2017 Hollywood Casino 400

The 2017 Hollywood Casino 400 is a Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series race that was held on October 22, 2017, at Kansas Speedway in Kansas City, Kansas. Contested over 267 laps on the 1.5 mile (2.4 km) intermediate speedway, it was the 32nd race of the 2017 Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series season, sixth race of the Playoffs, and final race of the Round of 12. Martin Truex, Jr of Furniture Row Racing, won the race.

2017 Hollywood Casino 400
Race details[1][2][3][4][5][6][7][8][9][10]
Race 32 of 36 in the 2017 Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series
Date October 22, 2017 (2017-10-22)
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 125.189 miles per hour (201.472 km/h)
Pole position
Driver Furniture Row Racing
Time 28.719
Most laps led
Driver Kyle Busch Joe Gibbs Racing
Laps 112
Winner
No. 78 Martin Truex Jr. Furniture Row Racing
Television in the United States
Network NBCSN
Announcers Rick Allen, Jeff Burton and Steve Letarte
Radio in the United States
Radio MRN
Booth Announcers Joe Moore, Jeff Striegle and Rusty Wallace
Turn Announcers Dave Moody (1 & 2) and Mike Bagley (3 & 4)

Report

Background

Kansas Speedway, the track where the race was held.

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

No. Driver Team Manufacturer
00Derrike CopeStarCom RacingChevrolet
1Jamie McMurrayChip Ganassi RacingChevrolet
2Brad KeselowskiTeam PenskeFord
3Austin DillonRichard Childress RacingChevrolet
4Kevin HarvickStewart-Haas RacingFord
5Kasey KahneHendrick MotorsportsChevrolet
6Trevor BayneRoush Fenway RacingFord
10Danica PatrickStewart-Haas RacingFord
11Denny HamlinJoe Gibbs RacingToyota
13Ty Dillon (R)Germain RacingChevrolet
14Clint BowyerStewart-Haas RacingFord
15Reed SorensonPremium MotorsportsChevrolet
17Ricky Stenhouse Jr.Roush Fenway RacingFord
18Kyle BuschJoe Gibbs RacingToyota
19Daniel Suárez (R)Joe Gibbs RacingToyota
20Matt KensethJoe Gibbs RacingToyota
21Ryan BlaneyWood Brothers RacingFord
22Joey LoganoTeam PenskeFord
23Corey LaJoie (R)BK RacingToyota
24Chase ElliottHendrick MotorsportsChevrolet
27Paul MenardRichard Childress RacingChevrolet
31Ryan NewmanRichard Childress RacingChevrolet
32Matt DiBenedettoGo Fas RacingFord
33Jeffrey EarnhardtCircle Sport – The Motorsports GroupChevrolet
34Landon CassillFront Row MotorsportsFord
37Chris BuescherJTG Daugherty RacingChevrolet
38David RaganFront Row MotorsportsFord
41Kurt BuschStewart-Haas RacingFord
42Kyle LarsonChip Ganassi RacingChevrolet
43Aric AlmirolaRichard Petty MotorsportsFord
47A. J. AllmendingerJTG Daugherty RacingChevrolet
48Jimmie JohnsonHendrick MotorsportsChevrolet
51B. J. McLeod (i)Rick Ware RacingChevrolet
55Gray Gaulding (R)Premium MotorsportsToyota
72Cole WhittTriStar MotorsportsChevrolet
77Erik Jones (R)Furniture Row RacingToyota
78Martin Truex Jr.Furniture Row RacingToyota
83Brett Moffitt (i)BK RacingToyota
88Dale Earnhardt Jr.Hendrick MotorsportsChevrolet
95Michael McDowellLeavine Family RacingChevrolet
Official entry list

First practice

Kyle Larson was the fastest in the first practice session with a time of 28.563 seconds and a speed of 189.056 mph (304.256 km/h).[11]

Pos No. Driver Team Manufacturer Time Speed
1 42Kyle LarsonChip Ganassi RacingChevrolet28.563189.056
2 4Kevin HarvickStewart-Haas RacingFord28.800187.500
3 18Kyle BuschJoe Gibbs RacingToyota28.826187.331
Official first practice results

Qualifying

Martin Truex Jr. scored the pole for the race with a time of 28.719 and a speed of 188.029 mph (302.603 km/h).[12]

