# 2020 Dawn Ultra 150

The 2020 Dawn Ultra 150 was the eighth stock car race of the 2020 ARCA Menards Series and the inaugural iteration of the event. The race was held on Friday, July 24, 2020, in Kansas City, Kansas at Kansas Speedway, a 1.5 miles (2.4 km) permanent D-shaped oval racetrack. The race took the scheduled 100 laps to complete. At race's end, Bret Holmes of Bret Holmes Racing would dominate to win his first and so far final career ARCA Menards Series win and his first and only win of the season. To fill out the podium, Ryan Repko of Venturini Motorsports and Riley Herbst of Joe Gibbs Racing would finish second and third, respectively.

## Background

Kansas Speedway is a 1.5-mile (2.4 km) tri-oval race track in Kansas City, Kansas. It was built in 2001 and hosts two annual NASCAR race weekends. The NTT IndyCar Series also raced there until 2011. The speedway is owned and operated by the International Speedway Corporation.

### Entry list

| # | Driver | Team | Make | Sponsor |
| 01 | Mike Basham | Fast Track Racing | Chevrolet | Fast Track Racing |
| 4 | Hailie Deegan | DGR-Crosley | Ford | Monster Energy |
| 06 | Con Nicolopoulos | Wayne Peterson Racing | Chevrolet | Great Railing |
| 8 | Russ Lane | Empire Records | Toyota | NASA Central Region, Make It Rain |
| 10 | Ryan Huff | Fast Track Racing | Ford | Shawn Balluzzo Tribute |
| 11 | Tyler Hill | Fast Track Racing | Chevrolet | Fast Track Racing |
| 12 | Corey Heim | Fast Track Racing | Toyota | JBL |
| 15 | Drew Dollar | Venturini Motorsports | Toyota | Sunbelt Rentals |
| 17 | Tanner Gray | DGR-Crosley | Ford | Pneumatech |
| 18 | Riley Herbst | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | Monster Energy |
| 20 | Ryan Repko | Venturini Motorsports | Toyota | Craftsman |
| 22 | Derek Griffith | Chad Bryant Racing | Ford | Original Gourmet Lollipops |
| 23 | Bret Holmes | Bret Holmes Racing | Chevrolet | Holmes II Excavating |
| 25 | Michael Self | Venturini Motorsports | Toyota | Sinclair |
| 46 | Thad Moffitt | DGR-Crosley | Ford | Performance Plus Motor Oil Richard Petty Signature Series |
| 48 | Brad Smith | Brad Smith Motorsports | Chevrolet | Home Building Solutions, NASCAR Low Teams |
| 69 | Eric Caudell | Kimmel Racing | Toyota | ETRM Software Consulting, Caudell Sports Marketing |
| 97 | Jason Kitzmiller | CR7 Motorsports | Chevrolet | A. L. L. Construction |
| Official entry list |||||

## Practice

The only one-hour practice session would occur on Friday, July 24. Bret Holmes of Bret Holmes Racing would set the fastest time in the session, with a lap of 31.669 and an average speed of 170.514 miles per hour (274.416 km/h).
| Pos. | # | Driver | Team | Make | Time | Speed |
| 1 | 23 | Bret Holmes | Bret Holmes Racing | Chevrolet | 31.669 | 170.514 |
| 2 | 18 | Riley Herbst | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 31.910 | 169.226 |
| 3 | 20 | Ryan Repko | Venturini Motorsports | Toyota | 32.059 | 168.439 |
| Full practice results |||||||

## Starting lineup

ARCA would not hold a qualifying session for the race. Therefore, the current 2020 owner's standings would be determined for who got the pole. As a result, Riley Herbst of Joe Gibbs Racing won the pole.
| Pos. | # | Driver | Team | Make |
| 1 | 18 | Riley Herbst | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota |
| 2 | 25 | Michael Self | Venturini Motorsports | Toyota |
| 3 | 20 | Ryan Repko | Venturini Motorsports | Toyota |
| 4 | 23 | Bret Holmes | Bret Holmes Racing | Chevrolet |
| 5 | 15 | Drew Dollar | Venturini Motorsports | Toyota |
| 6 | 4 | Hailie Deegan | DGR-Crosley | Ford |
| 7 | 17 | Tanner Gray | DGR-Crosley | Ford |
| 8 | 46 | Thad Moffitt | DGR-Crosley | Ford |
| 9 | 69 | Eric Caudell | Kimmel Racing | Toyota |
| 10 | 12 | Corey Heim | Fast Track Racing | Toyota |
| 11 | 10 | Ryan Huff | Fast Track Racing | Ford |
| 12 | 22 | Derek Griffith | Chad Bryant Racing | Ford |
| 13 | 11 | Tyler Hill | Fast Track Racing | Chevrolet |
| 14 | 06 | Con Nicolopoulos | Wayne Peterson Racing | Chevrolet |
| 15 | 48 | Brad Smith | Brad Smith Motorsports | Chevrolet |
| 16 | 97 | Jason Kitzmiller | CR7 Motorsports | Chevrolet |
| 17 | 01 | Mike Basham | Fast Track Racing | Chevrolet |
| 18 | 8 | Russ Lane | Empire Records | Toyota |
| Official starting lineup |||||

## Race results

| Fin | St | # | Driver | Team | Make | Laps | Led | Status | Pts |
| 1 | 4 | 23 | Bret Holmes | Bret Holmes Racing | Chevrolet | 100 | 82 | running | 48 |
| 2 | 3 | 20 | Ryan Repko | Venturini Motorsports | Toyota | 100 | 0 | running | 42 |
| 3 | 1 | 18 | Riley Herbst | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 100 | 18 | running | 42 |
| 4 | 10 | 12 | Corey Heim | Fast Track Racing | Toyota | 100 | 0 | running | 40 |
| 5 | 7 | 17 | Tanner Gray | DGR-Crosley | Ford | 100 | 0 | running | 39 |
| 6 | 2 | 25 | Michael Self | Venturini Motorsports | Toyota | 100 | 0 | running | 38 |
| 7 | 5 | 15 | Drew Dollar | Venturini Motorsports | Toyota | 100 | 0 | running | 37 |
| 8 | 12 | 22 | Derek Griffith | Chad Bryant Racing | Ford | 100 | 0 | running | 36 |
| 9 | 6 | 4 | Hailie Deegan | DGR-Crosley | Ford | 100 | 0 | running | 35 |
| 10 | 8 | 46 | Thad Moffitt | DGR-Crosley | Ford | 99 | 0 | running | 34 |
| 11 | 16 | 97 | Jason Kitzmiller | CR7 Motorsports | Chevrolet | 97 | 0 | running | 33 |
| 12 | 9 | 69 | Eric Caudell | Kimmel Racing | Toyota | 95 | 0 | running | 32 |
| 13 | 11 | 10 | Ryan Huff | Fast Track Racing | Ford | 93 | 0 | overheating | 31 |
| 14 | 13 | 11 | Tyler Hill | Fast Track Racing | Chevrolet | 93 | 0 | running | 30 |
| 15 | 14 | 06 | Con Nicolopoulos | Wayne Peterson Racing | Chevrolet | 67 | 0 | engine | 29 |
| 16 | 15 | 48 | Brad Smith | Brad Smith Motorsports | Chevrolet | 33 | 0 | handling | 28 |
| 17 | 17 | 01 | Mike Basham | Fast Track Racing | Chevrolet | 19 | 0 | vibration | 27 |
| 18 | 18 | 8 | Russ Lane | Empire Records | Toyota | 14 | 0 | crash | 26 |
| Official race results ||||||||||