# 2021 Kansas Lottery 300

The 2021 Kansas Lottery 300 was a NASCAR Xfinity Series race that was held on October 23, 2021, at the Kansas Speedway in Kansas City, Kansas. Contested over 200 laps on the 1.50 mi (2.41 km) oval, it was the 31st race of the 2021 NASCAR Xfinity Series season, the fifth race of the Playoffs, and the second race of the Round of 8. Joe Gibbs Racing driver Ty Gibbs collected his fourth win of the season.

## Report
### Background

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

* (R) denotes rookie driver.
* (i) denotes driver who is ineligible for series driver points.
| No. | Driver | Team | Manufacturer |
| 0 | Jeffrey Earnhardt | JD Motorsports | Chevrolet |
| 1 | Michael Annett | JR Motorsports | Chevrolet |
| 2 | Myatt Snider | Richard Childress Racing | Chevrolet |
| 02 | Brett Moffitt | Our Motorsports | Chevrolet |
| 4 | Landon Cassill | JD Motorsports | Chevrolet |
| 5 | Mason Massey | B. J. McLeod Motorsports | Toyota |
| 6 | Ryan Vargas (R) | JD Motorsports | Chevrolet |
| 7 | Justin Allgaier | JR Motorsports | Chevrolet |
| 07 | Joe Graf Jr. | SS-Green Light Racing | Chevrolet |
| 8 | Sam Mayer (R) | JR Motorsports | Chevrolet |
| 9 | Noah Gragson | JR Motorsports | Chevrolet |
| 10 | Jeb Burton | Kaulig Racing | Chevrolet |
| 11 | Justin Haley | Kaulig Racing | Chevrolet |
| 13 | Timmy Hill (i) | MBM Motorsports | Toyota |
| 15 | Bayley Currey (i) | JD Motorsports | Chevrolet |
| 16 | A. J. Allmendinger | Kaulig Racing | Chevrolet |
| 17 | Carson Ware | SS-Green Light Racing with Rick Ware Racing | Chevrolet |
| 18 | Daniel Hemric | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota |
| 19 | Brandon Jones | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota |
| 20 | Harrison Burton | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota |
| 22 | Austin Cindric | Team Penske | Ford |
| 23 | Patrick Emerling | Our Motorsports | Chevrolet |
| 26 | Dylan Lupton (i) | Sam Hunt Racing | Toyota |
| 31 | Jordan Anderson (i) | Jordan Anderson Racing | Chevrolet |
| 36 | Alex Labbé | DGM Racing | Chevrolet |
| 39 | Ryan Sieg | RSS Racing | Ford |
| 44 | Tommy Joe Martins | Martins Motorsports | Chevrolet |
| 47 | Kyle Weatherman | Mike Harmon Racing | Chevrolet |
| 48 | Jade Buford (R) | Big Machine Racing Team | Chevrolet |
| 51 | Jeremy Clements | Jeremy Clements Racing | Chevrolet |
| 52 | Joey Gase | Means Racing | Chevrolet |
| 54 | Ty Gibbs (R) | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota |
| 61 | Chad Finchum | Hattori Racing Enterprises | Toyota |
| 66 | David Starr | MBM Motorsports | Toyota |
| 68 | Brandon Brown | Brandonbilt Motorsports | Chevrolet |
| 74 | Gray Gaulding | Mike Harmon Racing | Chevrolet |
| 78 | Jesse Little | B. J. McLeod Motorsports | Chevrolet |
| 90 | Spencer Boyd (i) | DGM Racing | Chevrolet |
| 92 | Josh Williams | DGM Racing | Chevrolet |
| 98 | Riley Herbst | Stewart-Haas Racing | Ford |
| 99 | Matt Mills | B. J. McLeod Motorsports | Chevy |
| Official entry list ||||

## Qualifying

Daniel Hemric was awarded the pole for the race as determined by competition-based formula. Timmy Hill did not have enough points to qualify for the race.

