2021 Hollywood Casino 400

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2021 Hollywood Casino 400
Race details[1][2][3][4][5][6]
Race 34 of 36 in the 2021 NASCAR Cup Series
Date October 24, 2021 (2021-10-24)
Location Kansas Speedway in Kansas City, Kansas
Course Permanent racing facility
1.5 mi (2.4 km)
Distance 267 laps, 400.5 mi (640.8 km)
Average speed 130.728 miles per hour (210.386 km/h)
Pole position
Driver Hendrick Motorsports
Grid positions set by competition-based formula
Most laps led
Driver Kyle Larson Hendrick Motorsports
Laps 131
Winner
No. 5 Kyle Larson Hendrick Motorsports
Television in the United States
Network NBCSN
Announcers Rick Allen, Jeff Burton, Steve Letarte and Dale Earnhardt Jr.
Radio in the United States
Radio MRN
Booth Announcers Alex Hayden, Jeff Striegle and Rusty Wallace
Turn Announcers Dave Moody (1 & 2) and Mike Bagley (3 & 4)

The 2021 Hollywood Casino 400 was a NASCAR Cup Series race held on October 24, 2021, at Kansas Speedway in Kansas City, Kansas. Contested over 267 laps on the 1.5 mi (2.4 km) intermediate speedway, it was the 34th race of the 2021 NASCAR Cup Series season, the eighth race of the Playoffs, and second race of the Round of 8.

Report[edit]

Background[edit]

Kansas Speedway, the track where the race was held.
The 2021 Hollywood Casino 400 program cover.

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 Verizon IndyCar Series also raced at here until 2011. The speedway is owned and operated by the International Speedway Corporation.

Entry list[edit]

  • (R) denotes rookie driver.
  • (i) denotes driver who are ineligible for series driver points.
No. Driver Team Manufacturer
00 Quin Houff StarCom Racing Chevrolet
1 Kurt Busch Chip Ganassi Racing Chevrolet
2 Brad Keselowski Team Penske Ford
3 Austin Dillon Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet
4 Kevin Harvick Stewart-Haas Racing Ford
5 Kyle Larson Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet
6 Ryan Newman Roush Fenway Racing Ford
7 Corey LaJoie Spire Motorsports Chevrolet
8 Tyler Reddick Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet
9 Chase Elliott Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet
10 Aric Almirola Stewart-Haas Racing Ford
11 Denny Hamlin Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota
12 Ryan Blaney Team Penske Ford
13 David Starr (i) MBM Motorsports Ford
14 Chase Briscoe (R) Stewart-Haas Racing Ford
15 Ryan Ellis (i) Rick Ware Racing Chevrolet
17 Chris Buescher Roush Fenway Racing Ford
18 Kyle Busch Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota
19 Martin Truex Jr. Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota
20 Christopher Bell Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota
21 Matt DiBenedetto Wood Brothers Racing Ford
22 Joey Logano Team Penske Ford
23 Bubba Wallace 23XI Racing Toyota
24 William Byron Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet
34 Michael McDowell Front Row Motorsports Ford
37 Ryan Preece JTG Daugherty Racing Chevrolet
38 Anthony Alfredo (R) Front Row Motorsports Ford
41 Cole Custer Stewart-Haas Racing Ford
42 Ross Chastain Chip Ganassi Racing Chevrolet
43 Erik Jones Richard Petty Motorsports Chevrolet
47 Ricky Stenhouse Jr. JTG Daugherty Racing Chevrolet
48 Alex Bowman Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet
51 Cody Ware (i) Petty Ware Racing Chevrolet
52 Josh Bilicki (i) Rick Ware Racing Ford
53 Joey Gase (i) Rick Ware Racing Chevrolet
66 Chad Finchum (i) MBM Motorsports Toyota
77 Justin Haley (i) Spire Motorsports Chevrolet
78 B. J. McLeod (i) Live Fast Motorsports Ford
96 Parker Kligerman (i) Gaunt Brothers Racing Toyota
99 Daniel Suárez Trackhouse Racing Team Chevrolet
Official entry list

Qualifying[edit]

Kyle Larson was awarded the pole for the race as determined by competition-based formula.[4]

Starting Lineup[edit]

