Starting from 4th place Car 9 Chase Elliott Kelley Blue Book Chevrolet won the Hollywood Casino 400 Presented by ESPN BET, his 21st win in 353 NASCAR Cup Series races. This is his 2nd win & 16th Top 10 finish in 2025. This is his 2nd win & 13th Top 10 finish in 20 races at Kansas Speedway. 2nd Place Car 11 Denny Hamlin Sport Clips Haircuts Toyota, started from 2nd place posted his 17th Top 10 finish in 35 races at Kansas Speedway. It is his 16th Top 10 finish in 2025. 3rd Place Car 20 Christopher Bell Rheem Toyota, started from 5th place posted his 9th Top 10 finish in 12 races at Kansas Speedway.
Credit: KANSAS CITY, KANSAS – SEPTEMBER 28: Chase Elliott, driver of the #9 Kelley Blue Book Chevrolet, celebrates in victory lane after winning the NASCAR Cup Series Hollywood Casino 400 Presented by ESPN BET at Kansas Speedway on September 28, 2025 in Kansas City, Kansas. (Photo by Chris Graythen/Getty Images)
4th Place Car 19 Chase Briscoe Bass Pro Shops Toyota, started from pole followed by 5th place Car 23 Bubba Wallace U.S. Air Force Toyota, started from 7th place. 6th Place Car 5 Kyle Larson HendrickCars.com Chevrolet, started from 3rd place followed by 7th place Car 45 Tyler Reddick The Beast Toyota, started from 12th place. 8th Place Car 6 Brad Keselowski Solomon Plumbing Ford, started from 31st followed by 9th place Car 24 William Byron Cincinnati Chevrolet, started from 11th place. Lastly in the Top 10 was Car 88 Shane Van Gisbergen Red Bull Chevrolet, in 10th place, started from 24th place. Shane Van Gisbergen was the highest finishing rookie. Kyle Larson (P) leads the point standings by 6 points over Denny Hamlin (P).
Credit: KANSAS CITY, KANSAS – SEPTEMBER 28: Chase Elliott, driver of the #9 Kelley Blue Book Chevrolet, takes the checkered flag to win the NASCAR Cup Series Hollywood Casino 400 Presented by ESPN BET at Kansas Speedway on September 28, 2025 in Kansas City, Kansas. (Photo by Chris Graythen/Getty Images)
The race ended with a green, white checker, on the last lap Car 11 Denny Hamlin grabbed the lead & went to block Car 9 Chase Elliott causing side to side contact. Chase Elliott kept his foot in it with 4 fresh tires & won the race.
Credit: KANSAS CITY, KANSAS – SEPTEMBER 28: Chase Briscoe, driver of the #19 Bass Pro Shops Toyota, leads the field to the green flag to start the NASCAR Cup Series Hollywood Casino 400 Presented by ESPN BET at Kansas Speedway on September 28, 2025 in Kansas City, Kansas. (Photo by Chris Graythen/Getty Images)
The race had 9 Cautions for 48 Laps: 1st Caution on lap 56 for #51 Crash in Turn 4. 2nd Caution on lap 82 for Stage 1 Conclusion. 3rd Caution on lap 91 for #42, 60 Crash on the Frontstretch. 4th Caution on lap 167 for Stage 2 Conclusion. 5th Caution on lap 212 for #44 Crash on the Frontstretch. 6th Caution on lap 218 for #1, 2, 3, 4, 8, 12, 16, 22, 47, 54, 77 Crash in Turn 1. 7th Caution on lap 254 for Debris Turn 4. 8th Caution on lap 261 for #77, 17 Crash on the Backstretch. 9th Caution on lap 268 for #38, 21, 54, 42 Crash in Turn 3 [Red Flag: 00:08:48].
Credit: KANSAS CITY, KANSAS – SEPTEMBER 28: Denny Hamlin, driver of the #11 Sport Clips Haircuts Toyota, leads the field during the NASCAR Cup Series Hollywood Casino 400 Presented by ESPN BET at Kansas Speedway on September 28, 2025 in Kansas City, Kansas. (Photo by Chris Graythen/Getty Images)
The race had 20 Lead Changes among 11 drivers; C. Briscoe (P) 1-19; D. Hamlin (P) 20-37; J. Berry 38; R. Blaney (P) 39; B. Keselowski 40-44; D. Hamlin (P) 45-83; C. Bell (P) 84-86; K. Larson (P) 87; C. Bell (P) 88-122; J. Nemechek 123; D. Suarez 124-129; D. Hamlin (P) 130-172; C. Elliott (P) 173-195; D. Hamlin (P) 196-221; C. Bell (P) 222; D. Hamlin (P) 223-255; C. Bell (P) 256-258; *. Wallace (P) 259-265; C. Bell (P) 266; *. Wallace (P) 267-272; C. Elliott (P) 273.
