Chase Elliott won the Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series 18th Annual Hollywood Casino 400 at Kansas Speedway

Credit: 358325(Photo by Jonathan Ferrey/Getty Images) Chase Elliott, driver of the #9 Mountain Dew Chevrolet, crosses the finish line to win the Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series Hollywood Casino 400 at Kansas Speedway on October 21, 2018 in Kansas City, Kansas.

Starting from 13th Place Car 9 Chase Elliott Mountain Dew Chevrolet won the 18th Annual Hollywood Casino 400, his 3rd win in 109 Monster Energy Cup Series races. This is his 3rd win & 18th Top 10 finish in 2018. This is his 1st win & 3rd Top 10 finish in 6 races at Kansas Speedway. 2nd Place Car 18 Kyle Busch M&M’s Halloween Toyota, started from 7th place posted his 10th Top 10 finish in 22
races at Kansas Speedway. It is his 25th Top 10 finish in 2018. 3rd Place Car 42 Kyle Larson McDonald’s Trick. Treat. Win! Chevrolet, started from 27th place posted his 4th Top 10 finish in 10 races at Kansas Speedway. Great effort by Kyle Larson but he needed a win to make the next round of the playoffs.

Credit: 358322(Photo by Brian Lawdermilk/Getty Images) Chase Elliott, driver of the #9 Mountain Dew Chevrolet, celebrates in victory lane after winning the Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series Hollywood Casino 400 at Kansas Speedway on October 21, 2018 in Kansas City, Kansas.

4th Place Car 20 Erik Jones Craftsman Toyota, started from 6th place followed by 5th place Car 78 Martin Truex Jr. Bass Pro Shops/5-hour ENERGY Toyota, started from 12th place. 6th Place Car 2 Brad Keselowski Discount Tire Ford, started from 5th place followed by 7th place Car 12 Ryan Blaney Menards/Wrangler Riggs Ford, started from 4th place. 8th Place Car 22 Joey Logano Shell Pennzoil Ford, started from pole followed by 9th place Car 88 Alex Bowman Nationwide Chevrolet, started from 10th place. Lastly in the Top 10 was Car 10 Aric Almirola Smithfield Ford, started from 3rd place. Bubba Wallace (26th) was the highest finishing rookie. Kevin Harvick (P) leads the point standings by 13 points over Kyle Busch (P).

Credit: 358315(Photo by Jonathan Ferrey/Getty Images) Joey Logano, driver of the #22 Shell Pennzoil Ford, and Kevin Harvick, driver of the #4 Busch Light Ford, lead the field at the start of the Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series Hollywood Casino 400 at Kansas Speedway on October 21, 2018 in Kansas City.

The race had 3 Cautions for 17 Laps: 1st Caution on lap 58 for #24 Fluid On Track. 2nd Caution on lap 82 for Stage 1 Conclusion. 3rd Caution on lap 162 for Stage 2 Conclusion.

Credit: 358317 (Photo by Chris Graythen/Getty Images) Joey Logano, driver of the #22 Shell Pennzoil Ford, and Kevin Harvick, driver of the #4 Busch Light Ford, lead the field at the start of the Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series Hollywood Casino 400 at Kansas Speedway on October 21, 2018 in Kansas City.

The race had 15 Lead Changes among 8 drivers. Lap Leaders: K. Busch (P) 1-15;K. Harvick (P) 16-74;R. Stenhouse Jr. 75-81;K. Harvick (P) 82-126;J. Logano (P) 127-128;K. Harvick (P) 129-189;B. Keselowski (P) 190;K. Busch (P) 191-194;K. Harvick (P) 195-242;C. Bowyer (P) 243;K. Harvick (P) 244-320;K. Busch (P) 321-322;A. Almirola (P) 323-341;B. Keselowski (P) 342-348;A. Almirola (P) 349-393;C. Elliott (P) 394-404. Leaders Summary (Driver, Times Lead, Laps Led): Kevin Harvick (P) 5 times for 290 laps; Aric Almirola (P) 2 times for 64 laps; Kyle Busch (P) 3 times for 21 laps; Chase Elliott (P) 1 time for 11 laps; Brad Keselowski (P) 2 times for 8 laps; Ricky Stenhouse Jr. 1 time for 7 laps; Joey Logano (P) 1 time for 2 laps; Clint Bowyer (P) 1 time for 1 lap.

Credit: 358319(Photo by Jonathan Ferrey/Getty Images) Joey Logano, driver of the #22 Shell Pennzoil Ford, pits during the Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series Hollywood Casino 400 at Kansas Speedway on October 21, 2018 in Kansas City, Kansas.

Stages:
Stage #1 Top Ten: 4,22,18,14,9,2,12,41,10,78
Stage #2 Top Ten: 4,14,78,22,10,41,18,11,9,2

Credit: 358326(Photo by Brian Lawdermilk/Getty Images) Chase Elliott, driver of the #9 Mountain Dew Chevrolet, poses with the winner’s sticker after the Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series Hollywood Casino 400 at Kansas Speedway on October 21, 2018 in Kansas City, Kansas.

