2024 Hollywood Casino 400

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.

2024 Hollywood Casino 400 presented by ESPN BET
Race details[1][2][3][4][5][6][7][8][9]
Race 30 of 36 in the 2024 NASCAR Cup Series
Date September 29, 2024 (2024-09-29)
Location Kansas Speedway in Kansas City, Kansas
Course Permanent racing facility
1.5 mi (2.4 km)
Distance 267 laps, 400.5 mi (640.8 km)
Weather Sunny with a temperature around 82 °F (28 °C); wind out of the southwest at around 8 miles per hour (13 km/h).
Average speed 123.294 miles per hour (198.422 km/h)
Pole position
Driver Joe Gibbs Racing
Time 30.111
Most laps led
Driver Christopher Bell Joe Gibbs Racing
Laps 122
Winner
No. 1 Ross Chastain Trackhouse Racing
Television in the United States
Network USA
Announcers Leigh Diffey, Jeff Burton, and Steve Letarte
Nielsen Ratings 1.794 million
Radio in the United States
Radio MRN
Booth Announcers Alex Hayden, Jeff Striegle and Todd Gordon
Turn Announcers Dave Moody (1 & 2) and Mike Bagley (3 & 4)

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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.
  • (P) denotes playoff driver.
  • (i) denotes driver who is ineligible for series driver points.
No. Driver Team Manufacturer
1 Ross Chastain Trackhouse Racing Chevrolet
2 Austin Cindric (P) Team Penske Ford
3 Austin Dillon Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet
4 Josh Berry (R) Stewart-Haas Racing Ford
5 Kyle Larson (P) Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet
6 Brad Keselowski RFK Racing Ford
7 Justin Haley Spire Motorsports Chevrolet
8 Kyle Busch Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet
9 Chase Elliott (P) Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet
10 Noah Gragson Stewart-Haas Racing Ford
11 Denny Hamlin (P) Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota
12 Ryan Blaney (P) Team Penske Ford
14 Chase Briscoe (P) Stewart-Haas Racing Ford
15 Kaz Grala (R) Rick Ware Racing Ford
16 Ty Dillon (i) Kaulig Racing Chevrolet
17 Chris Buescher RFK Racing Ford
19 Martin Truex Jr. 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 23XI Racing Toyota
24 William Byron (P) Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet
31 Daniel Hemric Kaulig Racing Chevrolet
34 Michael McDowell Front Row Motorsports Ford
38 Todd Gilliland Front Row Motorsports Ford
41 Ryan Preece Stewart-Haas Racing Ford
42 John Hunter Nemechek Legacy Motor Club Toyota
43 Erik Jones Legacy Motor Club Toyota
44 J. J. Yeley (i) NY Racing Team Chevrolet
45 Tyler Reddick (P) 23XI Racing Toyota
47 Ricky Stenhouse Jr. JTG Daugherty Racing Chevrolet
48 Alex Bowman (P) Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet
51 Corey LaJoie Rick Ware Racing Ford
54 Ty Gibbs Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota
71 Zane Smith (R) Spire Motorsports Chevrolet
77 Carson Hocevar (R) Spire Motorsports Chevrolet
84 Jimmie Johnson Legacy Motor Club Toyota
99 Daniel Suárez (P) Trackhouse Racing Chevrolet
Official entry list

Practice

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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

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Pos No. Driver Team Manufacturer Time Speed
1 1 Ross Chastain Trackhouse Racing Chevrolet 30.433 177.439
2 99 Daniel Suárez (P) Trackhouse Racing Chevrolet 30.478 177.177
3 48 Alex Bowman (P) Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 30.504 177.026
Official practice results

Qualifying

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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

