# 2020 Skip's Western Outfitters 175

The 2020 Skip's Western Outfitters 175 was the first stock car race of the 2020 ARCA Menards Series East season and the seventh iteration of the event. The race was held on Monday, February 10, 2020, in New Smyrna Beach, Florida at New Smyrna Speedway, a 0.5 miles (0.80 km) oval-shaped racetrack. The race took the scheduled 175 laps to complete. At race's end, Sam Mayer of GMS Racing would make a late race charge to the front to win his fifth career ARCA Menards Series East win and his first of the season. To fill out the podium, Derek Griffith of Chad Bryant Racing and Ty Gibbs of Joe Gibbs Racing would finish second and third, respectively.

## Background

New Smyrna Speedway is a 1/2-mile asphalt oval racetrack located near New Smyrna Beach, Florida, that races the NASCAR Advance Auto Parts Weekly Series every Saturday night. It also has a smaller track, known as "Little New Smyrna Speedway" in the infield. This track races quarter midgets on Friday nights.

### Entry list

| # | Driver | Team | Make | Sponsor |
| 1 | Max McLaughlin | Hattori Racing Enterprises | Toyota | Toyota Racing Development |
| 2 | Derek Griffith | Chad Bryant Racing | Ford | Chad Bryant Racing |
| 3 | Willie Mullins | Mullins Racing | Ford | CW Metals, Crow Wing Recycling |
| 4 | Chase Cabre | Rev Racing | Toyota | Eibach, Max Siegel Incorporated |
| 6 | Nick Sanchez | Rev Racing | Toyota | Universal Technical Institute, NASCAR Technical Institute |
| 09 | Stephen Nasse | Jett Motorsports | Ford | Noland's Roofing, Inc. |
| 11 | Chuck Hiers | Fast Track Racing | Toyota | Gleckler & Sons, Ashley Home |
| 11E | Robert Pawlowski | Robert Pawlowski Racing | Chevrolet | Channel Daily Clips Central |
| 16 | Gio Scelzi | Bill McAnally Racing | Toyota | NAPA Auto Parts |
| 17 | Tanner Gray | DGR-Crosley | Ford | Ford Performance |
| 18 | Ty Gibbs | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | Monster Energy |
| 19 | Jesse Love | Bill McAnally Racing | Toyota | NAPA Power Premium Plus |
| 20 | Corey Heim | Venturini Motorsports | Toyota | Craftsman |
| 21 | Sam Mayer | GMS Racing | Chevrolet | Chevrolet Accessories |
| 25 | Mason Diaz | Venturini Motorsports | Toyota | Solid Rock Carriers |
| 30 | Tristan Van Wieringen | Rette Jones Racing | Toyota | Durobyte |
| 42 | Parker Retzlaff | Cook-Finley Racing | Toyota | Ponsse, Ironhorse Loggers |
| 43 | Daniel Dye | Ben Kennedy Racing | Chevrolet | Heise LED Lighting Systems, Jeep Beach |
| 50 | Holley Hollan | Bill McAnally Racing | Toyota | JBL |
| 74 | Giovanni Bromante | Visconti Motorsports | Chevrolet | Bromante Landscape and Design, Sandler Capital Management |
| 80 | Brian Finney | Finney Racing Enterprises | Chevrolet | Finney Racing Enterprises |
| 91 | Justin Carroll | TC Motorsports | Toyota | Carroll's Automotive |
| 99 | Gracie Trotter | Bill McAnally Racing | Toyota | Eneos |
| Official entry list |||||

## Practice

The only 100-minute practice session was held on Monday, February 10. Sam Mayer of GMS Racing would set the fastest time in the session, with a time of 18.378 and an average speed of 94.025 miles per hour (151.319 km/h).
| Pos. | # | Driver | Team | Make | Time | Speed |
| 1 | 21 | Sam Mayer | GMS Racing | Chevrolet | 18.378 | 94.025 |
| 2 | 2 | Derek Griffith | Chad Bryant Racing | Ford | 18.444 | 93.689 |
| 3 | 20 | Corey Heim | Venturini Motorsports | Toyota | 18.524 | 93.284 |
| Full practice results |||||||

## Qualifying

Qualifying was held on Monday, February 10, at 5:30 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.
Derek Griffith of Chad Bryant Racing would win the pole, setting a time of 18.673 and an average speed of 92.540 miles per hour (148.929 km/h).

