2023 Hollywood Casino 400

2023 Hollywood Casino 400
Race details[1][2][3][4][5][6][7][8][9]
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

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Background

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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

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  • (R) denotes rookie driver.
  • (i) denotes the driver ineligible for series driver points.
  • (P) denotes playoff driver.
  • (OP) denotes owner’s playoffs car.
No. Driver Team Manufacturer
1 Ross Chastain (P) Trackhouse Racing Chevrolet
2 Austin Cindric Team Penske Ford
3 Austin Dillon Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet
4 Kevin Harvick (P) Stewart-Haas Racing Ford
5 Kyle Larson (P) Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet
6 Brad Keselowski (P) RFK Racing Ford
7 Corey LaJoie Spire Motorsports Chevrolet
8 Kyle Busch (P) Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet
9 Chase Elliott (OP) Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet
10 Aric Almirola Stewart-Haas Racing Ford
11 Denny Hamlin (P) Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota
12 Ryan Blaney (P) Team Penske Ford
14 Chase Briscoe Stewart-Haas Racing Ford
15 J. J. Yeley (i) Rick Ware Racing Ford
16 A. J. Allmendinger Kaulig Racing Chevrolet
17 Chris Buescher (P) RFK Racing Ford
19 Martin Truex Jr. (P) Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota
20 Christopher Bell (P) Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota
21 Harrison Burton Wood Brothers Racing Ford
22 Joey Logano (P) Team Penske Ford
23 Bubba Wallace (P) 23XI Racing Toyota
24 William Byron (P) Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet
31 Justin Haley Kaulig Racing Chevrolet
34 Michael McDowell (P) Front Row Motorsports Ford
38 Todd Gilliland Front Row Motorsports Ford
41 Ryan Preece Stewart-Haas Racing Ford
42 Carson Hocevar (i) Legacy Motor Club Chevrolet
43 Erik Jones Legacy Motor Club Chevrolet
45 Tyler Reddick (P) 23XI Racing Toyota
47 Ricky Stenhouse Jr. (P) JTG Daugherty Racing Chevrolet
48 Alex Bowman Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet
51 Cole Custer (i) Rick Ware Racing Ford
54 Ty Gibbs (R) Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota
77 Ty Dillon Spire Motorsports Chevrolet
78 Sheldon Creed (i) Live Fast Motorsports Chevrolet
99 Daniel Suárez Trackhouse Racing Chevrolet
Official entry list

Practice

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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

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Pos No. Driver Team Manufacturer Time Speed
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

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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

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Pos No. Driver Team Manufacturer R1 R2
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

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Race results

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Stage results

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Stage One Laps: 80

Pos No Driver Team Manufacturer Points
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
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

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Stage Three Laps: 102

Pos Grid No Driver Team Manufacturer Laps Points
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

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  • 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

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Television

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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
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

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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
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

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  1. ^ "2023 schedule". Jayski.com. Jayski's Silly Season Site. Retrieved October 10, 2022.
  2. ^ "Kansas Speedway". NASCAR.com. NASCAR Media Group, LLC. January 3, 2013. Archived from the original on April 28, 2017. Retrieved August 14, 2022.
  3. ^ 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.
  4. ^ "NASCAR unveils 2023 schedule for its national series". National Association for Stock Car Auto Racing, LLC. September 14, 2022. Retrieved March 29, 2023.
  5. ^ "Entry List" (PDF). Jayski.com. Jayski's Silly Season Site. September 5, 2023. Retrieved September 5, 2023.
  6. ^ "Practice Results". NASCAR.com. NASCAR Media Group, LLC. September 9, 2023. Retrieved September 9, 2023.
  7. ^ "Qualifying Results". NASCAR.com. NASCAR Media Group, LLC. September 9, 2023. Retrieved September 9, 2023.
  8. ^ "Hollywood Casino 400 Results". NASCAR.com. NASCAR. September 10, 2023. Retrieved September 10, 2023.
  9. ^ "Points standings" (PDF). Jayski.com. Jayski's Silly Season Site. September 10, 2023. Retrieved September 10, 2023.
  10. ^ 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.
  11. ^ 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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