2022 Kansas Lottery 300

Race details
Race 25 of 33 in the 2022 NASCAR Xfinity Series
Date	September 10, 2022
Official name	22nd Annual Kansas Lottery 300
Location	Kansas City, Kansas, Kansas Speedway
Course	Permanent racing facility 1.5 mi (2.41 km)
Distance	93 laps, 139.5 mi (224.503 km)
Scheduled Distance	200 laps, 300 mi (482.803 km)
Average speed	113.697 mph (182.978 km/h)
Pole position
Driver	Brandon Jones	Joe Gibbs Racing
Time	30.911
Most laps led
Driver	Ty Gibbs	Joe Gibbs Racing
Laps	66
Winner
No. 9	Noah Gragson	JR Motorsports
Television in the United States
Network	USA Network
Announcers	Rick Allen, Jeff Burton, and Steve Letarte
Radio in the United States
Radio	Motor Racing Network

The 2022 Kansas Lottery 300 was the 25th stock car race of the 2022 NASCAR Xfinity Series and the 22nd iteration of the event. The race was held on Saturday, September 10, 2022, in Kansas City, Kansas at Kansas Speedway, a 1.500 miles (2.414 km) permanent paved oval-shaped racetrack. The race was decreased from 200 laps to 93 laps, due to inclement weather. Noah Gragson, driving for JR Motorsports, took advantage of the lead on the final restart, and held off his teammate, Justin Allgaier, for his 10th career NASCAR Xfinity Series win, along with his fifth of the season.^[1] Ty Gibbs would mostly dominate the race, leading 66 laps. To fill out the podium, Gibbs, driving for Joe Gibbs Racing, would finish 3rd, respectively.

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 hosts two annual NASCAR race weekends. The NTT IndyCar Series also raced there until 2011. The speedway is owned and operated by the International Speedway Corporation.

Entry list

• (R) denotes rookie driver.
• (i) denotes driver who are ineligible for series driver points.

Practice

The only 30-minute practice session was held on Friday, September 9, at 4:00 PM CST.^[2] Ty Gibbs, driving for Joe Gibbs Racing, was the fastest in the session, with a lap of 31.138, and an average speed of 173.422 mph (279.096 km/h).

Qualifying

Qualifying was held on Saturday, September 9, at 4:30 PM CST.^[2] Since Kansas Speedway is a tri-oval track, the qualifying system used is a single-car, single-lap system with only one round. Whoever sets the fastest time in the round wins the pole.^[3] Brandon Jones, driving for Joe Gibbs Racing, scored the pole for the race, with a lap of 30.911, and an average speed of 174.695 mph (281.144 km/h).^[4]

Full qualifying results

Race results

Stage 1 Laps: 45

Stage 2 Laps: 45

Stage 3 Laps: 3*

Standings after the race

Drivers' Championship standings Pos Driver Points 1 A. J. Allmendinger 1,003 2 Ty Gibbs 965 (-38) 3 Justin Allgaier 948 (-55) 4 Noah Gragson 931 (-72) 5 Josh Berry 866 (-137) 6 Austin Hill 769 (-234) 7 Brandon Jones 756 (-247) 1 8 Sam Mayer 678 (-325) 1 9 Riley Herbst 673 (-330) 10 Daniel Hemric 615 (-388) 11 Landon Cassill 597 (-406) 12 Ryan Sieg 578 (-425) Official driver's standings Note: Only the first 12 positions are included for the driver standings.