Cup Series · 2026 · race 30 of 36
Hollywood Casino 400
- TrackKansas Speedway
- ScheduledSun, Sep 27, 2026 · 3:00 PM ET
- Laps267
- Cars36
- Official winnerKyle Larson (#5)
- TLS leaderKyle Larson (C) (#5) · 9,573
Three ways to measure this race
| Official winner | TLS leader | Best ARP | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Driver | Kyle Larson (#5) | Kyle Larson (C) (#5) | Kyle Larson (C) (#5) |
| Finish | P1 | P1 | P1 |
| TLS points | 9,573 | 9,573 | 9,573 |
| ARP | 1.28 | 1.28 | 1.28 |
| Laps led | 235 | 235 | 235 |
This race lined up on all three measures: Kyle Larson (#5) won the race, led TLS points (9,573), and posted the best average running position (1.28).
Race Notes auto-generated
- Official winner: Kyle Larson (#5), who also led TrueLapScore with 9,573 points (ARP 1.28).
- Most laps led: Kyle Larson, 235 laps.
- Luck index ▼ Carson Hocevar (C) ran 18th on TLS but finished P33 (15 spots worse than they ran).
- Luck index ▲ Ross Chastain finished P15 after running 24th on TLS (9 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 | 1 | Kyle Larson (C) | 5 | Chevrolet | Hendrick Motorsports | 2 | 235 | 1.28 | 9,573 |
| 2 | 3 | Austin Cindric (C) | 2 | Ford | Team Penske | 11 | 1 | 3.39 | 9,008 |
| 3 | 2 | Denny Hamlin (C) | 11 | Toyota | Joe Gibbs Racing | 6 | 2 | 3.32 | 9,027 |
| 4 | 6 | Chase Briscoe (C) | 19 | Toyota | Joe Gibbs Racing | 23 | 23 | 7.10 | 8,013 |
| 5 | 9 | Ryan Blaney (C) | 12 | Ford | Team Penske | 25 | 4 | 10.18 | 7,188 |
| 6 | 4 | Christopher Bell (C) | 20 | Toyota | Joe Gibbs Racing | 3 | 0 | 5.76 | 8,371 |
| 7 | 5 | William Byron (C) | 24 | Chevrolet | Hendrick Motorsports | 8 | 0 | 5.87 | 8,342 |
| 8 | 8 | Chase Elliott (C) | 9 | Chevrolet | Hendrick Motorsports | 18 | 0 | 9.31 | 7,421 |
| 9 | 13 | Bubba Wallace (C) | 23 | Toyota | 23XI Racing | 7 | 0 | 15.36 | 5,799 |
| 10 | 11 | Ryan Preece (C) | 60 | Ford | RFK Racing | 9 | 0 | 12.94 | 6,447 |
| 11 | 19 | Tyler Reddick (C) | 45 | Toyota | 23XI Racing | 15 | 0 | 19.65 | 4,651 |
| 12 | 12 | Brad Keselowski | 6 | Ford | RFK Racing | 16 | 0 | 14.97 | 5,903 |
| 13 | 21 | John Hunter Nemechek | 42 | Toyota | Legacy Motor Club | 26 | 0 | 20.79 | 4,345 |
| 14 | 14 | Daniel Suarez (C) | 7 | Chevrolet | Spire Motorsports | 14 | 0 | 16.12 | 5,596 |
| 15 | 24 | Ross Chastain | 1 | Chevrolet | Trackhouse Racing | 13 | 1 | 23.40 | 3,646 |
| 16 | 15 | Erik Jones | 43 | Toyota | Legacy Motor Club | 30 | 0 | 18.17 | 5,047 |
| 17 | 10 | Ty Gibbs (C) | 54 | Toyota | Joe Gibbs Racing | 5 | 0 | 12.25 | 6,633 |
| 18 | 20 | Alex Bowman | 48 | Chevrolet | Hendrick Motorsports | 33 | 0 | 20.12 | 4,525 |
| 19 | 17 | Todd Gilliland | 34 | Ford | Front Row Motorsports | 20 | 0 | 19.21 | 4,768 |
| 20 | 7 | Joey Logano (C) | 22 | Ford | Team Penske | 1 | 0 | 8.10 | 7,746 |
| 21 | 23 | Austin Dillon | 3 | Chevrolet | Richard Childress Racing | 19 | 0 | 23.08 | 3,716 |
| 22 | 26 | AJ Allmendinger | 16 | Chevrolet | Kaulig Racing | 24 | 0 | 24.36 | 3,374 |
| 23 | 16 | Chris Buescher (C) | 17 | Ford | RFK Racing | 12 | 0 | 18.34 | 4,982 |
| 24 | 22 | Shane Van Gisbergen | 97 | Chevrolet | Trackhouse Racing | 17 | 0 | 21.69 | 4,088 |
| 25 | 29 | Riley Herbst | 35 | Toyota | 23XI Racing | 34 | 0 | 26.54 | 2,793 |
| 26 | – | Austin Hill(i) | 33 | Chevrolet | Richard Childress Racing | 32 | 0 | – | 3,017 (i) |
