2019 Hollywood Casino 400

The 2019 Hollywood Casino 400 was a Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series race held on October 20, 2019, at Kansas Speedway in Kansas City, Kansas. Contested over 277 laps—extended from 267 laps due to an overtime finish, on the 1.5 mi (2.4 km) intermediate speedway, it was the 32nd race of the 2019 Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series season, sixth race of the Playoffs, and final race of the Round of 12.

2019 Hollywood Casino 400
Race details[1][2][3][4][5][6][7][8]
Race 32 of 36 in the 2019 Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series
Date October 20, 2019 (2019-10-20)
Location Kansas Speedway in Kansas City, Kansas
Course Permanent racing facility
1.5 mi (2.4 km)
Distance 277 laps, 415.5 mi (664.8 km)
Scheduled Distance 267 laps, 400.5 mi (640.8 km)
Average speed 136.491 miles per hour (219.661 km/h)
Pole position
Driver Richard Childress Racing
Time 30.329
Most laps led
Driver Denny Hamlin Joe Gibbs Racing
Laps 153
Winner
No. 11 Denny Hamlin Joe Gibbs Racing
Television in the United States
Network NBC
Announcers Rick Allen, Jeff Burton, Steve Letarte and Dale Earnhardt Jr.
Nielsen Ratings 3.304 million[9]
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)

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

  • (i) denotes driver who are ineligible for series driver points.
  • (R) denotes rookie driver.
No. Driver Team Manufacturer
00Landon Cassill (i)StarCom RacingChevrolet
1Kurt BuschChip Ganassi RacingChevrolet
2Brad KeselowskiTeam PenskeFord
3Austin DillonRichard Childress RacingChevrolet
4Kevin HarvickStewart-Haas RacingFord
6Ryan NewmanRoush Fenway RacingFord
8Daniel Hemric (R)Richard Childress RacingChevrolet
9Chase ElliottHendrick MotorsportsChevrolet
10Aric AlmirolaStewart-Haas RacingFord
11Denny HamlinJoe Gibbs RacingToyota
12Ryan BlaneyTeam PenskeFord
13Ty DillonGermain RacingChevrolet
14Clint BowyerStewart-Haas RacingFord
15Ross Chastain (i)Premium MotorsportsChevrolet
17Ricky Stenhouse Jr.Roush Fenway RacingFord
18Kyle BuschJoe Gibbs RacingToyota
19Martin Truex Jr.Joe Gibbs RacingToyota
20Erik JonesJoe Gibbs RacingToyota
21Paul MenardWood Brothers RacingFord
22Joey LoganoTeam PenskeFord
24William ByronHendrick MotorsportsChevrolet
27Reed SorensonPremium MotorsportsChevrolet
32Corey LaJoieGo Fas RacingFord
34Michael McDowellFront Row MotorsportsFord
36Matt Tifft (R)Front Row MotorsportsFord
37Chris BuescherJTG Daugherty RacingChevrolet
38David RaganFront Row MotorsportsFord
41Daniel SuárezStewart-Haas RacingFord
42Kyle LarsonChip Ganassi RacingChevrolet
43Bubba WallaceRichard Petty MotorsportsChevrolet
47Ryan Preece (R)JTG Daugherty RacingChevrolet
48Jimmie JohnsonHendrick MotorsportsChevrolet
51J. J. Yeley (i)Petty Ware RacingFord
52Garrett Smithley (i)Rick Ware RacingFord
53Josh Bilicki (i)Rick Ware RacingFord
66Joey Gase (i)MBM MotorsportsToyota
77Timmy Hill (i)Spire MotorsportsChevrolet
88Alex BowmanHendrick MotorsportsChevrolet
95Matt DiBenedettoLeavine Family RacingToyota
96Parker Kligerman (i)Gaunt Brothers RacingToyota
Official entry list

Practice

First practice

Brad Keselowski was the fastest in the first practice session with a time of 30.595 seconds and a speed of 176.499 mph (284.048 km/h).[10]

Pos No. Driver Team Manufacturer Time Speed
1 2Brad KeselowskiTeam PenskeFord30.595176.499
2 10Aric AlmirolaStewart-Haas RacingFord30.614176.390
3 41Daniel SuárezStewart-Haas RacingFord30.624176.332
Official first practice results

Final practice

Daniel Hemric was the fastest in the final practice session with a time of 30.366 seconds and a speed of 177.830 mph (286.190 km/h).[11]

Pos No. Driver Team Manufacturer Time Speed
1 8Daniel Hemric (R)Richard Childress RacingChevrolet30.366177.830
2 4Kevin HarvickStewart-Haas RacingFord30.492177.096
3 1Kurt BuschChip Ganassi RacingChevrolet30.496177.072
Official final practice results

