The 2018 Kansas Lottery 300 was the 30th stock car race of the 2018 NASCAR Xfinity Series season, the first race in the Round of 12, and the 18th iteration of the event. The race was held on Saturday, October 20, 2018, in Kansas City, Kansas at Kansas Speedway, a 1.500 miles (2.414 km) permanent paved oval-shaped racetrack. The race took the scheduled 200 laps to complete. At race's end, John Hunter Nemechek of Chip Ganassi Racing would take advantage of a late-race restart and pass eventual second-place driver Richard Childress Racing driver Daniel Hemric to win his first career NASCAR Xfinity Series win and his first and only win of the season. To fill out the podium, Elliott Sadler of JR Motorsports would finish third.
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 hosts two annual NASCAR race weekends. The NTT IndyCar Series also raced there until 2011. The speedway is owned and operated by the International Speedway Corporation.
Entry list #DriverTeamMakeSponsor0Garrett SmithleyJD MotorsportsChevroletTrophy Tractor00Cole CusterStewart-Haas Racing with Biagi-DenBesteFordHaas Automation1Elliott SadlerJR MotorsportsChevroletTextron Off Road, Arctic Cat01B. J. McLeodJD MotorsportsChevroletJD Motorsports2Matt TifftRichard Childress RacingChevroletAmerican Ethanol E15, Sorghum3Shane LeeRichard Childress RacingChevroletChildress Vineyards4Ross ChastainJD MotorsportsChevroletIn Memory of Charlie Blanton5Michael AnnettJR MotorsportsChevroletPilot Flying J7Justin AllgaierJR MotorsportsChevroletBrandt Professional Agriculture8Jairo Avila Jr.B. J. McLeod MotorsportsChevroletJW Transport, ART General Contractor9Tyler ReddickJR MotorsportsChevroletBurgerFi11Ryan TruexKaulig RacingChevroletLeafFilter Gutter Protection13Timmy HillMBM MotorsportsToyotaMBM Motorsports15Quin HouffJD MotorsportsChevroletJD Motorsports16Ryan ReedRoush Fenway RacingFordDriveDownA1C.com18Ryan PreeceJoe Gibbs RacingToyotaCraftsman19Brandon JonesJoe Gibbs RacingToyotaGame Plan For Life20Christopher BellJoe Gibbs RacingToyotaRheem21Daniel HemricRichard Childress RacingChevroletSouth Point Hotel, Casino & Spa22Austin CindricTeam PenskeFordMenards, Richmond Water Heaters23Spencer GallagherGMS RacingChevroletAllegiant Air26Max TullmanTullman-Walker RacingFordEskata35Joey GaseGo Green Racing with SS-Green Light RacingChevroletAbsaroka36Alex LabbéDGM RacingChevroletAlpha Prime Regimen37J. J. YeleyRSS RacingChevroletRSS Racing38Angela RuchRSS RacingChevroletAdoption For My Child "Connecting Families"39Ryan SiegRSS RacingChevroletFrank Foster's 'Til I'm Gone40Chad FinchumMBM MotorsportsToyotaSmithbilt Homes42John Hunter NemechekChip Ganassi RacingChevroletFire Alarm Services45Josh BilickiJP MotorsportsToyotaPrevagen51Jeremy ClementsJeremy Clements RacingChevroletRepairableVehicles.com52David StarrJimmy Means RacingChevroletWilkerson Crane Rental55Bayley CurreyJP MotorsportsToyotaTouched by Pros, Rollin Smoke Barbecue60Ty MajeskiRoush Fenway RacingFordFord66Bobby Dale EarnhardtMBM MotorsportsToyotaHABCO Material Handling Specialists, Copeland Insurance Agency74Mike HarmonMike Harmon RacingDodgeShadow Warriors Project, The Journey Home Project76Spencer BoydSS-Green Light RacingChevroletGrunt Style "This We'll Defend"78Vinnie MillerB. J. McLeod MotorsportsChevroletCorvetteParts.net89Morgan ShepherdShepherd Racing VenturesChevroletVisone RV Motorhome Parts, Racing with Jesus90Josh WilliamsDGM RacingChevroletSleep Well Sleep Disorder Specialists93Jeff GreenRSS RacingChevroletRSS Racing98Chase BriscoeStewart-Haas Racing with Biagi-DenBesteFordNutriChomps99Stephen LeichtB. J. McLeod MotorsportsChevroletB. J. McLeod MotorsportsOfficial entry list
Practice
First practice The first practice session was held on Friday, October 19, at 2:05 PM CST, and would last for 50 minutes. Daniel Hemric of Richard Childress Racing would set the fastest time in the session, with a lap of 30.014 and an average speed of . Pos.#DriverTeamMakeTimeSpeed121Daniel HemricRichard Childress RacingChevrolet30.014179.916220Christopher BellJoe Gibbs RacingToyota30.057179.65939Tyler ReddickJR MotorsportsChevrolet30.088179.474Official first practice results
Second and final practice The second and final practice session, sometimes referred to as Happy Hour, was held on Friday, October 19, at 4:00 PM CST, and would last for 50 minutes. Shane Lee of Richard Childress Racing would set the fastest time in the session, with a lap of 30.087 and an average speed of . Pos.#DriverTeamMakeTimeSpeed13Shane LeeRichard Childress RacingChevrolet30.087179.480260Ty MajeskiRoush Fenway RacingFord30.098179.414320Christopher BellJoe Gibbs RacingToyota30.221178.684Official Happy Hour practice results
Qualifying Qualifying was held on Saturday, October 20, at 10:40 AM CST. Since Kansas Speedway is under 2 miles (3.2 km), the qualifying system was a multi-car system that included three rounds. The first round was 15 minutes, where every driver would be able to set a lap within the 15 minutes. Then, the second round would consist of the fastest 24 cars in Round 1, and drivers would have 10 minutes to set a lap. Round 3 consisted of the fastest 12 drivers from Round 2, and the drivers would have 5 minutes to set a time. Whoever was fastest in Round 3 would win the pole.
