Kyle Larson takes command of NASCAR Cup Chase with determined Kansas win: Kyle Larson made a statement in Sunday’s Hollywood Casino 400 at Kansas Speedway. Retaking the lead from Chase Briscoe with seven laps left, Larson won for the second time in three races and took control of the NASCAR Cup Series Chase presented by Mobil 1. [Read More]
#5-Kyle Larson won the Hollywood Casino 400 NASCAR Cup Series race at Kansas Speedway. The win is his second win of the year, fourth at Kansas and 34th career win.
#2-Austin Cindric finished 2nd followed by #11-Denny Hamlin, #19-Chase Briscoe, #12-Ryan Blaney, #20-Christopher Bell, #24-William Byron, #9-Chase Elliott, #23-Bubba Wallace, and #60-Ryan Preece.
Pole sitter #22-Joey Logano finished 20th.
Larson dominated the race, leading 235 of 267 laps, winning both stages, and earning the fastest lap bonus. He overcame a late charge from Briscoe, who took the lead with 29 laps remaining, but Larson regained the top spot with six laps to go and pulled away for the victory.
Stages 1 & 2 were both won by #5-Kyle Larson.
The fastest lap bonus a earned by #5-Kyle Larson.
There were 13 lead changes among 7 drivers and 5 cautions for 26 yellow flag laps.
The average speed of the race was: 139.159mph.
Time of race: 2:52:41.
See race details at: Race Results, Driver Points Standings, Owner Points Standings, Cumulative Report, Infraction Report.
How the Chase drivers fared at Kansas:
#5-Kyle Larson — WON | Stage 1: WON | Stage 2: WON | 235 laps led | Fastest lap
#2-Austin Cindric — 2nd | Stage 1: 3rd | Stage 2: 2nd
#11-Denny Hamlin — 3rd | Stage 1: 2nd | Stage 2: 3rd
#19-Chase Briscoe — 4th | Started 23rd (+19) | Stage 2: 4th | Took lead with 30 laps to go; lost it to Larson with 7 to go
#12-Ryan Blaney — 5th | Started 25th (+20) | Stage 1: 10th | Stage 2: 7th
#20-Christopher Bell — 6th | Stage 1: 5th | Stage 2: 5th
#24-William Byron — 7th | Stage 1: 7th | Stage 2: 6th
#9-Chase Elliott — 8th | Started 18th (+10) | Stage 1: 8th
#23-Bubba Wallace — 9th | Caught in accident
#60-Ryan Preece — 10th
#45-Tyler Reddick — 11th | Struggle early
#7-Daniel Suarez — 14th
#22-Joey Logano — 17th | Started 1st (-16) | Stage 1: 6th | Stage 2: 8th
#54-Ty Gibbs — 18th | Stage 1: 9th | Stage 2: 9th | Involved in Stage 2 restart incident
#17-Chris Buescher — 23rd
#77-Carson Hocevar — 33rd | Stage 1: 4th | Involved in Stage 2 restart incident
Race Fast Facts – Kansas:
Kyle Larson (C) won the Hollywood Casino 400, his 34th victory in 432 Cup Series races.
This is his second victory and 17th top-10 finish in 2026.
This is his fourth victory and 15th top-10 finish in 24 races at Kansas Speedway.
Austin Cindric (C) (second) posted his first top-10 finish in 11 races at Kansas Speedway. It is his eighth top-10 finish in 2026.
Denny Hamlin (C) (third) posted his 19th top-10 finish in 37 races at Kansas Speedway.
Connor Zilisch (29th) was the highest finishing rookie.
Kyle Larson (C) leads the point standings by 26 points over Denny Hamlin (C).
Driver Points / Chase Standings after Kansas:
Race 4 of 10 in the Chase:
1) #5-Kyle Larson, 2282
2) #11-Denny Hamlin, 2256, -26
3) #20-Christopher Bell, 2232, -50
4) #22-Joey Logano, 2215, -67
5) #12-Ryan Blaney, 2191, -91
6) #54-Ty Gibbs, 2188, -94
7) #45-Tyler Reddick, 2171, -111
8) #19-Chase Briscoe, 2159, -123
9) #23-Bubba Wallace, 2142, -140
10) #2-Austin Cindric, 2142, -140
11) #77-Carson Hocevar, 2132, -150
12) #24-William Byron, 2124, -158
13) #9-Chase Elliott, 2121, -161
14) #60-Ryan Preece, 2109, -173
15)#17-Chris Buescher, 2096, -186
16) #7-Daniel Suarez, 2095, -187
See the Driver Points Standings and Owner Points Standings.
Race updates:
Checkered flag for Larson. He wins over Cindric Hamlin Briscoe Blaney Bell Byron Elliott Wallace and Preece.
White flag for Larson.
Lap 265 – Briscoe into the wall and Cindric takes second.
