Hollywood Casino 400 Explained

Race Title:Hollywood Casino 400
Series Long:NASCAR Cup Series
Venue:Kansas Speedway
Location:Kansas City, Kansas, United States
Sponsor:Hollywood Casino at Kansas Speedway
First Race:2001
Distance:400.5miles
Laps:267
Stages 1/2: 80 each
Final stage: 107
Previous Names:Protection One 400 (2001–2002)
Banquet 400 Presented by ConAgra Foods (2003–2006)
LifeLock 400 (2007)
Camping World RV 400 presented by Coleman (2008)
Price Chopper 400 presented by Kraft Foods (2009–2010)
Most Wins Driver:Joey Logano (3)
Most Wins Team:Hendrick Motorsports (6)
Most Wins Manufacturer:Chevrolet (11)
Surface:Asphalt
Length Mi:1.5
Turns:4

The Hollywood Casino 400 (known for sponsorship reasons as the Hollywood Casino 400 presented by ESPN BET) is a 400.5miles NASCAR Cup Series stock car race held at Kansas Speedway in Kansas City, Kansas. This race is the second of ten races in the Cup Series playoffs; since 2024, it is the first race of the Round of 12.

NBC has the rights for the final 20 races of the season (16 of 20), which includes the Hollywood Casino 400. Tyler Reddick is the defending winner of the race.

Past winners

YearDateDriverTeamManufacturerSponsorRace DistanceRace TimeAverage Speed
(mph)
ReportRef
LapsMiles (km)
2001September 3024Jeff GordonHendrick MotorsportsChevroletDuPont267400.5 (644.542)3:37:19110.576Report[1]
2002September 2924ChevroletDuPont267400.5 (644.542)3:21:16119.394Report[2]
2003October 512Ryan NewmanPenske RacingDodgeAlltel267400.5 (644.542)3:17:34121.63Report[3]
2004October 1001Joe NemechekMB2 MotorsportsChevroletU.S. Army267400.5 (644.542)3:07:39128.058Report[4]
2005October 96Mark MartinRoush RacingFordViagra267400.5 (644.542)2:54:25137.774Report[5]
2006October 120Tony StewartJoe Gibbs RacingChevroletThe Home Depot267400.5 (644.542)3:17:22121.753Report[6]
2007September 3016Greg BiffleFordAflac210*315 (506.943)3:00:02104.981Report[7]
2008September 2848Jimmie JohnsonChevroletLowe's267400.5 (644.542)2:59:56133.549Report[8]
2009October 414Stewart-Haas RacingChevroletOffice Depot/Old Spice267400.5 (644.542)2:55:13137.144Report[9]
2010October 316Greg BiffleFord3M/Sherwin-Williams267400.5 (644.542)2:54:02138.077Report[10]
2011October 948ChevroletLowe's272*408 (656.612)2:58:27137.181Report[11]
2012October 2117Matt KensethFordZest267400.5 (644.542)3:28:48115.086Report[12]
2013October 629Kevin HarvickRichard Childress RacingChevroletBudweiser267400.5 (644.542)3:29:10114.884Report[13]
2014October 522Joey LoganoTeam PenskeFordShell/Pennzoil267400.5 (644.542)2:49:17141.951Report[14]
2015October 1822Joey LoganoFordShell/Pennzoil269*403.5 (649.37)2:58:22135.732Report[15]
2016October 164Kevin HarvickOutback Steakhouse Bloomin' Monday267400.5 (644.542)3:00:28133.155Report[16]
2017October 2278Martin Truex Jr.Furniture Row RacingToyotaBass Pro Shops/Tracker Boats267400.5 (644.542)3:11:57125.189Report[17]
2018October 219Chase ElliottHendrick MotorsportsChevroletMountain Dew267400.5 (644.542)2:38:02152.713Report[18]
2019October 2011Denny HamlinJoe Gibbs RacingToyotaFedEx Office277*415.5 (668.682)3:02:39136.491Report[19]
2020October 1822Joey LoganoTeam PenskeFordShell/Pennzoil267400.5 (644.542)2:53:43138.329Report[20]
2021October 245Kyle LarsonHendrick MotorsportsChevroletHendrickCars.com267400.5 (644.542)3:03:49130.728Report[21]
2022September 1145Bubba Wallace23XI RacingToyotaRoot Insurance267400.5 (644.542)3:10:03126.44Report[22]
2023September 1045Tyler Reddick23XI RacingToyotaMoneyLion/Monster Energy268*402 (646.956)3:12:38125.212Report[23]
2024September 29Report

