It’s the final race of the regular season for the Xfinity Series.  After today’s race at Kansas Speedway and the Kansas Lottery 300, the 12 drivers in the playoffs will be named; as well as, a regular season champion.  Going into the race, Austin Hill has a 23 point lead on John Hunter Nemechek for the regular season championship.

John Hunter Nemechek, Austin Hill, Justin Allgaier, Cole Custer, and Sam Mayer have all clenched spots in the playoffs due to race wins.  Chandler Smith, Sammy Smith, Jeb Burton, Sheldon Creed, and Josh Berry have also secured spots in the playoffs.

With a time of 30.696 seconds, Justin Allgaier puts his number seven JR Motorsports car on the front pole.  Sammy Smith will start alongside on the front row.

Thirty-nine teams brought cars to the track for 38 starting spots.  After qualifying, Timmy Hill failed to make the race.

The starting lineup for the Kansas Lottery 300:
Justin Allgaier
Sammy Smith
Cole Custer
Brandon Jones
Daniel Hemric
Josh Berry
John Hunter Nemechek
Riley Herbst
Austin Hill
Brett Moffitt
Joe Graf Jr
Chandler Smith
Sam Mayer
Ryan Sieg
Parker Kligerman
Sheldon Creed
Jeb Burton
Derek Kraus
Kyle Weatherman
Connor Mosack
Jeremy Clements
Rajah Caruth
Ryan Ellis
Josh Williams
Dawson Cram
Parker Retzlaff
Matt Mills
Leland Honeyman
Kyle Sieg
Nick Leitz
Kaz Grala
Anthony Alfredo
Brennan Poole
Garrett Smithley
Blaine Perkins
Joey Gase
Mason Massey
CJ McLaughlin

Stages one and two of the race are 45 laps each with stage three lasting 110 laps for a total of 200 laps around the mile and a half track.  Drivers can run 55 to 60 laps on a single load of fuel and have four sets of tires in the pits for the race.

 Riley Herbst, Daniel Hemric, and Parker Kligerman are separated by only one point to make it into the playoffs.  But if a non-playoff driver can win the race, it will shakeup the current standings with a driver finding themselves on the outside looking in.

Once the race begins, Daniel Hemric rill qualify for the playoffs.

Justin Allgaier brings the field down for the green flag start of the race from the outside lane and goes side by side with Sammy Smith.  Anthony Alfredo and Nick Leitz bring out the caution flag on the first lap for a crash.  Leitz hits the wall.

This weekend the drivers are carrying the names of “heroes” who are battling or survived cancer.

Justin Allgaier brings the field down for the green flag restart on lap six from the outside lane and edges out Sammy Smith for the lead after a push from Cole Custer.  Drivers quickly get four and five wide across the track.

The top five are Justin Allgaier, Cole Custer, Sammy Smith, John Hunter Nemechek, and Josh Berry.

Lap eight, Riley Herbst and Parker Kligerman are separated by just one point; they are in a battle for position for the same spot on the track.

Cole Custer is just a third of a second behind leader Justin Allgaier and looking to take the lead.

Lap eleven, Justin Allgaier has pulled out to a lead of over half a second on Cole Custer; John Hunter Nemechek, Sammy Smith, and Brandon Jones round out the top five.

After the lap one crash, Nick Leitz is five laps down but Anthony Alfredo is still on pit road.

The caution flag comes out on lap 13 for debris on the track.

There is a brake pad stuck under the left front splitter of his car.  He tried to knock it off by running down on the apron but it didn’t come off.

Chandler Smith comes down pit road and heads for the garage with a reported blown engine.  The crew is replacing everything they can on the car to see if they can get the car going again.  If a driver is in the garage with a mechanical issue, they are not on the “crash clock” and can take as much time as they need.

Justin Allgaier brings the field down for the green flag restart on lap 19 and goes side by side with Cole Custer with Custer getting out in front but Allgaier comes back on the outside to retake the lead.

