The 2020 Speed Energy Stadium Super Trucks Series was the eighth season of the Stadium Super Trucks and the first in which the series was split into two championships, with the Speed Energy Stadium Super Trucks in the United States and the Boost Mobile Super Trucks in Australia.
While standings were not kept for the 2020 season, Robby Gordon was the lone driver to finish on the podium in every race
Much of the series' calendar after the season-opening Adelaide 500 in February—held as a combination event with the Boost Mobile Super Trucks—was wiped out by the COVID-19 pandemic. After a six-month hiatus, the trucks returned in August at Road America. Standings were not officially tracked by the series, but Robby Gordon was the lone driver to record podium finishes in every race while reigning champion Matthew Brabham won twice.
The full schedule was revealed on November 21, 2019, with the series being divided into the American Speed Energy Stadium Super Trucks and the Australian Boost Mobile Super Trucks; both championships intended to run three combination rounds.[3]
The 2020 season began with a combination race weekend with the Boost Mobile Super Trucks at Adelaide Street Circuit. The weekend, which was promoted as an "Australia v USA Series",[11] saw eight Australian drivers and three Americans (defending champion Matthew Brabham holds dual citizenship with both countries). Robby Gordon and Bill Hynes, who ran the full 2019 schedule, returned for Adelaide; fellow American Sara Price made her SST return after last racing in 2017.[1] Gordon won Race 1 after starting first (he did not set a qualifying time due to steering problems, placing him on pole position due to an inverted grid) and holding off a charge by Toby Price on the final turn.[12]Matt Mingay and Paul Morris dominated the second race until Gordon and Brabham passed them late in the event; the two ran side by side to the finish with Brabham winning by just 0.0361 seconds.[13]Shae Davies, a series newcomer, won the final race after avoiding early wrecks and distancing himself from the field as they fought for position.[14]
Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the Grand Prix of Long Beach, originally scheduled for April 18–19, was canceled, ending a nine-year streak for SST at the street circuit dating back to the series' inaugural season in 2013.[15][4] The combination Perth SuperNight at Wanneroo Raceway on May 16–17 was postponed, though SST intends to commit to the rescheduled date once it is finalized.[5] Another combination weekend with the Gold Coast 600 on October 31–November 1 was excluded from the revised Supercars schedule in May.[9] On May 18, Honda Indy Toronto was removed from its July 11–12 date after local legislation expanded the city's ban on major events through the month, with race officials planning to find a new date.[6] The Grand Prix of Portland, planned for September 5–6, was called off on July 27, followed by the Honda Indy 200 (August 7–9) at Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course being postponed on August 1.[7][8]
^ abNguyen, Justin (February 19, 2020). "SST entry list for Adelaide 500 revealed". The Checkered Flag. Retrieved February 19, 2020.
^ abNguyen, Justin (August 6, 2020). "SST Road America entry list revealed". The Checkered Flag. Retrieved August 7, 2020.
^"2020 Stadium SUPER Trucks Tentative Schedule". Stadium Super Trucks. November 21, 2019. Retrieved November 22, 2019.
^ abNguyen, Justin (March 19, 2020). "2020 Grand Prix of Long Beach officially cancelled after failed reschedule". The Checkered Flag. Retrieved March 25, 2020.
^ abNguyen, Justin (March 18, 2020). "Tasmania, Auckland, Perth races postponed, SST to follow reschedules". The Checkered Flag. Retrieved March 25, 2020.
^ abNguyen, Justin (May 16, 2020). "Honda Indy Toronto jeopardised after extended local cancellations". The Checkered Flag. Retrieved May 18, 2020.
^ abFossett, Wyatt (July 27, 2020). "The Grand Prix of Portland has been officially canceled". Daily Hive. Retrieved July 30, 2020.
^ ab"The Honda Indy 200 At Mid-Ohio Will be Postponed to Later in 2020". Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course (Press release). August 1, 2020. Retrieved August 2, 2020.
^ abChapman, Simon (May 17, 2020). "Supercars releases revised 13-round 2020/21 calendar". Speedcafe. Retrieved August 25, 2020.
^ abStadium Super Trucks [@SSuperTrucks] (November 18, 2020). "We were going to run there this year but COVID said no / It's an option, but won't happen until it's back to 100% fan capacity" (Tweet). Retrieved November 25, 2020 – via Twitter.
^Murray, Brett (February 6, 2020). "Shae Davies confirmed for SST season opener in Adelaide". Speedcafe. Retrieved February 6, 2020.
