By Jason Schultz

Race Info

Date- Sunday October 21^st, 2012

Location- Kansas City, Kansas

Start time- 2:16 PM EST/ 1:16 PM CT

Distance- 267 Laps, 400.5 Miles

Broadcast TV- ESPN

Broadcast Radio- MRN

Weather Forecast

High 74 F Low 66 F

Chance of rain- 0%

Partly Cloudy

Past Race Winners

2011- Jimmie Johnson

2010- Greg Biffle

2009- Tony Stewart

2008- Jimmie Johnson

2007- Greg Biffle

Notables yet to win the Hollywood Casino 400

Brad Keselowski

Kasey Kahne

Denny Hamlin

Clint Bowyer

Matt Kenseth

Kevin Harvick

Martin Truex Jr

News & Notes

Clint Bowyer looks to win his second straight race, trying to win his first race at his home track of Kansas Speedway

Brad Keselowski looks to maintain his narrow points lead over Jimmie Johnson

Johnson, Hamlin, Bowyer look to close the points gap between them and points lead Brad Keselowski

Dale Earnhardt Jr to miss his second straight race (concussion)

Regan Smith to fill in for Earnhardt Jr in the No.88 again this weekend

A.J Allmendinger to drive the No.51 for the second straight race

Greg Biffle looks to continue his streak of success

Kyle Busch, Carl Edwards, Ryan Newman look to win and upset the Chasers

This will be the first Sprint Cup Series race on the re-paved and reconfigured Kansas Speedway surface

Jason’s Fantasy Racing Picks

Group A- Jeff Gordon, Jimmie Johnson

Group B- Clint Bowyer, Mark Martin, Kasey Kahne, Joey Logano

Group C- Sam Hornish Jr, Aric Almirola

Event Schedule

Sprint Cup Series Practice 12:30 PM EST/ 11:00 AM CT Friday on SPEED

Sprint Cup Series Qualifying 5:00 PM EST/ 4:00 PM CT Friday on ESPN2

Sprint Cup Series Practice 11:00 AM EST/ 10:00 AM CT Saturday on ESPN2

Sprint Cup Series Practice 1:30 PM EST/ 12:30 PM CT Saturday on ESPN2

Sprint Cup Series Race, Hollywood Casino 400, 1:00 PM EST/ 12:00 PM CT Sunday on ESPN

Next Race– Tums Fast Relief 500 at the Martinsville Speedway Martinsville, Virginia

