ARCA Menards Series
Calypso 200
Lucas Oil Raceway
July 3, 2020
Race Highlights:
· The Calypso 200 was the fifth event of the 20-race season and the second of the Sioux Chief Showdown.
· Venturini Motorsports (VMS) fielded three Toyota Camry’s: No. 15 Drew Dollar, No. 20 Chandler Smith and No. 25 Michael Self.
· General Tire Pole Qualifying was held at LOR, with Smith earning the pole award with a fast time of 22.149 seconds, followed by Self in third and Dollar in ninth.
· Relinquishing the lead shortly after the green flag flew, Smith settled into the second position with teammate Self close behind. Dollar worked on the traffic out front and found himself knocking on the door of the fifth-place driver.
· All three VMS cars utilized both breaks during the 200-lap race, to take four tires, fuel and a round of adjustments. All three drivers were happy with the handling of their Toyota Camry’s.
· Shortly after the second break, Dollar radioed crew chief Shannon Rursch that he was suffering some sort of mechanical issue in the front end. After coming to pit road the team diagnosed it as a power steering issue and sent him back out. Self would also be plagued by bad luck, when his left rear tire to went flat, requiring a green flag pit stop.
· Smith, who regained the lead on lap-39, remained the leader for the duration of the event, being credited with leading 162 of the 200 laps.
· Checkered flag flying, No. 20 Chandler Smith came home first, No. 25 Michael Self eighth and No. 15 Drew Dollar fourteenth.
· Smith’s win, the 13th consecutive win by a Toyota driver in the ARCA Menards Series, broke the record for most consecutive wins by a manufacturer in the modern era.
· On deck next for VMS is the ARCA Menards Series race at Kentucky Speedway on Saturday, July 11th. The team will field Toyota entries for: No. 15 Drew Dollar, No. 20 Ryan Repko and No. 25 Michael Self
Drew Dollar No. 15 Lynx Capital, Dollar Concrete Construction Company Toyota Camry
“Tough night at Lucas Oil Raceway. Ended up losing power steering in the last stage, which really set us back. Definitely not the night we were looking for, but there’s still a lot I was able to learn and take away. I’m ready to move on to Kentucky (Speedway) and rebound.”
Start – 9 Finish – 14 Points – 3rd
