KANSAS CITY, Kan. – Severe weather washed away Friday’s on-track activity for the NASCAR O’Reilly Auto Parts Series at Kansas Speedway.
The cancellation of O’Reilly Series practice and qualifying forced NASCAR officials to use the rule book to set the starting lineup for Saturday’s Kansas Lottery 300 (7 p.m. ET, The CW, MRN Radio, SiriusXM NASCAR Radio). That placed JR Motorsports’ Carson Kvapil in the pole position at the front of the 37-car field in Saturday’s 300-miler.
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O’Reilly Auto Parts Series teams arrived Friday to windy conditions at the 1.5-mile track, and pre-qualifying inspection was completed without issue under darkening skies. When a tornado watch went into effect Friday afternoon, speedway officials closed access to the grandstands. Lightning and rain followed, drenching the racing surface and the 1,200-acre facility.
Qualifying for the ARCA Menards Series was also scrapped by the inclement weather at Kansas. Jack Wood will start from the pole in that circuit’s Tide 150 on Saturday (12:30 p.m. ET, FS1, MRN, SiriusXM).