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 (2.4 km) 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 Driver Team Manufacturer 00 Cole Custer Stewart-Haas Racing with Biagi-DenBeste Racing Ford 0 Garrett Smithley JD Motorsports Chevrolet 01 Stephen Leicht JD Motorsports Chevrolet 1 Michael Annett JR Motorsports Chevrolet 2 Tyler Reddick Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 4 B. J. McLeod JD Motorsports Chevrolet 5 Matt Mills B. J. McLeod Motorsports Chevrolet 07 Ray Black Jr. SS-Green Light Racing Chevrolet 7 Justin Allgaier JR Motorsports Chevrolet 08 Gray Gaulding (R) SS-Green Light Racing Chevrolet 8 Ryan Truex JR Motorsports Chevrolet 9 Noah Gragson (R) JR Motorsports Chevrolet 10 Ross Chastain (i) Kaulig Racing Chevrolet 11 Justin Haley (R) Kaulig Racing Chevrolet 13 Timmy Hill MBM Motorsports Toyota 15 Tyler Matthews JD Motorsports Chevrolet 17 Bayley Currey (i) Rick Ware Racing Chevrolet 18 Harrison Burton (i) Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 19 Brandon Jones Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 20 Christopher Bell Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 22 Austin Cindric Team Penske Ford 23 John Hunter Nemechek (R) GMS Racing Chevrolet 35 Joey Gase MBM Motorsports Toyota 36 Josh Williams DGM Racing Chevrolet 38 J. J. Yeley RSS Racing Chevrolet 39 Ryan Sieg RSS Racing Chevrolet 51 Jeremy Clements Jeremy Clements Racing Chevrolet 52 David Starr Jimmy Means Racing Chevrolet 61 Chad Finchum MBM Motorsports Toyota 66 Bobby Dale Earnhardt MBM Motorsports Toyota 74 Kyle Weatherman Mike Harmon Racing Chevrolet 78 Vinnie Miller B. J. McLeod Motorsports Chevrolet 86 Brandon Brown (R) Brandonbilt Motorsports Chevrolet 89 Landon Cassill Shepherd Racing Ventures Chevrolet 90 Alex Labbé DGM Racing Chevrolet 92 Dillon Bassett DGM Racing Chevrolet 93 C. J. McLaughlin RSS Racing Chevrolet 98 Chase Briscoe (R) Stewart-Haas Racing with Biagi-DenBeste Racing Ford 99 Josh Bilicki B. J. McLeod Motorsports Toyota
Practice
First practice Cole Custer was the fastest in the first practice session with a time of 31.116 seconds and a speed of .
Pos Driver Team Manufacturer Time 1 00 Cole Custer Stewart-Haas Racing with Biagi-DenBeste Racing Ford 31.116 173.544 2 2 Tyler Reddick Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 31.169 173.249 3 10 Ross Chastain (i) Kaulig Racing Chevrolet 31.200 173.077
Final practice Tyler Reddick was the fastest in the final practice session with a time of 31.104 seconds and a speed of .
Pos Driver Team Manufacturer Time 1 2 Tyler Reddick Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 31.104 173.611 2 20 Christopher Bell Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 31.334 172.337 3 00 Cole Custer Stewart-Haas Racing with Biagi-DenBeste Racing Ford 31.346 172.271
Qualifying Christopher Bell scored the pole for the race with a time of 29.807 seconds and a speed of .
Qualifying results Pos Driver Team Manufacturer Time 1 20 Christopher Bell Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 29.807 2 19 Brandon Jones Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 29.920 3 22 Austin Cindric Team Penske Ford 29.964 4 2 Tyler Reddick Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 30.115 5 00 Cole Custer Stewart-Haas Racing with Biagi-DenBeste Racing Ford 30.116 6 51 Jeremy Clements Jeremy Clements Racing Chevrolet 30.194 7 7 Justin Allgaier JR Motorsports Chevrolet 30.201 8 8 Ryan Truex JR Motorsports Chevrolet 30.231 9 10 Ross Chastain (i) Kaulig Racing Chevrolet 30.235 10 9 Noah Gragson (R) JR Motorsports Chevrolet 30.265 11 98 Chase Briscoe (R) Stewart-Haas Racing with Biagi-DenBeste Racing Ford 30.396 12 11 Justin Haley (R) Kaulig Racing Chevrolet 30.462 13 39 Ryan Sieg RSS Racing Chevrolet 30.603 14 38 J. J. Yeley RSS Racing Chevrolet 30.637 15 23 John Hunter Nemechek (R) GMS Racing Chevrolet 30.749 16 18 Harrison Burton (i) Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 30.756 17 90 Alex Labbé DGM Racing Chevrolet 30.785 18 86 Brandon Brown (R) Brandonbilt Motorsports Chevrolet 30.801 19 08 Gray Gaulding (R) SS-Green Light Racing Chevrolet 30.945 20 74 Kyle Weatherman Mike Harmon Racing Chevrolet 30.958 21 92 Dillon Bassett DGM Racing Chevrolet 31.085 22 17 Bayley Currey (i) Rick Ware Racing Chevrolet 31.116 23 07 Ray Black Jr. SS-Green Light Racing Chevrolet 31.276 24 35 Joey Gase MBM Motorsports Toyota 31.322 25 4 B. J. McLeod JD Motorsports Chevrolet 31.346 26 89 Landon Cassill Shepherd Racing