Kansas Hollywood Casino 400 Fantasy NASCAR Confidence Rankings / Post Practice Predictions

On Sunday, NASCAR will be racing at Kansas for the Hollywood Casino 400! Kansas is an aging high-speed 1.5-mile track that has progressive banking. It offers drivers multiple grooves, and they can race from the top of the track to the bottom.

On Saturday, practice was held for Kansas. Teams had 25 minutes, and keep in mind teams have different agendas. Make sure you check out our Kansas Practice Notes, Kansas Group Speed Rankings, Kansas Practice Speeds and 10-Lap Averages and Kansas 10,15,20 and 25 Lap Average Speed Cheat Sheet.

Here’s Kansas Qualifying Results/Starting Lineup.

Kanas Hollywood Casino 400 Full Field Fantasy Rankings

1) Kyle Larson
Start 3rd / Projected Finish Range 1-6 / Dominator Potential – High
Kansas Outlook – Kyle Larson is a super-elite performer at Kansas and in the Hollywood Casino 400, look for the #5 to be fast and for Larson to be a factor. Larson was the class of the field this spring en route to victory lane, he’s won 2 of the last 3 races and in the Next Gen he ranks #1 for average finish (6.3), Driver Rating, Laps Led Per Race (71.0) and has a 4.5 Next Gen Speed Ranking minus last fall. This spring, Larson put on a display of domination. In the race, Larson won the pole, won Stage #1, won Stage #2, earned a near perfect Driver Rating, had a 1.4 average running position, led 221 laps and of course finished 1st. In terms of speed stats, Larson had the best Total Speed Ranking and ranked 6th for Speed Late In A Run. Last fall, Larson finished 26th but you can quickly disregard that result. On lap 19 while running in 10th, Larson had a tire go down and got into the wall hard. Last spring, Larson came up clutch, racing his way to victory lane with a last lap pass. In the race, Larson had a 2.8 average running position, led 63 laps and earned the best driver rating. Over the four races prior to that, Larson had results of 4th, 2nd, 8th and 2nd. This year at high-speed intermediates (High-speed 1.5’s + Michigan), Larson won at Kansas, he’s ranked #1 in terms of Total Speed Rankings in 3 of the 5 races and for the season minus Charlotte his average finish is 4.8. In practice, Larson was happy with his car and in Group 2, he ranked #1 for 10 and 15-lap averages.
DraftKings $11,000/ FanDuel $14,000

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2) Denny Hamlin
Start 2nd / Projected Finish Range 1-6 / Dominator Potential – High
Kansas Outlook – 4-time Kansas winner, Denny Hamlin is always tough to beat at Kansas and on Sunday, look for him to be a top five contender who’ll be a factor to win. In the Next Gen over the combined Kansas races, Hamlin has the best Next Gen Speed Ranking, has the 2nd best Driver Rating and his average finish minus this spring is 3.7. This year at high-speed intermediates, Hamlin’s had quite a bit of trouble, but he won the most recent race at Michigan and his average Speed Ranking over the last three races is 2.6. This spring at Kansas, Hamlin ranked among the best and he might’ve just had something for Larson, but the #11 had major clutch issues which eventually marked his demise. In the race, Hamlin started 14th, finished 7th in Stage #1, finished 8th in Stage #2 but then finished an asterisk mark 36th. In the last Stage during the Keselowski caution around lap 195 while running in 4th, Hamlin’s clutch completely went out and it marked the end of his race. In terms of Total Speed Rankings, Hamlin ranked 4th with his speed over the segments being 13th, 1st and then 3rd. Last fall, Hamlin had a strong showing. In the race, Hamlin started 8th, finished 4th in Stage #1, had a slow pit stop early in Stage #2 that dropped him from 6th back to the mid-teens, finished just outside the top ten in Stage #2 and then finished 8th when the checkered flag waved. Additionally, Hamlin ranked 2nd for Speed Late In A Run and had the 7th best Total Speed Ranking. Last spring, Hamlin was the class of the field but finished an asterisk mark 5th. In the race, Hamlin won Stage #1, finished 3rd in Stage #2, led 71 laps, earned the 2nd best Driver Rating and had a 6.3 average running position. If a late caution didn’t come out, Hamlin was poised to win. In terms of speed stats, Hamlin had the best Total Speed Ranking and ranked 2nd for Speed Late In A Run. Over the four races prior to that, Hamlin had results of 2nd, 1st, 2nd and 4th. In practice, Hamlin was happy with his car and in Group 2, he had the best 20-lap average and the 2nd best 15-lap average.
DraftKings $10,500/ FanDuel $13,000

3) Christopher Bell
Start 5th / Projected Finish Range 2-7 / Dominator Potential – Medium
Kansas Outlook – Look for Christopher Bell to be a top five contender who’ll be a factor to win at Kansas. Bell finished runner-up this spring and in the Next Gen, Bell has the 2nd best Speed Ranking and minus spring 2023, his average finish is 5.2. In 7 of the last 8 races at this mid-west 1.5-mile track, Bell has finished between 2nd to 8th. This spring, Bell had a 3.1 average running position, earned the 2nd best Driver Rating and then finished 2nd. In terms of speed analytics, Bell ranked 2nd for Total Speed Rankings and 4th for Speed Late In A Run. Last fall, Bell might’ve just been the best, but he literally got into the wall twice while running in the top 2. In the race, Bell started on the pole, led the most laps (122), earned the 2nd best Driver Rating, had a 6.4 average running position and then finished 7th when the checkered flag waved. In terms of Total Speed Rankings, Bell ranked 6th but take note his speed over the segments were 1st, 4th, 10th and 10th. Last spring, Bell started on the pole, led 5 laps, had a 7.6 average running position, had the 6th best Speed Ranking and then finished 6th overall. Over the four races prior to that, Bell had results of 8th, 36th, 3rd and 5th. This year at high-speed 1.5’s, Bell has the 2nd best average finish (7.8), the 4th best average running position and ranks 5th in terms of Next Gen Speed Rankings. In Group 2, Bell had the 4th best 15-lap average.
DraftKings $10,200/ FanDuel $12,500