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NASCAR Cup Series

Hollywood Casino 400

Kansas Speedway

October 24th, 2021

Race #34 of the 2021 NASCAR Cup Series Season

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Laps Scheduled: 267
Miles Raced : 400.5
Time of Race : 03 Hours 03 minutes 49 seconds
Average Speed: 130.728 mph
Margin of Victory : 03.619 seconds
Cautions: 7
Caution Laps: 33
Lead Changes: 23
Cars in Race : 40
Finished On Lead Lap: 15 (38%)

Kyle Larson celebrates in the Ruoff Mortgage victory lane — Kansas City, Kansas - October 24th, 2021: Kyle Larson, driver of the #5 HendrickCars.com Chevrolet, celebrates in the Ruoff Mortgage victory lane after winning the NASCAR Cup Series Hollywood Casino 400 at Kansas Speedway. Photo by Sean Gardner | Getty Images

FIN	ST	Car #	Driver	Make	TOT PTS	F PTS	B PTS	PO PTS	Laps	Led	x Led	S1	S2	STUS
1	1	5	Kyle Larson	Chevrolet	58	40	18	6	267	130	9	1	3	Running
2	5	9	Chase Elliott	Chevrolet	52	35	17	0	267	42	3	3	2	Running
3	11	4	Kevin Harvick	Ford	45	34	11	0	267	0	0	6	5	Running
4	13	1	Kurt Busch	Chevrolet	47	33	14	0	267	4	2	4	4	Running
5	6	11	Denny Hamlin	Toyota	41	32	9	0	267	0	0	5	8	Running
6	9	24	William Byron	Chevrolet	50	31	19	1	267	57	5	2	1	Running
7	7	19	Martin Truex Jr	Toyota	30	30	0	0	267	0	0	0	0	Running
8	10	20	Christopher Bell	Toyota	29	29	0	0	267	0	0	0	0	Running
9	8	22	Joey Logano	Ford	28	28	0	0	267	22	1	0	0	Running
10	14	3	Austin Dillon	Chevrolet	27	27	0	0	267	0	0	0	0	Running
11	25	48	Alex Bowman	Chevrolet	34	26	8	0	267	0	0	7	7	Running
12	21	17	Chris Buescher	Ford	25	25	0	0	267	0	0	0	0	Running
13	24	42	Ross Chastain	Chevrolet	28	24	4	0	267	0	0	8	10	Running
14	27	23	Bubba Wallace	Toyota	25	23	2	0	267	0	0	0	9	Running
15	16	99	Daniel Suarez	Chevrolet	22	22	0	0	267	0	0	0	0	Running
16	18	34	Michael McDowell	Ford	21	21	0	0	266	0	0	0	0	Running
17	3	2	Brad Keselowski	Ford	20	20	0	0	266	2	1	0	0	Running
18	22	41	Cole Custer	Ford	19	19	0	0	266	0	0	0	0	Running
19	19	14	Chase Briscoe	Ford	18	18	0	0	266	0	0	0	0	Running
20	40	96	Parker Kligerman	Toyota	0	0	0	0	266	0	0	0	0	Running
21	32	37	Ryan Preece	Chevrolet	16	16	0	0	265	0	0	0	0	Running
22	12	8	Tyler Reddick	Chevrolet	21	15	6	0	265	6	1	10	6	Running
23	15	21	Matt DiBenedetto	Ford	14	14	0	0	265	4	2	0	0	Running
24	28	47	Ricky Stenhouse Jr	Chevrolet	13	13	0	0	265	0	0	0	0	Running
25	23	7	Corey Lajoie	Chevrolet	12	12	0	0	263	0	0	0	0	Running
26	20	10	Aric Almirola	Ford	11	11	0	0	263	0	0	0	0	Running
27	31	6	Ryan Newman	Ford	10	10	0	0	263	0	0	0	0	Running
28	4	18	Kyle Busch	Toyota	11	9	2	0	261	0	0	9	0	Running
29	17	43	Erik Jones	Chevrolet	8	8	0	0	260	0	0	0	0	Running
30	26	78	BJ McLeod	Ford	0	0	0	0	259	0	0	0	0	Running
31	36	51	Cody Ware	Chevrolet	0	0	0	0	258	0	0	0	0	Running
32	39	53	Joey Gase	Chevrolet	0	0	0	0	256	0	0	0	0	Running
33	30	52	Josh Bilicki	Ford	0	0	0	0	256	0	0	0	0	Running
34	38	13	David Starr	Ford	0	0	0	0	255	0	0	0	0	Running
35	35	0	Quin Houff	Chevrolet	2	2	0	0	255	0	0	0	0	Running
36	34	15	Ryan Ellis	Chevrolet	0	0	0	0	254	0	0	0	0	Running
37	2	12	Ryan Blaney	Ford	1	1	0	0	224	0	0	0	0	Accident
38	29	38	Anthony Alfredo	Ford	1	1	0	0	171	0	0	0	0	Accident
39	33	77	Justin Haley	Chevrolet	0	0	0	0	165	0	0	0	0	Engine
40	37	66	Chad Finchum	Ford	0	0	0	0	47	0	0	0	0	Handling