Qualifying

Daniel Hemric scored the pole for the race with a time of 30.329 and a speed of 178.047 mph (286.539 km/h).[12]

Qualifying results

Pos No. Driver Team Manufacturer Time
1 8Daniel Hemric (R)Richard Childress RacingChevrolet30.329
2 38David RaganFront Row MotorsportsFord30.364
3 12Ryan BlaneyTeam PenskeFord30.379
4 2Brad KeselowskiTeam PenskeFord30.394
5 42Kyle LarsonChip Ganassi RacingChevrolet30.399
6 34Michael McDowellFront Row MotorsportsFord30.408
7 6Ryan NewmanRoush Fenway RacingFord30.423
8 41Daniel SuárezStewart-Haas RacingFord30.446
9 3Austin DillonRichard Childress RacingChevrolet30.448
10 43Bubba WallaceRichard Petty MotorsportsChevrolet30.452
11 19Martin Truex Jr.Joe Gibbs RacingToyota30.464
12 48Jimmie JohnsonHendrick MotorsportsChevrolet30.465
13 10Aric AlmirolaStewart-Haas RacingFord30.476
14 9Chase ElliottHendrick MotorsportsChevrolet30.497
15 1Kurt BuschChip Ganassi RacingChevrolet30.518
16 88Alex BowmanHendrick MotorsportsChevrolet30.520
17 36Matt Tifft (R)Front Row MotorsportsFord30.544
18 18Kyle BuschJoe Gibbs RacingToyota30.548
19 17Ricky Stenhouse Jr.Roush Fenway RacingFord30.573
20 20Erik JonesJoe Gibbs RacingToyota30.575
21 14Clint BowyerStewart-Haas RacingFord30.605
22 21Paul MenardWood Brothers RacingFord30.612
23 11Denny HamlinJoe Gibbs RacingToyota30.631
24 13Ty DillonGermain RacingChevrolet30.634
25 24William ByronHendrick MotorsportsChevrolet30.742
26 37Chris BuescherJTG Daugherty RacingChevrolet30.803
27 95Matt DiBenedettoLeavine Family RacingToyota30.879
28 47Ryan Preece (R)JTG Daugherty RacingChevrolet30.880
29 22Joey LoganoTeam PenskeFord30.912
30 00Landon Cassill (i)StarCom RacingChevrolet31.004
31 32Corey LaJoieGo Fas RacingFord31.086
32 96Parker Kligerman (i)Gaunt Brothers RacingToyota31.277
33 15Ross Chastain (i)Premium MotorsportsChevrolet31.365
34 27Reed SorensonPremium MotorsportsChevrolet31.378
35 52Garrett Smithley (i)Rick Ware RacingFord31.386
36 51J. J. Yeley (i)Petty Ware RacingFord31.494
37 53Josh Bilicki (i)Rick Ware RacingFord31.787
38 77Timmy Hill (i)Spire MotorsportsChevrolet32.079
39 66Joey Gase (i)MBM MotorsportsToyota33.190
40 4Kevin HarvickStewart-Haas RacingFord0.000
Official qualifying results

Race

Stage results

Stage One Laps: 80

Pos No Driver Team Manufacturer Points
122Joey LoganoTeam PenskeFord10
29Chase ElliottHendrick MotorsportsChevrolet9
341Daniel SuárezStewart-Haas RacingFord8
419Martin Truex Jr.Joe Gibbs RacingToyota7
518Kyle BuschJoe Gibbs RacingToyota6
62Brad KeselowskiTeam PenskeFord5
712Ryan BlaneyTeam PenskeFord4
811Denny HamlinJoe Gibbs RacingToyota3
1020Erik JonesJoe Gibbs RacingToyota2
917Ricky Stenhouse Jr.Roush Fenway RacingFord1
Official stage one results

Stage Two Laps: 80

Pos No Driver Team Manufacturer Points
111Denny HamlinJoe Gibbs RacingToyota10
212Ryan BlaneyTeam PenskeFord9
319Martin Truex Jr.Joe Gibbs RacingToyota8
424William ByronHendrick MotorsportsChevrolet7
59Chase ElliottHendrick MotorsportsChevrolet6
64Kevin HarvickStewart-Haas RacingFord5
722Joey LoganoTeam PenskeFord4
821Paul MenardWood Brothers RacingFord3
914Clint BowyerStewart-Haas RacingFord2
1018Kyle BuschJoe Gibbs RacingToyota1
Official stage two results

