2024 Hollywood Casino 400
NASCAR Cup Series race
Motor car race
The 2024 Hollywood Casino 400 presented by ESPN Bet was a NASCAR Cup Series race held on September 29, 2024, at Kansas Speedway in Kansas City, Kansas . Contested over 267 laps on the 1.5 mi (2.4 km) intermediate speedway, it was the 30th race of the 2024 NASCAR Cup Series season, the fourth race of the Playoffs, and the first race of the Round of 12. Ross Chastain won the race. William Byron finished 2nd, and Martin Truex Jr. finished 3rd. Ryan Blaney and Ty Gibbs rounded out the top five, and Alex Bowman , Christopher Bell , Denny Hamlin , Chase Elliott , and Zane Smith rounded out the top ten.
Report
Background
Kansas Speedway , the track where the race was held.
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.
(P) denotes playoff driver.
(i) denotes driver who is ineligible for series driver points.
Practice
Ross Chastain was the fastest in the practice session with a time of 30.433 seconds and a speed of 177.439 mph (285.560 km/h).
Practice results
Qualifying
Christopher Bell scored the pole for the race with a time of 30.111 and a speed of 179.336 mph (288.613 km/h).[ 10]
Qualifying results
Race
Race results
Stage results
Stage One
Laps: 80
Pos
Driver
Team
Manufacturer
Points
1
24
William Byron (P)
Hendrick Motorsports
Chevrolet
10
2
22
Joey Logano (P)
Team Penske
Ford
9
3
12
Ryan Blaney (P)
Team Penske
Ford
8
4
11
Denny Hamlin (P)
Joe Gibbs Racing
Toyota
7
5
20
Christopher Bell (P)
Joe Gibbs Racing
Toyota
6
6
54
Ty Gibbs
Joe Gibbs Racing
Toyota
5
7
2
Austin Cindric (P)
Team Penske
Ford
4
8
19
Martin Truex Jr.
Joe Gibbs Racing
Toyota
3
9
48
Alex Bowman (P)
Hendrick Motorsports
Chevrolet
2
10
77
Carson Hocevar (R)
Spire Motorsports
Chevrolet
1
Official stage one results
Stage Two
Laps: 85
Pos
Driver
Team
Manufacturer
Points
1
48
Alex Bowman (P)
Hendrick Motorsports
Chevrolet
10
2
54
Ty Gibbs
Joe Gibbs Racing
Toyota
9
3
12
Ryan Blaney (P)
Team Penske
Ford
8
4
24
William Byron (P)
Hendrick Motorsports
Chevrolet
7
5
6
Brad Keselowski
RFK Racing
Ford
6
6
77
Carson Hocevar (R)
Spire Motorsports
Chevrolet
5
7
8
Kyle Busch
Richard Childress Racing
Chevrolet
4
8
19
Martin Truex Jr.
Joe Gibbs Racing
Toyota
3
9
9
Chase Elliott (P)
Hendrick Motorsports
Chevrolet
2
10
14
Chase Briscoe (P)
Stewart-Haas Racing
Ford
1
Official stage two results
Final Stage results
Stage Three
Laps: 102
Pos
Grid
Driver
Team
Manufacturer
Laps
Points
1
20
1
Ross Chastain
Trackhouse Racing
Chevrolet
267
40
2
6
24
William Byron (P)
Hendrick Motorsports
Chevrolet
267
52
3
19
19
Martin Truex Jr.
