The 2023 Hollywood Casino 400 was a NASCAR Cup Series race held on September 10, 2023, at Kansas Speedway in Kansas City, Kansas. Contested over 268 laps—extended from 267 laps due to an overtime finish, on the intermediate speedway, it was the 28th race of the 2023 NASCAR Cup Series season, the second race of the Playoffs, and the second race of the Round of 16.
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Background
Kansas Speedway is a tri-oval race track in Kansas City, Kansas. It was built in 2001 and it currently hosts two annual NASCAR race weekends. The IndyCar Series also raced at here until 2011. The speedway is owned and operated by the International Speedway Corporation.
Entry list (R) denotes rookie driver. (i) denotes the driver ineligible for series driver points. (P) denotes playoff driver. (OP) denotes owner’s playoffs car.
Driver Team Manufacturer 1 Ross Chastain (P) Trackhouse Racing Chevrolet 2 Austin Cindric Team Penske Ford 3 Austin Dillon Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 4 Kevin Harvick (P) Stewart-Haas Racing Ford 5 Kyle Larson (P) Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 6 Brad Keselowski (P) RFK Racing Ford 7 Corey LaJoie Spire Motorsports Chevrolet 8 Kyle Busch (P) Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 9 Chase Elliott (OP) Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 10 Aric Almirola Stewart-Haas Racing Ford 11 Denny Hamlin (P) Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 12 Ryan Blaney (P) Team Penske Ford 14 Chase Briscoe Stewart-Haas Racing Ford 15 J. J. Yeley (i) Rick Ware Racing Ford 16 A. J. Allmendinger Kaulig Racing Chevrolet 17 Chris Buescher (P) RFK Racing Ford 19 Martin Truex Jr. (P) Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 20 Christopher Bell (P) Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 21 Harrison Burton Wood Brothers Racing Ford 22 Joey Logano (P) Team Penske Ford 23 Bubba Wallace (P) 23XI Racing Toyota 24 William Byron (P) Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 31 Justin Haley Kaulig Racing Chevrolet 34 Michael McDowell (P) Front Row Motorsports Ford 38 Todd Gilliland Front Row Motorsports Ford 41 Ryan Preece Stewart-Haas Racing Ford 42 Carson Hocevar (i) Legacy Motor Club Chevrolet 43 Erik Jones Legacy Motor Club Chevrolet 45 Tyler Reddick (P) 23XI Racing Toyota 47 Ricky Stenhouse Jr. (P) JTG Daugherty Racing Chevrolet 48 Alex Bowman Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 51 Cole Custer (i) Rick Ware Racing Ford 54 Ty Gibbs (R) Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 77 Ty Dillon Spire Motorsports Chevrolet 78 Sheldon Creed (i) Live Fast Motorsports Chevrolet 99 Daniel Suárez Trackhouse Racing ChevroletOfficial entry list
Practice Tyler Reddick was the fastest in the practice session with a time of 30.200 seconds and a speed of .
Practice results Pos Driver Team Manufacturer Time 1 45 Tyler Reddick (P) 23XI Racing Toyota 30.200 178.808 2 24 William Byron (P) Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 30.378 177.760 3 23 Bubba Wallace (P) 23XI Racing Toyota 30.390 177.690Official practice results
Qualifying Christopher Bell scored the pole for the race with a time of 29.954 and a speed of .
