2018 Hollywood Casino 400
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Date
October 21, 2018
Location
Kansas Speedway in Kansas City, Kansas
Course
Permanent racing facility
Course length
1.5 miles (2.4 km)
| Race details[1][2][3][4][5][6][7][8][9][10] | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Race 32 of 36 in the 2018 Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series | |||
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| Date | October 21, 2018 | ||
| Location | Kansas Speedway in Kansas City, Kansas | ||
| Course | Permanent racing facility | ||
| Course length | 1.5 miles (2.4 km) | ||
| Distance | 267 laps, 400.5 mi (640.8 km) | ||
| Average speed | 152.713 miles per hour (245.768 km/h) | ||
| Pole position | |||
| Driver | Team Penske | ||
| Time | 28.177 | ||
| Most laps led | |||
| Driver | Joey Logano | Team Penske | |
| Laps | 100 | ||
| Winner | |||
| No. 9 | Chase Elliott | Hendrick Motorsports | |
| Television in the United States | |||
| Network | NBC | ||
| Announcers | Rick Allen, Jeff Burton, Steve Letarte and Dale Earnhardt Jr. | ||
| Nielsen ratings | 1.7/1.8 (Overnight)[11] | ||
| Radio in the United States | |||
| Radio | MRN | ||
| Booth announcers | Joe Moore, Jeff Striegle and Rusty Wallace | ||
| Turn announcers | Dave Moody (1 & 2) and Mike Bagley (3 & 4) | ||
The 2018 Hollywood Casino 400 was a Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series race held on October 21, 2018, at Kansas Speedway in Kansas City, Kansas. Contested over 267 laps on the 1.5 mile (2.4 km) intermediate speedway, it was the 32nd race of the 2018 Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series season, sixth race of the Playoffs, and final race of the Round of 12.
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 speedway is owned and operated by NASCAR.
Entry list
First practice
Ryan Blaney was the fastest in the first practice session with a time of 28.106 seconds and a speed of 192.130 mph (309.203 km/h).[12]
| Pos | No. | Driver | Team | Manufacturer | Time | Speed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 12 | Ryan Blaney | Team Penske | Ford | 28.106 | 192.130 |
| 2 | 18 | Kyle Busch | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 28.159 | 191.768 |
| 3 | 4 | Kevin Harvick | Stewart–Haas Racing | Ford | 28.160 | 191.761 |
| Official first practice results | ||||||
Qualifying
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Joey Logano scored the pole for the race with a time of 28.177 and a speed of 191.646 mph (308.424 km/h).[13]
Qualifying results
Practice (post-qualifying)
Second practice
Aric Almirola was the fastest in the second practice session with a time of 28.926 seconds and a speed of 186.683 mph (300.437 km/h).[14]
| Pos | No. | Driver | Team | Manufacturer | Time | Speed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 10 | Aric Almirola | Stewart–Haas Racing | Ford | 28.926 | 186.683 |
| 2 | 20 | Erik Jones | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 28.939 | 186.599 |
| 3 | 78 | Martin Truex Jr. | Furniture Row Racing | Toyota | 28.977 | 186.355 |
| Official second practice results | ||||||
Final practice
Kurt Busch was the fastest in the final practice session with a time of 28.997 seconds and a speed of 186.226 mph (299.702 km/h).[15]
| Pos | No. | Driver | Team | Manufacturer | Time | Speed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 41 | Kurt Busch | Stewart–Haas Racing | Ford | 28.997 | 186.226 |
| 2 | 20 | Erik Jones | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 29.016 | 186.104 |
| 3 | 10 | Aric Almirola | Stewart–Haas Racing | Ford | 29.057 | 185.842 |
| Official final practice results | ||||||
Race
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Stage Results
Stage 1 Laps: 80
| Pos | No | Driver | Team | Manufacturer | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 22 | Joey Logano | Team Penske | Ford | 10 |
| 2 | 4 | Kevin Harvick | Stewart–Haas Racing | Ford | 9 |
| 3 | 12 | Ryan Blaney | Team Penske | Ford | 8 |
| 4 | 18 | Kyle Busch | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 7 |
| 5 | 21 | Paul Menard | Wood Brothers Racing | Ford | 6 |
| 6 | 10 | Aric Almirola | Stewart–Haas Racing | Ford | 5 |
| 7 | 14 | Clint Bowyer | Stewart–Haas Racing | Ford | 4 |
| 8 | 20 | Erik Jones | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 3 |
