2021 Kansas Lottery 300
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{{DISPLAYTITLE:2021 Kansas Lottery 300}}
{{Infobox NASCAR race report|Type=CUST|Details ref={{cite web
| title = Entry List
| url = https://www.jayski.com/xfinity-series/2021-kansas-nxs-entry-list/
| website = jayski.com
| date = October 19, 2021
| access-date = October 19, 2021}}
|Description = Race 31 of 33 in the 2021 NASCAR Xfinity Series season
|Fulldate = October 23, 2021
|Race_Name = Kansas Lottery 300
|Year = 2021
|Location=Kansas Speedway in Kansas City, Kansas
|Course_mi=1.50
|Course_km=2.41
|Distance_laps=200
|Distance_mi=300.00
|Distance_km=482.80
|Avg=112.641
|Pole_Driver=Daniel Hemric
|Pole_Team=Joe Gibbs Racing
|Grid_from_prev_perf = yes
|Most_Driver=Austin Cindric
|Most_Team=Team Penske
|Most_laps=151
|Car=54
|First_Driver=Ty Gibbs
|First_Team=Joe Gibbs Racing
|Network=NBCSN
|Announcers=Rick Allen, Jeff Burton, Steve Letarte, and Dale Earnhardt Jr.
|Image= Kansas Speedway diagram.svg
|Caption=Kansas Speedway}}
The 2021 Kansas Lottery 300 was a NASCAR Xfinity Series race that was held on October 23, 2021, at the Kansas Speedway in Kansas City, Kansas. Contested over 200 laps on the {{convert|1.50|mi|km|abbr=on}} oval, it was the 31st race of the 2021 NASCAR Xfinity Series season, the fifth race of the Playoffs, and the second race of the Round of 8. Joe Gibbs Racing driver Ty Gibbs collected his fourth win of the season.
Report
= Background =
File:The_Kansas_Speedway_(cropped).jpg, the track where the race was held]]
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 two annual NASCAR race weekends. The IndyCar Series also held races at the venue until 2011. The speedway is owned and operated by the International Speedway Corporation.
= Entry list =
- (R) denotes rookie driver.
- (i) denotes driver who is ineligible for series driver points.
| class="wikitable" style="font-size:95%"
!{{Tooltip|No.|Car number}} !Driver !Team !Manufacturer |
| 0 |
| 1 |
| 2 |
| 02 |
| 4 |
| 5 |
| 6
|Ryan Vargas (R) |
| 7 |
| 07 |
| 8
|Sam Mayer (R) |
| 9 |
| 10 |
| 11 |
| 13
|Timmy Hill (i) |
| 15
|Bayley Currey (i) |
| 16 |
| 17 |
| 18 |
| 19 |
| 20 |
| 22
|Ford |
| 23 |
| 26
|Dylan Lupton (i) |
| 31
|Jordan Anderson (i) |
| 36 |
| 39
|Ford |
| 44 |
| 47 |
| 48
|Jade Buford (R) |
| 51 |
| 52 |
| 54
|Ty Gibbs (R) |
| 61 |
| 66 |
| 68 |
| 74 |
| 78 |
| 90
|Spencer Boyd (i) |
| 92 |
| 98
|Ford |
| 99 |
| colspan="7" |[https://www.jayski.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/31/2021/10/13/30xfinity-2021-entry-update.pdf Official entry list] |
|---|
Qualifying
Daniel Hemric was awarded the pole for the race as determined by competition-based formula. Timmy Hill did not have enough points to qualify for the race.
