2020 Kansas Lottery 250
# 2020 Kansas Lottery 250

The 2020 Kansas Lottery 250 was a NASCAR Xfinity Series race held on July 25, 2020 at Kansas Speedway in Kansas City, Kansas. Contested over 175 laps – extended from 167 due to a double overtime finish – on the 1.5-mile (2.4 km) asphalt speedway, it was the 17th race of the 2020 NASCAR Xfinity Series season. Brandon Jones won his second race of the season.

The Kansas Lottery 250 replaced Iowa Speedway's second date for the 2020 Xfinity Series season due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

## Report

### 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 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.

The race was held without fans in attendance due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic.

### Entry list

* (R) denotes rookie driver.
* (i) denotes driver who is ineligible for series driver points.

| No. | Driver | Team | Manufacturer |
| - | - | - | - |
| 0 | Jeffrey Earnhardt | JD Motorsports | Chevrolet |
| 1 | Michael Annett | JR Motorsports | Chevrolet |
| 02 | Brett Moffitt (i) | Our Motorsports | Chevrolet |
| 4 | Jesse Little (R) | JD Motorsports | Chevrolet |
| 5 | Matt Mills | B. J. McLeod Motorsports | Chevrolet |
| 6 | B. J. McLeod | JD Motorsports | Chevrolet |
| 7 | Justin Allgaier | JR Motorsports | Chevrolet |
| 07 | David Starr | SS-Green Light Racing | Chevrolet |
| 8 | Daniel Hemric | JR Motorsports | Chevrolet |
| 08 | Joe Graf Jr. (R) | SS-Green Light Racing | Chevrolet |
| 9 | Noah Gragson | JR Motorsports | Chevrolet |
| 10 | Ross Chastain | Kaulig Racing | Chevrolet |
| 11 | Justin Haley | Kaulig Racing | Chevrolet |
| 13 | Chad Finchum | MBM Motorsports | Toyota |
| 15 | Ryan Vargas | JD Motorsports | Chevrolet |
| 18 | Riley Herbst (R) | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota |
| 19 | Brandon Jones | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota |
| 20 | Harrison Burton (R) | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota |
| 21 | Kaz Grala | Richard Childress Racing | Chevrolet |
| 22 | Austin Cindric | Team Penske | Ford |
| 26 | Colin Garrett | Sam Hunt Racing | Toyota |
| 36 | Dexter Bean | DGM Racing | Chevrolet |
| 39 | Ryan Sieg | RSS Racing | Chevrolet |
| 44 | Tommy Joe Martins | Martins Motorsports | Chevrolet |
| 47 | Kyle Weatherman | Mike Harmon Racing | Chevrolet |
| 51 | Jeremy Clements | Jeremy Clements Racing | Chevrolet |
| 52 | Kody Vanderwal (R) | Means Racing | Chevrolet |
| 61 | Timmy Hill (i) | Hattori Racing | Toyota |
| 66 | Stephen Leicht | MBM Motorsports | Toyota |
| 68 | Brandon Brown | Brandonbilt Motorsports | Chevrolet |
| 74 | Bayley Currey (i) | Mike Harmon Racing | Chevrolet |
| 78 | Vinnie Miller | B. J. McLeod Motorsports | Chevrolet |
| 90 | Alex Labbé | DGM Racing | Chevrolet |
| 92 | Josh Williams | DGM Racing | Chevrolet |
| 93 | Myatt Snider (R) | RSS Racing | Chevrolet |
| 98 | Chase Briscoe | Stewart-Haas Racing | Ford |
| 99 | Jairo Avila Jr. | B. J. McLeod Motorsports | Toyota |
| Official entry list ||||

## Qualifying

Michael Annett was awarded the pole for the race as determined by a random draw.

