The 2020 E. P. T. 200 was the 10th stock car race of the

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season. The race was meant to be a temporary replacement for the formerly scheduled

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that was scheduled to take place at

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due to the

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. The race was held on Saturday, July 25, 2020, in

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, a permanent D-shaped oval racetrack. The race took the scheduled 134 laps to complete. At race's end,

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would win the race after taking the lead on the final restart to win the 15th

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win of his career, and the first and only win of the season for Crafton and his only win of the decade to date.

Background

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race track in

. It was built in 2001 and hosts two annual

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race weekends. The

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also raced there until 2011. The speedway is owned and operated by the

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Entry list

*Withdrew. **Originally, Viens was slated to drive the #49, but the driver would change to Ray Ciccarelli for unknown reasons. As a result, the #83 would withdraw.

Starting lineup

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won the pole.

Race results

Stage 1 Laps: 30 Stage 2 Laps: 30 Stage 3 Laps: 74

References

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