Larson Dominates Kansas Chase
Kyle Larson dominates Kansas Speedway to win the Hollywood Casino 400 and reclaim points lead.
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Kyle Larson won the Hollywood Casino 400 at Kansas Speedway, earning his second victory in the first four races of the 2026 NASCAR Cup Series Chase. He swept both stages, led 235 of 267 laps and scored the maximum 76 points, reclaiming the lead from Chase Briscoe in the closing laps after Briscoe’s car became loose. Austin Cindric finished second, Denny Hamlin third and Briscoe fourth. Larson leads Hamlin by 26 points in the standings, with Christopher Bell third, 50 points back; Joey Logano is 67 points behind after finishing 20th. The victory was Larson’s fourth at Kansas as he pursues another series championship.
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The victory was Larson’s 34th career Cup Series win, tying him with Kurt Busch and Martin Truex Jr. for 26th on NASCAR’s all-time wins list.
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Larson’s 235 laps led set a new record for most laps led by a driver at Kansas Speedway, surpassing his own previous mark; it also moved him past Bill Elliott into 19th place on the all-time Cup Series laps-led list.
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Christopher Bell said his team would need to “win three of these races” to catch Larson, adding, “We’re just not good enough and we need to get better.”
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Hamlin said his car was strong on long runs but less competitive on short runs, and described it as a “third-place car” after finishing third.
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