### Starting Lineup

| Pos | No | Driver | Team | Manufacturer |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | 1 | Michael Annett | JR Motorsports | Chevrolet |
| 2 | 19 | Brandon Jones | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota |
| 3 | 21 | Kaz Grala | Richard Childress Racing | Chevrolet |
| 4 | 22 | Austin Cindric | Team Penske | Ford |
| 5 | 20 | Harrison Burton (R) | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota |
| 6 | 98 | Chase Briscoe | Stewart-Haas Racing | Ford |
| 7 | 10 | Ross Chastain | Kaulig Racing | Chevrolet |
| 8 | 18 | Riley Herbst (R) | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota |
| 9 | 8 | Daniel Hemric | JR Motorsports | Chevrolet |
| 10 | 9 | Noah Gragson | JR Motorsports | Chevrolet |
| 11 | 7 | Justin Allgaier | JR Motorsports | Chevrolet |
| 12 | 11 | Justin Haley | Kaulig Racing | Chevrolet |
| 13 | 0 | Jeffrey Earnhardt | JD Motorsports | Chevrolet |
| 14 | 4 | Jesse Little (R) | JD Motorsports | Chevrolet |
| 15 | 07 | David Starr | SS-Green Light Racing | Chevrolet |
| 16 | 39 | Ryan Sieg | RSS Racing | Chevrolet |
| 17 | 51 | Jeremy Clements | Jeremy Clements Racing | Chevrolet |
| 18 | 36 | Dexter Bean | DGM Racing | Chevrolet |
| 19 | 90 | Alex Labbé | DGM Racing | Chevrolet |
| 20 | 6 | B. J. McLeod | JD Motorsports | Chevrolet |
| 21 | 61 | Timmy Hill (i) | Hattori Racing | Toyota |
| 22 | 68 | Brandon Brown | Brandonbilt Motorsports | Chevrolet |
| 23 | 02 | Brett Moffitt (i) | Our Motorsports | Chevrolet |
| 24 | 92 | Josh Williams | DGM Racing | Chevrolet |
| 25 | 66 | Stephen Leicht | MBM Motorsports | Toyota |
| 26 | 99 | Jairo Avila Jr. | B. J. McLeod Motorsports | Toyota |
| 27 | 74 | Bayley Currey (i) | Mike Harmon Racing | Chevrolet |
| 28 | 44 | Tommy Joe Martins | Martins Motorsports | Chevrolet |
| 29 | 52 | Kody Vanderwal (R) | Means Racing | Chevrolet |
| 30 | 15 | Ryan Vargas | JD Motorsports | Chevrolet |
| 31 | 13 | Chad Finchum | MBM Motorsports | Toyota |
| 32 | 5 | Matt Mills | B. J. McLeod Motorsports | Chevrolet |
| 33 | 93 | Myatt Snider (R) | RSS Racing | Chevrolet |
| 34 | 08 | Joe Graf Jr. (R) | SS-Green Light Racing | Chevrolet |
| 35 | 47 | Kyle Weatherman | Mike Harmon Racing | Chevrolet |
| 36 | 78 | Vinnie Miller | B. J. McLeod Motorsports | Chevrolet |
| 37 | 26 | Colin Garrett | Sam Hunt Racing | Toyota |
| Official starting lineup |||||

* The No. 44 of Tommy Joe Martins had to start from the rear due to unapproved adjustments.

## Race

### Race results

**Stage Results**

Stage One

Laps: 40

| Pos | No | Driver | Team | Manufacturer | Points |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | 22 | Austin Cindric | Team Penske | Ford | 10 |
| 2 | 10 | Ross Chastain | Kaulig Racing | Chevrolet | 9 |
| 3 | 20 | Harrison Burton (R) | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 8 |
| 4 | 19 | Brandon Jones | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 7 |
| 5 | 7 | Justin Allgaier | JR Motorsports | Chevrolet | 6 |
| 6 | 11 | Justin Haley | Kaulig Racing | Chevrolet | 5 |
| 7 | 8 | Daniel Hemric | JR Motorsports | Chevrolet | 4 |
| 8 | 02 | Brett Moffitt (i) | Our Motorsports | Chevrolet | 0 |
| 9 | 18 | Riley Herbst (R) | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 2 |
| 10 | 21 | Kaz Grala | Richard Childress Racing | Chevrolet | 1 |

