The 2020 Lucas Oil 150 was the 23rd and final stock car race of the 2020 NASCAR Gander RV & Outdoors Truck Series season, the 26th iteration of the event, and the championship race that decided the champion of that year's season. The race was held on Friday, November 6, 2020 in Avondale, Arizona at Phoenix Raceway, a 1 mile (1.6 km) permanent low-banked tri-oval race track. The race was extended from the scheduled 150 laps to 156 due to a NASCAR overtime finish. After a spin from Dawson Cram would set up an overtime finish,[1] Sheldon Creed would decide to stay out to take the lead. He would manage to hold on and defend the lead en route to his first NASCAR Gander RV & Outdoors Truck Series championship, and the 5th of his career and of the season.[2] To fill out the podium, Zane Smith of GMS Racing and Chandler Smith of Kyle Busch Motorsports finished 2nd and 3rd, respectively.

2020 Lucas Oil 150
Race details
Race 23 of 23 of the 2020 NASCAR Gander RV & Outdoors Truck Series
Date November 6, 2020
Official name Lucas Oil 150
Location Avondale, Arizona, Phoenix Raceway
Course Permanent racing facility
1 mi (1.6 km)
Distance 156 laps, 156 mi (251.057 km)
Scheduled Distance 150 laps, 150 mi (241.401 km)
Average speed 99.557 miles per hour (160.221 km/h)
Pole position
Driver ThorSport Racing
Grid positions set by competition-based formula
Most laps led
Driver Brett Moffitt GMS Racing
Laps 78
Winner
No. 2 Sheldon Creed GMS Racing
Television in the United States
Network Fox Sports 1
Announcers Vince Welch, Michael Waltrip, Kurt Busch
Radio in the United States
Radio Motor Racing Network

The final standings for the Championship 4 from 1st-4th would stand as Sheldon Creed, Zane Smith, Brett Moffitt, and Grant Enfinger.

Background

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The layout of Phoenix Raceway, the venue where the race was held.

Phoenix Raceway – also known as PIR – is a one-mile, low-banked tri-oval race track located in Avondale, Arizona. It is named after the nearby metropolitan area of Phoenix. The motorsport track opened in 1964 and currently hosts two NASCAR race weekends annually. PIR has also hosted the IndyCar Series, CART, USAC and the Rolex Sports Car Series. The raceway is currently owned and operated by International Speedway Corporation.

The raceway was originally constructed with a 2.5 mi (4.0 km) road course that ran both inside and outside of the main tri-oval. In 1991 the track was reconfigured with the current 1.51 mi (2.43 km) interior layout. PIR has an estimated grandstand seating capacity of around 67,000. Lights were installed around the track in 2004 following the addition of a second annual NASCAR race weekend.

Phoenix Raceway is home to two annual NASCAR race weekends, one of 13 facilities on the NASCAR schedule to host more than one race weekend a year. The track is both the first and last stop in the western United States, as well as the fourth and the last track on the schedule.

This was the first time the championship race was held in Phoenix.

Championship 4 drivers

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Grant Enfinger: Made it to the Championship 4 after winning a wild race at the 2020 NASCAR Hall of Fame 200.

Sheldon Creed: Made it to the Championship 4 after dominating and winning the 2020 SpeedyCash.com 400.

Zane Smith: Made it to the Championship 4 based on having the most owner points out of the 5 non-winners from the Round of 8.

Brett Moffitt: Made it to the Championship 4 after winning the 2020 Clean Harbors 200.

