{"id":912113,"date":"2026-09-27T22:52:12","date_gmt":"2026-09-27T22:52:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/912113\/"},"modified":"2026-09-27T22:52:12","modified_gmt":"2026-09-27T22:52:12","slug":"official-race-results-2026-nascar-cup-kansas-ii","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/912113\/","title":{"rendered":"Official race results: 2026 NASCAR Cup Kansas II"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.motorsport.com\/driver\/kyle-larson\/17135\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">Kyle Larson<\/a> led 235 of 267 laps at Kansas Speedway, breaking the track record on his way to securing max points and the 34th victory of his NASCAR Cup Series career.<\/p>\n<p>Larson set the fastest lap of the race on Lap 2 with a 30.076s lap, and swept both stages.<\/p>\n<p>He passed <a href=\"https:\/\/www.motorsport.com\/driver\/chase-briscoe-2\/54367\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">Chase Briscoe<\/a> for the lead with seven laps to go after a great battle, and won over <a href=\"https:\/\/www.motorsport.com\/driver\/austin-cindric\/19256\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">Austin\u00a0Cindric<\/a> with a margin of victory of just 0.565s.<\/p>\n<p>Larson was one of just seven drivers to lead laps at Kansas. As we said, Larson lead 235, while Briscoe led 23, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.motorsport.com\/driver\/ryan-blaney\/18336\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">Ryan Blaney<\/a> led four, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.motorsport.com\/driver\/denny-hamlin\/6539\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">Denny Hamlin<\/a> led two, and each of the following drivers led a single lap: Austin Cindric, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.motorsport.com\/driver\/ross-chastain\/17535\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">Ross Chastain<\/a>, and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.motorsport.com\/driver\/connor-zilisch\/955913\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">Connor Zilisch<\/a>.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>35 of 36 starters finished the race, with <a href=\"https:\/\/www.motorsport.com\/driver\/noah-gragson\/407569\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">Noah Gragson<\/a> being the only DNF after suffering a major engine failure. 20 drivers ended the race on the lead lap, with <a href=\"https:\/\/www.motorsport.com\/driver\/joey-logano\/9725\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">Joey Logano<\/a> last among them after cutting a tire in the closing laps.<\/p>\n<p>Read Also:<\/p>\n<p>2026 NASCAR Cup Kansas II race results<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"sizer\" draggable=\"false\" src=\"data:image\/png;base64,iVBORw0KGgoAAAANSUhEUgAAABAAAAAJCAYAAAA7KqwyAAAAGXRFWHRTb2Z0d2FyZQBBZG9iZSBJbWFnZVJlYWR5ccllPAAAABpJREFUeNpi\/P\/\/PwMlgImBQjBqwLAwACDAAOVfAw9\/ZDvcAAAAAElFTkSuQmCC\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\"\/><\/p>\n<p class=\"title\">Watch: Complete Kansas domination! 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