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Hollywood Casino 400

Track Information
Track Name:	Kansas Speedway
Location:	Kansas City, KS
Track Type:	COOKIE CUTTER SPEEDWAY
Track Length:	1.5 miles
Track Layout:	OVAL
Banking:	15 Degrees
Seating Capacity:	75000
Home Page:	http://www.kansasspeedway.com
Track Weather Info:	Kansas Speedway - Weather

Race Information
Race Name:	Hollywood Casino 400
Date, Time:	10/21/2018, 2:00 PM EST
Race Number:	#32 of 36 races in the 2018 season
Track Name:	Kansas Speedway
Race Distance:	400 miles, 267 laps

Past Race Averages
Average race finish time:	0:3:00
Average Speed:	127.67 MPH
Average # of cautions:	10 - 49 laps
Average # of lead changes:	19
Average # of drivers leading:	9

Hollywood Casino 400 - Recent Top Finishers
Year	1st	2nd	3rd	4th	5th
2017	Martin Truex	Kurt Busch	Ryan Blaney	Chase Elliott	Denny Hamlin
2016	Kevin Harvick	Carl Edwards	Joey Logano	Jimmie Johnson	Kyle Busch
2015	Joey Logano	Denny Hamlin	Jimmie Johnson	Kasey Kahne	Kyle Busch
2014	Joey Logano	Kyle Larson	Kyle Busch	Martin Truex	Carl Edwards
2013	Kevin Harvick	Kurt Busch	Jeff Gordon	Joey Logano	Carl Edwards
2012	Matt Kenseth	Martin Truex	Paul Menard	Kasey Kahne	Tony Stewart

The current season leaders in various stat categories are listed below.

Total Points

Kevin Harvick - 1222

Kyle Busch - 1207

Martin Truex - 1065

Kurt Busch - 1062

Joey Logano - 1031

Clint Bowyer - 992

Kyle Larson - 976

Brad Keselowski - 972

Chase Elliott - 963

Ryan Blaney - 923

Average finish

Kyle Busch - 8.7

Kevin Harvick - 9.3

Joey Logano - 10.8

Martin Truex - 11.4

Kurt Busch - 11.7

Denny Hamlin - 12.3

Kyle Larson - 12.6

Clint Bowyer - 12.6

Chase Elliott - 12.8

Aric Almirola - 13.5

Races won

Kyle Busch - 7

Kevin Harvick - 7

Martin Truex - 4

Brad Keselowski - 3

Chase Elliott - 2

Clint Bowyer - 2

Kurt Busch - 1

Aric Almirola - 1

Ryan Blaney - 1

Erik Jones - 1

Top 5 finishes

Kevin Harvick - 20

Kyle Busch - 18

Martin Truex - 17

Joey Logano - 10

Chase Elliott - 10

Denny Hamlin - 9

Brad Keselowski - 9

Kyle Larson - 9

Clint Bowyer - 9

Ryan Blaney - 7

Top 10 finishes

Kevin Harvick - 25

Kyle Busch - 24

Joey Logano - 22

Kurt Busch - 19

Martin Truex - 17

Chase Elliott - 17

Denny Hamlin - 16

Erik Jones - 16

Brad Keselowski - 16

Kyle Larson - 16

Listed below is the projected starting order according to the StatFox race simulator. The simulator factors in recent qualifying performance, past qualifying results at this track and track type, and overall driver strength when projecting the qualifying order. Note: Once the official qualifying results are known, this section will be changed to reflect the official qualifying order. The simulator's projected finish order will also be updated.

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Projected Qualifying Order
Row	Position	Driver	Position	Driver
1	1	Kyle Busch	2	Ryan Blaney
2	3	Kevin Harvick	4	Brad Keselowski
3	5	Martin Truex	6	Kurt Busch
4	7	Denny Hamlin	8	Joey Logano
5	9	Erik Jones	10	Chase Elliott
6	11	Kyle Larson	12	Daniel Suarez
7	13	Paul Menard	14	William Byron
8	15	Aric Almirola	16	Ricky Stenhouse Jr.
9	17	Austin Dillon	18	Clint Bowyer
10	19	Matt Kenseth	20	Bowman Alex
11	21	Ryan Newman	22	Jimmie Johnson
12	23	Jamie McMurray	24	Daniel Hemric
13	25	Brendan Gaughan	26	Justin Marks
14	27	Chris Buescher	28	Trevor Bayne
15	29	AJ Allmendinger	30	Danica Patrick
16	31	Michael McDowell	32	Bubba Wallace
17	33	David Ragan	34	Ross Chastain
18	35	Matt DiBenedetto	36	Gray Gaulding
19	37	Corey Lajoie	38	Cole Custer
20	39	Parker Kligerman	40	Cole Whitt
21	41	Regan Smith	42	Kasey Kahne
22	43	Ty Dillon

Listed below is the projected finish order according to the StatFox race simulator. The simulator factors in recent performance, qualifying position, past results at this track and track type, and overall driver strength when simulating the race. The race simulation is run 1000 times. For each driver, the table displays the number of race simulations they won, number of top 5 finishes, number of top 10 finishes, and number of times the driver failed to finish the race. In addition, the table displays the average finishing position for each driver and the projected odds of the driver winning the race.

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Simulator - Projected Order Of Finish
Order	Driver	Make	Sponsor	Qual.	Finish	Wins	Odds	Top 5	Top 10	Trouble
1	Kyle Busch	Toyota	M&M's	1 *	10.3	140	7.1 to 1	554	788	179
2	Kevin Harvick	Ford	Jimmy John's	3 *	10.4	117	8.5 to 1	534	788	179
3	Joey Logano	Ford	Shell Pennzoil	8 *	10.9	107	9.3 to 1	427	745	162
4	Ryan Blaney	Ford	REV	2 *	13.1	80	12.5 to 1	377	694	231
5	Chase Elliott	Chevrolet	NAPA Nightvision Lamps	10 *	13.1	77	13 to 1	378	667	221
6	Martin Truex	Toyota	Bass Pro Shops/5-hour ENE	5 *	13.4	98	10.2 to 1	435	688	259
7	Denny Hamlin	Toyota	FedEx Ground	7 *	13.4	39	25.6 to 1	256	577	188
8	Kyle Larson	Chevrolet	Credit One Bank	11 *	14	58	17.2 to 1	288	606	228
9	Clint Bowyer	Ford	Cummins/Rush Truck Center	18 *	14.4	42	23.8 to 1	253	551	213
10	Kurt Busch	Ford	Monster Energy/Haas Autom	6 *	14.4	36	27.8 to 1	216	531	209
11	Brad Keselowski	Ford	Miller Lite	4 *	15.4	84	11.9 to 1	395	632	320
12	Aric Almirola	Ford	Smithfield Bacon for Life	15 *	15.8	9	111.1 to 1	128	347	188
13	Erik Jones	Toyota	Craftsman	9 *	16	24	41.7 to 1	184	485	251
14	Bowman Alex	Chevrolet	Nationwide	20 *	18.4	12	83.3 to 1	55	194	198
15	Austin Dillon	Chevrolet	American Ethanol e15	17 *	18.7	12	83.3 to 1	83	232	247
16	Ryan Newman	Chevrolet	Liberty National	21 *	19.8	6	166.7 to 1	41	135	211
17	Daniel Suarez	Toyota	Stanley	12 *	19.8	6	166.7 to 1	45	146	217
18	Jimmie Johnson	Chevrolet	Lowe's for Pros	22 *	19.9	4	250 to 1	53	172	238
19	Paul Menard	Ford	Menards/Dutch Boy	13 *	20	8	125 to 1	38	154	234
20	Jamie McMurray	Chevrolet	Winter Park Construction/	23 *	20.4	7	142.9 to 1	48	173	249
21	Matt Kenseth	Ford	Performance Plus Motor Oi	19 *	21.3	7	142.9 to 1	28	104	218
22	Regan Smith	Chevrolet	Procore	41 *	21.9	6	166.7 to 1	29	101	269
23	Chris Buescher	Chevrolet	Bush's Chili Beans	27 *	23.6	3	333.3 to 1	17	48	196
24	Ricky Stenhouse Jr.	Ford	SunnyD	16 *	24.1	2	500 to 1	15	55	241
25	Kasey Kahne	Chevrolet	Dumont JETS	42 *	24.5	2	500 to 1	8	35	236
26	Trevor Bayne	Ford	AdvoCare Rehydrate	28 *	24.5	1	1000 to 1	15	45	244
27	AJ Allmendinger	Chevrolet	Kroger ClickList	29 *	25.3	0	0 chance	12	44	307
28	David Ragan	Ford	1000Bulbs.com	33 *	25.4	1	1000 to 1	11	36	211
29	Michael McDowell	Ford	Speedco/Rotella	31 *	26.3	1	1000 to 1	9	17	200
30	Daniel Hemric	Chevrolet	Smokey Mountain Herbal Sn	24 *	26.7	1	1000 to 1	9	36	317
31	William Byron	Chevrolet	Hertz	14 *	26.7	2	500 to 1	13	42	360
32	Brendan Gaughan	Chevrolet	BeardOilDist./SouthPointH	25 *	26.8	0	0 chance	9	22	301
33	Ty Dillon	Chevrolet	GEICO	43 *	27.1	0	0 chance	5	21	222
34	Justin Marks	Chevrolet	GoPro Motorplex/Pickers V	26 *	27.3	2	500 to 1	9	29	324
35	Matt DiBenedetto	Ford	Dude Wipes	35 *	28.6	1	1000 to 1	3	8	239
36	Bubba Wallace	Chevrolet	Medallion Bank/Petty's Ga	32 *	29.5	1	1000 to 1	4	9	306
37	Ross Chastain	Chevrolet	Xchange of America/Solomo	34 *	30	0	0 chance	2	9	318
38	Cole Whitt	Chevrolet	Rinnai	40 *	30.8	0	0 chance	3	9	348
39	Danica Patrick	Chevrolet	GoDaddy	30 *	31	2	500 to 1	4	5	387
40	Corey Lajoie	Chevrolet	Winn Dixie	37 *	31.9	0	0 chance	3	7	451
41	Gray Gaulding	Ford	LIVE! Casino & Hotel	36 *	33.5	1	1000 to 1	2	6	600
42	Cole Custer	Ford	Jacob Companies	38 *	33.8	1	1000 to 1	1	5	638
43	Parker Kligerman	Toyota	Gaunt Brothers Racing	39 *	34	0	0 chance	1	2	645

The top past performance trends relevant to this race are listed below. The results are sorted by average finish. To view a complete list of driver trends for the current race, browse to each driver's respective page.

Top performers over the last two seasons at track type= COOKIE CUTTER SPEEDWAY.

1.) Martin Truex's average finish at track type - COOKIE CUTTER SPEEDWAY is 2.0. In 9 races, he has 5 wins and 9 top 10 finishes.

2.) Brad Keselowski's average finish at track type - COOKIE CUTTER SPEEDWAY is 7.0. In 9 races, he has 1 win and 7 top 10 finishes.

3.) Kyle Larson's average finish at track type - COOKIE CUTTER SPEEDWAY is 7.3. In 9 races, he has 0 wins and 8 top 10 finishes.

4.) Kyle Busch's average finish at track type - COOKIE CUTTER SPEEDWAY is 8.2. In 9 races, he has 1 win and 7 top 10 finishes.

5.) Joey Logano's average finish at track type - COOKIE CUTTER SPEEDWAY is 10.8. In 9 races, he has 0 wins and 7 top 10 finishes.

6.) Kevin Harvick's average finish at track type - COOKIE CUTTER SPEEDWAY is 11.1. In 9 races, he has 2 wins and 7 top 10 finishes.

7.) Denny Hamlin's average finish at track type - COOKIE CUTTER SPEEDWAY is 12.0. In 9 races, he has 0 wins and 6 top 10 finishes.

8.) Ryan Blaney's average finish at track type - COOKIE CUTTER SPEEDWAY is 13.2. In 9 races, he has 0 wins and 5 top 10 finishes.

9.) Clint Bowyer's average finish at track type - COOKIE CUTTER SPEEDWAY is 13.8. In 9 races, he has 0 wins and 3 top 10 finishes.

10.) Paul Menard's average finish at track type - COOKIE CUTTER SPEEDWAY is 14.9. In 9 races, he has 0 wins and 3 top 10 finishes.

Best career performers at Kansas Speedway

1.) Kevin Harvick's average finish at Kansas Speedway is 9.6. In 25 races, he has 3 wins and 14 top 10 finishes.

2.) Jimmie Johnson's average finish at Kansas Speedway is 10.0. In 24 races, he has 3 wins and 17 top 10 finishes.

3.) Brad Keselowski's average finish at Kansas Speedway is 13.2. In 17 races, he has 1 win and 8 top 10 finishes.

4.) Ryan Blaney's average finish at Kansas Speedway is 13.9. In 7 races, he has 0 wins and 4 top 10 finishes.

5.) Kasey Kahne's average finish at Kansas Speedway is 13.9. In 22 races, he has 0 wins and 9 top 10 finishes.

6.) Martin Truex's average finish at Kansas Speedway is 14.5. In 20 races, he has 2 wins and 8 top 10 finishes.

7.) Matt Kenseth's average finish at Kansas Speedway is 15.0. In 25 races, he has 2 wins and 13 top 10 finishes.

8.) Denny Hamlin's average finish at Kansas Speedway is 15.8. In 20 races, he has 1 win and 7 top 10 finishes.

9.) Kurt Busch's average finish at Kansas Speedway is 16.0. In 25 races, he has 0 wins and 9 top 10 finishes.

10.) Clint Bowyer's average finish at Kansas Speedway is 16.8. In 20 races, he has 0 wins and 6 top 10 finishes.

Hot Drivers - Top performers over the last 3 races.

1.) Denny Hamlin's average finish over the past 3 races is 6.0. In 3 races, he has 0 wins and 2 top 10 finishes.

2.) Joey Logano's average finish over the past 3 races is 6.0. In 3 races, he has 0 wins and 3 top 10 finishes.

3.) Kurt Busch's average finish over the past 3 races is 8.0. In 3 races, he has 0 wins and 2 top 10 finishes.

4.) Aric Almirola's average finish over the past 3 races is 11.0. In 3 races, he has 1 win and 1 top 10 finish.

5.) AJ Allmendinger's average finish over the past 3 races is 11.7. In 3 races, he has 0 wins and 2 top 10 finishes.

Hot Drivers - Top performers over the last 10 races.

1.) Kurt Busch's average finish over the past 10 races is 9.1. In 10 races, he has 1 win and 7 top 10 finishes.

2.) Kyle Larson's average finish over the past 10 races is 9.9. In 10 races, he has 0 wins and 5 top 10 finishes.

3.) Joey Logano's average finish over the past 10 races is 10.2. In 10 races, he has 0 wins and 7 top 10 finishes.

4.) Chase Elliott's average finish over the past 10 races is 11.1. In 10 races, he has 2 wins and 7 top 10 finishes.

5.) Kevin Harvick's average finish over the past 10 races is 11.3. In 10 races, he has 1 win and 8 top 10 finishes.