Ventures Chevrolet 31.516 27 5 Matt Mills B. J. McLeod Motorsports Chevrolet 31.587 28 52 David Starr Jimmy Means Racing Chevrolet 31.588 29 01 Stephen Leicht JD Motorsports Chevrolet 31.617 30 36 Josh Williams DGM Racing Chevrolet 31.693 31 99 Josh Bilicki B. J. McLeod Motorsports Toyota 31.838 32 15 Tyler Matthews JD Motorsports Chevrolet 31.877 33 0 Garrett Smithley JD Motorsports Chevrolet 32.137 34 93 C. J. McLaughlin RSS Racing Chevrolet 32.321 35 61 Chad Finchum MBM Motorsports Toyota 32.387 36 78 Vinnie Miller B. J. McLeod Motorsports Chevrolet 32.757 37 66 Bobby Dale Earnhardt MBM Motorsports Toyota 35.158 38 1 Michael Annett JR Motorsports Chevrolet 0.000Did not qualify 39 13 Timmy Hill MBM Motorsports Toyota 32.747 . – 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
Pos Driver Team Manufacturer Points1 20 Christopher Bell Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 102 00 Cole Custer Stewart-Haas Racing withBiagi-DenBeste Ford 93 9 Noah Gragson (R) JR Motorsports Chevrolet 84 2 Tyler Reddick Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 75 7 Justin Allgaier JR Motorsports Chevrolet 66 10 Ross Chastain (i) Kaulig Racing Chevrolet 07 98 Chase Briscoe (R) Stewart-Haas Racing withBiagi-DenBeste Ford 48 19 Brandon Jones Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 39 23 John Hunter Nemechek (R) GMS Racing Chevrolet 210 1 Michael Annett JR Motorsports Chevrolet 1
Stage Two Laps: 45
Pos Driver Team Manufacturer Points1 00 Cole Custer Stewart-Haas Racing withBiagi-DenBeste Ford 102 20 Christopher Bell Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 93 2 Tyler Reddick Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 84 7 Justin Allgaier JR Motorsports Chevrolet 75 98 Chase Briscoe (R) Stewart-Haas Racing withBiagi-DenBeste Ford 66 9 Noah Gragson (R) JR Motorsports Chevrolet 57 1 Michael Annett JR Motorsports Chevrolet 48 10 Ross Chastain (i) Kaulig Racing Chevrolet 09 19 Brandon Jones Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 210 11 Justin Haley (R) Kaulig Racing Chevrolet 1
Final Stage Results
Stage Three Laps: 110
Pos Grid Driver Team Manufacturer Laps Points1 2 19 Brandon Jones Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 200 452 4 2 Tyler Reddick Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 200 503 11 98 Chase Briscoe (R) Stewart-Haas Racing withBiagi-DenBeste Ford 200 444 38 1 Michael Annett JR Motorsports Chevrolet 200 385 7 7 Justin Allgaier JR Motorsports Chevrolet 200 456 6 51 Jeremy Clements Jeremy Clements Racing Chevrolet 200 317 12 11 Justin Haley (R) Kaulig Racing Chevrolet 200 318 15 23 John Hunter Nemechek (R) GMS Racing Chevrolet 200 319 13 39 Ryan Sieg RSS Racing Chevrolet 200 2810 9 10 Ross Chastain (i) Kaulig Racing Chevrolet 200 011 5 00 Cole Custer Stewart-Haas Racing withBiagi-DenBeste Ford 200 4512 1 20 Christopher Bell Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 200 4413 10 9 Noah Gragson (R) JR Motorsports Chevrolet 200 3714 23 07 Ray Black Jr. SS-Green Light Racing Chevrolet 200 2315 17 90 Alex Labbé DGM Racing Chevrolet 199 2216 21 92 Dillon Bassett DGM Racing Chevrolet 199 2117 19 08 Gray Gaulding (R) SS-Green Light Racing Chevrolet 199 2018 18 86 Brandon Brown (R) Brandonbilt Motorsports Chevrolet 197 1919 25 4 B. J. McLeod JD Motorsports Chevrolet 197 1820 27 5 Matt Mills B. J. McLeod Motorsports Chevrolet 197 1721 30 36 Josh Williams DGM Racing Chevrolet 197 1622 20 74 Kyle Weatherman Mike Harmon Racing Chevrolet 196 1523 28 52 David Starr Jimmy Means Racing Chevrolet 196 1424 34 93 C. J. McLaughlin RSS Racing Chevrolet 195 1325 3 22 Austin Cindric Team Penske Ford 194 1226 35 61 Chad Finchum MBM Motorsports Toyota 194 1127 29 01 Stephen Leicht JD Motorsports Chevrolet 194 1028 32 15 Tyler Matthews JD Motorsports Chevrolet 194 929 31 99 Josh Bilicki B. J. McLeod Motorsports Toyota 194 830 36 78 Vinnie Miller B. J. McLeod Motorsports Chevrolet 194 731 37 66 Bobby Dale Earnhardt MBM Motorsports Toyota 192 632 24 35 Joey Gase MBM Motorsports Toyota 184 533 33 0 Garrett Smithley JD Motorsports Chevrolet 180 434 16 18 Harrison Burton (i) Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 70 035 22 17 Bayley Currey (i) Rick Ware Racing Chevrolet 49 036 26 89 Landon Cassill Shepherd Racing Ventures Chevrolet 28 137 14 38 J. J. Yeley RSS Racing Chevrolet 13 138 8 8 Ryan Truex JR Motorsports Chevrolet 4 1 . – Driver advanced to the next round of the playoffs.
. – Playoffs driver
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