The 2024 NASCAR Xfinity Series Kansas Lottery 300 is done and dusted. The 27th race of the season and the first playoff race of the season, with 38 entries, started at 4 pm ET on Saturday, September 28. It took place at Kansas Speedway and lasted two hours, 28 minutes, and 43 seconds.
Kansas Lottery 300 saw 14 lead changes among five drivers and witnessed six caution flags.
Who won the NASCAR Xfinity Series race today?
Driving the #20 Toyota for Joe Gibbs Racing, part-time Xfinity driver Aric Almirola secured his second win of the season with a late-race pass on Cole Custer at Kansas.
Almirola emerged victorious when he grabbed the lead from Custer with four laps to go and stayed out front to cross the finish line in P1. He crossed the finish line with an impressive margin of 0.660 seconds ahead of Custer to grab the checkered flag. The win marked Almirola’s first at the 1.5-mile track and the sixth of his NASCAR Xfinity Series career.
Meanwhile, Cole Custer finished runner-up, followed by Chandler Smith, Connor Zilisch, and Sheldon Creed in the top five. Poles sitter Brandon Jones, Austin Hill, Shane van Gisbergen, Jesse Love, and Riley Herbst completed the top 10.
NASCAR 2024 Kansas Lottery 300 final results
Here are the final results of the 2024 Kansas Lottery 300 at the Kansas Speedway:
- #20 - Aric Almirola (OP)
- #00 - Cole Custer (P)
- #81 - Chandler Smith (P)
- #88 - Connor Zilisch
- #18 - Sheldon Creed (P)
- #9 - Brandon Jones
- #21 - Austin Hill (P)
- #97 - Shane van Gisbergen (R) (P)
- #2 - Jesse Love (R) (P)
- #98 - Riley Herbst (P)
- #11 - Josh Williams
- #48 - Parker Kligerman (P)
- #1 - Sam Mayer (P)
- #38 - Matt DiBenedetto
- #5 - Anthony Alfredo
- #39 - Ryan Sieg
- #16 - A. J. Allmendinger (P)
- #44 - Brennan Poole
- #43 - Ryan Ellis
- #14 - J. J. Yeley
- #31 - Parker Retzlaff
- #8 - Sammy Smith (P)
- #27 - Jeb Burton
- #28 - Kyle Sieg
- #42 - Leland Honeyman (R)
- #91 - Kyle Weatherman
- #51 - Jeremy Clements
- #29 - Blaine Perkins
- #74 - Ryan Vargas
- #07 - Patrick Emerling
- #26 - Corey Heim (i)
- #35 - Joey Gase
- #15 - Logan Bearden
- #10 - Daniel Dye (i)
- #92 - Dawson Cram (i)
- #7 - Justin Allgaier (P)
- #45 - Brad Perez
- #19 - Taylor Gray (i)
Catch NASCAR Xfinity Series drivers and teams in action at Talladega Superspeedway for the second playoff race of the season on September 5.