Joe Gibbs Racing
Toyota
267
40
4
7
12
Ryan Blaney (P)
Team Penske
Ford
267
49
5
2
54
Ty Gibbs
Joe Gibbs Racing
Toyota
267
46
6
12
48
Alex Bowman (P)
Hendrick Motorsports
Chevrolet
267
43
7
1
20
Christopher Bell (P)
Joe Gibbs Racing
Toyota
267
36
8
8
11
Denny Hamlin (P)
Joe Gibbs Racing
Toyota
267
36
9
38
9
Chase Elliott (P)
Hendrick Motorsports
Chevrolet
267
30
10
15
71
Zane Smith (R)
Spire Motorsports
Chevrolet
267
27
11
25
17
Chris Buescher
RFK Racing
Ford
267
26
12
22
3
Austin Dillon
Richard Childress Racing
Chevrolet
267
25
13
10
99
Daniel Suárez (P)
Trackhouse Racing
Chevrolet
267
24
14
5
22
Joey Logano (P)
Team Penske
Ford
267
32
15
27
51
Corey LaJoie
Rick Ware Racing
Ford
267
22
16
37
41
Ryan Preece
Stewart-Haas Racing
Ford
267
21
17
13
23
Bubba Wallace
23XI Racing
Toyota
267
20
18
24
10
Noah Gragson
Stewart-Haas Racing
Ford
267
19
19
3
8
Kyle Busch
Richard Childress Racing
Chevrolet
267
22
20
30
31
Daniel Hemric
Kaulig Racing
Chevrolet
267
17
21
32
16
Ty Dillon (i)
Kaulig Racing
Chevrolet
267
0
22
26
6
Brad Keselowski
RFK Racing
Ford
267
21
23
28
21
Harrison Burton
Wood Brothers Racing
Ford
267
14
24
9
14
Chase Briscoe (P)
Stewart-Haas Racing
Ford
267
14
25
4
45
Tyler Reddick (P)
23XI Racing
Toyota
267
12
26
11
5
Kyle Larson (P)
Hendrick Motorsports
Chevrolet
267
11
27
33
38
Todd Gilliland
Front Row Motorsports
Ford
267
10
28
18
47
Ricky Stenhouse Jr.
JTG Daugherty Racing
Chevrolet
267
9
29
21
34
Michael McDowell
Front Row Motorsports
Ford
267
8
30
31
42
John Hunter Nemechek
Legacy Motor Club
Toyota
267
7
31
34
15
Kaz Grala (R)
Rick Ware Racing
Ford
267
6
32
14
77
Carson Hocevar (R)
Spire Motorsports
Chevrolet
267
11
33
23
7
Justin Haley
Spire Motorsports
Chevrolet
266
4
34
17
2
Austin Cindric (P)
Team Penske
Ford
263
7
35
16
43
Erik Jones
Legacy Motor Club
Toyota
263
2
36
35
84
Jimmie Johnson
Legacy Motor Club
Toyota
257
1
37
36
44
J. J. Yeley (i)
NY Racing Team
Chevrolet
118
0
38
29
4
Josh Berry (R)
Stewart-Haas Racing
Ford
0
1
Official race results
Race statistics
Lead changes: 30 among 15 different drivers
Cautions/Laps: 10 for 47 laps
Red flags: 0
Time of race: 3 hours, 14 minutes, and 54 seconds
Average speed: 123.294 miles per hour (198.422 km/h)
Television
USA covered the race on the television side. Leigh Diffey , Jeff Burton , and Steve Letarte called the race from the broadcast booth. Kim Coon, Parker Kligerman , and Marty Snider handled the pit road duties from pit lane.
Radio
MRN had the radio call for the race, which was also simulcast on Sirius XM NASCAR Radio . Alex Hayden, Jeff Striegle and former Championship Crew Chief Todd Gordon 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, Alan Cavanna, Jacklyn Drake and Winston Kelley covered the action for MRN from pit lane.
MRN
Booth announcers
Turn announcers
Pit reporters
Lead announcer: Alex HaydenAnnouncer: Jeff StriegleAnnouncer: Todd Gordon
Turns 1 & 2: Dave Moody Turns 3 & 4: Mike Bagley
Steve Post Alan Cavanna Jacklyn Drake Winston Kelley
Standings after the race
Drivers' Championship standings
Pos
Driver
Points
3
1
William Byron
3,074
3
2
Ryan Blaney
3,068 (–6)
1
3
Christopher Bell
3,068 (–6)
3
4
Kyle Larson
3,058 (–16)
1
5
Denny Hamlin
3,051 (–23)
5
6
Alex Bowman
3,048 (–26)
7
Chase Elliott
3,044 (–30)
8
Joey Logano
3,044 (–30)
6
9
Tyler Reddick
3,040 (–34)
10
Daniel Suárez
3,030 (–44)
1
11
Chase Briscoe
3,019 (–55)
3
12
Austin Cindric
3,015 (–59)
13
Ty Gibbs
2,120 (–954)
14
Martin Truex Jr.
2,104 (–970)
15
Brad Keselowski
2,069 (–1,005)
16
Harrison Burton
2,045 (–1,029)
Official driver's standings
Manufacturers' Championship standings
Note : Only the first 16 positions are included for the driver standings.
References
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^ "Qualifying Results" . NASCAR.com . NASCAR . September 28, 2024. Retrieved September 28, 2024 .
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^ "Points standings" (PDF) . Jayski.com . Jayski's Silly Season Site . September 29, 2024. Retrieved September 29, 2024 .
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