Starting from 23rd place Car 11 Denny Hamlin FedEx Office Toyota won the 19th Annual Hollywood Casino 400, his 36th win in 502 Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series races. This is his 5th win & 21st Top 10 finish in 2019. This is his 2nd win & 8th Top 10 finish in 23 races at Kansas Speedway. 2nd Place Car 9 Chase Elliott NAPA Auto Parts Chevrolet, started from 14th place posted his 5th Top 10 finish in 8 races at Kansas Speedway. It is his 15th Top 10 finish in 2019. 3rd Place Car 18 Kyle Busch M&M’s Halloween Toyota, started from 18th place posted his 11th Top 10 finish in 24 races at Kansas Speedway.
4th Place Car 1 Kurt Busch Advent Health Chevrolet, started from 15th place followed by 5th place Car 24 William Byron UniFirst Chevrolet, started from 25th place. 6th Place Car 19 Martin Truex Jr. Bass Pro Shops Toyota, started from 11th place followed by 7th place Car 20 Erik Jones Reser’s Fine Foods Toyota, started from 20th place. 8th Place Car 14 Clint Bowyer DEKALB Ford, started from 21st place followed by 9th place Car 4 Kevin Harvick Jimmy John’s 3 Dollar Little John Ford, started from 40th place. Lastly in the Top 10 was Car 48 Jimmie Johnson Ally Fueling Futures Chevrolet, in 10th place, started from 12th place. Ryan Preece (12th) was the highest finishing rookie.
The race had 7 Cautions for 32 Laps: 1st Caution on lap 76 for Debris Turn 4. 2nd Caution on lap 82 for Stage 1 Conclusion. 3rd Caution on lap 117 for #42, 66 Crash in Turn 4. 4th Caution on lap 162 for Stage 2 Conclusion. 5th Caution on lap 254 for Debris Turn 2. 6th Caution on lap 265 for #36, 43 Crash in Turn 2. 7th Caution on lap 271 for #2, 3, 22, 41, 8 Crash on the Frontstretch.
The race had 15 Lead Changes among 12 drivers; D. Hemric # 1-4; K. Larson (P) 5-6; B. Keselowski (P) 7-8; K. Larson (P) 9-48; W. Byron (P) 49; D. Hamlin (P) 50-58; K. Larson (P) 59-76; R. Blaney (P) 77-78; J. Logano (P) 79-82; C. Elliott (P) 83-86; D. Suarez 87-92; M. Truex Jr. (P) 93-125; D. Hamlin (P) 126-218; A. Bowman (P) 219-225; R. Stenhouse Jr. 226; D. Hamlin (P) 227-277.
Stages:
Stage 1 Top 10: 22, 9, 41, 19, 18, 2, 12, 11, 20, 17
Stage 2 Top 10: 11, 12, 19, 24, 9, 4, 22, 21, 14, 18
Monster Energy Cup Series Race Number 32
Race Results for the 19th Annual Hollywood Casino 400 – Sunday, October 20, 2019. Kansas Speedway – Kansas City, KS – 1.5 – Mile Paved
Total Race Length – 277 Laps – 415.5 Miles
Finish Start Car Driver Team Laps Status
| 1. 23. Car 11 Denny Hamlin (P) FedEx Office Toyota 277 Running |
| 2. 14. Car 9 Chase Elliott (P) NAPA Auto Parts Chevrolet 277 Running |
| 3. 18. Car 18 Kyle Busch (P) M&M’s Halloween Toyota 277 Running |
| 4. 15. Car 1 Kurt Busch Advent Health Chevrolet 277 Running |
| 5. 25. Car 24 William Byron (P) UniFirst Chevrolet 277 Running |
| 6. 11. Car 19 Martin Truex Jr. (P) Bass Pro Shops Toyota 277 Running |
| 7. 20. Car 20 Erik Jones Reser’s Fine Foods Toyota 277 Running |
| 8. 21. Car 14 Clint Bowyer (P) DEKALB Ford 277 Running |
