2020 ISCRA Sparco Pro Series

The **2020 ISCRA Sparco Pro Series** is the 37th season of the ISCRA Sparco Pro Series, and the first season of the 2020s. The season began on February 15th, 2020, with the Armory Digital 300, and will end on November 21st, 2020, with the ASUS Dark Knight 300.

This season marks the debut of Grayson Hill, Derek Hudson, Graham Parsons, and Hunter Timmons, as well as the final season for owner-driver Todd Jones.

## Changes

### Teams

* On September 10th, 2019, Caldwell Racing Team announced that they had purchased the equipment from the ill-fated Douglas Motorsports team. Rookie Graham Parsons would move from the ISCRA XPOLogistics National Series to the No. 15 Ford Mustang in 2020 and compete for Rookie of the Year honors.
* On October 21st, 2019, Ross Yarbrough announced that he had acquired a handful of Dodges from the now-defunct Wolfpack Racing. Yarbrough will attempt to run the entire 2020 season in his No. 39 entry.
* On November 15th, 2019, Steven Merzlak Racing announced that their Pro Series team would be restructured for the 2020 season. Chris Howard will move to the No. 7 entry, which was formerly the No. 15 entry fielded by Dylan Maddox. Maddox will move to the No. 77 entry, which was vacated by Charlotte Beliveau as she focuses on her Cup Series performance. The team would also complete their switch to Toyota, choosing to field the Supra over the Camry.

### Drivers

* On September 28th, 2019, Barnett Racing announced that the team would go through a significant overhaul for the 2020 season. As Bora-Eun Yeong moves to the Cup Series, the team would expand to two cars, with the No. 98 being driven by Brennan Warner and the new No. 38 being driven by rookie Grayson Hill.
* After Markus Theiss was called up to replace the injured Corey Hawkins, Team Cherikee announced on September 30th, 2019, that Lamar Russell would replace Theiss in the team's Pro Series entry for the 2020 season.
* Brad McLaughlin Racing announced on October 2nd, 2019, that Lyle Hoffman would return to the No. 18 Chevrolet for the team, replacing Korey Long.
* On October 5th, 2019, Cloverfield Racing announced that Hunter Timmons would move from the National Series to the No. 55 Pro Series entry for the team. Timmons will compete for Rookie of the Year honors.
* On October 6th, 2019, Pilot Racing announced that Derek Hudson would replace Benjamin Price in the No. 4 Dodge for the 2020 season. Price has elected to focus solely on his Cup Series efforts, allowing the team to move their best prospect up their development ladder.
* On December 12th, 2019, Bradshaw Racing announced that then-Cup driver Kendall Nicholson would replace the departing Evelyn Watts in the No. 10 Ford Mustang for the team.

### Sponsorship

* In Brad McLaughlin Racing's announcement on October 2nd, 2019, the team announced that Gainbridge Financial would sponsor the No. 18 of Lyle Hoffman for the entirety of the 2020 season.

## 2020 Season

### Armory Digital 300

The Armory Digital 300 was held February 15th at Armory Digital Superspeedway. Matthew Fischer won the pole.

**Top-ten results**

1. 7 - Chris Howard

2. 14 - Cameron Warren

3. 55 - Hunter Timmons

4. 89 - Greg Ward

5. 88 - Randy Davis

6. 9 - Raymond Pierce

7. 30 - Courtney Dunn

8. 15 - Graham Parsons

9. 43 - Jeremy Fox

10. 66 - Matthew Fischer

Failed to qualify: Daniel Metzold (No. 75), Ricky Pollard (No. 16), Trevor Cook (No. 59), Wes Masterson (No. 42)

* This race saw a staggering 68 lead changes in just 115 laps; Chris Howard, the winner, led the most laps, but he would only lead 14 laps en route to victory.
* Hunter Timmons and Graham Parsons would score top-tens in their debut races.

### Fields Agriculture 250

The Fields Agriculture 250 was held February 22nd at Atlanta Motor Speedway. Courtney Dunn won the pole.

**Top-ten results**

1. 43 - Jeremy Fox

2. 14 - Cameron Warren

3. 30 - Courtney Dunn

4. 38 - Grayson Hill

5. 3 - John Rott

6. 82 - Dean Campbell

7. 7 - Chris Howard

8. 77 - Dylan Maddox

9. 18 - Lyle Hoffman -1

10. 75 - Daniel Metzold -1

Failed to qualify: Amy Tebo (No. 00), Ashton Kingston (No. 80) David Rucker (No. 61), Trevor Cook (No. 59)

* A week after failing to make the race at Armory Digital, Daniel Metzold scored his first top 10 in ISCRA competition.
* Ashton Kingston shockingly failed to make the race after wrecking in qualifying. It's the first DNQ for any Matthews Racing car since 2010.
* Jamie Rosberg's day was over before it even began - his engine would expire on the pace lap, delaying the start of the race by 10 minutes.

