Brandon Jones earned his second consecutive victory at Kansas Speedway as he drove to the win on the final restart in the Kansas Lottery 250. It is Jones’ second victory of the season and third win of his career. It was Toyota’s fifth victory of the NASCAR Xfinity Series (NXS) season. Jones’ Joe Gibbs Racing (JGR) teammates Harrison Burton (third) and Riley Herbst (ninth) also scored top-10 finishes.
“The Petty family announces with great sadness the loss of Maurice Petty, who died peacefully on Saturday, July 25, 2020. Maurice, a stock-car racing pioneer whose career supplied the horsepower that propelled Petty Enterprises to victories, passed away surrounded by family earlier this morning. He was 81 years old.”
AUSTIN CINDRIC, No. 22 XPEL Ford Mustang -- DID YOU EVEN KNOW JONES WAS A FACTOR AND IS THERE ANYTHING YOU FELT YOU SHOULD HAVE DONE DIFFERENTLY? “There is about 20 things I feel like I should have done differently. It was difficult because up higher was preferred all day and you could usually generate momentum."
The two dominant cars all day were those of Austin Cindric and Harrison Burton, however, neither of them were victorious. On what would be the last caution, Brandon Jones drove by them all in his No. 19 Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota and took the win.
Matt Crafton held off rookie Christian Eckes in the 20 laps to score his first victory of the season, thus snapping a three-year winless streak dating back to his last victory at the Eldora Dirt Derby.
Christian Eckes (second) led Toyota in the e.p.t 200 at Kansas Speedway on Saturday afternoon. Fellow Rookie of the Year contender Derek Kraus (sixth), series points leader Austin Hill (seventh) and Brandon Jones (eighth) also drove Tundras to top 10 finishes.
