Four different drivers have won the first four races in the 2025 NASCAR Cup Series playoffs. Will that Kansas sports betting trend continue during this weekend’s Hollywood Casino 400 at Kansas Speedway?
Sunday’s race at the 1.5-mile oval (2 p.m. Central, USA Network) marks the halfway point of the 10-race postseason for NASCAR’s top series. First, here are the odds to win for the Hollywood Casino 400:
Driver | Team | Odds |
Kyle Larson | Hendrick Motorsports | +375 |
Denny Hamlin | Joe Gibbs Racing | +600 |
Ryan Blaney | Team Penske | +600 |
William Byron | Hendrick Motorsports | +650 |
Christopher Bell | Joe Gibbs Racing | +700 |
Tyler Reddick | 23XI Racing | +1200 |
Chase Elliott | Hendrick Motorsports | +1200 |
Chase Briscoe | Joe Gibbs Racing | +1400 |
Joey Logano | Team Penske | +1600 |
Ross Chastain | Trackhouse Racing | +2000 |
These odds are from Caesars Sportsbook Kansas as of Sept. 24.
Kyle Larson has won two of the past three Cup Series races at Kansas and owns three wins at the track, tied for second among active drivers behind Denny Hamlin (four victories). Hamlin is tied for the second-best odds for victory this weekend at +600, along with Ryan Blaney.
Larson is winless since his May 11 triumph at Kansas, in which he led 221 of 267 laps. Since then, the 2021 series champion has just three top-5 finishes in his past 18 races. So Larson’s +375 odds to win, not to mention his -200 odds at DraftKings Kansas Sportsbook for a finish among the first five on Sunday, might be cause for bettors to think twice.
Perhaps defending race champion Ross Chastain, who has +180 odds for a top-5 run at DraftKings, might provide more intrigue. He’s 12 points below the cutline with two races remaining in the Round of 12 of the playoffs – the top eight drivers after next weekend’s event at the Charlotte Roval advance to the next phase of the postseason.
Top Kansas sportsbook apps will have prop bets galore for Sunday’s event.
Rank, Driver | Average Finish | Wins |
Kyle Larson | 7.1 | 3 |
Alex Bowman | 8.1 | 0 |
Denny Hamlin | 9.0 | 1 |
Chase Elliott | 9.3 | 0 |
Ross Chastain | 10.8 | 1 |
William Byron | 11.2 | 0 |
Christopher Bell | 11.3 | 0 |
Joey Logano | 12.9 | 1 |
Ryan Blaney | 13.3 | 0 |
Chris Buescher | 14.8 | 0 |
Note: Active full-time drivers only. Chart ranking sorted by best average finish in the past 10 Cup Series events at Kansas Speedway, dating to the fall 2020 race.
Joey Logano, who seeks his fourth series championship, has +700 odds at bet365 Kansas Sportsbook for a top-3 finish. His most recent win at the track came in 2020 and his best Kansas finish since then is fifth in the 2023 fall race.
In the past 10 Cup Series races at Kansas, Larson has been the top driver with three wins, six top-five runs, seven top-10 finishes and a 7.1 average finish.
This weekend’s NASCAR event is the second of two in 2025 in the Sunflower State. The first was the one that Larson won in May.
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Saturday, Sept. 27, 10:35 a.m. | Xfinity Series qualifying | CW |
Saturday, Sept. 27, 1:10 p.m. | Cup Series qualifying | truTV |
Saturday, Sept. 27, 3 p.m. | Xfinity Series race, Kansas Lottery 300 | CW |
Sunday, Sept. 28, 2 p.m. | Cup Series race, Hollywood Casino 400 | USA |
All times Central.
USA Today photo by Reese Strickland
Yes, NASCAR races in Kansas. The 1.5-mile Kansas Speedway oval is in Kansas City, Kansas, and hosts two major NASCAR weekends each year. The most notable race is the Hollywood Casino 400, a Cup Series playoff race, which is on Sunday, Sept. 28.
NASCAR raced in Kansas City on May 11, for the AdventHealth 400, and has a second race this Sunday, the Hollywood Casino 400, at the 1.5-mile track.
The next NASCAR Cup Series race at Kansas Speedway will be the Hollywood Casino 400 at 2 p.m. Central on Sept. 28, 2025.
Ross Chastain won the fall event at Kansas in September 2024. In May 2025, Kyle Larson captured the AdventHealth 400 at the track.
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