Entry list

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  • (R) denotes rookie driver.
  • (i) denotes driver who is ineligible for series driver points.
  • (CC) denotes Championship Contender.
# Driver Team Make Sponsor
00 Josh Reaume Reaume Brothers Racing Toyota Levrack, Colonial Countertops
2 Sheldon Creed (CC) GMS Racing Chevrolet Chevrolet Accessories
02 Tate Fogleman (R) Young's Motorsports Chevrolet Solid Rock Carriers
3 Jordan Anderson Jordan Anderson Racing Chevrolet Bommarito Automotive Group
4 Raphaël Lessard (R) Kyle Busch Motorsports Toyota Mobil 1
10 Jennifer Jo Cobb Jennifer Jo Cobb Racing Chevrolet Driven2Honor.org[permanent dead link], Fastener Supply Company
11 Spencer Davis (R) Spencer Davis Motorsports Toyota Polar Bear Coolers Patriotic
13 Johnny Sauter ThorSport Racing Ford Vivitar
15 Tanner Gray (R) DGR-Crosley Ford Ford Performance
16 Austin Hill Hattori Racing Enterprises Toyota United Rentals
17 Dylan Lupton DGR-Crosley Ford Crosley Brands
18 Christian Eckes (R) Kyle Busch Motorsports Toyota Safelite Auto Glass
19 Derek Kraus (R) McAnally-Hilgemann Racing Toyota NAPA Belts & Hoses, Gates Hydraulics
20 Spencer Boyd Young's Motorsports Chevrolet HairClub
21 Zane Smith (R) (CC) GMS Racing Chevrolet Arlen Ness, Michael Roberts Construction
22 Austin Wayne Self AM Racing Chevrolet AM Technical Solutions, GO TEXAN.
23 Brett Moffitt (CC) GMS Racing Chevrolet Plan B Sales Jimmie Johnson Tribute
24 Sam Mayer GMS Racing Chevrolet All Weather Armour
26 Tyler Ankrum GMS Racing Chevrolet LiUNA!
30 Danny Bohn On Point Motorsports Toyota North American Motor Car
33 Akinori Ogata Reaume Brothers Racing Toyota Shinano Pneumatic Tools
38 Todd Gilliland Front Row Motorsports Ford Frontline Enterprises
40 Ryan Truex Niece Motorsports Chevrolet Marquis Hot Tubs
41 Dawson Cram Cram Racing Enterprises Chevrolet Haugeberg Farms, Magnum Contracting, Inc.
42 Carson Hocevar Niece Motorsports Chevrolet GMPartsNow, IRacing
45 Trevor Bayne Niece Motorsports Chevrolet Airpower Foundation
51 Chandler Smith Kyle Busch Motorsports Toyota JBL
52 Stewart Friesen Halmar Friesen Racing Toyota Halmar Racing To Beat Hunger
56 Tyler Hill Hill Motorsports Chevrolet HairClub
88 Matt Crafton ThorSport Racing Ford Menards, Ideal Door Garage Doors
97 Robby Lyons (i) Diversified Motorsports Enterprises Chevrolet Sunwest Construction
98 Grant Enfinger (CC) ThorSport Racing Ford Champion Power Equipment "Powering Your Life."
99 Ben Rhodes ThorSport Racing Ford Tenda Heal
Official entry list

Starting lineup

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The starting lineup was determined by a metric qualifying system based on the results and fastest lap of the last race, the 2020 NASCAR Hall of Fame 200 and owner's points. As a result, Grant Enfinger of ThorSport Racing won the pole.[3]

Pos. # Driver Team Make
1 98 Grant Enfinger ThorSport Racing Ford
2 21 Zane Smith GMS Racing Chevrolet
3 2 Sheldon Creed GMS Racing Chevrolet
4 23 Brett Moffitt GMS Racing Chevrolet
5 88 Matt Crafton ThorSport Racing Ford
6 99 Ben Rhodes ThorSport Racing Ford
7 18 Christian Eckes Kyle Busch Motorsports Toyota
8 19 Derek Kraus McAnally-Hilgemann Racing Toyota
9 52 Stewart Friesen Halmar Friesen Racing Toyota
10 26 Tyler Ankrum GMS Racing Chevrolet
11 30 Danny Bohn On Point Motorsports Toyota
12 45 Trevor Bayne Niece Motorsports Chevrolet
13 4 Raphaël Lessard Kyle Busch Motorsports Toyota
14 22 Austin Wayne Self AM Racing Chevrolet
15 24 Sam Mayer GMS Racing Chevrolet
16 13 Johnny Sauter ThorSport Racing Ford
17 16 Austin Hill Hattori Racing Enterprises Toyota
18 20 Spencer Boyd Young's Motorsports Chevrolet
19 42 Carson Hocevar Niece Motorsports Chevrolet
20 3 Jordan Anderson Jordan Anderson Racing Chevrolet
21 51 Chandler Smith Kyle Busch Motorsports Toyota
22 38 Todd Gilliland Front Row Motorsports Ford
23 15 Tanner Gray DGR-Crosley Ford
24 41 Dawson Cram Cram Racing Enterprises Chevrolet
25 40 Ryan Truex Niece Motorsports Chevrolet
26 56 Tyler Hill Hill Motorsports Chevrolet
27 11 Spencer Davis Spencer Davis Motorsports Toyota
28 02 Tate Fogleman Young's Motorsports Chevrolet
29 33 Akinori Ogata Reaume Brothers Racing Toyota
30 10 Jennifer Jo Cobb Jennifer Jo Cobb Racing Chevrolet
31 00 Josh Reaume Reaume Brothers Racing Toyota
32 17 Dylan Lupton DGR-Crosley Ford
33 97 Robby Lyons Diversified Motorsports Enterprises Chevrolet
Official starting lineup

Race results

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Stage 1 Laps: 45

Fin # Driver Team Make Pts
1 21 Zane Smith GMS Racing Chevrolet 0
2 2 Sheldon Creed GMS Racing Chevrolet 0
3 23 Brett Moffitt GMS Racing Chevrolet 0
4 98 Grant Enfinger ThorSport Racing Ford 0
5 88 Matt Crafton ThorSport Racing Ford 6
6 99 Ben Rhodes ThorSport Racing Ford 5
7 26 Tyler Ankrum GMS Racing Chevrolet 4
8 18 Christian Eckes Kyle Busch Motorsports Toyota 3
9 52 Stewart Friesen Halmar Friesen Racing Toyota 2
10 19 Derek Kraus McAnally-Hilgemann Racing Toyota 1

