KANSAS CITY, Kan. — The NASCAR Cup Series is racing at Kansas Speedway for the fifth race of the 2025 playoffs, set to get going just after 3 p.m. ET.

Follow here for live race updates on the NASCAR Cup Series playoff race at Kansas Speedway.

STAGE ONE

LAP 8: John Hunter Nemechek and Zane Smith sit 18th and 19th. They’re up seven and nine spots, respectively, since the start.

LAP 6: Tyler Reddick to fifth now! On the other hand, teammate Bubba Wallace is down five spots to 13th.

LAP 3: Tyler Reddick on the move, jumps from 12th to sixth at the start. Denny Hamlin goes for the lead on teammate Chase Briscoe who led lap 1.

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Engines are fired for the Hollywood Casino 400 at Kansas Speedway. Joe Gibbs Racing teammates Chase Briscoe and Denny Hamlin will lead the field to the green flag.

The Team Penske cars that looked so strong at New Hampshire Motor Speedway — Ryan Blaney and Joey Logano — and their teammate, Austin Cindric, will start in the rear of the field after issues in practice and qualifying Saturday.

Michael McDowell and Shane van Gisbergen will join them back there. However, they will each be without their regular crew chief and will have to drive through pit road at the end of the first lap.

Hollywood Casino 400 Presented by ESPN BET

Broadcast: USA, MRN, and SiriusXM NASCAR Radio

Distance: 267 laps

Stages: 80 / 165 / 267

Fuel Window: 66 laps

Average time of race: 3:12:32

Pit road speed: 45 mph

Caution car speed: 55 mph

STAGE TWO

The second stage ends on lap 165

FINAL STAGE

The final stage ends on lap 267 — the final lap of the NASCAR Cup Series playoff race at Kansas Speedway.

NASCAR CUP SERIES POINTS STANDINGS

Ryan Blaney WIN

William Byron 2082 (+47)

Kyle Larson 2076 (+41)

Christopher Bell 2064 (+29)

Denny Hamlin 2062 (+27)

Joey Logano 2059 (+24)

Chase Elliott 2049 (+14)

Chase Briscoe 2047 (+12)

Ross Chastain 2035 (-12)

Austin Cindric 2028 (-19)

Tyler Reddick 2024 (-23)

Bubba Wallace 2020 (-27)

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A Twin Valley, MN, native, Fjeld became a motorsports fan at just three years old (first race was the 2002 Pennsylvania 500). He worked as a contributor and writer for TRE from 2010-18. Since then, he has stepped up and covered 24 NASCAR race weekends and taken on a larger role with TRE. He became the co-owner and managing editor in 2023 and has guided the site to massive growth in that time.

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