Stage Two

Laps: 40

| Pos | No | Driver | Team | Manufacturer | Points |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | 22 | Austin Cindric | Team Penske | Ford | 10 |
| 2 | 20 | Harrison Burton (R) | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 9 |
| 3 | 7 | Justin Allgaier | JR Motorsports | Chevrolet | 8 |
| 4 | 10 | Ross Chastain | Kaulig Racing | Chevrolet | 7 |
| 5 | 11 | Justin Haley | Kaulig Racing | Chevrolet | 6 |
| 6 | 19 | Brandon Jones | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 5 |
| 7 | 98 | Chase Briscoe | Stewart-Haas Racing | Ford | 4 |
| 8 | 18 | Riley Herbst (R) | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 3 |
| 9 | 8 | Daniel Hemric | JR Motorsports | Chevrolet | 2 |
| 10 | 9 | Noah Gragson | JR Motorsports | Chevrolet | 1 |

### Final Stage Results

Laps: 87

| Pos | Grid | No | Driver | Team | Manufacturer | Laps | Points | Status |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | 2 | 19 | Brandon Jones | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 175 | 52 | Running |
| 2 | 4 | 22 | Austin Cindric | Team Penske | Ford | 175 | 55 | Running |
| 3 | 5 | 20 | Harrison Burton (R) | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 175 | 51 | Running |
| 4 | 16 | 39 | Ryan Sieg | RSS Racing | Chevrolet | 175 | 33 | Running |
| 5 | 7 | 10 | Ross Chastain | Kaulig Racing | Chevrolet | 175 | 48 | Running |
| 6 | 12 | 11 | Justin Haley | Kaulig Racing | Chevrolet | 175 | 42 | Running |
| 7 | 9 | 8 | Daniel Hemric | JR Motorsports | Chevrolet | 175 | 36 | Running |
| 8 | 1 | 1 | Michael Annett | JR Motorsports | Chevrolet | 175 | 29 | Running |
| 9 | 8 | 18 | Riley Herbst (R) | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 175 | 33 | Running |
| 10 | 11 | 7 | Justin Allgaier | JR Motorsports | Chevrolet | 175 | 41 | Running |
| 11 | 22 | 68 | Brandon Brown | Brandonbilt Motorsports | Chevrolet | 175 | 26 | Running |
| 12 | 17 | 51 | Jeremy Clements | Jeremy Clements Racing | Chevrolet | 175 | 25 | Running |
| 13 | 3 | 21 | Kaz Grala | Richard Childress Racing | Chevrolet | 175 | 25 | Running |
| 14 | 6 | 98 | Chase Briscoe | Stewart-Haas Racing | Ford | 175 | 27 | Running |
| 15 | 10 | 9 | Noah Gragson | JR Motorsports | Chevrolet | 174 | 23 | Running |
| 16 | 37 | 26 | Colin Garrett | Sam Hunt Racing | Toyota | 174 | 21 | Running |
| 17 | 13 | 0 | Jeffrey Earnhardt | JD Motorsports | Chevrolet | 174 | 20 | Running |
| 18 | 28 | 44 | Tommy Joe Martins | Martins Motorsports | Chevrolet | 174 | 19 | Running |
| 19 | 21 | 61 | Timmy Hill (i) | Hattori Racing | Toyota | 174 | 0 | Running |
| 20 | 24 | 92 | Josh Williams | DGM Racing | Chevrolet | 174 | 17 | Running |
| 21 | 19 | 90 | Alex Labbé | DGM Racing | Chevrolet | 174 | 16 | Running |
| 22 | 33 | 93 | Myatt Snider (R) | RSS Racing | Chevrolet | 173 | 15 | Running |
| 23 | 27 | 74 | Bayley Currey (i) | Mike Harmon Racing | Chevrolet | 173 | 0 | Running |
| 24 | 15 | 07 | David Starr | SS-Green Light Racing | Chevrolet | 173 | 13 | Running |
| 25 | 30 | 15 | Ryan Vargas | JD Motorsports | Chevrolet | 173 | 12 | Running |
| 26 | 32 | 5 | Matt Mills | B. J. McLeod Motorsports | Chevrolet | 171 | 11 | Running |
| 27 | 29 | 52 | Kody Vanderwal (R) | Means Racing | Chevrolet | 171 | 10 | Running |
| 28 | 34 | 08 | Joe Graf Jr. (R) | SS-Green Light Racing | Chevrolet | 171 | 9 | Running |
| 29 | 31 | 13 | Chad Finchum | MBM Motorsports | Toyota | 171 | 8 | Running |
| 30 | 36 | 78 | Vinnie Miller | B. J. McLeod Motorsports | Chevrolet | 171 | 7 | Running |
| 31 | 20 | 6 | B. J. McLeod | JD Motorsports | Chevrolet | 171 | 6 | Running |
| 32 | 26 | 99 | Jairo Avila Jr. | B. J. McLeod Motorsports | Toyota | 170 | 5 | Running |
| 33 | 14 | 4 | Jesse Little (R) | JD Motorsports | Chevrolet | 165 | 4 | Accident |
| 34 | 23 | 02 | Brett Moffitt (i) | Our Motorsports | Chevrolet | 91 | 0 | Oil Leak |
| 35 | 18 | 36 | Dexter Bean | DGM Racing | Chevrolet | 43 | 2 | Power |
| 36 | 35 | 47 | Kyle Weatherman | Mike Harmon Racing | Chevrolet | 33 | 1 | Battery |
| 37 | 25 | 66 | Stephen Leicht | MBM Motorsports | Toyota | 26 | 1 | Transmission |
| Official race results |||||||||

