Cup - 2025 - Hollywood Casino 400
Date: 2025-09-28 | Track: Kansas Speedway
Three ways to measure this race
| Official winner | TLS leader | Best ARP | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Driver | Chase Elliott (#9) | Denny Hamlin (P) (#11) | Denny Hamlin (P) (#11) |
| Finish | P1 | P2 | P2 |
| TLS points | 10080 | 10713 | 10713 |
| ARP | 4.21 | 1.90 | 1.90 |
| Laps led | 24 | 159 | 159 |
Three different ways to measure a race — and they often point to different drivers.
Official winner — Chase Elliott (#9): where the car was at the checkered flag (P1). Led 24 laps with 4.21 average running position and 10,080 TLS points.
TLS leader — Denny Hamlin (P) (#11): most position-weighted points across every scored lap (10,713 points). Finished P2 with 159 laps led and 1.90 ARP. TLS rewards running up front all afternoon, not only the final lap.
Best ARP — same as the TLS leader (1.90). The official winner ran a worse average position (4.21).
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.
| Finish Position | Points Position | Driver | Car Number | Manufacturer | Team | Start Position | Laps Led | ARP | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 3 | Chase Elliott (P) | 9 | Chevrolet | Hendrick Motorsports | 4 | 24 | 4.21 | 10080 |
| 2 | 1 | Denny Hamlin (P) | 11 | Toyota | Joe Gibbs Racing | 2 | 159 | 1.90 | 10713 |
| 3 | 2 | Christopher Bell (P) | 20 | Toyota | Joe Gibbs Racing | 5 | 43 | 3.32 | 10323 |
| 4 | 5 | Chase Briscoe (P) | 19 | Toyota | Joe Gibbs Racing | 1 | 19 | 5.18 | 9815 |
| 5 | 6 | * Bubba Wallace (P) | 23 | Toyota | 23XI Racing | 7 | 13 | 7.98 | 9048 |
| 6 | 4 | Kyle Larson (P) | 5 | Chevrolet | Hendrick Motorsports | 3 | 1 | 4.46 | 10012 |
| 7 | 9 | * Tyler Reddick (P) | 45 | Toyota | 23XI Racing | 12 | 0 | 11.96 | 7956 |
| 8 | 26 | Brad Keselowski | 6 | Ford | RFK Racing | 31 | 5 | 24.87 | 4420 |
| 9 | 16 | William Byron (P) | 24 | Chevrolet | Hendrick Motorsports | 11 | 0 | 17.21 | 6518 |
| 10 | 24 | Shane Van Gisbergen # | 88 | Chevrolet | Trackhouse Racing | 24 | 0 | 24.01 | 4656 |
| 11 | 7 | Ross Chastain (P) | 1 | Chevrolet | Trackhouse Racing | 9 | 0 | 8.83 | 8814 |
| 12 | 32 | * Todd Gilliland | 34 | Ford | Front Row Motorsports | 23 | 0 | 27.82 | 3610 |
| 13 | 27 | Ty Dillon | 10 | Chevrolet | Kaulig Racing | 33 | 0 | 24.88 | 4416 |
| 14 | 30 | Michael McDowell | 71 | Chevrolet | Spire Motorsports | 21 | 0 | 27.28 | 3759 |
| 15 | 8 | Chris Buescher | 17 | Ford | RFK Racing | 15 | 0 | 10.12 | 8460 |
| 16 | 28 | Erik Jones | 43 | Toyota | Legacy Motor Club | 10 | 0 | 26.36 | 4012 |
| 17 | 29 | Daniel Suarez | 99 | Chevrolet | Trackhouse Racing | 30 | 6 | 27.25 | 3767 |
| 18 | 17 | Justin Haley | 7 | Chevrolet | Spire Motorsports | 22 | 0 | 19.74 | 5824 |
| 19 | 25 | Kyle Busch | 8 | Chevrolet | Richard Childress Racing | 29 | 0 | 24.68 | 4473 |
| 20 | 33 | Cole Custer | 41 | Ford | Haas Factory Team | 27 | 0 | 28.35 | 3465 |
| 21 | 11 | Joey Logano (P) | 22 | Ford | Team Penske | 35 | 0 | 14.60 | 7234 |
| 22 | 34 | * Riley Herbst # | 35 | Toyota | 23XI Racing | 32 | 0 | 29.03 | 3281 |
| 23 | 18 | * Noah Gragson | 4 | Ford | Front Row Motorsports | 14 | 0 | 20.27 | 5680 |
| 24 | 12 | Ryan Blaney (P) | 12 | Ford | Team Penske | 37 | 1 | 15.01 | 7120 |
| 25 | 14 | Ty Gibbs | 54 | Toyota | Joe Gibbs Racing | 8 | 0 | 15.24 | 7033 |
| 26 | 31 | Ryan Preece | 60 | Ford | RFK Racing | 19 | 0 | 27.65 | 3632 |
| 27 | 35 | Austin Dillon | 3 | Chevrolet | Richard Childress Racing | 16 | 0 | 29.72 | 3067 |
| 28 | 15 | Alex Bowman | 48 | Chevrolet | Hendrick Motorsports | 17 | 0 | 15.99 | 6804 |
| 29 | 10 | Carson Hocevar | 77 | Chevrolet | Spire Motorsports | 6 | 0 | 11.81 | 7882 |
