2020 Blue-Emu Maximum Pain Relief 200

The 2020 Blue-Emu Maximum Pain Relief 200 was the 9th stock car race of the 2020 NASCAR Gander RV & Outdoors Truck Series season, and the 20th iteration of the event. The race was originally supposed to be held on May 30, 2020 but was postponed to July 24, 2020 due to the COVID-19 pandemic.^[1] The race was held in Kansas City, Kansas at Kansas Speedway, a 1.5 miles (2.4 km) permanent D-shaped oval racetrack. The race took the scheduled 134 laps to complete. At race's end, Austin Hill of Hattori Racing Enterprises would dominate the race and win, the 5th win of his career in the NASCAR Gander RV & Outdoors Truck Series, and the first of the season.^[2] To fill the podium, Brett Moffitt of GMS Racing and Grant Enfinger of ThorSport Racing would finish 2nd and 3rd, respectively.

2020 Blue-Emu Maximum Pain Relief 200

Race details
Race 9 of 23 of the 2020 NASCAR Gander RV & Outdoors Truck Series
Date	July 24, 2020
Official name	Blue-Emu Maximum Pain Relief 200
Location	Kansas City, Kansas, Kansas Speedway
Course	Permanent racing facility 1.5 mi (2.41 km)
Distance	134 laps, 201 mi (323.477 km)
Scheduled Distance	134 laps, 201 mi (323.477 km)
Average speed	126.349 miles per hour (203.339 km/h)
Pole position
Driver	Christian Eckes	Kyle Busch Motorsports
Grid positions set by car number
Most laps led
Driver	Austin Hill	Hattori Racing Enterprises
Laps	65
Winner
No. 16	Austin Hill	Hattori Racing Enterprises
Television in the United States
Network	Fox Sports 1
Announcers	Vince Welch, Michael Waltrip, Jamie McMurray
Radio in the United States
Radio	Motor Racing Network

Background

 

The layout of Kansas Speedway, the venue where the race was held.

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
00	Dawson Cram	Reaume Brothers Racing	Toyota	Levrack
2	Sheldon Creed	GMS Racing	Chevrolet	Chevrolet Accessories
02	Tate Fogleman	Young's Motorsports	Chevrolet	Solid Rock Carriers
3	Jordan Anderson	Jordan Anderson Racing	Chevrolet	Bommarito Automotive Group, BG Services
4	Raphaël Lessard	Kyle Busch Motorsports	Toyota	Mobil 1
04	Cory Roper	Roper Racing	Ford	Carquest Auto Parts
6	Norm Benning	Norm Benning Racing	Chevrolet	H & H Transport
7	Korbin Forrister	All Out Motorsports	Toyota	Nursing Home Caregivers
9	Codie Rohrbaugh	CR7 Motorsports	Chevrolet	Pray For Joshua
10	Jennifer Jo Cobb	Jennifer Jo Cobb Racing	Chevrolet	Driven2Honor.org, Fastener Supply Company
11	Spencer Davis	Spencer Davis Motorsports	Toyota	Polar Bear Coolers
13	Johnny Sauter	ThorSport Racing	Ford	Vivitar
15	Tanner Gray	DGR-Crosley	Ford	Ford Performance
16	Austin Hill	Hattori Racing Enterprises	Toyota	United Rentals
18	Christian Eckes	Kyle Busch Motorsports	Toyota	Safelite Auto Glass
19	Derek Kraus	McAnally-Hilgemann Racing	Toyota	Eneos
20	Spencer Boyd	Young's Motorsports	Chevrolet	Crowe Equipment
21	Zane Smith	GMS Racing	Chevrolet	Michael Roberts Construction
22	Austin Wayne Self	AM Racing	Chevrolet	AM Technical Solutions, GO TEXAN.
23	Brett Moffitt	GMS Racing	Chevrolet	Destiny Homes
24	Chase Purdy	GMS Racing	Chevrolet	Bama Buggies
26	Tyler Ankrum	GMS Racing	Chevrolet	LiUNA!
28	Bryan Dauzat	FDNY Racing	Chevrolet	FDNY, O. B. Builders Door & Trim
30	Brennan Poole	On Point Motorsports	Toyota	Remember Everyone Deployed
33	Kevin Donahue	Reaume Brothers Racing	Toyota	First Responder Racing, Levrack
38	Todd Gilliland	Front Row Motorsports	Ford	Speedco
40	Ross Chastain	Niece Motorsports	Chevrolet	Plan B Sales Watermelon
44	Natalie Decker	Niece Motorsports	Chevrolet	Ruedebusch Development & Construction
45	Ty Majeski	Niece Motorsports	Chevrolet	Studio 45 Trackside Tavern
49	Tim Viens*	CMI Motorsports	Chevrolet	Springrates
51	Brandon Jones	Kyle Busch Motorsports	Toyota	Barracuda Pumps
52	Stewart Friesen	Halmar Friesen Racing	Toyota	Halmar Racing To Beat Hunger
56	Timmy Hill	Hill Motorsports	Chevrolet	CrashClaimsR.Us
68	Clay Greenfield	Clay Greenfield Motorsports	Toyota	Rackley Roofing
83	Ray Ciccarelli*	CMI Motorsports	Chevrolet	CMI Motorsports
88	Matt Crafton	ThorSport Racing	Ford	Menards, Ideal Door Garage Doors
97	Robby Lyons	Diversified Motorsports Enterprises	Chevrolet	Sunwest Construction
98	Grant Enfinger	ThorSport Racing	Ford	Champion Power Equipment "Powering Your Life."
99	Ben Rhodes	ThorSport Racing	Ford	Tenda Heal

