The NASCAR O’Reilly Auto Parts Series visited Kansas Speedway on Saturday night in the Kansas Lottery 300. Carson Kvapil started the race on the pole, with William Byron starting second.
On the second lap, Carson Kvapil made contact with William Byron at the exit of Turn 2, then with Parker Retzlaff, sending his car flipping multiple times before coming to rest on its roof.
Safety crews got to Kvapil to put his car back on all four tires, and he exited the car under his own power. It was one of seven cautions for 37 laps. Kvapil was among nine drivers to not finish the race. Anthony Alfredo (crash), Austin Hill (crash), and Dawson Cram (engine) also did not finish the race.
Corey Day led the opening 23 laps before losing the lead to Brandon Jones. Jones led a race-high 67 laps, including sweeping both stages. On lap 99, Jones would lose the lead to Sheldon Creed. Creed led a total of 48 laps.
Late in the race, Taylor Gray passed Ryan Sieg for the lead. He led the final 48 laps to win his first race of the season by 0.718 seconds over Sheldon Creed. It was Gray’s second career O’Reilly Auto Parts Series win. There were 11 lead changes in the race.
Justin Allgaier, Jesse Love, and Brent Crews rounded out the top five. William Byron, Cole Custer, Brandon Jones, Sam Mayer, and Ryan Sieg completed the top ten. Click here for the rest of the finishing order.
The O’Reilly Auto Parts Series visits Talladega Superspeedway next Saturday at 4 pm on The CW.
