| Type: | CUST |
| Pole Team: | Chad Bryant Racing |
| Announcers: | Charles Krall |
| Description: | Race 1 of 6 of the 2020 ARCA Menards Series East |
| Scheduled Laps: | 175 |
| Avg: | 66.374mph |
| Pole Driver: | Derek Griffith |
| Most Driver: | Derek Griffith |
| Most Laps: | 144 |
| Most Team: | Chad Bryant Racing |
| Location: | New Smyrna Beach, Florida, New Smyrna Speedway |
| First Driver: | Sam Mayer |
| First Team: | GMS Racing |
| Car: | 21 |
| Network: | TrackPass |
| Official Name: | 7th Annual Skip's Western Outfitters 175 |
| Race Name: | Skip's Western Outfitters 175 |
| Pole Time: | 18.673 |
| Year: | 2020 |
| Radio: | ARCA Racing Network |
The 2020 Skip's Western Outfitters 175 was the first stock car race of the 2020 ARCA Menards Series East season and the seventh iteration of the event. The race was held on Monday, February 10, 2020, in New Smyrna Beach, Florida at New Smyrna Speedway, a 0.5miles oval-shaped racetrack. The race took the scheduled 175 laps to complete. At race's end, Sam Mayer of GMS Racing would make a late race charge to the front to win his fifth career ARCA Menards Series East win and his first of the season.[1] To fill out the podium, Derek Griffith of Chad Bryant Racing and Ty Gibbs of Joe Gibbs Racing would finish second and third, respectively.
New Smyrna Speedway is a 1/2-mile asphalt oval racetrack located near New Smyrna Beach, Florida, that races the NASCAR Advance Auto Parts Weekly Series every Saturday night. It also has a smaller track, known as "Little New Smyrna Speedway" in the infield. This track races quarter midgets on Friday nights.
The only 100-minute practice session was held on Monday, February 10. Sam Mayer of GMS Racing would set the fastest time in the session, with a time of 18.378 and an average speed of 94.025mph.[2]
| Pos. | Driver | Team | Make | Time | Speed | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 21 | Sam Mayer | GMS Racing | Chevrolet | 18.378 | 94.025 | |
| 2 | 2 | Derek Griffith | Chad Bryant Racing | Ford | 18.444 | 93.689 | |
| 3 | 20 | Corey Heim | Venturini Motorsports | Toyota | 18.524 | 93.284 | |
| Full practice results | |||||||
Qualifying was held on Monday, February 10, at 5:30 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.
Derek Griffith of Chad Bryant Racing would win the pole, setting a time of 18.673 and an average speed of 92.54mph.[3]