2023 Hollywood Casino 400
Race details[1][2][3][4][5][6][7][8][9] | |||
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Race 28 of 36 in the 2023 NASCAR Cup Series | |||
Date | September 10, 2023 (2023-09-10) | ||
Location | Kansas Speedway in Kansas City, Kansas | ||
Course | Permanent racing facility 1.5 mi (2.4 km) | ||
Distance | 268 laps, 402 mi (643.2 km) | ||
Scheduled Distance | 267 laps, 400.5 mi (640.8 km) | ||
Average speed | 125.212 miles per hour (201.509 km/h) | ||
Pole position | |||
Driver |
| Joe Gibbs Racing | |
Time | 29.954 | ||
Most laps led | |||
Driver | Kyle Larson | Hendrick Motorsports | |
Laps | 99 | ||
Winner | |||
No. 45 | Tyler Reddick | 23XI Racing | |
Television in the United States | |||
Network | USA | ||
Announcers | Rick Allen, Jeff Burton, Steve Letarte and Dale Earnhardt Jr. | ||
Radio in the United States | |||
Radio | MRN | ||
Booth Announcers | Alex Hayden, Jeff Striegle and Rusty Wallace | ||
Turn Announcers | Dave Moody (1 & 2) and Mike Bagley (3 & 4) |
The 2023 Hollywood Casino 400 was a NASCAR Cup Series race held on September 10, 2023, at Kansas Speedway in Kansas City, Kansas. Contested over 268 laps -- extended from 267 laps due to an overtime finish, on the 1.5 mi (2.4 km) intermediate speedway, it was the 28th race of the 2023 NASCAR Cup Series season, the second race of the Playoffs, and the second race of the Round of 16.
Report
Background
Kansas Speedway is a 1.5-mile (2.4 km) tri-oval race track in Kansas City, Kansas. It was built in 2001 and it currently hosts two annual NASCAR race weekends. The IndyCar Series also raced at here until 2011. The speedway is owned and operated by the International Speedway Corporation.
Entry list
- (R) denotes rookie driver.
- (i) denotes the driver ineligible for series driver points.
- (P) denotes playoff driver.
- (OP) denotes owner’s playoffs car.
Practice
Tyler Reddick was the fastest in the practice session with a time of 30.200 seconds and a speed of 178.808 mph (287.764 km/h).[10]
Practice results
Pos | No. | Driver | Team | Manufacturer | Time | Speed |
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1 | 45 | Tyler Reddick (P) | 23XI Racing | Toyota | 30.200 | 178.808 |
2 | 24 | William Byron (P) | Hendrick Motorsports | Chevrolet | 30.378 | 177.760 |
3 | 23 | Bubba Wallace (P) | 23XI Racing | Toyota | 30.390 | 177.690 |
Official practice results |
Qualifying
Christopher Bell scored the pole for the race with a time of 29.954 and a speed of 180.276 mph (290.126 km/h).[11]
Qualifying results
Pos | No. | Driver | Team | Manufacturer | R1 | R2 |
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1 | 20 | Christopher Bell (P) | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 30.126 | 29.954 |
2 | 5 | Kyle Larson (P) | Hendrick Motorsports | Chevrolet | 30.162 | 30.029 |
3 | 19 | Martin Truex Jr. (P) | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 30.375 | 30.207 |
4 | 9 | Chase Elliott (OP) | Hendrick Motorsports | Chevrolet | 30.381 | 30.227 |
5 | 45 | Tyler Reddick (P) | 23XI Racing | Toyota | 30.199 | 30.253 |
6 | 1 | Ross Chastain (P) | Trackhouse Racing | Chevrolet | 29.925 | 30.282 |
7 | 34 | Michael McDowell (P) | Front Row Motorsports | Ford | 30.175 | 30.291 |
8 | 3 | Austin Dillon | Richard Childress Racing | Chevrolet | 30.253 | 30.303 |
9 | 24 | William Byron (P) | Hendrick Motorsports | Chevrolet | 30.240 | 30.375 |
10 | 23 | Bubba Wallace (P) | 23XI Racing | Toyota | 30.215 | 30.436 |
