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 (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.

2019 Kansas Lottery 300
Race details[1][2][3]
Race 30 of 33 in the 2019 NASCAR Xfinity Series season
Date October 19, 2019 (2019-10-19)
Location Kansas Speedway in Kansas City, Kansas
Course Permanent racing facility
1.5 mi (2.4 km)
Distance 200 laps, 300 mi (482.80 km)
Pole position
Driver Joe Gibbs Racing
Time 29.807
Most laps led
Driver Cole Custer Stewart-Haas Racing with
Biagi-DenBeste Racing
Laps 85
Winner
No. 19 Brandon Jones Joe Gibbs Racing
Television in the United States
Network NBC
Radio in the United States
Radio MRN

Background

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Track

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Kansas Speedway, the track where the race was held.

Kansas Speedway is a 1.5-mile (2.4 km) 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

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No. 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

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First practice

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Cole Custer was the fastest in the first practice session with a time of 31.116 seconds and a speed of 173.544 mph (279.292 km/h).

Pos No. Driver Team Manufacturer Time Speed
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

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Tyler Reddick was the fastest in the final practice session with a time of 31.104 seconds and a speed of 173.611 mph (279.400 km/h).

Pos No. Driver Team Manufacturer Time Speed
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

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Christopher Bell scored the pole for the race with a time of 29.807 seconds and a speed of 181.165 mph (291.557 km/h).[4]

Qualifying results

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Pos No 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 0.000
Did not qualify
39 13 Timmy Hill MBM Motorsports Toyota 32.747

. – Playoffs driver

Race

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Summary

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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

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Stage One Laps: 45

Pos No Driver Team Manufacturer Points
1 20 Christopher Bell Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 10
2 00 Cole Custer Stewart-Haas Racing with
Biagi-DenBeste
Ford 9
3 9 Noah Gragson (R) JR Motorsports Chevrolet 8
4 2 Tyler Reddick Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 7
5 7 Justin Allgaier JR Motorsports Chevrolet 6
6 10 Ross Chastain (i) Kaulig Racing Chevrolet 0
7 98 Chase Briscoe (R) Stewart-Haas Racing with
Biagi-DenBeste
Ford 4
8 19 Brandon Jones Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 3
9 23 John Hunter Nemechek (R) GMS Racing Chevrolet 2
10 1 Michael Annett JR Motorsports Chevrolet 1

Stage Two Laps: 45

Pos No Driver Team Manufacturer Points
1 00 Cole Custer Stewart-Haas Racing with
Biagi-DenBeste
Ford 10
2 20 Christopher Bell Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 9
3 2 Tyler Reddick Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 8
4 7 Justin Allgaier JR Motorsports Chevrolet 7
5 98 Chase Briscoe (R) Stewart-Haas Racing with
Biagi-DenBeste
Ford 6
6 9 Noah Gragson (R) JR Motorsports Chevrolet 5
7 1 Michael Annett JR Motorsports Chevrolet 4
8 10 Ross Chastain (i) Kaulig Racing Chevrolet 0
9 19 Brandon Jones Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 2
10 11 Justin Haley (R) Kaulig Racing Chevrolet 1

Final Stage Results

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Stage Three Laps: 110

Pos Grid No Driver Team Manufacturer Laps Points
1 2 19 Brandon Jones Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 200 45
2 4 2 Tyler Reddick Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 200 50
3 11 98 Chase Briscoe (R) Stewart-Haas Racing with
Biagi-DenBeste
Ford 200 44
4 38 1 Michael Annett JR Motorsports Chevrolet 200 38
5 7 7 Justin Allgaier JR Motorsports Chevrolet 200 45
6 6 51 Jeremy Clements Jeremy Clements Racing Chevrolet 200 31
7 12 11 Justin Haley (R) Kaulig Racing Chevrolet 200 31
8 15 23 John Hunter Nemechek (R) GMS Racing Chevrolet 200 31
9 13 39 Ryan Sieg RSS Racing Chevrolet 200 28
10 9 10 Ross Chastain (i) Kaulig Racing Chevrolet 200 0
11 5 00 Cole Custer Stewart-Haas Racing with
Biagi-DenBeste
Ford 200 45
12 1 20 Christopher Bell Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 200 44
13 10 9 Noah Gragson (R) JR Motorsports Chevrolet 200 37
14 23 07 Ray Black Jr. SS-Green Light Racing Chevrolet 200 23
15 17 90 Alex Labbé DGM Racing Chevrolet 199 22
16 21 92 Dillon Bassett DGM Racing Chevrolet 199 21
17 19 08 Gray Gaulding (R) SS-Green Light Racing Chevrolet 199 20
18 18 86 Brandon Brown (R) Brandonbilt Motorsports Chevrolet 197 19
19 25 4 B. J. McLeod JD Motorsports Chevrolet 197 18
20 27 5 Matt Mills B. J. McLeod Motorsports Chevrolet 197 17
21 30 36 Josh Williams DGM Racing Chevrolet 197 16
22 20 74 Kyle Weatherman Mike Harmon Racing Chevrolet 196 15
23 28 52 David Starr Jimmy Means Racing Chevrolet 196 14
24 34 93 C. J. McLaughlin RSS Racing Chevrolet 195 13
25 3 22 Austin Cindric Team Penske Ford 194 12
26 35 61 Chad Finchum MBM Motorsports Toyota 194 11
27 29 01 Stephen Leicht JD Motorsports Chevrolet 194 10
28 32 15 Tyler Matthews JD Motorsports Chevrolet 194 9
29 31 99 Josh Bilicki B. J. McLeod Motorsports Toyota 194 8
30 36 78 Vinnie Miller B. J. McLeod Motorsports Chevrolet 194 7
31 37 66 Bobby Dale Earnhardt MBM Motorsports Toyota 192 6
32 24 35 Joey Gase MBM Motorsports Toyota 184 5
33 33 0 Garrett Smithley JD Motorsports Chevrolet 180 4
34 16 18 Harrison Burton (i) Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 70 0
35 22 17 Bayley Currey (i) Rick Ware Racing Chevrolet 49 0
36 26 89 Landon Cassill Shepherd Racing Ventures Chevrolet 28 1
37 14 38 J. J. Yeley RSS Racing Chevrolet 13 1
38 8 8 Ryan Truex JR Motorsports Chevrolet 4 1

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

. – Playoffs driver

References

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  1. ^ "2019 NASCAR Xfinity Series Schedule". Official Site Of NASCAR. Archived from the original on March 27, 2019. Retrieved May 5, 2019.
  2. ^ "Kansas Speedway". May 5, 2017. Retrieved October 15, 2019.
  3. ^ Tomlinson, Joy (October 15, 2019). "Entry List: Kansas Lottery 300". Retrieved October 19, 2019.
  4. ^ Kristl, Mark (October 19, 2019). "Christopher Bell Wins 2019 Kansas Lottery 300 Pole". Retrieved October 19, 2019.
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