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| Race 2 of 23 in the2020 NASCAR Gander RV & Outdoors Truck Series season | |||
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| Date | February 21, 2020 (2020-02-21) | ||
| Official name | Strat 200 | ||
| Location | Las Vegas Motor Speedway,Las Vegas, Nevada | ||
| Course | Permanent racing facility | ||
| Course length | 1.5 miles (2.414 km) | ||
| Distance | 134 laps, 201 mi (323.478 km) | ||
| Pole position | |||
| Driver | ThorSport Racing | ||
| Time | 30.365 | ||
| Most laps led | |||
| Driver | Kyle Busch | Kyle Busch Motorsports | |
| Laps | 108 | ||
| Winner | |||
| No. 51 | Kyle Busch | Kyle Busch Motorsports | |
| Television in the United States | |||
| Network | FS1 | ||
| Announcers | Vince Welch,Michael Waltrip,Erik Jones | ||
The2020 Strat 200 was the 2ndstock car race of the2020 NASCAR Gander RV & Outdoors Truck Series season and the 24th iteration of the event. The race was held on February 21, 2020 atLas Vegas Motor Speedway inNorth Las Vegas, Nevada.Kyle Busch, driving for his own teamKyle Busch Motorsports, would win the event leading 108 laps, his first of the season and his 57th overall in theNASCAR Gander RV and Outdoors Truck Series.Johnny Sauter ofThorSport Racing andAustin Hill ofHattori Racing Enterprises would take 2nd and 3rd, respectively.
Las Vegas Motor Speedway, located inClark County, Nevada outside theLas Vegas city limits and about 15 miles northeast of theLas Vegas Strip, is a 1,200-acre (490 ha) complex of multiple tracks for motorsports racing. The complex is owned bySpeedway Motorsports, Inc., which is headquartered inCharlotte, North Carolina.
35 trucks would enter the race, meaning that three would not qualify for the race.
The first and final practice took place on February 21, 2020.Christian Eckes would set the fastest time with a 30.363.
| Top 3 results | ||||||
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| Pos. | # | Driver | Team | Make | Time | Speed |
| 1 | 18 | Christian Eckes | Kyle Busch Motorsports | Toyota | 30.363 | 177.848 |
| 2 | 13 | Johnny Sauter | ThorSport Racing | Ford | 30.396 | 177.655 |
| 3 | 23 | Brett Moffitt | GMS Racing | Chevrolet | 30.418 | 177.526 |
| Full practice results | ||||||
Johnny Sauter ofThorSport Racing would win the pole with a 30.365 with an average speed of 177.836 miles per hour (286.199 km/h). The drivers ofJosh Reaume,Natalie Decker,Spencer Boyd,Angela Ruch, andJosh Bilicki would all qualify by owner's points, with notable examples of Bilicki being almost 5 seconds slower than the slowest non-quaiflier, and Ruch being 3 seconds slower.Bayley Currey,Korbin Forrister, andJennifer Jo Cobb would all not qualify for the race.
Controversy would occur after qualifying, whenAngela Ruch, driving forReaume Brothers Racing, spun on the apron while going onto the track for her warmup lap. Driver and commentatorParker Kligerman would react to the spin on Twitter, saying "Let's raise the qualification standards for the top 3 series. Side note: I can't wait till a woman driver absolutely laps the field one day. Truly, we are the only sport men and women can compete on equal grounds. Can't wait till super talented women are throughout the field." In response, Angela would say on Twitter that she blew a tire during her lap in a swear-word fueled tirade, while also insulting Kilgerman by saying "Dip shit! I blew a tire! The deference between me and u little b:;$&&$ is I make my own path !! In fact if u do not shut your trap I will slap your little ass! Sad little fellas that no one dated in high school !" After harsh criticism to the tweet, Angela would say that the comment made on her Twitter was made by her husband, Mike Ruch, saying "Mike always has my back and I'm thankful for that! However I’ve decided to get him his own twitter so he can feel free to speak his mind 😳😂 Have fun everyone it's @mf_ruch @Twitter will never be the same! I'll keep my head down and keep digging! Thanks everyone!"[2]
The original tweet Mike Ruch made is now deleted.
For pre-race ceremonies, theNellis Air Force Base Honor Guard would present the nation's colors.Billy Maudin, chaplain from theChristian racing ministryMotor Racing Outreach would give out the invocation. Bridgette Foster would sing the national anthem. Kaui Kalahiki, Director of Facilities atThe Strat, would give the starting command.
Stage 1 Laps: 30
Stage 2 Laps: 30
Stage 3 Laps: 74
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