Starting from 4th place Car 22 Joey Logano Shell Pennzoil Ford won Hollywood Casino 400 at Kansas Speedway, his 8th win in 213 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series races. This is his 5th win & 19th Top 10 finish in 2014. This is also his 1st win & 3rd Top 10 finish in 11 races at Kansas Speedway. 2nd Place Car 42 Kyle Larson Target Chevrolet starting from 18th place posted his 1st Top 10 finish in two races at Kansas Speedway. It is his 15th Top 10 finish in 2014 & was the highest finishing rookie. 3rd Place Car 18 Kyle Busch M&M’s Toyota starting from 7th place posted his 3rd Top 10 finish in 15 races at Kansas Speedway.
4th Place Car 78 Martin Truex Jr. Furniture Row Chevrolet starting from 15th place followed by 5th place Car 99 Carl Edwards Fastenal Ford starting from 12th place. 6th Place Car 31 Ryan Newman Caterpillar Chevrolet starting from 17th place followed by 7th place Car 11 Denny Hamlin FedEx Office Toyota starting from 25th place. 8th Place Car 3 Austin Dillon American Ethanol Chevrolet starting from 16th place followed by 9th place Car 27 Paul Menard Quaker State/Menards Chevrolet starting from 13th place. Lastly in the Top 10 was Car 55 Brian Vickers Aaron’s Dream Machine Toyota in 10th place starting from 2nd place.
The race had 8 Cautions for 34 Laps: 1st Caution on lap 72 for Debris on the Frontstretch, 2nd Caution on lap 80 for Car 41 Kurt Busch Haas Automation Chevrolet crash in Turn 4, 3rd Caution on lap 86 for Car 48 Jimmie Johnson Lowe’s Chevrolet, Car 16 Greg Biffle 3M Filtrete Ford, Car 98 Josh Wise Westside Vapor/Vapor Station Chevrolet, Car 51 Justin Allgaier Brandt Professional Agriculture Chevrolet crash on the Backstretch, 4th Caution on lap 123 for Car 88 Dale Earnhardt Jr. Diet Mountain Dew Chevrolet crash in Turn 4, 5th Caution on lap 161 for #2 Accident Turn 2, 6th Caution on lap 191for Car 32 Joey Gase Donate Life Ford crash in Turn 3, 7th Caution on lap 231 for Car 16 Greg Biffle 3M Filtrete Ford crash in Turn 4, 8th Caution on lap 237 Car 5 Kasey Kahne Farmer’s Insurance Chevrolet crash on the Backstretch.
25 Lead Changes among 9 drivers: K. Harvick 1-43; J. McMurray 44-46; J. Gordon 47; B. Keselowski 48-49; J. McMurray 50-71; K. Harvick 72; J. McMurray 73-74; K. Harvick 75; D. Earnhardt Jr. 76-82; K. Harvick 83; D. Earnhardt Jr. 84-89; K. Harvick 90; D. Earnhardt Jr. 91-122; J. Logano 123-126; K. Harvick 127-134; J. Logano 135-161; K. Kahne 162-163; J. Logano 164-166; K. Harvick 167; J. Logano 168-192; K. Harvick 193-197; J. Logano 198-231; R. Newman 232-233; Kyle Busch 234; R. Newman 235-238; J. Logano 239-267. Lap Leaders Car # Driver Lead Changes, Laps Lead: # 22 J. Logano 6 122, # 4 K. Harvick 8 61, # 88 D. Earnhardt Jr. 3 45, # 31 R. Newman 2 6,
# 2 B. Keselowski 1 2, # 5 K. Kahne 1 2, # 18 Kyle Busch 1 1, # 24 J. Gordon 1 1,.
Car 22 Joey Logano Shell Pennzoil Ford won Hollywood Casino 400 at Kansas Speedway and is transferred to the Eliminator Round of the Chase. Joey Logano beat the rookie Car 42 Kyle Larson Target Chevrolet with a Margin of Victory: 0.479 Seconds. Some of the favourites did noot fair well: 36th Place Car 2 Brad Keselowski Miller Lite Ford 39th place Car 88 Dale Earnhardt Jr. Diet Mountain Dew Chevrolet & 40th place Car 48 Jimmie Johnson Lowe’s Chevrolet
Top 16 Driver Points: (1) J. Logano 3,048;(2) Kyle Busch 3,042;(3) C. Edwards 3,039;(4) R. Newman 3,039;(5) D. Hamlin 3,037;(6) K. Harvick 3,033;(7) M. Kenseth
3,031;(8) J. Gordon 3,031;(9) K. Kahne 3,023;(10) B. Keselowski 3,009;(11) D. Earnhardt Jr. 3,006;(12) J. Johnson 3,004;(13) A. Allmendinger 2,110;(14) G. Biffle
2,101;(15) Kurt Busch 2,075;(16) A. Almirola 2,074.