Lap 20, Sam Mayer spins out after some on track contact and brings out the third caution flag of the race.  Kyle Weatherman hits the wall trying to avoid the spin and hits the wall.

The rear bumper cover is broken on Sheldon Creed’s car after contact with Sam Mayer.

Justin Allgaier brings the field down for the green flag restart once again with Cole Custer on the inside on lap 26 and battles with Custer for the lead.

Lap 27, Justin Allgaier has a third of a second lead on John Hunter Nemechek; Cole Custer, Sammy Smith, and Brandon Jones round out the top five.

Riley Herbst and Rajah Caruth make contact but the track stays green.

Sam Mayer and Kyle Weatherman are out of the race with 34 cars on the lead lap.

Lap 31, Justin Allgaier now has a half second lead on John Hunter Nemechek; Cole Custer, Sammy Smith, and Brandon Jones ound out the top five.

Chandler Smith is back on the track 13 laps down.  But teammate Daniel Hemric may be having some engine issues.

Lap 38, Daniel Hemric brings his car down pit road but overshoots his pit stall and has to be pushed back before the crew can work on the car.

Lap 40, the top five are Justin Allgaier, John Hunter Nemechek, Cole Custer, Brandon Jones, and Sammy Smith.

With five laps remaining in stage one, John Hunter Nemechek and Justin Allgaier battle for the lead with Nemechek taking the spot.

Cole Custer comes up on the outside to battle Justin Allgaier for second.  Allgaier drops to third place.  He reports some handling issues in the car.

Both in the top 10, Parker Kligerman and Riley Herbst are separated by just two spots with Kligerman five points above the cut line and Herbst five points under.

John Hunter Nemechek wins stage one for his eighth stage win of the season.

The top 10 at the end of stage one:
John Hunter Nemechek
Cole Custer
Justin Allgaier
Brandon Jones
Sammy Smith
Parker Kligerman
Austin Hill
Sheldon Creed
Riley Herbst
Derek Kraus

Drivers come down pit road for service with several of the drivers getting adjustments to their cars.  Cole Custer wins the race off of pit road with John Hunter Nemechek coming out second.

Cole Custer brings the field down for the green flag start of stage two with John Hunter Nemechek on the inside on lap 52.  Nemechek edges out for the lead; Cole Custer, Justin Allgaier, Brandon Jones, and Sammy Smith round out the top five.

Daniel Hemric is off the track.

Lap 54, Justin Allgaier battles with Cole Custer for second place and gets the spot on new tires.

Sammy Smith battles with Cole Custer for third.

Earlier this week it was announced that leader John Hunter Nemechek is moving back up to the Cup Series driving the number 42 car for Legacy Motor Club.

There are 31 cars on the lead lap.

Riley Herbst is reporting a very loose condition in his car; saying it feels like he has no air.

Cole Custer scrapes the wall.  NASCAR had just called debris on the track and the caution when Custer hit the wall with the right rear smoking.  It appears that he ran over the debris – a tire carcass.

The tire debris came from Jeremy Clement’s number 51 car.

John Hunter Nemechek brings the field down for the green flag restart on the outside lane on lap 65.  Riley Herbst gets into the wall with a flat tire after Parker Kligerman had a slow start and Herbst hit Kligerman in the rear.  The track stays green.

Lap 67, John Hunter Nemechek leads the race with Justin Allgaier in second; Sammy Smith, Brandon Jones, and Josh Berry round out the top five.

Riley Herbst is now two laps down.

Cole Custer is out of the race.

There ae 29 cars on the lead lap.

Lap 72, John Hunter Nemechek has a third of a second lead on Justin Allgaier; Sammy Smith, Brandon Jones, and Josh Berry round out the top five.

The caution flag comes out on lap 75 when Brandon Jones does some agricultural racing after getting loose.  There doesn’t appear to be any damage to the splitter of Jones’ car.

John Hunter Nemechek brings the field down for the green flag restart on lap 90 with Sammy Smith alongside.  Drivers spread out three and four wide in a battle for position.  Nemechek holds on to the lead.