Qualifying results

Pos No. Driver Team Manufacturer R1 R2 R3
1 78Martin Truex Jr.Furniture Row RacingToyota29.04128.82428.719
2 4Kevin HarvickStewart-Haas RacingFord29.08928.79528.772
3 21Ryan BlaneyWood Brothers RacingFord29.10328.83628.782
4 20Matt KensethJoe Gibbs RacingToyota29.06128.85028.784
5 11Denny HamlinJoe Gibbs RacingToyota29.05728.95328.806
6 19Daniel Suárez (R)Joe Gibbs RacingToyota29.15128.96328.891
7 77Erik Jones (R)Furniture Row RacingToyota29.13728.99828.921
8 18Kyle BuschJoe Gibbs RacingToyota29.32928.89828.981
9 1Jamie McMurrayChip Ganassi RacingChevrolet29.07129.01929.089
10 14Clint BowyerStewart-Haas RacingFord29.20228.99929.095
11 2Brad KeselowskiTeam PenskeFord29.22928.81129.213
12 3Austin DillonRichard Childress RacingChevrolet29.16428.98029.333
13 48Jimmie JohnsonHendrick MotorsportsChevrolet29.20729.039
14 42Kyle LarsonChip Ganassi RacingChevrolet29.28629.051
15 24Chase ElliottHendrick MotorsportsChevrolet29.21429.069
16 41Kurt BuschStewart-Haas RacingFord28.98029.146
17 95Michael McDowellLeavine Family RacingChevrolet29.28029.160
18 22Joey LoganoTeam PenskeFord29.31429.193
19 31Ryan NewmanRichard Childress RacingChevrolet29.19429.194
20 88Dale Earnhardt Jr.Hendrick MotorsportsChevrolet29.06329.217
21 37Chris BuescherJTG Daugherty RacingChevrolet29.31129.240
22 5Kasey KahneHendrick MotorsportsChevrolet29.29229.263
23 10Danica PatrickStewart-Haas RacingFord28.98529.269
24 27Paul MenardRichard Childress RacingChevrolet29.38429.314
25 17Ricky Stenhouse Jr.Roush Fenway RacingFord29.421
26 43Aric AlmirolaRichard Petty MotorsportsFord29.429
27 47A. J. AllmendingerJTG Daugherty RacingChevrolet29.553
28 38David RaganFront Row MotorsportsFord29.656
29 6Trevor BayneRoush Fenway RacingFord29.660
30 13Ty Dillon (R)Germain RacingChevrolet29.682
31 32Matt DiBenedettoGo Fas RacingFord29.698
32 34Landon CassillFront Row MotorsportsFord30.143
33 83Brett Moffitt (i)BK RacingToyota30.149
34 55Gray Gaulding (R)Premium MotorsportsToyota30.225
35 23Corey LaJoie (R)BK RacingToyota30.235
36 72Cole WhittTriStar MotorsportsChevrolet30.245
37 51B. J. McLeod (i)Rick Ware RacingChevrolet30.394
38 15Reed SorensonPremium MotorsportsChevrolet30.445
39 33Jeffrey EarnhardtCircle Sport – The Motorsports GroupChevrolet30.530
40 00Derrike CopeStarCom RacingChevrolet0.000
Official qualifying results
  • Ryan Blaney started last after failing post-qualifying inspection.[13]

Practice (post-qualifying)

Second practice

Kyle Larson was the fastest in the second practice session with a time of 29.724 seconds and a speed of 181.671 mph (292.371 km/h).[14]

Pos No. Driver Team Manufacturer Time Speed
1 42Kyle LarsonChip Ganassi RacingChevrolet29.724181.671
2 4Kevin HarvickStewart-Haas RacingFord29.738181.586
3 19Daniel Suárez (R)Joe Gibbs RacingToyota29.750181.513
Official second practice results

Final practice

Ryan Blaney was the fastest in the final practice session with a time of 29.661 seconds and a speed of 182.057 mph (292.992 km/h).[15]

Pos No. Driver Team Manufacturer Time Speed
1 21Ryan BlaneyWood Brothers RacingFord29.661182.057
2 18Kyle BuschJoe Gibbs RacingToyota29.696181.843
3 4Kevin HarvickStewart-Haas RacingFord29.716181.720
Official final practice results

Race

Start

Martin Truex Jr. led the field to the green flag at 3:16 p.m., He led a total of 34 laps, The first caution of the race flew for a competition caution on lap 32.

The race restarted on lap 36 following a competition caution at 30 laps, pole-sitter and race leader Martin Truex Jr. was penalized for a restart violation — going inside the white line — and was sent to the back of the field. It appeared Kevin Harvick who was running second, also dipped inside the line behind Truex but was not penalized because he wasn’t in the front row. The second caution of the race flew on lap 48 when Brett Moffitt spun out in turn 2, Kurt Busch won the free pass under caution. Brad Keselowski, Ryan Blaney, Dale Earnhardt Jr., Ryan Newman, Chris Buescher and Truex stayed out while everyone else pitted.

The race restarted on lap 52, Kyle Larson who entered the race third in the standings and 29 points ahead of the cutoff line, pulled into pit road with a blown engine on lap 66 and fell to 37th place during the first stage, crippling his chance to advance to the third round. Larson won four races this season, tied for second-most in the series.

