Hollywood Casino 400

Kansas Speedway, September 28, 2025

Chase Elliott
Winner
273
Laps
37
Entries
11
Leaders

Chase Elliott won the 2025 Hollywood Casino 400 at Kansas Speedway on September 28, 2025, leading 24 of 273 laps. Denny Hamlin finished second; Christopher Bell rounded out the podium. The race featured 11 different leaders.

Race Details
Date
Sunday, September 28, 2025
Season
2025
Winner
Leaders
11 drivers
Pos Start +/- Driver
1 4 +3 Chase Elliott
2 2 Denny Hamlin
3 5 +2 Christopher Bell
4 1 -3 Chase Briscoe
5 7 +2 Bubba Wallace
6 3 -3 Kyle Larson
7 12 +5 Tyler Reddick
8 31 +23 Brad Keselowski
9 11 +2 William Byron
10 24 +14 Shane van Gisbergen
11 9 -2 Ross Chastain
12 23 +11 Todd Gilliland
13 33 +20 Ty Dillon
14 21 +7 Michael McDowell
15 15 Chris Buescher
16 10 -6 Erik Jones
17 30 +13 Daniel Suarez
18 22 +4 Justin Haley
19 29 +10 Kyle Busch
20 27 +7 Cole Custer
21 35 +14 Joey Logano
22 32 +10 Riley Herbst
23 14 -9 Noah Gragson
24 37 +13 Ryan Blaney
25 8 -17 Ty Gibbs
26 19 -7 Ryan Preece
27 16 -11 Austin Dillon
28 17 -11 Alex Bowman
29 6 -23 Carson Hocevar
30 26 -4 Austin Cindric
31 28 -3 Zane Smith
32 25 -7 John Hunter Nemechek
33 13 -20 Josh Berry
34 36 +2 J.J. Yeley
35 18 -17 Ricky Stenhouse Jr.
36 20 -16 A.J. Allmendinger
37 34 -3 Cody Ware
Stage Results
Driver Stage 1 Stage 2 Stage 3 Stage Pts
Denny Hamlin 1 1 20
Kyle Larson 2 3 17
Christopher Bell 4 2 16
Chase Elliott 3 4 15
Chase Briscoe 6 5 11
Ross Chastain 5 8 9
Joey Logano 7 7 8
Bubba Wallace 6 5
Chris Buescher 8 3
Ryan Blaney 9 2
Zane Smith 9 2
Alex Bowman 10 1
Carson Hocevar 10 1
Tyler Reddick
Brad Keselowski
William Byron
Shane van Gisbergen
Todd Gilliland
Ty Dillon
Michael McDowell
Erik Jones
Daniel Suarez
Justin Haley
Kyle Busch
Cole Custer
Riley Herbst
Noah Gragson
Ty Gibbs
Ryan Preece
Austin Dillon
Austin Cindric
John Hunter Nemechek
Josh Berry
J.J. Yeley
Ricky Stenhouse Jr.
A.J. Allmendinger
Cody Ware
Model Performance

How well did the NR-Rating model predict this race? Across 36 matched drivers, the model averaged 8.3 positions off — close to the season average of 8.5. Average

Pos Driver Predicted Actual Delta
1 Chase Elliott 10.1 1 +9.1
2 Denny Hamlin 6.2 2 +4.2
3 Christopher Bell 9.2 3 +6.2
4 Chase Briscoe 7.8 4 +3.8
5 Bubba Wallace 12.7 5 +7.7
6 Kyle Larson 13.1 6 +7.1
7 Tyler Reddick 11.2 7 +4.2
8 Brad Keselowski 15.4 8 +7.4
9 William Byron 10.7 9 +1.7
10 Shane van Gisbergen 18.3 10 +8.3
11 Ross Chastain 14.5 11 +3.5
12 Todd Gilliland 19.1 12 +7.1
13 Ty Dillon 22.9 13 +9.9
14 Michael McDowell 16.9 14 +2.9
15 Chris Buescher 9.2 15 -5.8
16 Erik Jones 14.7 16 -1.3
17 Daniel Suarez 12.7 17 -4.3
18 Justin Haley 20.9 18 +2.9
20 Cole Custer 22.0 20 +2.0
21 Joey Logano 11.9 21 -9.1

(showing top 20 finishers)

Predicted finish from NR-Rating model. Delta = predicted − actual (positive = driver beat prediction). Confidence: High Confidence = low variance (stdDev ≤ 9), Moderate = medium variance, Coinflip = high variance.

Historical Context

  • Chase Elliott: has 23 career starts at Kansas Speedway with a 9.7 avg finish (2 wins) — the model may have underweighted this track history.
  • Denny Hamlin: was the model’s top pick based on 40 career starts at Kansas Speedway with a 12.4 avg finish (5 wins), finishing P2 on the day.
  • Cody Ware: was the biggest surprise, finishing P37 vs predicted P57. Track history: 9 starts, 32.7 avg finish.

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Frequently Asked Questions

Who won the 2025 Hollywood Casino 400?
Chase Elliott won the 2025 Hollywood Casino 400 at Kansas Speedway driving for Hendrick Motorsports.
Where was the 2025 Hollywood Casino 400 held?
The 2025 Hollywood Casino 400 was held at Kansas Speedway on September 28, 2025.