2020 LS Tractor 200

2020 LS Tractor 200

Race details[1][2]
Race 4 of 33 in the 2020 NASCAR Xfinity Series season
Date	March 7, 2020 (2020-03-07)
Location	Phoenix Raceway in Avondale, Arizona
Course	1 mi (1.609 km)
Distance	200 laps, 200 mi (320 km)
Pole position
Driver	Kyle Busch	Joe Gibbs Racing
Time	26.869
Most laps led
Driver	Kyle Busch	Joe Gibbs Racing
Laps	78
Winner
No. 19	Brandon Jones	Joe Gibbs Racing
Television in the United States
Network	FS1
Announcers	Adam Alexander, Clint Bowyer, and Joey Logano
Radio in the United States
Radio	MRN
Booth Announcers	Kurt Becker and Dan Hubbard
Turn Announcers	Dillon Welch (1 & 2) and Jeff Striegle (3 & 4)

The 2020 LS Tractor 200 was a NASCAR Xfinity Series race held on March 7, 2020 at Phoenix Raceway in Avondale, Arizona. Contested over 200 laps on the 1-mile (1.6 km) asphalt oval, it was the fourth race of the 2020 NASCAR Xfinity Series season. Brandon Jones won his first race of the 2020 season, and the first of his career at Phoenix Raceway.^[3]

This was the last race to run before the season was put on hold due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

Report

Background

Phoenix Raceway is a 1.022 mi (1.645 km), low-banked tri-oval race track located in Avondale, Arizona. 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.^[4]

Entry list

• (R) denotes rookie driver.
• (i) denotes driver who is ineligible for series driver points.

No.	Driver	Team	Manufacturer
0	B. J. McLeod	JD Motorsports	Chevrolet
1	Michael Annett	JR Motorsports	Chevrolet
02	Brett Moffitt (i)	Our Motorsports	Chevrolet
4	Jesse Little (R)	JD Motorsports	Chevrolet
5	Matt Mills	B. J. McLeod Motorsports	Chevrolet
6	David Starr	JD Motorsports	Chevrolet
7	Justin Allgaier	JR Motorsports	Chevrolet
07	Ray Black Jr.	SS-Green Light Racing	Chevrolet
8	Daniel Hemric	JR Motorsports	Chevrolet
08	Joe Graf Jr. (R)	SS-Green Light Racing	Chevrolet
9	Noah Gragson	JR Motorsports	Chevrolet
10	Ross Chastain	Kaulig Racing	Chevrolet
11	Justin Haley	Kaulig Racing	Chevrolet
12	Brad Keselowski (i)	Team Penske	Ford
13	Chad Finchum	MBM Motorsports	Toyota
15	Colby Howard	JD Motorsports	Chevrolet
18	Riley Herbst (R)	Joe Gibbs Racing	Toyota
19	Brandon Jones	Joe Gibbs Racing	Toyota
20	Harrison Burton (R)	Joe Gibbs Racing	Toyota
21	Myatt Snider	Richard Childress Racing	Chevrolet
22	Austin Cindric	Team Penske	Ford
36	Alex Labbé	DGM Racing	Chevrolet
39	Ryan Sieg	RSS Racing	Chevrolet
44	Tommy Joe Martins	Martins Motorsports	Chevrolet
47	Joe Nemechek (i)	Mike Harmon Racing	Chevrolet
51	Jeremy Clements	Jeremy Clements Racing	Chevrolet
52	Kody Vanderwal (R)	Means Racing	Chevrolet
54	Kyle Busch (i)	Joe Gibbs Racing	Toyota
61	Timmy Hill (i)	Hattori Racing	Toyota
66	Stephen Leicht	MBM Motorsports	Toyota
68	Brandon Brown	Brandonbilt Motorsports	Chevrolet
74	Bayley Currey (i)	Mike Harmon Racing	Chevrolet
78	Vinnie Miller	B. J. McLeod Motorsports	Chevrolet
89	Landon Cassill	Shepherd Racing	Chevrolet
90	Dillon Bassett	DGM Racing	Chevrolet
92	Josh Williams	DGM Racing	Chevrolet
93	Jeff Green	RSS Racing	Chevrolet
98	Chase Briscoe	Stewart-Haas Racing	Ford
99	J. J. Yeley	B. J. McLeod Motorsports	Chevrolet
Official entry list

• Ray Black Jr. started from the rear due to unapproved adjustments.

