| Type: | CUST |
| Pole Driver: | Ty Gibbs |
| Avg: | 85.933mph |
| Scheduled Km: | 241.401 |
| Distance Km: | 241.401 |
| Scheduled Mi: | 150 |
| Scheduled Laps: | 200 |
| Distance Laps: | 200 |
| Course Km: | 1.21 |
| Date: | September 26 |
| Course Mi: | 0.75 |
| Most Driver: | Bret Holmes |
| First Driver: | Ty Gibbs |
| Most Team: | Bret Holmes Racing |
| Location: | Memphis, Tennessee, Memphis International Raceway |
| Network: | MAVTV |
| Announcers: | Bob Dillner, Jim Tretow |
| Radio: | ARCA Racing Network |
| Pole Team: | Joe Gibbs Racing |
| First Team: | Joe Gibbs Racing |
| Most Laps: | 135 |
| Car: | 18 |
| Description: | Race 18 of 20 of the 2020 ARCA Menards Series Race 10 of 10 of the 2020 Sioux Chief Showdown |
| Official Name: | 4th Annual Sioux Chief PowerPEX 200 |
| Year: | 2020 |
| Race Name: | Sioux Chief PowerPEX 200 |
| Distance Mi: | 150 |
| Pole Time: | 23.219 |
The 2020 Sioux Chief PowerPEX 200 was the 18th stock car race of the 2020 ARCA Menards Series, the tenth and final race of the 2020 Sioux Chief Showdown, and the fourth iteration of the event. The race was held on Saturday, September 26, 2020, in Memphis, Tennessee, at Memphis International Raceway, a NaNmiles tri-oval short track. The race took the scheduled 200 laps to complete. At race's end, Ty Gibbs of Joe Gibbs Racing would hold off the field on the final restart with three to go to win his eighth career ARCA Menards Series win and his sixth and final win of the season. Meanwhile, second-place finisher, GMS Racing driver Sam Mayer, would narrowly hold off Gibbs by 5 points to win the inaugural Sioux Chief Showdown championship.[1]
Memphis International Raceway (formerly known as Memphis Motorsports Park) is an auto racing park located near the Loosahatchie River in Shelby County, Tennessee, United States, just approximately ten miles south of Millington, and a few miles north of the city of Memphis. The facility opened in 1987 with a drag strip and 1.8-mile (2.9 km) road course. It includes a 3/4-mile tri-oval short track, built in 1998, which once hosted the NASCAR Xfinity Series and Camping World Truck Series, as well as an ASA Late Model Series race. The 4,400-foot (1,340 m) drag strip hosts events such as International Hot Rod Association (IHRA) World Finals and Nitro Jam, Professional Drag Racers Association (PDRA), HOT ROD Power Tour, Super Chevy Show, Fun Ford Series and Mega Mopar Action Series.
| Driver | Team | Make | Sponsor | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0 | Wayne Peterson | Wayne Peterson Racing | Chevrolet | Wayne Peterson Racing | |
| 4 | Hailie Deegan | DGR-Crosley | Ford | Monster Energy | |
| 06 | Tim Richmond | Wayne Peterson Racing | Toyota | Great Railing | |
| 7 | Eric Caudell | CCM Racing | Ford | ETRM Software Counseling | |
| 10 | Mike Basham | Fast Track Racing | Toyota | Fast Track Racing | |
| 11 | Richard Garvie | Fast Track Racing | Toyota | The Brews Box | |
| 12 | D. L. Wilson | Fast Track Racing | Chevrolet | Tradinghouse Bar & Grill | |
| 15 | Drew Dollar | Venturini Motorsports | Toyota | Sunbelt Rentals | |
| 17 | Taylor Gray | DGR-Crosley | Ford | Ford Performance | |
| 18 | Ty Gibbs | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | Monster Energy | |
| 20 | Chandler Smith | Venturini Motorsports | Toyota | JBL | |
| 21 | Sam Mayer | GMS Racing | Chevrolet | Kevin Love Fund "You Are Great" | |
| 22 | Kris Wright | Chad Bryant Racing | Chevrolet | Mastertech, FNB Corporation | |
| 23 | Bret Holmes | Bret Holmes Racing | Chevrolet | Holmes II Excavating | |
| 25 | Michael Self | Venturini Motorsports | Toyota | Sinclair | |
| 32 | Gus Dean | Win-Tron Racing | Chevrolet | Mashonit | |
| 46 | Thad Moffitt | DGR-Crosley | Ford | CleanPacs | |
| 48 | Brad Smith | Brad Smith Motorsports | Chevrolet | Henshaw Automation | |
| Official entry list | |||||
The only practice session was held on Saturday, September 26. Ty Gibbs of Joe Gibbs Racing would set the fastest time in the session, with a lap of 23.435 and an average speed of 115.212mph.[2]
| Pos. | Driver | Team | Make | Time | Speed | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 18 | Ty Gibbs | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 23.435 | 115.212 | |
| 2 | 21 | Sam Mayer | GMS Racing | Chevrolet | 23.474 | 115.021 | |
| 3 | 20 | Chandler Smith | Venturini Motorsports | Toyota | 23.478 | 115.001 | |
| Full practice results | |||||||
Qualifying was held on Saturday, September 26, at 4:00 PM EST. Each driver would have two laps to set a fastest time; the fastest of the two would count as their official qualifying lap.
Ty Gibbs of Joe Gibbs Racing would win the pole, setting a time of 23.219 and an average speed of 116.284mph.[3]
| Pos. | Driver | Team | Make | Time | Speed | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 18 | Ty Gibbs | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 23.219 | 116.284 | |
| 2 | 23 | Bret Holmes | Bret Holmes Racing | Chevrolet | 23.311 | 115.825 | |
| 3 | 4 | Hailie Deegan | DGR-Crosley | Ford | 23.454 | 115.119 | |
| 4 | 21 | Sam Mayer | GMS Racing | Chevrolet | 23.463 | 115.075 | |
| 5 | 15 | Drew Dollar | Venturini Motorsports | Toyota | 23.556 | 114.620 | |
| 6 | 17 | Taylor Gray | DGR-Crosley | Ford | 23.588 | 114.465 | |
| 7 | 25 | Michael Self | Venturini Motorsports | Toyota | 23.723 | 113.814 | |
| 8 | 20 | Chandler Smith | Venturini Motorsports | Toyota | 23.744 | 113.713 | |
| 9 | 22 | Kris Wright | Chad Bryant Racing | Chevrolet | 23.902 | 112.961 | |
| 10 | 46 | Thad Moffitt | DGR-Crosley | Ford | 23.933 | 112.815 | |
| 11 | 32 | Gus Dean | Win-Tron Racing | Chevrolet | 23.942 | 112.773 | |
| 12 | 06 | Tim Richmond | Wayne Peterson Racing | Toyota | 24.779 | 108.963 | |
| 13 | 7 | Eric Caudell | CCM Racing | Ford | 25.012 | 107.948 | |
| 14 | 10 | Mike Basham | Fast Track Racing | Toyota | 25.321 | 106.631 | |
| 15 | 12 | D. L. Wilson | Fast Track Racing | Chevrolet | 26.296 | 102.677 | |
| 16 | 48 | Brad Smith | Brad Smith Motorsports | Chevrolet | — | — | |
| 17 | 0 | Wayne Peterson | Wayne Peterson Racing | Chevrolet | — | — | |
| 18 | 11 | Richard Garvie | Fast Track Racing | Toyota | — | — | |
| Official qualifying results | |||||||