The 2020 Clean Harbors 200 was the 20th

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of the

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season and the first race of the Round of 8. The race was originally going to be held at

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for the

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, but due to the

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was forced to move the race to

Kansas City, Kansas Kansas City, abbreviated as "KCK", is the third-largest city in the U.S. state of Kansas, and the county seat of Wyandotte County. It is an inner suburb of the older and more populous Kansas City, Missouri, after which it is named. As of ...

and give

Kansas Speedway Kansas Speedway is a tri-oval race track in the Village West area near Kansas City, Kansas, United States. It was built in 2001 and it currently hosts two annual NASCAR race weekends. The IndyCar Series also held races at the venue until 2011 ...

, a permanent D-shaped oval racetrack, a temporary third date. The race was held on Saturday, October 17, 2020. The race was extended from the scheduled 134 laps to 139 laps due to a NASCAR overtime finish. After a final restart that was caused by Zane Smith wrecked while trying to pass the leader

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with 2 to go would pull away from the field and win his 12th career

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

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and

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finished second and third, respectively. The race was the

debut for

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driver

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. She would finish 16th, the best result for a debut by a woman.

Background

Kansas Speedway is a 1.5-mile (2.4 km)

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race track in

. It was built in 2001 and hosts two annual

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

Starting lineup

The starting lineup was determined by a metric qualifying system based on the results and fastest lap of the last race, the 2020 Chevrolet Silverado 250 and owner's points. As a result,

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won the pole.

Race results

Stage 1 Laps: 30 Stage 2 Laps: 30 Stage 3 Laps: 79

References

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