The 2020 ARCA Menards Series season was defined by the three champions who were crowned across the platform, from the 23-year-old Bret Holmes’ triumph in the ARCA Menards Series to 17-year-old Sam Mayer’s domination of the East Series to 15-year-old Jesse Love’s title in the West Series.
And those championship runs were defined by the impressive numbers that made them possible.
From 1.25, Mayer’s average finish en route to his East championship, to 2,709, the amount of laps Holmes completed on his way to his ARCA Menards Series championship, a handful of notable figures were recorded along the way across the three series.
Below are those defining numbers.
2020 ARCA Menards Series season by the numbers
1.25 — Average finish for Sam Mayer in six ARCA Menards Series East races. The series champion scored five wins — at New Smyrna Speedway in New Smyrna Beach, Florida, Dover International Speedway in Dover, Delaware, Toledo Speedway in Toledo, Ohio, Bristol Motor Speedway in Bristol, Tennessee, and 5 Flags Speedway in Pensacola, Florida. He finished second in the only other East Series race, in June at Toledo.
2 — Races at Daytona won by Michael Self in 2020, one on the 2.5-mile superspeedway and the other on the track’s 3.61-mile infield road course.
3 — Races won by Sam Mayer at Toledo in 2020.
3 — Wins by 2020 ARCA Menards Series West champion Jesse Love.
3 — Venues that held an ARCA Menards Series race for the first time in 2020: Phoenix Raceway, the Daytona International Speedway Road Course and Lebanon I-44 Speedway in Lebanon, Missouri.
4.5 — Average cautions per race in the ARCA Menards Series in 2020.
4.7 — Average cautions per race in the ARCA Menards Series West in 2020.
6 — Average cautions per race in the ARCA Menards Series East in 2020.
9 — Wins by Sam Mayer, leading all drivers in the ARCA Menards Series platform in 2020.
11 — Top-10 finishes by Gracie Trotter in the ARCA Menards Series West, making her the only driver to finish in the top 10 in every race.
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12 — Points between ARCA Menards Series champion Bret Holmes and runner-up Michael Self in the final standings.
15 — Drivers who earned at least one win across the ARCA Menards Series platform in 2020.
19 — Top-10 finishes by Bret Holmes en route to the 2020 ARCA Menards Series championship. Runner-up Michael Self also earned 19 top-10 finishes.
22 — Starts made by Drew Dollar across the ARCA Menards Series platform, more than any other driver. Dollar made 20 starts in the ARCA Menards Series, plus one each in the ARCA Menards East and West.
23 — Total number of road course races in the ARCA Menards Series since 1953. The 23rd, held on the road course at Daytona International Speedway in August, was won by Michael Self.
24 — Drivers who led at least one lap across the ARCA Menards Series platform in 2020.
25 — Points between ARCA Menards Series West champion Jesse Love and runner-up Blaine Perkins.
32 — Points between ARCA Menards Series East champion Sam Mayer and runner-up Ty Gibbs.
37 — Number of ARCA Menards Series national champions since 1953. Bret Holmes, the 2020 series champion, is the 37th different driver to win at least one series championship.
39 — Drivers who earned at least one top-five finish across the ARCA Menards Series platform in 2020.
62 — Bounty Rookies of the Year in series history. Hailie Deegan in 2020 became the first female to earn that honor.
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74 — Drivers who earned at least one top-10 finish across the ARCA Menards Series platform in 2020.
120 — Drivers who made at least one start across the ARCA Menards Series platform in 2020.
179 — Total number of tracks that have held at least one ARCA Menards Series race since 1953.
344 — Number of drivers who have won at least one ARCA Menards Series race since 1953.
359 — Dirt track races held since 1953. The most recent, in October at the Springfield Mile in Springfield, Illinois, was won by Ryan Unzicker. It was his first series win.
363 — Starts made by underdog driver/owner Brad Smith before he earned his first top-10 finish at Winchester Speedway in Winchester, Indiana, in September.
369 — Laps led by Jesse Love en route to the 2020 ARCA Menards Series West championship.
385 — Laps led in six ARCA Menards Series East races by Sam Mayer. He is the only driver to have led laps in all six East races in 2020.
969 — Laps led in the ARCA Menards Series by Ty Gibbs, more than double the 446 laps led by second-place Sam Mayer.
1,110 — Laps completed by ARCA Menards Series East champion Sam Mayer. He completed 100 percent of laps in the series’ six races.
1,238 — Laps completed by ARCA Menards Series West champion Jesse Love. He completed all but one of the possible 1,239 laps — 99.92 percent.
1,337 — Total laps led across the ARCA Menards Series platform by Ty Gibbs in 2020, nearly double the 680 laps led by second-place Sam Mayer.
1,493 — Total number of races run in the ARCA Menards Series all-time including the season finale at Kansas.
2,709 — Laps completed by Bret Holmes in 2020. He completed all but five of a possible 2,714 laps — 99.82 percent.
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