Cup Series · 2018 · race 32 of 36

Hollywood Casino 400

TrackKansas Speedway
ScheduledSun, Oct 21, 2018 · 2:30 PM ET
Laps267
Cars40
Official winnerChase Elliott (P) (#9)
TLS leaderRyan Blaney (P) (#12) · 10,064

2018–2019 Methodology Note · ARP-Derived How 2018 TrueLapScore standings differ from 2020–present

NASCAR's lap-by-lap lap-times.json feed begins in 2020. For 2018 and 2019, TrueLapScore points are reconstructed from NASCAR's official post-race timing feed (live_feed.json / Loop Data Average Running Position and Laps Completed) using the mathematical identity TLS Points = round((Laps Completed + 1) × (Cars in Field + 1 − ARP)).

Because NASCAR's Loop Data samples running position across multiple track timing loops each lap rather than solely at the start/finish line, 2018–2019 race totals can vary by ~0.1%–0.3% (typically 1–15 points per race) from start/finish-only lap scoring, and lap-by-lap Top-5/Top-10 lap counts are not available. Full methodology details →

Three ways to measure this race

	Official winner	TLS leader	Best ARP
Driver	Chase Elliott (P) (#9)	Ryan Blaney (P) (#12)	Ryan Blaney (P) (#12)
Finish	P1	P7	P7
TLS points	9,213	10,064	10,064
ARP	6.62	3.45	3.45
Laps led	44	9	9

Three different ways to measure a race — and they often point to different drivers.

Official winner — Chase Elliott (P) (#9): where the car was at the checkered flag (P1). Led 44 laps with 6.62 average running position and 9,213 TLS points.

TLS leader — Ryan Blaney (P) (#12): most position-weighted points across every scored lap (10,064 points). Finished P7 with 9 laps led and 3.45 ARP. TLS rewards running up front all afternoon, not only the final lap.

Best ARP — same as the TLS leader (3.45). The official winner ran a worse average position (6.62).

The checkered flag reflects who survived the final seconds. TLS reflects where drivers ran across the whole race. ARP tells you the typical running spot — but not who banked the most valuable laps.

Race Notes auto-generated

Official winner: Chase Elliott (P) (#9), who ranked 5th on TLS with 9,213 points.
TLS leader: Ryan Blaney (P) (#12) with 10,064 points, finished P7, ARP 3.45.
Most laps led: Joey Logano (P), 100 laps.
Luck index ▼ Kevin Harvick (P) ran 3rd on TLS but finished P12 (9 spots worse than they ran).
Luck index ▲ Erik Jones finished P4 after running 10th on TLS (6 spots better than they ran).

Auto-generated stats from TrueLapScore lap data. Not a written story.

Race results

Fin	TLS rank	Driver	Car	Make	Team	Start	Laps led	ARP	TLS points
1	5	Chase Elliott (P)	9	Chevrolet	Hendrick Motorsports	13	44	6.62	9,213
2	4	Kyle Busch (P)	18	Toyota	Joe Gibbs Racing	7	0	5.48	9,520
3	7	Kyle Larson (P)	42	Chevrolet	Chip Ganassi Racing	27	0	9.23	8,514
4	10	Erik Jones	20	Toyota	Joe Gibbs Racing	6	0	9.93	8,327
5	8	Martin Truex Jr. (P)	78	Toyota	Furniture Row Racing	12	0	9.27	8,503
6	6	Brad Keselowski (P)	2	Ford	Team Penske	5	26	8.98	8,581
7	1	Ryan Blaney (P)	12	Ford	Team Penske	4	9	3.45	10,064
8	2	Joey Logano (P)	22	Ford	Team Penske	1	100	4.32	9,832
9	11	Alex Bowman (P)	88	Chevrolet	Hendrick Motorsports	10	0	11.26	7,972
10	9	Aric Almirola (P)	10	Ford	Stewart-Haas Racing	3	0	9.92	8,329
11	16	Austin Dillon	3	Chevrolet	Richard Childress Racing	23	0	16.21	6,645
12	3	Kevin Harvick (P)	4	Ford	Stewart-Haas Racing	2	76	5.12	9,617
13	12	Clint Bowyer (P)	14	Ford	Stewart-Haas Racing	14	0	12.03	7,763
14	14	Denny Hamlin	11	Toyota	Joe Gibbs Racing	9	0	14.66	7,033
15	15	Ryan Newman	31	Chevrolet	Richard Childress Racing	16	0	16.03	6,668
16	19	Chris Buescher	37	Chevrolet	JTG Daugherty Racing	21	0	19.76	5,672
17	17	Jamie McMurray	1	Chevrolet	Chip Ganassi Racing	20	0	17.96	6,152
18	18	Kurt Busch (P)	41	Ford	Stewart-Haas Racing	11	0	18.33	6,054
19	20	David Ragan	38	Ford	Front Row Motorsports	28	0	19.77	5,648
20	21	Ricky Stenhouse Jr.	17	Ford	Roush Fenway Racing	15	1	21.11	5,291
21	23	AJ Allmendinger	47	Chevrolet	JTG Daugherty Racing	25	9	21.86	5,091
22	13	Jimmie Johnson	48	Chevrolet	Hendrick Motorsports	22	0	12.36	7,591
23	22	Matt DiBenedetto	32	Ford	GO FAS Racing	31	0	21.60	5,141
24	29	Daniel Suarez	19	Toyota	Joe Gibbs Racing	8	0	30.34	2,813
25	26	Ty Dillon	13	Chevrolet	Germain Racing	30	0	23.85	4,528
26	25	Bubba Wallace #	43	Chevrolet	Richard Petty Motorsports	29	2	22.60	4,859
27	27	Michael McDowell	34	Ford	Front Row Motorsports	24	0	24.40	4,367
28	31	Regan Smith	95	Chevrolet	Leavine Family Racing	26	0	31.87	2,373
29	–	Landon Cassill(i)	00	Chevrolet	StarCom Racing	35	0	–	2,708 (i)
30	28	Trevor Bayne	6	Ford	Roush Fenway Racing	19	0	28.17	3,324
31	–	JJ Yeley(i)	23	Toyota	BK Racing	36	0	–	2,480 (i)
32	24	Paul Menard	21	Ford	Wood Brothers Racing	18	0	21.40	5,038
33	–	BJ McLeod(i)	51	Chevrolet	Rick Ware Racing	38	0	–	1,459 (i)
34	30	Corey LaJoie	72	Chevrolet	TriStar Motorsports	34	0	30.12	2,394
35	32	* Kyle Weatherman	99	Chevrolet	StarCom Racing	37	0	33.84	1,554
36	34	* Reed Sorenson	7	Chevrolet	Premium Motorsports	39	0	37.08	619
37	33	* Jeffrey Earnhardt	96	Toyota	Gaunt Brothers Racing	33	0	32.83	1,241
38	35	William Byron #	24	Chevrolet	Hendrick Motorsports	17	0	32.62	469
39	–	Ross Chastain(i)	15	Chevrolet	Premium Motorsports	32	0	–	153 (i)
40	–	* Timmy Hill(i)	66	Toyota	Motorsports Business Management	40	0	–	8 (i)