Final stage results

Stage Three Laps: 107

Pos Grid No Driver Team Manufacturer Laps Points
12311Denny HamlinJoe Gibbs RacingToyota27753
2149Chase ElliottHendrick MotorsportsChevrolet27750
31818Kyle BuschJoe Gibbs RacingToyota27741
4151Kurt BuschChip Ganassi RacingChevrolet27733
52524William ByronHendrick MotorsportsChevrolet27739
61119Martin Truex Jr.Joe Gibbs RacingToyota27746
72020Erik JonesJoe Gibbs RacingToyota27732
82114Clint BowyerStewart-Haas RacingFord27731
9404Kevin HarvickStewart-Haas RacingFord27733
101248Jimmie JohnsonHendrick MotorsportsChevrolet27727
111688Alex BowmanHendrick MotorsportsChevrolet27726
122847Ryan Preece (R)JTG Daugherty RacingChevrolet27725
132637Chris BuescherJTG Daugherty RacingChevrolet27724
14542Kyle LarsonChip Ganassi RacingChevrolet27723
152795Matt DiBenedettoLeavine Family RacingToyota27722
161917Ricky Stenhouse Jr.Roush Fenway RacingFord27722
172922Joey LoganoTeam PenskeFord27734
182221Paul MenardWood Brothers RacingFord27722
1942Brad KeselowskiTeam PenskeFord27723
2093Austin DillonRichard Childress RacingChevrolet27717
21312Ryan BlaneyTeam PenskeFord27729
222413Ty DillonGermain RacingChevrolet27615
231310Aric AlmirolaStewart-Haas RacingFord27414
24634Michael McDowellFront Row MotorsportsFord27413
251736Matt Tifft (R)Front Row MotorsportsFord27312
26238David RaganFront Row MotorsportsFord27311
273315Ross Chastain (i)Premium MotorsportsChevrolet2720
283132Corey LaJoieGo Fas RacingFord2729
293296Parker Kligerman (i)Gaunt Brothers RacingToyota2710
303651J. J. Yeley (i)Petty Ware RacingFord2710
3118Daniel Hemric (R)Richard Childress RacingChevrolet2706
32841Daniel SuárezStewart-Haas RacingFord27013
333427Reed SorensonPremium MotorsportsChevrolet2684
343552Garrett Smithley (i)Rick Ware RacingFord2670
351043Bubba WallaceRichard Petty MotorsportsChevrolet2632
363753Josh Bilicki (i)Rick Ware RacingFord2620
373000Landon Cassill (i)StarCom RacingChevrolet2030
383966Joey Gase (i)MBM MotorsportsToyota1070
393877Timmy Hill (i)Spire MotorsportsChevrolet950
4076Ryan NewmanRoush Fenway RacingFord721
Official race results

Race statistics

  • Lead changes: 15 among 12 different drivers
  • Cautions/Laps: 7 for 32
  • Red flags: 0
  • Time of race: 3 hours, 2 minutes and 39 seconds
  • Average speed: 136.491 miles per hour (219.661 km/h)

Media

Television

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

NBC
Booth announcersPit reporters
Lap-by-lap: Rick Allen
Color-commentator: Jeff Burton
Color-commentator: Steve Letarte
Color-commentator: Dale Earnhardt Jr.
Dave Burns
Marty Snider
Kelli Stavast

Radio

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

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

Standings after the race

References

  1. "2019 schedule". NASCAR.com. NASCAR Media Group, LLC. May 5, 2018. Retrieved September 17, 2019.
  2. "Kansas Speedway". NASCAR.com. NASCAR Media Group, LLC. January 3, 2013. Retrieved September 17, 2019.
  3. "Entry List". MRN.com. Motor Racing Network. October 15, 2019. Retrieved October 15, 2019.
  4. "First Practice Results". MRN.com. Motor Racing Network. October 18, 2019. Retrieved October 18, 2019.
  5. "Final Practice Results". MRN.com. Motor Racing Network. October 18, 2019. Retrieved October 18, 2019.
  6. "Starting Lineup". MRN.com. Motor Racing Network. October 19, 2019. Retrieved October 19, 2019.
  7. "Hollywood Casino 400 Results". MRN.com. Motor Racing Network. October 20, 2019. Retrieved October 20, 2019.
  8. "Points standings" (PDF). Jayski.com. Jayski's Silly Season Site. October 20, 2019. Retrieved October 20, 2019.
  9. "2019 Hollywood Casino 400 ratings". ShowBuzzDaily. Mitch Metcalf. Retrieved 22 October 2019.
  10. Utter, Jim (October 18, 2019). "Keselowski leads first Cup practice at Kansas". Motorsport.com. Kansas City, Kansas: Motorsport Network. Retrieved October 18, 2019.
  11. Utter, Jim (October 18, 2019). "Daniel Hemric leads final Cup practice at Kansas". Motorsport.com. Kansas City, Kansas: Motorsport Network. Retrieved October 18, 2019.
  12. Utter, Jim (October 19, 2019). "Daniel Hemric surprises with Kansas pole; Harvick to start last". Motorsport.com. Kansas City, Kansas: Motorsport Network. Retrieved October 19, 2019.
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