The NASCAR Cup Series (NCS) heads to Kansas Speedway this weekend for the Hollywood Casino 400 on Sunday at 3 p.m. ET for the fourth race in the 2026 NASCAR Cup Series Chase on the USA Network, MRN, and SiriusXM NASCAR Radio (Channel 90).
In September of 2025, Chase Briscoe captured the pole with a 180.078 mph, and Chase Elliott made a final-lap pass for the race lead to capture his second win of the 2025 season and the 21st of his career. Elliott won by a margin of .069 of a second over Denny Hamlin.
The 2026 NASCAR Cup Series Chase Point Standings after Bristol
| Rank | Driver | Points | Behind | Next | Stats | Race Wins | Stage Wins | Top 5 | Top 10 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kyle Larson | 2,206 | 0 | 0 | 29 | 1 | 6 | 12 | 16 |
| 2 | Denny Hamlin | 2,205 | -1 | 1 | 29 | 4 | 5 | 14 | 19 |
| 3 | Joey Logano | 2,190 | -16 | 15 | 29 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 12 |
| 4 | Christopher Bell | 2,189 | -17 | 1 | 29 | 1 | 5 | 13 | 15 |
| 5 | Ty Gibbs | 2,164 | -42 | 25 | 29 | 2 | 5 | 12 | 18 |
| 6 | Ryan Blaney | 2,154 | -52 | 10 | 29 | 3 | 9 | 7 | 18 |
| 7 | Tyler Reddick | 2,145 | -61 | 9 | 29 | 5 | 2 | 12 | 17 |
| 8 | Carson Hocevar | 2,121 | -85 | 24 | 29 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 11 |
| 9 | Chase Briscoe | 2,119 | -87 | 2 | 29 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 14 |
| 10 | Bubba Wallace | 2,114 | -92 | 5 | 29 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 13 |
| 11 | Austin Cindric | 2,090 | -116 | 24 | 29 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 7 |
| 12 | Chase Elliott | 2,089 | -117 | 1 | 29 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 9 |
| 13 | William Byron | 2,085 | -121 | 4 | 29 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 13 |
| 14 | Ryan Preece | 2,082 | -124 | 3 | 29 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 9 |
| 15 | Chris Buescher | 2,082 | -124 | 0 | 29 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 10 |
| 16 | Daniel Suarez | 2,072 | -134 | 10 | 29 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 7 |
Track & Race Information for the Hollywood Casino 400
Season Race: 30 of 36 (Sept. 27, 2026)
NCS Chase Race: 4 of 10
The Purse: $11,233,037
Track Size: 1.5 Mile Asphalt Oval
Banking/Turns: 17 to 20 degrees
Banking/Frontstretch: 10 degrees
Banking/Backstretch: 5 degrees
Frontstretch Length: 2,685 feet
Backstretch Length: 2,207 feet
Race Schedule, Length, and Stages for the Hollywood Casino 400
Race Length: 267 laps / 400.5 miles
Stage 1 Length: 80 laps
Stage 2 Length: 85 laps (Ends on Lap 165)
Final Stage Length: 102 laps (Ends on Lap 267)
FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 25
3:00 PM – 2:45 PM: AMS PRACTICE (TIMED – 45 MINUTES)
4:00 PM – 3:20 PM: AMS QUALIFYING (IMPOUND) (TIMED – 20 MINUTES)
5:00 PM – 4:50 PM: NCTS PRACTICE
6:05 PM – 6:00 PM: NCTS QUALIFYING (IMPOUND)
7:40 PM: AMS DRIVER INTRODUCTIONS (STAGE)
8:00 PM: AMS RACE (100 LAPS, 150 MILES) ON FS1
SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 26
10:00 AM – 10:00 AM: NCS PRACTICE
11:10 AM – 11:00 AM: NCS QUALIFYING (IMPOUND)
12:40 AM: NCTS DRIVER INTRODUCTIONS
1:00 PM: NCTS RACE (STAGES 30/60/134 LAPS = 201 MILES) ON FS1
SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 27
2:15 PM: NCS DRIVER INTRODUCTIONS
3:00 PM: NCS RACE (STAGES 80/165/267 LAPS = 400.5 MILES) ON THE USA NETWORK
*All times are Eastern. NASCAR Cup Series (NCS), NASCAR O’Reilly Auto Parts Series (NOAPS), NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series (NCTS), ARCA Series (AMS)
Who and what should you look out for at Kansas Speedway?
Denny Hamlin leads the NCS in wins with four victories (2012, 2019, 2020, 2023), and a total of eight of the 20 race winners are active this weekend. Hamlin is the only active driver of a total of four who have posted consecutive wins (Jeff Gordon: 2001 and 2002; Matt Kenseth: fall 2012, spring 2013; Martin Truex Jr.: 2017 sweep; Denny Hamlin: 2019 Playoff race and 2020)
| Active Kansas Race Winners (8) | Wins | Seasons |
|---|---|---|
| Denny Hamlin | 4 | 2023, 2020, 2019, 2012 |
| Kyle Larson | 3 | 2025, 2024, 2021 |
| Joey Logano | 3 | 2020, 2015, 2014 |
| Tyler Reddick | 2 | 2026, 2023 |
| Chase Elliott | 2 | 2025, 2018 |
| Brad Keselowski | 2 | 2019, 2011 |
| Ross Chastain | 1 | 2024 |
| Bubba Wallace | 1 | 2022 |
The deepest a race winner has started is 25th, by Brad Keselowski in the spring of 2011.
| Additional Starting Positions Stats | Wins | Winning % | |||
| Wins from the Front Row: | 11 | 26.83% | |||
| Wins From The Top Five | 21 | 51.22% | |||
| Wins From The Top-10 | 28 | 68.29% | |||
| Wins From Outside The Top 20 | 3 | 7.32% | |||
Denny Hamlin and Kyle Larson lead all active drivers in runner-up finishes with four second-place finishes each, and Hamlin leads in top-five finishes with 16 and top-ten finishes with 18.
The Driver Picks for the Hollywood Casino 400 at Kansas Speedway!
- Christopher Bell: Bell has four poles, four top-fives, nine top-10s, and an average finish of 12.231.
- Kyle Larson: Kyle Larson has one pole, three wins, 10 top-fives, 14 top-10s, and an average finish of 11.696.
- Denny Hamlin: Hamlin has four wins, 16 top-fives, 18 top-10s, and an average finish of 12.333.
- Joey Logano: Logano has two poles, three wins, nine top-fives, 13 top-10s, and an average finish of 17.088.
- Chase Elliott: Elliott has two wins, eight top-fives, 14 top-10s, and the series-best average finish of 9.810.
