After New Hampshire Motor Speedway got the round of 12 of the 2025 NASCAR Cup Series playoffs underway with the Mobil 1 301 this past Sunday, Kansas Speedway is set to set the stage for next weekend's round of 12 finale at the Charlotte Motor Speedway Roval with this Sunday afternoon's Hollywood Casino 400 presented by ESPN BET.
Team Penske's Ryan Blaney is already locked into the round of 8 for the fifth consecutive postseason following his Loudon dominance. Will anybody join him, either by winning Sunday's 267-lap race around the four-turn, 1.5-mile (2.414-kilometer) Kansas City, Kansas oval or by building up enough gap over the cut line before what is usually a chaotic Charlotte Roval race?
Joe Gibbs Racing's Chase Briscoe took the pole position for Sunday's race in Saturday's qualifying session, and teammate Denny Hamlin started beside him on the front row, as both are aiming to get to the round of 8.
A full starting lineup can be found here.
Follow along with our live updates from Kansas.
NASCAR playoffs at Kansas: Stage 1 results
1st - Denny Hamlin, No. 11 Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota
2nd - Kyle Larson, No. 5 Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet
3rd - Chase Elliott, No. 9 Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet
4th - Christopher Bell, No. 20 Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota
5th - Ross Chastain, No. 1 Trackhouse Racing Chevrolet
6th - Chase Briscoe, No. 19 Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota
7th - Joey Logano, No. 22 Team Penske Ford
8th - Chris Buescher, No. 17 RFK Racing Ford
9th - Zane Smith, No. 38 Front Row Motorsports Ford
10th - Carson Hocevar, No. 77 Spire Motorsports Chevrolet
NASCAR playoffs at Kansas: Stage 2 results
1st - Denny Hamlin, No. 11 Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota
2nd - Christopher Bell, No. 20 Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota
3rd - Kyle Larson, No. 5 Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet
4th - Chase Elliott, No. 9 Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet
5th - Chase Briscoe, No. 19 Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota
6th - Bubba Wallace, No. 23 23XI Racing Toyota
7th - Joey Logano, No. 22 Team Penske Ford
8th - Ross Chastain, No. 1 Trackhouse Racing Chevrolet
9th - Ryan Blaney, No. 12 Team Penske Ford
10th - Alex Bowman, No. 48 Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet
NASCAR playoffs at Kansas: Full Hollywood Casino 400 results
Full NASCAR playoff picture after Kansas
The round of 12 finale is the Bank of America Roval 400, and it is set to be shown live on USA Network from the Charlotte Motor Speedway Roval beginning at 3:00 p.m. ET on Sunday, October 5. Start a free trial of FuboTV today and don't miss the race that is set to determine which other drivers will advance to the round of 8.