The NASCAR Cup Series hits Kansas Speedway in late September for a crucial playoff race. The Hollywood Casino 400 is the first race in the Round of 12, the second stage of the playoffs, in which 12 drivers will try to secure a win that will advance them into the Round of 8.
The 1.5-mile oval in Kansas City, Kansas, first hosted the top NASCAR series in 2001 and has held two Cup races per year since 2011. Five different drivers have won at Kansas in the past five races so Kansas sports betting should be interesting for this edition.
Odds are out for Sunday's for the Hollywood Casino 400:
Driver | Odds |
Kyle Larson | +350 |
Denny Hamlin | +500 |
Tyler Reddick | +650 |
Christopher Bell | +1000 |
William Byron | +1200 |
Martin Truex Jr. | +1200 |
Chase Elliott | +1200 |
Ryan Blaney | +1200 |
Chris Buescher | +1400 |
Brad Keselowski | +1600 |
Ty Gibbs | +2000 |
Bubba Wallace | +2000 |
These odds are from BetMGM Kansas Sportsbook as of Sept. 24.
The playoff field has been cut to 12, as Brad Keselowski, Harrison Burton, Martin Truex Jr. and Ty Gibbs have been eliminated. The points leader with seven races remaining this season is Kyle Larson, who dominated the field last week to win at Bristol Motor Speedway.
If any of the remaining 12 drivers in the playoffs win on Sunday, they will clinch a spot in the Round of 8.
Tyler Reddick, a +900 bet coming into last fall’s race, won at Kansas Speedway on Sept. 10, 2023. He's third on the odds board for Sunday, behind Larson and Denny Hamlin (+500).
Larson is the favorite this weekend at Kansas sportsbook apps to further cement himself as a contender to win his second Cup championship to go with his 2021 title.
In the past seven races on the 1.5-mile oval in Kansas City, Kansas, Larson is the only driver to find Victory Lane twice. That includes this season’s AdventHealth 400 on May 5. It was a memorable race: Larson led 63 of 268 laps and edged Chris Buescher by 0.001 seconds, the closest finish in Cup Series history. It was so close that both the television and radio broadcast teams initially announced Buescher as the winner, based on unofficial results that were posted.
Hamlin has the best average finish in the past seven Kansas races, at 4.4, including six top 10s. He has finished fifth or better in each of the past six races there, including a win in the 2023 spring race. The only other driver with six top-10 finishes at Kansas since 2021 is Truex Jr., Hamlin’s teammate with Joe Gibbs Racing.
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Rank | Driver | Races | Avg. Finish | Wins | Top 10s |
1 | Denny Hamlin | 7 | 4.4 | 1 | 6 |
2 | Kyle Larson | 7 | 5.3 | 2 | 6 |
3 | Chase Elliott | 7 | 9.0 | 0 | 5 |
4 | Alex Bowman | 6 | 9.8 | 0 | 4 |
5 | Martin Truex Jr. | 7 | 10.3 | 0 | 6 |
T-6 | Ross Chastain | 7 | 11.1 | 0 | 3 |
T-6 | William Byron | 7 | 11.1 | 0 | 4 |
8 | Kevin Harvick | 6 | 13.0 | 0 | 2 |
9 | Christopher Bell | 7 | 13.4 | 0 | 5 |
10 | Brad Keselowski | 7 | 14.0 | 0 | 2 |
The weekend schedule for stock cars at Kansas includes a full slate of all three national touring series under the NASCAR banner, plus an ARCA race.
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| Friday, Sept. 27 at 4:30 p.m. | ARCA Menards Series: Reese’s 150 | FS1 |
| Friday, Sept. 27 at 7:30 p.m. | NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series: Kubota Tractor 200 | FS1 |
| Saturday, Sept. 28 at 2:30 p.m. | NASCAR Xfinity Series: Kansas Lottery 300 | CW |
| Sunday, Sept. 29 at 2 p.m. | NASCAR Cup Series: Hollywood Casino 400 | USA |
All times Central.
USA Today photo by Reese Strickland
Yes, NASCAR does race 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 Sept. 29 this year.
NASCAR will be coming to Kansas City in September 2024 from the 27th through the 29th. There will be a NASCAR Cup Series playoff race at Kansas Speedway on Sept. 29.
The next NASCAR race at Kansas Speedway will be the Hollywood Casino 400, a NASCAR Cup Series race, at 2 p.m. Central on Sept. 29, 2024.
Kyle Larson won the most recent NASCAR Cup Series race at Kansas Speedway. The race was the AdventHealth 400, which took place on May 6, 2024. It was a thrilling finish, with Larson edging Chris Buescher by just 0.001 seconds, the closest finish in Cup Series history.
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