### Starting Lineups

| Pos | No | Driver | Team | Manufacturer |
| 1 | 18 | Daniel Hemric | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota |
| 2 | 22 | Austin Cindric | Team Penske | Ford |
| 3 | 7 | Justin Allgaier | JR Motorsports | Chevrolet |
| 4 | 9 | Noah Gragson | JR Motorsports | Chevrolet |
| 5 | 16 | A. J. Allmendinger | Kaulig Racing | Chevrolet |
| 6 | 11 | Justin Haley | Kaulig Racing | Chevrolet |
| 7 | 1 | Michael Annett | JR Motorsports | Chevrolet |
| 8 | 20 | Harrison Burton | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota |
| 9 | 19 | Brandon Jones | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota |
| 10 | 54 | Ty Gibbs (R) | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota |
| 11 | 10 | Jeb Burton | Kaulig Racing | Chevrolet |
| 12 | 8 | Sam Mayer (R) | JR Motorsports | Chevrolet |
| 13 | 98 | Riley Herbst | Stewart-Haas Racing | Ford |
| 14 | 39 | Ryan Sieg | RSS Racing | Ford |
| 15 | 2 | Myatt Snider | Richard Childress Racing | Chevrolet |
| 16 | 02 | Brett Moffitt | Our Motorsports | Chevrolet |
| 17 | 44 | Tommy Joe Martins | Martins Motorsports | Chevrolet |
| 18 | 92 | Josh Williams | DGM Racing | Chevrolet |
| 19 | 51 | Jeremy Clements | Jeremy Clements Racing | Chevrolet |
| 20 | 6 | Ryan Vargas (R) | JD Motorsports | Chevrolet |
| 21 | 36 | Alex Labbé | DGM Racing | Chevrolet |
| 22 | 15 | Bayley Currey (i) | JD Motorsports | Chevrolet |
| 23 | 68 | Brandon Brown | Brandonbilt Motorsports | Chevrolet |
| 24 | 0 | Jeffrey Earnhardt | JD Motorsports | Chevrolet |
| 25 | 47 | Kyle Weatherman | Mike Harmon Racing | Chevrolet |
| 26 | 5 | Mason Massey | B. J. McLeod Motorsports | Toyota |
| 27 | 31 | Jordan Anderson (i) | Jordan Anderson Racing | Chevrolet |
| 28 | 26 | Dylan Lupton (i) | Sam Hunt Racing | Toyota |
| 29 | 78 | Jesse Little | B. J. McLeod Motorsports | Chevrolet |
| 30 | 07 | Joe Graf Jr. | SS-Green Light Racing | Chevrolet |
| 31 | 99 | Matt Mills | B. J. McLeod Motorsports | Chevrolet |
| 32 | 90 | Spencer Boyd (i) | DGM Racing | Chevrolet |
| 33 | 66 | David Starr | MBM Motorsports | Toyota |
| 34 | 23 | Patrick Emerling | Our Motorsports | Chevrolet |
| 35 | 48 | Jade Buford (R) | Big Machine Racing Team | Chevrolet |
| 36 | 61 | Chad Finchum | Hattori Racing Enterprises | Toyota |
| 37 | 52 | Joey Gase | Means Motorsports | Chevrolet |
| 38 | 4 | Landon Cassill | JD Motorsports | Chevrolet |
| 39 | 17 | Carson Ware | SS-Green Light Racing with Rick Ware Racing | Chevrolet |
| 40 | 74 | Gray Gaulding | Mike Harmon Racing | Chevrolet |
| Official qualifying results Archived 2021-10-20 at the Wayback Machine |||||

## Race
### Race results
#### Stage Results

Stage One Laps: 45
| Pos | No | Driver | Team | Manufacturer | Points |
| 1 | 16 | A. J. Allmendinger | Kaulig Racing | Chevrolet | 10 |
| 2 | 18 | Daniel Hemric | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 9 |
| 3 | 22 | Austin Cindric | Team Penske | Ford | 8 |
| 4 | 54 | Ty Gibbs (R) | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 7 |
| 5 | 7 | Justin Allgaier | JR Motorsports | Chevrolet | 6 |
| 6 | 2 | Myatt Snider | Richard Childress Racing | Chevrolet | 5 |
| 7 | 9 | Noah Gragson | JR Motorsports | Chevrolet | 4 |
| 8 | 19 | Brandon Jones | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 3 |
| 9 | 11 | Justin Haley | Kaulig Racing | Chevrolet | 2 |
| 10 | 1 | Michael Annett | JR Motorsports | Chevrolet | 1 |
Stage Two Laps: 45
| Pos | No | Driver | Team | Manufacturer | Points |
| 1 | 22 | Austin Cindric | Team Penske | Ford | 10 |
| 2 | 54 | Ty Gibbs (R) | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 9 |
| 3 | 18 | Daniel Hemric | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 8 |
| 4 | 9 | Noah Gragson | JR Motorsports | Chevrolet | 7 |
| 5 | 2 | Myatt Snider | Richard Childress Racing | Chevrolet | 6 |
| 6 | 16 | A. J. Allmendinger | Kaulig Racing | Chevrolet | 5 |
| 7 | 20 | Harrison Burton | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 4 |
| 8 | 7 | Justin Allgaier | JR Motorsports | Chevrolet | 3 |
| 9 | 8 | Sam Mayer (R) | JR Motorsports | Chevrolet | 2 |
| 10 | 11 | Justin Haley | Kaulig Racing | Chevrolet | 1 |