*Originally, Viens was slated to drive the #49, but the driver would change to Ray Ciccarelli for unknown reasons. As a result, the #83 would withdraw.^[3]

Starting lineup

The starting lineup was determined by a random draw. Christian Eckes of Kyle Busch Motorsports would draw for the pole.^[4]

Pos.	#	Driver	Team	Make
1	18	Christian Eckes	Kyle Busch Motorsports	Toyota
2	23	Brett Moffitt	GMS Racing	Chevrolet
3	38	Todd Gilliland	Front Row Motorsports	Ford
4	51	Brandon Jones	Kyle Busch Motorsports	Toyota
5	99	Ben Rhodes	ThorSport Racing	Ford
6	16	Austin Hill	Hattori Racing Enterprises	Toyota
7	21	Zane Smith	GMS Racing	Chevrolet
8	98	Grant Enfinger	ThorSport Racing	Ford
9	26	Tyler Ankrum	GMS Racing	Chevrolet
10	2	Sheldon Creed	GMS Racing	Chevrolet
11	40	Ross Chastain	Niece Motorsports	Chevrolet
12	4	Raphaël Lessard	Kyle Busch Motorsports	Toyota
13	15	Tanner Gray	DGR-Crosley	Ford
14	52	Stewart Friesen	Halmar Friesen Racing	Toyota
15	19	Derek Kraus	McAnally-Hilgemann Racing	Toyota
16	24	Chase Purdy	GMS Racing	Chevrolet
17	88	Matt Crafton	ThorSport Racing	Ford
18	13	Johnny Sauter	ThorSport Racing	Ford
19	45	Ty Majeski	Niece Motorsports	Chevrolet
20	11	Spencer Davis	Spencer Davis Motorsports	Toyota
21	44	Natalie Decker	Niece Motorsports	Chevrolet
22	33	Kevin Donahue	Reaume Brothers Racing	Toyota
23	22	Austin Wayne Self	AM Racing	Chevrolet
24	56	Timmy Hill	Hill Motorsports	Chevrolet
25	30	Brennan Poole	On Point Motorsports	Toyota
26	00	Dawson Cram	Reaume Brothers Racing	Toyota
27	04	Cory Roper	Roper Racing	Ford
28	02	Tate Fogleman	Young's Motorsports	Chevrolet
29	9	Codie Rohrbaugh	CR7 Motorsports	Chevrolet
30	20	Spencer Boyd	Young's Motorsports	Chevrolet
31	7	Korbin Forrister	All Out Motorsports	Toyota
32	3	Jordan Anderson	Jordan Anderson Racing	Chevrolet
33	68	Clay Greenfield	Clay Greenfield Motorsports	Toyota
34	97	Robby Lyons	Diversified Motorsports Enterprises	Chevrolet
35	49	Ray Ciccarelli	CMI Motorsports	Chevrolet
36	10	Jennifer Jo Cobb	Jennifer Jo Cobb Racing	Chevrolet
37	28	Bryan Dauzat	FDNY Racing	Chevrolet
38	6	Norm Benning	Norm Benning Racing	Chevrolet

Race results

Stage 1 Laps: 30

Fin	#	Driver	Team	Make	Pts
1	23	Brett Moffitt	GMS Racing	Chevrolet	10
2	16	Austin Hill	Hattori Racing Enterprises	Toyota	9
3	40	Ross Chastain	Niece Motorsports	Chevrolet	0
4	38	Todd Gilliland	Front Row Motorsports	Ford	7
5	88	Matt Crafton	ThorSport Racing	Ford	6
6	19	Derek Kraus	McAnally-Hilgemann Racing	Toyota	5
7	18	Christian Eckes	Kyle Busch Motorsports	Toyota	4
8	21	Zane Smith	GMS Racing	Chevrolet	3
9	99	Ben Rhodes	ThorSport Racing	Ford	2
10	2	Sheldon Creed	GMS Racing	Chevrolet	1

Stage 2 Laps: 30

Fin	#	Driver	Team	Make	Pts
1	16	Austin Hill	Hattori Racing Enterprises	Toyota	10
2	99	Ben Rhodes	ThorSport Racing	Ford	9
3	21	Zane Smith	GMS Racing	Chevrolet	8
4	45	Ty Majeski	Niece Motorsports	Chevrolet	7
5	19	Derek Kraus	McAnally-Hilgemann Racing	Toyota	6
6	18	Christian Eckes	Kyle Busch Motorsports	Toyota	5
7	40	Ross Chastain	Niece Motorsports	Chevrolet	0
8	2	Sheldon Creed	GMS Racing	Chevrolet	3
9	51	Brandon Jones	Kyle Busch Motorsports	Toyota	0
10	15	Tanner Gray	DGR-Crosley	Ford	1

