Bubba Wallace streaks to convincing NASCAR Cup victory at Kansas Speedway: Driving the same car number that carried teammate Kurt Busch to victory in the May race at Kansas Speedway, Bubba Wallace claimed a dramatic win at the same track in Sunday’s Hollywood Casino 400, the second event in the first round of the NASCAR Cup Series Playoffs. Wallace regained the lead on Lap 225 after the final cycle of green-flag pit stops at the 1.5-mile track and stayed out front for the final 43 circuits as his car owner, Denny Hamlin, chased him to no avail.[Read More](9-11-2022)

#45-Bubba Wallace won the Hollywood Casino 400 NASCAR Cup Series race at Kansas Speedway. The win is his 1st win of the year, 1st at Kansas Speedway and 2nd career win.
#11-Hamlin finished 2nd followed by #20-Bell, #48-Bowman, #19-Truex, Jr., #24-Byron, #1-Chastain, #5-Larson, #12-Blaney, and #99-Suarez.
Wallace took the lead from #48-Bowman with 67 laps remaining, retook the lead following final green flag pit stops and held off a late charge by Hamlin and Bell to grab the win.  His victory locks the #45 team into the Round of 12 for the Owners Championship playoffs.
Playoff drivers having problems on the day:
#4-Harvick got into the outside wall on lap 33 and broke the suspension on the car.  He could not continue and finished 36th.
On lap 66, pole winner #8-Reddick blew a tire and hit the outside wall. The team could not repair the car.  He finished 35th.
#18-Kyle Busch spun off turn four on lap 138 and spun through the grass. He lost a lap, got it back, but fell off the lead lap again later in the race.  He finished 26th.
Stage 1 was won by #20-Bell. Stage 2 was won by #48-Bowman.
There were 16 lead changes among 12 drivers and 9 cautions for 43 yellow flag laps.
See race details at: Race Results, Driver Points Standings, Owner Points Standings, Cumulative Report, Infraction Report.

Race Fast Facts – Kansas Speedway:
Bubba Wallace (P) won the 22nd Annual Hollywood Casino 400 Presented by Barstool Sportsbook, his second victory in 176 Cup Series races.< This is his first victory and eighth top-10 finish in 2022. This is his first victory and second top-10 finish in ten races at Kansas Speedway. Denny Hamlin (P) (second) posted his 12th top-10 finish in 29 races at Kansas Speedway. It is his ninth top-10 finish in 2022. Christopher Bell (P) (third) posted his fourth top-10 finish in six races at Kansas Speedway. Austin Cindric (P) (12th) was the highest finishing rookie. Christopher Bell (P) leads the point standings by 10 points over William Byron (P).
(NASCAR)

Where the 2022 Cup Series Playoff drivers finished at Kansas:
#11-Denny Hamlin, 2nd
#20-Christopher Bell, 3rd
#48-Alex Bowman, 4th
#24-William Byron, 6th
#1-Ross Chastain, 7th
#5-Kyle Larson, 8th
#12-Ryan Blaney, 9th
#99-Daniel Suarez, 10th
#9-Chase Elliott, 11th
#2-Austin Cindric, 12th
#14-Chase Briscoe, 13th
#3-Austin Dillon, 14th
#22-Joey Logano, 17th
#18-Kyle Busch, 26th
#8-Tyler Reddick, 35th
#4-Kevin Harvick, 36th

Cup Series Playoff Standings after Kansas Speedway:
(Race 28 of 36 in the season; Race 2 of 3 in the round of 16)
1) #20-Christopher Bell, 2108, +58 [Locked into Round of 12 on points]
2) #24-William Byron, 2098, +48
3) #11-Denny Hamlin, 2097, +47
4) #22-Joey Logano, 2090, +40
5) #12-Ryan Blaney, 2086, +36
6) #48-Alex Bowman, 2080, +30
7) #9-Chase Elliott, 2078, +28
8) #5-Kyle Larson, 2077, +27
9) #1-Ross Chastain, 2076, +26
10) #99-Daniel Suarez, 2056, +6
11) #8-Tyler Reddick, 2052, +2
12) #2-Austin Cindric, 2052,  +2 ahead of 13th
Below the Round of 12 cutoff:
13) #18-Kyle Busch, 2050, -2 behind 12th
14) #3-Austin Dillon, 2049, -3
15) #14-Chase Briscoe, 2043, -9
16) #4-Kevin Harvick, 2017, -35
See the Driver Points Standings and Owner Points Standings.

Paint Schemes

Cars to the rear: #10-Almirola (engine change), #47-Stenhouse, Jr. (unapproved adjustments)

#8-Tyler Reddick won the Busch pole for the Hollywood Casino 400 NASCAR Cup Series race at Kansas Speedway with speed of 180.608mph for his 2nd pole of the year, 1st at Kansas Speedway and 3rd of his career.
#22-Logano will start second followed by #48-Bowman, #20-Bell, #1-Chastain, #45-Wallace, #5-Larson, #2-Cindric, #24-Byron and #17-Buescher.
36 teams were entered so everyone made the race.
See the complete qualifying results and the Hollywood Casino 400 Starting Lineup.

Kansas Speedway – Qualifying Fast Facts:
Tyler Reddick (P) won the Pole Award for the 22nd Annual Hollywood Casino 400 Presented by Barstool Sportsbook with a lap of 29.899 seconds, 180.608 mph.
This is his third pole in 102 NASCAR Cup Series races.
This is his second pole and 18th top-10 start in 2022.
This is his first pole in seven races at Kansas Speedway.
Joey Logano (P) (second) posted his 15th top-10 start of 2022 and his 16th in 27 races at Kansas Speedway.
Alex Bowman (P) (third) posted his seventh top-10 start at Kansas Speedway. It is his 12th in 28 races this season.
Austin Cindric (P) (eighth) was the fastest qualifying rookie.
(NASCAR)

Qualifying Order

Practice for the Hollywood Casino 400 NASCAR Cup Series race at Kansas Speedway is over:
#8-Reddick 178.902
#10-Chastain 178.418
#20-Bell 178.412
#45-Wallace 178.294
#5-Larson 178.288
Slowest: #10-Almirola 171.608
Most laps run: #8-Reddick, 32 laps.
Best 10 consecutive lap avg (of 25 drivers): #8-Reddick 176.699
Notes: #47-Stenhouse, Jr. cut a tire and made contact with the wall at the end of group A practice.
See the fastest speeds, best 10 consecutive lap average, laps run on the Hollywood Casino 400 Practice speeds page.

Crew Rosters

The entry list for the Hollywood Casino 400 NASCAR Cup Series race at Kansas Speedway is posted, 36 teams/drivers [for 40 spots] are listed.
Some of the drivers entered include: #16-Gragson, #23-Gibbs, #45-Wallace, #77-Cassill.
Since 36 cars are entered, no one will miss the race.
See the full entry list on the Hollywood Casino 400 Entry List page.

TandemDraft Stats: Cup Series Edition – Kansas

Goodyear Fast Facts — Kansas Speedway