= Starting Lineups =
| class="wikitable" style="font-size:98%"
!Pos !{{Tooltip|No|Car Number}} !Driver !Team !Manufacturer |
| 1
|18 |
|---|
| 2
|22 |Ford |
| 3
|7 |
| 4
|9 |
| 5
|16 |
| 6
|11 |
| 7
|1 |
| 8
|20 |
| 9
|19 |
| 10
|54 |Ty Gibbs (R) |
| 11
|10 |
| 12
|8 |Sam Mayer (R) |
| 13
|98 |Ford |
| 14
|39 |Ford |
| 15
|2 |
| 16
|02 |
| 17
|44 |
| 18
|92 |
| 19
|51 |
| 20
|6 |Ryan Vargas (R) |
| 21
|36 |
| 22
|15 |Bayley Currey (i) |
| 23
|68 |
| 24
|0 |
| 25
|47 |
| 26
|5 |
| 27
|31 |Jordan Anderson (i) |
| 28
|26 |Dylan Lupton (i) |
| 29
|78 |
| 30
|07 |
| 31
|99 |
| 32
|90 |Spencer Boyd (i) |
| 33
|66 |
| 34
|23 |
| 35
|48 |Jade Buford (R) |
| 36
|61 |
| 37
|52 |
| 38
|4 |
| 39
|17 |
| 40
|74 |
| colspan="6" | [https://www.jayski.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/31/2021/10/20/31xfinity-2021-starting-lineup.pdf Official qualifying results] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211020133552/https://www.jayski.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/31/2021/10/20/31xfinity-2021-starting-lineup.pdf |date=2021-10-20 }} |
Race
= Race results =
== Stage Results ==
Stage One
Laps: 45
| class="wikitable" style="font-size:98%"
!Pos !{{Tooltip|No|Car Number}} !Driver !Team !Manufacturer !Points |
| 1
|16 |A. J. Allmendinger |Kaulig Racing |Chevrolet |10 |
|---|
| 2
|18 |Daniel Hemric |Joe Gibbs Racing |Toyota |9 |
| 3
|22 |Austin Cindric |Team Penske |Ford |8 |
| 4
|54 |Ty Gibbs (R) |Joe Gibbs Racing |Toyota |7 |
| 5
|7 |Justin Allgaier |JR Motorsports |Chevrolet |6 |
| 6
|2 |Myatt Snider |Richard Childress Racing |Chevrolet |5 |
| 7
|9 |Noah Gragson |JR Motorsports |Chevrolet |4 |
| 8
|19 |Brandon Jones |Joe Gibbs Racing |Toyota |3 |
| 9
|11 |Justin Haley |Kaulig Racing |Chevrolet |2 |
| 10
|1 |Michael Annett |JR Motorsports |Chevrolet |1 |
Stage Two
Laps: 45
| class="wikitable" style="font-size:98%"
!Pos !{{Tooltip|No|Car Number}} !Driver !Team !Manufacturer !Points |
| 1
|22 |Austin Cindric |Team Penske |Ford |10 |
|---|
| 2
|54 |Ty Gibbs (R) |Joe Gibbs Racing |Toyota |9 |
| 3
|18 |Daniel Hemric |Joe Gibbs Racing |Toyota |8 |
| 4
|9 |Noah Gragson |JR Motorsports |Chevrolet |7 |
| 5
|2 |Myatt Snider |Richard Childress Racing |Chevrolet |6 |
| 6
|16 |A. J. Allmendinger |Kaulig Racing |Chevrolet |5 |
| 7
|20 |Harrison Burton |Joe Gibbs Racing |Toyota |4 |
| 8
|7 |Justin Allgaier |JR Motorsports |Chevrolet |3 |
| 9
|8 |Sam Mayer (R) |JR Motorsports |Chevrolet |2 |
| 10
|11 |Justin Haley |Kaulig Racing |Chevrolet |1 |
= Final Stage Results =
Laps:110
| class="wikitable" style="font-size:98%"
!Pos !Grid !{{Tooltip|No|Car Number}} !Driver !Team !Manufacturer !Laps !Points !Status |
| 1
|10 |54 |Ty Gibbs |Joe Gibbs Racing |Toyota |200 |56 |Running |
| 2
|2 |22 |Austin Cindric |Team Penske |Ford |200 |53 |Running |
| 3
|5 |16 |A. J. Allmendinger |Kaulig Racing |Chevrolet |200 |49 |Running |
| 4
|6 |11 |Justin Haley |Kaulig Racing |Chevrolet |200 |36 |Running |
| 5
|14 |39 |Ryan Sieg |RSS Racing |Chevrolet |200 |32 |Running |
| 6
|16 |02 |Brett Moffitt |Our Motorsports |Chevrolet |200 |31 |Running |