The third caution of the race flew on lap 78 for fluid on the track, Matt DiBenedetto won the free pass under caution, Kyle Busch, who entered the race ninth in the standings and seven points below the cutoff line to advance to the Round of 8, picked up 10 valuable points by winning the first stage. Busch led 39 laps for his 14th stage win of the season. Contending playoff drivers constituted the top nine finishers in the stage. Behind Busch were Kevin Harvick, Blaney, Matt Kenseth, Denny Hamlin, Jimmie Johnson, Chase Elliott, Jamie McMurray and Martin Truex Jr., Kasey Kahne was 10th.

Stage 2

The race restarted on lap 87 and it remained green for 70 laps, The fourth caution of the race flew on 157 when Brett Moffitt again spun in turn 2, Aric Almirola won the free pass under caution.

The race restarted on lap 160.

Denny Hamlin, who began the race in fifth place, 21 points ahead of the cutoff line, won the second stage and picked up 10 valuable playoff points. He was followed by Kevin Harvick, Brad Keselowski, Matt Kenseth, Kyle Busch, non-playoff driver Erik Jones, Jamie McMurray, Ryan Blaney, Chase Elliott and Jimmie Johnson. Keselowski, who is already assured of advancing to the Round of 8 after winning at Talladega last week, and Hamlin was penalized for speeding through pit road and sent to the back of the field. The fifth caution of the race flew on lap 162 for the end of stage two.

Final stage

Martin Truex Jr. won the race from the pole position.

The race restarted on lap 167 and it remained green for nine laps, The sixth caution of the race flew for a single-car spin in turn 3, Ricky Stenhouse Jr. who was 11th in the standings and 22 points behind the cutoff line, cut a tire on lap 174 and hit the wall. Stenhouse was in a must-win situation to advance to the third round.

The race restarted on lap 180.

The seventh caution of the race flew when defending champion Jimmie Johnson, on the edge to reach the Round of 8, spun out on lap 189, putting his chances to advance in peril. Johnson lost control of his car, his right quarterpanel struck the wall and he went spinning across the infield grass before going to pit road for repairs.

The race restarted on lap 193, Jimmie Johnson lost control and hit the wall again and slid down the race track in a plume of smoke, bringing out the race's eighth caution.

The race restarted on lap 197 and the ninth caution of the race flew for a multi-car wreck on the backstretch involving 13 cars, Matt Kenseth was disqualified from the race, Kenseth was disqualified from the race when his team was penalized for having more than six crew members over the wall while on the caution clock. Kenseth, the 2003 series champion, was in contention to advance to the third round, A total of 13 cars was collected were Matt Kenseth, Jamie McMurray, Erik Jones, Joey Logano, Ryan Newman, Clint Bowyer, Aric Almirola, Daniel Suárez, Trevor Bayne, Chase Elliott, Austin Dillon, Brad Keselowski, Dale Earnhardt Jr., and Danica Patrick, The red flag was displayed for 10 minutes and 10 seconds to facilitate cleanup on the track.

The race restarted on lap 205 and it remained green for 32 laps, The tenth caution of the race flew on lap 237 when A. J. Allmendinger spun out in turn 4, Trevor Bayne won the free pass under caution

The race restarted on lap 243, Martin Truex Jr. was already safely into the Round of 8 of the 2017 playoffs, but his car was better than everyone else Sunday. Truex overcame a restart penalty early in the race and the death of one of his crew members on Saturday to win the second-round elimination race. Truex became the first driver to sweep both Kansas races since they began running twice at the track in 2011. The victory was the fourth in a row for Truex on a mile-and-a-half track and his seventh overall this season.[16]

Post race

"I can't say enough about all these guys on this Furniture Row (team). Really proud of them," Truex said. "We raced with a heavy heart today after losing Jim (Watson) last night. Want to send condolences to the family. He was a heck of a guy and a great worker.

"Excited to get another one here this week. It's really Furniture Row's home track. We got the one in the spring after so many heartbreaks, and it didn't look like it was going to happen today but we just persevered."

