Credit: 352499(Photo by Sarah Crabill/Getty Images) Martin Truex Jr., driver of the #78 Bass Pro Shops/Tracker Boats Toyota, celebrates in Victory Lane after winning the Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series Hollywood Casino 400 at Kansas Speedway on October 22, 2017 in Kansas City, Kansas.
Starting from pole Car 78 Martin Truex Jr. Bass Pro Shops/Tracker Boats Toyota won the 17th Annual Hollywood Casino 400, his 14th win in 437 NASCAR Monster Energy Cup Series races. This is his 7th win & 22nd Top 10 finish in 2017. Truex’s 7 wins are the most in a single season since Matt Kenseth’s 7 wins in 2013. This is his 2nd win & 7th Top 10 finish in 19 races at Kansas Speedway. Martin Truex Jr. (P) becomes the first driver in series history to win four consecutive races on 1.5-mile tracks. Truex sets the series record for the most wins (6) on 1.5-mile tracks in a single season; the previous record was held by Carl Edwards (5 wins, 2008). 2nd Place Car 41 Kurt Busch Haas Automation/Monster Energy Ford, started from 15th place posted his 8th Top 10 finish in 24 races at Kansas Speedway. It is his 14th Top 10 finish in 2017. 3rd Place Car 21 Ryan Blaney Omnicraft Auto Parts Ford, started from 40th place posted his 4th Top 10 finish in 6 races at Kansas Speedway.
Credit: 352497(Photo by Chris Trotman/Getty Images) Martin Truex Jr., driver of the #78 Bass Pro Shops/Tracker Boats Toyota, crosses the finish line to win the Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series Hollywood Casino 400 at Kansas Speedway on October 22, 2017 in Kansas City, Kansas.
4th Place Car 24 Chase Elliott NAPA Chevrolet, started from 14th place followed by 5th place Car 11 Denny Hamlin FedEx Express Toyota, started from 4th place. 6th Place Car 37 Chris Buescher Scott Towels Chevrolet, started from 20th place followed by 7th place Car 88 Dale Earnhardt Jr. Nationwide Chevrolet, started from 19th place. 8th Place Car 4 Kevin Harvick Jimmy John’s Ford, started from 2nd place followed by 9th place Car 43 Aric Almirola Smithfield Ford, started from 25th place. Lastly in the Top 10 Car 18 Kyle Busch M&M’s Halloween Toyota, in 10th place, started from 7th place. Ty Dillon (16th) was the highest finishing rookie.
Credit: Photo by Jared C. Tilton/Getty Images Martin Truex Jr., driver of the #78 Bass Pro Shops/Tracker Boats Toyota, leads the field towards turn one after taking the green flag to start the Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series Hollywood Casino 400 at Kansas Speedway on October 22, 2017 in Kansas City, Kansas.
The race had 10 Cautions for 49 Laps: 1st Caution on lap 32 for Competition. 2nd Caution on lap 48 for Car 83 Brett Moffitt Earthwater Toyota Crash in Turn 2. 3rd Caution on lap 78 for Fluid On Track From Car 42 Kyle Larson Credit One Bank Chevrolet / Stage 1 Conclusion. 4th Caution on lap 157 for Car 83 Brett Moffitt Earthwater Toyota Crash in Turn 2. 5th Caution on lap 162 for Stage 2 Conclusion. 6th Caution on lap 176 for Car 17 Ricky Stenhouse Jr. Fastenal Ford Crash in Turn 3. 7th Caution on lap 189 for Car 48 Jimmie Johnson Lowe’s Chevrolet Crash in Turn 4. 8th Caution on lap 194 for Car 48 Jimmie Johnson Lowe’s Chevrolet Crash in Turn 3. 9th Caution on lap 199 for Car 20 Matt Kenseth DeWalt Flexvolt Toyota, Car 1 Jamie McMurray Cessna Chevrolet, Car 77 Erik Jones 5-hour ENERGY Extra Strength Toyota, Car 22 Joey Logano Shell Pennzoil Ford, Car 31 Ryan Newman Caterpillar Chevrolet, Car 14 Clint Bowyer Haas Automation Ford, Car 43 Aric Almirola Smithfield Ford, Car 19 Daniel Suarez ARRIS Toyota, Car 6 Trevor Bayne AdvoCare Ford, Car 24 Chase Elliott NAPA Chevrolet, Car 3 Austin Dillon DOW Chevrolet, Car 88 Dale Earnhardt Jr. Nationwide Chevrolet, Car 2 Brad Keselowski Miller Lite Ford, Car 10 Danica Patrick Code 3 Associates Ford Big Crash on the Backstretch [Red 10:10]. 10th Caution on lap 237 for Car 47 AJ Allmendinger Kroger ClickLIst Chevrolet Crash in Turn 4.