NASCAR Sprint Cup Series Race Number 30
Unofficial Race Results for the 14Th Annual Hollywood Casino 400 – Sunday, October 5, 2014 Kansas Speedway – Kansas City, KS – 1.5 Mile Paved
Total Race Length – 267 Laps – 400.5 Miles
Finishing Position Starting Position Car # Driver Team Laps Status
1. 4. Car 22 Joey Logano Shell Pennzoil Ford 267 Running
2. 18. Car 42 Kyle Larson Target Chevrolet 267 Running
3. 7. Car 18 Kyle Busch M&M’s Toyota 267 Running
4. 15. Car 78 Martin Truex Jr. Furniture Row Chevrolet 267 Running
5. 12. Car 99 Carl Edwards Fastenal Ford 267 Running
6. 17. Car 31 Ryan Newman Caterpillar Chevrolet 267 Running
7. 25. Car 11 Denny Hamlin FedEx Office Toyota 267 Running
8. 16. Car 3 Austin Dillon American Ethanol Chevrolet 267 Running
9. 13. Car 27 Paul Menard Quaker State/Menards Chevrolet 267 Running
10. 2. Car 55 Brian Vickers Aaron’s Dream Machine Toyota 267 Running
11. 20. Car 47 AJ Allmendinger Clorox Chevrolet 267 Running
12. 1. Car 4 Kevin Harvick Budweiser Chevrolet 267 Running
13. 27. Car 20 Matt Kenseth Dollar General Toyota 267 Running
14. 5. Car 24 Jeff Gordon Drive to End Hunger Chevrolet 267 Running
15. 11. Car 16 Greg Biffle 3M Filtrete Ford 267 Running
16. 29. Car 10 Danica Patrick Aspen Dental Chevrolet 267 Running
17. 9. Car 14 Tony Stewart Rush Truck Centers/Mobil 1 Chevrolet 267 Running
18. 19. Car 15 Clint Bowyer PinkLemonade5HrEnergybenefittingLBBC Toyota 267 Running
19. 23. Car 17 Ricky Stenhouse Jr. Cargill/Sam’s Club Ford 267 Running
20. 22. Car 9 Marcos Ambrose Stanley Ford 267 Running
21. 35. Car 40 Landon Cassill Snap Fitness Chevrolet 267 Running
22. 10. Car 5 Kasey Kahne Farmer’s Insurance Chevrolet 265 Running
23. 39. Car 26 Cole Whitt Moen Toyota 264 Running
24. 36. Car 7 Michael Annett Accell Construction Chevrolet 264 Running
25. 14. Car 1 Jamie McMurray Cessna/Monopoly Chevrolet 263 Running
26. 30. Car 36 Reed Sorenson Chevrolet 263 Running
27. 37. Car 34 David Ragan Dockside Logistics Ford 262 Running
28. 26. Car 13 Casey Mears GEICO Chevrolet 262 Running
29. 38. Car 83 JJ Yeley Burger King Toyota 262 Running
30. 31. Car 38 David Gilliland MDS Transport Ford 262 Running
31. 3. Car 43 Aric Almirola Farmland Ford 260 Running
32. 33. Car 23 Alex Bowman Dr Pepper Toyota 259 Running
33. 40. Car 33 Timmy Hill retroinfinity.com Chevrolet 259 Running
34. 43. Car 66 Mike Wallace 435 Overland Park Place Hotel Toyota 259 Running
35. 28. Car 95 Michael McDowell KLOVE Radio Ford 258 Running
36. 6. Car 2 Brad Keselowski Miller Lite Ford 222 Running
37. 42. Car 32 Joey Gase Donate Life Ford 213 Running
38. 34. Car 98 Josh Wise Westside Vapor/Vapor Station Chevrolet 207 Running
39. 8. Car 88 Dale Earnhardt Jr. Diet Mountain Dew Chevrolet 204 Running
40. 32. Car 48 Jimmie Johnson Lowe’s Chevrolet 180 Running
41. 21. Car 51 Justin Allgaier Brandt Professional Agriculture Chevrolet 84 Accident
42. 24. Car 41 Kurt Busch Haas Automation Chevrolet 75 Accident
43. 41. Car 37 Mike Bliss Chevrolet 17 Vibration
Race Comments: Joey Logano won the Hollywood Casino 400 at Kansas Speedway, his eighth NASCAR Sprint Cup Series victory. Prior to the start of the race, the following
cars dropped to the rear of the field for the reasons indicated: No. 41 and 23 (back up car).
Failed to Qualify: N/A Time of Race: 02 Hrs, 49 Mins, 17 Secs.
Average Speed: 141.951 MPH Margin of Victory: 0.479 Seconds
Caution Flags: 8 for 34. Lead Changes: 25 among 9 drivers
3M Lap Leader: Kevin Harvick, #4 61 Laps
American Ethanol Green Flag Restart Award : Kevin Harvick, #4 Mahle Clevite
Engine Builder of the Race: Roush-Yates Engines, #22 Mobil 1 Driver of the Race: Kyle Larson, #42.
Moog Chassis Parts Problem Solver of the Race: Ryan Newman, #31 0.307 seconds
Sherwin-Williams Fastest Lap: Kyle Larson, #42. Sunoco Rookie of the Race: Kyle Larson, #42
Next Race: Oct. 11, 2014 – Charlotte Motor Speedway