the o'reilly auto parts 250 was held on april 26 at kansas speedway. ron hornaday started from pole. for the first time this season, points leader kyle busch was absent in this race, due to a conflict between the finish of the aaron's 312 and the start of the truck race. with a new truck and the guidance of crew chief rick ren, hornaday dominated the race, leading 136 of 167 laps en route to his first win of the season. making the win even sweeter was the fact that it was a khi 1–2 finish with new teammate jack sprague close behind. rookie colin braun rounded out the "podium" although controversially as he was involved in incidents with veterans sprague and matt crafton.