# 2024 Hollywood Casino 400

The 2024 Hollywood Casino 400 presented by ESPN Bet was a NASCAR Cup Series race held on September 29, 2024, at Kansas Speedway in Kansas City, Kansas. Contested over 267 laps on the 1.5 mi (2.4 km) intermediate speedway, it was the 30th race of the 2024 NASCAR Cup Series season, the fourth race of the Playoffs, and the first race of the Round of 12. Ross Chastain won the race. William Byron finished 2nd, and Martin Truex Jr. finished 3rd. Ryan Blaney and Ty Gibbs rounded out the top five, and Alex Bowman, Christopher Bell, Denny Hamlin, Chase Elliott, and Zane Smith rounded out the top ten.

## Report
### Background

Kansas Speedway is a 1.5-mile (2.4 km) tri-oval race track in Kansas City, Kansas. It was built in 2001 and it currently hosts two annual NASCAR race weekends. The IndyCar Series also raced at here until 2011. The speedway is owned and operated by the International Speedway Corporation.

#### Entry list

* (R) denotes rookie driver.
* (P) denotes playoff driver.
* (i) denotes driver who is ineligible for series driver points.
| No. | Driver | Team | Manufacturer |
| 1 | Ross Chastain | Trackhouse Racing | Chevrolet |
| 2 | Austin Cindric (P) | Team Penske | Ford |
| 3 | Austin Dillon | Richard Childress Racing | Chevrolet |
| 4 | Josh Berry (R) | Stewart-Haas Racing | Ford |
| 5 | Kyle Larson (P) | Hendrick Motorsports | Chevrolet |
| 6 | Brad Keselowski | RFK Racing | Ford |
| 7 | Justin Haley | Spire Motorsports | Chevrolet |
| 8 | Kyle Busch | Richard Childress Racing | Chevrolet |
| 9 | Chase Elliott (P) | Hendrick Motorsports | Chevrolet |
| 10 | Noah Gragson | Stewart-Haas Racing | Ford |
| 11 | Denny Hamlin (P) | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota |
| 12 | Ryan Blaney (P) | Team Penske | Ford |
| 14 | Chase Briscoe (P) | Stewart-Haas Racing | Ford |
| 15 | Kaz Grala (R) | Rick Ware Racing | Ford |
| 16 | Ty Dillon (i) | Kaulig Racing | Chevrolet |
| 17 | Chris Buescher | RFK Racing | Ford |
| 19 | Martin Truex Jr. | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota |
| 20 | Christopher Bell (P) | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota |
| 21 | Harrison Burton | Wood Brothers Racing | Ford |
| 22 | Joey Logano (P) | Team Penske | Ford |
| 23 | Bubba Wallace | 23XI Racing | Toyota |
| 24 | William Byron (P) | Hendrick Motorsports | Chevrolet |
| 31 | Daniel Hemric | Kaulig Racing | Chevrolet |
| 34 | Michael McDowell | Front Row Motorsports | Ford |
| 38 | Todd Gilliland | Front Row Motorsports | Ford |
| 41 | Ryan Preece | Stewart-Haas Racing | Ford |
| 42 | John Hunter Nemechek | Legacy Motor Club | Toyota |
| 43 | Erik Jones | Legacy Motor Club | Toyota |
| 44 | J. J. Yeley (i) | NY Racing Team | Chevrolet |
| 45 | Tyler Reddick (P) | 23XI Racing | Toyota |
| 47 | Ricky Stenhouse Jr. | JTG Daugherty Racing | Chevrolet |
| 48 | Alex Bowman (P) | Hendrick Motorsports | Chevrolet |
| 51 | Corey LaJoie | Rick Ware Racing | Ford |
| 54 | Ty Gibbs | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota |
| 71 | Zane Smith (R) | Spire Motorsports | Chevrolet |
| 77 | Carson Hocevar (R) | Spire Motorsports | Chevrolet |
| 84 | Jimmie Johnson | Legacy Motor Club | Toyota |
| 99 | Daniel Suárez (P) | Trackhouse Racing | Chevrolet |
| Official entry list ||||

## Practice

Ross Chastain was the fastest in the practice session with a time of 30.433 seconds and a speed of 177.439 mph (285.560 km/h).

### Practice results

| Pos | No. | Driver | Team | Manufacturer | Time | Speed |
| 1 | 1 | Ross Chastain | Trackhouse Racing | Chevrolet | 30.433 | 177.439 |
| 2 | 99 | Daniel Suárez (P) | Trackhouse Racing | Chevrolet | 30.478 | 177.177 |
| 3 | 48 | Alex Bowman (P) | Hendrick Motorsports | Chevrolet | 30.504 | 177.026 |
| Official practice results |||||||

## Qualifying

Christopher Bell scored the pole for the race with a time of 30.111 and a speed of 179.336 mph (288.613 km/h).