Lap 264 – Four to go. Larson by .6 second.
Lap 263 – Briscoe makes slight contact with the wall.
Lap 262 – Larson takes the lead from Briscoe with six laps remaining.
Lap 258 – Ten to go. Larson has caught Briscoe and is just .2 second back.
Lap 253 – Briscoe ahead of Larson by .63 second. Cindric 3.2 seconds back. Then Bell and Hamlin.
Lap 248 – Twenty to go. Briscoe by .33 second as he works through lap traffic.
Lap 243 – Twenty-five laps remaining. Briscoe’s lead over Larson is .8 second. Third place Cindric is 4.1 seconds back.
Lap 239 – Briscoe takes the lead from Larson with 29 laps remaining.
Lap 236 – Briscoe has quickly cut the lead to .35 second.
Lap 233 – With 35 laps to go Larson leads Briscoe by .76 second, Cindric by 4.6 seconds, Bell by 5.9 seconds and Hamlin by 6.3 seconds.
Lap 228 – Forty laps remaining. Larson leads by 1.3 second.
Lap 223 – Pit stops are now complete. Larson is once again the leader, 1.1 second ahead of Briscoe. Then Cindric Bell and Hamlin.
Lap 222 – Blaney and Wallace have yet to pit. Larson and Briscoe are third and fourth.
Lap 218 – Hamlin pits. Blaney to the lead.
Lap 217 – Cindric pits and Hamlin takes the lead.
Lap 216 – Larson and Briscoe come to pit road. Cindric stays out to take the lead. Larson is off pit road ahead of Briscoe.
Lap 215 – Briscoe has fallen back to .7 second behind Larson. A couple of cars have pitted but everyone else is expected in within the next 5 laps or so.
Lap 210 – Third place Cindric has closed to just. 76 second out of the lead.
Lap 208 – Briscoe is now just .2 second behind Larson.
Lap 205 – Pit stops coming in the next 10 laps or so. Chase drivers are in the top 12 spots. Gibbs is 15th, Wallace 17th, Buescher 25th, and Hocevar 33rd.
Lap 202 – Hocevar goes a lap down.
Lap 201 – 200 laps complete in 2 hours, 16 minutes, 9 seconds.
Lap 198 – Seventy laps remaining. Larson still leads. Briscoe has closed to just .35 second behind. Cindric Hamlin and Reddick remain the top 5. Cindric is 2.3 seconds back.
Lap 186 – Hocevar made contact with the wall but continues on.
Lap 180 – Larson is starting to extend his lead again. He’s .67 second ahead of Briscoe. Cindric Hamlin and Reddick round out the top 5.
Lap 172 – Green flag for the start of the final stage. 96 laps remaining.
Lap 168 – Pit road open. Leaders in. Off pit road: Larson Briscoe Hamlin Cindric Bell Byron Blaney Gibbs
Lap 166 – CAUTION out for the end of the second stage. Larson over Cindric Hamlin Briscoe Bell Byron Blaney Logano Gibbs Keselowski.
Lap 161 – Five laps left in stage 2. Larson over Cindric by 2.4 seconds.
Lap 152 – Gragson is officially done for the day.
Lap 151 – With 150 laps complete Larson leads Cindric by 2 seconds. Then Hamlin Briscoe Bell Byron Blaney Logano Gibbs and Keselowski. The lowest Chase driver is Hocevar in 33rd.
Lap 135 – The race is halfway complete. Larson has led all but two laps today.
Lap 128 – Green flag.
Lap 122 – CAUTION back out for an accident on the restart with Wallace Smith Hocevar Keselowski Jones Berry. Everyone keeps rolling.
Lap 122 – Back to green.
Lap 118 – With the track clean, pit road is open and leaders are in. Off pit road: Larson Hamlin Byron Cindric Briscoe Bell Logano Blaney.
Lap 114 – CAUTION is out for Gragson. Looks like the engine has expired.
Lap 108 – Cindric is now second, 4.8 seconds behind Larson. Then Hamlin Byron and Bell.
Lap 101 – The first 100 laps were completed in 1 hour, 3 minutes, 12 seconds. Larson leads Hamlin by 2.5 seconds.
Lap 87 – Green flag for the start of the second stage.
Lap 83 – Pit road is open and leaders are back in for service. Off pit road: Larson Hamlin Bell Byron Cindric Elliott Logano Hocevar
Lap 81 – CAUTION out for the end of stage 1. Larson Hamlin Cindric Hocevar Bell Logano Byron Elliott Gibbs Blaney. Stenhouse is the free pass.
Lap 79 – Stenhouse got into the wall but continues.
Lap 76 – Five laps remaining in stage 1. Larson leads Hamlin by 1 second. Then Cindric Hocevar and Bell.
Lap 60 – Larson’s lead is back up to 1.5 second over Hamlin.
