Starting from pole Car 5 Kyle Larson HendrickCars.com Chevrolet won the 21st Annual Hollywood Casino 400, his 15th win in 258 NASCAR Cup Series races. This is his 9th win & 25th Top 10 finish in 2021. This is his 1st win & 6th Top 10 finish in 15 races at Kansas Speedway. It is the 3rd consecutive race win for the 29-year old Californian and the second time this season he’s won 3 in a row. The last time a driver won three straight races twice in a season was 1987 when the late, seven-time champion Dale Earnhardt accomplished the feat. Kyle also actually set a new record for most laps led by a driver in a 36 race single season in NASCAR. 2nd Place Car 9 Chase Elliott NAPA Auto Parts Chevrolet, started from 5th place posted his eighth Top 10 finish in 13 races at Kansas Speedway. It is his 20th Top 10 finish in 2021. 3rd Place Car 4 Kevin Harvick Subway Delivery Ford, started from 11th place posted his 19th Top 10 finish in 33 races at Kansas Speedway.
4th Place Car 1 Kurt Busch AdventHealth Chevrolet, started from 13th place followed by 5th place Car 11 Denny Hamlin FedEx Freight Toyota, started from 6th place. 6th Place Car 24 William Byron RaptorTough.com Chevrolet, started from 9th place followed by 7th place Car 19 Martin Truex Jr. Bass Pro Shops Toyota, started from 7th place. 8th Place Car 20 Christopher Bell Craftsman Toyota, started from 10th place followed by 9th place Car 22 Joey Logano Shell Pennzoil Ford, started from 8th place. Lastly in the Top 10 was Car 3 Austin Dillon Get Bioethanol Chevrolet, in 10th place, started from 14th place. Chase Briscoe (19th) was the highest finishing rookie. Kyle Larson (P) leads the point standings by 74 points over Chase Elliott (P).
The race had 7 Cautions for 33 Laps: 1st Caution on lap 11 for Weather (Red Flag:15:46). 2nd Caution on lap 24 for #18 Crash in Turn 1. 3rd Caution on lap 82 for Stage 1 Conclusion. 4th Caution on lap 162 for Stage 2 Conclusion. 5th Caution on lap 174 for #38 Incident on the Frontstretch. 6th Caution on lap 219 for #6 Spin in Turn 2. 7th Caution on lap 225 for #3 and 12 Crash in Turn 2.
The race had 23 Lead Changes among 8 drivers; K. Larson (P) 1-14; B. Keselowski (P) 15-16; K. Larson (P) 17-24; M. DiBenedetto 25-27; K. Larson (P) 28; M. DiBenedetto 29; K. Larson (P) 30-32; C. Elliott (P) 33-34; W. Byron 35-36; K. Larson (P) 37-87; C. Elliott (P) 88-121; W. Byron 122; K. Busch 123; J. Logano (P) 124-145; W. Byron 146-163; K. Larson (P) 164-167; W. Byron 168-169; K. Larson (P) 170-172; T. Reddick 173-178; K. Larson (P) 179-185; W. Byron 186-219; K. Busch 220-222; C. Elliott (P) 223-228; K. Larson (P) 229-267.