Pos No. Driver Team Manufacturer
1 5 Kyle Larson Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet
2 12 Ryan Blaney Team Penske Ford
3 2 Brad Keselowski Team Penske Ford
4 18 Kyle Busch Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota
5 9 Chase Elliott Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet
6 11 Denny Hamlin Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota
7 19 Martin Truex Jr. Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota
8 22 Joey Logano Team Penske Ford
9 24 William Byron Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet
10 20 Christopher Bell Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota
11 4 Kevin Harvick Stewart-Haas Racing Ford
12 8 Tyler Reddick Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet
13 1 Kurt Busch Chip Ganassi Racing Chevrolet
14 3 Austin Dillon Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet
15 21 Matt DiBenedetto Wood Brothers Racing Ford
16 99 Daniel Suárez Trackhouse Racing Team Chevrolet
17 43 Erik Jones Richard Petty Motorsports Chevrolet
18 34 Michael McDowell Front Row Motorsports Ford
19 14 Chase Briscoe (R) Stewart-Haas Racing Ford
20 10 Aric Almirola Stewart-Haas Racing Ford
21 17 Chris Buescher Roush Fenway Racing Ford
22 41 Cole Custer Stewart-Haas Racing Ford
23 7 Corey LaJoie Spire Motorsports Chevrolet
24 42 Ross Chastain Chip Ganassi Racing Chevrolet
25 48 Alex Bowman Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet
26 78 B. J. McLeod (i) Live Fast Motorsports Ford
27 23 Bubba Wallace 23XI Racing Toyota
28 47 Ricky Stenhouse Jr. JTG Daugherty Racing Chevrolet
29 38 Anthony Alfredo (R) Front Row Motorsports Ford
30 52 Josh Bilicki (i) Rick Ware Racing Ford
31 6 Ryan Newman Roush Fenway Racing Ford
32 37 Ryan Preece JTG Daugherty Racing Chevrolet
33 77 Justin Haley (i) Spire Motorsports Chevrolet
34 15 Ryan Ellis (i) Rick Ware Racing Chevrolet
35 00 Quin Houff StarCom Racing Chevrolet
36 51 Cody Ware (i) Petty Ware Racing Chevrolet
37 66 Chad Finchum (i) MBM Motorsports Toyota
38 13 David Starr (i) MBM Motorsports Ford
39 53 Joey Gase (i) Rick Ware Racing Chevrolet
40 96 Parker Kligerman (i) Gaunt Brothers Racing Toyota
Official starting lineup

Race[edit]

Kyle Larson started from the pole position. Larson won Stage 1 and William Byron won Stage 2. Kyle Busch and Brad Keselowski were involved in incidents during the race while Ryan Blaney wrecked out of the race with 44 laps to go. Larson won the race, his third consecutive win and ninth for the season. He became the second driver after Joey Logano in 2015 to win three consecutive "post-season" races. He is the fourth driver in NASCAR "post-season" history to win four races in the post-season, following Jimmie Johnson, Tony Stewart, and Martin Truex Jr.

Stage Results[edit]

Stage One Laps: 80

Pos No Driver Team Manufacturer Points
1 5 Kyle Larson Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 10
2 24 William Byron Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 9
3 9 Chase Elliott Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 8
4 1 Kurt Busch Chip Ganassi Racing Chevrolet 7
5 11 Denny Hamlin Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 6
6 4 Kevin Harvick Stewart-Haas Racing Ford 5
7 48 Alex Bowman Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 4
8 42 Ross Chastain Chip Ganassi Racing Chevrolet 3
9 18 Kyle Busch Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 2
10 8 Tyler Reddick Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 1
Official stage one results

Stage Two Laps: 80

Pos No Driver Team Manufacturer Points
1 24 William Byron Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 10
2 9 Chase Elliott Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 9
3 5 Kyle Larson Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 8
4 1 Kurt Busch Chip Ganassi Racing Chevrolet 7
5 4 Kevin Harvick Stewart-Haas Racing Ford 6
6 8 Tyler Reddick Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 5
7 48 Alex Bowman Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 4
8 11 Denny Hamlin Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 3
9 23 Bubba Wallace 23XI Racing Toyota 2
10 42 Ross Chastain Chip Ganassi Racing Chevrolet 1
Official stage two results

Final Stage Results[edit]

