The 2022 Kansas Lottery 300 was the 25th

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of the

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and the 22nd iteration of the

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. The race was held on Saturday, September 10, 2022, in

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, a 1.500 miles (2.414 km) permanent paved oval-shaped racetrack. The race was decreased from 200 laps to 93 laps, due to inclement weather.

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, driving for

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, took advantage of the lead on the final restart, and held off his teammate,

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, for his 10th career

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win, along with his fifth of the season. Ty Gibbs would mostly dominate the race, leading 66 laps. To fill out the podium, Gibbs, driving for

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, would finish 3rd, respectively.

Background

Kansas Speedway is a 1.5-mile (2.4 km)

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race track in

. It was built in 2001 and hosts two annual

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race weekends. The

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also raced there until 2011. The speedway is owned and operated by the

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Entry list

* (R) denotes rookie driver. * (i) denotes driver who are ineligible for series driver points.

Practice

The only 30-minute practice session was held on Friday, September 9, at 4:00 PM CST.

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, driving for

, was the fastest in the session, with a lap of 31.138, and an average speed of .

Qualifying

Qualifying was held on Saturday, September 9, at 4:30 PM CST. Since

is a tri-oval track, the qualifying system used is a single-car, single-lap system with only one round. Whoever sets the fastest time in the round wins the pole. Brandon Jones, driving for

, scored the pole for the race, with a lap of 30.911, and an average speed of .

Full qualifying results

Race results

Stage 1 ''Laps: 45'' Stage 2 ''Laps: 45'' Stage 3 ''Laps: 3*''

Standings after the race

;Drivers' Championship standings *Note: Only the first 12 positions are included for the driver standings.

References

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