### Rebel 200

The Rebel 200 was held March 14th at Darlington Raceway. Hana Moon won the pole.

**Top-ten results**

1. 82 - Dean Campbell

2. 14 - Cameron Warren

3. 34 - Paul Hopkins

4. 9 - Raymond Pierce

5. 1 - Harvey von Barnswallow

6. 43 - Jeremy Fox

7. 4 - Derek Hudson

8. 20 - Bryce Lancaster

9. 77 - Dylan Maddox

10. 39 - Ross Yarbrough

Failed to qualify: Kevin Polaski (No. 25), Lamar Russell (No. 2), Trevor Cook (No. 59), Wes Masterson (No. 42)

* In his third race in the series, Ross Yarbrough was able to score his first top ten in ISCRA Sparco Pro Series competition.
* This was Cameron Warren's third second-place finish in three races in 2020.

### Food City 300

The Food City 300 was held March 21st at Bristol Motor Speedway. Courtney Dunn won the pole. Grayson Hill won his first career race in just his fourth start.

**Top-ten results**

1. 38 - [[Grayson Hill]

2. 31 - Hana Moon

3. 9 - Raymond Pierce

4. 29 - Brandon Edwards

5. 30 - Courtney Dunn

6. 11 - Damon Steele

7. 81 - Jamie Rosberg

8. 43 - Jeremy Fox

9. 82 - Dean Campbell

10. 1 - Harvey von Barnswallow

Failed to qualify: Blake Cross (No. 01), Brooke Vaughan (No. 32), Graham Parsons (No. 15), Greg Ward (No. 89)

* Hill thoroughly dominated this race, leading 211 of 300 laps.
* A scary crash occurred on lap 179, when Hunter Timmons spun on the backstretch. Ryan Matthews had no where to go and climbed up the side of Timmons' car, rolling it once in turn three. Matthews' car was miraculously able to continue on and he was able to salvage a 22nd-place finish.

### Remington Arms 250

The Remington Arms 250 was held March 27th at Richmond Raceway. Courtney Dunn won the pole, her third in five races in 2020. Bryce Lancaster would break a three-year winless skid in dominating fashion, leading 103 of 250 laps.

**Top-ten results**

1. 20 - Bryce Lancaster

2. 14 - Cameron Warren

3. 30 - Courtney Dunn

4. 6 - Justin Foster

5. 77 - Dylan Maddox

6. 66 - Matthew Fischer

7. 82 - Dean Campbell

8. 7 - Chris Howard

9. 1 - Harvey von Barnswallow -1

10. 33 - Rickie Norman -1

Failed to qualify: Blake Cross (No. 01), Brooke Vaughan (No. 32), David Rucker (No. 61), Hunter Timmons (No. 55), Lyle Hoffman (No. 18), Ricky Pollard (No. 16), Wes Masterson (No. 42)

* For the second time in two weeks, a car would go upside down. Randy Davis was pushed on his side after a stackup in turn two on lap 21. However, the car was mostly undamaged, and Randy would continue on to finish 28th.

### Avidyne 300

The Avidyne 300 was held April 4th at Auto Club Speedway. Dean Campbell won the pole.

**Top-ten finishers**

1. 6 - Justin Foster

2. 40 - Francesca Beneventi

3. 29 - Brandon Edwards

4. 80 - Ashton Kingston

5. 30 - Courtney Dunn

6. 99 - Lance Vandervelde

7. 8 - Todd Jones

8. 14 - Cameron Warren

9. 43 - Jeremy Fox -1

10. 89 - Greg Ward -1

Failed to qualify: Brooke Vaughan (No. 32), Daniel Metzold (No. 75), David Rucker (No. 61), Harvey von Barnswallow (No. 1), Kevin Polaski (No. 25), Ricky Pollard (No. 16), Ross Yarbrough (No. 39)

* For the third time in three weeks, cars would go upside-down in the Pro Series. Jayden Cahill and Lamar Russell would both flip in a massive crash on lap 66 which would eventually take out 14 cars.
* Francesca Beneventi would score her first top five since the 2018 Armory Digital 300 in this race.