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The spoils went to Denny Hamlin who was the victor of Sunday’s Hollywood Casino 400, leading 153 laps en route to his 36th career win.. The win was Hamlin’s fifth … Continue Reading Hamlin wins fifth of 2019; Hollywood Casino 400 recap
KANSAS CITY, Kan — Denny Hamlin picked up his 36th career win in Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series competition Sunday (October 20) in the Hollywood Casino 400 at Kansas Speedway. … Continue Reading Hamlin earns 36th win of Cup Series career
KANSAS CITY, Kan — Four drivers failed to advance to the Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series Round of 8 proceeding the Hollywood Casino 400 at Kansas Speedway Sunday, October 20. … Continue Reading Eliminated Playoff drivers talk after Kansas
KANSAS CITY, Kan — Jeremy Clements and Ray Black Jr posted career-best Kansas NASCAR Xfinity Series finishes in Saturday’s Kansas Lottery 300. Clements, who started sixth, ended up finishing sixth … Continue Reading Clements and Black Jr. post strong Kansas Xfinity Series finishes
KANSAS CITY, Kan —Brandon Jones emerged victorious in the Kansas Lottery 300 to claim his first career NASCAR Xfinity Series win. Jones snapped a 133-race winless streak and 10 laps … Continue Reading Jones gets first win as Playoff drivers have issues; Kansas Lottery 300 recap
KANSAS CITY, Kan — Brandon Jones has become the 161st winner in the history of the NASCAR Xfinity Series. Jones, 22, led the final 10 laps Saturday (October 19) in … Continue Reading Brandon Jones nets first career Xfinity Series win
KANSAS CITY, Kan —David Ragan and Paul Menard have something in common: Each will race at Kansas Speedway as a full-time driver in Sunday’s Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series Hollywood … Continue Reading Ragan and Menard talk final Kansas Cup weekend as full-time MENCS drivers
By Dominic Aragon and Jonathan Fjeld KANSAS CITY, Kan — Daniel Hemric will lead the field to the green flag Sunday (October 20) in the Hollywood Casino 400. Hemric posted … Continue Reading Daniel Hemric earns first career pole at Kansas
KANSAS CITY, Kan — Christian Eckes laid claim to the title of 2019 ARCA Menards Series Champion Friday night at Kansas Speedway. Eckes won the Kansas 150 over championship rival … Continue Reading Eckes wins the ARCA season finale over Self en route to the title; Kansas race recap
KANSAS CITY, Kan —Tyler Reddick was fastest in second practice Friday for the NASCAR Xfinity Series Kansas Lottery 300 (October 17) at Kansas Speedway. Reddick posted the fastest time with … Continue Reading Reddick fastest in Xfinity final practice; Custer fastest in first
KANSAS CITY, Kan — Brad Keselowski paced the field in opening Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series practice Friday (October 18) for the Hollywood Casino 400 at Kansas Speedway. Keselowski, the … Continue Reading Brad Keselowski tops first Kansas practice
KANSAS CITY, Kan — This week, Kaulig Racing announced Ross Chastain as the full-time driver for the No. 10 Xfinity Series Chevrolet but team manager Chris Rice discussed Friday the third … Continue Reading Kaulig Racing’s Chris Rice and Ross Chastain talk 2020 plans
Clint Bowyer became the 44th driver in the history of the Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series to start in at least 500 points-awarding races by starting in Sunday’s (October 13) … Continue Reading Clint Bowyer makes NASCAR history at Talladega
“They were coming so fast, and they wanted to split me,” Blaney said. “I wanted to stay to the bottom and kind of pulled the 11 off the 6 (Newman) and then had a big enough run to get to the 6. We kind of hit above the line and that pushed me below the line. That is a big judgement call. You never know. I definitely wasn’t going to go below the line before we made contact.”
131 laps remain when the green flag drops again. The weather forecast for Monday afternoon calls for partly cloudy skies and a high of 78 degrees, per The Weather Channel.
“It was kind of frustrating. The KBM (Kyle Busch Motorsports) guys, we kind of talked to them before the race started and we were supposed to really work with each other and it didn’t really happen that way,” Hill said.