Stage 2 Laps: 45

Fin # Driver Team Make Pts
1 23 Brett Moffitt GMS Racing Chevrolet 0
2 21 Zane Smith GMS Racing Chevrolet 0
3 2 Sheldon Creed GMS Racing Chevrolet 0
4 99 Ben Rhodes ThorSport Racing Ford 7
5 98 Grant Enfinger ThorSport Racing Ford 0
6 52 Stewart Friesen Halmar Friesen Racing Toyota 5
7 26 Tyler Ankrum GMS Racing Chevrolet 4
8 4 Raphaël Lessard Kyle Busch Motorsports Toyota 3
9 18 Christian Eckes Kyle Busch Motorsports Toyota 2
10 24 Sam Mayer GMS Racing Chevrolet 1

Stage 3 Laps: 66

Fin[4] St # Driver Team Make Laps Led Status Pts
1 3 2 Sheldon Creed GMS Racing Chevrolet 156 27 running 40
2 2 21 Zane Smith GMS Racing Chevrolet 156 48 running 35
3 21 51 Chandler Smith Kyle Busch Motorsports Toyota 156 0 running 34
4 7 18 Christian Eckes Kyle Busch Motorsports Toyota 156 0 running 38
5 13 4 Raphaël Lessard Kyle Busch Motorsports Toyota 156 0 running 35
6 9 52 Stewart Friesen Halmar Friesen Racing Toyota 156 0 running 38
7 6 99 Ben Rhodes ThorSport Racing Ford 156 1 running 42
8 10 26 Tyler Ankrum GMS Racing Chevrolet 156 0 running 37
9 22 38 Todd Gilliland Front Row Motorsports Ford 156 0 running 28
10 4 23 Brett Moffitt GMS Racing Chevrolet 156 78 running 27
11 16 13 Johnny Sauter ThorSport Racing Ford 156 0 running 26
12 17 16 Austin Hill Hattori Racing Enterprises Toyota 156 0 running 25
13 1 98 Grant Enfinger ThorSport Racing Ford 156 2 running 24
14 5 88 Matt Crafton ThorSport Racing Ford 156 0 running 29
15 23 15 Tanner Gray DGR-Crosley Ford 156 0 running 22
16 32 17 Dylan Lupton DGR-Crosley Ford 156 0 running 21
17 15 24 Sam Mayer GMS Racing Chevrolet 156 0 running 21
18 12 45 Trevor Bayne Niece Motorsports Chevrolet 156 0 running 19
19 28 02 Tate Fogleman Young's Motorsports Chevrolet 156 0 running 18
20 14 22 Austin Wayne Self AM Racing Chevrolet 156 0 running 17
21 25 40 Ryan Truex Niece Motorsports Chevrolet 155 0 running 16
22 20 3 Jordan Anderson Jordan Anderson Racing Chevrolet 154 0 running 15
23 27 11 Spencer Davis Spencer Davis Motorsports Toyota 154 0 running 14
24 8 19 Derek Kraus McAnally-Hilgemann Racing Toyota 153 0 running 14
25 26 56 Tyler Hill Hill Motorsports Chevrolet 153 0 running 12
26 11 30 Danny Bohn On Point Motorsports Toyota 153 0 running 11
27 18 20 Spencer Boyd Young's Motorsports Chevrolet 152 0 running 10
28 24 41 Dawson Cram Cram Racing Enterprises Chevrolet 152 0 running 9
29 33 97 Robby Lyons Diversified Motorsports Enterprises Chevrolet 152 0 running 0
30 29 33 Akinori Ogata Reaume Brothers Racing Toyota 150 0 running 7
31 30 10 Jennifer Jo Cobb Jennifer Jo Cobb Racing Chevrolet 147 0 running 6
32 19 42 Carson Hocevar Niece Motorsports Chevrolet 103 0 crash 5
33 31 00 Josh Reaume Reaume Brothers Racing Toyota 44 0 brakes 5
Official race results

References

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  1. ^ 2020 NASCAR Trucks Phoenix - Dawson Cram Crash, retrieved 2021-10-22
  2. ^ "Sheldon Creed roars to Truck championship in overtime - NBC Sports". NASCAR Talk | NBC Sports. 2020-11-07. Retrieved 2021-10-22.
  3. ^ Tomlinson, Joy (2020-11-04). "Grant Enfinger Nabs Truck Pole At Phoenix". www.frontstretch.com. Retrieved 2021-10-22.
  4. ^ "2020 Lucas Oil 150 - The Third Turn". www.thethirdturn.com. Retrieved 2021-10-22.
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