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| Race 31 of 36 in the2025 NASCAR Cup Series | |||
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| Date | September 28, 2025 (2025-09-28) | ||
| Location | Kansas Speedway inKansas City, Kansas, U.S. | ||
| Course | Permanent racing facility | ||
| Course length | 1.5 miles (2.4 km) | ||
| Distance | 273 laps, 409.5 mi (655.2 km) | ||
| Scheduled distance | 267 laps, 400.5 mi (640.8 km) | ||
| Weather | Sunny with a temperature around 86 °F (30 °C); wind out of the north at 3 miles per hour (4.8 km/h). | ||
| Average speed | 123.106 miles per hour (198.120 km/h) | ||
| Pole position | |||
| Driver | Joe Gibbs Racing | ||
| Time | 29.987 | ||
| Most laps led | |||
| Driver | Denny Hamlin | Joe Gibbs Racing | |
| Laps | 159 | ||
| Fastest lap | |||
| Driver | Denny Hamlin | Joe Gibbs Racing | |
| Time | 30.278 | ||
| Winner | |||
| No. 9 | Chase Elliott | Hendrick Motorsports | |
| Television in the United States | |||
| Network | USA | ||
| Announcers | Leigh Diffey,Jeff Burton, andSteve Letarte. | ||
| Nielsen ratings | 0.79 (1.490 million) | ||
| Radio in the United States | |||
| Radio | MRN | ||
| Booth announcers | Alex Hayden,Mike Bagley andTodd Gordon | ||
| Turn announcers | Dave Moody (1 & 2) and Kurt Becker (3 & 4) | ||
The2025 Hollywood Casino 400 was aNASCAR Cup Seriesrace that was held on September 28, 2025, atKansas Speedway inKansas City, Kansas. Contested over 273 laps, extended from 267 laps due to anovertime finish, on the 1.5 mi (2.4 km) intermediate speedway, it was the 31st race of the2025 NASCAR Cup Series season, the fifth race of the Playoffs, and the second race of the Round of 12.
Chase Elliott won the race.Denny Hamlin finished 2nd, andChristopher Bell finished 3rd.Chase Briscoe andBubba Wallace rounded out the top five, andKyle Larson,Tyler Reddick,Brad Keselowski,William Byron, andShane van Gisbergen rounded out the top ten.
Kansas Speedway is a 1.5-mile (2.4 km)tri-oval race track inKansas City, Kansas. It was built in 2001 and hosts two annualNASCAR race weekends. TheNTT IndyCar Series also raced there until 2011. The speedway is owned and operated byNASCAR.
Chris Buescher was the fastest in the practice session with a time of 30.672 seconds and a speed of 176.056 mph (283.335 km/h).
| Pos | No. | Driver | Team | Manufacturer | Time | Speed |
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| 1 | 17 | Chris Buescher | RFK Racing | Ford | 30.672 | 176.056 |
| 2 | 38 | Zane Smith | Front Row Motorsports | Ford | 30.735 | 175.695 |
| 3 | 11 | Denny Hamlin(P) | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 30.737 | 175.684 |
| Official practice results | ||||||
Chase Briscoe scored the pole for the race with a time of 29.987 and a speed of 180.087 mph (289.822 km/h).[7]
Stage OneLaps: 80
| Pos | No | Driver | Team | Manufacturer | Points |
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| 1 | 11 | Denny Hamlin(P) | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 10 |
| 2 | 5 | Kyle Larson(P) | Hendrick Motorsports | Chevrolet | 9 |
| 3 | 9 | Chase Elliott(P) | Hendrick Motorsports | Chevrolet | 8 |
| 4 | 20 | Christopher Bell(P) | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 7 |
| 5 | 1 | Ross Chastain(P) | Trackhouse Racing | Chevrolet | 6 |
| 6 | 19 | Chase Briscoe(P) | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 5 |
| 7 | 22 | Joey Logano(P) | Team Penske | Ford | 4 |
| 8 | 17 | Chris Buescher | RFK Racing | Ford | 3 |
| 9 | 38 | Zane Smith | Front Row Motorsports | Ford | 2 |
| 10 | 77 | Carson Hocevar | Spire Motorsports | Chevrolet | 1 |
| Official stage one results | |||||
Stage TwoLaps: 85
| Pos | No | Driver | Team | Manufacturer | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 11 | Denny Hamlin(P) | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 10 |
| 2 | 20 | Christopher Bell(P) | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 9 |
| 3 | 5 | Kyle Larson(P) | Hendrick Motorsports | Chevrolet | 8 |
| 4 | 9 | Chase Elliott(P) | Hendrick Motorsports | Chevrolet | 7 |
| 5 | 19 | Chase Briscoe(P) | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 6 |
| 6 | 23 | Bubba Wallace(P) | 23XI Racing | Toyota | 5 |
| 7 | 22 | Joey Logano(P) | Team Penske | Ford | 4 |
| 8 | 1 | Ross Chastain(P) | Trackhouse Racing | Chevrolet | 3 |
