2024 Kansas Lottery 300
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| Race details[1][2][3][4][5][6][7][8] | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Race 27 of 33 in the 2024 NASCAR Xfinity Series | |||
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| Date | September 28, 2024 | ||
| Location | Kansas Speedway in Kansas City, Kansas | ||
| Course | Permanent racing facility | ||
| Course length | 1.5 miles (2.4 km) | ||
| Distance | 200 laps, 300 mi (482 km) | ||
| Average speed | 121.036 mph (194.789 km/h) | ||
| Pole position | |||
| Driver | JR Motorsports | ||
| Time | 30.760 | ||
| Most laps led | |||
| Driver | Chandler Smith | Joe Gibbs Racing | |
| Laps | 114 | ||
| Winner | |||
| No. 20 | Aric Almirola | Joe Gibbs Racing | |
| Television in the United States | |||
| Network | The CW | ||
| Announcers | Rick Allen, Jeff Burton, and Steve Letarte. | ||
| Radio in the United States | |||
| Radio | MRN | ||
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.[9] 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.
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.
Practice
The first and only practice session was held on Friday, September 28, at 11:05 AM CST, and would last for 20 minutes.[10] 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.[10] 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.[11]
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).[12]
No drivers would fail to qualify.