### Qualifying results

| Pos | No. | Driver | Team | Manufacturer | R1 | R2 |
| 1 | 20 | Christopher Bell (P) | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 30.043 | 30.111 |
| 2 | 54 | Ty Gibbs | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 30.227 | 30.151 |
| 3 | 8 | Kyle Busch | Richard Childress Racing | Chevrolet | 30.155 | 30.228 |
| 4 | 45 | Tyler Reddick (P) | 23XI Racing | Toyota | 30.313 | 30.207 |
| 5 | 22 | Joey Logano (P) | Team Penske | Ford | 30.132 | 30.333 |
| 6 | 24 | William Byron (P) | Hendrick Motorsports | Chevrolet | 30.220 | 30.295 |
| 7 | 12 | Ryan Blaney (P) | Team Penske | Ford | 30.162 | 30.454 |
| 8 | 11 | Denny Hamlin (P) | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 30.252 | 30.300 |
| 9 | 14 | Chase Briscoe (P) | Stewart-Haas Racing | Ford | 30.218 | 30.688 |
| 10 | 99 | Daniel Suárez (P) | Trackhouse Racing | Chevrolet | 30.309 | 30.315 |
| 11 | 5 | Kyle Larson (P) | Hendrick Motorsports | Chevrolet | 30.278 | — |
| 12 | 48 | Alex Bowman (P) | Hendrick Motorsports | Chevrolet | 30.452 | — |
| 13 | 23 | Bubba Wallace | 23XI Racing | Toyota | 30.299 | — |
| 14 | 77 | Carson Hocevar (R) | Spire Motorsports | Chevrolet | 30.476 | — |
| 15 | 71 | Zane Smith (R) | Spire Motorsports | Chevrolet | 30.316 | — |
| 16 | 43 | Erik Jones | Legacy Motor Club | Toyota | 30.526 | — |
| 17 | 2 | Austin Cindric (P) | Team Penske | Ford | 30.319 | — |
| 18 | 47 | Ricky Stenhouse Jr. | JTG Daugherty Racing | Chevrolet | 30.535 | — |
| 19 | 19 | Martin Truex Jr. | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 30.341 | — |
| 20 | 1 | Ross Chastain | Trackhouse Racing | Chevrolet | 30.607 | — |
| 21 | 34 | Michael McDowell | Front Row Motorsports | Ford | 30.387 | — |
| 22 | 3 | Austin Dillon | Richard Childress Racing | Chevrolet | 30.607 | — |
| 23 | 7 | Justin Haley | Spire Motorsports | Chevrolet | 30.492 | — |
| 24 | 10 | Noah Gragson | Stewart-Haas Racing | Ford | 30.664 | — |
| 25 | 17 | Chris Buescher | RFK Racing | Ford | 30.526 | — |
| 26 | 6 | Brad Keselowski | RFK Racing | Ford | 30.716 | — |
| 27 | 51 | Corey LaJoie | Rick Ware Racing | Ford | 30.594 | — |
| 28 | 21 | Harrison Burton | Wood Brothers Racing | Ford | 30.780 | — |
| 29 | 4 | Josh Berry (R) | Stewart-Haas Racing | Ford | 30.596 | — |
| 30 | 31 | Daniel Hemric | Kaulig Racing | Chevrolet | 30.809 | — |
| 31 | 42 | John Hunter Nemechek | Legacy Motor Club | Toyota | 30.654 | — |
| 32 | 16 | Ty Dillon (i) | Kaulig Racing | Chevrolet | 30.952 | — |
| 33 | 38 | Todd Gilliland | Front Row Motorsports | Ford | 30.789 | — |
| 34 | 15 | Kaz Grala (R) | Rick Ware Racing | Ford | 31.172 | — |
| 35 | 84 | Jimmie Johnson | Legacy Motor Club | Toyota | 30.892 | — |
| 36 | 44 | J. J. Yeley (i) | NY Racing Team | Chevrolet | 31.656 | — |
| 37 | 41 | Ryan Preece | Stewart-Haas Racing | Ford | 30.934 | — |
| 38 | 9 | Chase Elliott (P) | Hendrick Motorsports | Chevrolet | 32.220 | — |
| Official qualifying results |||||||

