Starting from 4th place Car 5 Kyle Larson HendrickCars.com Chevrolet won the AdventHealth 400, his 25th win in 343 NASCAR Cup Series races. The margin of victory was .001 seconds, the closest finish in NASCAR Cup Series history. This is his 2nd win & 6th Top 10 finish in 2024. This is his 2nd win & 11th Top 10 finish in 19 races at Kansas Speedway. 2nd Place Car 17 Chris Buescher Castrol Edge Ford, started from 12th place posted his 4th Top 10 finish in 17 races at Kansas Speedway. It is his 6th Top 10 finish in 2024. 3rd Place Car 9 Chase Elliott NAPA Auto Parts Chevrolet, started from 9th place posted his 11th Top 10 finish in 17 races at Kansas Speedway.
Credit: KANSAS CITY, KANSAS – MAY 05: Kyle Larson, driver of the #5 HendrickCars.com Chevrolet, takes the checkered flag over Chris Buescher, driver of the #17 Castrol Edge Ford, to win the NASCAR Cup Series AdventHealth 400 at Kansas Speedway on May 05, 2024 in Kansas City, Kansas. (Photo by Logan Riely/Getty Images)
4th Place Car 19 Martin Truex Jr. Auto-Owners Insurance Toyota, started from 13th place followed by 5th place Car 11 Denny Hamlin Sport Clips Haircuts Toyota, started from 14th place. 6th Place Car 20 Christopher Bell Yahoo! Toyota, started from pole followed by 7th place Car 48 Alex Bowman Ally Chevrolet, started from 18th place. 8th Place Car 8 Kyle Busch Cheddar’s Scratch Kitchen Chevrolet, started from 5th place followed by 9th place Car 10 Noah Gragson Bass Pro Shops Winchester Ford, started from 3rd place. Lastly in the Top 10 was Car 34 Michael McDowell Love’s Travel Stops Ford, in 10th place, started from 8th place. Josh Berry (15th) was the highest finishing rookie. Kyle Larson leads the point standings by 29 points over Martin Truex Jr..
Credit: KANSAS CITY, KANSAS – MAY 05: Kyle Larson, driver of the #5 HendrickCars.com Chevrolet, and crew celebrate in victory lane after winning the NASCAR Cup Series AdventHealth 400 at Kansas Speedway on May 05, 2024 in Kansas City, Kansas. (Photo by Sean Gardner/Getty Images)
The race had 7 Cautions for 43 Laps: 1st Caution on lap 82 for Stage 1 Conclusion. 2nd Caution on lap 167 for Stage 2 Conclusion. 3rd Caution on lap 177 for Nos. 7, 31, 33, 84 Crash in Turn 2. 4th Caution on lap 186 for Nos. 2, 11, 23, 34 Crash on the Backstretch. 5th Caution on lap 193 for No. 21 Spin Backstretch. 6th Caution on lap 199 for Nos. 14, 22 Spin Frontstretch. 7th Caution on lap 262 for No. 8 Spin Turn 2.
Credit: KANSAS CITY, KANSAS – MAY 05: Christopher Bell, driver of the #20 Yahoo! Toyota, leads the field to the green flag to start he NASCAR Cup Series AdventHealth 400 at Kansas Speedway on May 05, 2024 in Kansas City, Kansas. (Photo by Logan Riely/Getty Images)
The race had 27 Lead Changes among 10 drivers; C. Bell 1; R. Chastain 2-32; C. Bell 33-35; D. Kraus 36-41; R. Chastain 42-43; K. Larson 44; R. Chastain 45-50; K. Larson 51-62; D. Hamlin 63-64; K. Larson 65; D. Hamlin 66-83; R. Chastain 84-87; C. Bell 88; K. Larson 89-118; T. Reddick 119-125; C. Buescher 126-168; K. Larson 169-183; K. Busch 184-197; K. Larson 198-201; T. Gilliland 202-205; D. Hamlin 206-207; C. Buescher 208-214; D. Hamlin 215-227; C. Buescher 228; D. Hamlin 229-262; B. Keselowski 263; D. Hamlin 264-265; C. Buescher 266-268.
