Qualifying for both the ARCA Menards Series and the NASCAR O’Reilly Auto Parts Series races was canceled Friday afternoon due to severe storms in the area. As a result, there are two new first-time pole award winners.
Jack Wood will be on the pole in his 20th career ARCA Series national start. Carson Kvapil secured the pole for the first time in what will be his 52nd career O’Reilly Auto Parts Series start on Saturday night in the Kansas Lottery 300.
The NASCAR O’Reilly Auto Parts Series is visiting Kansas Speedway this weekend for its 10th race of the 2026 season.
Practice and Qualifying were originally scheduled for Friday at 6 p.m. CT. However, due to severe weather in the area, the session was canceled.
Carson Kvapil secured the pole via the metric rulebook, meaning the lowest score to highest in the qualifying order. The pole position is Kvapil’s first in his O’Reilly Auto Parts career in what will be Kvapil’s 52nd career start Saturday night.
William Byron, Justin Allgaier, Sheldon Creed, Brent Crews, Corey Day, William Sawalich, Parker Retzlaff, Jesse Love, and Taylor Gray round out the Top 10 starting order.
After hot and humid conditions on Friday afternoon, the NASCAR O’Reilly Auto Parts teams will face a different track condition on Saturday night. Temperatures are expected to be in the upper 30s come race time. The Kansas Lottery 300 can be seen live on the CW Network with coverage starting at 6:30 p.m./ET.
Additionally, the ARCA Menards Series practice and qualifying were canceled on Friday afternoon as well. Jack Wood in the No. 28 Pinnacle Racing Group is starting on the pole for the first time as well in his ARCA career. Gio Ruggiero, Jake Bollman, Lanie Buice, Gavan Boschele, Thomas Annunziata, Jason Kitzmiller, Isabella Robusto, Takuma Koga, and Alex Clubb are the Top 10.
The Tide 150 can be seen live on Fox Sports 1 at 12:30 p.m. ET.
NASCAR O’Reilly Series at Kansas Speedway Starting Lineup:
Position | Driver
1. Carson Kvapil
2. William Byron
3. Justin Allgaier
4. Sheldon Creed
5. Brent Crews
6. Corey Day
7. William Sawalich
8. Parker Retzlaff
9. Jesse Love
10. Taylor Gray
11. Sammy Smith
12. Ryan Sieg
13. Rajah Caruth
14. Brandon Jones
15. Austin Hill
16. Jeb Burton
17. Brennan Poole
18. Jeremy Clements
19. Sam Mayer
20. Harrison Burton
21. Blaine Perkins
22. Dean Thompson
23. Josh Bilicki
24. Patrick Staropoli
25. Kyle Sieg
26. Luke Baldwin
27. Lavar Scott
28. Dawson Cram
29. Ryan Ellis
30. Josh Williams
31. Anthony Alfredo
32. Nick Leitz
33. Joey Gase
34. Mason Maggio
35. Austin Green
36. Cole Custer
37. Blake Lothian
