

## Background

Five Flags Speedway is a paved half mile (0.8 km) auto racing oval in Pensacola, Florida, United States. It opened in 1953 and is located on Pine Forest Road. It is christened after the nickname of Pensacola—"City of Five Flags."
It runs several local classes during the regular racing season (March – October). These classes include Super Late Models, Pro Late Models, Pro Trucks, Outlaw Stocks, Sportsman, and Pure Stocks. The races are usual held on Friday nights bi-weekly. The track has also hosted many regional touring series.

### Entry list

| # | Driver | Team | Make | Sponsor |
| 1 | Max McLaughlin* | Hattori Racing Enterprises | Toyota | Mohawk Northeast |
| 2 | Derek Griffith** | Chad Bryant Racing | Ford | Original Gourmet Lollipops |
| 4E | Chase Cabre | Rev Racing | Toyota | Eibach, Honda Generators, Castle Packs Power |
| 6 | Nick Sanchez | Rev Racing | Toyota | Universal Technical Institute, NASCAR Technical Institute |
| 09 | Stephen Nasse* | Jett Motorsports | Toyota | Jett Motorsports |
| 10 | Richard Garvie | Fast Track Racing | Ford | Fast Track Racing |
| 11 | D. L. Wilson | Fast Track Racing | Chevrolet | Fast Track Racing |
| 14 | Connor Okrzesik | Connor Okrzesik Racing | Chevrolet | Metro Glass |
| 15 | Jesse Love | Venturini Motorsports | Toyota | JBL |
| 17 | Taylor Gray | DGR-Crosley | Ford | Ford Performance |
| 18 | Ty Gibbs | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | Monster Energy |
| 20 | Corey Heim | Venturini Motorsports | Toyota | Craftsman |
| 21 | Sam Mayer | GMS Racing | Chevrolet | American Foundation for Suicide Prevention "End Stigma. Change Lives." |
| 22 | Brandon Oakley** | Brandon Oakley Racing | Toyota | Oakley Blacktop |
| 22 | Derek Griffith** | Chad Bryant Racing | Ford | Original Gourmet Lollipops |
| 23 | Bret Holmes* | Bret Holmes Racing | Toyota | Holmes II Excavation |
| 25 | Mason Diaz | Venturini Motorsports | Toyota | Solid Rock Carriers |
| 30 | Tristan Van Wieringen* | Rette Jones Racing | Ford | Durobyte |
| 42 | Parker Retzlaff | Cook-Finley Racing | Toyota | Ponsse, Ironhorse Loggers |
| 43 | Daniel Dye | Ben Kennedy Racing | Chevrolet | Heise LED Lighting Systems, Jeep Beach |
| 48 | Brad Smith | Brad Smith Motorsports | Chevrolet | Henshaw Automation |
| 53 | Max Gutiérrez | Troy Williams Racing | Toyota | ToughBuilt |
| 63 | Dave Mader III | Spraker Racing Enterprises | Chevrolet | American Apparel, Diamond C Ranch |
| 74 | Giovanni Bromante* | Visconti Motorsports | Chevrolet | Bromante Landscape |
| 77 | Grant Enfinger | Chad Bryant Racing | Ford | Champion Power Equipment |
| 91 | Justin Carroll | TC Motorsports | Toyota | Carroll's Automotive |
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*Withdrew.
*Originally, Oakley would drive the #22, and Griffith would drive the #2. However, Oakley would withdraw, and Chad Bryant Racing would decide to switch back to their usual #22.

## Qualifying

Qualifying was held on Sunday, October 11. Each driver would have 40 minutes to set a fastest time; the fastest of their laps would count as their official qualifying lap.
Grant Enfinger of Chad Bryant Racing would win the pole, setting a time of 17.461 and an average speed of 103.087 miles per hour (165.902 km/h).

