The ARCA Menards Series East made a stop to the Monster Mile at Dover International Speedway Friday afternoon for the General Tire 125. Ty Gibbs won the pole with a time of 23.709 with speeds at 151.841 mph. Starting next to him was Sam Mayer, with a time of 23.788 with speeds at 151.337 mph.
We are 🟢 at The Monster Mile‼#ARCAMenards East | @MonsterMile pic.twitter.com/9WURqKsZNl — ARCA Menards Series (@ARCA_Racing) August 21, 2020
In the opening laps of the race, several cars, including Sam Mayer, and Taylor Gray, got loose due to no rubber on the track. In a battle for seventh place, Drew Dollar, Mason Diaz, and Chase Cabre were clashing for the position when Dollar got Diaz loose at turn two to take the seventh position. Diaz would get his car back under control but not before losing the eighth spot to Chase Cabre. In another battle for the fourth spot, Taylor Gray was able to take the position away from Corey Heim, dropping Heim to fifth. Upfront, Ty Gibbs remained in the lead when the first caution came out at lap 32 for the first break. During the break, teams have five minutes to change tires, add fuel, and make adjustments to their cars.
Just a nudge.@DrewDollar00 | @masondiazracing pic.twitter.com/wxXAoFipG4 — ARCA Menards Series (@ARCA_Racing) August 21, 2020
First of 2 breaks: 1⃣ @TyGibbs_ 2⃣ @sam_mayer_ 3⃣ @DavidGilliland 4⃣ @TaylorGray17_ 5⃣ @CoreyHeim3@_TrackPass & @MRNRadio RACE CENTER -> https://t.co/iqeEBBBgaJ#ARCAMenards East | @MonsterMile pic.twitter.com/XoJKXWC70f — ARCA Menards Series (@ARCA_Racing) August 21, 2020
The race resumed on lap 36 as Gibbs held on to the lead while Taylor Gray challenged and successfully took the second position away from Sam Mayer. Mayer would get the second spot back a lap later as Gray would lose the third spot to David Gilliland. Drew Dollar and Mason Diaz resumed their battle for ninth place as Dollar got the ninth spot from Diaz. Drew Dollar would then get the eighth spot from Chase Cabre. Meanwhile, Ty Gibbs had led every lap so far when the second caution came out at lap 71 for the second break.
A scrap for second between @TaylorGray17_ & @Sam_Mayer_ #ARCAMenards East | @_TrackPass pic.twitter.com/nd1kTdFs9t — ARCA Menards Series (@ARCA_Racing) August 21, 2020
Last chance for adjustments. 1⃣ @TyGibbs_ 2⃣ @sam_mayer_ 3⃣ @DavidGilliland 4⃣ @CoreyHeim3 5⃣ @TaylorGray17_ @_TrackPass & @MRNRadio RACE CENTER -> https://t.co/iqeEBBBgaJ#ARCAMenards East | @MonsterMile pic.twitter.com/83ZDmDTvzY — ARCA Menards Series (@ARCA_Racing) August 21, 2020
Gibbs led the field back to the restart on lap 75. Gibbs made contact with Mayer going into turn one when Mayer tried to get the lead from Gibbs. During the contact, some debris flew off of Gibbs’s car. Sam Mayer also had damage to the right side of his car. With 20 laps to go, Sam Mayer finally was able to pass Ty Gibbs for the lead at turn three. Gibbs had led all 104 laps to that point. Four laps later, Gibbs would hit the outside wall off of turn two with a flat right-front tire to bring out the third caution of the afternoon and end his day with front right-side damage. His car left fluid on the track, and the race was red-flagged for fifteen minutes.
Slide & a save by @sam_mayer_ And @TyGibbs keeps the lead#ARCAMenards East | @_TrackPass pic.twitter.com/9qgWJ2vqib — ARCA Menards Series (@ARCA_Racing) August 21, 2020
Bump. And RUUUUUN‼@Sam_Mayer_ to the lead. pic.twitter.com/TzpuR0Nqmk — ARCA Menards Series (@ARCA_Racing) August 21, 2020
This is how @TyGibbs_ day ended.#ARCAMenards East | @MonsterMile pic.twitter.com/yn2MQWzINr — ARCA Menards Series (@ARCA_Racing) August 21, 2020
The race restarted with eleven laps to go. Sam Mayer quickly jumped ahead to take the lead. David Gilliland was able to hold onto the second position. During the final 10 laps, Taylor Gray hit the wall several times, which dropped him to the tail end of the lead lap. Upfront, Mayer pulled away from David Gilliland to win the General Tire 125 for the second year in a row by 2.330 seconds over the second-place finisher Gilliland. This is Mayer’s second win of the season in the ARCA Menards Series East.
Back 2⃣ Back@Sam_Mayer_ with another 🏁 at the @MonsterMile pic.twitter.com/HwaxOmgJ0U — ARCA Menards Series (@ARCA_Racing) August 21, 2020
The rest of the top ten finishers were Mason Diaz third, Max McLaughlin fourth, Drew Dollar fifth, Corey Heim sixth, Parker Retzlaff seventh, Chase Cabre eighth, Taylor Gray ninth, and Chuck Buchanan Jr. tenth nine laps down. There was one lead change and three cautions for eleven laps.
Updated points standings with three races to go in the season are Sam Mayer in first (138 points), Ty Gibbs second (-13), Chase Cabre third (-27), Parker Retzlaff fourth (-28), Nick Sanchez fifth (-31), Max McLaughlin sixth (-32), Mason Diaz seventh (-40), Justin S. Carroll eighth (-47), Corey Heim ninth (-63), and Giovanni Bromante tenth (-66). The next race for the ARCA Menards Series East will be in three weeks at New Hampshire Motor Speedway on Saturday, September 12th at 4 pm on NBC Sports Gold Track Pass.
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