What a lap for Brandon Jones when he needs it most! Jones is only +8 points on the cutline, and a win today could change his season. Jones will be holding off a few hard chargers with NASCAR Playoffs drivers having mixed results in qualifying.
Brandon Jones and qualifying at Kansas, it’s like peanut butter and jelly. Three of the last four poles have gone to Jones in the Xfinity Series. He just feels comfortable up front.
Taylor Gray is right there with his JGR teammate in P2. Sam Mayer qualified P3. Then it was Butterbean Queen for Kauling in P4. Justin Allgaier rounded out the top-five.
Other notable results: Connor Zilisch P7, Rajah Caruth P8, Sheldon Creed P10, Jesse Love P12, Nick Sanchez P13, Sammy Smith P14. Austin Hill, Harrison Burton, and Carson Kvapil qualified P17, P18, and P19.
The last time Connor Zilisch qualified outside of the top-five was back at Indianapolis in the summer. He qualified P7 that day as well and went on to win the race.
We know that JGR is going to be good at this track. Aric Almirola won this race a year ago. Now, JGR has three cars in the top-six in qualifying and looks poised to make a lot of noise.
I’m very interested to see how the No. 11 and No. 17 cars factor in to today’s race. Queen and Caruth are capable of mixing it up and really challenging these playoff drivers. But I fully expect respectful racing from both on the track. Full qualifying results below:
Brandon Jones on the NASCAR Xfinity Series pole once again in Kansas. JGR is hoping to make this race theirs. Connor Zilisch starts P7, his worst start since Indy. He won that race. pic.twitter.com/weffISAbwM
— Jonathan Howard (@Jondean25) September 27, 2025
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