### Full qualifying results

| Pos. | # | Driver | Team | Make | Time | Speed |
| 1 | 77 | Grant Enfinger | Chad Bryant Racing | Ford | 17.461 | 103.087 |
| 2 | 17 | Taylor Gray | DGR-Crosley | Ford | 17.502 | 102.845 |
| 3 | 21 | Sam Mayer | GMS Racing | Chevrolet | 17.528 | 102.693 |
| 4 | 18 | Ty Gibbs | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 17.566 | 102.471 |
| 5 | 4E | Chase Cabre | Rev Racing | Toyota | 17.573 | 102.430 |
| 6 | 20 | Corey Heim | Venturini Motorsports | Toyota | 17.582 | 102.377 |
| 7 | 25 | Mason Diaz | Venturini Motorsports | Toyota | 17.645 | 102.012 |
| 8 | 22 | Derek Griffith | Chad Bryant Racing | Ford | 17.649 | 101.989 |
| 9 | 43 | Daniel Dye | Ben Kennedy Racing | Chevrolet | 17.669 | 101.873 |
| 10 | 6 | Nick Sanchez | Rev Racing | Toyota | 17.690 | 101.752 |
| 11 | 42 | Parker Retzlaff | Cook-Finley Racing | Toyota | 17.774 | 101.272 |
| 12 | 63 | Dave Mader III | Spraker Racing Enterprises | Chevrolet | 17.786 | 101.203 |
| 13 | 15 | Jesse Love | Venturini Motorsports | Toyota | 17.824 | 100.987 |
| 14 | 53 | Max Gutiérrez | Troy Williams Racing | Toyota | 17.971 | 100.161 |
| 15 | 14 | Connor Okrzesik | Connor Okrzesik Racing | Chevrolet | 18.053 | 99.706 |
| 16 | 91 | Justin Carroll | TC Motorsports | Toyota | 18.310 | 98.307 |
| 17 | 10 | Richard Garvie | Fast Track Racing | Ford | 19.389 | 92.836 |
| 18 | 48 | Brad Smith | Brad Smith Motorsports | Chevrolet | 20.087 | 89.610 |
| 19 | 11 | D. L. Wilson | Fast Track Racing | Chevrolet | 21.578 | 83.418 |
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| WD | 1 | Max McLaughlin | Hattori Racing Enterprises | Toyota | — | — |
| WD | 2 | Derek Griffith | Chad Bryant Racing | Ford | — | — |
| WD | 09 | Stephen Nasse | Jett Motorsports | Toyota | — | — |
| WD | 22 | Brandon Oakley | Brandon Oakley Racing | Toyota | — | — |
| WD | 23 | Bret Holmes | Bret Holmes Racing | Toyota | — | — |
| WD | 30 | Tristan Van Wieringen | Rette Jones Racing | Ford | — | — |
| WD | 74 | Giovanni Bromante | Visconti Motorsports | Chevrolet | — | — |
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## Race results

| Fin | St | # | Driver | Team | Make | Laps | Led | Status | Pts |
| 1 | 3 | 21 | Sam Mayer | GMS Racing | Chevrolet | 206 | 31 | running | 47 |
| 2 | 6 | 20 | Corey Heim | Venturini Motorsports | Toyota | 206 | 0 | running | 42 |
| 3 | 4 | 18 | Ty Gibbs | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 206 | 0 | running | 41 |
| 4 | 2 | 17 | Taylor Gray | DGR-Crosley | Ford | 206 | 0 | running | 40 |
| 5 | 1 | 77 | Grant Enfinger | Chad Bryant Racing | Ford | 206 | 175 | running | 42 |
| 6 | 13 | 15 | Jesse Love | Venturini Motorsports | Toyota | 206 | 0 | running | 38 |
| 7 | 9 | 43 | Daniel Dye | Ben Kennedy Racing | Chevrolet | 206 | 0 | running | 37 |
| 8 | 16 | 91 | Justin Carroll | TC Motorsports | Toyota | 206 | 0 | running | 36 |
| 9 | 10 | 6 | Nick Sanchez | Rev Racing | Toyota | 206 | 0 | running | 35 |
| 10 | 11 | 42 | Parker Retzlaff | Cook-Finley Racing | Toyota | 206 | 0 | running | 34 |
| 11 | 12 | 63 | Dave Mader III | Spraker Racing Enterprises | Chevrolet | 206 | 0 | running | 33 |
| 12 | 14 | 53 | Max Gutiérrez | Troy Williams Racing | Toyota | 205 | 0 | running | 32 |
| 13 | 8 | 22 | Derek Griffith | Chad Bryant Racing | Ford | 205 | 0 | running | 31 |
| 14 | 5 | 4E | Chase Cabre | Rev Racing | Toyota | 197 | 0 | crash | 30 |
| 15 | 17 | 10 | Richard Garvie | Fast Track Racing | Ford | 192 | 0 | running | 29 |
| 16 | 7 | 25 | Mason Diaz | Venturini Motorsports | Toyota | 191 | 0 | running | 28 |
| 17 | 15 | 14 | Connor Okrzesik | Connor Okrzesik Racing | Chevrolet | 189 | 0 | running | 27 |
| 18 | 18 | 48 | Brad Smith | Brad Smith Motorsports | Chevrolet | 32 | 0 | mechanical | 26 |
| 19 | 19 | 11 | D. L. Wilson | Fast Track Racing | Chevrolet | 25 | 0 | mechanical | 25 |
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| WD | | 1 | Max McLaughlin | Hattori Racing Enterprises | Toyota | | | | |
| WD | | 2 | Derek Griffith | Chad Bryant Racing | Ford | | | | |
| WD | | 09 | Stephen Nasse | Jett Motorsports | Toyota | | | | |
| WD | | 22 | Brandon Oakley | Brandon Oakley Racing | Toyota | | | | |
| WD | | 23 | Bret Holmes | Bret Holmes Racing | Toyota | | | | |
| WD | | 30 | Tristan Van Wieringen | Rette Jones Racing | Ford | | | | |
| WD | | 74 | Giovanni Bromante | Visconti Motorsports | Chevrolet | | | | |
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