Entry List via Nascar.com

CAR	DRIVER	HOMETOWN	MAKE	SPONSOR	OWNER
1	Jamie McMurray	Joplin, MO	Chevrolet	Bass Pro Shops / Arctic Cat	Felix Sabates
2	Brad Keselowski	Rochester Hills, MI	Dodge	Miller Lite	Roger Penske
5	Kasey Kahne	Enumclaw, WA	Chevrolet	Farmers Insurance	Linda Hendrick
9	Marcos Ambrose	Launceston, Tasmania	Ford	Black & Decker	Richard Petty
10	Danica Patrick	Roscoe, IL	Chevrolet	GoDaddy.com	Tommy Baldwin
11	Denny Hamlin	Chesterfield, VA	Toyota	FedEx Freight	J D Gibbs
13	Casey Mears	Bakersfield, CA	Ford	GEICO	Bob Germain
14	Tony Stewart	Rushville, IN	Chevrolet	Office Depot / Mobil 1	Margaret Haas
15	Clint Bowyer	Emporia, KS	Toyota	5-Hour Energy Benefiting Avon Foundation for Women	Rob Kauffman
16	Greg Biffle	Vancouver, WA	Ford	3M / Sherwin Williams	Jack Roush
17	Matt Kenseth	Cambridge, WI	Ford	Zest	John Henry
18	Kyle Busch	Las Vegas, NV	Toyota	M&M’s Halloween	Joe Gibbs
20	Joey Logano	Middletown, CT	Toyota	Dollar General	Joe Gibbs
21	Trevor Bayne	Knoxville, TN	Ford	Motorcraft / Quick Lane Tire & Auto Center	Glen Wood
22	Sam Hornish Jr.	Bryan, OH	Dodge	Shell / Pennzoil	Walter Czarnecki
23	Scott Riggs	Bahama, NC	Chevrolet	North Texas Pipe	Robert Richardson
24	Jeff Gordon	Pittsboro, IN	Chevrolet	DuPont	Rick Hendrick
26	Josh Wise*	Riverside, CA	Ford	MDS Transport	Jerry Freeze
27	Paul Menard	Eau Claire, WI	Chevrolet	Menards / CertainTeed	Richard Childress
29	Kevin Harvick	Bakersfield, CA	Chevrolet	Budweiser	Richard Childress
30	David Stremme	South Bend, IN	Toyota	Inception Motorsports	Kevin Buckler
31	Jeff Burton	South Boston, VA	Chevrolet	Caterpillar	Richard Childress
32	Timmy Hill	Port Tobacco, MD	Ford	Southern Pride Trucking / U.S. Chrome	Frank Stoddard
33	Cole Whitt	Alpine, CA	Chevrolet	Little Joes A utos.com	Richard Childress
34	David Ragan	Unadilla, GA	Ford	Client One Securities, LLC	Bob Jenkins
36	Dave Blaney	Hartford, OH	Chevrolet	Tommy Baldwin Racing	Allan Heinke
37	J.J. Yeley	Phoenix, AZ	Ford	MaxQworkforce .com	Larry Gunselman
38	David Gilliland	Riverside, CA	Ford	Long John Silver’s	Brad Jenkins
39	Ryan Newman	South Bend, IN	Chevrolet	Code 3 Associates	Tony Stewart
42	Juan Montoya	Bogota, Colombia	Chevrolet	Taylor Swift / Target	Chip Ganassi
43	Aric Almirola	Tampa, FL	Ford	Farmland	Richard Petty
47	Bobby Labonte	Corpus Christi, TX	Toyota	Kingsford	Tad Geschickter
48	Jimmie Johnson	El Cajon, CA	Chevrolet	Lowe’s	Jeff Gordon
51	AJ Allmendinger	Los Gatos, CA	Chevrolet	Phoenix Construction	James Finch
55	Mark Martin	Batesville, AR	Toyota	Aaron’s Dream Machine	Bill Jenkins
56	Martin Truex Jr.	Mayetta, NJ	Toyota	NAPA Auto Parts	Michael Waltrip
78	Kurt Busch	Las Vegas, NV	Chevrolet	Furniture Row / Farm American	Barney Visser
83	Landon Cassill	Cedar Rapids, IA	Toyota	Burger King / Dr Pepper	Thomas Ueberall
87	Joe Nemechek	Lakeland, FL	Toyota	AM / FM Energy Wood & Pellet Stoves	Andrea Nemechek
88	Regan Smith	Cato, NY	Chevrolet	National Guard / Diet Mountain Dew	Rick Hendrick
93	Travis Kvapil	Janesville, WI	Toyota	Burger King / Dr Pepper	Thomas Ueberall
98	Michael McDowell	Phoenix, AZ	Ford	Phil Parsons Racing	Mike Curb
99	Carl Edwards	Columbia, MO	Ford	Fastenal	Jack Roush
119	Mike Bliss	Milwaukie, OR	Toyota	Plinker Tactical / Crowne Plaza	Randy Humphrey
179	Kelly Bires	Mauston, WI	Ford	Team Kyle	Archie St Hilaire
191	Reed Sorenson	Peachtree City, GA	Toyota	Plinker Tactical / Crowne Plaza	Mark Smith
195	Scott Speed	Manteca, CA	Ford	Leavine Family Racing	Bob Leavine