## Race
### Race results
#### Stage results

Stage One Laps: 80
| Pos | No | Driver | Team | Manufacturer | Points |
| 1 | 24 | William Byron (P) | Hendrick Motorsports | Chevrolet | 10 |
| 2 | 22 | Joey Logano (P) | Team Penske | Ford | 9 |
| 3 | 12 | Ryan Blaney (P) | Team Penske | Ford | 8 |
| 4 | 11 | Denny Hamlin (P) | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 7 |
| 5 | 20 | Christopher Bell (P) | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 6 |
| 6 | 54 | Ty Gibbs | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 5 |
| 7 | 2 | Austin Cindric (P) | Team Penske | Ford | 4 |
| 8 | 19 | Martin Truex Jr. | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 3 |
| 9 | 48 | Alex Bowman (P) | Hendrick Motorsports | Chevrolet | 2 |
| 10 | 77 | Carson Hocevar (R) | Spire Motorsports | Chevrolet | 1 |
| Official stage one results ||||||
Stage Two Laps: 85
| Pos | No | Driver | Team | Manufacturer | Points |
| 1 | 48 | Alex Bowman (P) | Hendrick Motorsports | Chevrolet | 10 |
| 2 | 54 | Ty Gibbs | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 9 |
| 3 | 12 | Ryan Blaney (P) | Team Penske | Ford | 8 |
| 4 | 24 | William Byron (P) | Hendrick Motorsports | Chevrolet | 7 |
| 5 | 6 | Brad Keselowski | RFK Racing | Ford | 6 |
| 6 | 77 | Carson Hocevar (R) | Spire Motorsports | Chevrolet | 5 |
| 7 | 8 | Kyle Busch | Richard Childress Racing | Chevrolet | 4 |
| 8 | 19 | Martin Truex Jr. | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 3 |
| 9 | 9 | Chase Elliott (P) | Hendrick Motorsports | Chevrolet | 2 |
| 10 | 14 | Chase Briscoe (P) | Stewart-Haas Racing | Ford | 1 |
| Official stage two results ||||||

### Final Stage results

Stage Three Laps: 102
| Pos | Grid | No | Driver | Team | Manufacturer | Laps | Points |
| 1 | 20 | 1 | Ross Chastain | Trackhouse Racing | Chevrolet | 267 | 40 |
| 2 | 6 | 24 | William Byron (P) | Hendrick Motorsports | Chevrolet | 267 | 52 |
| 3 | 19 | 19 | Martin Truex Jr. | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 267 | 40 |
| 4 | 7 | 12 | Ryan Blaney (P) | Team Penske | Ford | 267 | 49 |
| 5 | 2 | 54 | Ty Gibbs | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 267 | 46 |
| 6 | 12 | 48 | Alex Bowman (P) | Hendrick Motorsports | Chevrolet | 267 | 43 |
| 7 | 1 | 20 | Christopher Bell (P) | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 267 | 36 |
| 8 | 8 | 11 | Denny Hamlin (P) | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 267 | 36 |
| 9 | 38 | 9 | Chase Elliott (P) | Hendrick Motorsports | Chevrolet | 267 | 30 |
| 10 | 15 | 71 | Zane Smith (R) | Spire Motorsports | Chevrolet | 267 | 27 |
| 11 | 25 | 17 | Chris Buescher | RFK Racing | Ford | 267 | 26 |
| 12 | 22 | 3 | Austin Dillon | Richard Childress Racing | Chevrolet | 267 | 25 |
| 13 | 10 | 99 | Daniel Suárez (P) | Trackhouse Racing | Chevrolet | 267 | 24 |
| 14 | 5 | 22 | Joey Logano (P) | Team Penske | Ford | 267 | 32 |
| 15 | 27 | 51 | Corey LaJoie | Rick Ware Racing | Ford | 267 | 22 |
| 16 | 37 | 41 | Ryan Preece | Stewart-Haas Racing | Ford | 267 | 21 |
| 17 | 13 | 23 | Bubba Wallace | 23XI Racing | Toyota | 267 | 20 |
| 18 | 24 | 10 | Noah Gragson | Stewart-Haas Racing | Ford | 267 | 19 |
| 19 | 3 | 8 | Kyle Busch | Richard Childress Racing | Chevrolet | 267 | 22 |
| 20 | 30 | 31 | Daniel Hemric | Kaulig Racing | Chevrolet | 267 | 17 |
| 21 | 32 | 16 | Ty Dillon (i) | Kaulig Racing | Chevrolet | 267 | 0 |
| 22 | 26 | 6 | Brad Keselowski | RFK Racing | Ford | 267 | 21 |
| 23 | 28 | 21 | Harrison Burton | Wood Brothers Racing | Ford | 267 | 14 |
| 24 | 9 | 14 | Chase Briscoe (P) | Stewart-Haas Racing | Ford | 267 | 14 |
| 25 | 4 | 45 | Tyler Reddick (P) | 23XI Racing | Toyota | 267 | 12 |
| 26 | 11 | 5 | Kyle Larson (P) | Hendrick Motorsports | Chevrolet | 267 | 11 |
| 27 | 33 | 38 | Todd Gilliland | Front Row Motorsports | Ford | 267 | 10 |
| 28 | 18 | 47 | Ricky Stenhouse Jr. | JTG Daugherty Racing | Chevrolet | 267 | 9 |
| 29 | 21 | 34 | Michael McDowell | Front Row Motorsports | Ford | 267 | 8 |
| 30 | 31 | 42 | John Hunter Nemechek | Legacy Motor Club | Toyota | 267 | 7 |
| 31 | 34 | 15 | Kaz Grala (R) | Rick Ware Racing | Ford | 267 | 6 |
| 32 | 14 | 77 | Carson Hocevar (R) | Spire Motorsports | Chevrolet | 267 | 11 |
| 33 | 23 | 7 | Justin Haley | Spire Motorsports | Chevrolet | 266 | 4 |
| 34 | 17 | 2 | Austin Cindric (P) | Team Penske | Ford | 263 | 7 |
| 35 | 16 | 43 | Erik Jones | Legacy Motor Club | Toyota | 263 | 2 |
| 36 | 35 | 84 | Jimmie Johnson | Legacy Motor Club | Toyota | 257 | 1 |
| 37 | 36 | 44 | J. J. Yeley (i) | NY Racing Team | Chevrolet | 118 | 0 |
| 38 | 29 | 4 | Josh Berry (R) | Stewart-Haas Racing | Ford | 0 | 1 |
| Official race results ||||||||

