Briscoe secures Championship 4 spot with Xfinity win at Kansas: Chase Briscoe led a dominating 159 of 200 laps to win his record ninth NASCAR Xfinity Series race Saturday night, the Kansas Lottery 300 at Kansas Speedway. And while the 25-year old Hoosier turned in a dominating effort, the race – a crucial chapter in the 2020 Playoff run – was dramatic in multiple ways. Briscoe’s No. 98 Stewart-Haas Racing Ford ultimately edged Daniel Hemric’s No. 8 JR Motorsports Chevrolet by 1.199-seconds to earn the win – his nine-trophy single season tally the most ever by an Xfinity Series regular. Just as importantly, the victory gives Briscoe an automatic position in the Championship 4 round to decide the season title on Nov. 7 at Phoenix Raceway.
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#98-Chase Briscoe won the Kansas Lottery 300 NASCAR XFINITY Series race at Kansas Speedway. The win is his 9th win of the year, 1st at Kansas, and 11 career win.
The win also secures his spot in the Championship race at Phoenix.
#8-Hemric finished 2nd followed by #39-Sieg, #11-Haley, #61-Austin Hill, #92-Williams, #02-Moffitt, #1-Annett, #19-Jones, and #7-Allgaier.
Briscoe led 159 of the 200 laps. He took the lead for the final time with 21 laps remaining and won the race by more than 1 second despite a late race caution.
There was a large wreck with 28 laps remaining that ended with #21-Alfredo’s car upside down. The race had to be red flagged to get the car upright and get him out. He was not injured. The accident started when #7-Allgaier drove too deep into the corner while on the apron. He continued on. #19-Jones suffered some rear end damage to his car but was able to stay on track.
Playoff drivers having issues:
#22-Cindric and #9-Gragson wrecked after contact on lap 16. Gragson, the pole sitter, could not continue and finished 36th. After meeting minimum speed, Cindric spent some time behind the wall on repairs. He finished 28th.
#10-Chastain suffered rear end damage from contact with the wall after #21-Alfredo got into his rear quarterpanel with just over 30 laps remaining. He fell to 12th at the finish.
Stage 1 and 2 were both won by #98-Briscoe.
There were 10 lead changes among 6 drivers and 10 cautions for 45 yellow flag laps.
The average speed of the race was: 112.735mph.
See race details at: Race Results, Drivers Points Standings, Owners Points Standings, Cumulative Report, Penalty Report.
Race Fast Facts – Kansas:
Chase Briscoe (P) won the 20th Annual Kansas Lottery 300, his 11th victory in 81 NASCAR Xfinity Series races.
This is his ninth victory and 20th top-10 finish in 2020.
This is his first victory and second top-10 finish in five races at Kansas Speedway.
Daniel Hemric (second) posted his third top-10 finish in five races at Kansas Speedway. It is his 12th top-10 finish in 2020.
Ryan Sieg (P) (third) posted his fifth top-10 finish in ten races at Kansas Speedway.
Harrison Burton (11th) was the highest finishing rookie.
Chase Briscoe becomes second driver in series history to win nine races in 30 races joining Kyle Busch (2010, 2013, 2016).
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XFINITY Series Playoff Standings after Kansas:
3 races remaining in the season, 2 races left in the Round of 8)
1) #98-Chase Briscoe [9 wins], 3120 (Win in Round of 8)
2) #7-Justin Allgaier [3 wins], 3068, +11
3) #19-Brandon Jones [3 wins], 3066, +9
4) #22-Austin Cindric, [5 wins], 3059, +2 ahead of 4th
Bottom 4 eliminated after Martinsville:
5) #11- Justin Haley [2 wins], 3057, -2 out of 4th
6) #10-Ross Chastain, 3047, -12
7) #39-Ryan Sieg, 3042, -17
8) #9-Noah Gragson [2 wins], 3026, -33
See the Drivers Points Standings and Owners Points Standings.
Cars to the rear: None
Pit Stall Selections
#9-Noah Gragson will start from the pole for the Kansas Lottery 300 NASCAR XFINITY Series race at Kansas Speedway.
#22-Cindric starts second, followed by #8-Hemric, #10-Chastain, #19-Jones, #98-Briscoe, #7-Allgiaer, #39-Sieg, #11-Haley, and #36-Labbe.
The lineup was set by the new qualifying procedure, based on race finish, points position, and fastest race lap.
See the complete Kansas Lottery 300 Starting Lineup.(10-14-2020)
Crew Rosters
Goodyear Tire Notes
The Entry List for the Kansas Lottery 300 NASCAR XFINITY Series race at Kansas Speedway is posted, 36 teams/drivers [for 40 spots] are listed.
Since 36 cars are entered, all drivers will race.
See the full entry list on the Entry List (pdf).
