RICK WARE RACING
Hollywood Casino 400
Date: Sept. 27, 2026
Event: Hollywood Casino 400 (Round 30 of 36)
Series: NASCAR Cup Series
Location: Kansas Speedway in Kansas City (1.5-mile oval)
Format: 267 laps, broken into three stages (80 laps/85 laps/102 laps)
Race Winner: Kyle Larson of Hendrick Motorsports (Chevrolet)
Stage 1 Winner: Kyle Larson of Hendrick Motorsports (Chevrolet)
Stage 2 Winner: Kyle Larson of Hendrick Motorsports (Chevrolet)
RWR Finish:
● Cody Ware (Started 35th, Finished 34th / Running, completed 262 of 267 laps)
RWR Points:
● Cody Ware (35th with 226 points)
Race Notes:
● Kyle Larson won the Hollywood Casino 400 to score his 34th career NASCAR Cup Series victory, his second of the season and his fourth at Kansas. His margin over second-place Austin Cindric was .565 of a second.
● This was Chevrolet’s 889th all-time NASCAR Cup Series victory and its eighth of the season. Chase Elliott won for the Bowtie Brigade March 29 at Martinsville (Va.) Speedway, Carson Hocevar won April 26 at Talladega (Ala.) Superspeedway, Elliott won again May 3 at Texas Motor Speedway in Fort Worth, Shane van Gisbergen won May 10 at Watkins Glen (N.Y.) International, Daniel Suárez won May 24 at Charlotte (N.C.) Motor Speedway, van Gisbergen won again June 28 at Sonoma (Calif.) Raceway and Larson won Sept. 13 at World Wide Technology Raceway near St. Louis.
● This was Chevrolet’s series-leading 18th NASCAR Cup Series victory at Kansas. Chevrolet won the inaugural race at Kansas on Sept. 30, 2001, with NASCAR Hall of Famer Jeff Gordon.
● There were five caution periods for a total of 26 laps.
● Only 20 of the 36 drivers in the race finished on the lead lap.
● Larson remains the championship leader after Kansas with a 26-point advantage over second-place Denny Hamlin.
Next Up:
The next event on the NASCAR Cup Series schedule is the South Point 400 on Sunday, Oct. 4, at Las Vegas Motor Speedway. The fifth race in the 10-race Chase starts at 5:30 p.m. EDT with live coverage provided by USA Network and SiriusXM NASCAR Radio.
