The 2017 Hollywood Casino 400 was a Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series race that took place on October 22, 2017, at Kansas Speedway in Kansas City, Kansas. Contested over 267 laps on the intermediate speedway, it was the 32nd race of the 2017 Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series season, the sixth race of the Playoffs, and the final race of the Round of 12. Martin Truex Jr. of Furniture Row Racing won the race.
Entry list Driver Team Manufacturer 00 Derrike Cope StarCom Racing Chevrolet 1 Jamie McMurray Chip Ganassi Racing Chevrolet 2 Brad Keselowski Team Penske Ford 3 Austin Dillon Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 4 Kevin Harvick Stewart–Haas Racing Ford 5 Kasey Kahne Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 6 Trevor Bayne Roush Fenway Racing Ford 10 Danica Patrick Stewart–Haas Racing Ford 11 Denny Hamlin Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 13 Ty Dillon (R) Germain Racing Chevrolet 14 Clint Bowyer Stewart–Haas Racing Ford 15 Reed Sorenson Premium Motorsports Chevrolet 17 Ricky Stenhouse Jr. Roush Fenway Racing Ford 18 Kyle Busch Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 19 Daniel Suárez (R) Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 20 Matt Kenseth Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 21 Ryan Blaney Wood Brothers Racing Ford 22 Joey Logano Team Penske Ford 23 Corey LaJoie (R) BK Racing Toyota 24 Chase Elliott Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 27 Paul Menard Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 31 Ryan Newman Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 32 Matt DiBenedetto Go Fas Racing Ford 33 Jeffrey Earnhardt Circle Sport – The Motorsports Group Chevrolet 34 Landon Cassill Front Row Motorsports Ford 37 Chris Buescher JTG Daugherty Racing Chevrolet 38 David Ragan Front Row Motorsports Ford 41 Kurt Busch Stewart–Haas Racing Ford 42 Kyle Larson Chip Ganassi Racing Chevrolet 43 Aric Almirola Richard Petty Motorsports Ford 47 A. J. Allmendinger JTG Daugherty Racing Chevrolet 48 Jimmie Johnson Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 51 B. J. McLeod (i) Rick Ware Racing Chevrolet 55 Gray Gaulding (R) Premium Motorsports Toyota 72 Cole Whitt TriStar Motorsports Chevrolet 77 Erik Jones (R) Furniture Row Racing Toyota 78 Martin Truex Jr. Furniture Row Racing Toyota 83 Brett Moffitt (i) BK Racing Toyota 88 Dale Earnhardt Jr. Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 95 Michael McDowell Leavine Family Racing ChevroletOfficial entry list
Practice
First practice Kyle Larson was the fastest in the first practice session with a time of 28.563 seconds and a speed of .
Pos Driver Team Manufacturer Time 1 42 Kyle Larson Chip Ganassi Racing Chevrolet 28.563 189.056 2 4 Kevin Harvick Stewart–Haas Racing Ford 28.800 187.500 3 18 Kyle Busch Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 28.826 187.331Official first practice results
Second practice Kyle Larson was the fastest in the second practice session with a time of 29.724 seconds and a speed of .
Pos Driver Team Manufacturer Time 1 42 Kyle Larson Chip Ganassi Racing Chevrolet 29.724 181.671 2 4 Kevin Harvick Stewart–Haas Racing Ford 29.738 181.586 3 19 Daniel Suárez (R) Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 29.750 181.513Official second practice results
Final practice Ryan Blaney was the fastest in the final practice session with a time of 29.661 seconds and a speed of .
Pos Driver Team Manufacturer Time 1 21 Ryan Blaney Wood Brothers Racing Ford 29.661 182.057 2 18 Kyle Busch Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 29.696 181.843 3 4 Kevin Harvick Stewart–Haas Racing Ford 29.716 181.720Official final practice results
Qualifying Martin Truex Jr. scored the pole for the race with a time of 28.719 and a speed of .
