The 2020 Truck Series champion from Alpine, California, trails the top-12 cutline to make the 2022 Xfinity Playoffs by 13 points entering the regular-season finale.
The 25-year-old Nemechek from Mooresville, North Carolina, led a race-high 88 of 134-scheduled laps en route to his second Truck Series victory of 2022 and with a secured spot in the Playoff's Round of 8.
Kurt Busch, the 2004 Cup Series champion from Las Vegas, Nevada, led a race-high 116 of 267 to notch his first victory in the Heartland State and his first driving for 23XI Racing.
The 22-year-old Smith from Huntington Beach, California, led a race-high 108 of 147 laps and executed an eight-lap dash to the finish for his third Truck victory of 2022.
With only one race remaining before the NASCAR Cup Series 2021 champion is crowned at Phoenix Raceway on Nov. 7, Kyle Larson is the only driver in the Playoffs who has secured a spot in the championship finale.
Kansas City, KS - After a dominant race by the 2021 ARCA Menards Series champion, Ty Gibbs, a late-race caution played spoiler. In a green-white-checkered flag finish at the 1.5-mile speedway, the victory went to Nick Sanchez who rallied to claim his first-ever ARCA series victory in just 21 starts.