Credit: 352486Photo by Chris Trotman/Getty Images Martin Truex Jr., driver of the #78 Bass Pro Shops/Tracker Boats Toyota, and Kevin Harvick, driver of the #4 Jimmy John’s Ford, lead the field as actor, Mike Vogel, waves the green flag during the Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series Hollywood Casino 400 at Kansas Speedway on October 22, 2017 in Kansas City, Kansas.
The race had 14 Lead Changes among 7 drivers: Lap Leaders: M. Truex Jr. (P) 1-34; K. Busch (P) 35-47; B. Keselowski (P) 48-50; R. Blaney (P) 51-53; K. Busch (P) 54-81; K. Harvick (P) 82; K. Busch (P) 83-128; J. McMurray (P) 129; B. Keselowski (P) 130-144; K. Busch (P) 145-156; K. Harvick (P) 157; D. Hamlin (P) 158-162; K. Harvick (P) 163-197; K. Busch (P) 198-210; M. Truex Jr. (P) 211-267. Leaders Summary (Driver, Times Lead, Laps Led): K. Busch (P) 5 times for 112 laps; M. Truex Jr. (P) 2 times for 91 laps; K. Harvick (P) 3 times for 37 laps; B. Keselowski (P) 2 times for 18 laps; D. Hamlin (P) 1 time for 5 laps; R. Blaney (P) 1 time for 3 laps; J. McMurray (P) 1 time for 1 lap.
Credit: 352488Photo by Chris Trotman/Getty Images Kyle Busch, driver of the #18 M&M’s Halloween Toyota, and Matt Kenseth, driver of the #20 DeWalt Flexvolt Toyota, lead a pack of cars during the Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series Hollywood Casino 400 at Kansas Speedway on October 22, 2017 in Kansas City, Kansas.
Stages:
Stage #1 Top Ten: 18,4,11,21,1,48,24,78,20,77
Stage #2 Top Ten: 11,4,2,20,18,77,1,21,24,48
Credit: 352489Photo by Chris Trotman/Getty Images Martin Truex Jr., driver of the #78 Bass Pro Shops/Tracker Boats Toyota, and Kevin Harvick, driver of the #4 Jimmy John’s Ford, lead the field as actor, Mike Vogel, waves the green flag during the Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series Hollywood Casino 400 at Kansas Speedway on October 22, 2017 in Kansas City, Kansas.
Credit: 352494Photo by Sarah Crabill/Getty Images Brad Keselowski, driver of the #2 Miller Lite Ford, pits during the Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series Hollywood Casino 400 at Kansas Speedway on October 22, 2017 in Kansas City, Kansas.
Martin Truex Jr. won the race with the Margin of Victory: 2.284 Seconds which is great since he came back from a restart penalty. Even though they didn’t need the win to get into the next round of playoffs the Car 78 team had a team member (Jim Watson) have a heart attack & pass away the day before. This seems to be the year of Martin Truex Jr., I do not think anyone can stop him from winning the Championship.
Credit: 352498(Photo by Chris Trotman/Getty Images) Martin Truex Jr., driver of the #78 Bass Pro Shops/Tracker Boats Toyota, celebrates winning the Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series Hollywood Casino 400 at Kansas Speedway on October 22, 2017 in Kansas City, Kansas.
The 4 cars Eliminated from the next round of the playoffs:
Car 1 Jamie McMurray Cessna Chevrolet
Car 17 Ricky Stenhouse Jr. Fastenal Ford
Car 20 Matt Kenseth DeWalt Flexvolt Toyota
Car 42 Kyle Larson Credit One Bank Chevrolet
The biggest surprise of eliminations is Kyle Larson who was my 1 to win the Championship.
Credit: 352491Photo by Jared C. Tilton/Getty Images Kyle Larson, driver of the #42 Credit One Bank Chevrolet, speaks with the media after having engine trouble during the Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series Hollywood Casino 400 at Kansas Speedway on October 22, 2017 in Kansas City, Kansas.
Tenacity of Car 48 Jimmie Johnson Lowe’s Chevrolet
Jimmie Johnson was having a bad day as he spun twice & some how at speed missed the Big Crash on the 9th Caution. Car 48 was able to get a 11th place finish & stay in the playoffs for the next round.
Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series Race Number 32
Unofficial Race Results for the 17Th Annual Hollywood Casino 400 – Sunday, October 22, 2017
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. 1. Car 78 Martin Truex Jr. (P) Bass Pro Shops/Tracker Boats Toyota 267 Running
2. 15. Car 41 Kurt Busch Haas Automation/Monster Energy Ford 267 Running
3. 40. Car 21 Ryan Blaney (P) Omnicraft Auto Parts Ford 267 Running
4. 14. Car 24 Chase Elliott (P) NAPA Chevrolet 267 Running
5. 4. Car 11 Denny Hamlin (P) FedEx Express Toyota 267 Running
6. 20. Car 37 Chris Buescher Scott Towels Chevrolet 267 Running
7. 19. Car 88 Dale Earnhardt Jr. Nationwide Chevrolet 267 Running
8. 2. Car 4 Kevin Harvick (P) Jimmy John’s Ford 267 Running
9. 25. Car 43 Aric Almirola Smithfield Ford 267 Running
10. 7. Car 18 Kyle Busch (P) M&M’s Halloween Toyota 267 Running
11. 12. Car 48 Jimmie Johnson (P) Lowe’s Chevrolet 267 Running
12. 23. Car 27 Paul Menard Richmond/Menards Chevrolet 267 Running
13. 10. Car 2 Brad Keselowski (P) Miller Lite Ford 267 Running
14. 11. Car 3 Austin Dillon DOW Chevrolet 267 Running
15. 21. Car 5 Kasey Kahne UniFirst Chevrolet 267 Running
16. 29. Car 13 Ty Dillon # GEICO Chevrolet 267 Running
17. 27. Car 38 David Ragan TheHouse.com Ford 267 Running
18. 16. Car 95 Michael McDowell TWD Chevrolet 267 Running
19. 9. Car 14 Clint Bowyer Haas Automation Ford 267 Running
20. 28. Car 6 Trevor Bayne AdvoCare Ford 267 Running
21. 17. Car 22 Joey Logano Shell Pennzoil Ford 267 Running
22. 30. Car 32 Matt DiBenedetto Can-Am/Kappa Ford 267 Running
23. 31. Car 34 Landon Cassill Love’s Travel Stops Ford 265 Running
24. 35. Car 72 Cole Whitt TriStar Motorsports Chevrolet 263 Running
25. 37. Car 15 Reed Sorenson Low T Centers Chevrolet 263 Running
26. 38. Car 33 Jeffrey Earnhardt hulu Chevrolet 261 Running
27. 34. Car 23 Corey LaJoie # Dr Pepper Toyota 261 Running
28. 33. Car 55 * Gray Gaulding # Harrah’s North Kansas City Toyota 259 Running
29. 24. Car 17 Ricky Stenhouse Jr. (P) Fastenal Ford 256 Accident
30. 36. Car 51 * BJ McLeod(i) Spoonful of Music Foundation Chevrolet 254 Running
31. 32. Car 83 * Brett Moffitt(i) Earthwater Toyota 238 Running
32. 26. Car 47 AJ Allmendinger Kroger ClickLIst Chevrolet 232 Accident
33. 18. Car 31 Ryan Newman Caterpillar Chevrolet 203 Accident
34. 8. Car 1 Jamie McMurray (P) Cessna Chevrolet 198 Accident
35. 6. Car 77 Erik Jones # 5-hour ENERGY Extra Strength Toyota 197 Accident
36. 5. Car 19 Daniel Suarez # ARRIS Toyota 197 Accident
37. 3. Car 20 Matt Kenseth (P) DeWalt Flexvolt Toyota 197 Accident
38. 22. Car 10 Danica Patrick Code 3 Associates Ford 197 Accident
39. 13. Car 42 Kyle Larson (P) Credit One Bank Chevrolet 73 Engine
40. 39. Car 00 * Derrike Cope StarCom Fiber Chevrolet 35 Handling
Race Comments: Martin Truex Jr. won the Hollywood Casino 400 at Kansas Speedway, his 14th Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series victory. Prior to the green flag, no cars dropped to the rear of the field under penalty. Failed to Qualify: N/A. Average Speed of Race Winner: 125.189 mph. Time of Race: 03 Hrs, 11 Mins, 57 Secs. Margin of Victory: 2.284 Seconds. Caution Flags: 10 for 49 laps. Lead Changes: 14 among 7 drivers.
American Ethanol Green Flag Restart Award: Kyle Busch, #18. Coors Light Pole Award: Martin Truex Jr, #78 188.029 mph. Ingersoll Rand Power Move : Kevin Harvick, #4 13 positions. Mahle Clevite Engine Builder of the Race: Roush-Yates Engines, #41. Mobil 1 Driver of the Race: Kurt Busch, #41. Moog Go the Extra Mile: Kurt Busch, #41 0.398 secs. Sherwin-Williams Fastest Lap: Kyle Busch, #18. Sunoco Rookie of the Race: Ty Dillon, #13.
(i) Ineligible for driver points in this series
Next Race: Oct. 29, 2017 – Martinsville Speedway
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