2011 Hollywood Casino 400


The 2011 Hollywood Casino 400 was a NASCAR Sprint Cup Series stock car race held on October 9, 2011 at Kansas Speedway in Kansas City, Kansas. Contested over 267 laps on the 1.5-mile asphalt quad-oval, it was the thirtieth race of the 2011 Sprint Cup Series season, as well as the fourth race in the ten-race Chase for the Sprint Cup, which ends the season. Jimmie Johnson of Hendrick Motorsports won the race, his second of the season. Kasey Kahne finished second and Brad Keselowski was third.

Background

is one of ten intermediate to hold NASCAR races. The standard track at Kansas Speedway is a four-turn D-shaped oval track that is long. The track's turns are banked at fifteen degrees, while the front stretch, the location of the finish line, is 10.4 degrees. The back stretch, opposite of the front, is at only five degrees. The racetrack has seats for 82,000 spectators.

Race results

Standings after the race

;Drivers' Championship standings
PosDriverPoints
11Carl Edwards2161
12Kevin Harvick2160
23Jimmie Johnson2157
34Brad Keselowski2150
15Matt Kenseth2149
36Kurt Busch2145
37Tony Stewart2142
8Kyle Busch2141
19Dale Earnhardt, Jr.2118
110Jeff Gordon2114
11Ryan Newman2107
12Denny Hamlin2082