Stage results

Stage 1 Laps: 80

Pos No Driver Team Manufacturer Points
118Kyle BuschJoe Gibbs RacingToyota10
24Kevin HarvickStewart-Haas RacingFord9
311Denny HamlinJoe Gibbs RacingToyota8
421Ryan BlaneyWood Brothers RacingFord7
51Jamie McMurrayChip Ganassi RacingChevrolet6
648Jimmie JohnsonHendrick MotorsportsChevrolet5
724Chase ElliottHendrick MotorsportsChevrolet4
878Martin Truex Jr.Furniture Row RacingToyota3
920Matt KensethJoe Gibbs RacingToyota2
1077Erik Jones (R)Furniture Row RacingToyota1
Official stage one results

Stage 2 Laps: 80

Pos No Driver Team Manufacturer Points
111Denny HamlinJoe Gibbs RacingToyota10
24Kevin HarvickStewart-Haas RacingFord9
32Brad KeselowskiTeam PenskeFord8
420Matt KensethJoe Gibbs RacingToyota7
518Kyle BuschJoe Gibbs RacingToyota6
677Erik Jones (R)Furniture Row RacingToyota5
71Jamie McMurrayChip Ganassi RacingChevrolet4
821Ryan BlaneyWood Brothers RacingFord3
924Chase ElliottHendrick MotorsportsChevrolet2
1048Jimmie JohnsonHendrick MotorsportsChevrolet1
Official stage two results

Final stage results

Stage 3 Laps: 107

Pos Grid No Driver Team Manufacturer Laps Points
1178Martin Truex Jr.Furniture Row RacingToyota26743
21541Kurt BuschStewart-Haas RacingFord26735
34021Ryan BlaneyWood Brothers RacingFord26744
41424Chase ElliottHendrick MotorsportsChevrolet26739
5411Denny HamlinJoe Gibbs RacingToyota26750
62037Chris BuescherJTG Daugherty RacingChevrolet26731
71988Dale Earnhardt Jr.Hendrick MotorsportsChevrolet26730
824Kevin HarvickStewart-Haas RacingFord26747
92543Aric AlmirolaRichard Petty MotorsportsFord26728
10718Kyle BuschJoe Gibbs RacingToyota26743
111248Jimmie JohnsonHendrick MotorsportsChevrolet26732
122327Paul MenardRichard Childress RacingChevrolet26725
13102Brad KeselowskiTeam PenskeFord26732
14113Austin DillonRichard Childress RacingChevrolet26723
15215Kasey KahneHendrick MotorsportsChevrolet26722
162913Ty Dillon (R)Germain RacingChevrolet26721
172738David RaganFront Row MotorsportsFord26720
181695Michael McDowellLeavine Family RacingChevrolet26719
19914Clint BowyerStewart-Haas RacingFord26718
20286Trevor BayneRoush Fenway RacingFord26717
211722Joey LoganoTeam PenskeFord26716
223032Matt DiBenedettoGo Fas RacingFord26715
233134Landon CassillFront Row MotorsportsFord26514
243572Cole WhittTriStar MotorsportsChevrolet26313
253715Reed SorensonPremium MotorsportsChevrolet26312
263833Jeffrey EarnhardtCircle Sport – The Motorsports GroupChevrolet26111
273423Corey LaJoie (R)BK RacingToyota26110
283355Gray Gaulding (R)Premium MotorsportsToyota2599
292417Ricky Stenhouse Jr.Roush Fenway RacingFord2568
303651B. J. McLeod (i)Rick Ware RacingChevrolet2540
313283Brett Moffitt (i)BK RacingToyota2380
322647A. J. AllmendingerJTG Daugherty RacingChevrolet2325
331831Ryan NewmanRichard Childress RacingChevrolet2034
3481Jamie McMurrayChip Ganassi RacingChevrolet19813
35677Erik Jones (R)Furniture Row RacingToyota1978
36519Daniel Suárez (R)Joe Gibbs RacingToyota1971
37320Matt KensethJoe Gibbs RacingToyota19710
382210Danica PatrickStewart-Haas RacingFord1971
391342Kyle LarsonChip Ganassi RacingChevrolet731
403900Derrike CopeStarCom RacingChevrolet351
Official race results

Race statistics

  • Lead changes: 7 among different drivers
  • Cautions/Laps: 10 for 49
  • Red flags: 1 for 10 minutes and 10 seconds
  • Time of race: 3 hours, 11 minutes, 57 seconds
  • Average speed: 125.189 miles per hour (201.472 km/h)

Media

Television

NBC Sports covered the race on the television side. Rick Allen, Jeff Burton and Steve Letarte had the call in the booth for the race. Dave Burns, Parker Kligerman, Marty Snider and Kelli Stavast reported from pit lane during the race.

NBCSN
Booth announcersPit reporters
Lap-by-lap: Rick Allen
Color-commentator: Jeff Burton
Color-commentator: Steve Letarte
Dave Burns
Parker Kligerman
Marty Snider
Kelli Stavast

Radio

MRN had the radio call for the race, which was simulcast on Sirius XM NASCAR Radio.

MRN
Booth announcersTurn announcersPit reporters
Lead announcer: Joe Moore
Announcer: Jeff Striegle
Announcer: Rusty Wallace
Turns 1 & 2: Dave Moody
Turns 3 & 4: Mike Bagley
Alex Hayden
Winston Kelley
Steve Post

Standings after the race

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