11 | 22 | Joey Logano (P) | Team Penske | Ford | 30.397 | — |
12 | 6 | Brad Keselowski (P) | RFK Racing | Ford | 30.404 | — |
13 | 17 | Chris Buescher (P) | RFK Racing | Ford | 30.417 | — |
14 | 11 | Denny Hamlin (P) | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 30.421 | — |
15 | 99 | Daniel Suárez | Trackhouse Racing | Chevrolet | 30.426 | — |
16 | 47 | Ricky Stenhouse Jr. (P) | JTG Daugherty Racing | Chevrolet | 30.437 | — |
17 | 12 | Ryan Blaney (P) | Team Penske | Ford | 30.451 | — |
18 | 2 | Austin Cindric | Team Penske | Ford | 30.458 | — |
19 | 43 | Erik Jones | Legacy Motor Club | Chevrolet | 30.469 | — |
20 | 4 | Kevin Harvick (P) | Stewart-Haas Racing | Ford | 30.516 | — |
21 | 42 | Carson Hocevar (i) | Legacy Motor Club | Chevrolet | 30.585 | — |
22 | 16 | A. J. Allmendinger | Kaulig Racing | Chevrolet | 30.587 | — |
23 | 7 | Corey LaJoie | Spire Motorsports | Chevrolet | 30.655 | — |
24 | 48 | Alex Bowman | Hendrick Motorsports | Chevrolet | 30.662 | — |
25 | 10 | Aric Almirola | Stewart-Haas Racing | Ford | 30.693 | — |
26 | 14 | Chase Briscoe | Stewart-Haas Racing | Ford | 30.711 | — |
27 | 51 | Cole Custer (i) | Rick Ware Racing | Ford | 30.724 | — |
28 | 41 | Ryan Preece | Stewart-Haas Racing | Ford | 30.756 | — |
29 | 21 | Harrison Burton | Wood Brothers Racing | Ford | 30.774 | — |
30 | 31 | Justin Haley | Kaulig Racing | Chevrolet | 30.818 | — |
31 | 15 | J. J. Yeley (i) | Rick Ware Racing | Ford | 30.889 | — |
32 | 38 | Todd Gilliland | Front Row Motorsports | Ford | 30.893 | — |
33 | 77 | Ty Dillon | Spire Motorsports | Chevrolet | 30.956 | — |
34 | 78 | Sheldon Creed (i) | Live Fast Motorsports | Chevrolet | 31.165 | — |
35 | 8 | Kyle Busch (P) | Richard Childress Racing | Chevrolet | 0.000 | — |
36 | 54 | Ty Gibbs (R) | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 0.000 | — |
Official qualifying results |
Race
Race results
Stage results
Stage One Laps: 80
Pos | No | Driver | Team | Manufacturer | Points |
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1 | 5 | Kyle Larson (P) | Hendrick Motorsports | Chevrolet | 10 |
2 | 23 | Bubba Wallace (P) | 23XI Racing | Toyota | 9 |
3 | 20 | Christopher Bell (P) | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 8 |
4 | 1 | Ross Chastain (P) | Trackhouse Racing | Chevrolet | 7 |
5 | 12 | Ryan Blaney (P) | Team Penske | Ford | 6 |
6 | 45 | Tyler Reddick (P) | 23XI Racing | Toyota | 5 |
7 | 11 | Denny Hamlin (P) | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 4 |
8 | 6 | Brad Keselowski (P) | RFK Racing | Ford | 3 |
9 | 9 | Chase Elliott (OP) | Hendrick Motorsports | Chevrolet | 2 |
10 | 4 | Kevin Harvick (P) | Stewart-Haas Racing | Ford | 1 |
Official stage one results |
Stage Two Laps: 85
Pos | No | Driver | Team | Manufacturer | Points |
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1 | 6 | Brad Keselowski (P) | RFK Racing | Ford | 10 |
2 | 11 | Denny Hamlin (P) | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 9 |
3 | 9 | Chase Elliott (OP) | Hendrick Motorsports | Chevrolet | 8 |
4 | 4 | Kevin Harvick (P) | Stewart-Haas Racing | Ford | 7 |
5 | 45 | Tyler Reddick (P) | 23XI Racing | Toyota | 6 |
6 | 43 | Erik Jones | Legacy Motor Club | Chevrolet | 5 |
7 | 12 | Ryan Blaney (P) | Team Penske | Ford | 4 |
8 | 22 | Joey Logano (P) | Team Penske | Ford | 3 |
9 | 17 | Chris Buescher (P) | RFK Racing | Ford | 2 |
