diff --git a/src/k_kart.c b/src/k_kart.c
index eb7d7493..e56e7c96 100644
--- a/src/k_kart.c
+++ b/src/k_kart.c
@@ -4660,7 +4660,7 @@ static void K_KartDrift(player_t *player, boolean onground)
 //
 // K_KartUpdatePosition
 //
-static void K_KartUpdatePosition(player_t *player)
+void K_KartUpdatePosition(player_t *player)
 {
 	fixed_t position = 1;
 	fixed_t oldposition = player->kartstuff[k_position];
diff --git a/src/k_kart.h b/src/k_kart.h
index 3edbf0bd..864a8609 100644
--- a/src/k_kart.h
+++ b/src/k_kart.h
@@ -49,6 +49,7 @@ player_t *K_FindJawzTarget(mobj_t *actor, player_t *source);
 boolean K_CheckPlayersRespawnColliding(INT32 playernum, fixed_t x, fixed_t y);
 INT16 K_GetKartTurnValue(player_t *player, INT16 turnvalue);
 INT32 K_GetKartDriftSparkValue(player_t *player);
+void K_KartUpdatePosition(player_t *player);
 void K_DropItems(player_t *player);
 void K_StripItems(player_t *player);
 void K_StripOther(player_t *player);
diff --git a/src/lua_baselib.c b/src/lua_baselib.c
index 1c14093c..bc41183f 100644
--- a/src/lua_baselib.c
+++ b/src/lua_baselib.c
@@ -2386,6 +2386,16 @@ static int lib_kGetKartDriftSparkValue(lua_State *L)
 	return 1;
 }
 
+static int lib_kKartUpdatePosition(lua_State *L)
+{
+	player_t *player = *((player_t **)luaL_checkudata(L, 1, META_PLAYER));
+	NOHUD
+	if (!player)
+		return LUA_ErrInvalid(L, "player_t");
+	K_KartUpdatePosition(player);
+	return 0;
+}
+
 static int lib_kDropItems(lua_State *L)
 {
 	player_t *player = *((player_t **)luaL_checkudata(L, 1, META_PLAYER));
@@ -2677,6 +2687,7 @@ static luaL_Reg lib[] = {
 	{"K_RepairOrbitChain",lib_kRepairOrbitChain},
 	{"K_FindJawzTarget",lib_kFindJawzTarget},
 	{"K_GetKartDriftSparkValue",lib_kGetKartDriftSparkValue},
+	{"K_KartUpdatePosition",lib_kKartUpdatePosition},
 	{"K_DropItems",lib_kDropItems},
 	{"K_StripItems",lib_kStripItems},
 	{"K_StripOther",lib_kStripOther},
diff --git a/src/p_user.c b/src/p_user.c
index da3df233..79e0cad7 100644
--- a/src/p_user.c
+++ b/src/p_user.c
@@ -1778,6 +1778,9 @@ void P_DoPlayerExit(player_t *player)
 
 	if (G_RaceGametype()) // If in Race Mode, allow
 	{
+		player->exiting = raceexittime+2;
+		K_KartUpdatePosition(player);
+
 		if (cv_kartvoices.value)
 		{
 			if (P_IsLocalPlayer(player))
@@ -1798,8 +1801,6 @@ void P_DoPlayerExit(player_t *player)
 			}
 		}
 
-		player->exiting = raceexittime+2;
-
 		if (cv_inttime.value > 0)
 			P_EndingMusic(player);