# 2024 Kansas Lottery 300

The 2024 Kansas Lottery 300 was the 27th race of the 2024 NASCAR Xfinity Series, the first race of the Round of 12, and the 24th iteration of the event. The race was held on September 28, 2024, at Kansas Speedway in Kansas City, Kansas, a 1.5 miles (2.4 km) permanent quad-oval shaped racetrack. The race took the scheduled 300 laps to complete. In an amazing battle for the lead, Aric Almirola, driving for Joe Gibbs Racing, would make a successful late race pass on Cole Custer, and led the final four laps to earn his sixth career NASCAR Xfinity Series win, and his second of the season. He would also lock the No. 20 team into the next round of the owner's playoffs. Chandler Smith was the most dominant driver of the race, leading a race-high 114 laps before getting passed by Custer and Almirola in the final stages, finishing third.

## 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 the first playoff race on the schedule. The IndyCar Series also raced at here until 2011. The speedway is owned and operated by the NASCAR.

#### Entry list

* (R) denotes rookie driver.
* (i) denotes driver who is ineligible for series driver points.
* (P) denotes playoff driver.
* (OP) denotes owner's playoff car.
| # | Driver | Team | Make | Sponsor |
| 00 | Cole Custer (P) | Stewart–Haas Racing | Ford | CW on NXT |
| 1 | Sam Mayer (P) | JR Motorsports | Chevrolet | QPS Employment Group |
| 2 | Jesse Love (R) (P) | Richard Childress Racing | Chevrolet | Whelen |
| 5 | Anthony Alfredo | Our Motorsports | Chevrolet | Ferguson |
| 07 | Patrick Emerling | SS-Green Light Racing | Chevrolet | BB Roofing |
| 7 | Justin Allgaier (P) | JR Motorsports | Chevrolet | BRANDT |
| 8 | Sammy Smith (P) | JR Motorsports | Chevrolet | TMC Transportation |
| 9 | Brandon Jones | JR Motorsports | Chevrolet | Shultz / Menards |
| 10 | Daniel Dye (i) | Kaulig Racing | Chevrolet | Race to Stop Suicide |
| 11 | Josh Williams | Kaulig Racing | Chevrolet | Call811.com |
| 14 | J. J. Yeley | SS-Green Light Racing | Ford | MPV Express |
| 15 | Logan Bearden | AM Racing | Ford | AirBox |
| 16 | A. J. Allmendinger (P) | Kaulig Racing | Chevrolet | Morris-Shea Bridge Co., Inc. |
| 18 | Sheldon Creed (P) | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | Friends of Jaclyn Foundation |
| 19 | Taylor Gray (i) | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | Operation 300 |
| 20 | Aric Almirola (OP) | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | He Gets Us |
| 21 | Austin Hill (P) | Richard Childress Racing | Chevrolet | Bennett Transportation |
| 26 | Corey Heim (i) | Sam Hunt Racing | Toyota | Endava |
| 27 | Jeb Burton | Jordan Anderson Racing | Chevrolet | BG Products |
| 28 | Kyle Sieg | RSS Racing | Ford | RSS Racing |
| 29 | Blaine Perkins | RSS Racing | Ford | Crocodile Cloth |
| 31 | Parker Retzlaff | Jordan Anderson Racing | Chevrolet | EasyCare |
| 35 | Joey Gase | Joey Gase Motorsports | Chevrolet | Branson.com |
| 38 | Matt DiBenedetto | RSS Racing | Ford | Recycled Materials Association |
| 39 | Ryan Sieg | RSS Racing | Ford | Sci Aps |
| 42 | Leland Honeyman (R) | Young's Motorsports | Chevrolet | Hardscape Contractors |
| 43 | Ryan Ellis | Alpha Prime Racing | Chevrolet | Snapchat |
| 44 | Brennan Poole | Alpha Prime Racing | Chevrolet | Macc Door Systems / DoorLink |
| 45 | Brad Perez | Alpha Prime Racing | Chevrolet | APEX Coffee Roasters |
| 48 | Parker Kligerman (P) | Big Machine Racing | Chevrolet | Big Machine Spiked Coolers |
| 51 | Jeremy Clements | Jeremy Clements Racing | Chevrolet | Impel Union |
| 74 | Ryan Vargas | Mike Harmon Racing | Chevrolet | Mike Harmon Racing |
| 81 | Chandler Smith (P) | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | Quick Tie Products |
| 88 | Connor Zilisch | JR Motorsports | Chevrolet | KOA / RTIC |
| 91 | Kyle Weatherman | DGM Racing | Chevrolet | Crav'n Flavor |
| 92 | Dawson Cram (i) | DGM Racing | Chevrolet | Trade with the Pros |
| 97 | Shane van Gisbergen (R) (P) | Kaulig Racing | Chevrolet | Safety Culture |
| 98 | Riley Herbst (P) | Stewart–Haas Racing | Ford | Monster Energy |
| Official entry list |||||