| 7
|8 |1 |Michael Annett |JR Motorsports |Chevrolet |200 |31 |Running |
| 8
|12 |8 |Sam Mayer (R) |JR Motorsports |Chevrolet |200 |31 |Running |
| 9
|3 |7 |Justin Allgaier |JR Motorsports |Chevrolet |200 |37 |Running |
| 10
|15 |2 |Myatt Snider |Richard Childress Racing |Chevrolet |200 |38 |Running |
| 11
|9 |19 |Brandon Jones |Joe Gibbs Racing |Toyota |200 |29 |Running |
| 12
|11 |10 |Jeb Burton |Kaulig Racing |Chevrolet |200 |25 |Running |
| 13
|13 |98 |Riley Herbst |Stewart-Haas Racing |Ford |200 |24 |Running |
| 14
|23 |68 |Brandon Brown |Brandonbilt Motorsports |Chevrolet |200 |23 |Running |
| 15
|1 |18 |Daniel Hemric |Joe Gibbs Racing |Toyota |200 |39 |Running |
| 16
|22 |15 |Bayley Currey (i) |JD Motorsports |Chevrolet |200 |0 |Running |
| 17
|19 |51 |Jeremy Clements |Jeremy Clements Racing |Chevrolet |200 |20 |Running |
| 18
|39 |17 |Garrett Smithley |SS-Green Light Racing with Rick Ware Racing |Toyota |200 |19 |Running |
| 19
|38 |4 |Landon Cassill |JD Motorsports |Chevrolet |200 |18 |Running |
| 20
|27 |31 |Jordan Anderson (i) |Jordan Anderson Racing |Chevrolet |200 |0 |Running |
| 21
|25 |47 |Kyle Weatherman |Mike Harmon Racing |Chevrolet |200 |16 |Running |
| 22
|20 |6 |Ryan Vargas (R) |JD Motorsports |Chevrolet |200 |15 |Running |
| 23
|17 |44 |Tommy Joe Martins |Martins Motorsports |Chevrolet |199 |14 |Running |
| 24
|34 |23 |Patrick Emerling |Our Motorsports |Chevrolet |199 |13 |Running |
| 25
|31 |99 |Matt Mills |B. J. McLeod Motorsports |Chevrolet |199 |12 |Running |
| 26
|18 |92 |Josh Williams |DGM Racing |Chevrolet |198 |11 |Running |
| 27
|28 |26 |Dylan Lupton |Sam Hunt Racing |Toyota |198 |10 |Running |
| 28
|24 |0 |Jeffrey Earnhardt |JD Motorsports |Chevrolet |198 |9 |Running |
| 29
|30 |07 |Joe Graf Jr. |SS-Green Light Racing |Chevrolet |198 |8 |Running |
| 30
|29 |78 |Jesse Little |B. J. McLeod Motorsports |Chevrolet |197 |7 |Running |
| 31
|32 |90 |Spencer Boyd (i) |DGM Racing |Chevrolet |196 |0 |Running |
| 32
|36 |61 |Loris Hezemans |Hattori Racing Enterprises |Toyota |192 |5 |Running |
| 33
|21 |36 |Alex Labbé |DGM Racing |Chevrolet |191 |4 |Running |
| 34
|7 |20 |Harrison Burton |Joe Gibbs Racing |Toyota |178 |7 |Accident |
| 35
|4 |9 |Noah Gragson |JR Motorsorts |Chevrolet |178 |13 |Accident |
| 36
|33 |66 |David Starr |MBM Motorsports |Toyota |152 |1 |Running |
| 37
|26 |5 |Mason Massey |B. J. McLeod Motorsports |Toyota |133 |1 |Accident |
| 38
|35 |48 |Jade Buford (R) |Big Machine Racing Team |Chevrolet |28 |1 |Accident |
| 39
|40 |74 |Gray Gaulding |Mike Harmon Racing |Chevrolet |13 |1 |Engine |
| 40
|37 |52 |Joey Gase |Means Motorsports |Chevrolet |2 |1 |Electrical |
| colspan="9" | [https://www.jayski.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/31/2021/10/23/31xfinity-2021-results.pdf Official race results] |
|---|
= Race statistics =
- Lead changes: 19 among 6 different drivers
- Cautions/Laps: 10 for 46
- Time of race: 2 hours, 39 minutes, and 48 seconds
- Average speed: {{Convert|112.641|mph|km/h|abbr=on}}
References
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