Daniel Hemric won the Pole Award for the 19th Annual Hollywood Casino 400 with a lap of 30.329 seconds, 178.047 mph.
This is his first pole in 34 Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series races. He joins Jason Leffler (2001) and Ryan Blaney (2017) as the third driver to win his first series pole at Kansas.
This is his first pole and eighth top-10 start in 2019.
This is his first pole in two races at Kansas Speedway.
David Ragan (second) posted his second top-10 start of 2019 and his second in 22 races at Kansas Speedway.
Ryan Blaney (third) posted his sixth top-10 start at Kansas Speedway. It is his 15th in 32 races this season.
Daniel Hemric (first) was the fastest qualifying rookie.
Drivers Entered: 40
Laps Scheduled: 267
Laps Actual: 277 - NASCAR OVERTIME!
Margin of Victory: 0.128 Seconds
Time of Race: 3 Hours 2 Minutes 39 Seconds
Average Speed: 136.491
Cautions: 7 for 32 laps
Lead Changes: 15
Green Flag Passes: 3,051 (12.5 passes per green flag lap)
Kansas Speedway
19th Annual Hollywood Casino 400
Race Winner: Denny Hamlin
Age: 38
Team : No. 11 - FedEx Office Toyota
Owner: Joe Gibbs Racing
Crew Chief: Christopher Gabehart
Denny Hamlin won the 19th Annual Hollywood Casino 400, his 36th victory in 502 Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series races.
This is his fifth victory and 21st top-10 finish in 2019.
This is his second victory and eighth top-10 finish in 23 races at Kansas Speedway.
Chase Elliott (second) posted his fifth top-10 finish in eight races at Kansas Speedway. It is his 15th top-10 finish in 2019.
Kyle Busch (third) posted his 11th top-10 finish in 24 races at Kansas Speedway.
Ryan Preece (12th) was the highest finishing rookie.
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