Qualifying results Pos Driver Team Manufacturer 1 20 Christopher Bell (P) Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 30.126 29.954 2 5 Kyle Larson (P) Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 30.162 30.029 3 19 Martin Truex Jr. (P) Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 30.375 30.207 4 9 Chase Elliott (OP) Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 30.381 30.227 5 45 Tyler Reddick (P) 23XI Racing Toyota 30.199 30.253 6 1 Ross Chastain (P) Trackhouse Racing Chevrolet 29.925 30.282 7 34 Michael McDowell (P) Front Row Motorsports Ford 30.175 30.291 8 3 Austin Dillon Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 30.253 30.303 9 24 William Byron (P) Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 30.240 30.375 10 23 Bubba Wallace (P) 23XI Racing Toyota 30.215 30.436 11 22 Joey Logano (P) Team Penske Ford 30.397 — 12 6 Brad Keselowski (P) RFK Racing Ford 30.404 — 13 17 Chris Buescher (P) RFK Racing Ford 30.417 — 14 11 Denny Hamlin (P) Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 30.421 — 15 99 Daniel Suárez Trackhouse Racing Chevrolet 30.426 — 16 47 Ricky Stenhouse Jr. (P) JTG Daugherty Racing Chevrolet 30.437 — 17 12 Ryan Blaney (P) Team Penske Ford 30.451 — 18 2 Austin Cindric Team Penske Ford 30.458 — 19 43 Erik Jones Legacy Motor Club Chevrolet 30.469 — 20 4 Kevin Harvick (P) Stewart-Haas Racing Ford 30.516 — 21 42 Carson Hocevar (i) Legacy Motor Club Chevrolet 30.585 — 22 16 A. J. Allmendinger Kaulig Racing Chevrolet 30.587 — 23 7 Corey LaJoie Spire Motorsports Chevrolet 30.655 — 24 48 Alex Bowman Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 30.662 — 25 10 Aric Almirola Stewart-Haas Racing Ford 30.693 — 26 14 Chase Briscoe Stewart-Haas Racing Ford 30.711 — 27 51 Cole Custer (i) Rick Ware Racing Ford 30.724 — 28 41 Ryan Preece Stewart-Haas Racing Ford 30.756 — 29 21 Harrison Burton Wood Brothers Racing Ford 30.774 — 30 31 Justin Haley Kaulig Racing Chevrolet 30.818 — 31 15 J. J. Yeley (i) Rick Ware Racing Ford 30.889 — 32 38 Todd Gilliland Front Row Motorsports Ford 30.893 — 33 77 Ty Dillon Spire Motorsports Chevrolet 30.956 — 34 78 Sheldon Creed (i) Live Fast Motorsports Chevrolet 31.165 — 35 8 Kyle Busch (P) Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 0.000 — 36 54 Ty Gibbs (R) Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 0.000 —Official qualifying results
Race
Race results
Stage results
Stage One Laps: 80
Pos Driver Team Manufacturer Points1 5 Kyle Larson (P) Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 102 23 Bubba Wallace (P) 23XI Racing Toyota 93 20 Christopher Bell (P) Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 84 1 Ross Chastain (P) Trackhouse Racing Chevrolet 75 12 Ryan Blaney (P) Team Penske Ford 66 45 Tyler Reddick (P) 23XI Racing Toyota 57 11 Denny Hamlin (P) Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 48 6 Brad Keselowski (P) RFK Racing Ford 39 9 Chase Elliott (OP) Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 210 4 Kevin Harvick (P) Stewart-Haas Racing Ford 1Official stage one results
Stage Two Laps: 85
Pos Driver Team Manufacturer Points1 6 Brad Keselowski (P) RFK Racing Ford 102 11 Denny Hamlin (P) Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 93 9 Chase Elliott (OP) Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 84 4 Kevin Harvick (P) Stewart-Haas Racing Ford 75 45 Tyler Reddick (P) 23XI Racing Toyota 66 43 Erik Jones Legacy Motor Club Chevrolet 57 12 Ryan Blaney (P) Team Penske Ford 48 22 Joey Logano (P) Team Penske Ford 39 17 Chris Buescher (P) RFK Racing Ford 210 20 Christopher Bell (P) Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 1Official stage two results
Final Stage results
Stage Three Laps: 102