Practice

First practice

Ross Chastain was the fastest in the first practice session with a time of 27.563 seconds and a speed of 130.610 mph (210.196 km/h).

Pos	No.	Driver	Team	Manufacturer	Time	Speed
1	10	Ross Chastain	Kaulig Racing	Chevrolet	27.563	130.610
2	22	Austin Cindric	Team Penske	Ford	27.694	129.992
3	39	Ryan Sieg	RSS Racing	Chevrolet	27.696	129.983
Official first practice results

Final practice

Kyle Busch was the fastest in the final practice session with a time of 27.797 seconds and a speed of 129.510 mph (208.426 km/h).

Pos	No.	Driver	Team	Manufacturer	Time	Speed
1	54	Kyle Busch (i)	Joe Gibbs Racing	Toyota	27.797	129.510
2	7	Justin Allgaier	JR Motorsports	Chevrolet	27.814	129.431
3	22	Austin Cindric	Team Penske	Ford	27.967	128.723
Official final practice results

Qualifying

Kyle Busch scored the pole position with a time of 26.869 seconds and a speed of 133.983 mph (215.625 km/h).

Qualifying results

Pos	No	Driver	Team	Manufacturer	Time
1	54	Kyle Busch (i)	Joe Gibbs Racing	Toyota	26.869
2	22	Austin Cindric	Team Penske	Ford	26.933
3	20	Harrison Burton (R)	Joe Gibbs Racing	Toyota	26.967
4	12	Brad Keselowski (i)	Team Penske	Ford	26.991
5	10	Ross Chastain	Kaulig Racing	Chevrolet	26.995
6	7	Justin Allgaier	JR Motorsports	Chevrolet	26.997
7	9	Noah Gragson	JR Motorsports	Chevrolet	27.000
8	19	Brandon Jones	Joe Gibbs Racing	Toyota	27.011
9	98	Chase Briscoe	Stewart-Haas Racing	Ford	27.143
10	39	Ryan Sieg	RSS Racing	Chevrolet	27.143
11	18	Riley Herbst (R)	Joe Gibbs Racing	Toyota	27.197
12	8	Daniel Hemric	JR Motorsports	Chevrolet	27.207
13	68	Brandon Brown	Brandonbilt Motorsports	Chevrolet	27.310
14	11	Justin Haley	Kaulig Racing	Chevrolet	27.311
15	21	Myatt Snider	Richard Childress Racing	Chevrolet	27.383
16	89	Landon Cassill	Shepherd Racing	Chevrolet	27.394
17	02	Brett Moffitt (i)	Our Motorsports	Chevrolet	27.409
18	51	Jeremy Clements	Jeremy Clements Racing	Chevrolet	27.411
19	08	Joe Graf Jr. (R)	SS-Green Light Racing	Chevrolet	27.510
20	90	Dillon Bassett	DGM Racing	Chevrolet	27.524
21	0	B. J. McLeod	JD Motorsports	Chevrolet	27.535
22	36	Alex Labbé	DGM Racing	Chevrolet	27.536
23	07	Ray Black Jr.	SS-Green Light Racing	Chevrolet	27.546
24	92	Josh Williams	DGM Racing	Chevrolet	27.594
25	66	Stephen Leicht	MBM Motorsports	Toyota	27.654
26	1	Michael Annett	JR Motorsports	Chevrolet	27.671
27	47	Joe Nemechek (i)	Mike Harmon Racing	Chevrolet	27.676
28	44	Tommy Joe Martins	Martins Motorsports	Chevrolet	27.692
29	93	Jeff Green	RSS Racing	Chevrolet	27.717
30	61	Timmy Hill (i)	Hattori Racing	Toyota	27.723
31	13	Chad Finchum	MBM Motorsports	Toyota	27.806
32	6	David Starr	JD Motorsports	Chevrolet	27.902
33	4	Jesse Little (R)	JD Motorsports	Chevrolet	27.939
34	15	Colby Howard	JD Motorsports	Chevrolet	27.992
35	78	Vinnie Miller	B. J. McLeod Motorsports	Chevrolet	28.516
36	52	Kody Vanderwal	Means Racing	Chevrolet	28.710
Did not qualify
37	99	J. J. Yeley	B. J. McLeod Motorsports	Chevrolet	27.815
38	5	Matt Mills	B. J. McLeod Motorsports	Chevrolet	27.849
39	74	Bayley Currey (i)	Mike Harmon Racing	Chevrolet	28.149
Official qualifying results