official winner TLS leader · (i) ineligible for series points (lap points shown for reference, not counted) · legend

Season standings through this race

Rank	Driver	Car	Season points	ARP	Laps led	This race
1	Kyle Busch (P)	18	275,990	8.36	1,231	9,520
2	Kevin Harvick (P)	4	269,993	8.39	1,682	9,617
3	Joey Logano (P)	22	268,041	10.72	491	9,832
4	Kurt Busch (P)	41	263,685	9.93	592	6,054
5	Clint Bowyer (P)	14	258,655	10.59	489	7,763
6	Brad Keselowski (P)	2	257,210	10.55	582	8,581
7	Martin Truex Jr. (P)	78	251,237	10.71	970	8,503
8	Kyle Larson (P)	42	249,153	11.56	737	8,514
9	Denny Hamlin (P)	11	244,730	11.97	308	7,033
10	Ryan Blaney (P)	12	244,490	10.54	617	10,064
11	Chase Elliott (P)	9	241,578	11.42	309	9,213
12	Aric Almirola (P)	10	236,664	13.26	181	8,329
13	Erik Jones (P)	20	223,592	14.18	88	8,327
14	Alex Bowman (P)	88	208,574	15.73	68	7,972
15	Ryan Newman	31	202,726	16.60	57	6,668
16	Jimmie Johnson (P)	48	202,166	16.22	29	7,591
17	Daniel Suarez	19	186,905	18.40	35	2,813
18	Austin Dillon (P)	3	185,660	18.22	23	6,645
19	Ricky Stenhouse Jr.	17	185,400	18.70	133	5,291
20	Jamie McMurray	1	183,967	17.75	9	6,152
21	Paul Menard	21	180,344	18.09	14	5,038
22	William Byron #	24	174,060	18.62	61	469
23	Chris Buescher	37	147,446	22.11	1	5,672
24	AJ Allmendinger	47	136,582	23.26	19	5,091
25	David Ragan	38	133,058	24.85	0	5,648
26	Darrell Wallace Jr. #	43	128,725	24.30	17	4,859
27	Ty Dillon	13	120,251	25.59	3	4,528
28	Michael McDowell	34	117,736	24.17	31	4,367
29	Kasey Kahne	95	112,091	22.59	30	0
30	Matt DiBenedetto	32	103,658	27.44	8	5,141
31	Trevor Bayne	6	96,336	22.26	0	3,324
32	Matt Kenseth	6	56,100	22.25	5	0
33	Corey LaJoie	72	43,835	32.13	0	2,394
34	Landon Cassill(i)	99	38,770	32.24	0	0
35	Gray Gaulding Jr.	99	31,813	33.27	0	0
36	Jeffrey Earnhardt	96	29,604	32.45	0	1,241
37	Regan Smith	95	26,740	25.79	10	2,373
38	Cole Whitt	72	25,328	29.25	0	0
39	* DJ Kennington(i)	96	19,761	30.14	0	0
40	Reed Sorenson	7	19,717	33.79	0	619
41	* Brendan Gaughan(i)	62	11,870	20.73	2	0
42	Harrison Rhodes	52	8,277	33.92	0	0
43	Blake Jones	23	8,230	32.41	0	0
44	* Kyle Weatherman	99	6,971	34.37	0	1,554
45	* Derrike Cope	99	2,197	36.66	0	0
46	* Mark Thompson	66	2,020	31.10	0	0
47	Danica Patrick	7	1,533	25.97	0	0
48	Alon Day	23	1,026	38.33	0	0
49	Cody Ware(i)	52	877	35.84	0	0
50	Chris Cook	51	839	31.37	0	0
51	Tomy Drissi	00	660	32.94	0	0
52	Stanton Barrett	51	23	39.08	0	0
53	* Timothy Peters(i)	92	1	34.74	0	0
53	BJ McLeod(i)	52	1	35.58	0	0
53	David Starr(i)	97	1	38.92	0	0