Notes

Multiple winners (drivers)

  1. Wins
DriverYears won
3Joey Logano2014–2015, 2020
2Jeff Gordon2001–2002
Tony Stewart2006, 2009
Greg Biffle2007, 2010
Jimmie Johnson2008, 2011
Kevin Harvick2013, 2016

Multiple winners (teams)

  1. Wins
TeamYears won
6Hendrick Motorsports2001, 2002, 2008, 2011, 2018, 2021
4RFK Racing2005, 2007, 2010, 2012
Team Penske2003, 2014–2015, 2020
2Stewart-Haas Racing2009, 2016
Joe Gibbs Racing2006, 2019
23XI Racing2022–2023

Manufacturer wins

  1. Wins
ManufacturerYears won
11Chevrolet2001–2002, 2004, 2006, 2008–2009, 2011, 2013, 2016, 2018, 2021
7Ford2005, 2007, 2010, 2012, 2014–2015, 2020
4Toyota2017, 2019, 2022–2023
1Dodge2003

Notes and References

  1. Web site: 2001 Protection One 400. Racing-Reference. December 30, 2021.
  2. Web site: 2002 Protection One 400. Racing-Reference. December 30, 2021.
  3. Web site: 2003 Banquet 400 presented by ConAgra Foods. Racing-Reference. December 30, 2021.
  4. Web site: 2004 Banquet 400 presented by ConAgra Foods. Racing-Reference. December 30, 2021.
  5. Web site: 2005 Banquet 400 presented by ConAgra Foods. Racing-Reference. December 30, 2021.
  6. Web site: 2006 Banquet 400 presented by ConAgra Foods. Racing-Reference. December 30, 2021.
  7. Web site: 2007 Lifelock 400. Racing-Reference. December 30, 2021.
  8. Web site: 2008 Camping World RV 400 presented by Coleman. Racing-Reference. December 30, 2021.
  9. Web site: 2009 Price Chopper 400 presented by Kraft Foods. Racing-Reference. December 30, 2021.
  10. Web site: 2010 Price Chopper 400 presented by Kraft Foods. Racing-Reference. December 30, 2021.
  11. Web site: 2011 Hollywood Casino 400. Racing-Reference. December 30, 2021.
  12. Web site: 2012 Hollywood Casino 400. Racing-Reference. December 30, 2021.
  13. Web site: 2013 Hollywood Casino 400. Racing-Reference. December 30, 2021.
  14. Web site: 2014 Hollywood Casino 400. Racing-Reference. December 30, 2021.
  15. Web site: 2015 Hollywood Casino 400. Racing-Reference. December 30, 2021.
  16. Web site: 2016 Hollywood Casino 400. Racing-Reference. December 30, 2021.
  17. Web site: 2017 Hollywood Casino 400. Racing-Reference. December 30, 2021.
  18. Web site: 2018 Hollywood Casino 400. Racing-Reference. December 30, 2021.
  19. Web site: 2019 Hollywood Casino 400. Racing-Reference. December 30, 2021.
  20. Web site: 2020 Hollywood Casino 400. Racing-Reference. December 30, 2021.
  21. Web site: 2021 Hollywood Casino 400. Racing-Reference. December 30, 2021.
  22. Web site: 2022 Hollywood Casino 400. Racing-Reference. September 11, 2022.
  23. Web site: 2023 Hollywood Casino 400. Racing-Reference. September 10, 2023.