2020 Kansas Lottery 250

The 2020 Kansas Lottery 250 was a NASCAR Xfinity Series race held on July 25, 2020 at Kansas Speedway in Kansas City, Kansas. Contested over 175 laps – extended from 167 due to a double overtime finish – on the asphalt speedway, it was the 17th race of the 2020 NASCAR Xfinity Series season. Brandon Jones won his second race of the season.
The Kansas Lottery 250 replaced Iowa Speedway's second date for the 2020 Xfinity Series season due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

Report

Background

Kansas Speedway is a 1.5-mile tri-oval race track in Kansas City, Kansas. It was built in 2001, and it currently hosts two annual NASCAR race weekends. The IndyCar Series also held races at the venue until 2011. The speedway is owned and operated by the International Speedway Corporation.
The race was held without fans in attendance due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic.

Entry list

' denotes rookie driver.

' denotes driver who is ineligible for series driver points.

Qualifying

Michael Annett was awarded the pole for the race as determined by a random draw.

Starting Lineup

The No. 44 of Tommy Joe Martins had to start from the rear due to unapproved adjustments.

Race

Race results

Stage Results

Stage One
Laps: 40

Pos		Driver	Team	Manufacturer	Points
1	22	Austin Cindric	Team Penske	Ford	10
2	10	Ross Chastain	Kaulig Racing	Chevrolet	9
3	20	Harrison Burton '	Joe Gibbs Racing	Toyota	8
4	19	Brandon Jones	Joe Gibbs Racing	Toyota	7
5	7	Justin Allgaier	JR Motorsports	Chevrolet	6
6	11	Justin Haley	Kaulig Racing	Chevrolet	5
7	8	Daniel Hemric	JR Motorsports	Chevrolet	4
8	02	Brett Moffitt '	Our Motorsports	Chevrolet	0
9	18	Riley Herbst '	Joe Gibbs Racing	Toyota	2
10	21	Kaz Grala	Richard Childress Racing	Chevrolet	1

Stage Two
Laps: 40

Pos		Driver	Team	Manufacturer	Points
1	22	Austin Cindric	Team Penske	Ford	10
2	20	Harrison Burton '	Joe Gibbs Racing	Toyota	9
3	7	Justin Allgaier	JR Motorsports	Chevrolet	8
4	10	Ross Chastain	Kaulig Racing	Chevrolet	7
5	11	Justin Haley	Kaulig Racing	Chevrolet	6
6	19	Brandon Jones	Joe Gibbs Racing	Toyota	5
7	98	Chase Briscoe	Stewart-Haas Racing	Ford	4
8	18	Riley Herbst	Joe Gibbs Racing	Toyota	3
9	8	Daniel Hemric	JR Motorsports	Chevrolet	2
10	9	Noah Gragson	JR Motorsports	Chevrolet	1

Final Stage Results

Laps: 87

Race statistics

Lead changes: 9 among 5 different drivers
Cautions/Laps: 5 for 22
Red flags: 0
Time of race: 2 hours, 4 minutes, 37 seconds
Average speed:

Media

Television

The Kansas Lottery 250 was carried by NBCSN in the United States. Rick Allen, Steve Letarte, and Jeff Burton called the race from the booth at Charlotte Motor Speedway, with Parker Kligerman and Kelli Stavast covering pit road. Jesse Iwuji served as a driver analyst on pit road.

Radio

The Motor Racing Network called the race for radio, which was simulcast on SiriusXM NASCAR Radio.

Standings after the race

; Drivers' Championship standingsNote: Only the first 12 positions are included for the driver standings.. – Driver has clinched a position in the NASCAR playoffs.