2026 Hollywood Casino 400 Betting Preview
27 September 2026
NASCAR heads to Kansas Speedway on Sunday for the Hollywood Casino 400. Chase Elliott returns as the defending champ at the 267 laps / 400.5 miles track in Kansas City, KS. Race four of the 10-race Chase postseason, severe weather canceled both practice and qualifying sessions. As a result, the field was ordered entirely by NASCAR's performance metric. Joey Logano starts on the pole alongside Kyle Larson on the front row
HOLLYWOOD CASINO 400 START TIME & RACE INFO
- Event: Hollywood Casino 400
- Where: Kansas Speedway, Kansas City, KS
- When: Sunday, September 27 at 3:00 PM ET
- TV: USA
HOLLYWOOD CASINO 400 FAVORITES
- Kyle Larson (Odds to Win: +380)
- Denny Hamlin (Odds to Win: +400)
- Christopher Bell (Odds to Win: +500)
- Tyler Reddick (Odds to Win: +650)
- Joey Logano (Odds to Win: +900)
DUNKEL INDEX TOP 10
Here are the Top 10 drivers for this event, according to the Dunkel Index:
| D. Hamlin | 48.953 |
| K. Larson | 47.651 |
| J. Logano | 39.919 |
| C. Bell | 39.501 |
| T. Gibbs | 35.163 |
| B. Wallace | 32.259 |
| C. Hocevar | 30.917 |
| W. Byron | 26.052 |
| R. Blaney | 25.598 |
| R. Chastain | 25.267 |
WINNER: DENNY HAMLIN (+400)
Among all active NASCAR Cup Series drivers, Hamlin is the most dominant at Kansas Speedway. He holds four career victories at the track and has finished inside the top eight in eight of his last nine starts there. Rated No. 1 in the Dunkel Index, Hamlin (+400) is our pick to take the checkered flag at Kansas on Sunday.
TOP 10 FINISH: WILLIAM BYRON (-125)
Rated No. 8 in the Dunkel Index
