2021 Hollywood Casino 400

Race details[1][2][3][4][5][6]
Race 34 of 36 in the 2021 NASCAR Cup Series
Date	October 24, 2021 (2021-10-24)
Location	Kansas Speedway in Kansas City, Kansas
Course	Permanent racing facility 1.5 mi (2.4 km)
Distance	267 laps, 400.5 mi (640.8 km)
Average speed	130.728 miles per hour (210.386 km/h)
Pole position
Driver	Kyle Larson	Hendrick Motorsports
Grid positions set by competition-based formula
Most laps led
Driver	Kyle Larson	Hendrick Motorsports
Laps	131
Winner
No. 5	Kyle Larson	Hendrick Motorsports
Television in the United States
Network	NBCSN
Announcers	Rick Allen, Jeff Burton, Steve Letarte and Dale Earnhardt Jr.
Radio in the United States
Radio	MRN
Booth Announcers	Alex Hayden, Jeff Striegle and Rusty Wallace
Turn Announcers	Dave Moody (1 & 2) and Mike Bagley (3 & 4)

The 2021 Hollywood Casino 400 was a NASCAR Cup Series race held on October 24, 2021, at Kansas Speedway in Kansas City, Kansas. Contested over 267 laps on the 1.5 mi (2.4 km) intermediate speedway, it was the 34th race of the 2021 NASCAR Cup Series season, the eighth race of the Playoffs, and second race of the Round of 8.

Report

Background

Kansas Speedway is a 1.5-mile (2.4 km) tri-oval race track in Kansas City, Kansas. It was built in 2001 and it currently hosts two annual NASCAR race weekends. The Verizon IndyCar Series also raced at here until 2011. The speedway is owned and operated by the International Speedway Corporation.

Entry list

• (R) denotes rookie driver.
• (i) denotes driver who are ineligible for series driver points.

Qualifying

Kyle Larson was awarded the pole for the race as determined by competition-based formula.^[4]

Starting Lineup

Race

Kyle Larson started from the pole position. Larson won Stage 1 and William Byron won Stage 2. Kyle Busch and Brad Keselowski were involved in incidents during the race while Ryan Blaney wrecked out of the race with 44 laps to go. Larson won the race, his third consecutive win and ninth for the season. He became the second driver after Joey Logano in 2015 to win three consecutive "post-season" races. He is the fourth driver in NASCAR "post-season" history to win four races in the post-season, following Jimmie Johnson, Tony Stewart, and Martin Truex Jr.

Stage Results

Stage One Laps: 80

Stage Two Laps: 80

Final Stage Results

Stage Three Laps: 107

Race statistics

• Lead changes: 23 among 8 different drivers
• Cautions/Laps: 7 for 33
• Red flags: 1 for 15 minutes and 46 seconds
• Time of race: 3 hours, 3 minutes and 49 seconds
• Average speed: 130.728 miles per hour (210.386 km/h)

Media

Television

NBC Sports covered the race on the television side. Rick Allen, Jeff Burton, Steve Letarte and Dale Earnhardt Jr. called the race from the broadcast booth. Dave Burns, Marty Snider and Dillon Welch handled the pit road duties from pit lane. Parker Kligerman provided updates from the driver’s perspective while competing in the No. 96 Gaunt Brothers Racing car during the race.

Radio

MRN had the radio call for the race, which was simulcast on Sirius XM NASCAR Radio. Alex Hayden, Jeff Striegle and Rusty Wallace called the race for MRN when the field raced thru the front straightaway. Dave Moody called the race for MRN from Turns 1 & 2, and Mike Bagley called the race for MRN from turns 3 & 4. Steve Post and Kim Coon covered the action for MRN from pit lane.

Standings after the race

Drivers' Championship standings Pos Driver Points 1 Kyle Larson 4,181 3 2 Chase Elliott 4,107 (–74) 3 Denny Hamlin 4,105 (–76) 4 Kyle Busch 4,074 (–107) 3 5 Ryan Blaney 4,073 (–108) 1 6 Martin Truex Jr. 4,071 (–110) 1 7 Brad Keselowski 4,068 (–113) 8 Joey Logano 4,048 (–133) 9 Kevin Harvick 2,293 (–1,888) 1 10 Kurt Busch 2,243 (–1,938) 2 11 William Byron 2,233 (–1,948) 2 12 Christopher Bell 2,227 (–1,954) 1 13 Tyler Reddick 2,213 (–1,968) 1 14 Alex Bowman 2,169 (–2,012) 1 15 Aric Almirola 2,147 (–2,034) 16 Michael McDowell 2,128 (–2,053) Official driver's standings

Manufacturers' Championship standings Pos Manufacturer Points 1 Chevrolet 1,256 2 Toyota 1,169 (–87) 3 Ford 1,169 (–87) Note: Only the first 16 positions are included for the driver standings.