Race Results: 2025 NCS Hollywood Casino 400 at Kansas

CAN YOU BELIEVE WHAT WE'VE JUST WITNESSED!?!?!

Chase Elliott is moving on to the 'Round of 8' in the NASCAR Cup Series Playoffs after a stealthy move to get by the slower Denny Hamlin and Bubba Wallace at the exit of Turn 4, shooting the gap to earn himself the victory in the Hollywood Casino 400.

Elliott, a native of Dawsonville, Georgia, was running fourth when the white flag dropped but was able to manuever through the utter chaos of the race's final lap to collect his 21st career victory in the NASCAR Cup Series, and his second at Kansas Speedway.

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Denny Hamlin, who was the main aggressor in the final lap contact between himself and his driver at 23XI Racing Bubba Wallace, somehow limped home for a second-place result, with a fleet of Toyotas coming home behind him -- with Christopher Bell in third, Chase Briscoe in fourth, and Bubba Wallace rounding out the top-five.

Kyle Larson was a contender for the victory all afternoon, but fell back slightly after some late-race contact with the outside wall. The Hendrick Motorsports driver managed to finish in sixth-place. Tyler Reddick was seventh, with Brad Keselowski eighth, William Byron ninth, and Shane Van Gisbergen rounding out the top-10.

Other drivers in the NASCAR Cup Series Playoffs that finishes outside the top-10 include Ross Chastain, who came home just behind his Trackhouse teammate Shane Van Gisbergen in 11th. Joey Logano brought a wounded No. 22 home in 21st, with Ryan Blaney 24th, and Austin Cindric in 30th.

Leaving Kansas, Ross Chastain, Bubba Wallace, Tyler Reddick, and Austin Cindric are all below the cutline heading to the final race in the second round of the post-season at the Charlotte Motor Speedway ROVAL (October 5).

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