| 9 | 12 | Ryan Blaney(P) | Team Penske | Ford | 2 |
| 10 | 48 | Alex Bowman | Hendrick Motorsports | Chevrolet | 1 |
| Official stage two results | |||||
Stage ThreeLaps: 102
| Pos | Grid | No | Driver | Team | Manufacturer | Laps | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 4 | 9 | Chase Elliott(P) | Hendrick Motorsports | Chevrolet | 273 | 55 |
| 2 | 2 | 11 | Denny Hamlin(P) | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 273 | 56 |
| 3 | 5 | 20 | Christopher Bell(P) | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 273 | 50 |
| 4 | 1 | 19 | Chase Briscoe(P) | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 273 | 44 |
| 5 | 7 | 23 | Bubba Wallace(P) | 23XI Racing | Toyota | 273 | 37 |
| 6 | 3 | 5 | Kyle Larson(P) | Hendrick Motorsports | Chevrolet | 273 | 48 |
| 7 | 12 | 45 | Tyler Reddick(P) | 23XI Racing | Toyota | 273 | 30 |
| 8 | 31 | 6 | Brad Keselowski | RFK Racing | Ford | 273 | 29 |
| 9 | 11 | 24 | William Byron(P) | Hendrick Motorsports | Chevrolet | 273 | 28 |
| 10 | 24 | 88 | Shane van Gisbergen(R) | Trackhouse Racing | Chevrolet | 273 | 27 |
| 11 | 9 | 1 | Ross Chastain(P) | Trackhouse Racing | Chevrolet | 273 | 35 |
| 12 | 23 | 34 | Todd Gilliland | Front Row Motorsports | Ford | 273 | 25 |
| 13 | 33 | 10 | Ty Dillon | Kaulig Racing | Chevrolet | 273 | 24 |
| 14 | 21 | 71 | Michael McDowell | Spire Motorsports | Chevrolet | 273 | 23 |
| 15 | 15 | 17 | Chris Buescher | RFK Racing | Ford | 273 | 25 |
| 16 | 10 | 43 | Erik Jones | Legacy Motor Club | Toyota | 273 | 21 |
| 17 | 30 | 99 | Daniel Suárez | Trackhouse Racing | Chevrolet | 273 | 20 |
| 18 | 22 | 7 | Justin Haley | Spire Motorsports | Chevrolet | 273 | 19 |
| 19 | 29 | 8 | Kyle Busch | Richard Childress Racing | Chevrolet | 273 | 18 |
| 20 | 27 | 41 | Cole Custer | Haas Factory Team | Ford | 273 | 17 |
| 21 | 35 | 22 | Joey Logano(P) | Team Penske | Ford | 273 | 24 |
| 22 | 32 | 35 | Riley Herbst(R) | 23XI Racing | Toyota | 273 | 15 |
| 23 | 14 | 4 | Noah Gragson | Front Row Motorsports | Ford | 273 | 14 |
| 24 | 37 | 12 | Ryan Blaney(P) | Team Penske | Ford | 273 | 15 |
| 25 | 8 | 54 | Ty Gibbs | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 272 | 12 |
| 26 | 19 | 60 | Ryan Preece | RFK Racing | Ford | 271 | 11 |
| 27 | 16 | 3 | Austin Dillon | Richard Childress Racing | Chevrolet | 271 | 10 |
| 28 | 17 | 48 | Alex Bowman | Hendrick Motorsports | Chevrolet | 271 | 10 |
| 29 | 6 | 77 | Carson Hocevar | Spire Motorsports | Chevrolet | 269 | 9 |
| 30 | 26 | 2 | Austin Cindric(P) | Team Penske | Ford | 269 | 7 |
| 31 | 28 | 38 | Zane Smith | Front Row Motorsports | Ford | 266 | 8 |
| 32 | 25 | 42 | John Hunter Nemechek | Legacy Motor Club | Toyota | 266 | 5 |
| 33 | 13 | 21 | Josh Berry | Wood Brothers Racing | Ford | 266 | 4 |
| 34 | 36 | 44 | J. J. Yeley(i) | NY Racing Team | Chevrolet | 261 | 0 |
| 35 | 18 | 47 | Ricky Stenhouse Jr. | Hyak Motorsports | Chevrolet | 236 | 2 |
| 36 | 20 | 16 | A. J. Allmendinger | Kaulig Racing | Chevrolet | 216 | 1 |
| 37 | 34 | 51 | Cody Ware | Rick Ware Racing | Ford | 52 | 1 |
| Official race results | |||||||
USA covered the race on the television side.Leigh Diffey,Jeff Burton, andSteve Letarte called the race from the broadcast booth.Dave Burns, Kim Coon, and Marty Snider handled the pit road duties from pit lane.
| USA | |
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| Booth announcers | Pit reporters |
| Lap-by-lap:Leigh Diffey Color-commentator:Jeff Burton Color-commentator:Steve Letarte | Dave Burns Kim Coon Marty Snider |
MRN had the radio call for the race, which was also simulcast onSirius XM NASCAR Radio. Alex Hayden,Mike Bagley, and former NASCAR Cup Series Championship Crew ChiefTodd Gordon called the race for MRN when the field raced thru the front straightaway.Dave Moody covered the race from the Sunoco spotters stand outside turn 2 when the field will race through turns 1 and 2. Kurt Becker called the race from a platform outside turn 4. Lead MRN Radio Pit Reporter Steve Post, Chris Wilner, Winston Kelley andBrienne 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:Mike Bagley Announcer:Todd Gordon | Turns 1 & 2:Dave Moody Turns 3 & 4: Kurt Becker | Steve Post Chris Wilner Winston Kelley Brienne Pedigo |
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