Hollywood Casino 400 Driver Grades: How Every Driver Scored at Kansas Speedway

September 27, 2026

Sep 27, 2026 · 2 min read·

Every driver from the Hollywood Casino 400 at Kansas Speedway, graded on what the scoring loops actually recorded: where they started, where they finished, how many laps they led, and whether they were still running at the end. Kyle Larson grades out best with a A+.

How the grades are calculated

The grade is a formula, not an opinion. Each driver starts from their finishing position, gains credit for passing cars and for leading laps, and loses credit for not finishing:

Finish: the single biggest factor, scaled from the win down through the field.
Positions gained: starting position minus finishing position, capped so a deep starting spot cannot buy a top grade on its own.
Laps led: share of the race led, worth up to a full letter grade.
Did not finish: a fixed penalty if they were not running at the checkered flag.

Driver grades

Grade	Driver	Car	Start	Finish	Laps led	Points
A+	Kyle Larson	5	2	1	235	76
A+	Austin Cindric	2	11	2	1	52
A+	Chase Briscoe	19	23	4	23	40
A+	Ryan Blaney	12	25	5	4	37
A+	Denny Hamlin	11	6	3	2	51
A	Chase Elliott	9	18	8		32
A-	William Byron	24	8	7		39
A-	Christopher Bell	20	3	6		43
A-	John H. Nemechek	42	26	13		24
B+	Tyler Reddick	45	15	11		26
B+	Bubba Wallace	23	7	9		28
B+	Ryan Preece	60	9	10		27
B+	Brad Keselowski	6	16	12		26
B+	Erik Jones	43	30	16		21
B	Alex Bowman	48	33	18		19
B	Daniel Suárez	7	14	14		23
B-	Ross Chastain	1	13	15	1	22
B-	Todd Gilliland	34	20	19		18
C+	AJ Allmendinger	16	24	22		15
C+	Ty Gibbs	54	5	17		24
C+	Riley Herbst	35	34	25		12
C+	Austin Dillon	3	19	21		16
C	Austin Hill	33	32	26		0
C	Ty Dillon	10	36	28		9
C-	Joey Logano	22	1	20		25
C-	Shane Van Gisbergen	97	17	24		13
C-	Chris Buescher	17	12	23		14
D	Michael McDowell	71	22	27		10
D	Connor Zilisch	88	27	29	1	8
D	Cole Custer	41	29	30		7
D	Zane Smith	38	28	31		6
D	Ricky Stenhouse Jr	47	31	32		5
D	Cody Ware	51	35	34		3
F	Carson Hocevar	77	4	33		11
F	Josh Berry	21	10	35		2
F	Noah Gragson (Engine)	4	21	36		1