Noah Gragson Beats the Rain in Xfinity Series Race at Kansas: In what is turning out to be a banner season for Noah Gragson, the driver of the No. 9 JR Motorsports Chevrolet scored his fifth NASCAR Xfinity Series victory of the year in Saturday’s rain-shortened Kansas Lottery 300 at Kansas Speedway.(Read more)(9-10-2022)
Just following the conclusion of the second stage in Saturday’s Xfinity Series Kansas Lottery 300 at Kansas Speedway, Mother Nature put a stop the Xfinity Series race. #9-Noah Gragson was out front at the time, awarding him the win, his fifth of the season.
#7-Justin Allgaier finished second, which gave JR Motorsports the top two spots. #54-Ty Gibbs led a race-high 66 laps and finished third. Polesitter #19-Brandon Jones placed fourth with #48-Ross Chastain rounding out the top five.
#16-AJ Allmendinger placed sixth, as #8-Sam Mayer, #18-Sammy Smith, #1-Sam Mayer and #07-Brett Moffitt made up the rest of the top 10.
Gibbs won the opening stage, his fifth stage victory of the season. Gragson won the second stage, and now has 13 stage wins on the season.
There were six lead changes among four drivers and four cautions for 18 yellow flag laps.
The average speed of the race was 113.687 mph.
See race details at: Race Results, Drivers Points Standings, Owners Points Standings, Cumulative Report, Penalty Report.
Kansas Paint Schemes
Race Fast Facts – Kansas:
Noah Gragson won the 22nd Annual Kansas Lottery 300, his 10th victory in 127 Xfinity Series races.
This is his fifth victory and 18th top-10 finish in 2022.
This is his first victory and first top-10 finish in five races at Kansas Speedway.
Justin Allgaier (second) posted his 10th top-10 finish in 13 races at Kansas Speedway. It is his 17th
top-10 finish in 2022.
Ty Gibbs (third) posted his second top-10 finish in two races at Kansas Speedway.
Sheldon Creed (11th) was the highest finishing rookie.
AJ Allmendinger leads the point standings by 38 points over Ty Gibbs.
Xfinity Series Playoff Standings after Kansas (Race 25 of 33):
1)#9-Noah Gragson (5 wins, 38 playoff points)
2)#54-Ty Gibbs (5 wins, 35 playoff points)
3)#7-Justin Allgaier (3 wins, 22 playoff points)
4)#16-AJ Allmendinger (3 wins, 17 playoff points, regular season championship leader)
5)#8-Josh Berry (2 wins, 16 playoff points)
6)#21-Austin Hill (2 wins, 11 playoff points)
7)#19-Brandon Jones (1 win, 6 playoff points)
8)#1 Sam Mayer (678 points, 2 playoff points)
9)#98-Riley Herbst (673 points, 2 playoff points
10)#11-Daniel Hemric 615, +50
11)#10-Landon Cassill 597, +32
12)#39-Ryan Sieg 578, +13
Currently below playoff cutline
13)#2-Sheldon Creed 565, -13
See the Drivers Points Standings and Owners Points Standings
Cars to the rear: Going to the rear today: #6-Ryan Vargas (backup car), #26-Derek Griffith (engine change), #02-Brandon Brown, #34-Jesse Iwuji, #35-Joey Gase, #36-Josh Williams, #38-CJ McLaughlin, #47-Brennan Poole, #51-Jeremy Clements, #66-JJ Yeley, #68-Kris Wright and #78-Stefan Parsons (all for unapproved adjustments).
Pit Stall Selections
Posting a speed of 174.695 mph, #19-Brandon Jones won the pole for Saturday’s Kansas Lottery 300 Xfinity Series race at Kansas Speedway. It’s his third pole of the season and second straight.
Jones’ Joe Gibbs Racing teammate #54-Ty Gibbs will start second (174.520 mph). #2-Sheldon Creed will take the green flag from third (173.617 mph), with #16-AJ Allmendinger (173.461 mph) and #9-Noah Gragson (173.410 mph) rounding out the top five.
#21-Austin Hill, #11-Daniel Hemric, #1-Sam Mayer, #7-Justin Allgaier and #8-Josh Berry make up the top 10.
Did Not Qualify: #13-Akinori Ogata
See the complete Kansas Starting Lineup.
Qualifying Fast Facts – Kansas
Brandon Jones won the Pole Award for the 22nd Annual Kansas Lottery 300 with a lap of 30.911
seconds, 174.695 mph.
This is his sixth pole in 228 NASCAR Xfinity Series races.
This is his third pole and 16th top-10 start in 2022.
This is his first pole in eight races at Kansas Speedway.
Ty Gibbs (second) posted his 20th top-10 start of 2022 and his second in two races at Kansas
Speedway.
Sheldon Creed # (third) posted his first top-10 start at Kansas Speedway. It is his 14th in 25 races this
season.
Sheldon Creed (third) was the fastest qualifying rookie.
Practice for the Kansas Lottery 300 NASCAR Xfinity Series race at Kansas Speedway is complete. After 20 minutes, the top five, slowest, news and notes:
#54-Ty Gibbs 173.421 mph
#9-Noah Gragson 172.270 mpn mph
#18-Sammy Smith 171.613 mph
#11-Daniel Hemric 171.151 mph
#2-Sheldon Creed 170.837 mph
Slowest: #78-Stefan Parsons 160.699 mph
Most laps run: #26-Derek Griffith, 27
Notes: Early into the session, #78-Stefan Parsons spun off Turn 4. He turned two laps in the session.
See full Kansas Practice Results.
Qualifying Order
Crew Rosters
Goodyear Tire Notes
There are 40 cars on the entry list for Saturday’s Kansas Lottery 300 at Kansas Speedway. #53-Dawson Cram withdrew, marking it to just 39. One car will miss the race.
Notables: #02-Brandon Brown, #07-Brett Moffitt, #13-Akinori Ogata, #18-Sammy Smith, #26-Derek Griffith, #34-Jesse Iwuji, #35-Joey Gase, #36-Josh Williams, #38-CJ McLaughlin, #44-Howie Disavino III, #45-Rajah Caruth, #48-Ross Chastain, #68-Kris Wright, #77-Dillon Bassett, #78-Stefan Parsons
See the full entry list on the Kansas Entry List.
TandemDraft Stats: Xfinity Series Edition – Kansas
