The 2026 Kansas Lottery 300 was a NASCAR O'Reilly Auto Parts Series race held on Saturday, April 18, 2026, at Kansas Speedway in Kansas City, Kansas. Contested over 200 laps on the , it was the tenth race of the 2026 NASCAR O'Reilly Auto Parts Series season, and the 26th running of the event.
In an eventful race, Taylor Gray, driving for Joe Gibbs Racing, took advantage of a late green flag pit stop and took the lead from Sheldon Creed, leading the final 48 laps to earn his second career NASCAR O'Reilly Auto Parts Series win, and his first of the season. Creed finished second, and Justin Allgaier finished third. Jesse Love and Brent Crews rounded out the top five, while William Byron, Cole Custer, Brandon Jones, Sam Mayer, and Ryan Sieg rounded out the top ten.
The race was marred by an airborne crash involving Carson Kvapil. On the first lap, Josh Bilicki and Kyle Sieg spun in turn two and brought out the first caution. Shortly after the spin, William Byron made side contact with Kvapil, causing Kvapil to lose control and hit the outside wall. Parker Retzlaff, with nowhere to go, collided with Kvapil at the same time in which he hit the wall, causing him to go airborne. The car lifted off the ground and slid for a few seconds on its roof before flipping one time and landing back on the roof. After crew members planted the car back on all four wheels, Kvapil climbed out under his own power and was released from the infield care center shortly after.
This was the second of four races for the Dash 4 Cash program. The drivers eligible for the D4C were Brent Crews, Justin Allgaier, Carson Kvapil, and Sheldon Creed, since they were the highest finishing O'Reilly Series regulars following the race at Bristol. Creed finished in second and claimed the $100,000 bonus.
Report Background
Kansas Speedway is a 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 NASCAR.
Entry list (R) denotes rookie driver. (i) denotes driver who is ineligible for series driver points.
Driver Team Make 00 Sheldon Creed Haas Factory Team Chevrolet 0 Cole Custer (i) SS-Green Light Racing Chevrolet 1 Carson Kvapil JR Motorsports Chevrolet 02 Ryan Ellis Young's Motorsports Chevrolet 2 Jesse Love Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 5 Luke Baldwin (i) Hettinger Racing Ford 07 Josh Bilicki SS-Green Light Racing Chevrolet 7 Justin Allgaier JR Motorsports Chevrolet 8 Sammy Smith JR Motorsports Chevrolet 17 Corey Day Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 18 William Sawalich Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 19 Brent Crews (R) Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 20 Brandon Jones Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 21 Austin Hill Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 24 Harrison Burton Sam Hunt Racing Toyota 26 Dean Thompson Sam Hunt Racing Toyota 27 Jeb Burton Jordan Anderson Racing Chevrolet 28 Kyle Sieg RSS Racing Chevrolet 31 Blaine Perkins Jordan Anderson Racing Chevrolet 32 Rajah Caruth Jordan Anderson Racing Chevrolet 35 Blake Lothian Joey Gase Motorsports Chevrolet 39 Ryan Sieg RSS Racing Chevrolet 41 Sam Mayer Haas Factory Team Chevrolet 42 Nathan Byrd Young's Motorsports Chevrolet 44 Brennan Poole Alpha Prime Racing Chevrolet 45 Lavar Scott (R) Alpha Prime Racing Chevrolet 48 Patrick Staropoli (R) Big Machine Racing Chevrolet 51 Jeremy Clements Jeremy Clements Racing Chevrolet 54 Taylor Gray Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 55 Joey Gase Joey Gase Motorsports Chevrolet 74 Dawson Cram Mike Harmon Racing Chevrolet 87 Austin Green Peterson Racing Chevrolet 88 William Byron (i) JR Motorsports Chevrolet 91 Mason Maggio DGM Racing Chevrolet 92 Josh Williams DGM Racing Chevrolet 96 Anthony Alfredo Viking Motorsports Chevrolet 99 Parker Retzlaff Viking Motorsports ChevroletOfficial entry list
Starting lineup Practice and qualifying were originally scheduled to be held on Friday, April 27, at 6:00 PM and 7:05 PM CST respectively, but were canceled due to inclement weather. Carson Kvapil, driving for JR Motorsports, was awarded his first career pole position as a result of NASCAR's pandemic formula with a score of 1.900.