The top five are John Hunter Nemechek, Sammy Smith, Jusitn Allgaier, austin Hill, and Josh Berry.

Josh Berry passes Austin Hill ofor fourth.

Teammates Justin Allgaier and Josh Berry battle for third.

Parker Kligerman passes Brett Moffitt for seventh.

Seven laps remain in stage two; John Hunter Nemechek has third of a second lead on Sammy Smith.

With two laps remaining in stage two, John Hunter Nemechek has pulled out to a lead of nearly a second and a half on Sammy Smith.

John Hunter Nemechek wins stage two to sweep the stages and earn another playoff point.

The top 10 at the end of stage two:
John Hunter Nemechek
Sammy Smith
Justin Allgaier
Josh Berry
Austin Hill
Sheldon Creed
Parker Kligerman
Derek Kraus
Parker Retzlaff
Brett Moffitt

Drivers come down pit road for service with John Hunter Nemechek winning the race off of pit road.

Brandon Jones stays out on the track.

Riley Herbst takes the wave around and is now just one lap down.  After staying out on the track Brandon Jones is the new leader.

Brandon Jones brings the field down for the green flag start of stage three on lap 97 with John Hunter Nemechek on the inside.  Nemechek jumps out in front for the lead with Austin  Hill in second.

The caution flag comes out when teammates Justin Allgaier and Brandon Jones are involved in a wreck; Sammy Smith was also involved and is stopped on the track against the wall.  Contact from Sheldon Creed on Sammy Smith started the melee.

Justin Allgaier and Brandon Jones are on pit road for repairs.

Riley Herbst is back on the lead lap.

John Hunter Nemechek brings the field down for the green flag restart on lap 104 with Austin Hill alongside.  Nemechek holds on to the lead with Sheldon Creed in second.

The top five are John Hunter Nemechek, Sheldon Ceed, Josh Berry, Austin Hill, and Parker Kligerman.

The eight caution flags so far are the most in Kansas history.

Josh Berry passes Sheldon Creed for second.

Lap 112, john Hunter Nemechek has a lead of nearly a second and a half on Josh Berry; Sheldon Creed, Austin Hill, and Parker Kligerman round out the top five.

John Hunter Nemechek reports a vibration; he asks whether vibrations are common or whether they got all the lug nuts tight.

There are 29 cars on the lead lap.  Daniel Hemric returns to the track 76 laps down.

With 83 laps remaining in the race, Riley Herbst has closed the points gap to Parker Kligerman to just 14 points.

Justin Allgaier is now two laps down.

Lap 122, John Hunter Nemechek has pulled out to a lead of over two and a half seconds on Josh Berry; Sheldon Creed, Austin Hill, and Parker Kligerman round out the top five.

Lap 129, Riley Herbst comes down pit road when the repaired fender came loose.  He now laps down once again and the point difference is 30 points behind Parker Kligerman.

John Hunter Nemechek is driving away from the field with a lead of six seconds on Josh Berry; Sheldon Creed, Austin Hill, and Parker Kligerman round out the top five.

Lap 136, John Hunter Nemechek continues to increase his lead and is now over seven seconds out in front of Josh Berry.

The ninth caution flag of the race comes out when Rajah Caruth he spins out and makes a run through the grass after some contact from Matt Mills.  Caruth kept the car off of the wall.

Already two laps down, Riley Herbst is back on pit road for some repairs.

With 60 laps remaining in the race the drivers are at the edge of their fuel window.  Drivers come down pit road for service and adjustments.  John Hunter Nemechek wins the race off of pit road with Josh Berry out second.

Ryan Sieg is stopped on the track and gets a push from the safety workers to get off the track.

John Hunter Nemechek brings the field down for the green flag restart with 58 laps remaining in the race.  Nemechek jumps out in front for the lead.  Austin Hill and Josh Berry battle for second with just 17 cars on the lead lap.