| 9. 40. Car 4 Kevin Harvick (P) Jimmy John’s 3 Dollar Little John Ford 277 Running |
| 10. 12. Car 48 Jimmie Johnson Ally Fueling Futures Chevrolet 277 Running |
| 11. 16. Car 88 Alex Bowman (P) Nationwide Chevrolet 277 Running |
| 12. 28. Car 47 Ryan Preece # Kroger Chevrolet 277 Running |
| 13. 26. Car 37 Chris Buescher Kroger Simmer Like A Winner Chevrolet 277 Running |
| 14. 5. Car 42 Kyle Larson (P) Credit One Bank Chevrolet 277 Running |
| 15. 27. Car 95 Matt DiBenedetto Toyota Express Maintenance Toyota 277 Running |
| 16. 19. Car 17 Ricky Stenhouse Jr. Fastenal Ford 277 Running |
| 17. 29. Car 22 Joey Logano (P) Shell Pennzoil Ford 277 Running |
| 18. 22. Car 21 Paul Menard Menards/Atlas Ford 277 Running |
| 19. 4. Car 2 Brad Keselowski (P) Discount Tire Ford 277 Running |
| 20. 9. Car 3 Austin Dillon Roland Chevrolet 277 Running |
| 21. 3. Car 12 Ryan Blaney (P) Menards/Dickies Ford 277 Running |
| 22. 24. Car 13 Ty Dillon GEICO Chevrolet 276 Running |
| 23. 13. Car 10 Aric Almirola Smithfield/Hy-Vee Ford 274 Running |
| 24. 6. Car 34 Michael McDowell Love’s Travel Stops Ford 274 Running |
| 25. 17. Car 36 Matt Tifft # Louis Kemp Crab Delights Ford 273 Running |
| 26. 2. Car 38 David Ragan MDS Ford 273 Running |
| 27. 33. Car 15 Ross Chastain(i) Harrah’s North Kansas City Chevrolet 272 Running |
| 28. 31. Car 32 Corey LaJoie Kansasland Ford 272 Running |
| 29. 32. Car 96 * Parker Kligerman(i) Gaunt Brothers Racing Toyota 271 Running |
| 30. 36. Car 51 JJ Yeley(i) Jacob Companies Ford 271 Running |
| 31. 1. Car 8 Daniel Hemric # Caterpillar Chevrolet 270 Accident |
| 32. 8. Car 41 Daniel Suarez ARRIS Ford 270 Accident |
| 33. 34. Car 27 * Reed Sorenson Chevrolet 268 Running |
| 34. 35. Car 52 Garrett Smithley(i) Bangor Bank Ford 267 Running |
| 35. 10. Car 43 Bubba Wallace Victory Junction Chevrolet 263 Accident |
| 36. 37. Car 53 * Josh Bilicki(i) Insurance King Ford 262 Running |
| 37. 30. Car 00 Landon Cassill(i) Creek Enterprise Chevrolet 203 Vibration |
| 38. 39. Car 66 * Joey Gase Page Construction Toyota 107 Accident |
| 39. 38. Car 77 Timmy Hill(i) Chevrolet 95 Too Slow |
| 40. 7. Car 6 Ryan Newman Roush Performance Ford 72 Accident |
Race Comments: Prior to the start of the race, the following vehicle(s) dropped to the rear of the field under penalty: #51 (Unapproved Adjustments). Failed to Qualify: None. Time of Race: 3 Hrs, 2 Mins, 39 Secs. Average Speed: 136.491 MPH. Margin of Victory: .128 Seconds. Caution Flags: 7 for 32 laps. Lead Changes: 15 among 12 drivers. American Ethanol Green Flag Restart Award: Chase Elliott, #9. Busch Pole Award: Daniel Hemric, #8 178.047 mph. Fastest Lap: Daniel Suarez, #41. Moog Go the Extra Mile: Jimmie Johnson, #48 crew chief Cliff Daniels, 0.114 seconds. Sunoco Rookie of the Race: Ryan Preece, #47.
(i) Ineligible for driver points in this series
Next Race: October 27, 2019 – Martinsville Speedway
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