John Hunter Nemechek won his 1st NASCAR Xfinity Series races win at Kansas Speedway

Credit: 358309(Photo by Brian Lawdermilk/Getty Images) John Hunter Nemechek, driver of the #42 Fire Alarm Services Inc. Chevrolet, celebrates in Victory Lane after winning the NASCAR Xfinity Series Kansas Lottery 300 at Kansas Speedway on October 20, 2018 in Kansas City, Kansas.

Starting from 13th place Car 42 John Hunter Nemechek Fire Alarm Services Inc. Chevrolet won the 18th Annual Kansas Lottery 300, his 1st win in 15 NASCAR Xfinity Series races. This is his 1st win & 8th Top 10 finish in 2018. This is his 1st win & 1st Top 10 finish in his series track debut at Kansas Speedway. 2nd Place Car 21 Daniel Hemric South Point Hotel & Casino Chevrolet, started from pole posted his 1st Top 10 finish in 2 races at Kansas Speedway. It is his 20th Top 10 finish in 2018. 3rd Place Car 1 Elliott Sadler Textron Off Road Wildcat XX Chevrolet, started from 11th place posted his 7th Top 10 finish in 9 races at Kansas Speedway.

Credit: 358307(Photo by Jonathan Ferrey/Getty Images)John Hunter Nemechek, driver of the #42 Fire Alarm Services Inc. Chevrolet, crosses the finish line to win during the NASCAR Xfinity Series Kansas Lottery 300 at Kansas Speedway on October 20, 2018 in Kansas City, Kansas.

4th Place Car 3 Shane Lee Childress Vineyards Chevrolet, started from 8th place. 5th Place Car 9 Tyler Reddick BurgerFi Chevrolet, started from 6th place was the highest finishing rookie. 6th Place Car 2 Matt Tifft (P) American Ethanol e 15/ Sorghum Chevrolet, started from 9th place followed by 7th place Car 16 Ryan Reed Drive Down A1C Lilly Diabetes Ford, started from 16th place. 8th Place Car 60 Ty Majeski Ford Ford, started from 18th place followed by 9th place Car 39 Ryan Sieg Frank Foster ‘Til I’m Gone Chevrolet, started from 19th place. Lastly in the Top 10 Car 51 Jeremy Clements RepairableVehicles.com Chevrolet, in 10th place, started from 40th place. Canadian Car 36 Alex Labbe # AlphaPrimeUSA.com Chevrolet finished in 12th place. Daniel Hemric (P) leads the point standings by 9 points over Elliott Sadler (P).

Credit: 358302(Photo by Jonathan Ferrey/Getty Images) Daniel Hemric, driver of the #21 South Point Hotel & Casino Chevrolet, takes the green flag to start the NASCAR Xfinity Series Kansas Lottery 300 at Kansas Speedway on October 20, 2018 in Kansas City, Kansas.

The race had 7 Cautions for 41 Laps: 1st Caution on lap 2 for #00, 4, 5, 7, 11, 20, 22, 23, 98 Big Crash in Turn 2. 2nd Caution on lap 13 for #19 Crash on the Backstretch. 3rd Caution on lap 26 for #23 Crash Frontstretch. 4th Caution on lap 47 for Stage 1 Conclusion. 5th Caution on lap 58 for #8 Spin Turn 4. 6th Caution on lap 91 for #18, 0, 35 Crash in Turn 4 / Stage 2 Conclusion. 7th Caution on lap 165 for #78 Stalled On Track.

Credit: 358303(Photo by Jonathan Ferrey/Getty Images) Daniel Hemric, driver of the #21 South Point Hotel & Casino Chevrolet, and Tyler Reddick, driver of the #9 BurgerFi Chevrolet, lead a pack of cars during the NASCAR Xfinity Series Kansas Lottery 300 at Kansas Speedway on October 20, 2018 in Kansas City, K

The race had 10 Lead Changes among 6 drivers: D. Hemric (P) 1-48; J. Williams 49-50; D. Hemric (P) 51-59; J. Nemechek 60-93; D. Hemric (P) 94-149; T. Reddick # (P) 150-151; D. Hemric (P) 152-165;M. Tifft (P) 166-167; E. Sadler (P) 168-169; D. Hemric (P) 170; J. Nemechek 171-200.

Credit: 358304(Photo by Brian Lawdermilk/Getty Images) Elliott Sadler, driver of the #1 Textron Off Road Wildcat XX Chevrolet, and Shane Lee, driver of the #3 Childress Vineyards Chevrolet, race during the NASCAR Xfinity Series Kansas Lottery 300 at Kansas Speedway on October 20, 2018 in Kansas City, Kansas.

Stages:
Stage 1: 21,42,18,3,1,9,2,16,11,0
Stage 2: 42,21,9,1,2,3,60,16,39,11

Credit: 358305(Photo by Jonathan Ferrey/Getty Images) Shane Lee, driver of the #3 Childress Vineyards Chevrolet, leads a pack of cars during the NASCAR Xfinity Series Kansas Lottery 300 at Kansas Speedway on October 20, 2018 in Kansas City, Kansas.