Race

Race results

Stage Results

Stage One

Laps: 45

Pos	No	Driver	Team	Manufacturer	Points
1	7	Justin Allgaier	JR Motorsports	Chevrolet	10
2	10	Ross Chastain	Kaulig Racing	Chevrolet	9
3	98	Chase Briscoe	Stewart-Haas Racing	Ford	8
4	54	Kyle Busch (i)	Joe Gibbs Racing	Toyota	0
5	22	Austin Cindric	Team Penske	Ford	6
6	9	Noah Gragson	JR Motorsports	Chevrolet	5
7	12	Brad Keselowski (i)	Team Penske	Ford	0
8	11	Justin Haley	Kaulig Racing	Chevrolet	3
9	20	Harrison Burton (R)	Joe Gibbs Racing	Toyota	2
10	19	Brandon Jones	Joe Gibbs Racing	Toyota	1

Stage Two

Laps: 45

Pos	No	Driver	Team	Manufacturer	Points
1	9	Noah Gragson	JR Motorsports	Chevrolet	10
2	10	Ross Chastain	Kaulig Racing	Chevrolet	9
3	98	Chase Briscoe	Stewart-Haas Racing	Ford	8
4	54	Kyle Busch (i)	Joe Gibbs Racing	Toyota	0
5	7	Justin Allgaier	JR Motorsports	Chevrolet	6
6	39	Ryan Sieg	RSS Racing	Chevrolet	5
7	19	Brandon Jones	Joe Gibbs Racing	Toyota	4
8	20	Harrison Burton (R)	Joe Gibbs Racing	Toyota	3
9	22	Austin Cindric	Team Penske	Ford	2
10	68	Brandon Brown	Brandonbilt Motorsports	Chevrolet	1

Final Stage Results

Laps: 110

Pos	Grid	No	Driver	Team	Manufacturer	Laps	Points	Status
1	8	19	Brandon Jones	Joe Gibbs Racing	Toyota	200	45	Running
2	3	20	Harrison Burton (R)	Joe Gibbs Racing	Toyota	200	40	Running
3	1	54	Kyle Busch (i)	Joe Gibbs Racing	Toyota	200	0	Running
4	4	12	Brad Keselowski	Team Penske	Ford	200	0	Running
5	14	11	Justin Haley	Kaulig Racing	Chevrolet	200	35	Running
6	9	98	Chase Briscoe	Stewart-Haas Racing	Ford	200	47	Running
7	7	9	Noah Gragson	JR Motorsports	Chevrolet	200	45	Running
8	2	22	Austin Cindric	Team Penske	Ford	200	37	Running
9	5	10	Ross Chastain	Kaulig Racing	Chevrolet	200	46	Running
10	11	18	Riley Herbst (R)	Joe Gibbs Racing	Toyota	200	27	Running
11	10	39	Ryan Sieg	RSS Racing	Chevrolet	200	31	Running
12	13	68	Brandon Brown	Brandonbilt Motorsports	Chevrolet	200	26	Running
13	6	7	Justin Allgaier	JR Motorsports	Chevrolet	200	40	Running
14	15	21	Myatt Snider	Richard Childress Racing	Chevrolet	200	23	Running
15	29	93	Jeff Green	RSS Racing	Chevrolet	200	22	Running
16	24	92	Josh Williams	DGM Racing	Chevrolet	200	21	Running
17	26	1	Michael Annett	JR Motorsports	Chevrolet	200	20	Running
18	20	90	Dillon Bassett	DGM Racing	Chevrolet	199	19	Running
19	17	02	Brett Moffitt (i)	Our Motorsports	Chevrolet	199	0	Running
20	21	0	B. J. McLeod	JD Motorsports	Chevrolet	199	17	Running
21	33	4	Jesse Little (R)	JD Motorsports	Chevrolet	199	16	Running
22	22	36	Alex Labbé	DGM Racing	Chevrolet	199	15	Running
23	30	61	Timmy Hill (i)	Hattori Racing	Toyota	198	0	Running
24	31	13	Chad Finchum	MBM Motorsports	Toyota	196	13	Running
25	23	07	Ray Black Jr.	SS-Green Light Racing	Chevrolet	196	12	Running
26	32	6	David Starr	JD Motorsports	Chevrolet	196	11	Running
27	35	78	Vinnie Miller	B. J. McLeod Motorsports	Chevrolet	196	10	Running
28	28	44	Tommy Joe Martins	Martins Motorsports	Chevrolet	194	9	Running
29	36	52	Kody Vanderwal (R)	Means Racing	Chevrolet	177	8	Running
30	12	8	Daniel Hemric	JR Motorsports	Chevrolet	142	7	DVP
31	19	08	Joe Graf Jr. (R)	SS-Green Light Racing	Chevrolet	142	6	Accident
32	27	47	Joe Nemechek (i)	Mike Harmon Racing	Chevrolet	127	0	Accident
33	25	66	Stephen Leicht	MBM Motorsports	Toyota	101	4	Clutch
34	34	15	Colby Howard	JD Motorsports	Chevrolet	81	3	Accident
35	16	89	Landon Cassill	Shepherd Racing	Chevrolet	63	2	Vibration
36	18	51	Jeremy Clements	Jeremy Clements Racing	Chevrolet	58	1	Engine
Official race results

