Starting Lineup: NASCAR Cup Series Hollywood Casino 400 at Kansas

Chase Briscoe amassed his seventh pole position of the 2025 NASCAR Cup Series season on Saturday, setting the fastest lap of qualifying for the Hollywood Casino 400 at Kansas Speedway.

Briscoe clocked in at 29.987 seconds, the only driver under 30 seconds during the qualifying session for the fifth race of the NASCAR Cup Series Playoffs. He will be looking to secure his spot in the Round of 8 with a win on Sunday.

Denny Hamlin joined his Joe Gibbs Racing teammate on the front row with a second-place effort in qualifying. The Hendrick Motorsports duo of Kyle Larson and Chase Elliott qualified third and fourth, with Christopher Bell rounding out the top five.

Ryan Blaney, last week's winner at New Hampshire, was unable to set a time in qualifying. A practice crash following a cut tire prevented him from making a qualifying attempt. Similarly, Joey Logano cut a tire during practice, but avoided an incident and more serious damage to his No. 22.

Nevertheless, Logano was 35th out of the 36 cars that did take time in qualifying from the 37-car field.

Michael McDowell qualified 21st, but will start at the rear of the field after failing technical inspection multiple times prior to practice. Travis Peterson, crew chief of the No. 71 Gainbridge Chevrolet, has been ejected for the remainder of the Hollywood Casino 400 race weekend.

McDowell's team also lost pit selection for the event, and he will be required to serve a stop-and-go penalty at the start of the event.

The Hollywood Casino 400 at Kansas Speedway will take place on Sunday, September 28, at 3 p.m. ET. Coverage of the event will be on USA Network, the Motor Racing Network, and SiriusXM NASCAR Radio Channel 90.

-Photo credit: Gavin Baker, Lumen Digital Agency for Toyota Gazoo Racing

Hollywood Casino 400 Starting Lineup