Monster Energy Cup Series Race Number 32
Unofficial Race Results for the 18th Annual Hollywood Casino 400 – Sunday, October 21, 2018
Kansas Speedway – Kansas City, KS – 1.5 – Mile Paved Total Race Length – 267 Laps – 400.5 Miles

Finish Start Car Driver Team Laps Status
1. 13. Car 9 Chase Elliott (P) Mountain Dew Chevrolet 267 Running
2. 7. Car 18 Kyle Busch (P) M&M’s Halloween Toyota 267 Running
3. 27. Car 42 Kyle Larson (P) McDonald’s Trick. Treat. Win! Chevrolet 267 Running
4. 6. Car 20 Erik Jones Craftsman Toyota 267 Running
5. 12. Car 78 Martin Truex Jr. (P) Bass Pro Shops/5-hour ENERGY Toyota 267 Running
6. 5. Car 2 Brad Keselowski (P) Discount Tire Ford 267 Running
7. 4. Car 12 Ryan Blaney (P) Menards/Wrangler Riggs Ford 267 Running
8. 1. Car 22 Joey Logano (P) Shell Pennzoil Ford 267 Running
9. 10. Car 88 Alex Bowman (P) Nationwide Chevrolet 267 Running
10. 3. Car 10 Aric Almirola (P) Smithfield Ford 267 Running
11. 23. Car 3 Austin Dillon Dow Chevrolet 267 Running
12. 2. Car 4 Kevin Harvick (P) Busch Light Ford 267 Running
13. 14. Car 14 Clint Bowyer (P) Dekalb Ford 267 Running
14. 9. Car 11 Denny Hamlin FedEx Office Toyota 266 Running
15. 16. Car 31 Ryan Newman Caterpillar Chevrolet 266 Running
16. 21. Car 37 Chris Buescher Bush’s Chili Beans Chevrolet 266 Running
17. 20. Car 1 Jamie McMurray McDonald’s Trick. Treat. Win! Chevrolet 266 Running
18. 11. Car 41 Kurt Busch (P) Haas Automation/Mobil 1 Ford 266 Running
19. 28. Car 38 David Ragan MDS Transport Ford 265 Running
20. 15. Car 17 Ricky Stenhouse Jr. Fastenal Ford 265 Running
21. 25. Car 47 AJ Allmendinger Kroger ClickList Chevrolet 265 Running
22. 22. Car 48 Jimmie Johnson Lowe’s for Pros Chevrolet 264 Running
23. 31. Car 32 Matt DiBenedetto Plan B Sales Ford 264 Running
24. 8. Car 19 Daniel Suarez ARRIS Toyota 263 Running
25. 30. Car 13 Ty Dillon GEICO Chevrolet 263 Running
26. 29. Car 43 Bubba Wallace # Transportation Impact Chevrolet 263 Running
27. 24. Car 34 Michael McDowell Coburn Supply Company Ford 262 Running
28. 26. Car 95 Regan Smith Tommy Williams Drywall Chevrolet 259 Running
29. 35. Car 00 Landon Cassill(i) Share Foundation Chevrolet 258 Running
30. 19. Car 6 Trevor Bayne AdvoCare Rehydrate Ford 258 Running
31. 36. Car 23 JJ Yeley(i) BK Racing Toyota 256 Running
32. 18. Car 21 Paul Menard Menards/NIBCO Ford 256 Running
33. 38. Car 51 BJ McLeod(i) Jacob Companies Chevrolet 250 Running
34. 34. Car 72 Corey LaJoie Dragonchain Chevrolet 219 Running
35. 37. Car 99 * Kyle Weatherman StarCom Fiber Chevrolet 216 Transmission
36. 39. Car 7 * Reed Sorenson Harrah’s North Kansas City Chevrolet 157 Vibration
37. 33. Car 96 * Jeffrey Earnhardt Xtreme Concepts/iK9 Toyota 151 Transmission
38. 17. Car 24 William Byron # Unifirst Chevrolet 55 Engine
39. 32. Car 15 Ross Chastain(i) Durkin Tactical Chevrolet 37 Accident
40. 40. Car 66 * Timmy Hill(i) Ternio Toyota 3 Engine

Race Comments: Prior to the start of the race, the following cars dropped to the rear of the field under penalty for the reasons indicated: Nos. 1, 66 (engine change), 42 (backup car). Failed to Qualify: None. Time of Race: 2 Hrs, 38 Mins, 2 Secs. Average Speed: 152.713 MPH. Margin of Victory: 0.903 Seconds. Caution Flags: 3 for 17 laps. Lead Changes: 11 among 8 drivers.

American Ethanol Green Flag Restart Award: Kyle Busch, #18. Fastest Lap: Kyle Larson, #42. Mahle Clevite Engine Builder of the Race: Toyota Racing Development (TRD), #18. Mobil 1 Performance and Protection: Ricky Stenhouse Jr, #17. Moog Go the Extra Mile: Clint Bowyer, #14 crew chief Mike Bugarewicz, -0.050 seconds. Sunoco Rookie of the Race: William Byron, #24.

(i) Ineligible for driver points in this series

Next Race: October 28, 2018 – Martinsville Speedway

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