Aiming for his sixth race win of the season, John Hunter Nemechek is seven points behind Austin Hill who leads the point standings.

Rajah Caruth spins out and brings out the caution flag with 55 laps remaining in the race.  This was his third spin of the day.

Riley Herbst had to make another trip down pit road for repairs.

John Hunter Nemechek brings the field down for the green flag restart with 50 laps remaining in the race.  Nemechek edges out Josh Berry for the lead.

The top five are John Hunter Nemechek, Josh Berry, Brandon Jones, Austin Hill, and Parker Kligerman.

Parker Kligerman battles with Austin Hill for fourth.

Team mates Brandon Jones and Josh Berry battle for second with Jones taking the spot.

With 47 laps to go, John Hunter Nemechek has a near one second lead on Brandon Jones; Josh Berry, Parker Kligerman, and Austin Hill round out the top five.

Lap 155, Austin Hill passes Parker Kligerman for fourth.

John Hunter Nemechek is running laps nearly half a second faster than the remainder of the field; he has a lead of over a second on Brandon Jones.

In 19th place, Justin Allgaier is the first car one lap down.

Austin Hill has caught Josh Berry and is challenging for third.  Hill takes third.

Just 37 laps to go, John Hunter Nemechek has a two second lead on Brandon Jones; Austin Hill, Josh Berry, and Parker Kligerman round out the top five.

Lap 167, John Hunter Nemechek now has a lead of nearly three seconds on Brandon Jones; Austin Hill, Josh Berry, and Parker Kligerman round out the top five.

Thirty to go, over 16 seconds separate the top 10 drivers.

Lap 173, John Hunter Nemechek continues to increase his lead and is now over three seconds out in front of Brandon Jones; Austin Hill, Josh Berry, and Parker Kligerman round out the top five.

Lap 178, John Hunter Nemechek’s lead is now over four seconds on Brandon Jones.

Parker Kligerman and Josh Berry battle for fourth.

Just 18 laps remain in the race; John Hunter Nemechek has a lead of over four seconds on Brandon Jones; Austin Hill,  Parker Kligerman, and Josh Berry round out the top five.

Sheldon Creed passes Josh Berry for fifth.

Just 14 to go, John Hunter Nemechek is now over five seconds in front of Brandon Jones; Austin Hill, Parker Kligerman, and Sheldon Creed round out the top five.

Ten to go, John Hunter Nemechek has a six second lead on Brandon Jones; Austin Hill, Parker Kligerman, and Sheldon Creed round out the top five.

With six laps to go, Sheldon Creed passes Parker Kligerman for fourth.

Three to go, John Hunter Nemechek has a six and a half second lead on Brandon Jones.  There is some question as to whether or not all of the drivers have enough fuel to complete the race.

Parker Kligerman passes Austin Hill for fourth.

John Hunter Nemechek takes the white flag.

John Hunter Nemechek sweeps the race in dominating fashion for his sixth race win of the season.  This is win number 200 for Toytoa.

Parker Kligerman becomes the final driver in the playoffs in his first year as a full time driver with Big Machine Records.

Austin Hill wins the regular season championship and earns 15 playoff points.

The unofficial results of the Kansas Lottery 300:
John Hunter Nemechek
Brandon Jones
Sheldon Creed
Parker Kligerman
Austin Hill
Josh Berry
Brett Moffitt
Derek Kraus
Joe Graf Jr
Kaz Grala
Parker Retzlaff
Jeb Burton
Josh Williams
Connor Mosack
Jeremy Clements
Mason Massey
Ryan Ellis
Justin Allgaier
Matt Mills
Kyle Sieg
Dawson Cram
CJ McLaughlin
Riley Herbst
Joey Gase
Garrett Smithley
Leland Honeyman
Anthony Alfredo
Brennan Poole
Rajah Caruth
Ryan Sieg
Nick Leitz
Chandler Smith
Blaine Perkins
Daniel Hemric
Sammy Smith
Cole Custer
Sam Mayer
Kyle Weatherman