^Nguyen, Justin (February 21, 2020). "Robby Gordon kicks off 2020 SST season with Adelaide Race 1 win". The Checkered Flag. Retrieved March 26, 2020.
^"Brabham charges to SST win over Gordon". Speedcafe. February 22, 2020. Retrieved March 26, 2020.
^"Debutant Davies takes out final SST race". Speedcafe. February 23, 2020. Retrieved March 26, 2020.
^Ruhl, Ashleigh (October 24, 2019). "BUSINESS BEAT: Get On Road With Grand Prix Tickets; Whiskey Pairing At The Federal; Census Hires; Port Report". Long Beach Grunion Gazette. Retrieved October 28, 2019.
^"Road America Announces Its 2020 Race Schedule". Roadracing World Publishing. October 2, 2019. Retrieved October 28, 2019.
^"SST Returns To Action At Road America, August 6-8, 2020". Stadium Super Trucks. July 29, 2020. Retrieved August 8, 2020.
^Noland, Greg (August 6, 2020). "Jett Joins Stadium Super Trucks at Road America" (Press release). Jett Noland. Retrieved August 7, 2020.
^"Oconto County teen returns to Road America track for NASCAR event". Green Bay Press-Gazette. August 7, 2020. Retrieved August 8, 2020.
^Kallmann, David (August 8, 2020). "Local driver Sam Mayer finishes his first race at Road America with a broken wrist and runner-up finish". Milwaukee Journal Sentinel. Retrieved August 8, 2020.
^Nguyen, Justin (December 17, 2019). "SST returning to Lake Elsinore in 2020". The Checkered Flag. Retrieved December 17, 2019.
^"2020 Adelaide Results". Stadium Super Trucks. February 23, 2020. Retrieved March 6, 2020.
^"Round 4 – Road America – 8/8/20". Stadium Super Trucks. Retrieved August 12, 2020.
^"Round 5 – Road America – 8/8/20". Stadium Super Trucks. Retrieved August 12, 2020.
January 31, 2023
2020, stadium, super, trucks, series, 2020, stadium, super, trucks, previous, 2019, next, 2021companion, series, boost, mobile, super, trucks, 2020, speed, energy, stadium, super, trucks, series, eighth, season, stadium, super, trucks, first, which, series, sp. 2020 Stadium Super Trucks Previous 2019 Next 2021Companion series Boost Mobile Super Trucks The 2020 Speed Energy Stadium Super Trucks Series was the eighth season of the Stadium Super Trucks and the first in which the series was split into two championships with the Speed Energy Stadium Super Trucks in the United States and the Boost Mobile Super Trucks in Australia Matthew Brabham the reigning series champion While standings were not kept for the 2020 season Robby Gordon was the lone driver to finish on the podium in every race Much of the series calendar after the season opening Adelaide 500 in February held as a combination event with the Boost Mobile Super Trucks was wiped out by the COVID 19 pandemic After a six month hiatus the trucks returned in August at Road America Standings were not officially tracked by the series but Robby Gordon was the lone driver to record podium finishes in every race while reigning champion Matthew Brabham won twice Contents 1 Drivers 2 Schedule 2 1 Races canceled due to the COVID 19 pandemic 3 Season summary 4 Results and standings 4 1 Race results 4 2 Drivers championship 5 See also 6 Notes 7 ReferencesDrivers EditNo Driver Races2 Sheldon Creed 4 57 Robby Gordon All21 Zoey Edenholm 4 525 Arie Luyendyk Jr 4 532 Barry Boes 4 544 John Holtger 4 557 Bill Hynes All66 Zane Smith 4 566x Jett Noland 4 577 Max Gordon 4 578 Sara Price 1 383 Matthew Brabham AllSources a Schedule EditThe full schedule was revealed on November 21 2019 with the series being divided into the American Speed Energy Stadium Super Trucks and the Australian Boost Mobile Super Trucks both championships intended to run three combination rounds 3 Round Track Location Date Supporting1 Adelaide Street Circuit Adelaide South Australia February 21 23 Adelaide 5002 Road America Elkhart Lake Wisconsin August 8 Henry 180Combination races with Boost Mobile Super Trucks listed in boldRaces canceled due to the COVID 19 pandemic Edit Track Location Supporting RefStreets of Long Beach Long Beach California Grand Prix of Long Beach 4 Wanneroo Raceway Neerabup Western Australia Perth SuperNight 5 Exhibition Place