Stage Three Laps: 107

Pos Grid No Driver Team Manufacturer Laps Points
1 1 5 Kyle Larson Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 267 58
2 5 9 Chase Elliott Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 267 52
3 11 4 Kevin Harvick Stewart-Haas Racing Ford 267 45
4 13 1 Kurt Busch Chip Ganassi Racing Chevrolet 267 47
5 6 11 Denny Hamlin Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 267 41
6 9 24 William Byron Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 267 50
7 7 19 Martin Truex Jr. Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 267 30
8 10 20 Christopher Bell Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 267 29
9 8 22 Joey Logano Team Penske Ford 267 28
10 14 3 Austin Dillon Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 267 27
11 25 48 Alex Bowman Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 267 34
12 21 17 Chris Buescher Roush Fenway Racing Ford 267 25
13 24 42 Ross Chastain Chip Ganassi Racing Chevrolet 267 28
14 27 23 Bubba Wallace 23XI Racing Toyota 267 25
15 16 99 Daniel Suárez Trackhouse Racing Team Chevrolet 267 22
16 18 34 Michael McDowell Front Row Motorsports Ford 266 21
17 3 2 Brad Keselowski Team Penske Ford 266 20
18 22 41 Cole Custer Stewart-Haas Racing Ford 266 19
19 19 14 Chase Briscoe (R) Stewart-Haas Racing Ford 266 18
20 40 96 Parker Kligerman (i) Gaunt Brothers Racing Toyota 266 0
21 32 37 Ryan Preece JTG Daugherty Racing Chevrolet 265 16
22 12 8 Tyler Reddick Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 265 21
23 15 21 Matt DiBenedetto Wood Brothers Racing Ford 265 14
24 28 47 Ricky Stenhouse Jr. JTG Daugherty Racing Chevrolet 265 13
25 23 7 Corey LaJoie Spire Motorsports Chevrolet 263 12
26 20 10 Aric Almirola Stewart-Haas Racing Ford 263 11
27 31 6 Ryan Newman Roush Fenway Racing Ford 263 10
28 4 18 Kyle Busch Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 261 11
29 17 43 Erik Jones Richard Petty Motorsports Chevrolet 260 8
30 26 78 B. J. McLeod (i) Live Fast Motorsports Ford 259 0
31 36 51 Cody Ware (i) Petty Ware Racing Chevrolet 258 0
32 39 53 Joey Gase (i) Rick Ware Racing Chevrolet 256 0
33 30 52 Josh Bilicki (i) Rick Ware Racing Ford 256 0
34 38 13 David Starr (i) MBM Motorsports Ford 255 0
35 35 00 Quin Houff StarCom Racing Chevrolet 255 2
36 34 15 Ryan Ellis (i) Rick Ware Racing Chevrolet 254 0
37 2 12 Ryan Blaney Team Penske Ford 224 1
38 29 38 Anthony Alfredo (R) Front Row Motorsports Ford 171 1
39 33 77 Justin Haley (i) Spire Motorsports Chevrolet 165 0
40 37 66 Chad Finchum (i) MBM Motorsports Toyota 47 0
Official race results

Race statistics[edit]

  • Lead changes: 23 among 8 different drivers
  • Cautions/Laps: 7 for 33
  • Red flags: 1 for 15 minutes and 46 seconds
  • Time of race: 3 hours, 3 minutes and 49 seconds
  • Average speed: 130.728 miles per hour (210.386 km/h)

Media[edit]

Television[edit]

NBC Sports covered the race on the television side. Rick Allen, Jeff Burton, Steve Letarte and Dale Earnhardt Jr. called the race from the broadcast booth. Dave Burns, Marty Snider and Dillon Welch handled the pit road duties from pit lane. Parker Kligerman provided updates from the driver’s perspective while competing in the No. 96 Gaunt Brothers Racing car during the race.

NBCSN
Booth announcers Pit reporters In-race reporter
Lap-by-lap: Rick Allen
Color-commentator: Jeff Burton
Color-commentator: Steve Letarte
Color-commentator: Dale Earnhardt Jr.
Dave Burns
Marty Snider
Dillon Welch
Parker Kligerman

Radio[edit]

MRN had the radio call for the race, which was simulcast on Sirius XM NASCAR Radio. Alex Hayden, Jeff Striegle and Rusty Wallace 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 and Kim Coon covered the action for MRN from pit lane.

MRN
Booth announcers Turn announcers Pit reporters
Lead announcer: Alex Hayden
Announcer: Jeff Striegle
Announcer: Rusty Wallace
Turns 1 & 2: Dave Moody
Turns 3 & 4: Mike Bagley
Steve Post
Kim Coon

Standings after the race[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ^ "2021 schedule". Jayski.com. Jayski's Silly Season Site. Retrieved September 20, 2021.
  2. ^ "Kansas Speedway". NASCAR.com. NASCAR Media Group, LLC. January 3, 2013. Archived from the original on April 28, 2017. Retrieved September 20, 2021.
  3. ^ "Entry List" (PDF). Jayski.com. Jayski's Silly Season Site. October 18, 2021. Retrieved October 18, 2021.
  4. ^ a b "Starting Lineup". NASCAR.com. NASCAR Media Group, LLC. October 20, 2021. Retrieved October 20, 2021.
  5. ^ "Hollywood Casino 400 Results". NASCAR.com. NASCAR. October 24, 2021. Retrieved October 24, 2021.
  6. ^ "Points standings" (PDF). Jayski.com. Jayski's Silly Season Site. October 24, 2021. Retrieved October 24, 2021.


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