NASCAR Xfinity Series Race Number 30
Unofficial Race Results for the 18Th Annual Kansas Lottery 300 – Saturday, October 20, 2018
Kansas Speedway – Kansas City, KS – 1.5 Mile Paved Total Race Length – 200 Laps – 300 Miles

Finish Start Car Driver Team Laps Status
1. 13. Car 42 John Hunter Nemechek Fire Alarm Services Inc. Chevrolet 200 Running
2. 1. Car 21 Daniel Hemric (P) South Point Hotel & Casino Chevrolet 200 Running
3. 11. Car 1 Elliott Sadler (P) Textron Off Road Wildcat XX Chevrolet 200 Running
4. 8. Car 3 Shane Lee Childress Vineyards Chevrolet 200 Running
5. 6. Car 9 Tyler Reddick # (P) BurgerFi Chevrolet 200 Running
6. 9. Car 2 Matt Tifft (P) American Ethanol e 15/ Sorghum Chevrolet 200 Running
7. 16. Car 16 Ryan Reed Drive Down A1C Lilly Diabetes Ford 200 Running
8. 18. Car 60 Ty Majeski Ford Ford 200 Running
9. 19. Car 39 Ryan Sieg Frank Foster ‘Til I’m Gone Chevrolet 199 Running
10. 40. Car 51 Jeremy Clements RepairableVehicles.com Chevrolet 199 Running
11. 14. Car 11 Ryan Truex LeafFilter Gutter Protection Chevrolet 198 Running
12. 27. Car 36 Alex Labbe # AlphaPrimeUSA.com Chevrolet 197 Running – Canadian
13. 23. Car 0 Garrett Smithley teamjdmotorsports.com Chevrolet 196 Running
14. 31. Car 15 Quin Houff teamjdmotorsports.com Chevrolet 196 Running
15. 20. Car 35 Joey Gase Absarokatuff.com Chevrolet 195 Running
16. 33. Car 40 Chad Finchum # Smithbilt Homes/The Preserve Toyota 195 Running
17. 34. Car 52 David Starr Wilkerson Crane Rental Chevrolet 194 Running
18. 32. Car 8 Ja Junior Avila ART General Contractor LLC / JW Transport LLC 193 Running
19. 35. Car 76 Spencer Boyd # Grunt Style Chevrolet 192 Running
20. 37. Car 45 Josh Bilicki # Prevagen/GNC Toyota 191 Running
21. 7. Car 18 Ryan Preece Craftsman Toyota 189 Running
22. 36. Car 78 Vinnie Miller # CorvetteParts.net Chevrolet 189 Running
23. 29. Car 01 BJ McLeod teamjdmotorsports.com Chevrolet 189 Running
24. 28. Car 90 Josh Williams Sleep Well/Star Tron Chevrolet 187 Running
25. 22. Car 4 Ross Chastain teamjdmotorsports.com Chevrolet 182 Running
26. 10. Car 00 Cole Custer (P) Haas Automation Ford 181 Running
27. 30. Car 66 Bobby Earnhardt HABCO Toyota 133 Fuel Pump
28. 38. Car 74 Mike Harmon The Journey Home Project Chevrolet 129 Running
29. 39. Car 38 Angela Ruch Connecting Families Chevrolet 98 Oil Leak
30. 12. Car 98 Chase Briscoe Nutri Chomps Ford 79 Suspension
31. 25. Car 13 Timmy Hill OCR Gaz Bar Toyota 54 Vibration
32. 24. Car 99 Stephen Leicht Chevrolet 26 Steering
33. 17. Car 23 Spencer Gallagher Allegiant Chevrolet 24 Accident
34. 26. Car 93 Jeff Green RSS Racing Chevrolet 16 Rear Gear
35. 21. Car 37 JJ Yeley RSS Racing Chevrolet 16 Brakes
36. 5. Car 19 Brandon Jones Game Plan For Life Toyota 12 Accident
37. 2. Car 20 Christopher Bell # (P) Rheem Toyota 2 Accident
38. 3. Car 7 Justin Allgaier (P) BRANDT Professional Agriculture Chevrolet 1 Accident
39. 4. Car 22 Austin Cindric # (P) Menards/Richmond Ford 1 Accident
40. 15. Car 5 Michael Annett Pilot Flying J Chevrolet 0 Accident

Race Comments: Prior to the start of the race, the following cars dropped to the rear of the field under penalty for the reasons indicated: Nos. 4, 36 (engine change), 74 (unapproved adjustments). Failed to Qualify: (3) 55 Bayley Currey(i), 89 Morgan Shepherd, 26 Max Tullman. Time of Race: 02 Hrs, 31 mins, 16 Secs. Average Speed: 118.995 MPH. Margin of Victory: 5.200 Seconds. Caution Flags: 7 for 41 laps. Lead Changes: 10 among 6 drivers.

Mahle Clevite Engine Builder of the Race: Earnhardt-Childress Racing Engines (ECR), #21. Mobil 1 Driver of the Race: Elliott Sadler, #1 Sunoco Rookie of the Race: Tyler Reddick, #9.

(i) Ineligible for driver points in this series

Next Race: Nov. 3, 2018 – Texas Motor Speedway

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