Race Infractions

Hollywood Casino 400 at Kansas Speedway

Driver	Infraction	Penalty	Lap	Lap Assessed	Flag
Ryan Newman	Pre-Race to the Rear Two Inspection Failures	Tail End	0	0	White
Quin Houff	Pre-Race to the Rear Three Inspection Failures	Tail End	0	0	White
Quin Houff	Pre-Race to the Rear Three Inspection Failures	Pass Thru	0	1	White
Chase Briscoe	Pre-Race to the Rear Unapproved Adjustments	Tail End	0	0	White
BJ McLeod	Too many crewmember(s) in contact with pit service area	Tail End	13	15	Yellow
David Starr	Pitting before pit road is open	Tail End	14	15	Yellow
Ryan Ellis	Unspecified Running over the Choose Box	Tail End	14	15	Yellow
Cody Ware	Unspecified Running over the Choose Box	Tail End	14	15	Yellow
Chad Finchum	Pitting before pit road is open	Tail End	14	15	Yellow
Kyle Busch	Pitting before pit road is open	Tail End	23	27	Yellow
Bubba Wallace	Tire violation Uncontrolled Tire	Tail End	24	27	Yellow
Ricky Stenhouse Jr	Speeding on pit road	Tail End	83	86	Yellow
David Starr	Tire violation Uncontrolled Tire	Tail End	84	86	Yellow
Quin Houff	Speeding on pit road	Tail End	84	86	Yellow
Chase Briscoe	Speeding on pit road	Tail End	84	86	Yellow
Ricky Stenhouse Jr	Unspecified Restart Violation - Under penalty and failed to be in the longest lane	Pass Thru	86	90	Green/Yellow
Ricky Stenhouse Jr	Speeding on pit road	Pass Thru	147	150	Green
Kyle Busch	Pitting before pit road is open	Tail End	162	167	Yellow
Ross Chastain	Speeding on pit road	Tail End	163	167	Yellow
Kyle Busch	Pitting before pit road is open	Tail End	166	167	Yellow
David Starr	Pitting before pit road is open	Tail End	166	167	Yellow
Ross Chastain	Unspecified Restart Violation - Under penalty and failed to be in the longest lane	Pass Thru	166	170	Green/Yellow
Chase Briscoe	Pitting before pit road is open	Tail End	166	167	Yellow
Anthony Alfredo	Pitting before pit road is open Garage	Tail End	173	0	Yellow
Ross Chastain	Pitting before pit road is open	Tail End	174	178	Yellow
Bubba Wallace	Speeding on pit road	Tail End	174	178	Yellow
Ryan Preece	Pitting before pit road is open	Tail End	177	178	Yellow
Aric Almirola	Crewmember(s) over the wall too soon	Pass Thru	187	190	Green
Ryan Newman	Pitting before pit road is open	Tail End	218	222	Yellow
BJ McLeod	Speeding on pit road	Tail End	220	222	Yellow
Ryan Blaney	Pitting before pit road is open Garage	Tail End	224	0	Yellow
Cody Ware	Speeding on pit road	Tail End	226	228	Yellow

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Race Fast Facts

Kansas Speedway
21st Annual Hollywood Casino 400
Race Winner: Kyle Larson
Age: 29
Team : No. 5 - HendrickCars.com Chevrolet
Owner: Rick Hendrick
Crew Chief: Cliff Daniels
Kyle Larson won the 21st Annual Hollywood Casino 400, his 15th victory in 258 Cup Series races.
This is his ninth victory and 25th top-10 finish in 2021.
This is his first victory and sixth top-10 finish in 15 races at Kansas Speedway.
Chase Elliott (second) posted his eighth top-10 finish in 13 races at Kansas Speedway. It is his 20th top-10 finish in 2021.
Kevin Harvick (third) posted his 19th top-10 finish in 33 races at Kansas Speedway.
Chase Briscoe (19th) was the highest finishing rookie.
Kyle Larson leads the point standings by 74 points over Chase Elliott.