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Pos No. Driver Team Manufacturer R1 R2
1 20 Christopher Bell (P) Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 30.043 30.111
2 54 Ty Gibbs Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 30.227 30.151
3 8 Kyle Busch Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 30.155 30.228
4 45 Tyler Reddick (P) 23XI Racing Toyota 30.313 30.207
5 22 Joey Logano (P) Team Penske Ford 30.132 30.333
6 24 William Byron (P) Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 30.220 30.295
7 12 Ryan Blaney (P) Team Penske Ford 30.162 30.454
8 11 Denny Hamlin (P) Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 30.252 30.300
9 14 Chase Briscoe (P) Stewart-Haas Racing Ford 30.218 30.688
10 99 Daniel Suárez (P) Trackhouse Racing Chevrolet 30.309 30.315
11 5 Kyle Larson (P) Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 30.278
12 48 Alex Bowman (P) Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 30.452
13 23 Bubba Wallace 23XI Racing Toyota 30.299
14 77 Carson Hocevar (R) Spire Motorsports Chevrolet 30.476
15 71 Zane Smith (R) Spire Motorsports Chevrolet 30.316
16 43 Erik Jones Legacy Motor Club Toyota 30.526
17 2 Austin Cindric (P) Team Penske Ford 30.319
18 47 Ricky Stenhouse Jr. JTG Daugherty Racing Chevrolet 30.535
19 19 Martin Truex Jr. Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 30.341
20 1 Ross Chastain Trackhouse Racing Chevrolet 30.607
21 34 Michael McDowell Front Row Motorsports Ford 30.387
22 3 Austin Dillon Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 30.607
23 7 Justin Haley Spire Motorsports Chevrolet 30.492
24 10 Noah Gragson Stewart-Haas Racing Ford 30.664
25 17 Chris Buescher RFK Racing Ford 30.526
26 6 Brad Keselowski RFK Racing Ford 30.716
27 51 Corey LaJoie Rick Ware Racing Ford 30.594
28 21 Harrison Burton Wood Brothers Racing Ford 30.780
29 4 Josh Berry (R) Stewart-Haas Racing Ford 30.596
30 31 Daniel Hemric Kaulig Racing Chevrolet 30.809
31 42 John Hunter Nemechek Legacy Motor Club Toyota 30.654
32 16 Ty Dillon (i) Kaulig Racing Chevrolet 30.952
33 38 Todd Gilliland Front Row Motorsports Ford 30.789
34 15 Kaz Grala (R) Rick Ware Racing Ford 31.172
35 84 Jimmie Johnson Legacy Motor Club Toyota 30.892
36 44 J. J. Yeley (i) NY Racing Team Chevrolet 31.656
37 41 Ryan Preece Stewart-Haas Racing Ford 30.934
38 9 Chase Elliott (P) Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 32.220
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 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 No 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

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Stage Three Laps: 102

Pos Grid No 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

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  • 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)

Media

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Television

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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.

USA
Booth announcers Pit reporters
Lap-by-lap: Leigh Diffey
Color-commentator: Jeff Burton
Color-commentator: Steve Letarte
Kim Coon
Parker Kligerman
Marty Snider

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 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 Hayden
Announcer: Jeff Striegle
Announcer: Todd Gordon
Turns 1 & 2: Dave Moody
Turns 3 & 4: Mike Bagley
Steve Post
Alan Cavanna
Jacklyn Drake
Winston Kelley

Standings after the race

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References

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  1. ^ "2024 schedule". Jayski.com. Jayski's Silly Season Site. Retrieved June 24, 2024.
  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 (October 3, 2023). "NASCAR Cup Series 2024 schedule announcement: New additions, race dates, plus the complete calendar". CBS Broadcasting Inc. Retrieved June 24, 2024.
  4. ^ "NASCAR reveals 2024 Cup schedule as Atlanta, Watkins Glen move to playoffs". National Association for Stock Car Auto Racing, LLC. October 4, 2023. Retrieved June 24, 2024.
  5. ^ "Entry List" (PDF). Jayski.com. Jayski's Silly Season Site. September 23, 2024. Retrieved September 23, 2024.
  6. ^ "Practice Results". NASCAR.com. NASCAR. September 28, 2024. Retrieved September 28, 2024.
  7. ^ "Qualifying Results". NASCAR.com. NASCAR. September 28, 2024. Retrieved September 28, 2024.
  8. ^ "Hollywood Casino 400 Results". NASCAR.com. NASCAR. September 29, 2024. Retrieved September 29, 2024.
  9. ^ "Points standings" (PDF). Jayski.com. Jayski's Silly Season Site. September 29, 2024. Retrieved September 29, 2024.
  10. ^ DeGroot, Nick (September 28, 2024). "Christopher Bell claims NASCAR Cup pole at Kansas Speedway". Motorsport.com. Kansas City, Kansas: Motorsport Network. Retrieved September 28, 2024.


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