NASCAR had to set the O'Reilly Auto Parts Series starting lineup at Kansas Speedway by the rule book after impending thunderstorms disrupted the schedule.
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Practice and qualifying did not take place at the intermediate track, which sat under a tornado watch during the scheduled on-track time. The forecast also called for 100% chance of rain and thunderstorms.
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As a result, Carson Kvapil will start on the pole for Saturday evening's Kansas race (7 p.m. ET on CW). He will drive the No. 1 Chevrolet, which Connor Zilisch took to victory lane at Bristol Motor Speedway last weekend.
William Byron will start on the front row. He will drive the No. 88 Chevrolet, which Kyle Larson used to finish second at Bristol Motor Speedway.
The rest of the top 10 will include Dash 4 Cash winner Justin Allgaier, Sheldon Creed, Brent Crews, Corey Day, William Sawalich, Parker Retzlaff, Jesse Love, and Taylor Gray.
The top 10 in the starting lineup feature all four drivers who will compete for the $100,000 Dash 4 Cash bonus. Allgaier won last weekend at Bristol, so he is back to chase another bonus. Kvapil, Crews, and Creed will join him in competing for the bonus money.
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The drivers lining up in spots 11 through 20 include Sammy Smith, Ryan Sieg, Rajah Caruth, Brandon Jones, Austin Hill, Jeb Burton, Brennan Poole, Jeremy Clements, Sam Mayer, and Harrison Burton.
One prominent driver suiting up for this race is 2023 series champion Cole Custer, who joins SS Green Light Racing for his second O'Reilly Auto Parts Series start of the season. He will line up 36th in the No. 0 Chevrolet, and he will have to work through the field.
Saturday's race marks the first time in series history that these teams have competed at Kansas Speedway in the spring. The O'Reilly Auto Parts Series race traditionally takes place in September or October. Although one race took place in July 2020.
Joe Gibbs Racing drivers have won four of the last five trips to Kansas Speedway with Ty Gibbs (2021), John Hunter Nemechek (2023), Aric Almirola (2024), and Brandon Jones (2025). Noah Gragson delivered Chevrolet's last O'Reilly Auto Parts Series win at Kansas Speedway, doing so in 2022.