## Practice

The first and only practice session was held on Friday, September 28, at 11:05 AM CST, and would last for 20 minutes. Connor Zilisch, driving for JR Motorsports, would set the fastest time in the session, with a lap of 31.434, and a speed of 171.789 mph (276.468 km/h).
| Pos. | # | Driver | Team | Make | Time | Speed |
| 1 | 88 | Connor Zilisch | JR Motorsports | Chevrolet | 31.434 | 171.789 |
| 2 | 19 | Taylor Gray (i) | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 31.448 | 171.712 |
| 3 | 27 | Jeb Burton | Jordan Anderson Racing | Chevrolet | 31.449 | 171.707 |
| Full practice results |||||||

## Qualifying

Qualifying was held on Saturday, September 28, at 11:35 AM CST. Since Kansas Speedway is an intermediate racetrack, the qualifying system used is a single-car, one-lap system with only one round. Drivers will be on track by themselves and will have one lap to post a qualifying time, and whoever sets the fastest time will win the pole.
Brandon Jones, driving for JR Motorsports, would score the pole for the race, with a lap of 30.760, and a speed of 175.553 mph (282.525 km/h).
No drivers would fail to qualify.

### Qualifying results

| Pos. | # | Driver | Team | Make | Time | Speed |
| 1 | 9 | Brandon Jones | JR Motorsports | Chevrolet | 30.760 | 175.553 |
| 2 | 81 | Chandler Smith (P) | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 30.806 | 175.291 |
| 3 | 00 | Cole Custer (P) | Stewart–Haas Racing | Ford | 30.856 | 175.006 |
| 4 | 88 | Connor Zilisch | JR Motorsports | Chevrolet | 30.885 | 174.842 |
| 5 | 1 | Sam Mayer (P) | JR Motorsports | Chevrolet | 30.896 | 174.780 |
| 6 | 20 | Aric Almirola (OP) | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 30.980 | 174.306 |
| 7 | 2 | Jesse Love (R) (P) | Richard Childress Racing | Chevrolet | 31.005 | 174.165 |
| 8 | 48 | Parker Kligerman (P) | Big Machine Racing | Chevrolet | 31.021 | 174.076 |
| 9 | 7 | Justin Allgaier (P) | JR Motorsports | Chevrolet | 31.034 | 174.003 |
| 10 | 21 | Austin Hill (P) | Richard Childress Racing | Chevrolet | 31.065 | 173.829 |
| 11 | 19 | Taylor Gray (i) | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 31.117 | 173.539 |
| 12 | 39 | Ryan Sieg | RSS Racing | Ford | 31.135 | 173.438 |
| 13 | 8 | Sammy Smith (P) | JR Motorsports | Chevrolet | 31.239 | 172.861 |
| 14 | 16 | A. J. Allmendinger (P) | Kaulig Racing | Chevrolet | 31.263 | 172.728 |
| 15 | 18 | Sheldon Creed (P) | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 31.334 | 172.337 |
| 16 | 98 | Riley Herbst (P) | Stewart–Haas Racing | Ford | 31.413 | 171.903 |
| 17 | 26 | Corey Heim (i) | Sam Hunt Racing | Toyota | 31.557 | 171.119 |
| 18 | 11 | Josh Williams | Kaulig Racing | Chevrolet | 31.572 | 171.038 |
| 19 | 27 | Jeb Burton | Jordan Anderson Racing | Chevrolet | 31.595 | 170.913 |
| 20 | 5 | Anthony Alfredo | Our Motorsports | Chevrolet | 31.638 | 170.681 |
| 21 | 28 | Kyle Sieg | RSS Racing | Ford | 31.651 | 170.611 |
| 22 | 97 | Shane van Gisbergen (R) (P) | Kaulig Racing | Chevrolet | 31.708 | 170.304 |
| 23 | 31 | Parker Retzlaff | Jordan Anderson Racing | Chevrolet | 31.731 | 170.181 |
| 24 | 38 | Matt DiBenedetto | RSS Racing | Ford | 31.748 | 170.089 |
| 25 | 14 | J. J. Yeley | SS-Green Light Racing | Ford | 32.000 | 168.750 |
| 26 | 51 | Jeremy Clements | Jeremy Clements Racing | Chevrolet | 32.013 | 168.681 |
| 27 | 92 | Dawson Cram (i) | DGM Racing | Chevrolet | 32.022 | 168.634 |
| 28 | 44 | Brennan Poole | Alpha Prime Racing | Chevrolet | 32.035 | 168.566 |
| 29 | 43 | Ryan Ellis | Alpha Prime Racing | Chevrolet | 32.037 | 168.555 |
| 30 | 10 | Daniel Dye (i) | Kaulig Racing | Chevrolet | 32.038 | 168.550 |
| 31 | 15 | Logan Bearden | AM Racing | Ford | 32.072 | 168.371 |
| 32 | 29 | Blaine Perkins | RSS Racing | Ford | 32.273 | 167.323 |
| 33 | 91 | Kyle Weatherman | DGM Racing | Chevrolet | 32.437 | 166.477 |
| Qualified by owner's points |||||||
| 34 | 35 | Joey Gase | Joey Gase Motorsports | Chevrolet | 32.463 | 166.343 |
| 35 | 07 | Patrick Emerling | SS-Green Light Racing | Chevrolet | 32.486 | 166.225 |
| 36 | 74 | Ryan Vargas | Mike Harmon Racing | Chevrolet | 32.906 | 164.104 |
| 37 | 45 | Brad Perez | Alpha Prime Racing | Chevrolet | – | – |
| 38 | 42 | Leland Honeyman (R) | Young's Motorsports | Chevrolet | – | – |
| Official qualifying results |||||||
| Official starting lineup |||||||