Race statistics

• Lead changes: 12 among 7 different drivers
• Cautions/Laps: 7 for 45
• Red flags: 0
• Time of race: 2 hours, 9 minutes, 47 seconds
• Average speed: 92.462 mph (148.803 km/h)

Media

Television

The LS Tractor 200 was carried by FS1 in the United States. Adam Alexander, Stewart-Haas Racing driver Clint Bowyer, and Team Penske driver Joey Logano called the race from the booth, with Jamie Little and Vince Welch covering pit road.^[5]

FS1
Booth announcers	Pit reporters
Lap-by-lap: Adam Alexander Color-commentator: Clint Bowyer Color-commentator: Joey Logano	Jamie Little Vince Welch

Radio

The Motor Racing Network (MRN) called the race for radio, which was simulcast on SiriusXM NASCAR Radio. Kurt Becker and Dan Hubbard anchored the action from the booth. Dillon Welch called the action from Turns 1 & 2 and Jeff Striegle called the race through turns 3 & 4. Steve Post and Kim Coon provided reports from pit road.^[6]

MRN Radio
Booth announcers	Turn announcers	Pit reporters
Lead announcer: Kurt Becker Announcer: Dan Hubbard	Turns 1 & 2: Dillon Welch Turns 3 & 4: Jeff Striegle	Steve Post Kim Coon

Standings after the race

Drivers' Championship standings

	Pos	Driver	Points
	1	Harrison Burton (R)	176
	2	Chase Briscoe	173 (-3)
	3	Austin Cindric	155 (-21)
2	4	Brandon Jones	148 (-28)
2	5	Ross Chastain	146 (-30)
3	6	Noah Gragson	143 (-33)
3	7	Ryan Sieg	143 (-33)
3	8	Justin Haley	140 (-36)
1	9	Justin Allgaier	138 (-38)
2	10	Michael Annett	119 (-57)
	11	Riley Herbst (R)	109 (-67)
1	12	Brandon Brown	91 (-85)
Official driver's standings

Note: Only the first 12 positions are included for the driver standings.

References

1. "Entry List" (PDF). jayski.com. March 6, 2020. Retrieved September 12, 2020.
2. "Race Results" (PDF). jayski.com. March 7, 2020. Retrieved September 12, 2020.
3. "Brandon Jones takes Phoenix Xfinity win in JGR 1-2-3". www.motorsport.com. Retrieved 2020-09-12.
4. "7 fast facts about Phoenix International Raceway | Phoenix.org". phoenix.org. Retrieved 2020-09-12.
5. "FOX Sports Bolsters Stellar NASCAR XFINITY SERIES Driver Analyst Roster with Addition of Stewart and Busch Brothers". Fox Sports PressPass. 2020-02-13. Retrieved 2020-09-13.
6. "Phoenix Raceway Weekend Preview - FanShield 500 | MRN". MRN - Motor Racing Network. 2020-03-05. Retrieved 2020-09-13.

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