Kevin Harvick took the pole for the Hollywood Casino 400 with a speed of 197.621 mph or 27.325 seconds It is his third pole in a row at Kansas Speedway. The pole was Harvicks eighth of the season and his 21st top ten start in 2014.
Your guide to all the NASCAR racing action at Kansas Speedway as the Contender Round of the Chase begins with the Hollywood Casino 400. The Nationwide Series is also on track for the Kansas Lottery 300. All times are ET.
Change where change is necessary is a good thing. NASCAR wanted us to keep watching, so out went the system that determined a champion based on season long performance. Winning is big, but it was not big enough, so in came the automatic Chase bye to race winners who at least put in the time to challenge Danica Patrick in the standings.
“This elimination race didn’t produce quite the excitement NASCAR had hoped,” Keselowski said. “In fact, it was yawn-inducing. It was so boring that fans didn’t give a hoot; it was so boring that I didn’t give a tweet.”
With advancement into the Contender Round for the NASCAR championship on the line, here is what was surprising and not surprising from the 45th annual AAA 400 at Dover international Speedway.
Thank God for Kasey Kahne. With no Kahne, the broadcast of the Dover race would have been about as exciting as watching a Soap Box Derby contest in Saskatchewan, or a downhill ski event in Saskatchewan, or an outdoor performance of the Sound of Music...in Saskatchewan.
While his teammate Jimmie Johnson has traditionally dominated at the Dover Monster Mile, it was Jeff Gordon scoring his 92nd win, his fifth win at Dover, and his fourth win of the season. Gordon also punched his ticket to the next round in NASCAR’s Chase for the Championship.
Jeff Gordon won the AAA 400 at Dover Delaware and sealed his transfer to the next round of the Chase. Gordon came home ahead of Brad Keselowski, and Jimmie Johnson. It is his fourth victory of the season and his 92nd Sprint Cup career win.
Most race fans who follow Dustin Long know him as a NASCAR beat reporter and Senior Writer for Motor Racing Network. But what they may not know is that he has another behind the scenes talent, children’s book author.
The souvenir program will be available in the reformatted Broadway Play “Playbill” style size that is more convenient for fans to carry the program with them while they are at the track.
The 2024 Coca-Cola 600 champion from Norman, Oklahoma, notched his fifth runner-up result of 2026 during this past weekend's Cup Series event at EchoPark Speedway.
Team Penske’s Ryan Blaney won Sunday’s Quaker State 400 at EchoPark Speedway, claiming his second win of the 2026 season and 19th NASCAR Cup Series career win.