Toronto Ontario Honda Indy Toronto 6 Portland International Raceway Portland Oregon Grand Prix of Portland 7 Mid Ohio Sports Car Course Lexington Ohio Honda Indy 200 8 Surfers Paradise Street Circuit Surfers Paradise Queensland Gold Coast 600 9 Lake Elsinore Diamond Lake Elsinore California Standalone 10 Season summary Edit Arie Luyendyk Jr leading at Road America The 2020 season began with a combination race weekend with the Boost Mobile Super Trucks at Adelaide Street Circuit The weekend which was promoted as an Australia v USA Series 11 saw eight Australian drivers and three Americans defending champion Matthew Brabham holds dual citizenship with both countries Robby Gordon and Bill Hynes who ran the full 2019 schedule returned for Adelaide fellow American Sara Price made her SST return after last racing in 2017 1 Gordon won Race 1 after starting first he did not set a qualifying time due to steering problems placing him on pole position due to an inverted grid and holding off a charge by Toby Price on the final turn 12 Matt Mingay and Paul Morris dominated the second race until Gordon and Brabham passed them late in the event the two ran side by side to the finish with Brabham winning by just 0 0361 seconds 13 Shae Davies a series newcomer won the final race after avoiding early wrecks and distancing himself from the field as they fought for position 14 Due to the COVID 19 pandemic the Grand Prix of Long Beach originally scheduled for April 18 19 was canceled ending a nine year streak for SST at the street circuit dating back to the series inaugural season in 2013 15 4 The combination Perth SuperNight at Wanneroo Raceway on May 16 17 was postponed though SST intends to commit to the rescheduled date once it is finalized 5 Another combination weekend with the Gold Coast 600 on October 31 November 1 was excluded from the revised Supercars schedule in May 9 On May 18 Honda Indy Toronto was removed from its July 11 12 date after local legislation expanded the city s ban on major events through the month with race officials planning to find a new date 6 The Grand Prix of Portland planned for September 5 6 was called off on July 27 followed by the Honda Indy 200 August 7 9 at Mid Ohio Sports Car Course being postponed on August 1 7 8 After a six month dormancy the season resumed in early August at Road America as a support event for the NASCAR Xfinity Series 16 17 Five drivers made their series debuts during the weekend Barry Boes Trans Am Series Gordon s son Max Jett Noland and Zane Smith NASCAR Gander RV amp Outdoors Truck Series and Zoey Edenholm Formula 4 United States Championship 18 2 John Holtger whose SST debut came at the track in 2019 Arie Luyendyk Jr and two time SST champion Sheldon Creed also returned to the trucks 19 Luyendyk won the first race after rolling over early in the event while Brabham beat out Gordon to win the second 20 The series initially planned to return to Lake Elsinore Diamond which held races in 2017 and 2018 in October before it was called off 21 10 Results and standings EditRace results Edit Round Race Event Fastest qualifier Pole position Most laps led Winning driver Ref1 1 Adelaide Matthew Brabham Robby Gordon Robby Gordon Robby Gordon 22 2 Matt Mingay Paul Morris Matthew Brabham3 Greg Gartner Greg Gartner Shae Davies2 4 Road America Matthew Brabham Zoey Edenholm Arie Luyendyk Jr Arie Luyendyk Jr 23 5 Bill Hynes Matthew Brabham Matthew Brabham 24 Drivers championship Edit Points are approximate based on the points system and unofficial as the series did not track standings for the 2020 season Rank Driver ADE ROA Points1 Robby Gordon 1 2 2 3 2 1472 Matthew Brabham 3 1 3 11 1 1333 Bill Hynes 7 11 9 10 10 584 Sheldon Creed 2 3 555 Arie Luyendyk Jr 1 9 446 Jett Noland 6 4 357 Sara Price 10 8 10 358 Zane Smith 5 6 349 John Holtger 4 11 3210 Max Gordon 9 5 2811 Barry Boes 8 7 2712 Zoey Edenholm 7 8 27Boost Mobile Super Trucks drivers Toby Price 2 5 6 Shae Davies 4 10 1 Paul Morris 6 3 5 Paul Weel 5 4 7 Greg Gartner 8 12 4 Luke van Herwaade 9 7 8 Matt Mingay 12 6 12 Shaun