Stages:
Stage 1 Top 10: 5, 24, 9, 1, 11, 4, 48, 42, 18, 8
Stage 2 Top 10: 24, 9, 5, 1, 4, 8, 48, 11, 23, 42
NASCAR Cup Series Race Number 34
Race Results for the 21st Annual Hollywood Casino 400 – Sunday, October 24, 2021 Kansas Speedway – Kansas City, KS – 1.5 – Mile Paved
Total Race Length – 267 Laps – 400.5 Miles
Finish Start Car Team Laps Status
| 1. 1. Car 5 Kyle Larson (P) HendrickCars.com Chevrolet 267 Running |
| 2. 5. Car 9 Chase Elliott (P) NAPA Auto Parts Chevrolet 267 Running |
| 3. 11. Car 4 Kevin Harvick Subway Delivery Ford 267 Running |
| 4. 13. Car 1 Kurt Busch AdventHealth Chevrolet 267 Running |
| 5. 6. Car 11 Denny Hamlin (P) FedEx Freight Toyota 267 Running |
| 6. 9. Car 24 William Byron RaptorTough.com Chevrolet 267 Running |
| 7. 7. Car 19 Martin Truex Jr. (P) Bass Pro Shops Toyota 267 Running |
| 8. 10. Car 20 Christopher Bell Craftsman Toyota 267 Running |
| 9. 8. Car 22 Joey Logano (P) Shell Pennzoil Ford 267 Running |
| 10. 14. Car 3 Austin Dillon Get Bioethanol Chevrolet 267 Running |
| 11. 25. Car 48 Alex Bowman Ally Chevrolet 267 Running |
| 12. 21. Car 17 Chris Buescher Fastenal Ford 267 Running |
| 13. 24. Car 42 Ross Chastain Clover Chevrolet 267 Running |
| 14. 27. Car 23 Bubba Wallace Door Dash Toyota 267 Running |
| 15. 16. Car 99 Daniel Suarez Good Sam Chevrolet 267 Running |
| 16. 18. Car 34 Michael McDowell Love’s Travel Stops Ford 266 Running |
| 17. 3. Car 2 Brad Keselowski (P) Discount Tire Ford 266 Running |
| 18. 22. Car 41 Cole Custer Feeding America/Wow Wow Ford 266 Running |
| 19. 19. Car 14 Chase Briscoe # DEKALB Ford 266 Running |
| 20. 40. Car 96 * Parker Kligerman(i) Fast Checkout Toyota 266 Running |
| 21. 32. Car 37 * Ryan Preece Louisiana Hot Sauce Chevrolet 265 Running |
| 22. 12. Car 8 Tyler Reddick Cat Dealer Tech Chevrolet 265 Running |
| 23. 15. Car 21 Matt DiBenedetto Menards/Monster Ford 265 Running |
| 24. 28. Car 47 Ricky Stenhouse Jr. Bush’s Beans Chevrolet 265 Running |
| 25. 23. Car 7 Corey LaJoie Circle B Diecast Chevrolet 263 Running |
| 26. 20. Car 10 Aric Almirola Farmland/Hy-Vee Ford 263 Running |
| 27. 31. Car 6 Ryan Newman Violet Defense Ford 263 Running |
| 28. 4. Car 18 Kyle Busch (P) M&M’s Halloween Toyota 261 Running |
| 29. 17. Car 43 Erik Jones Petty’s Garage Chevrolet 260 Running |
| 30. 26. Car 78 BJ McLeod(i) NASCAR Ignition Ford 259 Running |
| 31. 36. Car 51 Cody Ware(i) Nurtec ODT Chevrolet 258 Running |
| 32. 39. Car 53 Joey Gase(i) Donor Network Chevrolet 256 Running |
| 33. 30. Car 52 Josh Bilicki(i) Tailgreeter Ford 256 Running |
| 34. 38. Car 13 * David Starr(i) Brown & Brown Dealer Services Ford 255 Running |
| 35. 35. Car 00 Quin Houff CREEK/Chariton Chevrolet 255 Running |
| 36. 34. Car 15 Ryan Ellis(i) Arrowhead Brass Chevrolet 254 Running |
| 37. 2. Car 12 Ryan Blaney (P) Menards/Cardell Cabinetry Ford 224 Accident |
| 38. 29. Car 38 Anthony Alfredo # Speedy Cash Ford 171 Accident |
| 39. 33. Car 77 Justin Haley(i) Circle B Diecast Chevrolet 165 Engine |
| 40. 37. Car 66 * Chad Finchum(i) Smithbilt Homes Toyota 47 Handling |
Race Comments: Prior to the start of the race, the following cars dropped to the rear of the field for the reasons indicated: No. 00 (Three Inspection Failures), No. 6 (Two Inspection Failures), No. 14 (Unapproved Adjustments). Failed to Qualify: None. Time of Race: 3 Hrs, 3 Mins, 49 Secs. Average Speed: 130.728 MPH. Margin of Victory: 3.619 Seconds. Caution Flags: 7 for 33 laps. Lead Changes: 23 among 8 drivers.
(i) Ineligible for driver points in this series
Next Race: October 31, 2021 – Martinsville Speedway
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