Qualifying results Pos Driver Team Manufacturer 178 Martin Truex Jr. Furniture Row Racing Toyota 29.041 28.824 28.719 24 Kevin Harvick Stewart–Haas RacingFord 29.089 28.795 28.772 321 Ryan Blaney Wood Brothers Racing Ford 29.103 28.836 28.782 420 Matt Kenseth Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 29.061 28.850 28.784 511 Denny Hamlin Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 29.057 28.953 28.806 619 Daniel Suárez (R) Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 29.151 28.963 28.891 777 Erik Jones (R) Furniture Row Racing Toyota 29.137 28.998 28.921 818 Kyle Busch Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 29.329 28.898 28.981 91 Jamie McMurray Chip Ganassi Racing Chevrolet 29.071 29.019 29.089 1014 Clint Bowyer Stewart–Haas RacingFord 29.202 28.999 29.095 112 Brad Keselowski Team Penske Ford 29.229 28.811 29.213 123 Austin Dillon Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 29.164 28.980 29.333 1348 Jimmie Johnson Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 29.207 29.039 — 1442 Kyle Larson Chip Ganassi Racing Chevrolet 29.286 29.051 — 1524 Chase Elliott Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 29.214 29.069 — 1641 Kurt Busch Stewart–Haas RacingFord 28.980 29.146 — 1795 Michael McDowell Leavine Family Racing Chevrolet 29.280 29.160 — 1822 Joey Logano Team Penske Ford 29.314 29.193 — 1931 Ryan Newman Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 29.194 29.194 — 2088 Dale Earnhardt Jr. Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 29.063 29.217 — 2137 Chris Buescher JTG Daugherty Racing Chevrolet 29.311 29.240 — 225 Kasey Kahne Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 29.292 29.263 — 2310 Danica Patrick Stewart–Haas RacingFord 28.985 29.269 — 2427 Paul Menard Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 29.384 29.314 — 2517 Ricky Stenhouse Jr. Roush Fenway Racing Ford 29.421 — — 2643 Aric Almirola Richard Petty Motorsports Ford 29.429 — — 2747 A. J. Allmendinger JTG Daugherty Racing Chevrolet 29.553 — — 2838 David Ragan Front Row Motorsports Ford 29.656 — — 296 Trevor Bayne Roush Fenway Racing Ford 29.660 — — 3013 Ty Dillon (R) Germain Racing Chevrolet 29.682 — — 3132 Matt DiBenedetto Go Fas Racing Ford 29.698 — — 3234 Landon Cassill Front Row Motorsports Ford 30.143 — — 3383 Brett Moffitt (i) BK Racing Toyota 30.149 — — 3455 Gray Gaulding (R) Premium Motorsports Toyota 30.225 — — 3523 Corey LaJoie (R) BK Racing Toyota 30.235 — — 3672 Cole Whitt TriStar Motorsports Chevrolet 30.245 — — 3751 B. J. McLeod (i) Rick Ware Racing Chevrolet 30.394 — — 3815 Reed Sorenson Premium Motorsports Chevrolet 30.445 — — 3933 Jeffrey Earnhardt Circle Sport – The Motorsports Group Chevrolet 30.530 — — 4000 Derrike Cope StarCom Racing Chevrolet 0.000 — —Official qualifying results Ryan Blaney started last after failing post-qualifying inspection.
Race
Stage results
Stage 1 Laps: 80
Pos Driver Team Manufacturer Points1 18 Kyle Busch Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 102 4 Kevin Harvick Stewart–Haas Racing Ford 93 11 Denny Hamlin Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 84 21 Ryan Blaney Wood Brothers Racing Ford 75 1 Jamie McMurray Chip Ganassi Racing Chevrolet 66 48 Jimmie Johnson Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 57 24 Chase Elliott Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 48 78 Martin Truex Jr. Furniture Row Racing Toyota 39 20 Matt Kenseth Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 210 77 Erik Jones (R) Furniture Row Racing Toyota 1Official stage one results
Stage 2 Laps: 80
Pos Driver Team Manufacturer Points1 11 Denny Hamlin Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 102 4 Kevin Harvick Stewart–Haas Racing Ford 93 2 Brad Keselowski Team Penske Ford 84 20 Matt Kenseth Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 75 18 Kyle Busch Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 66 77 Erik Jones (R) Furniture Row Racing Toyota 57 1 Jamie McMurray Chip Ganassi Racing Chevrolet 48 21 Ryan Blaney Wood Brothers Racing Ford 39 24 Chase Elliott Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 210 48 Jimmie Johnson Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 1Official stage two results
Final stage results
Stage 3 Laps: 107
