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season. The race was held on Saturday, June 13, 2020, in

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, at

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, a 0.5-mile (0.80-km) permanent oval-shaped racetrack. The race was extended from its scheduled 200 laps to 204 due to a

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finish. At race's end,

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would maintain his dominance of the race on the final restart to win his second career

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win and his first of the season. To fill out the podium,

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and

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would finish second and third, respectively.

Background

opened in 1960 and was paved in 1964. In 1978 it was sold to Thomas "Sonny" Adams Sr. The speedway was reacquired by ARCA in 1999. The track also features the weekly racing divisions of sportsman on the half-mile and Figure 8, factory stock, and four cylinders on a quarter-mile track inside the big track. They also have a series of races with outlaw-bodied

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that includes four 100-lap races and ends with Glass City 200. The track hosts the “Fastest short track show in the world” which features winged sprints and winged Super Modifieds on the half mile. Toledo also used to host a 200-lap

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race until its sale to ARCA in 1999. Toledo is known for the foam blocks that line the race track, different than the concrete walls that line many short tracks throughout America. The crumbling walls can make track cleanup a tedious task for workers.

Entry list

Practice

The only 45-minute practice session was held on Saturday, June 13.

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would set the fastest time in the session, with a lap of 16.196 and an average speed of .

Qualifying

Qualifying was held on Saturday, June 13, at 4:45 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.

would win the pole, setting a time of 16.014 and an average speed of .

Full qualifying results

Race results

References

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