10 | 20 | Christopher Bell (P) | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 1 |
Official stage two results |
Final Stage results
Stage Three Laps: 102
Pos | Grid | No | Driver | Team | Manufacturer | Laps | Points |
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1 | 5 | 45 | Tyler Reddick (P) | 23XI Racing | Toyota | 268 | 51 |
2 | 14 | 11 | Denny Hamlin (P) | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 268 | 48 |
3 | 19 | 43 | Erik Jones | Legacy Motor Club | Chevrolet | 268 | 39 |
4 | 2 | 5 | Kyle Larson (P) | Hendrick Motorsports | Chevrolet | 268 | 43 |
5 | 11 | 22 | Joey Logano (P) | Team Penske | Ford | 268 | 35 |
6 | 4 | 9 | Chase Elliott (OP) | Hendrick Motorsports | Chevrolet | 268 | 41 |
7 | 35 | 8 | Kyle Busch (P) | Richard Childress Racing | Chevrolet | 268 | 30 |
8 | 1 | 20 | Christopher Bell (P) | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 268 | 38 |
9 | 12 | 6 | Brad Keselowski (P) | RFK Racing | Ford | 268 | 41 |
10 | 24 | 48 | Alex Bowman | Hendrick Motorsports | Chevrolet | 268 | 27 |
11 | 20 | 4 | Kevin Harvick (P) | Stewart-Haas Racing | Ford | 268 | 34 |
12 | 17 | 12 | Ryan Blaney (P) | Team Penske | Ford | 268 | 35 |
13 | 6 | 1 | Ross Chastain (P) | Trackhouse Racing | Chevrolet | 268 | 31 |
14 | 36 | 54 | Ty Gibbs (R) | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 268 | 23 |
15 | 9 | 24 | William Byron (P) | Hendrick Motorsports | Chevrolet | 268 | 22 |
16 | 15 | 99 | Daniel Suárez | Trackhouse Racing | Chevrolet | 268 | 21 |
17 | 25 | 10 | Aric Almirola | Stewart-Haas Racing | Ford | 268 | 20 |
18 | 28 | 41 | Ryan Preece | Stewart-Haas Racing | Ford | 268 | 19 |
19 | 26 | 14 | Chase Briscoe | Stewart-Haas Racing | Ford | 268 | 18 |
20 | 21 | 42 | Carson Hocevar (i) | Legacy Motor Club | Chevrolet | 268 | 0 |
21 | 30 | 31 | Justin Haley | Kaulig Racing | Chevrolet | 268 | 16 |
22 | 23 | 7 | Corey LaJoie | Spire Motorsports | Chevrolet | 268 | 15 |
23 | 16 | 47 | Ricky Stenhouse Jr. (P) | JTG Daugherty Racing | Chevrolet | 268 | 14 |
24 | 27 | 51 | Cole Custer (i) | Rick Ware Racing | Ford | 268 | 0 |
25 | 32 | 38 | Todd Gilliland | Front Row Motorsports | Ford | 267 | 12 |
26 | 7 | 34 | Michael McDowell (P) | Front Row Motorsports | Ford | 267 | 11 |
27 | 13 | 17 | Chris Buescher (P) | RFK Racing | Ford | 267 | 12 |
28 | 33 | 77 | Ty Dillon | Spire Motorsports | Chevrolet | 267 | 9 |
29 | 34 | 78 | Sheldon Creed (i) | Live Fast Motorsports | Chevrolet | 266 | 0 |
30 | 22 | 16 | A. J. Allmendinger | Kaulig Racing | Chevrolet | 266 | 7 |
31 | 18 | 2 | Austin Cindric | Team Penske | Ford | 266 | 6 |
32 | 10 | 23 | Bubba Wallace (P) | 23XI Racing | Toyota | 264 | 14 |
33 | 8 | 3 | Austin Dillon | Richard Childress Racing | Chevrolet | 259 | 4 |
34 | 31 | 15 | J. J. Yeley (i) | Rick Ware Racing | Ford | 212 | 0 |
35 | 29 | 21 | Harrison Burton | Wood Brothers Racing | Ford | 175 | 2 |
36 | 3 | 19 | Martin Truex Jr. (P) | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 3 | 1 |
Official race results |
Race statistics
- Lead changes: 19 among 10 different drivers
- Cautions/Laps: 9 for 45 laps
- Red flags: 0
- Time of race: 3 hours, 12 minutes, and 38 seconds
- Average speed: 125.212 miles per hour (201.509 km/h)
Media
Television
USA covered the race on the television side. Rick Allen, Jeff Burton, Steve Letarte and Dale Earnhardt Jr. called the race from the broadcast booth. Dave Burns, Kim Coon and Parker Kligerman handled the pit road duties from pit lane.