Stage 3 Laps: 74

Fin^[5]	St	#	Driver	Team	Make	Laps	Led	Status	Pts
1	6	16	Austin Hill	Hattori Racing Enterprises	Toyota	134	65	running	59
2	2	23	Brett Moffitt	GMS Racing	Chevrolet	134	21	running	45
3	8	98	Grant Enfinger	ThorSport Racing	Ford	134	0	running	34
4	17	88	Matt Crafton	ThorSport Racing	Ford	134	2	running	39
5	15	19	Derek Kraus	McAnally-Hilgemann Racing	Toyota	134	0	running	43
6	7	21	Zane Smith	GMS Racing	Chevrolet	134	17	running	42
7	5	99	Ben Rhodes	ThorSport Racing	Ford	134	3	running	41
8	10	2	Sheldon Creed	GMS Racing	Chevrolet	134	0	running	33
9	18	13	Johnny Sauter	ThorSport Racing	Ford	134	0	running	28
10	3	38	Todd Gilliland	Front Row Motorsports	Ford	134	15	running	34
11	19	45	Ty Majeski	Niece Motorsports	Chevrolet	134	0	running	33
12	25	30	Brennan Poole	On Point Motorsports	Toyota	134	0	running	0
13	1	18	Christian Eckes	Kyle Busch Motorsports	Toyota	134	10	running	33
14	4	51	Brandon Jones	Kyle Busch Motorsports	Toyota	134	0	running	0
15	16	24	Chase Purdy	GMS Racing	Chevrolet	134	0	running	22
16	12	4	Raphaël Lessard	Kyle Busch Motorsports	Toyota	134	0	running	21
17	23	22	Austin Wayne Self	AM Racing	Chevrolet	134	0	running	20
18	13	15	Tanner Gray	DGR-Crosley	Ford	134	0	running	20
19	24	56	Timmy Hill	Hill Motorsports	Chevrolet	133	0	running	18
20	27	04	Cory Roper	Roper Racing	Ford	133	0	running	17
21	21	44	Natalie Decker	Niece Motorsports	Chevrolet	133	0	running	16
22	28	02	Tate Fogleman	Young's Motorsports	Chevrolet	133	0	running	15
23	30	20	Spencer Boyd	Young's Motorsports	Chevrolet	133	0	running	14
24	29	9	Codie Rohrbaugh	CR7 Motorsports	Chevrolet	133	0	running	13
25	26	00	Dawson Cram	Reaume Brothers Racing	Toyota	133	0	running	12
26	34	97	Robby Lyons	Diversified Motorsports Enterprises	Chevrolet	132	0	running	0
27	14	52	Stewart Friesen	Halmar Friesen Racing	Toyota	132	0	running	10
28	33	68	Clay Greenfield	Clay Greenfield Motorsports	Toyota	132	0	running	9
29	20	11	Spencer Davis	Spencer Davis Motorsports	Toyota	131	0	dvp	8
30	32	3	Jordan Anderson	Jordan Anderson Racing	Chevrolet	129	0	running	7
31	36	10	Jennifer Jo Cobb	Jennifer Jo Cobb Racing	Chevrolet	128	0	running	6
32	35	49	Ray Ciccarelli	CMI Motorsports	Chevrolet	121	0	running	5
33	9	26	Tyler Ankrum	GMS Racing	Chevrolet	112	0	running	5
34	11	40	Ross Chastain	Niece Motorsports	Chevrolet	102	1	brakes	0
35	31	7	Korbin Forrister	All Out Motorsports	Toyota	80	0	crash	5
36	38	6	Norm Benning	Norm Benning Racing	Chevrolet	50	0	handling	5
37	37	28	Bryan Dauzat	FDNY Racing	Chevrolet	26	0	dvp	5
38	22	33	Kevin Donahue	Reaume Brothers Racing	Toyota	17	0	power steering	5
Withdrew
WD		83	Ray Ciccarelli	CMI Motorsports	Chevrolet

References

1. "Kansas Speedway announces no fans for July NASCAR weekend". KCTV Kansas City. Retrieved 2021-10-11.
2. Gillispie, Zach (2020-07-24). "Austin Hill Captures 1st Truck Win Of 2020 At Kansas". www.frontstretch.com. Retrieved 2021-10-11.
3. Beard, Brock. "PREVIEW: Twice the Trucks and Thursday Night Cup headline stacked Kansas weekend". Retrieved 2021-10-11.
4. "Christian Eckes On Pole For Friday's Kansas Truck Race". www.frontstretch.com. 2020-07-22. Retrieved 2021-10-11.
5. "2020 Blue-Emu Maximum Pain Relief 200 - The Third Turn". www.thethirdturn.com. Retrieved 2021-10-11.

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