Racers head down the front straightaway at the start of Sunday’s NASCAR Cup Series race at Kansas Speedway in Kansas City, Kan.
KANSAS CITY, Kan. — Tyler Reddick took advantage of a late caution and fresh tires to rocket past six others in a two-lap sprint to the finish Sunday, and he punched his ticket to the next round of the NASCAR Cup Series playoffs with his win at Kansas Speedway.
Denny Hamlin, who co-owns Reddick’s car along with Michael Jordan, got a poor jump when the green flag dropped and was unable to chase Reddick down and finished second. Erik Jones held on for third and Kyle Larson, who won at Darlington last week, marched through the field in the closing laps to finish fifth.
It was the third win in the last four races at Kansas Speedway and all with different drivers. Kurt Busch and Bubba Wallace won in the car last year, while Hamlin nearly pulled off the sweep after he won the spring race at Kansas.
The win was the second of the season for Reddick and the fifth of his career but, more importantly, allows him to advance out of the round of 16 in the playoffs for the first time. The cut-off for the top 12 happens next weekend at Bristol.
Results
NASCAR Cup Series Hollywood Casino 400 Results
Sunday
At Kansas Speedway
Kansas City, Kan.
Lap length: 1.50 miles
(Start position in parentheses)
1. (5) Tyler Reddick, Toyota, 268 laps, 51 points.
2. (14) Denny Hamlin, Toyota, 268, 48.
3. (19) Erik Jones, Chevrolet, 268, 39.
4. (2) Kyle Larson, Chevrolet, 268, 43.
5. (11) Joey Logano, Ford, 268, 35.
6. (4) Chase Elliott, Chevrolet, 268, 41.
7. (35) Kyle Busch, Chevrolet, 268, 30.
8. (1) Christopher Bell, Toyota, 268, 38.
9. (12) Brad Keselowski, Ford, 268, 41.
10. (23) Alex Bowman, Chevrolet, 268, 27.
11. (20) Kevin Harvick, Ford, 268, 34.
12. (17) Ryan Blaney, Ford, 268, 35.
13. (6) Ross Chastain, Chevrolet, 268, 31.
14. (36) Ty Gibbs, Toyota, 268, 23.
15. (9) William Byron, Chevrolet, 268, 22.
16. (15) Daniel Suárez, Chevrolet, 268, 21.
17. (25) Aric Almirola, Ford, 268, 20.
18. (28) Ryan Preece, Ford, 268, 19.
19. (26) Chase Briscoe, Ford, 268, 18.
20. (21) Carson Hocevar, Chevrolet, 268, 0.
21. (30) Justin Haley, Chevrolet, 268, 16.
22. (24) Corey LaJoie, Chevrolet, 268, 15.
23. (16) Ricky Stenhouse Jr, Chevrolet, 268, 14.
24. (27) Cole Custer, Ford, 268, 0.
25. (32) Todd Gilliland, Ford, 267, 12.
26. (7) Michael McDowell, Ford, 267, 11.
27. (13) Chris Buescher, Ford, 267, 12.
28. (33) Ty Dillon, Chevrolet, 267, 9.
29. (34) Sheldon Creed, Chevrolet, 266, 0.
30. (22) AJ Allmendinger, Chevrolet, 266, 7.
31. (18) Austin Cindric, Ford, 266, 6.
32. (10) Bubba Wallace, Toyota, 264, 14.
33. (8) Austin Dillon, Chevrolet, 259, 4.
34. (31) JJ Yeley, Ford, dvp, 212, 0.
35. (29) Harrison Burton, Ford, dvp, 175, 2.
36. (3) Martin Truex Jr, Toyota, accident, 3, 1.
Race Statistics
Average Speed of Race Winner: 125.213 mph.
Time of Race: 3 hours, 12 minutes, 38 seconds.
Margin of Victory: 0.327 seconds.
Caution Flags: 9 for 45 laps.
Lead Changes: 19 among 10 drivers.
Lap Leaders: C.Bell 0-9; K.Larson 10-39; A.Almirola 40-42; K.Larson 43-66; B.Wallace 67-69; K.Larson 70-109; J.Yeley 110; K.Larson 111-114; C.Elliott 115-131; K.Larson 132; C.Elliott 133-162; B.Keselowski 163-171; D.Hamlin 172; B.Keselowski 173-186; D.Hamlin 187-215; C.Bell 216-221; D.Suárez 222-230; D.Hamlin 231-263; D.Suárez 264-266; T.Reddick 267-268
Leaders Summary (Driver, Times Led, Laps Led): K.Larson, 5 times for 99 laps; D.Hamlin, 3 times for 63 laps; C.Elliott, 2 times for 47 laps; B.Keselowski, 2 times for 23 laps; C.Bell, 2 times for 15 laps; D.Suárez, 2 times for 12 laps; A.Almirola, 1 time for 3 laps; B.Wallace, 1 time for 3 laps; T.Reddick, 1 time for 2 laps; J.Yeley, 1 time for 1 lap.
Wins: W.Byron, 5; K.Larson, 3; C.Buescher, 3; M.Truex, 3; K.Busch, 3; D.Hamlin, 2; T.Reddick, 1; R.Blaney, 1; R.Chastain, 1; J.Logano, 1; C.Bell, 1; R.Stenhouse, 1; M.McDowell, 1.
Top 16 in Points: 1. W.Byron, 2075; 2. K.Larson, 2074; 3. T.Reddick, 2060; 4. C.Buescher, 2057; 5. D.Hamlin, 2057; 6. M.Truex, 2055; 7. K.Busch, 2050; 8. B.Keselowski, 2048; 9. R.Blaney, 2046; 10. R.Chastain, 2043; 11. J.Logano, 2033; 12. C.Bell, 2031; 13. B.Wallace, 2030; 14. K.Harvick, 2029; 15. R.Stenhouse, 2027; 16. M.McDowell, 2012.
NASCAR Driver Rating Formula
A maximum of 150 points can be attained in a race.
The formula combines the following categories: Wins, Finishes, Top-15 Finishes, Average Running Position While on Lead Lap, Average Speed Under Green, Fastest Lap, Led Most Laps, Lead-Lap Finish.