Richardson 11 9 11Rank Driver ADE ROA Points Legend Color ResultGold WinnerSilver 2nd placeBronze 3rd placeGreen 4th 5th place Top 5 Light Blue 6th 10th place Top 10 Dark Blue Finished Outside Top 10 Purple Did not finish DNF Red Did not qualify DNQ Brown Withdrew Wth Black Disqualified DSQ White Did not start DNS Race cancelled or abandoned C Blank Did not participate DNP Driver replacement Rpl Race not held NH Not competingIn Line Notation Bold Pole positionItalics Ran fastest race lap Led most race lapsmiscellaneous notationPoints Position1st 2nd 3rd 4th 5th 6th 7th 8th 9th 10th 11th 12th 13th 14th 15thHeat 12 10 8 7 5 4 3 2 1Final 25 22 20 18 16 15 14 13 12 11 10 9 8 7 6 BonusesMost laps led 3Position gained 1Fastest qualifier 1See also EditImpact of the COVID 19 pandemic on motorsportNotes Edit Entry lists Adelaide Races 1 3 1 Road America Races 4 5 2 References Edit a b Nguyen Justin February 19 2020 SST entry list for Adelaide 500 revealed The Checkered Flag Retrieved February 19 2020 a b Nguyen Justin August 6 2020 SST Road America entry list revealed The Checkered Flag Retrieved August 7 2020 2020 Stadium SUPER Trucks Tentative Schedule Stadium Super Trucks November 21 2019 Retrieved November 22 2019 a b Nguyen Justin March 19 2020 2020 Grand Prix of Long Beach officially cancelled after failed reschedule The Checkered Flag Retrieved March 25 2020 a b Nguyen Justin March 18 2020 Tasmania Auckland Perth races postponed SST to follow reschedules The Checkered Flag Retrieved March 25 2020 a b Nguyen Justin May 16 2020 Honda Indy Toronto jeopardised after extended local cancellations The Checkered Flag Retrieved May 18 2020 a b Fossett Wyatt July 27 2020 The Grand Prix of Portland has been officially canceled Daily Hive Retrieved July 30 2020 a b The Honda Indy 200 At Mid Ohio Will be Postponed to Later in 2020 Mid Ohio Sports Car Course Press release August 1 2020 Retrieved August 2 2020 a b Chapman Simon May 17 2020 Supercars releases revised 13 round 2020 21 calendar Speedcafe Retrieved August 25 2020 a b Stadium Super Trucks SSuperTrucks November 18 2020 We were going to run there this year but COVID said no It s an option but won t happen until it s back to 100 fan capacity Tweet Retrieved November 25 2020 via Twitter Murray Brett February 6 2020 Shae Davies confirmed for SST season opener in Adelaide Speedcafe Retrieved February 6 2020 Nguyen Justin February 21 2020 Robby Gordon kicks off 2020 SST season with Adelaide Race 1 win The Checkered Flag Retrieved March 26 2020 Brabham charges to SST win over Gordon Speedcafe February 22 2020 Retrieved March 26 2020 Debutant Davies takes out final SST race Speedcafe February 23 2020 Retrieved March 26 2020 Ruhl Ashleigh October 24 2019 BUSINESS BEAT Get On Road With Grand Prix Tickets Whiskey Pairing At The Federal Census Hires Port Report Long Beach Grunion Gazette Retrieved October 28 2019 Road America Announces Its 2020 Race Schedule Roadracing World Publishing October 2 2019 Retrieved October 28 2019 SST Returns To Action At Road America August 6 8 2020 Stadium Super Trucks July 29 2020 Retrieved August 8 2020 Noland Greg August 6 2020 Jett Joins Stadium Super Trucks at Road America Press release Jett Noland Retrieved August 7 2020 Oconto County teen returns to Road America track for NASCAR event Green Bay Press Gazette August 7 2020 Retrieved August 8 2020 Kallmann David August 8 2020 Local driver Sam Mayer finishes his first race at Road America with a broken wrist and runner up finish Milwaukee Journal Sentinel Retrieved August 8 2020 Nguyen Justin December 17 2019 SST returning to Lake Elsinore in 2020 The Checkered Flag Retrieved December 17 2019 2020 Adelaide Results Stadium Super Trucks February 23 2020 Retrieved March 6 2020 Round 4 Road America 8 8 20 Stadium Super Trucks Retrieved August 12 2020 Round 5 Road America 8 8 20 Stadium Super Trucks Retrieved August 12 2020 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title 2020 Stadium Super Trucks Series amp oldid 1121939772, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
