| Type: | CUST |
| Pole Driver: | Sam Mayer |
| Race Name: | Star Nursery 150 |
| Date: | February 20 |
| Course Km: | 0.604 |
| Scheduled Km: | 90.53 |
| Distance Km: | 90.53 |
| Scheduled Mi: | 56.25 |
| Course Mi: | 0.375 |
| Description: | Race 1 of 11 of the 2020 ARCA Menards Series West |
| Distance Laps: | 150 |
| Scheduled Laps: | 150 |
| Avg: | 70.508mph |
| Most Driver: | Sam Mayer |
| Location: | Las Vegas Motor Speedway Bullring, North Las Vegas, Nevada |
| First Driver: | Sam Mayer |
| Pole Team: | GMS Racing |
| Most Team: | GMS Racing |
| First Team: | GMS Racing |
| Most Laps: | 138 |
| Car: | 21 |
| Network: | TrackPass |
| Announcers: | Charles Krall |
| Radio: | ARCA Racing Network |
| Pole Time: | 14.611 |
| Year: | 2020 |
| Distance Mi: | 56.25 |
| Official Name: | 3rd Annual Star Nursery 150 |
The 2020 Star Nursery 150 was the first stock car race of the 2020 ARCA Menards Series West season and the third iteration of the event. The race was held on Thursday, February 20, 2020, in North Las Vegas, Nevada, at the Las Vegas Motor Speedway Bullring, a 0.375miles low-banked permanent racetrack. The race took the scheduled 150 laps to complete. At race's end, Sam Mayer of GMS Racing would dominate the race to win his first and to date, final career ARCA Menards Series West win and his first and only win of the season.[1] To fill out the podium, Jesse Love of Bill McAnally Racing and Blaine Perkins of Sunrise Ford Racing would finish second and third, respectively.
Las Vegas Motor Speedway, located in Clark County, Nevada outside the Las Vegas city limits and about 15 miles northeast of the Las Vegas Strip, is a 1,200-acre (490 ha) complex of multiple tracks for motorsports racing. The complex is owned by Speedway Motorsports, Inc., which is headquartered in Charlotte, North Carolina.
The first practice session was held on Thursday, February 20, and would last for 45 minutes. Sam Mayer of GMS Racing would set the fastest time in the session, with a time of 15.016 and an average speed of 89.904mph.[2]
| Pos. | Driver | Team | Make | Time | Speed | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 21 | Sam Mayer | GMS Racing | Chevrolet | 15.016 | 89.904 | |
| 2 | 16 | Gio Scelzi | Bill McAnally Racing | Toyota | 15.030 | 89.820 | |
| 3 | 19 | Jesse Love | Bill McAnally Racing | Toyota | 15.062 | 89.630 | |
| Full first practice results | |||||||
The second and final practice session, sometimes referred to as Happy Hour, was held on Thursday, February 20, and would last for 45 minutes. Sam Mayer of GMS Racing would set the fastest time in the session, with a time of 14.731 and an average speed of 91.643mph.[2]
| Pos. | Driver | Team | Make | Time | Speed | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 21 | Sam Mayer | GMS Racing | Chevrolet | 14.731 | 91.643 | |
| 2 | 19 | Jesse Love | Bill McAnally Racing | Toyota | 14.988 | 90.072 | |
| 3 | 16 | Gio Scelzi | Bill McAnally Racing | Toyota | 15.037 | 89.779 | |
| Full Happy Hour practice results | |||||||
Qualifying was held on Thursday, February 20, at 5:00 PM PST. Each driver would have two laps to set a fastest time; the fastest of the two would count as their official qualifying lap.
Sam Mayer of GMS Racing would win the pole, setting a time of 14.611 and an average speed of 92.396mph.[3]