NASCAR at Kansas 2024: Odds, TV/radio times, playoffs and more info
KANSAS CITY, Kan. — The playoffs are in full swing as all three NASCAR national series heads to one of the most anticipated tracks on the schedule.
Kansas. Speedway.
NASCAR Cup Series’ Hollywood Casino 400 presented by ESPN Bet
- Sunday at 3 p.m. (all times Eastern)
- 267 laps (stages end on laps 80/160/267)
- Practice and Qualifying: Saturday at 1:05 p.m.
In the spring, the NASCAR Cup Series put on one of the greatest races of the year (dare we say of all-time?) that ended in the closest finish in series history. Now, we come back to open up the Round of 12.
Outside of the playoffs, there are two open teams on the entry list this weekend:
- No. 44 NY Racing Team: J.J. Yeley
- No. 84 Legacy Motor Club: Jimmie Johnson
In the revolving No. 15 Rick Ware Racing and No. 16 Kaulig Racing entries are Kaz Grala and Ty Dillon, respectively.
Odds for NASCAR Cup Series’ Hollywood Casino 400 presented by ESPN Bet at Kansas
Kyle Larson, who won in the spring after a photo finish camera had to determine the winner, heads to the Heartland fresh off of a Bristol butt-whooping and as the favorite for this weekend, as one of three drivers with odds below +1000.
Here are the odds for the NASCAR Cup Series race at Kansas, from Caesars Sportsbook:
- Kyle Larson +350
- Denny Hamlin +500
- Tyler Reddick +650
- Christopher Bell +1000
- William Byron, Martin Truex Jr., Chase Elliott, Ryan Blaney +1200
- Chris Buescher +1400
- Brad Keselowski +1600
- Ty Gibbs, Bubba Wallace +2000
- Kyle Busch +2200
- Joey Logano +2500
- Ross Chastain +3000
- Alex Bowman +3500
- Chase Briscoe +4000
- Noah Gragson, Daniel Suarez +7500
- Justin Haley, Michael McDowell +10000
- Austin Cindric, Josh Berry +12500
- Austin Dillon, Carson Hocevar, Erik Jones +15000
- Ryan Preece, Todd Gilliland +20000
- Ricky Stenhouse Jr. +25000
- Zane Smith +30000
- John Hunter Nemechek, Jimmie Johnson +50000
- Corey LaJoie +75000
- Harrison Burton, Daniel Hemric +100000
- Ty Dillon, JJ Yeley, Kaz Grala +250000
Find more bets with Caesars Sportsbook here and at Route 66 Casino Hotel near Albuquerque.
Kyle Larson is also the odds-on favorite for the NASCAR Cup Series championship. Here are the playoff standings with everyone’s odds, courtesy of DraftKings:
- Kyle Larson +39 points to the cutline (+400 odds)
- Christopher Bell +24 (+450)
- Tyler Reddick +20 (+500)
- William Byron +14 (+800)
- Ryan Blaney +11 (+600)
- Denny Hamlin +7 (+600)
- Chase Elliott +6 (+1000)
- Joey Logano +4 (+1200)
- Austin Cindric -4 points to the cutline (+6500)
- Daniel Suarez -6 (+8000)
- Chase Briscoe -7 (+8000)
- Alex Bowman -7 (+3000)
NASCAR Xfinity Series’ Kansas Lottery 300
- Saturday at 4 p.m.
- 200 laps (stages end on laps 45/90/200)
- Practice and qualifying: Saturday at 11 a.m.
Aric Almirola and Taylor Gray are in the Joe Gibbs Racing entries that have featured a rotating crew of drivers this season. The rotation is over for the No. 20 entry, though, as Almirola will drive it for the rest of the playoffs. Corey Heim will race for Sam Hunt Racing.
Connor Zilisch and Daniel Dye will continue to get a taste of what their full-time Xfinity Series campaigns will be like.
Zilisch will race in JR Motorsports’ No. 88 Chevrolet that he won in at Watkins Glen and will race full-time in 2025.
Dye will race his future full-time ride – the No. 10 Kaulig Racing Chevrolet.