Pos Grid Driver Team Manufacturer Laps Points1 1 78 Martin Truex Jr. Furniture Row Racing Toyota 267 432 15 41 Kurt Busch Stewart–Haas Racing Ford 267 353 40 21 Ryan Blaney Wood Brothers Racing Ford 267 444 14 24 Chase Elliott Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 267 395 4 11 Denny Hamlin Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 267 506 20 37 Chris Buescher JTG Daugherty Racing Chevrolet 267 317 19 88 Dale Earnhardt Jr. Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 267 308 2 4 Kevin Harvick Stewart–Haas Racing Ford 267 479 25 43 Aric Almirola Richard Petty Motorsports Ford 267 2810 7 18 Kyle Busch Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 267 4311 12 48 Jimmie Johnson Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 267 3212 23 27 Paul Menard Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 267 2513 10 2 Brad Keselowski Team Penske Ford 267 3214 11 3 Austin Dillon Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 267 2315 21 5 Kasey Kahne Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 267 2216 29 13 Ty Dillon (R) Germain Racing Chevrolet 267 2117 27 38 David Ragan Front Row Motorsports Ford 267 2018 16 95 Michael McDowell Leavine Family Racing Chevrolet 267 1919 9 14 Clint Bowyer Stewart–Haas Racing Ford 267 1820 28 6 Trevor Bayne Roush Fenway Racing Ford 267 1721 17 22 Joey Logano Team Penske Ford 267 1622 30 32 Matt DiBenedetto Go Fas Racing Ford 267 1523 31 34 Landon Cassill Front Row Motorsports Ford 265 1424 35 72 Cole Whitt TriStar Motorsports Chevrolet 263 1325 37 15 Reed Sorenson Premium Motorsports Chevrolet 263 1226 38 33 Jeffrey Earnhardt Circle Sport – The Motorsports Group Chevrolet 261 1127 34 23 Corey LaJoie (R) BK Racing Toyota 261 1028 33 55 Gray Gaulding (R) Premium Motorsports Toyota 259 929 24 17 Ricky Stenhouse Jr. Roush Fenway Racing Ford 256 830 36 51 B. J. McLeod (i) Rick Ware Racing Chevrolet 254 031 32 83 Brett Moffitt (i) BK Racing Toyota 238 032 26 47 A. J. Allmendinger JTG Daugherty Racing Chevrolet 232 533 18 31 Ryan Newman Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 203 434 8 1 Jamie McMurray Chip Ganassi Racing Chevrolet 198 1335 6 77 Erik Jones (R) Furniture Row Racing Toyota 197 836 5 19 Daniel Suárez (R) Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 197 137 3 20 Matt Kenseth Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 197 1038 22 10 Danica Patrick Stewart–Haas Racing Ford 197 139 13 42 Kyle Larson Chip Ganassi Racing Chevrolet 73 140 39 00 Derrike Cope StarCom Racing Chevrolet 35 1Official race results
Race statistics Lead changes: 7 among different drivers Cautions/Laps: 10 for 49 Red flags: 1 for 10 minutes and 10 seconds Time of race: 3 hours, 11 minutes, 57 seconds Average speed:
Media
Television NBC Sports covered the race on the television side. Rick Allen, Jeff Burton, and Steve Letarte called the race in the booth. Dave Burns, Parker Kligerman, Marty Snider, and Kelli Stavast reported from pit lane during the race.
NBCSNBooth announcersPit reporters Lap-by-lap: Rick AllenColor-commentator: Jeff BurtonColor-commentator: Steve Letarte Dave BurnsParker KligermanMarty SniderKelli Stavast
Radio Motor Racing Network had the radio call for the race, which was simulcast on Sirius XM NASCAR Radio.
MRN Booth announcersTurn announcersPit reporters Lead announcer: Joe MooreAnnouncer: Jeff StriegleAnnouncer: Rusty Wallace Turns 1 & 2: Dave MoodyTurns 3 & 4: Mike Bagley Alex HaydenWinston KelleySteve Post
Standings after the race
Drivers' Championship standings Pos Driver Points 1 Martin Truex Jr. 4,069 7 2 Kyle Busch 4,042 (–27) 1 3 Brad Keselowski 4,026 (–43) 4 Kevin Harvick 4,017 (–52) 3 5 Jimmie Johnson 4,017 (–52) 1 6 Denny Hamlin 4,014 (–55) 7 Ryan Blaney 4,009 (–60) 2 8 Chase Elliott 4,006 (–63) 7 9 Kyle Larson 2,236 (–1,833) 10 Matt Kenseth 2,184 (–1,885) 1 11 Jamie McMurray 2,138 (–1,931) 1 12 Kasey Kahne 2,126 (–1,943) 3 13 Kurt Busch 2,124 (–1,945) 1 14 Austin Dillon 2,122 (–1,947) 4 15 Ricky Stenhouse Jr. 2,119 (–1,950) 1 16 Ryan Newman 2,107 (–1,962)Official driver's standings
Manufacturers' Championship standings Pos Manufacturer Points 1 Toyota 1,137 2 Chevrolet 1,123 (–14) 3 Ford 1,116 (–21)Official manufacturers' standings Note: Only the first 16 positions are included for the driver standings.
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