2023 Hollywood Casino 400 Explained

Type:	CUST
Description:	Race 28 of 36 in the 2023 NASCAR Cup Series
Race Name:	Hollywood Casino 400
Details Ref:	^[1] ^[2] ^[3] ^[4] ^[5] ^[6] ^[7] ^[8] ^[9]
Year:	2023
Location:	Kansas Speedway in Kansas City, Kansas
Course Mi:	1.5
Course Km:	2.4
Distance Laps:	268
Distance Mi:	402
Distance Km:	643.2
Scheduled Laps:	267
Scheduled Mi:	400.5
Scheduled Km:	640.8
Avg:	125.212mph
Pole Driver:	Christopher Bell
Pole Team:	Joe Gibbs Racing
Pole Time:	29.954
Most Driver:	Kyle Larson
Most Team:	Hendrick Motorsports
Most Laps:	99
Car:	45
First Driver:	Tyler Reddick
First Team:	23XI Racing
Network:	USA
Announcers:	Rick Allen, Jeff Burton, Steve Letarte and Dale Earnhardt Jr.
Radio:	MRN
Booth Ann:	Alex Hayden, Jeff Striegle and Rusty Wallace
Turn Ann:	Dave Moody (1 & 2) and Mike Bagley (3 & 4)

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 1.5miles 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 1.5miles 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)		Chevrolet
2			Ford
3			Chevrolet
4	Kevin Harvick (P)		Ford
5	Kyle Larson (P)		Chevrolet
6	Brad Keselowski (P)		Ford
7			Chevrolet
8	Kyle Busch (P)		Chevrolet
9	Chase Elliott (OP)		Chevrolet
10			Ford
11	Denny Hamlin (P)		Toyota
12	Ryan Blaney (P)		Ford
14			Ford
15	J. J. Yeley (i)		Ford
16			Chevrolet
17	Chris Buescher (P)		Ford
19	Martin Truex Jr. (P)		Toyota
20	Christopher Bell (P)		Toyota
21			Ford
22	Joey Logano (P)		Ford
23	Bubba Wallace (P)		Toyota
24	William Byron (P)		Chevrolet
31			Chevrolet
34	Michael McDowell (P)		Ford
38			Ford
41			Ford
42	Carson Hocevar (i)		Chevrolet
43			Chevrolet
45	Tyler Reddick (P)		Toyota
47	nowrap	Ricky Stenhouse Jr. (P)		Chevrolet
48			Chevrolet
51	Cole Custer (i)		Ford
54	Ty Gibbs (R)		Toyota
77			Chevrolet
78	Sheldon Creed (i)		Chevrolet
99			Chevrolet
Official entry list

Practice

Tyler Reddick was the fastest in the practice session with a time of 30.200 seconds and a speed of 178.808mph.^[10]

Practice results

Pos		Driver	Team	Manufacturer	Time
1	45	Tyler Reddick (P)			30.200	178.808
2	24	William Byron (P)			30.378	177.760
3	23	Bubba Wallace (P)			30.390	177.690
Official practice results

Qualifying

Christopher Bell scored the pole for the race with a time of 29.954 and a speed of 180.276mph.^[11]

Qualifying results

Pos		Driver	Team	Manufacturer
1	20	Christopher Bell (P)		Toyota	30.126	29.954
2	5	Kyle Larson (P)		Chevrolet	30.162	30.029
3	19	Martin Truex Jr. (P)		Toyota	30.375	30.207
4	9	Chase Elliott (OP)		Chevrolet	30.381	30.227
5	45	Tyler Reddick (P)		Toyota	30.199	30.253
6	1	Ross Chastain (P)		Chevrolet	29.925	30.282
7	34	Michael McDowell (P)		Ford	30.175	30.291
8	3			Chevrolet	30.253	30.303
9	24	William Byron (P)		Chevrolet	30.240	30.375
10	23	Bubba Wallace (P)		Toyota	30.215	30.436
11	22	Joey Logano (P)		Ford	30.397	—
12	6	Brad Keselowski (P)		Ford	30.404	—
13	17	Chris Buescher (P)		Ford	30.417	—
14	11	Denny Hamlin (P)		Toyota	30.421	—
15	99			Chevrolet	30.426	—
16	47	Ricky Stenhouse Jr. (P)		Chevrolet	30.437	—
17	12	Ryan Blaney (P)		Ford	30.451	—
18	2			Ford	30.458	—
19	43			Chevrolet	30.469	—
20	4	Kevin Harvick (P)		Ford	30.516	—
21	42	Carson Hocevar (i)		Chevrolet	30.585	—
22	16			Chevrolet	30.587	—
23	7			Chevrolet	30.655	—
24	48			Chevrolet	30.662	—
25	10			Ford	30.693	—
26	14			Ford	30.711	—
27	51	Cole Custer (i)		Ford	30.724	—
28	41			Ford	30.756	—
29	21			Ford	30.774	—
30	31			Chevrolet	30.818	—
31	15	J. J. Yeley (i)		Ford	30.889	—
32	38			Ford	30.893	—
33	77			Chevrolet	30.956	—
34	78	Sheldon Creed (i)		Chevrolet	31.165	—
35	8	Kyle Busch (P)		Chevrolet	0.000	—
36	54	Ty Gibbs (R)		Toyota	0.000	—
Official qualifying results

Race

Race results

Stage results

Stage OneLaps: 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 TwoLaps: 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 ThreeLaps: 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: 125.212mph

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.

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	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.

Notes and References

1. Web site: 2023 schedule . Jayski.com. . October 10, 2022.
2. Web site: Kansas Speedway. NASCAR Media Group, LLC.. January 3, 2013. NASCAR.com. August 14, 2022. April 28, 2017. https://web.archive.org/web/20170428025309/http://www.nascar.com/en_us/nascar-tracks/kansas-speedway.html. dead.
3. News: NASCAR releases 2023 Cup Series schedule highlighted by new Chicago, All-Star race stops . Taranto, Steven . September 14, 2022 . March 29, 2023 . CBS Broadcasting Inc.
4. News: NASCAR unveils 2023 schedule for its national series . September 14, 2022 . March 29, 2023 . National Association for Stock Car Auto Racing, LLC.
5. Web site: Entry List. Jayski.com. Jayski's Silly Season Site. September 5, 2023. September 5, 2023.
6. Web site: Practice Results. NASCAR.com. NASCAR Media Group, LLC.. September 9, 2023. September 9, 2023.
7. Web site: Qualifying Results. NASCAR.com. NASCAR Media Group, LLC.. September 9, 2023. September 9, 2023.
8. Web site: Hollywood Casino 400 Results. NASCAR.com. NASCAR. September 10, 2023. September 10, 2023.
9. Web site: Points standings. Jayski.com. Jayski's Silly Season Site. September 10, 2023. September 10, 2023.
10. Web site: Utter. Jim. NASCAR Kansas: Reddick tops Cup practice, drama for playoff drivers. Motorsport.com. Motorsport Network. September 9, 2023. Kansas City, Kansas. September 9, 2023.
11. Web site: Utter. Jim. NASCAR Kansas: Christopher Bell rebounds with Cup pole. Motorsport.com. Motorsport Network. September 9, 2023. Kansas City, Kansas. September 9, 2023.