## Race results

Stage 1 Laps: 45
| Pos. | # | Driver | Team | Make | Pts |
| 1 | 20 | Aric Almirola (OP) | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 10 |
| 2 | 81 | Chandler Smith (P) | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 9 |
| 3 | 00 | Cole Custer (P) | Stewart–Haas Racing | Ford | 8 |
| 4 | 9 | Brandon Jones | JR Motorsports | Chevrolet | 7 |
| 5 | 1 | Sam Mayer (P) | JR Motorsports | Chevrolet | 6 |
| 6 | 18 | Sheldon Creed (P) | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 5 |
| 7 | 21 | Austin Hill (P) | Richard Childress Racing | Chevrolet | 4 |
| 8 | 7 | Justin Allgaier (P) | JR Motorsports | Chevrolet | 3 |
| 9 | 98 | Riley Herbst (P) | Stewart–Haas Racing | Ford | 2 |
| 10 | 48 | Parker Kligerman (P) | Big Machine Racing | Chevrolet | 1 |
Stage 2 Laps: 45
| Pos. | # | Driver | Team | Make | Pts |
| 1 | 1 | Sam Mayer (P) | JR Motorsports | Chevrolet | 10 |
| 2 | 20 | Aric Almirola (OP) | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 9 |
| 3 | 00 | Cole Custer (P) | Stewart–Haas Racing | Ford | 8 |
| 4 | 81 | Chandler Smith (P) | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 7 |
| 5 | 88 | Connor Zilisch | JR Motorsports | Chevrolet | 6 |
| 6 | 21 | Austin Hill (P) | Richard Childress Racing | Chevrolet | 5 |
| 7 | 18 | Sheldon Creed (P) | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 4 |
| 8 | 9 | Brandon Jones | JR Motorsports | Chevrolet | 3 |
| 8 | 38 | Matt DiBenedetto | RSS Racing | Ford | 2 |
| 10 | 39 | Ryan Sieg | RSS Racing | Ford | 1 |
Stage 3 Laps: 110
| Pos. | St | # | Driver | Team | Make | Laps | Led | Status | Pts |
| 1 | 6 | 20 | Aric Almirola (OP) | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 200 | 16 | Running | 59 |
| 2 | 3 | 00 | Cole Custer (P) | Stewart–Haas Racing | Ford | 200 | 48 | Running | 51 |
| 3 | 2 | 81 | Chandler Smith (P) | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 200 | 114 | Running | 50 |
| 4 | 4 | 88 | Connor Zilisch | JR Motorsports | Chevrolet | 200 | 0 | Running | 39 |
| 5 | 15 | 18 | Sheldon Creed (P) | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 200 | 0 | Running | 41 |
| 6 | 1 | 9 | Brandon Jones | JR Motorsports | Chevrolet | 200 | 4 | Running | 41 |
| 7 | 10 | 21 | Austin Hill (P) | Richard Childress Racing | Chevrolet | 200 | 0 | Running | 39 |
| 8 | 22 | 97 | Shane van Gisbergen (R) (P) | Kaulig Racing | Chevrolet | 200 | 0 | Running | 29 |
| 9 | 7 | 2 | Jesse Love (R) (P) | Richard Childress Racing | Chevrolet | 200 | 0 | Running | 28 |
| 10 | 16 | 98 | Riley Herbst (P) | Stewart–Haas Racing | Ford | 200 | 0 | Running | 29 |
| 11 | 18 | 11 | Josh Williams | Kaulig Racing | Chevrolet | 200 | 0 | Running | 26 |
| 12 | 8 | 48 | Parker Kligerman (P) | Big Machine Racing | Chevrolet | 200 | 0 | Running | 26 |
| 13 | 5 | 1 | Sam Mayer (P) | JR Motorsports | Chevrolet | 200 | 18 | Running | 40 |