| 9 | 48 | Jimmie Johnson | Hendrick Motorsports | Chevrolet | 2 |
| 10 | 9 | Chase Elliott | Hendrick Motorsports | Chevrolet | 1 |
| Official stage one results | |||||
Stage 2 Laps: 80
| Pos | No | Driver | Team | Manufacturer | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 4 | Kevin Harvick | Stewart–Haas Racing | Ford | 10 |
| 2 | 12 | Ryan Blaney | Team Penske | Ford | 9 |
| 3 | 22 | Joey Logano | Team Penske | Ford | 8 |
| 4 | 9 | Chase Elliott | Hendrick Motorsports | Chevrolet | 7 |
| 5 | 18 | Kyle Busch | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 6 |
| 6 | 42 | Kyle Larson | Chip Ganassi Racing | Chevrolet | 5 |
| 7 | 20 | Erik Jones | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 4 |
| 8 | 48 | Jimmie Johnson | Hendrick Motorsports | Chevrolet | 3 |
| 9 | 88 | Alex Bowman | Hendrick Motorsports | Chevrolet | 2 |
| 10 | 78 | Martin Truex Jr. | Furniture Row Racing | Toyota | 1 |
| Official stage two results | |||||
Final Stage Results
Stage 3 Laps: 107
| Pos | Grid | No | Driver | Team | Manufacturer | Laps | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 13 | 9 | Chase Elliott | Hendrick Motorsports | Chevrolet | 267 | 48 |
| 2 | 7 | 18 | Kyle Busch | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 267 | 48 |
| 3 | 27 | 42 | Kyle Larson | Chip Ganassi Racing | Chevrolet | 267 | 39 |
| 4 | 6 | 20 | Erik Jones | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 267 | 40 |
| 5 | 12 | 78 | Martin Truex Jr. | Furniture Row Racing | Toyota | 267 | 33 |
| 6 | 5 | 2 | Brad Keselowski | Team Penske | Ford | 267 | 31 |
| 7 | 4 | 12 | Ryan Blaney | Team Penske | Ford | 267 | 47 |
| 8 | 1 | 22 | Joey Logano | Team Penske | Ford | 267 | 47 |
| 9 | 10 | 88 | Alex Bowman | Hendrick Motorsports | Chevrolet | 267 | 30 |
| 10 | 3 | 10 | Aric Almirola | Stewart–Haas Racing | Ford | 267 | 32 |
| 11 | 23 | 3 | Austin Dillon | Richard Childress Racing | Chevrolet | 267 | 26 |
| 12 | 2 | 4 | Kevin Harvick | Stewart–Haas Racing | Ford | 267 | 44 |
| 13 | 14 | 14 | Clint Bowyer | Stewart–Haas Racing | Ford | 267 | 28 |
| 14 | 9 | 11 | Denny Hamlin | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 266 | 23 |
| 15 | 16 | 31 | Ryan Newman | Richard Childress Racing | Chevrolet | 266 | 22 |
| 16 | 21 | 37 | Chris Buescher | JTG Daugherty Racing | Chevrolet | 266 | 21 |
| 17 | 20 | 1 | Jamie McMurray | Chip Ganassi Racing | Chevrolet | 266 | 20 |
| 18 | 11 | 41 | Kurt Busch | Stewart–Haas Racing | Ford | 266 | 19 |
| 19 | 28 | 38 | David Ragan | Front Row Motorsports | Ford | 265 | 18 |
| 20 | 15 | 17 | Ricky Stenhouse Jr. | Roush–Fenway Racing | Ford | 265 | 17 |
| 21 | 25 | 47 | A. J. Allmendinger | JTG Daugherty Racing | Chevrolet | 265 | 16 |
| 22 | 22 | 48 | Jimmie Johnson | Hendrick Motorsports | Chevrolet | 264 | 20 |
| 23 | 31 | 32 | Matt DiBenedetto | Go Fas Racing | Ford | 264 | 14 |
| 24 | 8 | 19 | Daniel Suárez | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 263 | 13 |
| 25 | 30 | 13 | Ty Dillon | Germain Racing | Chevrolet | 263 | 12 |
| 26 | 29 | 43 | Bubba Wallace (R) | Richard Petty Motorsports | Chevrolet | 263 | 11 |
| 27 | 24 | 34 | Michael McDowell | Front Row Motorsports | Ford | 262 | 10 |
| 28 | 26 | 95 | Regan Smith | Leavine Family Racing | Chevrolet | 259 | 9 |
| 29 | 35 | 00 | Landon Cassill (i) | StarCom Racing | Chevrolet | 258 | 0 |
| 30 | 19 | 6 | Trevor Bayne | Roush–Fenway Racing | Ford | 258 | 7 |
| 31 | 36 | 23 | J. J. Yeley (i) | BK Racing | Toyota | 256 | 0 |
| 32 | 18 | 21 | Paul Menard | Wood Brothers Racing | Ford | 256 | 11 |
| 33 | 38 | 51 | B. J. McLeod (i) | Rick Ware Racing | Chevrolet | 250 | 0 |
| 34 | 34 | 72 | Corey LaJoie | TriStar Motorsports | Chevrolet | 219 | 3 |
| 35 | 37 | 99 | Kyle Weatherman | StarCom Racing | Chevrolet | 216 | 2 |
| 36 | 39 | 7 | Reed Sorenson | Premium Motorsports | Chevrolet | 157 | 1 |
| 37 | 33 | 96 | Jeffrey Earnhardt | Gaunt Brothers Racing | Toyota | 151 | 1 |
| 38 | 17 | 24 | William Byron (R) | Hendrick Motorsports | Chevrolet | 55 | 1 |
| 39 | 32 | 15 | Ross Chastain (i) | Premium Motorsports | Chevrolet | 37 | 0 |
| 40 | 40 | 66 | Timmy Hill (i) | MBM Motorsports | Toyota | 3 | 0 |
| Official race results | |||||||
Race statistics
- Lead changes: 8 among different drivers
- Cautions/Laps: 3 for 17
- Red flags: 0
- Time of race: 2 hours, 38 minutes and 2 seconds
- Average speed: 152.713 miles per hour (245.768 km/h)