Pos Grid Driver Team Manufacturer Laps Points1 5 45 Tyler Reddick (P) 23XI Racing Toyota 268 512 14 11 Denny Hamlin (P) Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 268 483 19 43 Erik Jones Legacy Motor Club Chevrolet 268 394 2 5 Kyle Larson (P) Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 268 435 11 22 Joey Logano (P) Team Penske Ford 268 356 4 9 Chase Elliott (OP) Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 268 417 35 8 Kyle Busch (P) Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 268 308 1 20 Christopher Bell (P) Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 268 389 12 6 Brad Keselowski (P) RFK Racing Ford 268 4110 24 48 Alex Bowman Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 268 2711 20 4 Kevin Harvick (P) Stewart-Haas Racing Ford 268 3412 17 12 Ryan Blaney (P) Team Penske Ford 268 3513 6 1 Ross Chastain (P) Trackhouse Racing Chevrolet 268 3114 36 54 Ty Gibbs (R) Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 268 2315 9 24 William Byron (P) Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 268 2216 15 99 Daniel Suárez Trackhouse Racing Chevrolet 268 2117 25 10 Aric Almirola Stewart-Haas Racing Ford 268 2018 28 41 Ryan Preece Stewart-Haas Racing Ford 268 1919 26 14 Chase Briscoe Stewart-Haas Racing Ford 268 1820 21 42 Carson Hocevar (i) Legacy Motor Club Chevrolet 268 021 30 31 Justin Haley Kaulig Racing Chevrolet 268 1622 23 7 Corey LaJoie Spire Motorsports Chevrolet 268 1523 16 47 Ricky Stenhouse Jr. (P) JTG Daugherty Racing Chevrolet 268 1424 27 51 Cole Custer (i) Rick Ware Racing Ford 268 025 32 38 Todd Gilliland Front Row Motorsports Ford 267 1226 7 34 Michael McDowell (P) Front Row Motorsports Ford 267 1127 13 17 Chris Buescher (P) RFK Racing Ford 267 1228 33 77 Ty Dillon Spire Motorsports Chevrolet 267 929 34 78 Sheldon Creed (i) Live Fast Motorsports Chevrolet 266 030 22 16 A. J. Allmendinger Kaulig Racing Chevrolet 266 731 18 2 Austin Cindric Team Penske Ford 266 632 10 23 Bubba Wallace (P) 23XI Racing Toyota 264 1433 8 3 Austin Dillon Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 259 434 31 15 J. J. Yeley (i) Rick Ware Racing Ford 212 035 29 21 Harrison Burton Wood Brothers Racing Ford 175 236 3 19 Martin Truex Jr. (P) Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 3 1Official race results
Race statistics Lead changes: 19 among 10 different drivers Cautions/Laps: 9 for 45 laps Red flags: 0 Time of race: 3 hours, 12 minutes, and 38 seconds Average speed:
Media
Television USA covered the race on the television side. Rick Allen, Jeff Burton, Steve Letarte and Dale Earnhardt Jr. called the race from the broadcast booth. Dave Burns, Kim Coon and Parker Kligerman handled the pit road duties from pit lane.
USABooth announcersPit reporters Lap-by-lap: Rick AllenColor-commentator: Jeff BurtonColor-commentator: Steve LetarteColor-commentator: Dale Earnhardt Jr. Dave BurnsKim CoonParker Kligerman
Radio MRN had the radio call for the race, which was also simulcast on Sirius XM NASCAR Radio. Alex Hayden, Jeff Striegle and 1989 NASCAR Cup Series Champion Rusty Wallace called the race for MRN when the field raced thru the front straightaway. Dave Moody called the race for MRN from Turns 1 & 2, and Mike Bagley called the race for MRN from turns 3 & 4. Steve Post, Chris Wilner, Jacklyn Drake and Brienne Pedigo covered the action for MRN from pit lane.
MRN Booth announcersTurn announcersPit reporters Lead announcer: Alex HaydenAnnouncer: Jeff StriegleAnnouncer: Rusty Wallace Turns 1 & 2: Dave MoodyTurns 3 & 4: Mike Bagley Steve PostChris WilnerJacklyn DrakeBrienne Pedigo
Standings after the race
Drivers' Championship standings Pos Driver Points 1 1 Kyle Larson 2,117 1 2 Tyler Reddick 2,111 (–6) 2 3 Denny Hamlin 2,105 (–12) 3 4 William Byron 2,097 (–20) 3 5 Brad Keselowski 2,089 (–28) 3 6 Ryan Blaney 2,081 (–36) 7 Kyle Busch 2,080 (–37) 2 8 Ross Chastain 2,074 (–43) 5 9 Chris Buescher 2,069 (–48) 2 10 Christopher Bell 2,069 (–48) 11 Joey Logano 2,068 (–49) 2 12 Kevin Harvick 2,063 (–54) 7 13 Martin Truex Jr. 2,056 (–61) 1 14 Bubba Wallace 2,044 (–73) 15 Ricky Stenhouse Jr. 2,041 (–76) 16 Michael McDowell 2,023 (–94)Official driver's standings
Manufacturers' Championship standings Pos Manufacturer Points 1 Chevrolet 1,035 1 2 Toyota 967 (–68) 1 3 Ford 961 (–74)
Note: Only the first 16 positions are included for the driver standings.
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