Daniel Hemric of Richard Childress Racing would win the pole, setting a lap of 29.355 and an average speed of in the third round.
Three drivers would fail to qualify: Bayley Currey, Morgan Shepherd, and Max Tullman.
Full qualifying results Pos.#DriverTeamMakeTime (R1)Speed (R1)Time (R2)Speed (R2)Time (R3)Speed (R3)121Daniel HemricRichard Childress RacingChevrolet29.729181.64129.610182.37129.355183.955220Christopher BellJoe Gibbs RacingToyota29.976180.14429.647182.14329.543182.78437Justin AllgaierJR MotorsportsChevrolet29.804181.18429.680181.94129.601182.426422Austin CindricTeam PenskeFord29.861180.83829.556182.70429.629182.254519Brandon JonesJoe Gibbs RacingToyota30.197178.82629.563182.66129.629182.25469Tyler ReddickJR MotorsportsChevrolet30.001179.99429.658182.07629.666182.027718Ryan PreeceJoe Gibbs RacingToyota30.114179.31929.478183.18729.710181.75783Shane LeeRichard Childress RacingChevrolet29.982180.10829.641182.18029.752181.50092Matt TifftRichard Childress RacingChevrolet30.590176.52829.659182.07029.770181.3911000Cole CusterStewart-Haas Racing with Biagi-DenBesteFord29.975180.15029.676181.96529.840180.965111Elliott SadlerJR MotorsportsChevrolet30.061179.63529.649182.13129.860180.8441298Chase BriscoeStewart-Haas Racing with Biagi-DenBesteFord29.896180.62629.635182.21729.931180.415Eliminated in Round 11342John Hunter NemechekChip Ganassi RacingChevrolet29.999180.00629.690181.879——1411Ryan TruexKaulig RacingChevrolet30.057179.65929.806181.172——155Michael AnnettJR MotorsportsChevrolet30.407177.59129.915180.511——1616Ryan ReedRoush Fenway RacingFord30.330178.04229.949180.307——1723Spencer GallagherGMS RacingChevrolet30.189178.87329.975180.150——1860Ty MajeskiRoush Fenway RacingFord30.009179.94630.006179.964——1939Ryan SiegRSS RacingChevrolet30.554176.73630.082179.509——2035Joey GaseGo Green Racing with SS-Green Light RacingChevrolet30.668176.07930.531176.869——2137J. J. YeleyRSS RacingChevrolet30.579176.592————224Ross ChastainJD MotorsportsChevrolet30.609176.419————230Garrett SmithleyJD MotorsportsChevrolet30.653176.165————2499Stephen LeichtB. J. McLeod MotorsportsChevrolet30.825175.182————Eliminated in Round 22513Timmy HillMBM MotorsportsToyota30.894174.791————2693Jeff GreenRSS RacingChevrolet30.911174.695————2736Alex LabbéDGM RacingChevrolet31.045173.941————2890Josh WilliamsDGM RacingChevrolet31.108173.589————2901B. J. McLeodJD MotorsportsChevrolet31.164173.277————3066Bobby Dale EarnhardtMBM MotorsportsToyota31.165173.271————3115Quin HouffJD MotorsportsChevrolet31.167173.260————328Jairo Avila Jr.B. J. McLeod MotorsportsChevrolet31.326172.381————3340Chad FinchumMBM MotorsportsToyota31.341172.298————Qualified by owner's points3452David StarrJimmy Means RacingChevrolet31.465171.619————3576Spencer BoydSS-Green Light RacingChevrolet31.598170.897————3678Vinnie MillerB. J. McLeod MotorsportsChevrolet31.638170.681————3745Josh BilickiJP MotorsportsToyota32.128168.078————3874Mike HarmonMike Harmon RacingChevrolet32.464166.338————3938Angela RuchRSS RacingChevrolet33.833159.607————4051Jeremy ClementsJeremy Clements RacingChevrolet——————Failed to qualify4155Bayley CurreyJP MotorsportsToyota31.370172.139————4289Morgan ShepherdShepherd Racing VenturesChevrolet32.401166.662————4326Max TullmanTullman-Walker RacingFord——————Official qualifying resultsOfficial starting lineup
Race results Stage 1 Laps: 45 Pos.#DriverTeamMakePts121Daniel HemricRichard Childress RacingChevrolet10242John Hunter NemechekChip Ganassi RacingChevrolet9318Ryan PreeceJoe Gibbs RacingToyota843Shane LeeRichard Childress RacingChevrolet751Elliott SadlerJR MotorsportsChevrolet669Tyler ReddickJR MotorsportsChevrolet572Matt TifftRichard Childress RacingChevrolet4816Ryan ReedRoush Fenway RacingFord3911Ryan TruexKaulig RacingChevrolet2100Garrett SmithleyJD MotorsportsChevrolet1 Stage 2 Laps: 45 Pos.#DriverTeamMakePts142John Hunter NemechekChip Ganassi RacingChevrolet10221Daniel HemricRichard Childress RacingChevrolet939Tyler ReddickJR MotorsportsChevrolet841Elliott SadlerJR MotorsportsChevrolet752Matt TifftRichard Childress RacingChevrolet663Shane LeeRichard Childress RacingChevrolet5760Ty MajeskiRoush Fenway RacingFord4816Ryan ReedRoush Fenway RacingFord3939Ryan SiegRSS RacingChevrolet21011Ryan TruexKaulig RacingChevrolet1 Stage 3 Laps: 110