NASCAR race results from Kansas Speedway
NASCAR Cup Series drivers are on the grid after a brief rain delay in Kansas City, KS. The track is dry and we’re going racing. The 1.5-mile of Kansas Speedway is set to host the AdventHealth 400.
View Kansas results for the NASCAR Cup Series below.
Kansas Menu
ARCA: Prac/Qual | Race
Truck: Prac/Qual | Race
Cup: Prac/Qual | Race
Christopher Bell and Ross Chastain set the front row. 267 laps of stock car racing are up next…
Kansas
Stage 1 – Report
Laps: 80 (1-80 / 267)
Green flag, they run side by side into turn one and remain in a battle for the lead off turn two. Several laps later, Chastain finally clears him via the inside lane.
Lap 34, green flag stops are underway.
Lap 36, Larson drives it deep to the bottom in turn three. He clears Chastain in the battle.
Lap 37, Chastain works under Larson and he retakes the position.
Lap 52, Larson and Chastain continue to battle for the lead. Larson finally slides him to take the spot away.
Lap 68, Denny Hamlin has run down Larson and we have another battle for the lead. Hamlin dives inside, Larson wiggles off turn two. Hamlin finally clears him and takes the lead away off turn four.
Denny Hamlin wins stage one at Kansas Speedway!
Kansas Results (Stage 1) : 1. Denny Hamlin; 2. Ross Chastain; 3. Kyle Larson; 4. Christopher Bell; 5. Chris Buescher; 6. Ty Gibbs; 7. Martin Truex Jr; 8. Kyle Busch; 9. Noah Gragson; 10. Chase Elliott;
Kansas
Stage 2 – Report
Laps: 85 (81-165 / 267)
Hamlin leads the field to the pit lane. Chastain wins the race to the pit exit.
Green flag on stage two, Chastain and Bell run side by side for the lead. They fight for space off turn four, lose momentum and Larson drives by both of them on the inside. Larson returns to the lead as they form 5 wide for 2nd!
Lap 120, Kyle Larson pits from the lead under green. It’s a slow stop for him as the crew struggles with the left front.
Lap 126, Chris Buescher cycles to the race lead.
Chris Buescher wins stage two at Kansas Speedway!
Kansas Results (Stage 2) : 1. Chris Buescher; 2. Kyle Larson; 3. Denny Hamlin; 4. Kyle Busch; 5. Martin Truex Jr; 6. Ty Gibbs; 7. Alex Bowman; 8. Tyler Reddick; 9. Ross Chastain; 10. Noah Gragson;
Kansas
Stage 3 – Report
Laps: 102 (166-267 / 267)
Buescher leads the field to the pit lane. Larson wins the race to the pit exit.
Pit Penalty: Buescher will drop to the rear as the crew was over the wall too soon.
Green flag on stage three, Larson is clear into turn one.
91 to go, Jimmie Johnson lifts for tire smoke ahead and Corey LaJoie tags his bumper into turn one. Johnson bounces off the outside wall. Austin Hill are collected and the caution is out.
Green, Larson slides across the nose of Busch off turn two. Busch crosses under him, side by side for the lead.
83 to go, Logano, Bell, Hamlin and Cindric form four wide off turn two for 13th. They’re out of room and Cindric is in the outside wall. Cindric collects McDowell and Wallace. The caution is back out.
Green, Kyle Busch gets the jump and he’s clear before turn one. Larson fights off Gibbs for 2nd.
76 to go
76 to go, Harrison Burton spins, caution.
Green, Busch and Larson run side by side into turn one. Larson side drafts him off turn two. Logano spins behind them, caution.
Larson leads most of the field to the pit lane but he’s off 7th, the first with four tire. Busch wins the race to the pit exit with just two tires. Todd Gilliland, Hamlin and others stayed out as they pitted on previous cautions.
Green, Hamlin clears Gilliland off turn two. Kyle Busch runs four wide as he’s slicing through the field with four fresh tires.
59 to go
59 to go, Chris Buescher dives inside of Hamlin, Buscher clears him and takes the lead.
56 to go, Larson is up to 5th.
53 to go, Hamlin slides Buescher and clears him in the battle for the lead.
40 to go, Buescher works the outside lane in turn three. He climbs to the right rear of Hamlin off turn four. Hamlin slides him to hold the lead.
15 to go, Hamlin leads Buescher by 0.6 seconds. Hamlin and Buescher are both saving fuel.
9 to go, Martin Truex Jr isn’t saving fuel and he drives right by Buescher for 2nd. Hamlin leads Truex Jr by 1.2 seconds.
7 to go, Kyle Busch spins for 5th, caution.
Hamlin leads the field to the pit lane. Buescher is off 2nd. The top 9 took just two tires. Truex Jr restarts 10th, the first car with four tires.
Green in NASCAR Overtime, Larson makes it three wide for the lead into turn one. Buescher clears them off turn two, Larson holds 2nd.
1 to go, Buescher heads for the bottom in turn one. Larson rolls the top.
Larson works to the outside of Buescher into turn three. Buescher holds him tight. They bang doors off turn four!
Kyle Larson wins by inches at Kansas Speedway!
Kansas Speedway
Race Results
May 5, 2024
NASCAR Cup Series
Pos | Driver
1. Kyle Larson
2. Chris Buescher
3. Chase Elliott
4. Martin Truex Jr
5. Denny Hamlin
6. Christopher Bell
7. Alex Bowman
8. Kyle Busch
9. Noah Gragson
10. Michael McDowell
11. Brad Keselowski
12. Ryan Blaney
13. John Hunter Nemechek
14. Todd Gilliland
15. Josh Berry
15. Ricky Stenhouse Jr
17. Bubba Wallace
18. Justin Haley
19. Ross Chastain
20. Tyler Reddick
21. Chase Briscoe
22. Corey Heim
23. William Byron
24. Carson Hocevar
25. Austin Dillon
26. Corey LaJoie
27. Daniel Suarez
28. Ryan Preece
29. Zane Smith
30. Daniel Hemric
31. Derek Kraus
32. Ty Gibbs
33. Austin Hill
34. Joey Logano
35. Riley Herbst
36. Harrison Burton
37. Austin Cindric
38. Jimmie Johnson
NASCAR Cup Series
Point Standings
Pos | Driver | Wins | Points
1. Kyle Larson
467 | 2 Wins
2. Martin Truex Jr
-29
3. Chase Elliott
-55 | 1 Win
4. Denny Hamlin
-56 | 3 Wins
5. Tyler Reddick
-93 | 1 Win
6. Ryan Blaney
-100
7. William Byron
-105 | 3 Wins
8. Ty Gibbs
-129
9. Alex Bowman
-131
10. Ross Chastain
-136
11. Chris Buescher
-151
12. Kyle Busch
-153
13. Christopher Bell
-171 | 1 Win
14. Chase Briscoe
-177
15. Brad Keselowski
-180
16. Bubba Wallace
-184
17. Joey Logano
-198
18. Daniel Suarez
-217 | 1 Win
19. Noah Gragson
-251
20. Austin Cindric
-252
21. John Hunter Nemechek
-262
22. Carson Hocevar
-267
23. Josh Berry
-271
24. Todd Gilliland
-277
25. Ricky Stenhouse Jr
-281
26. Michael McDowell
-282
27. Erik Jones
-286
28. Daniel Hemric
-292
29. Ryan Preece
-295
30. Corey LaJoie
-301
31. Austin Dillon
-309
32. Justin Haley
-333
33. Harrison Burton
-338
34. Zane Smith
-360
35. Kaz Grala
-367
36. Jimmie Johnson
-440
