NASCAR Xfinity Series
Next Race: Kansas Lottery 300
The Place: Kansas Speedway
Track Length: 1.5 Mile Asphalt Oval
The Date: Saturday, September 27
The Time: 4 p.m. ET
The Purse: $1,651,939
TV: CW, 3:30 p.m. ET
Radio: MRN, SiriusXM NASCAR (Channel 90)
Distance: 300 miles (200 Laps); Stage 1 (Ends on Lap 45),
Stage 2 (Ends on Lap 90), Final Stage (Ends on Lap 200)
Where To Watch NASCAR This Week:
Friday, Sept. 19
NCTS Practice & Kennametal Pole Qualifying (FS2 at 4 p.m. ET)
Friday, Sept. 20
NCTS Race: Team EJP 175 (FS1, NRN, SiriusXM at 12 p.m. ET)
NCS Practice & Busch Light Pole Qualifying (truTV, PRN, SiriusXM at 3 p.m. ET)
Sunday, Sept. 21
NCS Race: Mobil 1 301 (USA, PRN, SiriusXM at 2 p.m. ET)
Looking Ahead: Kansas Speedway Storylines and Insights:
- Next weekend will mark the 26th running of a NASCAR Xfinity Series race at Kansas Speedway (2001-2025).
- This season marks the eighth time Kansas Speedway has hosted a Xfinity Series Playoff race (2016-2021, 2024-2025), and the first time the track has hosted the second race in the Playoffs.
- With his Bristol win, Aric Almirola became the fifth driver to win multiple Xfinity Series races this season (Connor Zilisch – 9, Justin Allgaier – 3, Austin Hill – 3, Kyle Larson – 2).
- Connor Zilisch and Justin Allgaier are tied for the most Xfinity Fastest Lap Awards with five each this season.
- Following Bristol, Connor Zilisch (+85 points) and Justin Allgaier (+53) have the two largest point cushions over the Round of 8 cutoff.
- Rookie Taylor Gray currently sits in eighth in the Playoff standings, the last transfer spot on points, up +3 points on the cutline.
- The four Playoff drivers currently below the Playoffs’ Round of 8 cutline following Bristol are Nick Sanchez (-3), Jesse Love (-3), Austin Hill (-16) and Sammy Smith (-24).
- The Round of 12 includes Bristol, Kansas and the Charlotte ROVAL. The four lowest drivers in points after the Charlotte ROVAL will be eliminated from the Playoffs.
- Connor Zilisch has nine win this season, the record for most wins by a rookie.
- Sheldon Creed finished runner-up for the 15th-time in his career at Bristol last weekend, the most ever for a driver without a win.
- Aric Almirola is the defending race winner of the most recent Xfinity Series race at Kansas Speedway (2024).
- Brandon Jones (2019, 2020) is the only active full-time Xfinity Series regular with wins at Kansas Speedway.
- Connor Zilisch’s 15 straight top fives since returning from back injury ties Sam Ard for the longest top five streak all- time; Zilisch is the youngest driver with more than five straight top fives.
- Connor Zilisch (19.72%) and Justin Allgaier (19.02%) have combined to lead 38.74% of the laps completed this season.
- Brennan Poole is on a streak of five straight top-15 finishes.
NXS Clinch Scenarios for Kansas Speedway (Playoff Race #2)
Already Clinched
- No drivers have clinched a spot in the 8-driver field of the next round.
Can Clinch Via Points
- If there is a repeat winner or a win by a driver who cannot advance to the next round, the following drivers could clinch by being 57 points above the 8th winless driver in the standings. The same point requirements listed below would hold true if a new win comes from among Connor Zilisch, Justin Allgaier or Sam Mayer.
- Connor Zilisch: Would clinch with 23 points
- Justin Allgaier: Would clinch with 52 points
- Sam Mayer: Could only clinch with help
- Carson Kvapil: Could only clinch with help
- Harrison Burton: Could only clinch with help
- Brandon Jones: Could only clinch with help
- Sheldon Creed: Could only clinch with help
- The following drivers could clinch on points with a win by Carson Kvapil
- Connor Zilisch: Would clinch with 24 points
- Justin Allgaier: Would clinch with 53 points
- Sam Mayer: Could only clinch with help
- Harrison Burton: Could only clinch with help
- Brandon Jones: Could only clinch with help
- Sheldon Creed: Could only clinch with help
- The following drivers could clinch on points with a win by Harrison Burton, Brandon Jones or Sheldon Creed:
- Connor Zilisch: Would clinch with 26 points
- Justin Allgaier: Would clinch with 55 points
- Sam Mayer: Could only clinch with help
- Carson Kvapil: Could only clinch with help
- Harrison Burton: Could only clinch with help
- Brandon Jones: Could only clinch with help
- Sheldon Creed: Could only clinch with help
- If there is a new winner from Taylor Gray or another winless driver lower in the standings but still eligible to advance to the next round, the following drivers could clinch by being 57 points above the 7th winless driver in the standings.
- Connor Zilisch: Would clinch with 27 points
- Justin Allgaier: Would clinch with 56 points
- Sam Mayer: Could only clinch with help
- Carson Kvapil: Could only clinch with help
- Harrison Burton: Could only clinch with help
- Brandon Jones: Could only clinch with help
- Sheldon Creed: Could only clinch with help
Can Clinch Via Win
- The following drivers would clinch on their win alone: Connor Zilisch, Justin Allgaier, Sam Mayer, Carson Kvapil, Harrison Burton, Brandon Jones, Sheldon Creed, Taylor Gray, Nicholas Sanchez, Jesse Love, Austin Hill, Sammy Smith.