Other notes:
- Logan Bearden is back in the No. 15 AM Racing Ford
- Alpha Prime Racing is entering Brad Perez in their additional No. 45 entry
- Patrick Emerling and J.J. Yeley are in the SS-Green Light Racing entries
- Dawson Cram is in the No. 92 DGM Racing entry
Odds for NASCAR Xfinity Series’ Kansas Lottery 300 at Kansas
Five drivers are under +1000 in odds, in terms of odds for this weekend’s Xfinity Series race:
- Cole Custer, Justin Allgaier +350
- Chandler Smith +650
- Sheldon Creed, Aric Almirola +900
- Connor Zilisch +1000
- Austin Hill +1100
- Riley Herbst +1200
- AJ Allmendinger, Sam Mayer +1500
- Brandon Jones +1600
- Sammy Smith +1800
- Taylor Gray +2000
- Ryan Sieg +2200
- Jesse Love +2500
- Parker Kligerman, Corey Heim +5000
- Shane van Gisbergen, Jeremy Clements +15000
See the full odds for the race at this link.
Opposite of how they finished in the regular-season finale, Chandler Smith and Cole Custer are the favorites for the NASCAR Xfinity Series championship going into the playoff opener this weekend. Here are the playoff standings going into the weekend with everyone’s odds from DraftKings:
- Justin Allgaier +27 points to the cutline (+330 odds)
- Cole Custer +21 (+300)
- Austin Hill +18 (+500)
- Chandler Smith +17 (+250)
- Shane van Gisbergen +10 (+3500)
- Jesse Love +6 (+800)
- Sam Mayer +4 (+1100)
- Riley Herbst +3 (+1200)
- Sheldon Creed -3 points to the cutline (+1400)
- AJ Allmendinger -4 (+2800)
- Sammy Smith -9 (+4000)
- Parker Kligerman -12 (+4000)
NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series’ Kubota Tractor 200
- Friday at 8:30 p.m.
- 134 laps (stages end on laps 30/60/134)
- Practice and qualifying: Friday at 3:30 p.m.
Butterbean is back on the menu as Brenden “Butterbean” Queen will make his third start this weekend at Kansas. Queen earned an impressive fourth-place finish in his series debut at home at North Wilkesboro Speedway. Then, he finished 19th in a quieter race at Nashville Superspeedway.
Hot Hendrick prospect Corey Day is in the No. 91 entry for McAnally-Hilgemann Racing with HendrickCars.com as his sponsor.
Dawson Sutton will race the No. 25 Rackley W.A.R. truck. Sutton is taking over for Ty Dillon for the rest of the season.
Kaden Honeycutt is back in the No. 45 truck he nearly won in at Kansas in the spring. Conor Daly is his visiting teammate for the weekend.
Frankie Muniz is back in NASCAR, this time racing for Reaume Brothers Racing.
Other notes:
- Connor Mosack, No. 7 Spire Motorsports
- Jennifer Jo Cobb, No. 10 Jennifer Jo Cobb Racing
Odds for NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series’ Kubota Tractor 200 at Kansas
After Kansas, two drivers will be eliminated from the playoffs. Corey Heim, who won here in the spring, won’t need to worry as he’s one of three drivers already locked into the Round of 8.
Here are the playoff standings heading into the cutoff race with their current odds of winning the championship (“IN” denotes locked into Round of 8) from DraftKings:
- Christian Eckes: IN (+120 odds)
- Corey Heim IN (+150)
- Nick Sanchez IN (+650)
- Ty Majeski +58 points to the cutline (+370)
- Rajah Caruth +35 (+2800)
- Tyler Ankrum +25 (+2800)
- Taylor Gray +23 (+2500)
- Grant Enfinger +7 (+3000)
- Daniel Dye -7 points to the cutline (+4000)
- Ben Rhodes -12 (+4000)
ARCA Menards Series’ Reese’s 150
- Friday at 5:30 p.m. (TV: FS1)
- 100 laps
- Click here for more info
With two races left, including Kansas, Andres Perez has a 53-point lead over Rev Racing teammate Lavar Scott:
- Andres Perez 844 points
- Lavar Scott -53
- Kris Wright -84
- Toni Breidinger -126
- Christian Rose -128
- Amber Balcaen -178
- Cody Dennison -212
- Michael Maples -218
- Alex Clubb -234
- William Sawalich -253
Sawalich is the only driver in the top-10 in points who has won a race this season. If the trend continues, the ARCA Menards Series will have its first winless champion since Bob Dotter in 1980.
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