### Race statistics

* Lead changes: 30 among 15 different drivers
* Cautions/Laps: 10 for 47 laps
* Red flags: 0
* Time of race: 3 hours, 14 minutes, and 54 seconds
* Average speed: 123.294 miles per hour (198.422 km/h)

## Media
### Television

USA covered the race on the television side. Leigh Diffey, Jeff Burton, and Steve Letarte called the race from the broadcast booth. Kim Coon, Parker Kligerman, and Marty Snider handled the pit road duties from pit lane.
USA :
| Booth announcers | Pit reporters |
| Lap-by-lap: Leigh Diffey Color-commentator: Jeff Burton Color-commentator: Steve Letarte | Kim Coon Parker Kligerman Marty Snider |

### Radio

MRN had the radio call for the race, which was also simulcast on Sirius XM NASCAR Radio. Alex Hayden, Jeff Striegle and former Championship Crew Chief Todd Gordon called the race for MRN when the field raced thru the front straightaway. Dave Moody called the race for MRN from Turns 1 & 2, and Mike Bagley called the race for MRN from turns 3 & 4. Steve Post, Alan Cavanna, Jacklyn Drake and Winston Kelley covered the action for MRN from pit lane.
MRN :
| Booth announcers | Turn announcers | Pit reporters |
| Lead announcer: Alex Hayden Announcer: Jeff Striegle Announcer: Todd Gordon | Turns 1 & 2: Dave Moody Turns 3 & 4: Mike Bagley | Steve Post Alan Cavanna Jacklyn Drake Winston Kelley |

## Standings after the race

| | Pos | Driver | Points |
| 3 | 1 | William Byron | 3,074 |
| 3 | 2 | Ryan Blaney | 3,068 (–6) |
| 1 | 3 | Christopher Bell | 3,068 (–6) |
| 3 | 4 | Kyle Larson | 3,058 (–16) |
| 1 | 5 | Denny Hamlin | 3,051 (–23) |
| 5 | 6 | Alex Bowman | 3,048 (–26) |
| | 7 | Chase Elliott | 3,044 (–30) |
| | 8 | Joey Logano | 3,044 (–30) |
| 6 | 9 | Tyler Reddick | 3,040 (–34) |
| | 10 | Daniel Suárez | 3,030 (–44) |
| 1 | 11 | Chase Briscoe | 3,019 (–55) |
| 3 | 12 | Austin Cindric | 3,015 (–59) |
| | 13 | Ty Gibbs | 2,120 (–954) |
| | 14 | Martin Truex Jr. | 2,104 (–970) |
| | 15 | Brad Keselowski | 2,069 (–1,005) |
| | 16 | Harrison Burton | 2,045 (–1,029) |
| Official driver's standings ||||
| | Pos | Manufacturer | Points |
| | 1 | Chevrolet | 1,095 |
| 1 | 2 | Toyota | 1,053 (–42) |
| 1 | 2 | Ford | 1,052 (–43) |