Race Recap

Larson continues NASCAR Cup Series Playoffs domination with third straight win at Kansas

October 24th, 2021

By Holly Cain - NASCAR Wire Service

Kyle Larson did the heavy-lifting on Sunday, leading nine different times for a race-high 130 laps, ultimately crossing the finish line a hefty 3.619-seconds ahead of the field to earn a NASCAR Cup Series-best ninth win of the season (15th of his career) in the Hollywood Casino 400 at Kansas Speedway.

It is the third consecutive race win for the 29-year old Californian and the second time this season he's won three in a row. The last time a driver won three straight races twice in a season was 1987 when the late, seven-time champion Dale Earnhardt accomplished the feat.

As important as the milestone and positive Playoff outcome to Larson's Hendrick Motorsports team, however, Sunday's victory also comes 17 years to the day that the storied organization lost 10 people – including Rick Hendrick's son Ricky and brother John – in a plane crash near Martinsville, Virginia.

In Victory Lane, Larson's No. 5 Chevy team turned their hats backward in tribute to Ricky's favorite style and pointed upward in tribute to the organization's beloved lost members.

"I want to dedicate this win to Rick and Linda (Hendrick)," Larson said. "I didn't ever get to meet Ricky or the other men and women who lost their lives that day, but I felt the importance of this race, no doubt.

"It's crazy how it kind of all worked out there for me to win. I know they were all looking down and helping out there with all the re-starts and stuff after getting into the wall. Again, thank you to Rick Hendrick. I know this means a lot to you and I'm glad I could get it done.‘'

There was a lot to be proud of. Larson has four race victories and a runner-up finish in seven Playoff races this season as the series holds its penultimate Playoff race next week at Martinsville Speedway. The outcome will determine which four of the current eight Playoff-eligible drivers will advance to the Nov. 7 season finale able to contend for the NASCAR Cup Series Championship.

Larson's Hendrick teammate Chase Elliott was runner-up Sunday, nursing a car with some damage after he hit the wall pushing for a win in the final laps. Kevin Harvick and Kurt Busch, who are not Playoff-eligible and Joe Gibbs Racing driver Denny Hamlin, a Playoff driver, rounded out the Top five.

"Once I hit the wall, I really didn't have a choice, I hurt it pretty bad, but I'm really proud of the effort," Elliott said. "Our NAPA team did a great job today and I felt like we had something for Kyle [Larson] there, just got the wall off of Turn 2. Just so hard to get up to him. Every few feet you get closer, the harder it gets."

William Byron, who won his fourth Stage of the year, and Playoff driver Martin Truex Jr. were sixth and seventh, followed by Christopher Bell, Playoff contender Joey Logano and Austin Dillon.

At least six of the eight Playoff drivers – including Larson – endured some competitive drama during the competitive afternoon that saw 23 lead changes.

Notable, was the early exit for Team Penske's Ryan Blaney. He entered Kansas ranked second in the standings. But his No. 12 Ford was hit by Dillon and sent into the wall as the two ran among the frontrunners with only 44 laps remaining. Blaney's car was unable to continue and he ended up 37th on the afternoon, dropping from second to fifth in the Playoff standings, one point behind Kyle Busch, who finished 28th.

"We got run into from two lanes below me," a clearly frustrated Blaney said. "I have no idea (why). Obviously it hurts. Finishing 37th is not prime. We didn't have a great day but we had did a good job of fighting back and getting back into the Top 10 but then just got wiped out when we had plenty of room.

"That sucks. It was very unfortunate."

Strong winds and season-pressures made for action-packed runs all afternoon. Some cars scraped the wall and could continue like Larson and Elliott, but others, such as Playoff drivers Busch, Brad Keselowski, who finished 17th, and Truex had to pit for repairs and rally back into contention or points-saving modes.

Heading into Martinsville, Larson has the only automatic entry into the Championship 4 with his wins last week at Texas and this week at Kansas. Elliott is now second in the standings with a two-point edge over Hamlin.

Fourth place, Joe Gibbs Racing driver Busch, has that one-point advantage over Blaney and a three-point edge on his JGR teammate Truex. Penske Racing's Keselowski is six points behind Busch and his Penske teammate Logano goes into Martinsville 26 points below the cutoff line.

The series moves to the Martinsville Speedway next weekend for Sunday's Xfinity 500 (2 p.m. ET, NBC, MRN, SiriusXM NASCAR Radio). The top-four ranked drivers then move on to the Nov. 7 NASCAR Cup Series Championship at Phoenix Raceway to decide who will hoist the hardware.