### Race statistics

* Lead changes: 9 among 5 different drivers
* Cautions/Laps: 5 for 22
* Red flags: 0
* Time of race: 2 hours, 4 minutes, 37 seconds
* Average speed: 126.388 mph (203.402 km/h)

## Media

### Television

The Kansas Lottery 250 was carried by NBCSN in the United States. Rick Allen, Steve Letarte, and Jeff Burton called the race from the booth at Charlotte Motor Speedway, with Parker Kligerman and Kelli Stavast covering pit road. Jesse Iwuji served as a driver analyst on pit road.

NBCSN :

| Booth announcers | Pit reporter | Driver analyst |
| - | - | - |
| Lap-by-lap: Rick Allen Color-commentator: Steve Letarte Color-commentator: Jeff Burton | Parker Kligerman Kelli Stavast | Jesse Iwuji |

### Radio

The Motor Racing Network (MRN) called the race for radio, which was simulcast on SiriusXM NASCAR Radio.

## Standings after the race

### Drivers' Championship standings

| | Pos | Driver | Points |
| - | - | - | - |
| 1 | 1 | Austin Cindric | 722 |
| 1 | 2 | Chase Briscoe | 718 (-4) |
| | 3 | Noah Gragson | 666 (-56) |
| | 4 | Ross Chastain | 662 (-60) |
| | 5 | Justin Haley | 592 (-130) |
| 1 | 6 | Harrison Burton (R) | 587 (-135) |
| 1 | 7 | Justin Allgaier | 586 (-136) |
| | 8 | Michael Annett | 510 (-212) |
| | 9 | Brandon Jones | 500 (-222) |
| | 10 | Riley Herbst (R) | 410 (-312) |
| | 11 | Ryan Sieg | 408 (-314) |
| | 12 | Brandon Brown | 374 (-348) |
| Official driver's standings ||||

* Note: Only the first 12 positions are included for the driver standings.
* . – Driver has clinched a position in the NASCAR playoffs.