### Final Stage Results

Laps:110
| Pos | Grid | No | Driver | Team | Manufacturer | Laps | Points | Status |
| 1 | 10 | 54 | Ty Gibbs | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 200 | 56 | Running |
| 2 | 2 | 22 | Austin Cindric | Team Penske | Ford | 200 | 53 | Running |
| 3 | 5 | 16 | A. J. Allmendinger | Kaulig Racing | Chevrolet | 200 | 49 | Running |
| 4 | 6 | 11 | Justin Haley | Kaulig Racing | Chevrolet | 200 | 36 | Running |
| 5 | 14 | 39 | Ryan Sieg | RSS Racing | Chevrolet | 200 | 32 | Running |
| 6 | 16 | 02 | Brett Moffitt | Our Motorsports | Chevrolet | 200 | 31 | Running |
| 7 | 8 | 1 | Michael Annett | JR Motorsports | Chevrolet | 200 | 31 | Running |
| 8 | 12 | 8 | Sam Mayer (R) | JR Motorsports | Chevrolet | 200 | 31 | Running |
| 9 | 3 | 7 | Justin Allgaier | JR Motorsports | Chevrolet | 200 | 37 | Running |
| 10 | 15 | 2 | Myatt Snider | Richard Childress Racing | Chevrolet | 200 | 38 | Running |
| 11 | 9 | 19 | Brandon Jones | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 200 | 29 | Running |
| 12 | 11 | 10 | Jeb Burton | Kaulig Racing | Chevrolet | 200 | 25 | Running |
| 13 | 13 | 98 | Riley Herbst | Stewart-Haas Racing | Ford | 200 | 24 | Running |
| 14 | 23 | 68 | Brandon Brown | Brandonbilt Motorsports | Chevrolet | 200 | 23 | Running |
| 15 | 1 | 18 | Daniel Hemric | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 200 | 39 | Running |
| 16 | 22 | 15 | Bayley Currey (i) | JD Motorsports | Chevrolet | 200 | 0 | Running |
| 17 | 19 | 51 | Jeremy Clements | Jeremy Clements Racing | Chevrolet | 200 | 20 | Running |
| 18 | 39 | 17 | Garrett Smithley | SS-Green Light Racing with Rick Ware Racing | Toyota | 200 | 19 | Running |
| 19 | 38 | 4 | Landon Cassill | JD Motorsports | Chevrolet | 200 | 18 | Running |
| 20 | 27 | 31 | Jordan Anderson (i) | Jordan Anderson Racing | Chevrolet | 200 | 0 | Running |
| 21 | 25 | 47 | Kyle Weatherman | Mike Harmon Racing | Chevrolet | 200 | 16 | Running |
| 22 | 20 | 6 | Ryan Vargas (R) | JD Motorsports | Chevrolet | 200 | 15 | Running |
| 23 | 17 | 44 | Tommy Joe Martins | Martins Motorsports | Chevrolet | 199 | 14 | Running |
| 24 | 34 | 23 | Patrick Emerling | Our Motorsports | Chevrolet | 199 | 13 | Running |
| 25 | 31 | 99 | Matt Mills | B. J. McLeod Motorsports | Chevrolet | 199 | 12 | Running |
| 26 | 18 | 92 | Josh Williams | DGM Racing | Chevrolet | 198 | 11 | Running |
| 27 | 28 | 26 | Dylan Lupton | Sam Hunt Racing | Toyota | 198 | 10 | Running |
| 28 | 24 | 0 | Jeffrey Earnhardt | JD Motorsports | Chevrolet | 198 | 9 | Running |
| 29 | 30 | 07 | Joe Graf Jr. | SS-Green Light Racing | Chevrolet | 198 | 8 | Running |
| 30 | 29 | 78 | Jesse Little | B. J. McLeod Motorsports | Chevrolet | 197 | 7 | Running |
| 31 | 32 | 90 | Spencer Boyd (i) | DGM Racing | Chevrolet | 196 | 0 | Running |
| 32 | 36 | 61 | Loris Hezemans | Hattori Racing Enterprises | Toyota | 192 | 5 | Running |
| 33 | 21 | 36 | Alex Labbé | DGM Racing | Chevrolet | 191 | 4 | Running |
| 34 | 7 | 20 | Harrison Burton | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 178 | 7 | Accident |
| 35 | 4 | 9 | Noah Gragson | JR Motorsorts | Chevrolet | 178 | 13 | Accident |
| 36 | 33 | 66 | David Starr | MBM Motorsports | Toyota | 152 | 1 | Running |
| 37 | 26 | 5 | Mason Massey | B. J. McLeod Motorsports | Toyota | 133 | 1 | Accident |
| 38 | 35 | 48 | Jade Buford (R) | Big Machine Racing Team | Chevrolet | 28 | 1 | Accident |
| 39 | 40 | 74 | Gray Gaulding | Mike Harmon Racing | Chevrolet | 13 | 1 | Engine |
| 40 | 37 | 52 | Joey Gase | Means Motorsports | Chevrolet | 2 | 1 | Electrical |
| Official race results |||||||||

### Race statistics

* Lead changes: 19 among 6 different drivers
* Cautions/Laps: 10 for 46
* Time of race: 2 hours, 39 minutes, and 48 seconds
* Average speed: 112.641 mph (181.278 km/h)