Credit: KANSAS CITY, KANSAS – MAY 05: Kyle Larson, driver of the #5 HendrickCars.com Chevrolet, Martin Truex Jr., driver of the #19 Auto-Owners Insurance Toyota, and Ross Chastain, driver of the #1 Busch Light Crocs Chevrolet, race during the NASCAR Cup Series AdventHealth 400 at Kansas Speedway on May 05, 2024 in Kansas City, Kansas. (Photo by Sean Gardner/Getty Images)
Stages:
Stage 1 Top 10: 11, 1, 5, 20, 17, 54, 19, 8, 10, 9
Stage 2 Top 10: 17, 5, 11, 8, 19, 54, 48, 45, 1, 10
Credit: KANSAS CITY, KANSAS – MAY 05: Kyle Larson, driver of the #5 HendrickCars.com Chevrolet, crosses the finish line ahead of Chris Buescher, driver of the #17 Castrol Edge Ford, to win the NASCAR Cup Series AdventHealth 400 at Kansas Speedway on May 05, 2024 in Kansas City, Kansas. (Photo by Sean Gardner/Getty Images)
Credit: KANSAS CITY, KANSAS – MAY 05: Kyle Busch, driver of the #8 Cheddar’s Scratch Kitchen Chevrolet, Martin Truex Jr., driver of the #19 Auto-Owners Insurance Toyota, and Tyler Reddick, driver of the #45 Monster Energy Toyota, race during the NASCAR Cup Series AdventHealth 400 at Kansas Speedway on May 05, 2024 in Kansas City, Kansas. (Photo by Sean Gardner/Getty Images)
NASCAR Cup Series Race Number 12
Race Results for the AdventHealth 400 – Sunday, May 5, 2024
Kansas Speedway – Kansas City, KS – 1.5 – Mile Paved
Total Race Length – 268 Laps – 402. Miles
Provided by NASCAR Statistics – Sunday, 5/5/2024 @ 10:04 PM Eastern
Finish Start Car Team Laps Status
1. 4. Car 5 Kyle Larson HendrickCars.com Chevrolet 268 Running
2. 12. Car 17 Chris Buescher Castrol Edge Ford 268 Running
3. 9. Car 9 Chase Elliott NAPA Auto Parts Chevrolet 268 Running
4. 13. Car 19 Martin Truex Jr. Auto-Owners Insurance Toyota 268 Running
5. 14. Car 11 Denny Hamlin Sport Clips Haircuts Toyota 268 Running
6. 1. Car 20 Christopher Bell Yahoo! Toyota 268 Running
7. 18. Car 48 Alex Bowman Ally Chevrolet 268 Running
8. 5. Car 8 Kyle Busch Cheddar’s Scratch Kitchen Chevrolet 268 Running
9. 3. Car 10 Noah Gragson Bass Pro Shops Winchester Ford 268 Running
10. 8. Car 34 Michael McDowell Love’s Travel Stops Ford 268 Running
11. 30. Car 6 Brad Keselowski Consumer Cellular Ford 268 Running
12. 26. Car 12 Ryan Blaney Menards/Cardell Cabinetry Ford 268 Running
13. 29. Car 42 John Hunter Nemechek Family Dollar Toyota 268 Running
14. 25. Car 38 Todd Gilliland Long John Silver’s Ford 268 Running
15. 17. Car 4 Josh Berry # Overstock.com Ford 268 Running
16. 21. Car 47 Ricky Stenhouse Jr. Minute Rice Chevrolet 268 Running
17. 23. Car 23 Bubba Wallace MoneyLion Toyota 268 Running
18. 35. Car 51 Justin Haley Children’s Mercy Hospital Ford 268 Running
19. 2. Car 1 Ross Chastain Busch Light Crocs Chevrolet 268 Running
20. 15. Car 45 Tyler Reddick Monster Energy Toyota 268 Running
21. 10. Car 14 Chase Briscoe Rush Truck Centers/Cummins Ford 268 Running
22. 20. Car 43 Corey Heim(i) Dollar Tree Toyota 268 Running
23. 36. Car 24 William Byron RaptorTough.com Chevrolet 268 Running
24. 22. Car 77 Carson Hocevar # Delaware Life/Creative One Chevrolet 268 Running
25. 16. Car 3 Austin Dillon Get Bioethanol Chevrolet 268 Running
26. 28. Car 7 Corey LaJoie Gainbridge Chevrolet 268 Running
27. 27. Car 99 Daniel Suarez Choice Privileges Chevrolet 268 Running
28. 32. Car 41 Ryan Preece HaasTooling.com Ford 268 Running
29. 24. Car 71 Zane Smith # Focused Health Chevrolet 268 Running
30. 33. Car 31 Daniel Hemric LA Golf Chevrolet 268 Running
31. 38. Car 16 Derek Kraus projectwyoming.com Chevrolet 268 Running
32. 6. Car 54 Ty Gibbs SiriusXM Toyota 267 Running
33. 34. Car 33 * Austin Hill(i) United Rentals Chevrolet 267 Running
34. 11. Car 22 Joey Logano Shell Pennzoil Ford 266 Running
35. 37. Car 15 Riley Herbst(i) Monster Energy Zero Sugar Ford 266 Running
36. 31. Car 21 Harrison Burton Motorcraft/Quick Lane Ford 262 Running
37. 7. Car 2 Austin Cindric Snap on Ford 184 Accident 38. 19. Car 84 * Jimmie Johnson AdventHealth Toyota 175 Accident
Race Comments: No cars dropped to the rear of the field under penalty prior to the green flag to start the race. Failed to Qualify: None. Time of Race: 3 Hrs, 10 Mins, 42 Secs. Average Speed: 126.481 MPH. Margin of Victory: .001 Seconds. Caution Flags: 7 for 43 laps. Lead Changes: 27 among 10 drivers.
(i) Ineligible for driver points in this series
Next Race: May 12, 2024 – Darlington Raceway
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