Starting lineup Pos.DriverTeamMake11Carson KvapilJR MotorsportsChevrolet288William Byron (i)JR MotorsportsChevrolet37Justin AllgaierJR MotorsportsChevrolet400Sheldon CreedHaas Factory TeamChevrolet519Brent Crews (R)Joe Gibbs RacingToyota617Corey DayHendrick MotorsportsChevrolet718William SawalichJoe Gibbs RacingToyota899Parker RetzlaffViking MotorsportsChevrolet92Jesse LoveRichard Childress RacingChevrolet1054Taylor GrayJoe Gibbs RacingToyota118Sammy SmithJR MotorsportsChevrolet1239Ryan SiegRSS RacingChevrolet1332Rajah CaruthJordan Anderson RacingChevrolet1420Brandon JonesJoe Gibbs RacingToyota1521Austin HillRichard Childress RacingChevrolet1627Jeb BurtonJordan Anderson RacingChevrolet1744Brennan PooleAlpha Prime RacingChevrolet1851Jeremy ClementsJeremy Clements RacingChevrolet1941Sam MayerHaas Factory TeamChevrolet2024Harrison BurtonSam Hunt RacingToyota2131Blaine PerkinsJordan Anderson RacingChevrolet2226Dean ThompsonSam Hunt RacingToyota2307Josh BilickiSS-Green Light RacingChevrolet2448Patrick Staropoli (R)Big Machine RacingChevrolet2528Kyle SiegRSS RacingChevrolet265Luke Baldwin (i)Hettinger RacingFord2745Lavar Scott (R)Alpha Prime RacingChevrolet2874Dawson CramMike Harmon RacingChevrolet2902Ryan EllisYoung's MotorsportsChevrolet3092Josh WilliamsDGM RacingChevrolet3196Anthony AlfredoViking MotorsportsChevrolet3242Nathan ByrdYoung's MotorsportsChevroletQualified by owner's points3355Joey GaseJoey Gase MotorsportsChevrolet3491Mason MaggioDGM RacingChevrolet3587Austin GreenPeterson RacingChevrolet360Cole Custer (i)SS-Green Light RacingChevrolet3735Blake LothianJoey Gase MotorsportsChevroletOfficial starting lineup
Race
Race results
Stage results Stage One Laps: 45 Pos.DriverTeamMakePts120Brandon JonesJoe Gibbs RacingToyota10217Corey DayHendrick MotorsportsChevrolet937Justin AllgaierJR MotorsportsChevrolet842Jesse LoveRichard Childress RacingChevrolet7596Anthony AlfredoViking MotorsportsChevrolet6654Taylor GrayJoe Gibbs RacingToyota5700Sheldon CreedHaas Factory TeamChevrolet4819Brent Crews (R)Joe Gibbs RacingToyota3927Jeb BurtonJordan Anderson RacingChevrolet21088William Byron (i)JR MotorsportsChevrolet0
Stage Two Laps: 45 Pos.DriverTeamMakePts120Brandon JonesJoe Gibbs RacingToyota10200Sheldon CreedHaas Factory TeamChevrolet937Justin AllgaierJR MotorsportsChevrolet842Jesse LoveRichard Childress RacingChevrolet7517Corey DayHendrick MotorsportsChevrolet668Sammy SmithJR MotorsportsChevrolet5754Taylor GrayJoe Gibbs RacingToyota4824Harrison BurtonSam Hunt RacingToyota3941Sam MayerHaas Factory TeamChevrolet21026Dean ThompsonSam Hunt RacingToyota1
Final Stage results Stage Three Laps: 110 FinStDriverTeamMakeLapsLedStatusPts11054Taylor GrayJoe Gibbs RacingToyota20048Running642400Sheldon CreedHaas Factory TeamChevrolet20048Running49337Justin AllgaierJR MotorsportsChevrolet2000Running50492Jesse LoveRichard Childress RacingChevrolet2001Running475519Brent Crews (R)Joe Gibbs RacingToyota2000Running356288William Byron (i)JR MotorsportsChevrolet2001Running07360Cole Custer (i)SS-Green Light RacingChevrolet2000Running081420Brandon JonesJoe Gibbs RacingToyota20067Running4991941Sam MayerHaas Factory TeamChevrolet2000Running30101239Ryan SiegRSS RacingChevrolet2003Running27112226Dean ThompsonSam Hunt RacingToyota1990Running2712617Corey DayHendrick MotorsportsChevrolet19926Running40131627Jeb BurtonJordan Anderson RacingChevrolet1990Running26142448Patrick Staropoli (R)Big Machine RacingChevrolet1990Running23151851Jeremy ClementsJeremy Clements RacingChevrolet1990Running2216118Sammy SmithJR MotorsportsChevrolet1990Running26173092Josh WilliamsDGM RacingChevrolet1990Running20182745Lavar Scott (R)Alpha Prime RacingChevrolet1980Running19191744Brennan PooleAlpha Prime RacingChevrolet1980Running1820718William SawalichJoe Gibbs RacingToyota1980Running17211332Rajah CaruthJordan Anderson RacingChevrolet1980Running16222902Ryan EllisYoung's MotorsportsChevrolet1980Running15232131Blaine PerkinsJordan Anderson RacingChevrolet1980Running14243242Nathan ByrdYoung's MotorsportsChevrolet1970Running13252528Kyle SiegRSS RacingChevrolet1970Running12262307Josh BilickiSS-Green Light RacingChevrolet1960Running11273355Joey GaseJoey Gase MotorsportsChevrolet1940Running10282024Harrison BurtonSam Hunt RacingToyota1900Running12292874Dawson CramMike Harmon RacingChevrolet1200Engine8303196Anthony AlfredoViking MotorsportsChevrolet656Accident13313735Blake LothianJoey Gase MotorsportsChevrolet620Brakes6323587Austin GreenPeterson RacingChevrolet610Engine5333491Mason MaggioDGM RacingChevrolet510Engine4341521Austin HillRichard Childress RacingChevrolet370Accident335265Luke Baldwin (i)Hettinger RacingFord40Suspension036899Parker RetzlaffViking MotorsportsChevrolet20Accident13711Carson KvapilJR MotorsportsChevrolet10Accident1Official race results
Race statistics
Lead changes: 11 among 8 different drivers Cautions/Laps: 7 for 37 laps Red flags: 1 Time of race: 2 hours, 33 minutes and 55 seconds Average speed:
Standings after the race
Drivers' Championship standings Pos Driver Points 1 Justin Allgaier 520 2 Sheldon Creed 389 (–131) 3 Jesse Love 371 (–149) 4 Corey Day 344 (–176) 3 5 Brandon Jones 324 (–196) 1 6 Sammy Smith 310 (–210) 2 7 Carson Kvapil 301 (–219) 2 8 Austin Hill 296 (–224) 3 9 Taylor Gray 294 (–226) 10 William Sawalich 271 (–249) 2 11 Parker Retzlaff 258 (–262) 1 12 Rajah Caruth 254 (–266)Official driver's standings
Manufacturers' Championship standings Pos Manufacturer Points 1 Chevrolet 509 2 Toyota 336 (–173) 3 Ford 156 (–353) Note: Only the first 12 positions are included for the driver standings.
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