| 30 | 23 | Austin Cindric (P) | 2 | Ford | Team Penske | 26 | 0 | 22.72 | 4936 |
| 31 | 13 | * Zane Smith | 38 | Ford | Front Row Motorsports | 28 | 0 | 14.49 | 7079 |
| 32 | 22 | John Hunter Nemechek | 42 | Toyota | Legacy Motor Club | 25 | 1 | 22.36 | 4978 |
| 33 | 19 | Josh Berry | 21 | Ford | Wood Brothers Racing | 13 | 1 | 20.46 | 5484 |
| 34 | 37 | * JJ Yeley(i) | 44 | Chevrolet | NY Racing Team | 36 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 |
| 35 | 20 | Ricky Stenhouse Jr. | 47 | Chevrolet | HYAK Motorsports | 18 | 0 | 18.47 | 5339 |
| 36 | 21 | AJ Allmendinger | 16 | Chevrolet | Kaulig Racing | 20 | 0 | 17.68 | 5060 |
| 37 | 36 | Cody Ware | 51 | Ford | Rick Ware Racing | 34 | 0 | 27.11 | 736 |
Season Points Standings (Up to This Race)
| Rank | Driver | Car Number | Season Points | Average Running Position | Total Laps Led | Points this race |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | William Byron (P) | 24 | 236025 | 10.72 | 915 | 6518 |
| 2 | * Tyler Reddick (P) | 45 | 223649 | 12.55 | 156 | 7956 |
| 3 | Denny Hamlin (P) | 11 | 221942 | 13.04 | 804 | 10713 |
| 4 | Christopher Bell (P) | 20 | 221778 | 12.13 | 282 | 10323 |
| 5 | Ryan Blaney (P) | 12 | 219617 | 11.62 | 648 | 7120 |
| 6 | Kyle Larson (P) | 5 | 217733 | 13.79 | 944 | 10012 |
| 7 | Chase Briscoe (P) | 19 | 211350 | 13.32 | 808 | 9815 |
| 8 | Chase Elliott (P) | 9 | 211038 | 13.31 | 424 | 10080 |
| 9 | Joey Logano (P) | 22 | 206500 | 13.17 | 541 | 7234 |
| 10 | * Bubba Wallace (P) | 23 | 202289 | 13.95 | 368 | 9048 |
| 11 | Austin Cindric (P) | 2 | 197533 | 14.15 | 323 | 4936 |
| 12 | Chris Buescher | 17 | 192812 | 14.58 | 38 | 8460 |
| 13 | Ty Gibbs | 54 | 192635 | 15.80 | 300 | 7033 |
| 14 | Ross Chastain (P) | 1 | 191206 | 15.24 | 72 | 8814 |
| 15 | Alex Bowman (P) | 48 | 187538 | 15.15 | 165 | 6804 |
| 16 | Carson Hocevar | 77 | 186541 | 15.31 | 116 | 7882 |
| 17 | Ryan Preece | 60 | 185243 | 16.34 | 132 | 3632 |
| 18 | Brad Keselowski | 6 | 169853 | 17.01 | 207 | 4420 |
| 19 | Zane Smith | 38 | 163923 | 19.77 | 20 | 7079 |
| 20 | Kyle Busch | 8 | 163859 | 18.53 | 62 | 4473 |
| 21 | AJ Allmendinger | 16 | 163840 | 17.89 | 28 | 5060 |
| 22 | Erik Jones | 43 | 160282 | 19.70 | 11 | 4012 |
| 23 | Michael McDowell | 71 | 159753 | 19.53 | 86 | 3759 |
| 24 | Josh Berry (P) | 21 | 156459 | 16.99 | 180 | 5484 |
| 25 | Austin Dillon (P) | 3 | 155945 | 19.95 | 119 | 3067 |
| 26 | John Hunter Nemechek | 42 | 147259 | 21.04 | 26 | 4978 |
| 27 | Justin Haley | 7 | 142389 | 21.49 | 20 | 5824 |
| 28 | Noah Gragson | 4 | 129748 | 22.62 | 5 | 5680 |
| 29 | Daniel Suarez | 99 | 128408 | 20.92 | 33 | 3767 |
| 30 | Ricky Stenhouse Jr. | 47 | 123165 | 23.76 | 8 | 5339 |
| 31 | Todd Gilliland | 34 | 122616 | 23.36 | 11 | 3610 |
| 32 | Ty Dillon | 10 | 117493 | 25.18 | 17 | 4416 |
| 33 | Shane Van Gisbergen # (P) | 88 | 111902 | 22.25 | 255 | 4656 |
| 34 | Cole Custer | 41 | 102899 | 25.71 | 9 | 3465 |
| 35 | Riley Herbst # | 35 | 97297 | 25.96 | 1 | 3281 |
| 36 | Cody Ware | 51 | 58081 | 30.82 | 27 | 736 |
| 37 | * Corey LaJoie(i) | 01 | 11435 | 25.22 | 10 | 0 |
| 38 | * Katherine Legge | 78 | 6902 | 29.64 | 0 | 0 |
| 39 | * Jimmie Johnson | 84 | 3982 | 29.46 | 0 | 0 |
| 40 | * Derek Kraus | 44 | 3549 | 35.52 | 0 | 0 |
| 41 | * JJ Yeley(i) | 44 | 3433 | 34.01 | 2 | 0 |
| 42 | * Chad Finchum | 66 | 3336 | 36.64 | 0 | 0 |
| 43 | * Casey Mears | 66 | 2655 | 33.49 | 0 | 0 |
| 44 | * Martin Truex Jr. | 56 | 961 | 28.65 | 0 | 0 |
| 45 | * Helio Castroneves | 91 | 871 | 29.73 | 0 | 0 |
| 46 | * Burt Myers | 50 | 709 | 37.18 | 0 | 0 |
| 47 | * BJ McLeod(i) | 78 | 599 | 31.68 | 1 | 0 |
| 48 | * Will Brown | 13 | 68 | 18.33 | 0 | 0 |