| 27 | 27 | Michael McDowell | 71 | Chevrolet | Spire Motorsports | 22 | 0 | 24.40 | 3,363 |
| 28 | 30 | Ty Dillon | 10 | Chevrolet | Kaulig Racing | 36 | 0 | 28.66 | 2,227 |
| 29 | 34 | Connor Zilisch # | 88 | Chevrolet | Trackhouse Racing | 27 | 1 | 32.42 | 1,224 |
| 30 | 33 | Cole Custer | 41 | Chevrolet | Haas Factory Team | 29 | 0 | 29.89 | 1,899 |
| 31 | 28 | Zane Smith | 38 | Ford | Front Row Motorsports | 28 | 0 | 26.48 | 2,809 |
| 32 | 31 | Ricky Stenhouse Jr. | 47 | Chevrolet | HYAK Motorsports | 31 | 0 | 29.58 | 1,981 |
| 33 | 18 | Carson Hocevar (C) | 77 | Chevrolet | Spire Motorsports | 4 | 0 | 19.21 | 4,714 |
| 34 | 35 | Cody Ware | 51 | Chevrolet | Rick Ware Racing | 35 | 0 | 34.87 | 559 |
| 35 | 25 | Josh Berry | 21 | Ford | Wood Brothers Racing | 10 | 0 | 23.59 | 3,460 |
| 36 | 32 | Noah Gragson | 4 | Ford | Front Row Motorsports | 21 | 0 | 20.14 | 1,905 |
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 | Denny Hamlin (C) | 11 | 238,974 | 10.44 | 950 | 9,027 |
| 2 | Ryan Blaney (C) | 12 | 233,282 | 9.74 | 1,035 | 7,188 |
| 3 | Ty Gibbs (C) | 54 | 219,001 | 10.74 | 400 | 6,633 |
| 4 | Kyle Larson (C) | 5 | 218,048 | 10.53 | 1,118 | 9,573 |
| 5 | Christopher Bell (C) | 20 | 216,905 | 11.37 | 606 | 8,371 |
| 6 | Chase Briscoe (C) | 19 | 215,397 | 11.38 | 412 | 8,013 |
| 7 | Joey Logano (C) | 22 | 204,399 | 13.79 | 725 | 7,746 |
| 8 | Bubba Wallace (C) | 23 | 202,285 | 13.94 | 252 | 5,799 |
| 9 | William Byron (C) | 24 | 201,282 | 13.17 | 176 | 8,342 |
| 10 | Tyler Reddick (C) | 45 | 198,667 | 12.06 | 523 | 4,651 |
| 11 | Austin Cindric (C) | 2 | 192,761 | 14.22 | 52 | 9,008 |
| 12 | Chase Elliott (C) | 9 | 190,059 | 14.38 | 318 | 7,421 |
| 13 | Chris Buescher (C) | 17 | 184,298 | 15.47 | 81 | 4,982 |
| 14 | Carson Hocevar (C) | 77 | 180,618 | 16.39 | 198 | 4,714 |
| 15 | Ryan Preece (C) | 60 | 174,485 | 16.77 | 55 | 6,447 |
| 16 | Daniel Suarez (C) | 7 | 169,325 | 17.26 | 42 | 5,596 |
| 17 | Brad Keselowski | 6 | 165,866 | 18.21 | 232 | 5,903 |
| 18 | Ross Chastain | 1 | 159,653 | 17.01 | 134 | 3,646 |
| 19 | Josh Berry | 21 | 153,176 | 19.50 | 93 | 3,460 |
| 20 | Erik Jones | 43 | 149,656 | 18.86 | 17 | 5,047 |
| 21 | Shane Van Gisbergen | 97 | 148,251 | 18.57 | 270 | 4,088 |
| 22 | Michael McDowell | 71 | 140,923 | 19.94 | 24 | 3,363 |
| 23 | Austin Dillon | 3 | 137,374 | 21.33 | 5 | 3,716 |
| 24 | Zane Smith | 38 | 134,223 | 20.57 | 77 | 2,809 |
| 25 | Riley Herbst | 35 | 130,028 | 21.26 | 5 | 2,793 |
| 26 | Alex Bowman | 48 | 123,616 | 18.89 | 0 | 4,525 |
| 27 | Todd Gilliland | 34 | 123,564 | 22.90 | 21 | 4,768 |
| 28 | John Hunter Nemechek | 42 | 120,904 | 21.96 | 64 | 4,345 |
| 29 | AJ Allmendinger | 16 | 119,069 | 22.18 | 9 | 3,374 |
| 30 | Ricky Stenhouse Jr. | 47 | 108,730 | 24.62 | 7 | 1,981 |
| 31 | Noah Gragson | 4 | 104,692 | 25.50 | 2 | 1,905 |
| 32 | Cole Custer | 41 | 91,516 | 25.66 | 3 | 1,899 |
| 33 | Connor Zilisch # | 88 | 90,693 | 23.92 | 9 | 1,224 |
| 34 | Ty Dillon | 10 | 88,671 | 26.86 | 3 | 2,227 |
| 35 | Cody Ware | 51 | 55,489 | 30.93 | 10 | 559 |
| 36 | Kyle Busch | 8 | 51,197 | 19.72 | 19 | 0 |
| 37 | * Casey Mears | 66 | 3,318 | 34.98 | 0 | 0 |
| 38 | * Jimmie Johnson | 84 | 3,088 | 30.47 | 0 | 0 |
| 39 | * Katherine Legge | 78 | 1,917 | 35.70 | 0 | 0 |
| 40 | * Kevin Magnussen | 91 | 1,244 | 23.63 | 0 | 0 |
| 41 | * BJ McLeod | 78 | 1,041 | 32.47 | 0 | 0 |