Lap 51 – Larson leads Hamlin by .75 second. Then Hocevar Cindric and Logano.
Lap 44 – Larson held off a charge from Hamlin and now leads by .26 second.
Lap 41 – Back to green. 14 Chase drivers in the top 15. Suarez is 24th, Reddick 32nd.
Lap 37 – Pit road is open. Leaders all come in. Off pit road: Larson Hamlin Logano Byron Cindric Hocevar Wallace Elliott
Lap 36 – Competition CAUTION is out. Larson leads Cindric Hamlin Logano Byron Hocevar Wallace Berry Elliott and Bell. 35 cars on the lead lap. Ware will be the free pass.
Lap 30 – Cindric is now in second, 6.2 seconds behind Larson.
Lap 27 – Ware has lost a lap.
Lap 22 – Larson over Hamlin by 6 seconds, then Hamlin Cindric Logano and Byron. Reddick is now 25 seconds back and could get lapped by the competition caution.
Lap 18 – Hamlin has moved to second place, 5.4 seconds behind Larson.
Lap 15 – Larson continues to pull away, now with a 4.5 second lead. Reddick is the lowest running Chase driver, down to 33rd place.
Lap 9 – Larson now out to a 2.3 second lead over Logano. Hamlin Byron and Hocevar round out the top 5.
Lap 5 – Larson already with a 1 second lead over Logano.
Lap 3 – Logano back to second and Bell to third.
Lap 1 – Larson leads the first lap. Hocevar to second.
• 3:09pm/et – Green flag.
• 3:06pm/et – NASCAR says there will be a competition caution around lap 35.
• 2:59pm/et – Engines are fired.
• 2:51pm/et – Pre-race ceremonies are underway.
• 2:30pm/et – USA now has pre-race coverage.
• 12:10pm/et – No cars to the rear, at this point.
• A competition caution has not been announced yet, but since cars were not on track yesterday, it is expected.
• Weather is not expected to be an issued today. There is a chance of showers at the track this morning but by race time it drops to just 20%.
Paint Schemes
Cars to the rear: none reported
Pit Stall Selections: The selections of pit stalls for the Hollywood Casino 400 NASCAR Cup Series race at Kansas Speedway have been made.
Pole sitter #22-Joey Logano chose pit stall 1.
Outside pole sitter #5-Kyle Larson took the 8th stall, with an opening in front of it.
See all pit choices on the Kansas Pit Stall page.
#22-Joey Logano will start from the pole for the Hollywood Casino 400 NASCAR Cup Series race at Kansas Speedway after qualifying was cancelled due to weather.
#5-Kyle Larson will start second followed by #20-Christopher Bell, #77-Carson Hocevar, #54-Ty Gibbs, #11-Denny Hamlin, #23-Bubba Wallace, #24-William Byron, #60-Ryan Preece, and #21-Josh Berry.
The starting order was determined by NASCAR’s qualifying metric, which is based 70% on the previous race finish by owner and 30% on current owner points position.
See the complete Hollywood Casino 400 Starting Lineup.
Qualifying Order
Practice for the Hollywood Casino 400 NASCAR Cup Series race at Kansas Speedway was cancelled due to rain at the track.
The session went green briefly, with only four drivers completing a lap, but rain moved back in.
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.
No open teams entered.
See the full entry list on the Hollywood Casino 400 Entry List page.
Goodyear Fast Facts — Kansas: Cup Series teams will use the same left- and right-side tires they ran at Kansas in the spring. This tire setup has been used several times since that race, most recently at Darlington Raceway earlier this month. The left-side Goodyear Racing Eagle has also been used three other times this season, most recently at Indianapolis Motor Speedway.
Statistical Advance: Analyzing the Hollywood Casino 400: A look at some of the top statistical performers at Kansas Speedway in Kansas City, Kansas, going into the Hollywood Casino 400 on Sunday.
TV Coverage: The NASCAR Cup Series Chase continues this weekend from Kansas Speedway in Kansas City, Kan., with the Hollywood Casino 400 this Sunday at 3 p.m. ET on USA Network. Pre-race coverage on USA Network begins at 2:30 p.m. ET.
| Hollywood Casino 400 on USA Network |
| Date |
Game |
Time (ET) |
| Sun., Sept. 27 |
Pre-Race Show
- Marty Snider (host)
- Jeff Burton (analyst)
- Steve Letarte (analyst)
- Kyle Petty (analyst)
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2:30 p.m. |
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Enjoy Illinois 300
- Leigh Diffey (pxp)
- Jeff Burton (analyst)
- Steve Letarte (analyst)
- Dale Jarrett (pit box)
- Marty Snider, Kim Coon, Trevor Bayne (pit reporter)
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3 p.m. |
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Post-Race Show |
Post Race |
Race rules and information:
