Hollywood Casino 400 Picks and Predictions
The Hollywood Casino 400 is the penultimate race of the Round of 8. Kevin Harvick and Tyler Reddick are going to go head-to-head in the race. Kyle Larson is looking for his third straight victory. The race starts at 3:00 p.m. ET on Sunday, October 24.
Kyle Larson won on a similar Las Vegas track back in March and led a lot of laps here in May.
Denny Hamlin has two wins in his last four tries and one in the last two years. He finished 15th in this race last year and 12th at this track back in May.
Kyle Busch won back in May and has four Top-5 finishes in his last six Kansas starts.
Christopher Bell won the Xfinity race in this very race weekend a few years ago. He was third last weekend and has scored three straight Top-8 finishes.
Alex Bowman has been good at Kansas. He was seventh when he filled in for Dale Earnhardt Jr. several seasons ago. Bowman also has five Top-11 results on the 1.5-mile track in his last six tries.
Matt DiBenedetto is a +6,000 favorite for Hollywood Casino 400. He finished 12th on this track last Fall and 4th in the spring race this year.
Ryan Blaney has finished 21st or worse in four of his last five Kansas starts.
Joey Logano won the Hollywood Casino 400 last year. He has seven finishes of 17th or worse in his last 11 Kansas starts overall. Logana has six finishes 17 or lower on 550 tracks this season.
Kurt Busch has just one Top 5 in his last seven Kansas starts. Kurt Buscher finished 15th in the spring race and 36th last year.
Kevin Harvick finished second in the spring race. Tyler Reddick was runner-up two weeks ago. Reddik is coming to a track he's been good on.
Brad Keselowski, Jimmie Johnson, Denny Hamlin, Matt Kenseth, Kevin Harvick, Joey Logano, Kyle Busch, Martin Truex Jr., and Chase Elliott have won every Kansas race since 2011. Kyle Larson has four wins, three runner-ups, eight Top 5s, and a Top 10 in all but two of 11 races on 550 tracks this year.
13 different winners in the last 19 races on intermediate (1.5-mile) tracks.
