Winners: Chase Elliott (Cup); Brandon Jones (Xfinity); plus Brenden 'Butterbean' Queen (ARCA)
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NASCAR Cup
Elliott Survives Wild Overtime to Win Kansas Playoff Race
In the last few feet of race track in the second overtime Sunday afternoon, Chase Elliott came from oblivion to steal the Hollywood Casino 400 Presented by ESPN Bet and earn a berth in the Round of 8 of the NASCAR Cup Series Playoffs.
As his No. 9 Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet sped wide open through the final corner on Lap 273 at Kansas Speedway, Elliott’s car bounced off the side of Denny Hamlin’s Toyota on the way to the finish line.
Elliott, who restarted eighth for the final two-lap shootout, got to the stripe 0.069 seconds ahead of Hamlin, who led 159 laps and drove the final stretch of the second Round of 12 playoff race without benefit of power steering.
“Everything worked out perfect for me,” said Elliott, who picked up his second win of the season, his second at Kansas and the 21st of his career. “Had a great push through (Turns) 1 and 2. That kind of all started with the 6 (Brad Keselowski). Big run off of 2. Seas kind of parted and just was able to keep my momentum up. That was really it …
“I wasn’t going to lift, so I didn’t know what was going to happen. I figured at the end of the day, it was what it was at that point. We were both wide open corner exit. Wherever I ended up, I ended up. At that point, we were all committed.”
Denny Hamlin finished second; Christopher Bell placed third; Chase Briscoe came in fourth and Bubba Wallace completed the top five.
A FINISH YOU'VE GOT TO SEE TO BELIEVE!!! @chaseelliott wins a #NASCARPlayoffs classic!!! pic.twitter.com/A6WQS3akYj
— NASCAR (@NASCAR) September 28, 2025
Pole: Chase Briscoe
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Next Race: The Cup Series will return on Sunday, October 5, 2025 at 3:00 pm ET for the ‘Bank of America ROVAL 400’ at Charlotte Motor Speedway Road Course.
NASCAR Xfinity
Brandon Jones Tames Kansas, Punches Spot in Xfinity Round Of 8 with Victory
With a flawlessly executed race from start to finish, Brandon Jones preserved his bragging rights at Kansas Speedway, winning Saturday’s Kansas Lottery 300 NASCAR Xfinity Series Playoffs event.
The only driver in the field to have won a previous Xfinity race at the 1.5-mile intermediate track, Jones pulled away during the final 38-lap green-flag run and beat runner-up rookie sensation Connor Zilisch to the finish line by 2.787 seconds.
With the victory, his second of the season, his third at Kansas and the seventh of his career, Jones claimed a berth in the Round of 8. Zilisch and defending series champion Justin Allgaier also advanced to the next round on points.
“That was exactly like how we needed that to go down,” said Jones, who started from the pole, led 54 of 200 laps and finished second in each of the first two stages. “Two really solid stages – no mistakes. The entire day was so well executed. That’s probably by far in my career my most well-executed race.
“I’m so proud of these guys (his No.20 Joe Gibbs Racing team). We worked so hard all week to get here and put a race like this together.”
Connor Zilisch finished second; Austin Hill placed third; Sammy Smith came in fourth and Sheldon Creed completed the top five.
Tearin' it up. 💨 pic.twitter.com/pYVuzezouo
— NASCAR Xfinity (@NASCAR_Xfinity) September 27, 2025
Pole: Brandon Jones
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Next Race: The Xfinity Series will return on Saturday, October 4, 2025 at 5:00 pm ET for the ‘Blue Cross NC 250’ at [track].
NASCAR Trucks
The NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series was off track.
Putting a winner in the truck.
— Spire Motorsports (@SpireMotorsport) September 25, 2025
@ConnorZilisch will pilot our No. 7 Delaware Life Chevrolet Silverado RST at the Charlotte ROVAL! pic.twitter.com/pBMAllHhWf
Next Race: The Truck Series will return on Friday, October 3, 2025 at 3:30 pm ET for the ‘NASCAR CRAFTSMAN Truck Series Playoff Race at Charlotte ROVAL’ at Charlotte Motor Speedway Road Course.
ARCA
Brenden Queen Makes Magic Happen in Kansas for his 8th ARCA Menards Series Victory of 2025
Brenden Queen always seems to find his way to the front when it matters most.
It was more of the same Friday night in the Reese’s 150 for the ARCA Menards Series at Kansas Speedway, where Queen took the lead late and survived two overtime restarts to secure his eighth victory of a season that is all but sure to end next week with a championship for the 27-year-old from Chesapeake, Virginia.
“What a rookie campaign,” said Queen, who needs only start the finale next Saturday at Toledo Speedway to clinch the 2025 ARCA Menards Series championship. “One more race left. Maybe we can get nine (wins), but I think we’re closing in on what the main prize is.”
Giovanni Ruggiero finished second; Leland Honeyman placed third; Kris Wright came in fourth and Taylor Reimer completed the top five.
ICYMI: @03Butterbean picked up his eighth win of the season on Friday night at @kansasspeedway! pic.twitter.com/DF9XcpEQYe
— ARCA Menards Series (@ARCA_Racing) September 27, 2025
Pole: Brenden Queen
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Next Race: The ARCA Series will return on Saturday, October 4, 2025 at 4:10 pm ET for the ‘Owens Corning 200’ at Toledo Speedway.
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