2019 Kansas Lottery 300


The 2019 Kansas Lottery 300 is a NASCAR Xfinity Series race held on October 19, 2019, at Kansas Speedway in Kansas City, Kansas. Contested over 200 laps on the 1.5 mile asphalt speedway, it was the 30th race of the 2019 NASCAR Xfinity Series season, fourth race of the Playoffs, and the first race of the Round of 8.

Background

Track

Kansas Speedway is a tri-oval race track in Kansas City, Kansas. 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. The speedway is owned and operated by the International Speedway Corporation.

Entry list

Practice

First practice

was the fastest in the first practice session with a time of 31.116 seconds and a speed of.
PosDriverTeamManufacturerTime
100Cole CusterStewart-Haas Racing with
Biagi-DenBeste Racing		Ford31.116173.544
22Tyler ReddickRichard Childress RacingChevrolet31.169173.249
310Ross Chastain Kaulig RacingChevrolet31.200173.077

Final practice

was the fastest in the final practice session with a time of 31.104 seconds and a speed of.
PosDriverTeamManufacturerTime
12Tyler ReddickRichard Childress RacingChevrolet31.104173.611
220Christopher BellJoe Gibbs RacingToyota31.334172.337
300Cole CusterStewart-Haas Racing with
Biagi-DenBeste Racing		Ford31.346172.271

Qualifying

scored the pole for the race with a time of 29.807 seconds and a speed of.

Qualifying results

. – Playoffs driver

Race

Summary

Christopher Bell started on pole and lead all of Stage 1, also gaining the stage points. Austin Cindric pitted shortly before the end of the stage and did not gain stage points.
On lap 71, Cindric hit Harrison Burton while they were racing each other. Burton then went down on Cindric, but ultimately shot himself into the wall and ended his day. Cindric then had to pit twice during the green flag for tire rub issues. Cole Custer won Stage 2 ahead of Bell and Tyler Reddick.
On lap 151, Justin Haley drove into Custer, who managed to save his car but lost several positions. On lap 164, John Hunter Nemechek spun, bringing out a caution. All the leaders got one set of fresh tires in the pit stops, and everyone except Michael Annett opted to pit.
With 15 to go, Chase Briscoe and Bell were in a tight battle for the lead and they approached Garrett Smithley, who drove slightly up the race track. Briscoe and Bell were unsure where Smithley would go, resulting in them both plowed into him. The restart caused another caution as Joey Gase and Noah Gragson were involved in an accident.
On the restart, Brandon Jones grabbed the lead from Briscoe. Reddick passed Briscoe and made up a lot of ground, but ran out of time. Jones took his first win by holding off Reddick.
Due to Jones taking the victory, none of the playoff drivers locked themselves into the final round of the playoffs after the race. Briscoe, Annett, Gragson, and Cindric exited the race below the cutoff line.
After the race, Custer and Reddick were involved in a physical altercation; Custer was upset at Reddick sliding them up the track during a restart. Reddick was annoyed when Custer placed his hand on his shoulder, and quickly responded by shoving him. Their crews quickly got involved, and Reddick ultimately received a cut over his eye from being thrown to the ground.

Stage Results

Stage One
Laps: 45
PosDriverTeamManufacturerPoints
120Christopher BellJoe Gibbs RacingToyota10
200Cole CusterStewart-Haas Racing with
Biagi-DenBeste		Ford9
39Noah Gragson 'JR MotorsportsChevrolet8
42Tyler ReddickRichard Childress RacingChevrolet7
57Justin AllgaierJR MotorsportsChevrolet6
610Ross Chastain 'Kaulig RacingChevrolet0
798Chase Briscoe 'Stewart-Haas Racing with
Biagi-DenBeste		Ford4
819Brandon JonesJoe Gibbs RacingToyota3
923John Hunter Nemechek 'GMS RacingChevrolet2
101Michael AnnettJR MotorsportsChevrolet1

Stage Two
Laps: 45
PosDriverTeamManufacturerPoints
100Cole CusterStewart-Haas Racing with
Biagi-DenBeste		Ford10
220Christopher BellJoe Gibbs RacingToyota9
32Tyler ReddickRichard Childress RacingChevrolet8
47Justin AllgaierJR MotorsportsChevrolet7
598Chase Briscoe 'Stewart-Haas Racing with
Biagi-DenBeste		Ford6
69Noah Gragson 'JR MotorsportsChevrolet5
71Michael AnnettJR MotorsportsChevrolet4
810Ross Chastain 'Kaulig RacingChevrolet0
919Brandon JonesJoe Gibbs RacingToyota2
1011Justin Haley 'Kaulig RacingChevrolet1

Final Stage Results

Stage Three
Laps: 110
PosGridDriverTeamManufacturerLapsPoints
1219Brandon JonesJoe Gibbs RacingToyota20045
242Tyler ReddickRichard Childress RacingChevrolet20050
31198Chase Briscoe 'Stewart-Haas Racing with
Biagi-DenBeste		Ford20044
4381Michael AnnettJR MotorsportsChevrolet20038
577Justin AllgaierJR MotorsportsChevrolet20045
6651Jeremy ClementsJeremy Clements RacingChevrolet20031
71211Justin Haley 'Kaulig RacingChevrolet20031
81523John Hunter Nemechek 'GMS RacingChevrolet20031
91339Ryan SiegRSS RacingChevrolet20028
10910Ross Chastain 'Kaulig RacingChevrolet2000
11500Cole CusterStewart-Haas Racing with
Biagi-DenBeste		Ford20045
12120Christopher BellJoe Gibbs RacingToyota20044
13109Noah Gragson 'JR MotorsportsChevrolet20037
142307Ray Black Jr.SS-Green Light RacingChevrolet20023
151790Alex LabbéDGM RacingChevrolet19922
162192Dillon BassettDGM RacingChevrolet19921
171908Gray Gaulding 'SS-Green Light RacingChevrolet19920
181886Brandon Brown 'Brandonbilt MotorsportsChevrolet19719
19254B. J. McLeodJD MotorsportsChevrolet19718
20275Matt MillsB. J. McLeod MotorsportsChevrolet19717
213036Josh WilliamsDGM RacingChevrolet19716
222074Kyle WeathermanMike Harmon RacingChevrolet19615
232852David StarrJimmy Means RacingChevrolet19614
243493C. J. McLaughlinRSS RacingChevrolet19513
25322Austin CindricTeam PenskeFord19412
263561Chad FinchumMBM MotorsportsToyota19411
272901Stephen LeichtJD MotorsportsChevrolet19410
283215Tyler MatthewsJD MotorsportsChevrolet1949
293199Josh BilickiB. J. McLeod MotorsportsToyota1948
303678Vinnie MillerB. J. McLeod MotorsportsChevrolet1947
313766Bobby Dale EarnhardtMBM MotorsportsToyota1926
322435Joey GaseMBM MotorsportsToyota1845
33330Garrett SmithleyJD MotorsportsChevrolet1804
341618Harrison Burton 'Joe Gibbs RacingToyota700
352217Bayley Currey Rick Ware RacingChevrolet490
362689Landon CassillShepherd Racing VenturesChevrolet281
371438J. J. YeleyRSS RacingChevrolet131
3888Ryan TruexJR MotorsportsChevrolet41

. – Driver advanced to the next round of the playoffs.
. – Playoffs driver