The first practice session was held on Thursday, May 11, at 2:00 PM CST, and would last for 55 minutes.[2]Justin Haley of GMS Racing would set the fastest time in the session, with a lap of 30.297 and an average speed of 178.235 miles per hour (286.841 km/h).[3]
The second and final practice session, sometimes referred to as Happy Hour, was held on Thursday, May 11, at 4:00 PM CST, and would last for 55 minutes.[2]Christopher Bell of Kyle Busch Motorsports would set the fastest time in the session, with a lap of 30.272 and an average speed of 178.383 miles per hour (287.080 km/h).[4]
Qualifying was held on Friday, May 12, at 3:35 PM CST.[2] Since Kansas Speedway is at least a 1.5 miles (2.4 km) racetrack, the qualifying system was a single car, single lap, two round system where in the first round, everyone would set a time to determine positions 13–32. Then, the fastest 12 qualifiers would move on to the second round to determine positions 1–12.[5]
Christopher Bell of Kyle Busch Motorsports would win the pole, setting a lap of 30.363 and an average speed of 177.848 miles per hour (286.219 km/h) in the second round.[6]