### Full qualifying results

| Pos. | # | Driver | Team | Make | Time | Speed |
| 1 | 2 | Derek Griffith | Chad Bryant Racing | Ford | 18.673 | 92.540 |
| 2 | 1 | Max McLaughlin | Hattori Racing Enterprises | Toyota | 18.736 | 92.229 |
| 3 | 6 | Nick Sanchez | Rev Racing | Toyota | 18.752 | 92.150 |
| 4 | 18 | Ty Gibbs | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 18.766 | 92.081 |
| 5 | 20 | Corey Heim | Venturini Motorsports | Toyota | 18.802 | 91.905 |
| 6 | 21 | Sam Mayer | GMS Racing | Chevrolet | 18.828 | 91.778 |
| 7 | 43 | Daniel Dye | Ben Kennedy Racing | Chevrolet | 18.894 | 91.458 |
| 8 | 09 | Stephen Nasse | Jett Motorsports | Ford | 18.894 | 91.458 |
| 9 | 74 | Giovanni Bromante | Visconti Motorsports | Chevrolet | 18.926 | 91.303 |
| 10 | 25 | Mason Diaz | Venturini Motorsports | Toyota | 18.944 | 91.216 |
| 11 | 17 | Tanner Gray | DGR-Crosley | Ford | 18.948 | 91.197 |
| 12 | 4 | Chase Cabre | Rev Racing | Toyota | 19.001 | 90.943 |
| 13 | 30 | Tristan Van Wieringen | Rette Jones Racing | Toyota | 19.004 | 90.928 |
| 14 | 19 | Jesse Love | Bill McAnally Racing | Toyota | 19.004 | 90.928 |
| 15 | 42 | Parker Retzlaff | Cook-Finley Racing | Toyota | 19.056 | 90.680 |
| 16 | 16 | Gio Scelzi | Bill McAnally Racing | Toyota | 19.157 | 90.202 |
| 17 | 91 | Justin Carroll | TC Motorsports | Toyota | 19.195 | 90.023 |
| 18 | 50 | Holley Hollan | Bill McAnally Racing | Toyota | 19.222 | 89.897 |
| 19 | 80 | Brian Finney | Finney Racing Enterprises | Chevrolet | 19.369 | 89.215 |
| 20 | 99 | Gracie Trotter | Bill McAnally Racing | Toyota | 19.451 | 88.839 |
| 21 | 11 | Chuck Hiers | Fast Track Racing | Toyota | 19.669 | 87.854 |
| 22 | 11E | Robert Pawlowski | Robert Pawlowski Racing | Chevrolet | 21.139 | 81.745 |
| 23 | 3 | Willie Mullins | Mullins Racing | Ford | — | — |
| Official qualifying results |||||||

## Race results

| Fin | St | # | Driver | Team | Make | Laps | Led | Status | Pts |
| 1 | 6 | 21 | Sam Mayer | GMS Racing | Chevrolet | 175 | 27 | running | 48 |
| 2 | 1 | 2 | Derek Griffith | Chad Bryant Racing | Ford | 175 | 144 | running | 45 |
| 3 | 4 | 18 | Ty Gibbs | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 175 | 4 | running | 42 |
| 4 | 3 | 6 | Nick Sanchez | Rev Racing | Toyota | 175 | 0 | running | 40 |
| 5 | 9 | 74 | Giovanni Bromante | Visconti Motorsports | Chevrolet | 175 | 0 | running | 39 |
| 6 | 8 | 09 | Stephen Nasse | Jett Motorsports | Ford | 175 | 0 | running | 38 |
| 7 | 5 | 20 | Corey Heim | Venturini Motorsports | Toyota | 175 | 0 | running | 37 |
| 8 | 15 | 42 | Parker Retzlaff | Cook-Finley Racing | Toyota | 175 | 0 | running | 36 |
| 9 | 12 | 4 | Chase Cabre | Rev Racing | Toyota | 175 | 0 | running | 35 |
| 10 | 2 | 1 | Max McLaughlin | Hattori Racing Enterprises | Toyota | 175 | 0 | running | 34 |
| 11 | 13 | 30 | Tristan Van Wieringen | Rette Jones Racing | Toyota | 175 | 0 | running | 33 |
| 12 | 14 | 19 | Jesse Love | Bill McAnally Racing | Toyota | 175 | 0 | running | 32 |
| 13 | 16 | 16 | Gio Scelzi | Bill McAnally Racing | Toyota | 175 | 0 | running | 31 |
| 14 | 19 | 80 | Brian Finney | Finney Racing Enterprises | Chevrolet | 172 | 0 | running | 30 |
| 15 | 18 | 50 | Holley Hollan | Bill McAnally Racing | Toyota | 172 | 0 | running | 29 |
| 16 | 20 | 99 | Gracie Trotter | Bill McAnally Racing | Toyota | 169 | 0 | running | 28 |
| 17 | 10 | 25 | Mason Diaz | Venturini Motorsports | Toyota | 158 | 0 | steering | 27 |
| 18 | 11 | 17 | Tanner Gray | DGR-Crosley | Ford | 153 | 0 | crash | 26 |
| 19 | 7 | 43 | Daniel Dye | Ben Kennedy Racing | Chevrolet | 139 | 0 | crash | 25 |
| 20 | 23 | 3 | Willie Mullins | Mullins Racing | Ford | 124 | 0 | running | 24 |
| 21 | 17 | 91 | Justin Carroll | TC Motorsports | Toyota | 105 | 0 | oil pan | 23 |
| 22 | 21 | 11 | Chuck Hiers | Fast Track Racing | Toyota | 38 | 0 | handling | 22 |
| 23 | 22 | 11E | Robert Pawlowski | Robert Pawlowski Racing | Chevrolet | 30 | 0 | fuel pump | 21 |
| Official race results ||||||||||