USA | |
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Booth announcers | Pit reporters |
Lap-by-lap: Rick Allen Color-commentator: Jeff Burton Color-commentator: Steve Letarte Color-commentator: Dale Earnhardt Jr. | Dave Burns Kim Coon Parker Kligerman |
Radio
MRN had the radio call for the race, which was also simulcast on Sirius XM NASCAR Radio. Alex Hayden, Jeff Striegle and 1989 NASCAR Cup Series Champion Rusty Wallace called the race for MRN when the field raced thru the front straightaway. Dave Moody called the race for MRN from Turns 1 & 2, and Mike Bagley called the race for MRN from turns 3 & 4. Steve Post, Chris Wilner, Jacklyn Drake and Brienne Pedigo covered the action for MRN from pit lane.
MRN | ||
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Booth announcers | Turn announcers | Pit reporters |
Lead announcer: Alex Hayden Announcer: Jeff Striegle Announcer: Rusty Wallace | Turns 1 & 2: Dave Moody Turns 3 & 4: Mike Bagley | Steve Post Chris Wilner Jacklyn Drake Brienne Pedigo |
Standings after the race
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References
- ^ "2023 schedule". Jayski.com. Jayski's Silly Season Site. Retrieved October 10, 2022.
- ^ "Kansas Speedway". NASCAR.com. NASCAR Media Group, LLC. January 3, 2013. Archived from the original on April 28, 2017. Retrieved August 14, 2022.
- ^ Taranto, Steven (September 14, 2022). "NASCAR releases 2023 Cup Series schedule highlighted by new Chicago, All-Star race stops". CBS Broadcasting Inc. Retrieved March 29, 2023.
- ^ "NASCAR unveils 2023 schedule for its national series". National Association for Stock Car Auto Racing, LLC. September 14, 2022. Retrieved March 29, 2023.
- ^ "Entry List" (PDF). Jayski.com. Jayski's Silly Season Site. September 5, 2023. Retrieved September 5, 2023.
- ^ "Practice Results". NASCAR.com. NASCAR Media Group, LLC. September 9, 2023. Retrieved September 9, 2023.
- ^ "Qualifying Results". NASCAR.com. NASCAR Media Group, LLC. September 9, 2023. Retrieved September 9, 2023.
- ^ "Hollywood Casino 400 Results". NASCAR.com. NASCAR. September 10, 2023. Retrieved September 10, 2023.
- ^ "Points standings" (PDF). Jayski.com. Jayski's Silly Season Site. September 10, 2023. Retrieved September 10, 2023.
- ^ Utter, Jim (September 9, 2023). "NASCAR Kansas: Reddick tops Cup practice, drama for playoff drivers". Motorsport.com. Kansas City, Kansas: Motorsport Network. Retrieved September 9, 2023.
- ^ Utter, Jim (September 9, 2023). "NASCAR Kansas: Christopher Bell rebounds with Cup pole". Motorsport.com. Kansas City, Kansas: Motorsport Network. Retrieved September 9, 2023.
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