2018 Hollywood Casino 400

The 2018 Hollywood Casino 400 was a Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series race held on October 21, 2018, at Kansas Speedway in Kansas City, Kansas. Contested over 267 laps on the 1.5 mile (2.4 km) intermediate speedway, it was the 32nd race of the 2018 Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series season, sixth race of the Playoffs, and final race of the Round of 12.

Background
Kansas Speedway is a 1.5 mi tri-oval race track in Kansas City, Kansas. It was built in 2001 and it currently hosts two annual NASCAR race weekends. The Verizon IndyCar Series also raced at here until 2011. The speedway is owned and operated by the International Speedway Corporation.

First practice
Ryan Blaney was the fastest in the first practice session with a time of 28.106 seconds and a speed of 192.130 mph.

Qualifying
Joey Logano scored the pole for the race with a time of 28.177 and a speed of 191.646 mph.

Second practice
Aric Almirola was the fastest in the second practice session with a time of 28.926 seconds and a speed of 186.683 mph.

Final practice
Kurt Busch was the fastest in the final practice session with a time of 28.997 seconds and a speed of 186.226 mph.

Stage Results
Stage 1 Laps: 80

Stage 2 Laps: 80

Final Stage Results
Stage 3 Laps: 107

Race statistics

 * Lead changes: 8 among different drivers
 * Cautions/Laps: 3 for 17
 * Red flags: 0
 * Time of race: 2 hours, 38 minutes and 2 seconds
 * Average speed: 152.713 mph

Television
NBC Sports covered the race on the television side. Rick Allen, Jeff Burton, Steve Letarte and Dale Earnhardt Jr. had the call in the booth for the race. Dave Burns, Parker Kligerman, Marty Snider and Kelli Stavast reported from pit lane during the race.

Radio
MRN had the radio call for the race, which was simulcast on Sirius XM NASCAR Radio.

Standings after the race

 * Manufacturers' Championship standings
 * Note: Only the first 16 positions are included for the driver standings.