Credit: KANSAS CITY, KANSAS – SEPTEMBER 28: Chase Elliott, driver of the #9 Kelley Blue Book Chevrolet, Kyle Larson, driver of the #5 HendrickCars.com Chevrolet, and Christopher Bell, driver of the #20 Rheem Toyota, race during the NASCAR Cup Series Hollywood Casino 400 Presented by ESPN BET at Kansas Speedway on September 28, 2025 in Kansas City, Kansas. (Photo by Chris Graythen/Getty Images)
Stages:
Stage 1 Top 10: 11, 5, 9, 20, 1, 19, 22, 17, 38, 77
Stage 2 Top 10: 11, 20, 5, 9, 19, 23, 22, 1, 12, 48
Credit: KANSAS CITY, KANSAS – SEPTEMBER 28: Bubba Wallace, driver of the #23 U.S. Air Force Toyota, and Christopher Bell, driver of the #20 Rheem Toyota, lead the field during the NASCAR Cup Series Hollywood Casino 400 Presented by ESPN BET at Kansas Speedway on September 28, 2025 in Kansas City, Kansas. (Photo by Sean Gardner/Getty Images)
NASCAR Cup Series Race Number 31
Race Results for the Hollywood Casino 400 Presented by ESPN BET – Sunday, September 28, 2025
Kansas Speedway – Kansas City, KS – 1.5 – Mile Paved
Total Race Length – 273 Laps – 409.5 Miles
Provided by NASCAR Statistics – Sunday, 9/28/2025 @ 06:45 PM Eastern
Finish Start Car Team Laps Status
1. 4. Car 9 Chase Elliott (P) Kelley Blue Book Chevrolet 273 Running
2. 2. Car 11 Denny Hamlin (P) Sport Clips Haircuts Toyota 273 Running
3. 5. Car 20 Christopher Bell (P) Rheem Toyota 273 Running
4. 1. Car 19 Chase Briscoe (P) Bass Pro Shops Toyota 273 Running
5. 7. Car 23 * Bubba Wallace (P) U.S. Air Force Toyota 273 Running
6. 3. Car 5 Kyle Larson (P) HendrickCars.com Chevrolet 273 Running
7. 12. Car 45 * Tyler Reddick (P) The Beast Toyota 273 Running
8. 31. Car 6 Brad Keselowski Solomon Plumbing Ford 273 Running
9. 11. Car 24 William Byron (P) Cincinnati Chevrolet 273 Running
10. 24. Car 88 Shane Van Gisbergen # Red Bull Chevrolet 273 Running
11. 9. Car 1 Ross Chastain (P) Kubota Chevrolet 273 Running
12. 23. Car 34 * Todd Gilliland Dean’s Dip Ford 273 Running
13. 33. Car 10 Ty Dillon Draft Kings Chevrolet 273 Running
14. 21. Car 71 Michael McDowell Gainbridge Chevrolet 273 Running
15. 15. Car 17 Chris Buescher Body Guard Ford 273 Running
16. 10. Car 43 Erik Jones Advent Health Toyota 273 Running
17. 30. Car 99 Daniel Suarez Freeway Hispanic Heritage Chevrolet 273 Running
18. 22. Car 7 Justin Haley NationsGuard Chevrolet 273 Running
19. 29. Car 8 Kyle Busch Cheddar’s Scratch Kitchen Chevrolet 273 Running
20. 27. Car 41 Cole Custer Haas/Andy’s Ford 273 Running
21. 35. Car 22 Joey Logano (P) Shell Pennzoil Ford 273 Running
22. 32. Car 35 * Riley Herbst # Monster Energy Toyota 273 Running
23. 14. Car 4 * Noah Gragson Beef A Roo Ford 273 Running
25. 8. Car 54 Ty Gibbs SAIA LTL Freight Toyota 272 Running
26. 19. Car 60 Ryan Preece Kroger/Minute Rice Ford 271 Running
27. 16. Car 3 Austin Dillon BPS/Winchester Deer Season XP Chevrolet 271 Running
28. 17. Car 48 Alex Bowman Ally Chevrolet 271 Running
29. 6. Car 77 Carson Hocevar Delaware Life Chevrolet 269 Running
30. 26. Car 2 Austin Cindric (P) Discount Tire Ford 269 Running
31. 28. Car 38 * Zane Smith Speedy Cash Ford 266 Accident
32. 25. Car 42 John Hunter Nemechek Dollar Tree Toyota 266 Accident
33. 13. Car 21 Josh Berry Menards/Dutch Boy Ford 266 Accident
34. 36. Car 44 * JJ Yeley(i) PCNY Concierge Chevrolet 261 Running
35. 18. Car 47 Ricky Stenhouse Jr. Ram Self Storage Chevrolet 236 Running
36. 20. Car 16 AJ Allmendinger Action Industries Chevrolet 216 Accident
37. 34. Car 51 Cody Ware Evel Knievel Museum Ford 52 Accident
Race Comments: Prior to the start of the race, the following vehicle(s) dropped to the rear of the field under penalty: Nos. 10, 14, 25 (Unapproved Adjustments). Additional penalties: Nos. 71 and 88 – Unapproved adjustments (Splitter), crew chiefs ejected, loss of pit selection, start at the rear of the field, the vehicle must perform a stop and go penalty after receiving the green flag. Failed to Qualify: None. Time of Race: 3 Hrs, 19 Mins, 35 Secs. Average Speed: 123.106 MPH. Margin of Victory: .069 Seconds. Fastest Lap Bonus: # 11 lap 224/30.278. Caution Flags: 9 for 48 laps. Lead Changes: 20 among 11 drivers.
(i) Ineligible for driver points in this series
Next Race: October 5, 2025 – Charlotte Motor Speedway Road Course
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