| 14 | 24 | 38 | Matt DiBenedetto | RSS Racing | Ford | 200 | 0 | Running | 25 |
| 15 | 20 | 5 | Anthony Alfredo | Our Motorsports | Chevrolet | 200 | 0 | Running | 22 |
| 16 | 12 | 39 | Ryan Sieg | RSS Racing | Ford | 200 | 0 | Running | 22 |
| 17 | 14 | 16 | A. J. Allmendinger (P) | Kaulig Racing | Chevrolet | 199 | 0 | Running | 20 |
| 18 | 28 | 44 | Brennan Poole | Alpha Prime Racing | Chevrolet | 199 | 0 | Running | 19 |
| 19 | 29 | 43 | Ryan Ellis | Alpha Prime Racing | Chevrolet | 199 | 0 | Running | 18 |
| 20 | 25 | 14 | J. J. Yeley | SS-Green Light Racing | Ford | 199 | 0 | Running | 17 |
| 21 | 23 | 31 | Parker Retzlaff | Jordan Anderson Racing | Chevrolet | 199 | 0 | Running | 16 |
| 22 | 13 | 8 | Sammy Smith (P) | JR Motorsports | Chevrolet | 199 | 0 | Running | 15 |
| 23 | 19 | 27 | Jeb Burton | Jordan Anderson Racing | Chevrolet | 198 | 0 | Running | 14 |
| 24 | 21 | 28 | Kyle Sieg | RSS Racing | Ford | 198 | 0 | Running | 13 |
| 25 | 38 | 42 | Leland Honeyman (R) | Young's Motorsports | Chevrolet | 198 | 0 | Running | 12 |
| 26 | 33 | 91 | Kyle Weatherman | DGM Racing | Chevrolet | 197 | 0 | Running | 11 |
| 27 | 26 | 51 | Jeremy Clements | Jeremy Clements Racing | Chevrolet | 197 | 0 | Running | 10 |
| 28 | 32 | 29 | Blaine Perkins | RSS Racing | Ford | 197 | 0 | Running | 9 |
| 29 | 36 | 74 | Ryan Vargas | Mike Harmon Racing | Chevrolet | 196 | 0 | Running | 8 |
| 30 | 35 | 07 | Patrick Emerling | SS-Green Light Racing | Chevrolet | 196 | 0 | Running | 7 |
| 31 | 17 | 26 | Corey Heim (i) | Sam Hunt Racing | Toyota | 195 | 0 | Running | 0 |
| 32 | 34 | 35 | Joey Gase | Joey Gase Motorsports | Chevrolet | 194 | 0 | Running | 5 |
| 33 | 31 | 15 | Logan Bearden | AM Racing | Ford | 190 | 0 | Running | 4 |
| 34 | 30 | 10 | Daniel Dye (i) | Kaulig Racing | Chevrolet | 189 | 0 | Running | 0 |
| 35 | 27 | 92 | Dawson Cram (i) | DGM Racing | Chevrolet | 174 | 0 | Fuel Pressure | 0 |
| 36 | 9 | 7 | Justin Allgaier (P) | JR Motorsports | Chevrolet | 73 | 0 | Accident | 4 |
| 37 | 37 | 45 | Brad Perez | Alpha Prime Racing | Chevrolet | 61 | 0 | Oil Pump | 1 |
| 38 | 11 | 19 | Taylor Gray (i) | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 45 | 0 | Engine | 0 |
| Official race results ||||||||||

## Standings after the race

| | Pos | Driver | Points |
| 1 | 1 | Cole Custer | 2,079 |
| 2 | 2 | Chandler Smith | 2,074 (-5) |
| | 3 | Austin Hill | 2,064 (–15) |
| 3 | 4 | Sam Mayer | 2,051 (–28) |
| 4 | 5 | Sheldon Creed | 2,048 (–31) |
| 1 | 6 | Shane van Gisbergen | 2,046 (–33) |
| 1 | 7 | Jesse Love | 2,041 (–38) |
| | 8 | Riley Herbst | 2,039 (–40) |
| 8 | 9 | Justin Allgaier | 2,038 (–41) |
| | 10 | A. J. Allmendinger | 2,026 (–53) |
| 1 | 11 | Parker Kligerman | 2,024 (–55) |
| 1 | 12 | Sammy Smith | 2,016 (–63) |
| Official driver's standings ||||
| Pos | Manufacturer | Points |
| 1 | Chevrolet | 998 |
| 2 | Toyota | 966 (-32) |
| 3 | Ford | 870 (–128) |