The 2022 Kansas Lottery 200 was the 19th stock car race of the

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, the final race of the Round of 10, and the 2nd iteration of the

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. The race was held on Friday, September 9, 2022, in

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, a permanent oval-shaped racetrack. The race took the scheduled 134 laps to complete. In an exciting battle on the final lap,

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, driving for

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, took over the lead from

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, and earned his 13th career

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win, and his second of the season. Nemechek dominated the entire race as well, leading 88 laps. Hocevar had attempted to win the race on fuel milage, but was unsuccessful as he ran out of fuel on the last lap. To fill out the podium,

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, driving for David Gilliland Racing, would finish 3rd, respectively. Zane Smith,

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, Ben Rhodes,

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, would advance into the Round of 8. Hocevar and

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would fail to advance.

Background

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area near

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. It was built in 2001 and it currently hosts two annual

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race weekends. The

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also held races at the venue until 2011. The speedway is owned and operated by NASCAR.

Entry list

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

Practice

The only 30-minute practice session was held on Friday, September 9, at 2:00 PM CST.

, driving for

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, was the fastest in the session, with a lap of 31.171, and an average speed of .

Qualifying

Qualifying was held on Friday, September 9, at 2:30 PM CST. Since

is an

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, the qualifying system used is a single-car, one-lap system with only one round. Whoever sets the fastest time in the round wins the pole.

, driving for

, scored the pole for the race, with a lap of 30.779, and an average speed of .

Race results

Stage 1 ''Laps: 30'' Stage 2 ''Laps: 30'' Stage 3 ''Laps: 74''

Standings after the race

;Drivers' Championship standings *Note: Only the first 10 positions are included for the driver standings.

References

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