| Race details | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Race 26 of 33 of the 2023 NASCAR Xfinity Series | |||
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| Date | September 9, 2023 | ||
| Official name | 23rd Annual Kansas Lottery 300 | ||
| Location | Kansas Speedway, Kansas City, Kansas | ||
| Course |
Permanent racing facility 1.5 mi (2.4 km) | ||
| Distance | 200 laps, 300 mi (482 km) | ||
| Scheduled Distance | 200 laps, 300 mi (482 km) | ||
| Average speed | 109.256 mph (175.830 km/h) | ||
| Pole position | |||
| Driver | JR Motorsports | ||
| Time | 30.646 | ||
| Most laps led | |||
| Driver | John Hunter Nemechek | Joe Gibbs Racing | |
| Laps | 154 | ||
| Winner | |||
| No. 20 | John Hunter Nemechek | Joe Gibbs Racing | |
| Television in the United States | |||
| Network | NBC | ||
| Announcers | Rick Allen, Jeff Burton, Steve Letarte, and Dale Earnhardt Jr. | ||
| Radio in the United States | |||
| Radio | MRN | ||
The 2023 Kansas Lottery 300 was the 26th stock car race of the 2023 NASCAR Xfinity Series, the final race of the regular season, and the 23rd iteration of the event. The race was held on Saturday, September 9, 2023, in Kansas City, Kansas at Kansas Speedway, a 1.5 miles (2.4 km) permanent quad-oval shaped racetrack. The race took the scheduled 200 laps to complete. John Hunter Nemechek, driving for Joe Gibbs Racing, would put on a blistering performance, winning both stages and leading a race-high 154 laps, earning his ninth career NASCAR Xfinity Series win, and his sixth of the season.[1] To fill out the podium, Brandon Jones, driving for JR Motorsports, and Sheldon Creed, driving for Richard Childress Racing, would finish 2nd and 3rd, respectively.
The race was noted with a battle for the final playoff spot between Riley Herbst and Parker Kligerman. Herbst and Kligerman entered the race with one point separating each other. After a series of issues for Herbst, he would fail to make the playoffs for the first time in his Xfinity Series career. Kligerman would have a strong day, finishing in fourth after running top ten for most of the race, earning a spot in the playoffs for the first time in his career, and the first for Big Machine Racing.[2]
The 12 drivers that would qualify for the playoffs are John Hunter Nemechek, Austin Hill, Justin Allgaier, Cole Custer, Sam Mayer, Chandler Smith, Sammy Smith, Jeb Burton, Josh Berry, Sheldon Creed, Daniel Hemric, and Parker Kligerman.[3] Following the race, Hill would claim the Regular Season Championship.
- ^ Barnes, Caleb (September 9, 2023). "John Hunter Nemechek Dominates to Win at Kansas". Frontstretch. Retrieved September 9, 2023.
- ^ Christie, Toby (September 9, 2023). "Parker Kligerman Secures Playoff Berth With Fourth-Place Finish; Jones and Herbst Fall Short". TobyChristie.com. Retrieved September 9, 2023.
- ^ Spencer, Reid (September 9, 2023). "John Hunter Nemechek rolls to Kansas victory; Xfinity Playoffs field set". NASCAR.com. NASCAR Wire Service. Retrieved September 9, 2023.