2023 Hollywood Casino 400
NASCAR Cup Series race
Motor car race
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 1.5 mi (2.4 km) 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.
Report
Background
Kansas Speedway , the track where the race was held.Kansas Speedway is a 1.5-mile (2.4 km) 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.
Practice
Tyler Reddick was the fastest in the practice session with a time of 30.200 seconds and a speed of 178.808 mph (287.764 km/h).[ 10]
Practice results
Qualifying
Christopher Bell scored the pole for the race with a time of 29.954 and a speed of 180.276 mph (290.126 km/h).[ 11]
Qualifying results
Race
Race results
Stage results
Stage One
Laps: 80
Pos
Driver
Team
Manufacturer
Points
1
5
Kyle Larson (P)
Hendrick Motorsports
Chevrolet
10
2
23
Bubba Wallace (P)
23XI Racing
Toyota
9
3
20
Christopher Bell (P)
Joe Gibbs Racing
Toyota
8
4
1
Ross Chastain (P)
Trackhouse Racing
Chevrolet
7
5
12
Ryan Blaney (P)
Team Penske
Ford
6
6
45
Tyler Reddick (P)
23XI Racing
Toyota
5
7
11
Denny Hamlin (P)
Joe Gibbs Racing
Toyota
4
8
6
Brad Keselowski (P)
RFK Racing
Ford
3
9
9
Chase Elliott (OP)
Hendrick Motorsports
Chevrolet
2
10
4
Kevin Harvick (P)
Stewart-Haas Racing
Ford
1
Official stage one results
Stage Two
Laps: 85
Pos
Driver
Team
Manufacturer
Points
1
6
Brad Keselowski (P)
RFK Racing
Ford
10
2
11
Denny Hamlin (P)
Joe Gibbs Racing
Toyota
9
3
9
Chase Elliott (OP)
Hendrick Motorsports
Chevrolet
8
4
4
Kevin Harvick (P)
Stewart-Haas Racing
Ford
7
5
45
Tyler Reddick (P)
23XI Racing
Toyota
6
6
43
Erik Jones
Legacy Motor Club
Chevrolet
5
7
12
Ryan Blaney (P)
Team Penske
Ford
4
8
22
Joey Logano (P)
Team Penske
Ford
3
9
17
Chris Buescher (P)
RFK Racing
Ford
2
10
20
Christopher Bell (P)
Joe Gibbs Racing
Toyota
1
Official stage two results
Final Stage results
Stage Three
Laps: 102
Pos
Grid
Driver
Team
Manufacturer
Laps
Points
1
5
45
Tyler Reddick (P)
23XI Racing
Toyota
268
51
2
14
11
Denny Hamlin (P)
Joe Gibbs Racing
Toyota
268
48
3
19
43
Erik Jones
Legacy Motor Club
Chevrolet
268
39
4
2
5
Kyle Larson (P)
Hendrick Motorsports
Chevrolet
268
43
5
11
22
Joey Logano (P)
Team Penske
Ford
268
35
6
4
9
Chase Elliott (OP)
Hendrick Motorsports
Chevrolet
268
41
7
35
8
Kyle Busch (P)
Richard Childress Racing
Chevrolet
268
30
8
1
20
Christopher Bell (P)
Joe Gibbs Racing
Toyota
268
38
9
12
6
Brad Keselowski (P)
RFK Racing
Ford
268
41
10
24
48
Alex Bowman
Hendrick Motorsports
Chevrolet
268
27
11
20
4
Kevin Harvick (P)
Stewart-Haas Racing
Ford
268
34
12
17
12
Ryan Blaney (P)
Team Penske
Ford
268
35
13
6
1
Ross Chastain (P)
Trackhouse Racing
Chevrolet
268
31
14
36
54
Ty Gibbs (R)
Joe Gibbs Racing
Toyota
268
23
15
9
24
William Byron (P)
Hendrick Motorsports
Chevrolet
268
22
16
15
99
Daniel Suárez
Trackhouse Racing
Chevrolet
268
21
17
25
10
Aric Almirola
Stewart-Haas Racing
Ford
268
20
18
28
41
Ryan Preece
Stewart-Haas Racing
Ford
268
19
19
26
14
Chase Briscoe
Stewart-Haas Racing
Ford
268
18
20
21
42
Carson Hocevar (i)
Legacy Motor Club
Chevrolet
268
0
21
30
31
Justin Haley
Kaulig Racing
Chevrolet
268
16
22
23
7
Corey LaJoie
Spire Motorsports
Chevrolet
268
15
23
16
47
Ricky Stenhouse Jr. (P)
JTG Daugherty Racing
Chevrolet
268
14
24
27
51
Cole Custer (i)
Rick Ware Racing
Ford
268
0
25
32
38
Todd Gilliland
Front Row Motorsports
Ford
267
12
26
7
34
Michael McDowell (P)
Front Row Motorsports
Ford
267
11
27
13
17
Chris Buescher (P)
RFK Racing
Ford
267
12
28
33
77
Ty Dillon
Spire Motorsports
Chevrolet
267
9
29
34
78
Sheldon Creed (i)
Live Fast Motorsports
Chevrolet
266
0
30
22
16
A. J. Allmendinger
Kaulig Racing
Chevrolet
266
7
31
18
2
Austin Cindric
Team Penske
Ford
266
6
32
10
23
Bubba Wallace (P)
23XI Racing
Toyota
264
14
33
8
3
Austin Dillon
Richard Childress Racing
Chevrolet
259
4
34
31
15
J. J. Yeley (i)
Rick Ware Racing
Ford
212
0
35
29
21
Harrison Burton
Wood Brothers Racing
Ford
175
2
36
3
19
Martin Truex Jr. (P)
Joe Gibbs Racing
Toyota
3
1
Official 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: 125.212 miles per hour (201.509 km/h)
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.
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.
Standings after the race
Drivers' Championship standings
Pos
Driver
Points
1
Kyle Larson
2,117
2
Tyler Reddick
2,111 (–6)
3
Denny Hamlin
2,105 (–12)
4
William Byron
2,097 (–20)
5
Brad Keselowski
2,089 (–28)
6
Ryan Blaney
2,081 (–36)
7
Kyle Busch
2,080 (–37)
8
Ross Chastain
2,074 (–43)
9
Chris Buescher
2,069 (–48)
10
Christopher Bell
2,069 (–48)
11
Joey Logano
2,068 (–49)
12
Kevin Harvick
2,063 (–54)
13
Martin Truex Jr.
2,056 (–61)
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 Note : Only the first 16 positions are included for the driver standings.
References
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